{
  "id": 8133991,
  "title": "UND and Iowa shift football matchup to start of 2027 season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/und-and-iowa-shift-football-matchup-to-start-of-2027-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/und-iowa-shift-football-matchup-003200950.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The University of North Dakota (UND) and the University of Iowa have reached an agreement to start their football matchup at the beginning of the 2027 season. The game will now be played on Aug. 28 at Kinnick Stadium. This change means that UND will face Long Island University (LIU) on Sept. 18 in the 2027 season. The last time these two teams met in football was in 1926, when Iowa won 40-17. The Fighting Hawks, currently 3-0 and ranked No. 6 in the latest Stats Perform FCS Top 25, defeated LIU 42-21 in the 2026 home opener. UND will also play a non-conference home game against Idaho on Sept. 11 during the 2027 season. Iowa, on the other hand, will face Ball State on Sept. 4 and Iowa State on Sept. 11 in non-conference games after UND. On Saturday, UND will play at Nebraska, receiving a guarantee of $560,000 from the matchup. The UND-Iowa game in 2027 is expected to bring in $550,000. Following the 2028 season, UND's FBS game is scheduled for Aug. 31 against Minnesota.",
  "summary": "Sep. 17—GRAND FORKS — UND and Iowa will now open the 2027 season after the two universities agreed to move the date of the game to Aug. 28 at Kinnick Stadium. With the shift, UND will now face Long Island University on Sept. 18 of the 2027 season. UND and Iowa last met in football nearly 100 years ago when the teams met in Iowa City on Oct. 9, 1926. Iowa won 40-17. The Fighting Hawks, who are ...",
  "key_points": [
    "UND and Iowa to start football matchup in 2027",
    "Game scheduled for Aug. 28 at Kinnick Stadium",
    "UND to face LIU on Sept. 18 in 2027 season"
  ],
  "editors_take": "UND's rescheduling of its football game with Iowa to the start of the 2027 season brings a significant payday and sets up a challenging slate of non-conference games for both teams.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}