2025 Iowa Hawkeyes Week 2 Betting Lines
The Iowa Hawkeyes had a tune-up game for their season opener at home against the UAlbany Danes. Iowa wanted to have a virtual scrimmage in preparation for this week’s Cy-Hawk matchup against the Iowa State Cyclones. The Hawkeyes wrote UAlbany a nice check to fund their athletic program with the expectation that they would rout the Danes. Instead, it was more of a workmanlike win by slog. Iowa was not impressive offensively, but that is nothing new. Iowa State is firing on all cylinders and will be a hornet's nest. The Cyclones are confident and seeking revenge in a series where they have struggled to keep pace.
Iowa State vs. Iowa Week 2 Betting Lines
Spread: Iowa State -3
Total: 41
Money Line: Iowa State -150, Iowa +130
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Iowa Hawkeyes Weekly Matchup
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, the Iowa State Cyclones will host the Iowa Hawkeyes at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, IA. Kickoff time is noon ET, with television coverage on FOX.
In last week’s home opener, the Iowa State Cyclones won 55-7 against the South Dakota Coyotes as 16.5-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 47.5. It was the second consecutive impressive performance by Iowa State, which has the look of College Football Playoff material.
Iowa Hawkeyes Weekly Recap
Last week, the Iowa Hawkeyes won 34-7 against Albany as 39-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 49.
It was a sloppy to start and caused some groans from fans early. Still, the Iowa Hawkeyes found their footing. Eventually, they pulled away from the UAlbany Great Danes with a win in a classic Iowa performance that included a strong ground game and defense that put their foot down when needed.
Mark Gronowski, Iowa's new quarterback, had jitters, but still found the end zone twice with a passing and rushing touchdown before exiting the game due to cramps. The passing effort left something to be desired, but the ground game did whatever it wanted. Defensively, the Hawkeyes allowed just seven points on one drive that hurt them. Aside from that, the unit was suffocating from front to back and didn't give UAlbany much breathing room at all.
Mark Gronowski was up and down in this game, to put it bluntly. Let's start with the bad. He was just 8/15 passing the ball for 44 yards and one touchdown. That isn't good enough. Iowa needs an improved passing game to threaten teams down the field.
Mark Gronowski was up and down in this game, to put it bluntly. Let's start with the bad. He was just 8/15 passing the ball for 44 yards and one touchdown. That isn't good enough. Iowa needs an improved passing game to threaten teams down the field.
Gronowski did show off his legs, running the ball 11 times for 39 yards to go with a rushing touchdown. The threat posed by his legs is clear, but he needs his arm to become a weapon; therefore, his defenses must account for this threat.
This may have been the most impressive part of the Iowa offense today. Whenever they needed a drive, they could turn to the ground game and run the ball at will.
Kamari Moulton exited the game early, but Xavier Williams, Terrell Washington Jr., and Jaziun Patterson stepped up to pick up the slack. Williams led the way with 11 carries for 122 yards and a touchdown, while Washington added 69 yards on 15 carries to go with Patterson's 47 yards on seven carries.
Completing 8/15 passes for 44 yards is the Iowa of the old days. This is not what Mark Gronowski was brought in for. He is expected to change the face of Iowa's passing game and provide a competent arm capable of targeting downfield. Things must drastically change from tonight. The wide receivers had just five receptions for 28 yards.
2025 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 30 |
vs. UAlbany Great Danes |
W 34-7 |
1-0 |
| Sep 6 |
at Iowa State Cyclones |
- |
- |
| Sep 13 |
vs. UMass Minutemen |
- |
- |
| Sep 19 |
at Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
- |
- |
| Sep 27 |
vs. Indiana Hoosiers |
- |
- |
| Oct 4 |
OFF |
| Oct 11 |
at Wisconsin Badgers |
- |
- |
| Oct 18 |
vs. Penn State Nittany Lions |
- |
- |
| Oct 25 |
vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers |
- |
- |
| Nov 1 |
OFF |
| Nov 8 |
vs. Oregon Ducks |
- |
- |
| Nov 15 |
at USC Trojans |
- |
- |
| Nov 22 |
vs. Michigan State Spartans |
- |
- |
| Nov 28 |
at Nebraska Cornhuskers |
- |
- |
The Iowa Hawkeyes have a proud tradition and one of college football's most passionate and devoted fan bases. Iowa has 13 conference championships and five division titles. They won the national championship in 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, and 1960.
Howard Jones, Forest Evashevski, Hayden Fry, and Kirk Ferentz are legendary coaches who are on the Iowa Mt. Rushmore.
Ferentz took over for Fry in 1999 and led the Hawkeyes to four top-9 or better finishes from 2002 through 2009. In recent years, Iowa has been a consistent top-25 program.
Fans have become increasingly frustrated with the lack of game-breaking talent on the Hawkeyes. Iowa is in the second tier of Big Ten contenders. And fans are growing increasingly impatient.
2025-2026 College Football Schedule
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