Watch Northern Iowa Panthers vs Iowa Hawkeyes live on FS1 or stream the game on FOX One from Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA on Saturday, Sep. 19, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT during CFB Week 3 of the 2026 college football season. Iowa is 2-0 after Caden Buhr's 42-yard field goal with 15 seconds left beat Iowa State 16-13, and this is the Hawkeyes' non-conference home finale on Family Weekend.

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Kamari Moulton ran for a career-high 183 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries against Northern Illinois in Week 1, Iowa has sold out 30 consecutive games at Kinnick Stadium, and the Hawkeyes currently hold all four of their traveling trophies — Cy-Hawk, Floyd of Rosedale, Heartland and Heroes. You can stream Northern Iowa vs Iowa live on FOX One. FOX One brings together live FOX College Football games, highlights, expert coverage, and live and on-demand FOX programming, all in one place. Start your 3-day free trial and stream on supported devices.

FOX + ESPN College Football Schedule 2026 — Week 3

Friday, Sept. 18, 2026
Week 3 — Watch Houston vs Texas Tech — 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Portland State vs Oregon — 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT

Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026
Week 3 — Watch Arizona State vs Kansas — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Kent State vs Ohio State — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Akron vs Minnesota — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Buffalo vs Penn State — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Utah State vs Utah — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch UTEP vs Michigan — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Northern Iowa vs Iowa — 4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Eastern Washington vs Washington — 7:15 p.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch North Dakota vs Nebraska — 7:15 p.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Colorado vs Northwestern — 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Virginia Tech vs Maryland — 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch LSU vs Ole Miss — 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Fresno State vs San Jose State — 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Purdue vs UCLA — 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT

Iowa is 17-1 against Northern Iowa with 17 consecutive wins, and the 2026 game is the first meeting since 2018, when Iowa won 38-14. Eight years is the longest gap between the in-state neighbours in decades.

The one Panthers win, and the one meeting anyone in either fanbase still discusses, is Sept. 5, 2009 at Kinnick. Northern Iowa came within two blocked field goals in the final seven seconds of the upset; Iowa survived 17-16 and went on to win the Orange Bowl that season. Northern Iowa has played football since 1895, is 707-464-47 all time, and has won 33 conference championships, more than any other program in the state. It has reached the FCS playoffs 22 times, third-most of any current team, without winning a title.