The sports calendar has officially turned to dead. In our attempts to revive it, we’ll look ahead to each of the Iowa Hawkeyes’ opponents this fall to see what might be in store. First up: The Northern Illinois Huskies!

History

Iowa has taken 8 out of 9 matchups against the Huskies. The ninth game came in 2013, when Northern Illinois found vengeance against the Hawkeyes for ruining their perfect 2012 regular season. I’m glad there’s some distance between that game and now because it is hilarious to read back.

Anyways, Kirk Ferentz is 4-1 against NIU, with 2 wins coming in Chicago.