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Ohio State vs. Iowa 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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Ohio State at Iowa, Week 5

Final: Ohio State 31, Iowa 14. Elo pick: Ohio State (correct).

Ohio State and Iowa: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 5 game, graded.

Ohio State at Iowa, Week 5: questions people ask

Who won Ohio State vs. Iowa, and what was the score?

Ohio State beat Iowa 31–14 on Sat, Oct 3 at Kinnick Stadium.

Did Elo get Ohio State at Iowa right?

Yes. Elo picked Ohio State, 72% chance to win going in.

What decided Ohio State at Iowa?

Ohio State had a 54% success rate to Iowa's 38%. Ohio State hit more big plays: 15% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 10%. Iowa turned it over twice to Ohio State's 0.

Ohio State vs. Iowa player stats: who had the big game?

Julian Sayin (Ohio State) threw for 324 yards, Ja'Kobi Jackson (Ohio State) ran for 72 yards, and Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State) had 206 receiving yards.

What's the Iowa–Ohio State series record now?

Ohio State leads 50–15–3.