Iowa vs. Michigan State: TV Channel, Live Stream, Time, How to Watch – September 30

Updated Sep. 30, 2023 7:36 p.m. ET

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Kinnick Stadium is the venue where Luke Lachey and the Iowa Hawkeyes (3-1) will match up against the Michigan State Spartans (2-2) on Saturday, September 30, 2023.

Interested in watching the game featuring the Hawkeyes and Spartans? You can do so on NBC.

Learn more about the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Michigan State Spartans.

How to Watch Iowa vs. Michigan State

When: Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Location: Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa
TV: Watch on NBC

Iowa's 2023 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread
9/2/2023	vs. Utah State	W 24-14	-24
9/9/2023	at Iowa State	W 20-13	-3.5
9/16/2023	vs. Western Michigan	W 41-10	-28.5
9/23/2023	at Penn State	L 31-0	+14
9/30/2023	vs. Michigan State	-
10/7/2023	vs. Purdue	-	-
10/14/2023	at Wisconsin	-	-
10/21/2023	vs. Minnesota	-	-
11/4/2023	vs. Northwestern	-	-
11/11/2023	vs. Rutgers	-	-
11/18/2023	vs. Illinois	-	-
11/24/2023	at Nebraska	-	-

Hawkeyes 2023 Stats & Insights

While Iowa ranks 37th in total defense with 313.8 yards allowed per game, the team's offensive unit has been slightly less successful, ranking fourth-worst (245.5 yards per game).
Iowa has struggled in the passing game, ranking eighth-worst in the FBS (127 passing yards per game) this season. However, the defense ranks 24th-best defensively, giving up just 180 passing yards per game.
The Hawkeyes are averaging 21.3 points per game on offense (105th in the FBS), and they rank 27th defensively with 17 points allowed per game.
The Hawkeyes are compiling 118.5 rushing yards per game on offense (105th in the FBS), and they rank 71st defensively with 133.8 rushing yards allowed per game.
While Iowa's third-down defense ranks 54th with a 36.6% third-down conversion rate allowed per game, the offense has been worse, ranking 11th-worst with a 30.8% third-down percentage.
The Hawkeyes have forced three total turnovers (110th in the FBS) this season and have turned it over seven times (82nd in the FBS) to register a turnover margin of -4, the 21st-worst in college football.

Iowa 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Leshon Williams	RB	173 YDS / 0 TD / 43.3 YPG / 6.9 YPC 6 REC / 44 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 11 REC YPG
Cade McNamara	QB	459 YDS (50.6%) / 4 TD / 3 INT
Kamari Moulton	RB	68 YDS / 2 TD / 17 YPG / 4.9 YPC
Jaziun Patterson	RB	104 YDS / 1 TD / 26 YPG / 5 YPC
Jay Higgins	LB	41 TKL / 0 TFL
Nick Jackson	LB	33 TKL / 3 TFL / 1 SACK
Joe Evans	DE	16 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK
Ethan Hurkett	DL	17 TKL / 3 TFL

Michigan State's 2023 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score	Spread
9/1/2023	vs. Central Michigan	W 31-7	-14
9/9/2023	vs. Richmond	W 45-14	-29.5
9/16/2023	vs. Washington	L 41-7	+15
9/23/2023	vs. Maryland	L 31-9	+7
9/30/2023	at Iowa	-
10/14/2023	at Rutgers	-	-
10/21/2023	vs. Michigan	-	-
10/28/2023	at Minnesota	-	-
11/4/2023	vs. Nebraska	-	-
11/11/2023	at Ohio State	-	-
11/18/2023	at Indiana	-	-
11/24/2023	vs. Penn State	-	-

Spartans 2023 Stats & Insights

In terms of total offense, Michigan State ranks 81st in the FBS (377 total yards per game) and 76th defensively (371.8 total yards allowed per contest).
With 266 passing yards per game on offense, Michigan State ranks 44th in the FBS. Defensively, it ranks 93rd, surrendering 243.3 passing yards per contest.
The Spartans rank 94th in the FBS with 23 points per contest on offense, and they rank 63rd with 23.3 points ceded per contest on the defensive side of the ball.
The Spartans rank 22nd-worst in rushing yards per game (111), but they've been better defensively, ranking 63rd in the FBS with 128.5 rushing yards allowed per contest.
Michigan State's defense has been keeping opposing offenses in check on third down, surrendering a 24.5% third-down conversion rate (fifth-best). On offense, it ranks 63rd in the FBS with a 41.2% third-down rate.
The Spartans sport a bottom-25 turnover margin this season, 21st-worst at -4.

Michigan State 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Nathan Carter	RB	369 YDS / 4 TD / 92.3 YPG / 5.1 YPC 9 REC / 60 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 15 REC YPG
Noah Kim	QB	897 YDS (56.4%) / 6 TD / 3 INT
Tre Mosley	WR	13 REC / 157 YDS / 1 TD / 39.3 YPG
Jaron Glover	WR	9 REC / 203 YDS / 0 TD / 50.8 YPG
Angelo Grose	DB	21 TKL / 1 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 1 INT
Cal Haladay	LB	24 TKL / 3 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Dillon Tatum	DB	27 TKL / 0 TFL
Aaron Brule	LB	17 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK