2007 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2007 Iowa Football

6-6

Overall

4-4

Big Ten

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Shutouts

Syracuse

Yards per game

316

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

351

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

-3.4

Simple Rating System — #76 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Syracuse on Sep 8

Best defensive game

held them to 0

vs Syracuse (35-0)

Closest game

2-point loss

vs Iowa State (13-15)

Biggest win

by 35

vs Syracuse (35-0)

Rankings & Streaks

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

4-2

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

2-4

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat #18 Illinois

10 vs 6

home vs Illinois · Oct 13, 2007

Took down #18 at home

Signature Wins

VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE

Beat Minnesota

21 vs 16

home vs Minnesota · Nov 10, 2007

Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 5

BLOWOUT WIN

Beat Syracuse

35 vs 0

home vs Syracuse · Sep 8, 2007

Wire-to-wire control — won by 35

ROAD WIN

Beat Northern Illinois

16 vs 3

at Northern Illinois · Sep 1, 2007

Quality road victory

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Faced Wisconsin

13 vs 17

at Wisconsin · Sep 22, 2007

Trophy game came up just short

VS CY-HAWK

Faced Iowa State

13 vs 15

at Iowa State · Sep 15, 2007

Trophy game came up just short

Compare This Team

See how the 2007 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

2007 Schedule 12 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 1	Away Northern Illinois	16–3	W
Sep 8	Home Syracuse	35–0	W
Sep 15	Away Iowa State	13–15	L
Sep 22	Away (9) Wisconsin	13–17	L
Sep 29	Home Indiana	20–38	L
Oct 6	Away Penn State	7–27	L
Oct 13	Home (18) Illinois	10–6	W
Oct 20	Away Purdue	6–31	L
Oct 27	Home Michigan State	34–27	W
Nov 3	Away Northwestern	28–17	W
Nov 10	Home Minnesota	21–16	W
Nov 17	Home Western Michigan	19–28	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

18.5 vs 18.8

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

-0.2 points per game

Total yards

316.3 vs 351.2

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

-34.9 difference per game

Pass yards

190.1 vs 229.2

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-39.1 difference per game

Rush yards

126.3 vs 122.0

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+4.3 difference per game

First downs

16.9 vs 18.9

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

-2.0 difference per game

Turnovers

1.1 vs 1.8

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

-0.7 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Jake Christensen

2,269 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, 6 interceptions (12 games).

Lead rusher

Albert Young

968 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns over 12 games.

Lead receiver

Derrell Johnson-Koulianos

38 catches, 482 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Mike Humpal

123 total tackles, 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

16.6

20.6

-4.0

Pass Att

31.3

35.5

-4.2

Pass Cmp %

52.9

58.0

-5.1

Pass Yds

190.1

229.2

-39.1

Pass TD

1.4

1.1

+0.3

Rush Att

36.5

37.8

-1.3

Rush Yds

126.3

122.0

+4.3

Rush Y/A

3.5

3.2

+0.3

Rush TD

0.9

0.0

Plays

67.8

73.3

-5.5

Total Yds

316.3

351.2

-34.9

Yds/Play

4.7

4.8

-0.1

1st Downs

16.9

18.9

-2.0

Penalties

5.6

5.1

+0.5

Penalty Yds

50.9

40.6

+10.3

Fumbles

0.5

0.6

-0.1

Interceptions

0.6

1.2

-0.6

Turnovers

1.1

1.8

-0.7

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	4.0	2.0	206.5	149.3	355.8	1.7
Road	6.0	2.0	4.0	173.7	103.2	276.8	0.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	6.0	4.0	2.0	236.0	106.8	342.8	1.2
Road	6.0	2.0	4.0	222.3	137.2	359.5	2.3

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	6.0	0.0	6.0	194.5	94.5	289.0	1.2
Win	6.0	6.0	0.0	185.7	158.0	343.7	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	6.0	0.0	6.0	255.3	146.8	402.2	1.7
Win	6.0	6.0	0.0	203.0	97.2	300.2	1.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
November	3.0	2.0	1.0	235.0	119.0	354.0	1.7
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	139.5	124.0	263.5	0.8
September	5.0	2.0	3.0	203.6	132.4	336.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
November	3.0	2.0	1.0	278.0	121.0	399.0	1.3
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	251.5	168.5	420.0	1.8
September	5.0	2.0	3.0	182.0	85.4	267.4	2.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	12.0	6.0	6.0	190.1	126.3	316.3	1.1

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	12.0	6.0	6.0	229.2	122.0	351.2	1.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	118.0	115.0	233.0	0.0
Big East	1.0	1.0	0.0	290.0	118.0	408.0	3.0
Big Ten	8.0	4.0	4.0	186.4	110.5	296.9	0.9
MAC	2.0	1.0	1.0	191.0	199.0	390.0	1.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	157.0	143.0	300.0	1.0
Big East	1.0	1.0	0.0	79.0	24.0	103.0	1.0
Big Ten	8.0	4.0	4.0	241.6	144.3	385.9	2.0
MAC	2.0	1.0	1.0	290.5	71.5	362.0	1.5

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Jake ChristensenQB	12	198	370	53.5	2,269	17	6	6.1	6.3	11.5	189.1	116.9
Arvell NelsonQB	3	1	1	100.0	12	0	0	12.0	12.0	12.0	4.0	200.8
Ricky StanziQB	2	0	4	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	-11.2	—	0.0	-50.0

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	206	968	4.7	6	80.7	23	212	9.2	1	17.7	229	1,180	7
Damian SimsRB	12	100	499	5.0	3	41.6	10	76	7.6	0	6.3	110	575	3
Derrell Johnson-KoulianosWR	12	2	19	9.5	0	1.6	38	482	12.7	2	40.2	40	501	2
James ClevelandWR	12	2	-11	-5.5	0	-0.9	36	464	12.9	0	38.7	38	453	0
Trey StrossWR	8	1	-1	-1.0	0	-0.1	16	272	17.0	4	34.0	17	271	4
Paul Chaney Jr.WR	9	0	0	—	0	0.0	19	210	11.1	1	23.3	19	210	1
Brandon MyersTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	21	208	9.9	5	17.3	21	208	5
Tony MoeakiTE	4	0	0	—	0	0.0	14	170	12.1	3	42.5	14	170	3
Andy BrodellWR	4	1	7	7.0	0	1.8	13	96	7.4	0	24.0	14	103	0
Colin SandemanWR	11	1	-5	-5.0	0	-0.5	4	55	13.8	0	5.0	5	50	0
Jevon PughRB	5	17	40	2.4	1	8.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	17	40	1
Allen ReisnerTE	8	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	31	15.5	0	3.9	2	31	0
Ricky StanziQB	2	1	13	13.0	0	6.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	13	0
Tom BuschLB	12	1	2	2.0	0	0.2	2	6	3.0	1	0.5	3	8	1
Jake ChristensenQB	12	99	0	0.0	1	0.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	99	0	1
Kyle CallowayOL	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	-1	-1.0	0	-0.1	1	-1	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	PD	FR	FF
Mike HumpalLB	12	46	77	123	5.5	1.0	3	49	0	0	2
A.J. EddsLB	12	29	51	80	3.5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
Mike KlinkenborgLB	9	32	47	79	3.0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
Matt KroulDL	12	23	51	74	2.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0
Charles GodfreyDB	12	42	23	65	1.0	0.0	5	33	0	0	0
Brian MattisonDL	12	27	34	61	11.5	9.0	0	0	4	1	4
Mitch KingDL	12	25	33	58	14.5	4.5	0	0	7	0	1
Adam ShadaDB	9	42	14	56	1.5	1.0	0	0	5	0	1
Bradley FletcherDB	11	30	22	52	0.5	0.0	2	0	0	0	1
Harold DaltonDB	12	18	31	49	0.5	0.0	0	0	4	0	0
Brett GreenwoodDB	11	25	20	45	1.0	0.0	2	12	0	0	0
Kenny IwebemaDL	11	11	17	28	5.0	3.5	0	0	2	0	1
Bryon GattasLB	11	10	16	26	1.0	0.5	0	0	1	0	0
Adrian ClaybornDL	11	3	17	20	2.5	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
Jacody ColemanLB	9	6	12	18	3.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Devan MoylanDB	4	12	5	17	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Christian BallardDL	10	5	10	15	4.0	2.5	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff TarpinianDB	10	4	9	13	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Chad GearyDL	7	6	5	11	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiha HunterLB	9	2	8	10	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan BernsteinDB	12	7	2	9	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Dezman MosesLB	11	3	5	8	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jayme MurphyDB	10	4	3	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1
Drew GardnerDB	12	5	1	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nyere AumaitreOL	3	2	4	6	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Diauntae MorrowDB	7	1	4	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Paki O'MearaRB	12	4	1	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel OlsztaDL	12	2	3	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon MyersTE	12	2	2	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Tom BuschLB	12	0	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Anton NarinskiyDL	5	0	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin SignorK	11	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Troy JohnsonLB	10	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1
Tony MoeakiTE	4	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Dana BrownRB	4	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Lance TillisonDB	10	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Cody HundertmarkDL	6	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick SmithDB	3	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Pat AngererLB	4	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris RowellDB	1	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Julian VanderveldeOL	11	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1
Jake ChristensenQB	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Karl KlugDL	1	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Cedric EversonDB	1	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin McGrathOL	5	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie WilliamsOL	4	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Wesley AeschlimanOL	12	1	0	1	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
Derrell Johnson-KoulianosWR	12	22	521	23.7	0	0	0	—	0	1,022
Paul Chaney Jr.WR	9	13	234	18.0	0	3	13	4.3	0	457
Andy BrodellWR	4	0	0	—	0	14	202	14.4	0	305
Colin SandemanWR	11	0	0	—	0	12	92	7.7	0	142
Christian BallardDL	10	2	32	16.0	0	0	0	—	0	32
Jordan BernstineDB	12	2	27	13.5	0	0	0	—	0	27
Jordan BernsteinDB	12	2	27	13.5	0	0	0	—	0	27
Adrian ClaybornDL	11	1	19	19.0	0	0	0	—	0	19
Dezman MosesLB	11	2	15	7.5	0	0	0	—	0	15
Damian SimsRB	12	1	14	14.0	0	0	0	—	0	589

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Ryan DonahueP	12	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	86	3,533	41.1
Daniel MurrayK	12	16	18	88.9	7	10	70.0	37	0	0	—
Austin SignorK	11	8	10	80.0	3	6	50.0	17	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
Albert YoungRB	12	6	1	—	7	0	0	0	0	42	3.5
Daniel MurrayK	12	0	0	—	0	16	18	7	10	37	3.1
Brandon MyersTE	12	0	5	—	5	0	0	0	0	30	2.5
Trey StrossWR	8	0	4	—	4	0	0	0	0	24	3.0
Tony MoeakiTE	4	0	3	—	3	0	0	0	0	18	4.5
Damian SimsRB	12	3	0	—	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.5
Austin SignorK	11	0	0	—	0	8	10	3	6	17	1.5
Derrell Johnson-KoulianosWR	12	0	2	—	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
Jevon PughRB	5	1	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	1.2
Paul Chaney Jr.WR	9	0	1	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.7
Tom BuschLB	12	0	1	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Jake ChristensenQB	12	1	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5

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 1	@ Northern Illinois	W 16–3	12	29	133	1	4.6	91.3	46	250	1	75	383	5.1	10	117	0	0	0
Sep 8	Syracuse	W 35–0	24	37	290	4	7.8	155.6	41	118	1	78	408	5.2	4	35	1	2	3
Sep 15	@ Iowa State	L 13–15	12	23	118	0	5.1	95.3	34	115	1	57	233	4.1	2	20	0	0	0
Sep 22	@ Wisconsin	L 13–17	17	37	169	1	4.6	93.2	26	59	0	63	228	3.6	3	23	0	0	0
Sep 29	Indiana	L 20–38	24	42	308	3	7.3	137.6	37	120	0	79	428	5.4	9	73	1	1	2
Oct 6	@ Penn State	L 7–27	16	29	146	1	5.0	108.8	28	48	0	57	194	3.4	6	41	0	0	0
Oct 13	Illinois	W 10–6	17	25	182	1	7.3	142.4	47	141	0	72	323	4.5	6	40	1	0	1
Oct 20	@ Purdue	L 6–31	17	40	177	0	4.4	74.7	29	77	0	69	254	3.7	7	52	1	1	2
Oct 27	Michigan State	W 34–27	5	15	53	1	3.5	85.0	44	230	3	59	283	4.8	5	34	0	0	0
Nov 3	@ Northwestern	W 28–17	21	36	299	1	8.3	137.3	34	70	3	70	369	5.3	7	111	1	0	1
Nov 10	Minnesota	W 21–16	14	25	157	1	6.3	114.0	40	139	2	65	296	4.6	5	45	0	1	1
Nov 17	Western Michigan	L 19–28	20	38	249	3	6.6	123.2	32	148	0	70	397	5.7	3	20	1	2	3

2007 Roster 63 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Adam Shada	SR	DB
Bradley Fletcher	JR	DB
Brett Greenwood	SO	DB
Cedric Everson	FR	DB
Charles Godfrey	SR	DB
Chris Rowell	SO	DB
Derrick Smith	FR	DB
Devan Moylan	SR	DB
Diauntae Morrow	FR	DB
Drew Gardner	JR	DB
Harold Dalton	JR	DB
Jayme Murphy	FR	DB
Jeff Tarpinian	FR	DB
Jordan Bernstein	FR	DB
Jordan Bernstine	—	DB
Lance Tillison	FR	DB
Adrian Clayborn	FR	DL
Anton Narinskiy	JR	DL
Brian Mattison	SR	DL
Chad Geary	SO	DL
Christian Ballard	FR	DL
Cody Hundertmark	FR	DL
Daniel Olszta	SR	DL
Karl Klug	FR	DL
Kenny Iwebema	SR	DL
Matt Kroul	JR	DL
Mitch King	JR	DL
Austin Signor	SO	K
Daniel Murray	FR	K
A.J. Edds	SO	LB
Bryon Gattas	SR	LB
Dezman Moses	FR	LB
Jacody Coleman	FR	LB
Jeremiha Hunter	FR	LB
Mike Humpal	SR	LB
Mike Klinkenborg	SR	LB
Pat Angerer	SO	LB
Tom Busch	SR	LB
Troy Johnson	FR	LB
Eddie Williams	JR	OL
Gavin McGrath	JR	OL
Julian Vandervelde	FR	OL
Kyle Calloway	SO	OL
Nyere Aumaitre	JR	OL
Wesley Aeschliman	JR	OL
Ryan Donahue	FR	P
Arvell Nelson	FR	QB	1 Cmp, 1 Att, 12 Yds, 0 TD
Jake Christensen	SO	QB	198 Cmp, 370 Att, 2269 Yds, 17 TD
Ricky Stanzi	—	QB	0 Cmp, 4 Att, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Albert Young	SR	RB	206 Att, 968 Yds, 4.7 Avg
Damian Sims	SR	RB	100 Att, 499 Yds, 5.0 Avg
Dana Brown	SO	RB
Jevon Pugh	FR	RB	17 Att, 40 Yds, 2.4 Avg
Paki O'Meara	FR	RB
Allen Reisner	FR	TE	2 Rec, 31 Yds, 15.5 Avg
Brandon Myers	JR	TE	21 Rec, 208 Yds, 9.9 Avg
Tony Moeaki	JR	TE	14 Rec, 170 Yds, 12.1 Avg
Andy Brodell	JR	WR	13 Rec, 96 Yds, 7.4 Avg
Colin Sandeman	FR	WR	4 Rec, 55 Yds, 13.8 Avg
Derrell Johnson-Koulianos	FR	WR	38 Rec, 482 Yds, 12.7 Avg
James Cleveland	FR	WR	36 Rec, 464 Yds, 12.9 Avg
Paul Chaney Jr.	FR	WR	19 Rec, 210 Yds, 11.1 Avg
Trey Stross	SO	WR	16 Rec, 272 Yds, 17.0 Avg

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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

Football History

Season Snapshot 2007 at a glance

2007 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #18 Illinois

Signature Wins

Beat Minnesota

Beat Syracuse

Beat Northern Illinois

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced Wisconsin

Faced Iowa State

Compare This Team

2007 Schedule 12 games

Team & Player Stats

Per-Game Averages

Top Performers

Team Stats per Game

Splits

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Offense

Defense

Player Stats

Passing

Rushing & Receiving

Defense & Fumbles

Kick & Punt Returns

Kicking & Punting

Scoring

Game Logs

2007 Roster 63 players

2007 AP Poll Movement

Greatest Teams

Bowl Games

Rivalries

Best Defenses

Player Leaders

AP Poll History

Greatest Iowa Teams

Iowa Bowl Games

Iowa Rivalries

Best Iowa Defenses

All-Time Single-Season Leaders

Passing yards

Rushing yards

Receiving yards

Tackles

AP Poll History