Mark the calendar: Iowa comes to Minneapolis on October 24, 2026, with kickoff time still TBA, according to the University of Minnesota Athletics 2026 football schedule.
The Gophers-Hawkeyes game has been a fixture of the Big Ten's border-battle era for decades, with the Floyd of Rosedale bronze pig trophy on the line every year. Whoever wins gets to keep the hardware — and the bragging rights — for another season.
Iowa is one stop on a home slate that opens September 3, 2026 against Eastern Illinois at 7 p.m. and continues with Mississippi State on September 12 at 2:30 p.m. and Akron on September 19 at 11 a.m. From there the Gophers head into a Big Ten gauntlet with Washington on September 26, Michigan on October 3, Purdue on October 10, Iowa on October 24, and Indiana on October 31, per the full schedule posted by Gopher Sports.
No word yet on kickoff time or TV coverage for the Iowa game — that detail typically gets nailed down closer to the season as broadcast partners set their slate. Until then, students and season-ticket holders have a date locked in for one of the year's biggest home games.