Wk 5 · 2026
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 33 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 OSU by 4.7
#22 Iowa Hawkeyes
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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. Ohio State is ranked #1 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). Iowa is ranked #22 (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
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
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
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Ohio State form
No completed games on record.
Iowa form
No completed games on record.
Ohio State 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.
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.
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 · 4
| Opponent | Ohio State | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Big Ten | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Northwestern Big Ten | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Nebraska Big Ten | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Michigan Big Ten | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Ohio State leads 6–1 · Ohio State has won the last 2
7 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
11.1 points toward Ohio State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-10-05 | Iowa 7 — 35 Ohio State | at OSU | Ohio State |
| 2022 | 2022-10-22 | Iowa 10 — 54 Ohio State | at OSU | Ohio State |
| 2017 | 2017-11-04 | Ohio State 24 — 55 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2013 | 2013-10-19 | Iowa 24 — 34 Ohio State | at OSU | Ohio State |
| 2010 | 2010-11-20 | Ohio State 20 — 17 Iowa | at IOWA | Ohio State |
| 2009 | 2009-11-14 | Iowa 24 — 27 Ohio State | at OSU | Ohio State |
| 2006 | 2006-09-30 | Ohio State 38 — 17 Iowa | at IOWA | Ohio State |
Ohio State leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Julian Sayin QB #10 | 279/356, 3323 YDS, 31 TD, 6 INT |
| Lincoln Kienholz QB #3 | 11/14, 139 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Bo Jackson RB #25 | 168 CAR, 1035 YDS, 5 TD |
| James Peoples RB #1 | 61 CAR, 344 YDS, 3 TD | |
| CJ Donaldson RB #12 | 89 CAR, 330 YDS, 10 TD | |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Smith WR #4 | 80 REC, 1086 YDS, 11 TD |
| Carnell Tate WR #17 | 48 REC, 838 YDS, 9 TD | |
| Max Klare TE #86 | 43 REC, 448 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Brandon Inniss WR #1 | 32 REC, 237 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Sonny Styles LB #0 | 81 |
| Arvell Reese LB #8 | 62 | |
| Caden Curry EDGE #92 | 60 | |
| Sacks | Caden Curry EDGE #92 | 11 |
| Arvell Reese LB #8 | 6.5 | |
| Kenyatta Jackson Jr. DE #2 | 6.5 | |
| Interceptions | Davison Igbinosun CB #1 | 2 |
| Caleb Downs S #2 | 2 | |
| Jermaine Mathews Jr. CB #7 | 2 |
Iowa leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Mark Gronowski QB #11 | 150/240, 1529 YDS, 8 TD, 6 INT |
| Hank Brown QB #9 | 11/21, 107 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Kamari Moulton RB #28 | 156 CAR, 783 YDS, 4 TD |
| Mark Gronowski QB #11 | 120 CAR, 491 YDS, 15 TD | |
| Jaziun Patterson RB #4 | 57 CAR, 299 YDS | |
| Receiving | DJ Vonnahme TE #81 | 22 REC, 288 YDS, 2 TD |
| Sam Phillips WR #2 | 16 REC, 261 YDS | |
| Jacob Gill WR #5 | 22 REC, 260 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Reece Vander Zee WR #2 | 11 REC, 186 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Karson Sharar LB #43 | 78 |
| Xavier Nwankpa S #1 | 69 | |
| Koen Entringer DB #5 | 69 | |
| Sacks | Ethan Hurkett DL #49 | 6 |
| Max Llewellyn EDGE #48 | 6 | |
| Aaron Graves DT #95 | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Zach Lutmer DB #6 | 3 |
| Deshaun Lee DB #8 | 2 | |
| Aaron Graves DT #95 | 1 |
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.