The Hawkeyes had their season thrown off course a week ago with an embarrassing home loss to in-state rivals Iowa State. The Cyclones mounted a massive comeback to deliver the first loss inside Kinnick Stadium for a Kirk Ferentz coached team that led a game by 10+ points ever.
With any thoughts of a playoff fully dashed and the outlook firmly shifted toward topping Vegas’s pre-season predictions of 7.5 total wins, the Hawkeyes now move forward to the final non-conference game of the season and their final game inside the friendly confines of Kinnick until mid-October.