Iowa football Week 9 bowl projections: Where could the Hawkeyes be headed?

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Following Iowa's (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten) forgettable offensive performance in a 13-10 loss at Minnesota on Oct. 24, which bowl game do college football media outlets currently project the Hawkeyes to play in this year as they enter Week 9?

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After another chaotic weekend of college football that saw the Hawkeyes and several other top-25 programs falter, Iowa's most recent loss certainly took significant wind out of their sails in terms of bowl projections.

The battle for the Heartland Trophy is next on the docket as Iowa returns to Kinnick Stadium for Homecoming against Wisconsin (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) this weekend.

With No. 24 Iowa looking to rebound this weekend against the Badgers, below is which bowl game each media outlet currently projects Iowa to play in:

USA Today Sports:

Citrus Bowl

Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)

Jan. 2, 2027 at 11 a.m. CT on ABC

Iowa vs. LSU

ESPN:

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

Yankee Stadium (The Bronx, N.Y.)

Dec. 26, 2026 at 11 a.m. CT on ABC

Bonagura: Iowa vs. North Carolina

Citrus Bowl

Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Fla.)

Jan. 2, 2027 at 11 a.m. CT on ABC

Mark Schlabach: Iowa vs. LSU

CBS Sports:

Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl

Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tenn.)

Dec. 30, 2026 at 2 p.m. CT on ESPN

Iowa vs. Alabama

On3:

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

Yankee Stadium (The Bronx, N.Y.)

Dec. 26, 2026 at 11 a.m. CT on ABC

Iowa vs. Duke

Sports Illustrated:

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

Yankee Stadium (The Bronx, N.Y.)

Dec. 26, 2026 at 11 a.m. CT on ABC

Iowa vs. SMU

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