It’s not often the Iowa football team has had the opportunity to face a SEC opponent. In fact, outside of bowl games, it just doesn’t happen. The Hawks have a pretty set non-conference schedule that includes Iowa State and one “guaranteed cupcake game” against a team like Northern Illinois or North Dakota. The last game has been a toss-up of whether Iowa schedules a team like Arizona or a team like Northern Iowa.
One thing is for certain though, it hasn’t been a SEC team. Likewise, the SEC isn’t exactly known to branch out in non-conference play. Some may blame it on the tough SEC schedule being a deterrent from playing more tough games, others just think SEC teams are being babies.