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Massachusetts was better than Iowa in football last year -- transitively speaking
Hawkeyes get the chance to redeem themselves Saturday when they play the Minutemen in Iowa City
Sep. 9, 2025 9:27 am
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Massachusetts is a 5-touchdown underdog to Iowa in Saturday’s football game at Kinnick Stadium, which would suggest the Hawkeyes will win.
In a landslide.
The two teams didn’t meet last year, nor any year before that. It was just as well last year, because the Minutemen established superiority over the Hawkeyes even though UMass was 2-10 and didn’t beat an FBS club while Iowa went 8-5. How?
UCLA beat Iowa, 20-17.
Penn State beat UCLA, 27-11.
Notre Dame beat Penn State, 27-24.
Northern Illinois beat Notre Dame, 16-14
Ball State beat Northern Illinois, 25-23.
Central Michigan beat Ball State, 37-34.
Florida International beat Central Michigan, 52-16.
Monmouth (N.J.) beat Florida International, 45-42.
Lafayette beat Monmouth, 40-35.
Georgetown beat Lafayette, 17-0.
Fordham beat Georgetown, 31-3.
Central Connecticut State beat Fordham, 33-3.
UMass beat Central Connecticut State, 35-31
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