Ratings Reference
Teams

Iowa Hawkeyes

135 telecasts with figures · 151 published claims
135
telecasts on the record
updated 2026-10-22

Top events · Iowa Hawkeyes

1
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
2026-10-03 · CBS
5,970,000
College Football
2
Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines
2026-09-26 · CBS
4,460,000
College Football
3
Iowa Hawkeyes at Washington Huskies
2026-10-09 · FOX
2,020,000
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
6 telecasts
3
Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2015-12-05
9,818,000
7 telecasts
4
Penn State
Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2021-10-09
6,904,000
4 telecasts
5
Tennessee
Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers · 2024-01-01
6,790,000
2 telecasts

Top networks

by most-watched telecast
1
ESPN
Stanford Cardinal at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2016-01-01
13,552,000
12 telecasts
2
FOX
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2021-12-04
11,660,000
24 telecasts
3
ABC
Iowa Hawkeyes at Tennessee Volunteers · 2024-01-01
6,790,000
16 telecasts
4
CBS
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2026-10-03
5,970,000
9 telecasts
5
NBC
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes · 2024-11-29
3,600,000
7 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.

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figure

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

Methodology →
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
2015-10-10Illinois 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