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Wk 4 · 2026

Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines — Sat, Sep 26

Sat, Sep 26 · Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 26 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
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Ratings differential IOWA by 1.4
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What is at stake

A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Iowa is ranked #22 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). Michigan is ranked #16 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Iowa: +12.4#10
Efficiency margin
Michigan: +8.6#24
Iowa: 29.7
Offense (pts/100)
Michigan: 29.9
Iowa: 17.3
Defense (pts/100)
Michigan: 21.3
Iowa: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
Michigan: 65.5
Iowa: no data
Yards / play
Michigan: no data
Iowa: no data
Yards / play allowed
Michigan: no data
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Iowa: no data
Points / game
Michigan: no data
Iowa: no data
Points allowed
Michigan: no data
Iowa: no data
Yards / game
Michigan: no data
Iowa: no data
Yards allowed
Michigan: no data
Iowa: no data
Pass yds allowed
Michigan: no data
Iowa: no data
Rush yds allowed
Michigan: no data
Iowa: no data
Turnovers / game
Michigan: no data
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Iowa form

No completed games on record.

Michigan form

No completed games on record.

Iowa this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Michigan this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 2

OpponentIowaMichigan
Ohio State
Big Ten
vs Wk 5 · scheduled previewat Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Minnesota
Big Ten
at Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Michigan leads 6–5 · Michigan has won the last 4
11 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 9.1 points toward Michigan
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20232023-12-02Michigan 260 IowaneutralMichigan
20222022-10-01Michigan 2714 Iowaat IOWAMichigan
20212021-12-04Michigan 423 IowaneutralMichigan
20192019-10-05Iowa 310 Michiganat MICHMichigan
20162016-11-12Michigan 1314 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20132013-11-23Michigan 2124 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20122012-11-17Iowa 1742 Michiganat MICHMichigan
20112011-11-05Michigan 1624 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20102010-10-16Iowa 3828 Michiganat MICHIowa
20092009-10-10Michigan 2830 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20062006-10-21Iowa 620 Michiganat MICHMichigan

Iowa leaders 2025 regular season

PassingMark Gronowski QB #11150/240, 1529 YDS, 8 TD, 6 INT
Hank Brown QB #911/21, 107 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingKamari Moulton RB #28156 CAR, 783 YDS, 4 TD
Mark Gronowski QB #11120 CAR, 491 YDS, 15 TD
Jaziun Patterson RB #457 CAR, 299 YDS
ReceivingDJ Vonnahme TE #8122 REC, 288 YDS, 2 TD
Sam Phillips WR #216 REC, 261 YDS
Jacob Gill WR #522 REC, 260 YDS, 1 TD
Reece Vander Zee WR #211 REC, 186 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesKarson Sharar LB #4378
Xavier Nwankpa S #169
Koen Entringer DB #569
SacksEthan Hurkett DL #496
Max Llewellyn EDGE #486
Aaron Graves DT #955
InterceptionsZach Lutmer DB #63
Deshaun Lee DB #82
Aaron Graves DT #951

Michigan leaders 2025 regular season

PassingBryce Underwood QB #19179/293, 2229 YDS, 9 TD, 6 INT
Donaven McCulley WR #10/1, 0 YDS
RushingJordan Marshall RB #23150 CAR, 932 YDS, 10 TD
Justice Haynes RB #22121 CAR, 857 YDS, 10 TD
Bryce Underwood QB #1974 CAR, 323 YDS, 5 TD
ReceivingAndrew Marsh WR #342 REC, 641 YDS, 3 TD
Donaven McCulley WR #135 REC, 534 YDS, 3 TD
Semaj Morgan WR #419 REC, 214 YDS, 1 TD
Marlin Klein TE #1720 REC, 209 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesJimmy Rolder LB #3069
Ernest Hausmann LB #1568
TJ Metcalf DB #151
SacksDerrick Moore EDGE #810
Jaishawn Barham EDGE #14
TJ Guy EDGE #42.5
InterceptionsCole Sullivan LB #183
TJ Guy EDGE #41
Rod Moore S #11
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.