The starting times for Iowa football’s season-opening rematch against Northern Illinois and second game against Missouri State have been set, according to a release from the Athletics Department.

The Northern Illinois game on Aug. 31 will have a 2:30 p.m. kickoff, and the game against Missouri State on Sept. 7 has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Both will be televised nationally on the Big Ten Network.

The season-opening game against the Huskies will be a rematch of the Black and Gold’s first-week opponent last season, when the Hawkeyes beat Northern Illinois in an 18-17 thriller in Soldier Field. Iowa’s matchup against Missouri State will be Iowa’s first.

The starting times for seven of Iowa’s 12 football games in the 2013 season have now been released. The matchup against Iowa State on Sept. 14 is set for a 5 p.m. kickoff and will be broadcast on the Fox Sports 1 network.

Iowa’s attempt to keep Floyd of Rosedale in Iowa City will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in Minneapolis.

The home matchup against Michigan State will begin at 11 a.m. Oct. 5. The Hawkeyes’ trip to Columbus, Ohio, to face Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes will commence at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 19, and the season finale at Nebraska on Black Friday (Nov. 29) will begin at 11 a.m. on ABC.