Select Iowa football start times announced

The Big Ten and its television network partners have started setting kickoff times for select games this season. On Wednesday, the University of Iowa announced five start times set in stone and a sixth, the Homecoming Game against Purdue, set for either afternoon or evening, which will be decided at a later date.

Below is the full press release from the University of Iowa today.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Start times for three University of Iowa 2023 football games were announced on Wednesday by the Big Ten Conference in conjunction with BTN, ESPN, CBS, NBC and FOX television networks.

The Hawkeyes open the season with three straight nonconference games. The Sept. 2 season-opener against Utah State is slated for an 11 a.m. (CT) kickoff on FS1.

The annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game at Iowa State begins at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 9 and will be televised on FOX and Iowa’s nonconference finale against Western Michigan will also have a 2:30 p.m. start time, airing on BTN.

FryFest is also part of opening weekend. Slated for Friday, Sept. 1, FryFest is held at the Iowa River Landing and celebrates everything Hawkeye. The Iowa Letterwinners Club will celebrate the 2023 Hall of Fame class throughout the weekend.

Iowa’s road contest at Penn State (Sept. 23) was previously announced as a primetime 7 p.m. telecast on CBS. That kickoff time has changed to 6:30 p.m.

Iowa’s Homecoming game is Oct. 7, with the Hawkeyes hosting Purdue. The contest against the Boilermakers will kick at either 2:30, 3, or 6:30 p.m. with the network broadcast yet to be determined.

The final game of the regular season, Friday, Nov. 24 at Nebraska, will begin at 11 a.m. with CBS carrying the game.

Kickoff times for all other games will be selected during the in-season 12-/6-day selection process, per the media rights agreements between the Big Ten Conference and its television partners.

Fans can request football season tickets by visiting hawkeyesports.com/footballtickets. Season ticket holders can currently confirm their 2023 order. Fight for Iowa mobile passes are currently on sale, while mini plan ticket packages will be on sale June 5 for donors and June 8 for general public. Group tickets and Hawkeye Village ticket sales begin July 5, while single game tickets go on sale for donors on July 17 and to the general public on July 20.

University of Iowa faculty/staff should contact the University of Iowa Athletics Ticket Office for season tickets. The UI Athletics Ticket Office is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office telephone number is 1-800-IA-HAWKS

For gameday parking information, visit hawkeyesports.com/footballparking.

Iowa’s 2023 football schedule (all times CT):

Sept. 2 Utah State 11 a.m., FS1 – FryFest, Hall of Fame, Educator Day, presented by the Eastern Iowa Airport

Sept. 9 at Iowa State 2:30 p.m., FOX – Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series

Sept. 16 Western Michigan 2:30 p.m., BTN – Gold Out Game, presented by Harvest Kick-off

Sept. 23 at Penn State 6:30 p.m., CBS

Sept. 30 Michigan State – Black Out Game, presented by Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Oct. 7 Purdue 2:30/3/6:30 p.m. – Homecoming

Oct. 14 at Wisconsin TBA

Oct. 21 Minnesota TBA – ANF Black & Gold Spirit Game, presented by Iowa Farm Bureau

Oct. 28 BYE

Nov. 4 vs. Northwestern TBA (at Wrigley Field)

Nov. 11 Rutgers TBA – Military Appreciation Game

Nov. 18 Illinois TBA – Senior Day, presented by GreenState Credit Union

Nov. 24 at Nebraska 11 a.m., CBS

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