IOWA CITY, Iowa – – An evening start time for the opening game of the University of Iowa football season has been announced by the Big Ten Conference and BTN, ESPN, and FOX television networks. Iowa will host Miami, Ohio, at 6:30 p.m. (CT) on Saturday, Aug. 31, with the game airing nationally on FS1. Start times for seven Iowa contests were announced Thursday, including three of seven home games.

Following the opening game, the Hawkeyes host Rutgers at 11 a.m. (CT) the following weekend to open Big Ten Conference action, with that contest also airing on FS1. Iowa’s final non-conference contest against Middle Tennessee State on Sept. 28 will be televised on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU, with that start time to be determined. The Hawkeyes have an open date on Sept. 21. Iowa hosts Purdue in its annual Homecoming game at 11 a.m. (CT) on Oct. 19.

The annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game at Iowa State on Sept. 14, will have a 3 p.m. (CT) start time and will also be televised on FS1.

The Hawkeyes will be the Homecoming opponent at Michigan (Oct. 5) and at Northwestern (Oct. 26), with both games starting at 11 a.m. (CT). The Heroes Game at Nebraska (Nov. 29) to close the regular season will kick off at 1:30 p.m. (CT) on BTN.

Kickoff times for remaining games will be announced no later than 12 days prior to the game, per the media rights agreements between the Big Ten Conference and its television partners.

Questions concerning the purchase of 2019 football tickets, including general public, UI faculty/staff and UI student seasons tickets by current UI students, should be directed to the UI Athletics Ticket Office. The office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CT). The office telephone number is 1-800-IA-HAWKS.

Iowa’s 2019 football schedule (all listed times are CT):

Aug. 31          Miami, Ohio, 6:30 p.m., FS1
Sept. 7           Rutgers, 11 a.m., FS1
Sept. 14         at Iowa State, 3 p.m., FS1 (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Sept. 28         Middle Tennessee State, TBA (Family Weekend)
Oct. 5             at Michigan, 11 a.m.
Oct. 12           Penn State, TBA
Oct. 19           Purdue 11 a.m.
Oct. 26           at Northwestern, 11 a.m.
Nov. 9            at Wisconsin, TBA
Nov. 16          Minnesota, TBA
Nov. 23          Illinois, TBA
Nov. 29          at Nebraska, 1:30 p.m., BTN