The Iowa football team will take on Wisconsin at Kinnick Stadium Saturday with the Heartland Trophy on the line. The Hawkeyes have lost six of their last eight of matchups with the Badgers. The last time the Hawkeyes held the Heartland Trophy was 2020.

Wisconsin leads the all-time series 49-44-2. Saturday’s game will be Jim Leonhard’s fifth as interim head coach of the Badgers. Wisconsin has gone 3-1 since Paul Chryst was relieved of his head coaching duties six weeks ago.

The Hawkeyes and Badgers both enter Saturday’s contest riding two-game winning streaks.

Should Illinois lose two of its last three contests, the winner of Saturday’s Iowa-Wisconsin contest would have a chance to the make the Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Dec. 3.

Matchup: Wisconsin (5-4 overall, 3-3 Big Ten) vs. Iowa (4-4 overall, 3-3 Big Ten)

Scheduled game time: Saturday at 2:35 p.m.

Location: Kinnick Stadium

Weather: Winds out of the north at 14 mph, high of 33

TV: FS1

Announcers: Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (color commentary)

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network/KRUI/Sirius Channel 121/XM Channel 203

Betting information:  Line: WI -1.5 | O/U: 35.5

Stories from this week’s Pregame:

Cover story: ‘They want to be part of that’: How Iowa uses Kinnick Stadium, Hawkeye football to recruit students and athletes

Interview: One-on-one with Iowa offensive lineman Jack Plumb

Power Rankings: Weekly Wager | The Daily Iowan’s official bettor’s guide for Week 11 of the Iowa football season

Bettor’s Guide: Weekly Wager | The Daily Iowan’s official bettor’s guide for Week 11 of the Iowa football season

Game picks: On the line | Daily Iowan football staff picks a slate of Week 11 college football games

Kid Captain: Kid Captain Tate Manahl back to full strength