Colorado State and Iowa announce football matchup for 2021 season
11/17/2017 9:20:00 AM | Football
Rams, Hawkeyes to meet for first time in Iowa City Sept. 25, 2021
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State and Big Ten Conference member Iowa jointly announced today a football matchup between the programs has been scheduled for Sept. 25, 2021 in Iowa City, Iowa.
As Colorado State continues to build its future football schedules, the Rams have 15 games scheduled against opponents in Power 5 conferences between 2018 and 2028. The game against Iowa is the first scheduled contest against a school from the Big Ten. The total includes six against SEC foes, four against the Pac-12 and four against the Big 12.
"Our approach to future scheduling is to continue to put our team in position to face the best competition each year in our non-conference schedule," said head coach Mike Bobo. "Iowa is a perennially strong Big Ten program that will provide a good test for our football program, and help prepare us for our Mountain West schedule."
CSU and Iowa have never played against each other in football. The Rams have played current Big Ten programs a total of 12 times, with the most recent pair of games being a home-and-home series against Minnesota in 2015 and 2016. CSU's last win against a Big Ten program was a road victory over No. 23 Michigan State in 1998.
The Rams were previously scheduled to visit Toledo on Sept. 25, 2021. That game has been moved one week earlier, to Sept. 18. CSU now has three non-conference games lined up for 2021 – home against Vanderbilt on Sept. 11, then consecutive road games at Toledo and Iowa on Sept. 18 and 25.
FUTURE COLORADO STATE NON-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
COLORADO STATE 2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 1 Saturday vs. Colorado^ Denver, Colo. (Sports Authority Field at Mile High)
Sept. 8 Saturday Arkansas Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 15 Saturday at Florida Gainesville, Fla. (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium)
Sept. 22 Saturday Illinois State Fort Collins, Colo.
COLORADO STATE 2019 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Aug. 31 Saturday vs. Colorado^ Denver, Colo. (Sports Authority Field at Mile High)
Sept. 7 Saturday Western Illinois Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 14 Saturday at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. (Razorback Stadium)
Sept. 21 Saturday Toledo Fort Collins, Colo.
COLORADO STATE 2020 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 5 Saturday Colorado Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 12 Saturday at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. (Reser Stadium)
Sept. 19 Saturday Northern Colorado Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 26 Saturday at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt Stadium)
COLORADO STATE 2021 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 11 Saturday Vanderbilt Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 18 Saturday at Toledo Toledo, Ohio (Glass Bowl)
Sept. 25 Saturday at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa (Kinnick Stadium)
COLORADO STATE 2025 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 6 Saturday Texas Tech Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 27 Saturday at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt Stadium)
COLORADO STATE 2026 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 12 Saturday at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas (Jones AT&T Stadium)
Sept. 26 Saturday Vanderbilt Fort Collins, Colo.
COLORADO STATE 2027 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 4 Saturday Arizona Fort Collins, Colo.
COLORADO STATE 2028 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 2 Saturday at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. (Arizona Stadium)
As Colorado State continues to build its future football schedules, the Rams have 15 games scheduled against opponents in Power 5 conferences between 2018 and 2028. The game against Iowa is the first scheduled contest against a school from the Big Ten. The total includes six against SEC foes, four against the Pac-12 and four against the Big 12.
"Our approach to future scheduling is to continue to put our team in position to face the best competition each year in our non-conference schedule," said head coach Mike Bobo. "Iowa is a perennially strong Big Ten program that will provide a good test for our football program, and help prepare us for our Mountain West schedule."
CSU and Iowa have never played against each other in football. The Rams have played current Big Ten programs a total of 12 times, with the most recent pair of games being a home-and-home series against Minnesota in 2015 and 2016. CSU's last win against a Big Ten program was a road victory over No. 23 Michigan State in 1998.
The Rams were previously scheduled to visit Toledo on Sept. 25, 2021. That game has been moved one week earlier, to Sept. 18. CSU now has three non-conference games lined up for 2021 – home against Vanderbilt on Sept. 11, then consecutive road games at Toledo and Iowa on Sept. 18 and 25.
FUTURE COLORADO STATE NON-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
COLORADO STATE 2018 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 1 Saturday vs. Colorado^ Denver, Colo. (Sports Authority Field at Mile High)
Sept. 8 Saturday Arkansas Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 15 Saturday at Florida Gainesville, Fla. (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium)
Sept. 22 Saturday Illinois State Fort Collins, Colo.
COLORADO STATE 2019 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Aug. 31 Saturday vs. Colorado^ Denver, Colo. (Sports Authority Field at Mile High)
Sept. 7 Saturday Western Illinois Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 14 Saturday at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. (Razorback Stadium)
Sept. 21 Saturday Toledo Fort Collins, Colo.
COLORADO STATE 2020 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 5 Saturday Colorado Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 12 Saturday at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. (Reser Stadium)
Sept. 19 Saturday Northern Colorado Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 26 Saturday at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt Stadium)
COLORADO STATE 2021 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 11 Saturday Vanderbilt Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 18 Saturday at Toledo Toledo, Ohio (Glass Bowl)
Sept. 25 Saturday at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa (Kinnick Stadium)
COLORADO STATE 2025 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 6 Saturday Texas Tech Fort Collins, Colo.
Sept. 27 Saturday at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. (Vanderbilt Stadium)
COLORADO STATE 2026 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 12 Saturday at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas (Jones AT&T Stadium)
Sept. 26 Saturday Vanderbilt Fort Collins, Colo.
COLORADO STATE 2027 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 4 Saturday Arizona Fort Collins, Colo.
COLORADO STATE 2028 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE
Sept. 2 Saturday at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. (Arizona Stadium)