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Teams

Iowa Hawkeyes

89 telecasts with figures · 91 published claims
89
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-08-29

Top events · Iowa Hawkeyes

1
Stanford Cardinal at Iowa Hawkeyes
2016-01-01 · ESPN
13,552,000
College Football
2
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
2021-12-04 · FOX
11,660,000
College Football
3
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
2023-12-02 · FOX
10,020,000
College Football
4
Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes
2015-12-05 · FOX
9,818,000
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5
Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers
2024-01-01 · ABC
6,790,000
College Football
6
Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats
2022-01-01 · ABC
6,500,000
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7
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
2016-11-12 · ABC
6,442,000
College Football
8
Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2015-11-27 · ABC
6,189,000
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9
Florida Gators at Iowa Hawkeyes
2017-01-02 · ABC
6,106,000
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10
Iowa Hawkeyes at LSU Tigers
2014-01-01 · ESPN
5,440,000
College Football

Top opponents

by most-watched telecast
1
Stanford
Stanford Cardinal at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2016-01-01
13,552,000
1 telecast
2
Michigan
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2021-12-04
11,660,000
4 telecasts
3
Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2015-12-05
9,818,000
6 telecasts
4
Tennessee
Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers · 2024-01-01
6,790,000
2 telecasts
5
Kentucky
Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats · 2022-01-01
6,500,000
2 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
Stanford Cardinal at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2016-01-01
13,552,000
11 telecasts
2
FOX
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2021-12-04
11,660,000
14 telecasts
3
ABC
Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers · 2024-01-01
6,790,000
16 telecasts
4
CBS
Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes · 2024-10-05
4,460,000
3 telecasts
5
NBC
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2024-11-29
3,600,000
5 telecasts

Telecasts with figures

date

date the telecast's air date. On a series row, the year.

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telecast

telecast the telecast the figure is attached to, with its air date. A figure with no telecast row is listed without one.

Methodology →
figure

figure the telecast's lead figure: Nielsen average audience, full telecast, as published. Blank when Nielsen has not published one.

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2025-12-31Iowa Hawkeyes at Vanderbilt Commodores4,600,000
2024-12-30Iowa Hawkeyes at Missouri Tigers2,820,000
2024-11-29Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,600,000
2024-11-02Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes2,734,000
2024-10-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans1,570,000
2024-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,460,000
2024-09-21Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,890,000
2024-09-07Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes2,280,000
2024-01-01Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers6,790,000
2023-12-02Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes10,020,000
2023-09-30Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes2,170,000
2023-09-23Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions2,750,000
2022-12-31Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats3,000,000
2022-10-22Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes4,380,000
2022-01-01Iowa Hawkeyes at Kentucky Wildcats6,500,000
2021-12-04Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes11,660,000
2021-11-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,950,000
2020-12-12Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,800,000
2020-12-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini781,000
2020-11-27Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes2,690,000
2020-11-13Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,420,000
2020-11-07Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes1,070,000
2020-10-31Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes1,150,000
2020-10-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers795,000
2019-12-27USC Trojans at Iowa Hawkeyes2,500,000
2019-11-29Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers1,430,000
2019-11-16Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes4,140,000
2019-11-09Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,320,000
2019-10-26Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats584,000
2019-10-19Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes799,000
2019-10-12Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes3,700,000
2019-10-05Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines5,020,000
2019-09-28Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Iowa Hawkeyes529,000
2019-09-14Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones1,170,000
2019-09-07Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Iowa Hawkeyes545,000
2019-08-31Miami (OH) RedHawks at Iowa Hawkeyes707,000
2019-01-01Mississippi State Bulldogs at Iowa Hawkeyes
2018-11-23Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,664,000
2018-11-10Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes2,636,000
2018-11-03Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers1,092,000
2018-10-27Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
2018-10-20Maryland Terrapins at Iowa Hawkeyes
2018-10-13Iowa Hawkeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
2018-09-22Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,313,000
2018-09-08Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes2,017,000
2017-12-27Iowa Hawkeyes at Boston College Eagles
2017-11-11Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers3,780,000
2017-11-04Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2017-10-28Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes769,000
2017-10-21Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
2017-09-30Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans2,520,000
2017-09-23Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes5,259,000
2017-09-16North Texas Mean Green at Iowa Hawkeyes669,000
2017-09-09Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones1,406,000
2017-01-02Florida Gators at Iowa Hawkeyes6,106,000
2016-11-25Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes4,169,000
2016-11-12Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes6,442,000
2016-10-22Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,241,000
2016-10-15Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers631,000
2016-10-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,048,000
2016-10-01Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes539,000
2016-09-24Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights815,000
2016-09-17North Dakota State Bison at Iowa Hawkeyes968,000
2016-09-03Miami (OH) RedHawks at Iowa Hawkeyes418,000
2016-01-01Stanford Cardinal at Iowa Hawkeyes13,552,000
2015-12-05Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes9,818,000
2015-11-27Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers6,189,000
2015-11-21Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes1,218,000
2015-11-07Iowa Hawkeyes at Indiana Hoosiers1,883,000
2015-10-31Maryland Terrapins at Iowa Hawkeyes730,000
2015-10-17Iowa Hawkeyes at Northwestern Wildcats504,000
2015-10-10Illinois Fighting Illini at Iowa Hawkeyes1,021,000
2015-10-03Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers2,637,000
2015-09-26North Texas Mean Green at Iowa Hawkeyes348,000
2015-09-12Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones1,785,000
2015-01-02Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers4,110,000
2014-11-28Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes3,910,000
2014-11-08Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers1,050,000
2014-10-18Iowa Hawkeyes at Maryland Terrapins770,000
2014-10-11Indiana Hoosiers at Iowa Hawkeyes375,000
2014-09-20Iowa Hawkeyes at Pittsburgh Panthers884,000
2014-09-13Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes1,660,000
2014-09-06Ball State Cardinals at Iowa Hawkeyes605,000
2014-01-01Iowa Hawkeyes at LSU Tigers5,440,000
2013-11-29Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers3,980,000
2013-10-19Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes5,340,000
2013-10-05Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes1,490,000
2013-09-28Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers2,920,000
2013-09-14Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones567,000