2005 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2005 Iowa Football

7-5

Overall

5-3

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Lost 24-31 · Outback Bowl

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

2005 Schedule 12 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 3	Home Ball State	56–0	W
Sep 10	Away Iowa State	3–23	L
Sep 17	Home Northern Iowa	45–21	W
Sep 24	Away (8) Ohio State	6–31	L
Oct 1	Home Illinois	35–7	W
Oct 8	Away Purdue	34–17	W
Oct 15	Home Indiana	38–21	W
Oct 22	Home Michigan	20–23	L
Nov 5	Away Northwestern	27–28	L
Nov 12	Away (19) Wisconsin	20–10	W
Nov 19	Home Minnesota	52–28	W
Jan 2	Neutral (16) Florida Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL)	24–31	L

Team & Player Stats

Numbers in plain English. Switch to Advanced to see every column. Full stat tables — passing rates, splits, game-by-game breakdowns.

Per-Game Averages

Points per game

30.0 vs 20.0

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+10.0 points per game

Total yards

432.4 vs 382.7

How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.

+49.7 difference per game

Pass yards

257.8 vs 256.7

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+1.1 difference per game

Rush yards

174.7 vs 126.0

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+48.7 difference per game

First downs

22.7 vs 21.3

A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.

+1.4 difference per game

Turnovers

1.4 vs 1.3

Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).

+0.1 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Drew Tate

2,828 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, 7 interceptions (12 games).

Lead rusher

Albert Young

1,334 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns over 12 games.

Lead receiver

Clinton Solomon

46 catches, 800 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Abdul Hodge

158 total tackles, 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

20.4

23.0

-2.6

Pass Att

33.7

37.1

-3.4

Pass Cmp %

60.6

62.0

-1.4

Pass Yds

257.8

256.7

+1.1

Pass TD

1.9

1.5

+0.4

Rush Att

36.3

39.2

-2.9

Rush Yds

174.7

126.0

+48.7

Rush Y/A

4.8

3.2

+1.6

Rush TD

1.6

0.8

+0.8

Plays

70.0

76.3

-6.3

Total Yds

432.4

382.7

+49.7

Yds/Play

6.2

5.0

+1.2

1st Downs

22.7

21.3

+1.4

Penalties

4.3

5.4

-1.1

Penalty Yds

37.3

41.7

-4.4

Fumbles

0.8

0.5

+0.3

Interceptions

0.7

0.8

-0.1

Turnovers

1.4

1.3

+0.1

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	5.0	1.0	261.7	218.0	479.7	1.3
Neutral	1.0	0.0	1.0	346.0	64.0	410.0	1.0
Road	5.0	2.0	3.0	235.4	144.8	380.2	1.6

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	5.0	1.0	247.3	105.7	353.0	1.5
Neutral	1.0	0.0	1.0	278.0	169.0	447.0	1.0
Road	5.0	2.0	3.0	263.6	141.8	405.4	1.2

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	246.0	116.6	362.6	1.6
Win	7.0	7.0	0.0	266.1	216.1	482.3	1.3

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	241.2	177.8	419.0	1.6
Win	7.0	7.0	0.0	267.7	89.0	356.7	1.1

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
January	1.0	0.0	1.0	346.0	64.0	410.0	1.0
November	3.0	2.0	1.0	292.3	206.0	498.3	1.0
October	4.0	3.0	1.0	271.3	194.5	465.8	1.3
September	4.0	2.0	2.0	196.3	159.0	355.3	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
January	1.0	0.0	1.0	278.0	169.0	447.0	1.0
November	3.0	2.0	1.0	303.3	87.7	391.0	1.3
October	4.0	3.0	1.0	291.5	110.3	401.8	1.3
September	4.0	2.0	2.0	181.5	159.8	341.3	1.5

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Monday	1.0	0.0	1.0	346.0	64.0	410.0	1.0
Saturday	11.0	7.0	4.0	249.7	184.7	434.5	1.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Monday	1.0	0.0	1.0	278.0	169.0	447.0	1.0
Saturday	11.0	7.0	4.0	254.7	122.1	376.8	1.4

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	174.0	173.0	347.0	5.0
Big Ten	8.0	5.0	3.0	263.5	173.4	436.9	1.1
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	200.0	241.0	441.0	2.0
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	265.0	231.0	496.0	0.0
SEC	1.0	0.0	1.0	346.0	64.0	410.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	154.0	169.0	323.0	1.0
Big Ten	8.0	5.0	3.0	286.5	127.3	413.8	1.4
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	93.0	51.0	144.0	1.0
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	263.0	105.0	368.0	2.0
SEC	1.0	0.0	1.0	278.0	169.0	447.0	1.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Drew TateQB	12	219	352	62.2	2,828	22	7	8.0	8.4	12.9	235.7	146.4
Jason MansonQB	7	24	48	50.0	230	0	1	4.8	3.9	9.6	32.9	86.1
Clinton SolomonWR	12	1	1	100.0	26	1	0	26.0	46.0	26.0	2.2	648.4
Cy PhillipsQB	2	1	2	50.0	9	0	0	4.5	4.5	9.0	4.5	87.8

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Albert YoungRB	12	249	1,334	5.4	8	111.2	24	244	10.2	0	20.3	273	1,578	8
Clinton SolomonWR	12	1	8	8.0	0	0.7	46	800	17.4	7	66.7	47	808	7
Scott ChandlerTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	47	552	11.7	2	46.0	47	552	2
Ed HinkelWR	9	1	20	20.0	1	2.2	40	518	13.0	7	57.6	41	538	8
Herb GrigsbyWR	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	25	335	13.4	3	27.9	25	335	3
Damian SimsRB	11	30	296	9.9	4	26.9	3	30	10.0	0	2.7	33	326	4
Shonn GreeneRB	11	37	173	4.7	1	15.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	37	173	1
Tony MoeakiTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	8	112	14.0	0	9.3	8	112	0
Matt MelloyWR	9	0	0	—	0	0.0	8	103	12.9	1	11.4	8	103	1
Ryan MajerusTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	10	95	9.5	2	7.9	10	95	2
Marcus SchnoorRB	12	22	69	3.1	2	5.8	3	14	4.7	0	1.2	25	83	2
Calvin DavisWR	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	8	79	9.9	0	7.9	8	79	0
Andy BrodellWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	6	69	11.5	0	6.3	6	69	0
Champ DavisDL	12	1	10	10.0	0	0.8	8	58	7.3	1	4.8	9	68	1
Tom BuschLB	12	9	31	3.4	0	2.6	4	29	7.3	0	2.4	13	60	0
Jason MansonQB	7	11	54	4.9	0	7.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	11	54	0
Sam BrownleeRB	3	9	42	4.7	2	14.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	9	42	2
Drew TateQB	12	44	41	0.9	1	3.4	0	0	—	0	0.0	44	41	1
Marques SimmonsRB	6	3	13	4.3	0	2.2	1	11	11.0	0	1.8	4	24	0
Kevin SherlockDB	6	6	21	3.5	0	3.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	6	21	0
Eric McCollumWR	6	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	19	9.5	0	3.2	2	19	0
Eric McCollomWR	6	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	19	9.5	0	3.2	2	19	0
Brandon MyersTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	16	16.0	0	1.3	1	16	0
Adolphus SheltonRB	2	4	10	2.5	0	5.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	4	10	0
Kennon ChristianWR	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	9	9.0	0	0.8	1	9	0
Paul WilsonDB	1	3	7	2.3	0	7.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	7	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Abdul HodgeLB	12	96	62	158	11.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Chad GreenwayLB	12	92	64	156	10.0	2.0	1	16	0	0	0	0
Edmond MilesLB	12	37	31	68	9.0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jovon JohnsonDB	11	50	17	67	1.0	0.0	3	18	1	0	0	0
Marcus PaschalDB	11	38	23	61	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	6	1	0
Mitch KingDB	12	35	25	60	10.5	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Antwan AllenDB	10	44	16	60	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Miguel MerrickDB	12	35	24	59	2.0	0.0	1	20	0	0	0	0
Kenny IwebemaDL	12	30	18	48	10.0	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Matt KroulDL	12	22	26	48	4.5	1.5	1	5	0	0	0	0
Brian MattisonDL	12	30	16	46	9.5	3.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
Charles GodfreyDB	11	27	8	35	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mike FollettDL	12	20	12	32	4.0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike HumpalLB	11	14	11	25	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adam ShadaDB	9	19	3	22	0.0	0.0	3	9	0	0	0	0
Ryan BainDL	12	9	12	21	3.5	3.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zachary GablemannLB	12	11	6	17	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Alex WillcoxDL	10	6	11	17	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devan MoylanDB	12	7	6	13	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Mike KlinkenborgLB	11	7	4	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon MyersTE	12	4	5	9	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex KanellisDL	11	4	5	9	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus SchnoorRB	12	5	2	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew BeckerDB	12	3	2	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shonn GreeneRB	11	4	1	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris BreviLB	1	2	2	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ted BentlerDL	6	3	1	4	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Damian SimsRB	11	3	0	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler BerganLB	3	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan McLaughlinLB	1	0	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Richey WilliamsDB	3	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Champ DavisDL	12	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin McGrathOL	4	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andy BrodellWR	11	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob SprattDL	1	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ma'Quan DawkinsDB	8	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris KuehlLB	4	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bradley FletcherDB	10	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clinton SolomonWR	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anton NarinskiyLB	2	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Calvin DavisWR	10	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel OlsztaDL	8	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albert YoungRB	12	0	1	1	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nyere AumaitreOL	2	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ben GatesOL	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew TateQB	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant McCrackenDL	2	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bret ChinanderLB	1	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rashad DunnOL	3	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adolphus SheltonRB	2	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin SherlockDB	6	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt MelloyWR	9	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kick & Punt Returns

Player	G	Kick Returns				Punt Returns				APYd
		Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Damian SimsRB	11	12	241	20.1	0	0	0	—	0	567
Jovon JohnsonDB	11	0	0	—	0	13	226	17.4	1	244
Albert YoungRB	12	12	182	15.2	0	0	0	—	0	1,760
Ed HinkelWR	9	0	0	—	0	10	91	9.1	0	629
Herb GrigsbyWR	12	1	18	18.0	0	2	11	5.5	0	364
Andy BrodellWR	11	0	0	—	0	1	12	12.0	0	81
Champ DavisDL	12	1	7	7.0	0	0	0	—	0	75
Brandon MyersTE	12	1	6	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	22
Mike HumpalLB	11	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Andy FenstermakerP	12	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	49	1,885	38.5
John GalleryP	4	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	8	340	42.5
Kyle SchlicherK	12	43	44	97.7	17	21	81.0	94	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	Int	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
Kyle SchlicherK	12	0	0	0	0	—	0	43	44	17	21	94	7.8
Albert YoungRB	12	8	0	0	0	—	8	0	0	0	0	48	4.0
Ed HinkelWR	9	1	7	0	0	—	8	0	0	0	0	48	5.3
Clinton SolomonWR	12	0	7	0	0	—	7	0	0	0	0	42	3.5
Damian SimsRB	11	4	0	0	0	—	4	0	0	0	0	24	2.2
Herb GrigsbyWR	12	0	3	0	0	—	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.5
Jovon JohnsonDB	11	0	0	1	1	—	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.1
Marcus SchnoorRB	12	2	0	0	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
Ryan MajerusTE	12	0	2	0	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
Sam BrownleeRB	3	2	0	0	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	12	4.0
Scott ChandlerTE	12	0	2	0	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
Drew TateQB	12	1	0	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Champ DavisDL	12	0	1	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Shonn GreeneRB	11	1	0	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Matt MelloyWR	9	0	1	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.7

Game Logs

Date	Opp	Rslt	Passing						Rushing			Total			Penalties		TO
			Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	Rate	Att	Yds	TD	Plays	Yds	Y/P	No	Yds	FL	Int	TO
Sep 3	Ball State	W 56–0	19	20	200	2	10.0	212.0	47	241	5	67	441	6.6	1	5	2	0	2
Sep 10	@ Iowa State	L 3–23	15	42	174	0	4.1	61.0	32	173	0	74	347	4.7	6	42	3	2	5
Sep 17	UNI	W 45–21	18	23	265	2	11.5	203.7	39	231	3	62	496	8.0	2	20	0	0	0
Sep 24	@ Ohio State	L 6–31	22	39	146	0	3.7	82.7	18	-9	0	57	137	2.4	2	10	0	1	1
Oct 1	Illinois	W 35–7	17	23	175	2	7.6	157.8	39	301	3	62	476	7.7	4	30	1	1	2
Oct 8	@ Purdue	W 34–17	19	33	357	3	10.8	178.4	50	178	0	83	535	6.4	2	10	0	0	0
Oct 15	Indiana	W 38–21	12	24	265	2	11.0	170.3	33	160	3	57	425	7.5	3	45	2	0	2
Oct 22	Michigan	L 20–23	27	39	288	2	7.4	143.1	38	139	0	77	427	5.5	11	94	0	1	1
Nov 5	@ Northwestern	L 27–28	23	38	276	0	7.3	121.5	43	216	3	81	492	6.1	5	50	0	0	0
Nov 12	@ Wisconsin	W 20–10	21	34	224	2	6.6	130.6	37	166	0	71	390	5.5	5	48	1	1	2
Nov 19	Minnesota	W 52–28	20	34	377	5	11.1	194.6	40	236	2	74	613	8.3	3	33	0	1	1
Jan 2	vs Florida Outback Bowl	L 24–31	32	55	346	3	6.3	125.4	20	64	0	75	410	5.5	8	60	0	1	1

2005 Roster 69 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Adam Shada	SO	DB
Andrew Becker	JR	DB
Antwan Allen	SR	DB
Bradley Fletcher	FR	DB
Charles Godfrey	SO	DB
Devan Moylan	JR	DB
Jovon Johnson	SR	DB
Kevin Sherlock	SR	DB
Ma'Quan Dawkins	JR	DB
Marcus Paschal	JR	DB
Miguel Merrick	JR	DB
Mitch King	FR	DB
Paul Wilson	SR	DB
Richey Williams	SR	DB
Alex Kanellis	FR	DL
Alex Willcox	SO	DL
Brian Mattison	SO	DL
Champ Davis	JR	DL
Daniel Olszta	SO	DL
Grant McCracken	FR	DL
Jacob Spratt	SO	DL
Kenny Iwebema	SO	DL
Matt Kroul	FR	DL
Mike Follett	SR	DL
Ryan Bain	FR	DL
Ted Bentler	FR	DL
Kyle Schlicher	JR	K
Abdul Hodge	SR	LB
Anton Narinskiy	FR	LB
Bret Chinander	SR	LB
Chad Greenway	SR	LB
Chris Brevi	SO	LB
Chris Kuehl	SO	LB
Edmond Miles	JR	LB
Jordan McLaughlin	FR	LB
Mike Humpal	SO	LB
Mike Klinkenborg	SO	LB
Tom Busch	SO	LB
Tyler Bergan	SO	LB
Zachary Gablemann	JR	LB
Ben Gates	SR	OL
Gavin McGrath	FR	OL
Nyere Aumaitre	FR	OL
Rashad Dunn	FR	OL
Andy Fenstermaker	JR	P
John Gallery	SR	P
Cy Phillips	SR	QB	1 Cmp, 2 Att, 9 Yds, 0 TD
Drew Tate	JR	QB	219 Cmp, 352 Att, 2828 Yds, 22 TD
Jason Manson	JR	QB	24 Cmp, 48 Att, 230 Yds, 0 TD
Adolphus Shelton	SR	RB	4 Att, 10 Yds, 2.5 Avg
Albert Young	SO	RB	249 Att, 1334 Yds, 5.4 Avg
Damian Sims	SO	RB	30 Att, 296 Yds, 9.9 Avg
Marcus Schnoor	SR	RB	22 Att, 69 Yds, 3.1 Avg
Marques Simmons	SR	RB	3 Att, 13 Yds, 4.3 Avg
Sam Brownlee	JR	RB	9 Att, 42 Yds, 4.7 Avg
Shonn Greene	FR	RB	37 Att, 173 Yds, 4.7 Avg
Brandon Myers	FR	TE	1 Rec, 16 Yds, 16.0 Avg
Ryan Majerus	JR	TE	10 Rec, 95 Yds, 9.5 Avg
Scott Chandler	JR	TE	47 Rec, 552 Yds, 11.7 Avg
Tony Moeaki	FR	TE	8 Rec, 112 Yds, 14.0 Avg
Andy Brodell	FR	WR	6 Rec, 69 Yds, 11.5 Avg
Calvin Davis	JR	WR	8 Rec, 79 Yds, 9.9 Avg
Clinton Solomon	SR	WR	46 Rec, 800 Yds, 17.4 Avg
Ed Hinkel	SR	WR	40 Rec, 518 Yds, 13.0 Avg
Eric McCollom	—	WR	2 Rec, 19 Yds, 9.5 Avg
Eric McCollum	SO	WR	2 Rec, 19 Yds, 9.5 Avg
Herb Grigsby	SO	WR	25 Rec, 335 Yds, 13.4 Avg
Kennon Christian	SO	WR	1 Rec, 9 Yds, 9.0 Avg
Matt Melloy	SR	WR	8 Rec, 103 Yds, 12.9 Avg

2005 AP Poll Movement

AP Poll

Season

Final Ranking

Season Summary

Highest Rank: #8
Lowest Rank: #25
Weeks in Poll: 6
Total Weeks: 15

Week-by-week rankings

Pre

#11

9/6

9/11

#22

9/18

#21

9/25

10/2

10/9

10/16

10/23

10/30

11/6

11/13

11/20

11/27

#25

12/4

#25

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Chapters of Iowa football history

Explore Iowa football history by chapter. Dive into legendary seasons, unforgettable rivalries, and the program's rich tradition.

Greatest Iowa Teams

Season	Record	AP Final	Coach	Bowl
1922	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
1921	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
1956	9-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	Won — Rose Bowl
1960	8-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	—
1899	8-0-1	—	Alden Knipe	—
1900	7-0-1	—	Alden Knipe	—
2015	12-2	#9	Kirk Ferentz	Lost — Rose Bowl
2009	11-2	#7	Kirk Ferentz	Won — Orange Bowl
2002	11-2	#8	Kirk Ferentz	Lost — Orange Bowl
1991	10-1-1	#10	Hayden Fry	Tied — Holiday Bowl

Iowa Bowl Games

Season	Bowl	Result	Score	Opponent
2025	ReliaQuest Bowl	Won	34-27	vanderbilt
2024	Music City Bowl	Lost	24-27	missouri
2023	Citrus Bowl	Lost	0-35	tennessee
2022	Music City Bowl	Won	21-0	kentucky
2021	Citrus Bowl	Lost	17-20	kentucky
2019	Holiday Bowl	Won	49-24	southern-california
2018	Outback Bowl	Won	27-22	mississippi-state
2017	Pinstripe Bowl	Won	27-20	boston-college
2016	Outback Bowl	Lost	3-30	florida
2015	Rose Bowl	Lost	16-45	stanford
2014	TaxSlayer Bowl	Lost	28-45	tennessee
2013	Outback Bowl	Lost	14-21	louisiana-state
2011	Insight Bowl	Lost	14-31	oklahoma
2010	Insight Bowl	Won	27-24	missouri
2009	Orange Bowl	Won	24-14	georgia-tech
2008	Outback Bowl	Won	31-10	south-carolina
2006	Alamo Bowl	Lost	24-26	texas
2005	Outback Bowl	Lost	24-31	florida
2004	Capital One Bowl	Won	30-25	louisiana-state
2003	Outback Bowl	Won	37-17	florida
2002	Orange Bowl	Lost	17-38	southern-california
2001	Alamo Bowl	Won	19-16	texas-tech
1997	Sun Bowl	Lost	7-17	arizona-state
1996	Alamo Bowl	Won	27-0	texas-tech
1995	Sun Bowl	Won	38-18	washington
1993	Alamo Bowl	Lost	3-37	california
1991	Holiday Bowl	Tied	13-13	brigham-young
1990	Rose Bowl	Lost	34-46	washington
1988	Peach Bowl	Lost	23-28	north-carolina-state
1987	Holiday Bowl	Won	20-19	wyoming
1986	Holiday Bowl	Won	39-38	san-diego-state
1985	Rose Bowl	Lost	28-45	ucla
1984	Freedom Bowl	Won	55-17	texas
1983	Gator Bowl	Lost	6-14	florida
1982	Peach Bowl	Won	28-22	tennessee
1981	Rose Bowl	Lost	0-28	washington
1958	Rose Bowl	Won	38-12	california
1956	Rose Bowl	Won	35-19	oregon-state

Iowa Rivalries

Trophy	Opponent	W-L-T	Years
Cy-Hawk Trophy	Iowa State	47-21	1899–2025
Floyd of Rosedale	Minnesota	54-61-2	1901–2025
Heartland Trophy	Wisconsin	47-48-2	1906–2025
Heroes Trophy	Nebraska	19-26-1	1903–2025

All-time numbers will fill in as historical Iowa schedules are imported.

Best Iowa Defenses

Season	Pts allowed/G	National rank	Record
1899	0.6	#1	8-0
1900	1.5	#3	7-0
1910	2.1	#18	5-2
1929	3.5	#10	4-2
1918	4.0	#14	6-2
1922	4.7	#23	7-0
1935	4.9	#14	4-2
1914	5.1	#21	4-3
1921	5.1	#22	7-0
1928	5.2	#22	6-2

All-Time Single-Season Leaders

Passing yards

Player	Season	Passing
Chuck Hartlieb	1988	3,310
James Vandenberg	2011	3,022
Ricky Stanzi	2010	3,004
Chuck Long	1985	2,978
Nathan Stanley	2019	2,951

Rushing yards

Player	Season	Rushing
Shonn Greene	2008	1,850
Tavian Banks	1997	1,639
Kaleb Johnson	2024	1,537
Marcus Coker	2011	1,384
Fred Russell	2003	1,355

Receiving yards

Player	Season	Receiving
Marvin McNutt	2011	1,315
Keith Chappelle	1980	1,037
Kevin Kasper	2000	1,010
Quinn Early	1987	978
Maurice Brown	2002	966

Tackles

Player	Season	Tackles
Jay Higgins	2023	171
Abdul Hodge	2005	158
Chad Greenway	2005	156
Pat Angerer	2009	145
Jack Campbell	2021	143

AP Poll History

Season	Final AP rank
2025	#17
2023	#24
2021	#23
2020	#16
2019	#15
2018	#25
2015	#9
2009	#7
2008	#20
2004	#8
2003	#8
2002	#8
1996	#18
1995	#25
1991	#10
1990	#18
1987	#16
1986	#16
1985	#10
1984	#16
1983	#14
1981	#18
1960	#3
1958	#2
1957	#6
1956	#3
1953	#9
1939	#9

Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM

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2005 Iowa Football

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Beat #19 Wisconsin

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Beat Minnesota

Beat Purdue

Beat Ball State

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Lost to Florida

Lost by 3 to Michigan

Lost by 1 to Northwestern

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