Upper Iowa hosted their annual Peacock Football Media Day on Friday afternoon at Harms-Eischeid Stadium in Fayette. Media members from radio, print and television joined Head Coach Tom Shea in the upper level of the press box for a question and answer session about the 2018 edition of the football program. Prior to Coach Shea's meet and greet with the media over lunch the full coaching staff and all 115 student-athletes were on the field for head shots, multiple group and position photos. Media members had their shots at the student-athletes around the group photos as well; several players fielded questions from the media throughout the picture session.

UIU will open the season at home against Augustana on Sep. 1 at 6:05 p.m. Promotions for the season/home opener include Ag Day, Bring a Kid to the Game (Free Admission for kids in school through 12th grade) and the team is asking fans to participate in a WHITEOUT for the night game.

Once again this season, all five Peacock football home games will be broadcast live or tape-delayed on KCRG-TV 9.2 or 9.3, which covers the eastern half of the state of Iowa. In addition to the television broadcast, all 11 games will be aired live on AM 950 KOEL and will also be covered through live stats and webcasts. All 11 games can also be streamed through the Stretch Internet app on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple or Android TV for free.