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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Minnesota
Golden Gophers
Big Ten
18
41% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Big Ten
24
59% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Iowa by 5.86
TOTAL POINTS
42
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Minnesota
Iowa
|
90
B+
|
Overall |
94
A-
|
|
85
B
|
Power |
93
A-
|
|
80
C+
|
Offensive |
85
B
|
|
89
B+
|
Defensive |
97
A
|
|
84
B
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
84
B
|
SoS (Future) |
87
B+
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Minnesota
Iowa
| 35 | Overall | 20 |
| 51 | Power | 21 |
| 71 | Offensive | 51 |
| 37 | Defensive | 9 |
| 52 | SoS (Current) | 41 |
| 52 | SoS (Future) | 41 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Minnesota
Iowa
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
8-5 (61.5%) |
Overall |
9-4 (69.2%) |
|
7-0 (100%) |
Home |
5-2 (71.4%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Away |
3-2 (60%) |
|
0-3 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-3 (25%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-4 (50%) |
|
6-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Minnesota
Iowa
| #51 Wisconsin | Best Win | #24 Vanderbilt |
| #75 California | Worst Loss | #30 Iowa St |
| 66 pts vs #515 Northwestern St | Largest MOV | 40 pts vs #498 Massachusetts |
| 39 pts vs #3 Ohio State | Largest MOD | 5 pts vs #17 Southern Cal |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Minnesota
Iowa
| 23 | Points per Game | 29.3 |
| 22.9 | Points Against | 16.1 |
| 30.1 | Home PPG | 28.3 |
| 13 | Home PA | 13.7 |
| 13.6 | Away PPG | 29.8 |
| 38 | Away PA | 17.2 |
| 85-81 | Opponent Record | 93-75 |
| 101.8 | Avg Opponent Rank | 105.1 |
| W 2 | Longest Streak | W 3 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | W 3 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Minnesota
Iowa
| Dec 26 New Mexico (9-4) W 20-17 | Dec 31 (24) Vanderbilt (10-3) W 34-27 |
| Nov 29 vs Wisconsin (4-8) W 17-7 | Nov 28 at Nebraska (7-6) W 40-16 |
| Nov 22 at Northwestern (7-6) L 35-38 | Nov 22 vs Michigan St (4-8) W 20-17 |
| Nov 14 at (2) Oregon (13-2) L 13-42 | Nov 15 at (17) Southern Cal (9-4) L 21-26 |
| Nov 1 vs Michigan St (4-8) W 23-20 | Nov 8 vs (2) Oregon (13-2) L 16-18 |
| Oct 25 at (15) Iowa (9-4) L 3-41 | Oct 25 vs Minnesota (8-5) W 41-3 |
| Oct 17 vs Nebraska (7-6) W 24-6 | Oct 18 vs Penn State (7-6) W 25-24 |
| Oct 11 vs Purdue (2-10) W 27-20 | Oct 11 at Wisconsin (4-8) W 37-0 |
| Oct 4 at (3) Ohio State (12-2) L 3-42 | Sep 27 vs (1) Indiana (16-0) L 15-20 |
| Sep 27 vs Rutgers (5-7) W 31-28 | Sep 19 at Rutgers (5-7) W 38-28 |
| Sep 13 at California (7-6) L 14-27 | Sep 13 vs Massachusetts (0-12) W 47-7 |
| Sep 6 vs Northwestern St (1-11) W 66-0 | Sep 6 at Iowa St (8-4) L 13-16 |
| Aug 28 vs Buffalo (5-7) W 23-10 | Aug 30 vs Albany NY (2-10) W 34-7 |
