Shortly after learning where they will play during bowl season, Iowa Football now knows who they will play in the 2025 ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Florida.
The Hawkeyes blew out rival Nebraska to close out the regular season, earning win No. 8.
After finishing the season 8-4 (6-3 Big Ten), the Iowa program notched its 13th consecutive winning season since 2012.
Iowa has also had at least eight wins in every season during that stretch, excluding the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, where it went 6-2.
Shortly after the regular season concluded, Iowa learned it is headed to a familiar stadium in Tampa, Florida, for its bowl game.
The Hawkeyes will play at Raymond James Stadium on New Year's Eve, the seventh time Iowa has played there under Kirk Ferentz.
Even though it is a familiar venue, it will be a completely different opponent for the Hawkeyes this postseason.
Fire the cannons.
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) December 7, 2025
The Hawks are headed to Tampa! 🐤🌴 pic.twitter.com/w3OLtXpeek
The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4, 6-3 Big Ten) will battle the Vanderbilt Commodores (10-2, 6-2 SEC) on New Year's Eve.
Vanderbilt also feels like it should be in the CFP, but fell just short.
The Commodores racked up some solid wins against LSU, Auburn, Missouri, and Tennessee, and quarterback Diego Pavia is one of the top contenders for the Heisman Trophy.
Pavia has thrown for 3,192 yards and 27 touchdowns this season, and the Hawkeyes would love nothing more than to stick it to him after comments he made earlier this season.
Pavia took unprovoked shots at the Big Ten before the season, and everyone wanted a shot to knock him down a peg after what he said.
He has backed up most of his comments, excluding beating Alabama and winning a National Championship, and after playing a pretty soft schedule, Iowa would love to shut him up once again.