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Iowa Football: Game by game predictions for the 2019 Hawkeyes

By Matt Opad

IOWA CITY, IOWA- SEPTEMBER 22: Defensive end A.J. Epenesa #94 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates a stop during the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers on September 22, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA- SEPTEMBER 22: Defensive end A.J. Epenesa #94 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates a stop during the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers on September 22, 2018 at Kinnick Stadium, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /
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STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 27: Nate Stanley #4 of the Iowa Hawkeyes directs the offence against the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 27, 2018 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 27: Nate Stanley #4 of the Iowa Hawkeyes directs the offence against the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 27, 2018 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

The Iowa Hawkeyes face a daunting road schedule in the Big Ten West this season. How many games will the Iowa football team win in 2019?

Earlier this month, I wrote about which games were imperative to winning the Big Ten. We now all know what the Iowa Hawkeyes need to do to meet their goal of winning the Big Ten.

With a rough road schedule in 2019, however, it isn’t clear what we should expect out of our Hawkeyes. In 2016, Iowa dropped a game to FCS powerhouse, North Dakota State, yet stunned #3 ranked Michigan on a last-second field goal. In 2017, Iowa’s offense couldn’t muster a single point against the Badgers, yet the week prior, Iowa dropped 55 points on Ohio State.

Iowa football has become predictable in that we all know they are going to win 7 or 8 games each year, but the game-by-game guesses are rarely correct.

Well despite the odds being against me, I’m going to go ahead and predict Iowa’s season, game by game. So let’s break down Iowa’s schedule and briefly analyze and predict where Iowa is likely to win and lose.

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