Iowa has played a lot of schools in its long history. We have gone through who the Hawkeyes have never played and who they have never beaten, so now it is time to look at who Iowa has never lost to.
Playing in the Big Ten, most of these matchups, especially against Power 5 schools come from bowl game wins, but the non-conference wins come from the regular season. There are a total of 28 teams that have never beaten Iowa and in the upcoming 2024 season, none of these teams will get their chance.
Which FBS teams have come up winless against Iowa football
Of the 28 teams that Iowa is undefeated against, 19 of them are in the Group of Five conference. The one record that stands out the most is that the Hawkeyes are 5-0 against the Miami Ohio Redhawks.
Iowa vs...
Air Force Falcons: 0-0-1
Akron Zips: 1-0
Arkansas State Red Wolves: 1-0
Ball State Cardinals: 3-0
Buffalo Bulls: 1-0
Colorado State Rams: 1-0
FIU Panthers: 1-0
Kent State Golden Eagles: 3-0
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks: 1-0
Miami (OH) Redhawks: 5-0
MTSU Blue Raiders: 1-0
Nevada Wolf Pack: 1-0
New Mexico State Aggies: 1-0
North Texas Mean Green: 2-0
San Diego State Aztecs: 1-0
Temple Owls: 1-0
UTEP Miners: 1-0
Utah State Aggies: 3-0
Wyoming Cowboys: 3-0
Iowa football is undefeated against these Big 12 teams
Three Big 12 teams have never beaten Iowa, tied for the most in a conference with the SEC. Two of the teams Re newcomers this past year to the Big 12, so they are just newly tied with the SEC.
BYU Cougars: So technically Iowa has not beaten BYU either because in their lone matchup, they tied, but it still means that they are undefeated against them. They have a solid 0-0-1 record against the Cougars.
Cincinnati Bearcats: Cincinnati is just 0-1 against the Hawkeyes where their only meeting came in a regular season matchup in 1990 where Iowa took home the big 63-10 win.
Texas Tech Red Raiders: The Red Raiders are 0-2 against Iowa with both matchups being bowl games, the same bowl game actually. Iowa and Texas Texas Tech both played in the Alamo Bowl in 1996 and then again in 2001. Iowa won both of those meetings, the first one 27-0 and then the second one in a closer 19-16 battle.
Iowa football is undefeated against these ACC teams
Iowa is undefeated against just two ACC teams, with both of the single matchups being in bowl games.
Boston College Eagles: Boston College is currently 0-1 against Iowa when both of these teams met in the Pinstripe Bowl recently in 2017. It was a close game that Iowa won 27-20 in what was a great back-and-forth game.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: Georgia Tech is also 0-1 against Iowa. These two teams met in the Orange Bowl In January 2010. Iowa had a convincing 24-14 win over the Yellow Jackets.
Iowa football is undefeated against these SEC teams
Three SEC teams have never had a sweet victory over Iowa. The Hawkeyes have only faced each of these three teams once, however, so if they ever play again, the score could be settled.
Arkansas Razorbacks: Arkansas is 0-1 against Iowa and it has been almost 100 years since these teams met for the only matchup. They played each other back in 1925 in the regular season at Iowa where the Hawkeyes did not allow the Razorbacks to score beating them 25-0.
Mississippi State Bulldogs: Mississippi State is 0-1 against Iowa and this game was one fans watch every year. These teams played in the Outback Bowl where the winner decided whether fans would get free coconut shrimp or blooming onions after the game. Iowa won it giving the country free coconut shrimp with a close 27-22 win.
South Carolina Gamecocks: Yet again the Gamecocks were another SEC team that fell to Iowa in the Outback Bowl to make them 0-1 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This was before free food was involved, but Iowa had a convincing 31-10 win to capture the bowl game title.
Iowa football is undefeated these Big Ten teams
Even with Iowa being in the Big Ten, there is still one team that has yet to beat the Hawkeyes.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights: For both of these teams being in the Big Ten it is surprising that they have only played each other four times and that Rutgers hasn't been able to get one on the Hawkeyes. In four meetings, Iowa has only allowed a total of 17 points against the Scarlet Knights. Their most recent matchup came in 2023, and with more teams joining the conference, matchups could come even more few and far between.