Friday Night Lights: Iowa football versus Washington moved to Friday
The Iowa Hawkeyes' trip to Washington will come on a short week, with the game now set for Friday night.
The Big Ten, with its 18 teams, only has so many time slots that can air games on Saturdays throughout the regular season. The conference has expanded its footprint to Friday nights, and once again, the Iowa Hawkeyes are hitting the road for a Friday night Big Ten affair. Iowa , which opens its season with three straight home games inside Kinnick Stadium, before heading to Michigan for its Big Ten opener, has another tough road game staring them down.
Iowa's second Big Ten road game, a road trip out West to take on the Washington Huskies , has been moved to Friday, Oct. 9. šØ SCHEDULE UPDATE šØ Friday night lights in Seattle.
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com/CNMUgkGvZs ā Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) May 8, 2026 The road trip comes after a home game inside Kinnick against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, Oct. 3, setting up a short week for Iowa to get back on the road for its furthest trip of the season. Iowa has played Washington just once in Big Ten play, which came in a home game during the 2024 season that saw the Hawkeyes roll the Huskies in a 40-16 blowout victory.