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Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz meets with media on Dec. 3, 2025
While the College Football Playoff dominates numerous conversations this time of year, many more schools are waiting on bowl assignments to end this season.
That’s where No. 23 Iowa football resides, set to compete in its 22nd bowl game under Kirk Ferentz. The Hawkeyes (8-4) have a chance to win 9+ games for the 11th time since the head coach took over in 1999.
Iowa will learn its bowl destination on Dec. 7 once championship weekend has finished. Here are the latest bowl projections for the Hawkeyes as of Dec. 5.
Latest Iowa football bowl projections
Dargan Southard is a sports trending reporter and covers Iowa athletics for the Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Email him at msouthard@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.
