The UNI Panthers take a 2-2 record into this weekend’s start of the Missouri Valley Football race at home against North Dakota. The Fighting Hawks are ranked 15th in the latest STATS FCS poll. They are one of seven Valley teams ranked in the top 25 and the Panthers play all of them.

That’s UNI coach Todd Stepsis. North Dakota is 2-2 and nearly pulled off a shocking upset at Kansas State.

Stepsis says North Dakota will be the first of several big tests in conference play.

Stepsis says the Panthers used the bye week to work on the run game. The Panthers have averaged only 113 yards of rushing through four games.

Stepsis expects the North Dakota defense to bring pressure against the Panther offense and quarterback Matthew Schecklman.

Stepsis says the offense needs to avoid negative plays.

AMES, Iowa – No. 14 Iowa State (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) will face Colorado (2-3, 0-2) in Boulder on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. MT on ESPN.

The undefeated Cyclones travel to Cincinnati (3-1, 1-0) this weekend for an 11 a.m. CT kickoff on ESPN2.

2025 Iowa State Football Schedule

Aug. 23                +*vs. Kansas State (ESPN)               W, 24-21

Aug. 30                SOUTH DAKOTA (FOX)                     W, 55-7

Sept. 6                 %IOWA (FOX)                                     W, 16-13

Sept. 13               at Arkansas State (ESPN2)               W, 24-16

Sept. 27               *ARIZONA (ESPN)                             W, 39-14

Oct. 4                   *at Cincinnati (ESPN2)                      11 a.m.

Oct. 11                 *at Colorado (ESPN)                          2:30 p.m.

Oct. 25                 *BYU (Homecoming)                         TBA

Nov. 1                   *ARIZONA STATE                               TBA

Nov. 8                   *at TCU                                                  TBA

Nov. 22                *KANSAS                                                TBA

Nov. 29                *at Oklahoma State                           TBA

Dec. 6                   Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game

All Times Central

+ Aer Lingus College Football Classic (Dublin, Ireland)

%Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series

*Big 12 Conference Game

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference, announced its 2025-26 conference men’s wrestling schedule Monday. Times and TV designations will be announced at a later date.

Here are notes about the 2025-26 Big Ten season:

– The Hawkeyes host Wisconsin (Jan. 9), Penn State (Jan. 16), Minnesota (Jan. 30) and Michigan (Feb. 13) in Big Ten duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
– Iowa travels for league road duals at Nebraska (Jan. 23), Ohio State (Feb. 6), Michigan State (Feb. 8) and Purdue (Feb. 15).
– The postseason begins at the Big Ten Championships on March 7-8 in State College, Pennsylvania, while the 2026 NCAA Championships will be held from March 19-21 in Cleveland.

Iowa is coming off a 2024-25 season where it posted a 14-1 overall and 7-1 Big Ten mark. The Hawkeyes placed third at the Big Ten Championships and fourth at the NCAA Championships with five All-Americans and one National Champion. Iowa led the nation in attendance for the 18th straight year.

Southwest Valley Tournament 

Pool A

• AHSTW – 2 vs Clarke – 1
• AHSTW – 2 vs Diagonal – 0
• Southwest Valley – 2 vs Diagonal – 0
• Southwest Valley – 2 vs Clarke – 0
• Southwest Valley – 2 vs AHSTW – 0
• Clarke – 2 vs Diagonal – 0

Pool B

• CAM – 2 vs Lenox – 0
• CAM – 2 vs East Atchison – 0
• Harlan – 2 vs Lenox – 0
• Harlan – 2 vs East Atchison – 0
• Harlan – 2 vs CAM – 0
• East Atchison – 2 vs Lenox – 1

Bracket Play

• Southwest Valley – 2 vs CAM – 1
• Harlan – 2 vs AHSTW – 0
• Consolation: CAM – 2 vs AHSTW – 1
• Championship: Southwest Valley – 2 vs Harlan – 1

Boyer Valley Classic 

• Audubon – 2 vs Ar-We-Va – 0
• Audubon – 2 vs Denison-Schleswig – 0
• Audubon – 2 vs Boyer Valley – 1
• Missouri Valley – 2 vs Boyer Valley – 1
• Missouri Valley – 2 vs Audubon – 0
• Missouri Valley – 2 vs Ar-We-Va – 0
• Missouri Valley – 2 vs IKM-Manning – 0
• Missouri Valley – 2 vs Denison-Schleswig – 0
• IKM-Manning – 2 vs Denison-Schleswig – 0
• IKM-Manning – 2 vs Boyer Valley – 0
• IKM-Manning – 2 vs Audubon – 0
• IKM-Manning – 2 vs Ar-We-Va – 0
• Denison-Schleswig – 2 vs Ar-We-Va – 1
• Denison-Schleswig – 2 vs Boyer Valley – 1
• Boyer Valley – 2 vs Ar-We-Va – 0

Bedford Tournament 

• Stanton – 2 vs Bedford – 0
• Stanton – 2 vs Lamoni – 1
• East Mills – 2 vs Stanton – 0
• East Mills – 2 vs Mid-Buchanan – 0
• East Mills – 2 vs Mount Ayr – 0
• East Mills – 2 vs Bedford – 0
• East Mills – 2 vs Lamoni – 0
• Mid-Buchanan – 2 vs Stanton – 0
• Mid-Buchanan – 2 vs Bedford – 0
• Mount Ayr – 2 vs Lamoni – 0
• Mount Ayr – 2 vs Bedford – 0
• Mid-Buchanan – 2 vs Lamoni – 0
• Mount Ayr – 2 vs Stanton – 1
• Mount Ayr 2 vs Mid-Buchanan – 1
• Bedford – 2 vs Lamoni – 0

Iowa State remains 14th in the latest AP top 25. The Cyclones are 5-0 after rolling up nearly 400 yards of offense in a 39-14 romp over Arizona. ISU coach Matt Campbell was pleased with how his team returned from a bye week.

The Cyclones return to action Saturday with a visit to Cincinnati.

Campbell also announced that Cyclone corner Jeremiah Cooper will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury. Cooper was moved from safety to corner in the preseason.

Iowa heads into its bye week with a record of 3-2. Indiana scored a late touchdown to escape Kinnick Stadium with a 20-15 victory. The touchdown came moments after Drew Stevens missed a go ahead 42-yard field goal. Two interceptions hurt their chances.

That’s Hawkeye coach Kirk Ferentz. Iowa returns to action October 11th at Wisconsin.

Iowa’s lack of offense was, once again, too much to overcome against a rated foe and while defense kept the Hawkeyes in the game missed tackles continue to be a glaring problem.

3A District 6

• Atlantic – 29 vs Creston – 27
• Carroll – 33 vs Harlan – 28
• Greene County – 49 vs Perry – 0

A District 7 

• Riverside – 60 vs Nodaway Valley – 14
• AHSTW – 49 vs Southwest Valley – 12
• Mount Ayr – 64 vs Central Decatur – 6

A District 8

• St. Albert – 54 vs Westwood – 26
• Logan-Magnolia – 21 vs West Monona – 0
• IKM-Manning – 35 vs Akron-Westfield – 8

11-Player Non-District 

• ACGC – 33 vs Madrid – 15

1A District 8

• Tri-Center – 71 vs Red Oak –  0
• Treynor – 37 vs Underwood – 12
• Shenandoah – 33 vs Missouri Valley – 0

2A District 8

• Clarinda – 17 vs Van Meter – 14

2A District 2 

• Kuemper Catholic – 42 vs Southeast Valley – 6

8-Player District 9

• CAM – 54 vs Glidden-Ralston – 46
• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton – 70 vs Griswold – 32
• Coon Rapids-Bayard – 64 vs Ar-We-Va – 50

8-Player District 10

• Woodbine – 74 vs East Mills – 0
• Boyer Valley – 48 vs Stanton/Essex – 20

8-Player District 8

• Bedford – 63 vs Mormon Trail – 0
• Lenox – 52 vs Lamoni – 26
• East Union – 64 vs Murray – 40

8-Player Non-District 

Audubon 40 Fremont-Mills 8