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The Iowa Hawkeyes are changing their 2025 football schedule

The Iowa Hawkeyes are changing their 2025 football schedule

The Iowa Hawkeyes have made changes to their 2025 non-conference football schedule, FBSchedules.com has learned.

Iowa was originally scheduled to open the 2025 season against the Florida Atlantic Owls on August 30 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. According to a copy of a contract amendment obtained by FBSchedules.com through a public records request, the game has been rescheduled for August 31, 2030.

Under the original contract, Iowa agreed to pay Florida Atlantic $1.6 million guaranteed to play in 2025. Under the terms of the change, Iowa will now pay Florida Atlantic $650,000 through February 1, 2026 and $1.4 million through February 1. 2031. The increased amount is likely due to the competition being postponed just over a year before it was scheduled to take place (the change was drafted in June and only finalized on September 25).

In replacement of the Florida Atlantic game, Iowa has added a home game against the UAlbany Great Danes on August 30, 2025 at Kinnick Stadium. According to the contract copy, UAlbany will receive a guarantee of $500.00 to play the game.

UAlbany is a member of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Great Danes are 1-3 overall and 0-1 in conference play so far this season.

With the changes, Iowa has now finalized its schedule for the 2025 season. After opening the season against UAlbany, the Hawkeyes will face in-state rival Iowa State Cyclones on September 6th before completing their non-conference slate the following week at home against the UMass Minutemen on September 13th.

In the Big Ten in 2025, Iowa will host Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon and Penn State and visit Nebraska, Rutgers, USC and Wisconsin.

Florida Atlantic now needs a fourth non-conference opponent for next season and will likely fill that spot with an FCS team. The Owls are scheduled to open the season on August 30th at the Maryland Terrapins and also visit the FIU Panthers on September 13th. FAU will complete nonleague play on November 22nd at home against the UConn Huskies.

FAU’s American opponents next season include East Carolina, Memphis, Tulsa and UAB at home and Navy, Rice, Tulane and USF on the road.

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