2008 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2008 Iowa Football

9-4

Overall

5-3

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Won 31-10 · Outback Bowl

#20

Final AP rank

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

2008 Schedule 13 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Aug 30	Home Maine	46–3	W
Sep 6	Home Florida International	42–0	W
Sep 13	Home Iowa State	17–5	W
Sep 20	Away Pitt	20–21	L
Sep 27	Home Northwestern	17–22	L
Oct 4	Away Michigan State	13–16	L
Oct 11	Away Indiana	45–9	W
Oct 18	Home Wisconsin	38–16	W
Nov 1	Away Illinois	24–27	L
Nov 8	Home (3) Penn State	24–23	W
Nov 15	Home Purdue	22–17	W
Nov 22	Away Minnesota	55–0	W
Jan 1	Neutral South Carolina Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL)	31–10	W

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

30.3 vs 13.0

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+17.3 points per game

Total yards

370.4 vs 291.3

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

+79.1 difference per game

Pass yards

181.7 vs 197.3

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-15.6 difference per game

Rush yards

188.7 vs 94.0

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+94.7 difference per game

First downs

20.7 vs 16.5

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

+4.2 difference per game

Turnovers

1.8 vs 2.5

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

Ricky Stanzi

1,956 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 9 interceptions (13 games).

Lead rusher

Shonn Greene

1,850 rushing yards, 20 touchdowns over 13 games.

Lead receiver

Derrell Johnson-Koulianos

44 catches, 639 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Pat Angerer

107 total tackles, 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

14.4

19.7

-5.3

Pass Att

24.6

35.6

-11.0

Pass Cmp %

58.4

55.3

+3.1

Pass Yds

181.7

197.3

-15.6

Pass TD

1.2

0.7

+0.5

Rush Att

39.6

30.5

+9.1

Rush Yds

188.7

94.0

+94.7

Rush Y/A

4.8

3.1

+1.7

Rush TD

2.3

0.5

+1.8

Plays

64.2

66.2

-2.0

Total Yds

370.4

291.3

+79.1

Yds/Play

5.8

4.4

+1.4

1st Downs

20.7

16.5

+4.2

Penalties

4.1

5.0

-0.9

Penalty Yds

34.3

46.5

-12.2

Fumbles

1.0

0.7

+0.3

Interceptions

0.8

1.8

-1.0

Turnovers

1.8

2.5

-0.7

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	172.4	196.6	369.0	2.0
Neutral	1.0	1.0	0.0	147.0	181.0	328.0	3.0
Road	5.0	2.0	3.0	201.6	179.2	380.8	1.4

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	198.9	113.7	312.6	2.3
Neutral	1.0	1.0	0.0	270.0	43.0	313.0	5.0
Road	5.0	2.0	3.0	180.6	76.6	257.2	2.2

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	4.0	0.0	4.0	197.5	154.0	351.5	3.0
Win	9.0	9.0	0.0	174.7	204.1	378.8	1.3

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	4.0	0.0	4.0	217.3	96.8	314.0	1.8
Win	9.0	9.0	0.0	188.4	92.8	281.2	2.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	1.0	0.0	212.0	245.0	457.0	1.0
January	1.0	1.0	0.0	147.0	181.0	328.0	3.0
November	4.0	3.0	1.0	173.8	177.3	351.0	1.8
October	3.0	2.0	1.0	158.0	210.7	368.7	1.0
September	4.0	2.0	2.0	208.5	171.5	380.0	2.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	1.0	0.0	83.0	137.0	220.0	2.0
January	1.0	1.0	0.0	270.0	43.0	313.0	5.0
November	4.0	3.0	1.0	189.8	83.3	273.0	2.5
October	3.0	2.0	1.0	208.7	114.7	323.3	2.0
September	4.0	2.0	2.0	206.8	91.3	298.0	2.3

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	12.0	8.0	4.0	184.6	189.3	373.9	1.8
Thursday	1.0	1.0	0.0	147.0	181.0	328.0	3.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	12.0	8.0	4.0	191.3	98.3	289.5	2.3
Thursday	1.0	1.0	0.0	270.0	43.0	313.0	5.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	122.0	118.0	240.0	2.0
Big East	1.0	0.0	1.0	203.0	158.0	361.0	1.0
Big Ten	8.0	5.0	3.0	175.9	188.8	364.6	1.9
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	212.0	245.0	457.0	1.0
SEC	1.0	1.0	0.0	147.0	181.0	328.0	3.0
Sun Belt	1.0	1.0	0.0	271.0	241.0	512.0	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	252.0	73.0	325.0	3.0
Big East	1.0	0.0	1.0	129.0	130.0	259.0	2.0
Big Ten	8.0	5.0	3.0	208.6	97.9	306.5	2.1
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	83.0	137.0	220.0	2.0
SEC	1.0	1.0	0.0	270.0	43.0	313.0	5.0
Sun Belt	1.0	1.0	0.0	162.0	56.0	218.0	3.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Ricky StanziQB	13	150	254	59.1	1,956	14	9	7.7	7.2	13.0	150.5	134.8
Jake ChristensenQB	8	36	63	57.1	396	2	1	6.3	6.2	11.0	49.5	117.2
Marvin McNuttQB	3	1	3	33.3	10	0	1	3.3	-11.7	10.0	3.3	-5.3

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Shonn GreeneRBH-6,AA	13	307	1,850	6.0	20	142.3	8	49	6.1	0	3.8	315	1,899	20
Derrell Johnson-KoulianosWR	13	1	6	6.0	0	0.5	44	639	14.5	3	49.2	45	645	3
Andy BrodellWR	13	3	24	8.0	0	1.8	36	533	14.8	4	41.0	39	557	4
Jewel HamptonRB	13	91	463	5.1	7	35.6	0	0	—	0	0.0	91	463	7
Brandon MyersTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	34	441	13.0	4	33.9	34	441	4
Allen ReisnerTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	11	200	18.2	1	15.4	11	200	1
Tony MoeakiTE	9	0	0	—	0	0.0	13	144	11.1	1	16.0	13	144	1
Trey StrossWR	11	1	4	4.0	0	0.4	13	109	8.4	1	9.9	14	113	1
Paki O'MearaRB	10	21	62	3.0	2	6.2	3	33	11.0	0	3.3	24	95	2
Colin SandemanWR	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	6	76	12.7	2	5.8	6	76	2
Brett MorseLB	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	5	40	8.0	0	3.3	5	40	0
Jake ChristensenQB	8	17	30	1.8	1	3.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	17	30	1
Wade LeppertOL	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	5	22	4.4	0	2.0	5	22	0
Ricky StanziQB	13	56	20	0.4	0	1.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	56	20	0
Ben EvansWR	2	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	20	10.0	0	10.0	2	20	0
Paul Chaney Jr.WR	5	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	19	9.5	0	3.8	2	19	0
DeMarco PaineWR	2	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	16	5.3	0	8.0	3	16	0
Marvin McNuttQB	3	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	11	11.0	0	3.7	2	11	0
Don NordmannWR	1	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	10	10.0	0	10.0	1	10	0
Jayme MurphyRB	12	7	7	1.0	0	0.6	0	0	—	0	0.0	7	7	0
Jared OberlandDL	2	3	2	0.7	0	1.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	2	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FF
Pat AngererLB	13	46	61	107	6.5	1.0	5	34	0	0	0
Jeremiha HunterLB	13	23	57	80	5.0	0.0	1	21	0	0	0
Amari SpieveyDB	13	44	24	68	1.0	0.0	4	127	1	0	1
Brett GreenwoodDB	13	30	38	68	0.0	0.0	2	31	0	0	0
Bradley FletcherDB	13	44	16	60	0.5	0.0	3	5	0	0	1
A.J. EddsLB	13	18	41	59	4.5	2.0	1	38	0	0	1
Matt KroulDL	13	15	42	57	6.0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0
Mitch KingDL	13	27	27	54	15.5	4.0	0	0	0	0	2
Tyler SashDB	12	28	25	53	2.5	1.0	5	147	0	0	1
Adrian ClaybornDL	13	15	35	50	8.0	2.0	0	0	0	4	1
Christian BallardDL	13	14	27	41	3.5	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Jacody ColemanLB	13	7	21	28	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
Broderick BinnsDL	13	11	11	22	2.5	2.0	0	0	0	2	0
Karl KlugDL	12	6	11	17	5.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff TarpinianLB	9	10	7	17	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Chad GearyDL	13	5	10	15	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
David CatoDB	13	6	7	13	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	1
Diauntae MorrowDB	11	2	10	12	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan BernsteinDB	12	7	5	12	0.0	0.0	1	9	0	2	0
Tyler NielsenLB	13	6	6	12	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jayme MurphyRB	12	8	3	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun PraterDB	13	4	7	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0
Harold DaltonDB	7	2	8	10	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Troy JohnsonLB	12	4	5	9	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
Mike DanielsDL	8	4	2	6	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris RowellDB	13	3	3	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Lance TillisonDB	13	3	3	6	0.0	0.0	1	27	0	0	0
Nick KuchelWR	7	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Dezman MosesLB	4	1	2	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Paki O'MearaRB	10	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce DavisLB	6	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
William LoweDB	3	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel MurrayK	13	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin McGrathOL	13	1	1	2	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Anton NarinskiyDL	5	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Tony MoeakiTE	9	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Shonn GreeneRBH-6,AA	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Andy BrodellWR	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Lebron DanielDL	13	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew GardnerDB	10	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Brett MorseLB	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Colin SandemanWR	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
DeMarco PaineWR	2	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan DonahueP	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon MyersTE	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler BlumOL	4	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan BernstineDB	12	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	9	0	0	0

Kick & Punt Returns

Player	G	Kick Returns				Punt Returns				APYd
		Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Jewel HamptonRB	13	23	537	23.3	0	0	0	—	0	1,000
Andy BrodellWR	13	1	21	21.0	0	36	383	10.6	1	961
Derrell Johnson-KoulianosWR	13	9	178	19.8	0	0	0	—	0	823
Paki O'MearaRB	10	2	31	15.5	0	0	0	—	0	126
Colin SandemanWR	13	0	0	—	0	5	30	6.0	0	106
Wade LeppertOL	11	2	24	12.0	0	0	0	—	0	46
Amari SpieveyDB	13	1	7	7.0	0	0	0	—	0	134

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Ryan DonahueP	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	50	2,078	41.6
Trent MossbruckerK	12	31	33	93.9	13	15	86.7	70	0	0	—
Daniel MurrayK	13	14	14	100.0	6	9	66.7	32	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	Int	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	2PM	Pts	Pts/G
Shonn GreeneRB	13	20	0	0	0	—	20	0	0	0	0	0	120	9.2
Trent MossbruckerK	12	0	0	0	0	—	0	31	33	13	15	0	70	5.8
Jewel HamptonRB	13	7	0	0	0	—	7	0	0	0	0	0	42	3.2
Daniel MurrayK	13	0	0	0	0	—	0	14	14	6	9	0	32	2.5
Andy BrodellWR	13	0	4	1	0	—	5	0	0	0	0	0	30	2.3
Brandon MyersTE	13	0	4	0	0	—	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	1.8
Derrell Johnson-KoulianosWR	13	0	3	0	0	—	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.4
Colin SandemanWR	13	0	2	0	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Paki O'MearaRB	10	2	0	0	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.2
Trey StrossWR	11	0	1	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Amari SpieveyDB	13	0	0	0	1	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Jake ChristensenQB	8	1	0	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Tony MoeakiTE	9	0	1	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.7
Allen ReisnerTE	13	0	1	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Ricky StanziQB	13	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.2

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
Aug 30	Maine	W 46–3	18	29	212	1	7.3	128.0	44	245	4	73	457	6.3	4	50	0	1	1
Sep 6	Florida International	W 42–0	17	25	271	4	10.8	203.9	41	241	2	66	512	7.8	2	15	1	1	2
Sep 13	Iowa State	W 17–5	9	19	122	0	6.4	80.3	33	118	1	52	240	4.6	7	53	0	2	2
Sep 20	@ Pitt	L 20–21	19	34	203	0	6.0	106.0	39	158	2	73	361	4.9	2	14	1	0	1
Sep 27	Northwestern	L 17–22	21	30	238	1	7.9	141.0	31	169	1	61	407	6.7	5	37	4	1	5
Oct 4	@ Michigan State	L 13–16	15	22	158	1	7.2	134.4	39	151	0	61	309	5.1	2	30	2	1	3
Oct 11	@ Indiana	W 45–9	13	22	195	2	8.9	163.5	51	227	4	73	422	5.8	4	40	0	0	0
Oct 18	Wisconsin	W 38–16	12	20	121	1	6.1	127.3	34	254	4	54	375	6.9	7	55	0	0	0
Nov 1	@ Illinois	L 24–27	11	29	191	1	6.6	90.8	40	138	1	69	329	4.8	3	19	1	2	3
Nov 8	Penn State	W 24–23	15	25	171	1	6.8	122.7	32	101	2	57	272	4.8	5	47	1	1	2
Nov 15	Purdue	W 22–17	8	15	72	0	4.8	93.7	38	248	3	53	320	6.0	3	21	2	0	2
Nov 22	@ Minnesota	W 55–0	16	31	261	3	8.4	154.3	46	222	3	77	483	6.3	3	15	0	0	0
Jan 1	vs South Carolina Outback Bowl	W 31–10	13	19	147	1	7.7	129.7	47	181	3	66	328	5.0	6	50	1	2	3

2008 Roster 60 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Amari Spievey	SO	DB
Bradley Fletcher	SR	DB
Brett Greenwood	JR	DB
Chris Rowell	JR	DB
David Cato	FR	DB
Diauntae Morrow	SO	DB
Drew Gardner	SR	DB
Harold Dalton	SR	DB
Jordan Bernstein	SO	DB
Jordan Bernstine	—	DB
Lance Tillison	SO	DB
Shaun Prater	FR	DB
Tyler Sash	SO	DB
William Lowe	FR	DB
Adrian Clayborn	SO	DL
Anton Narinskiy	SR	DL
Broderick Binns	FR	DL
Chad Geary	JR	DL
Christian Ballard	SO	DL
Jared Oberland	SR	DL
Karl Klug	SO	DL
Lebron Daniel	FR	DL
Matt Kroul	SR	DL
Mike Daniels	FR	DL
Mitch King	SR	DL
Daniel Murray	SO	K
Trent Mossbrucker	FR	K
A.J. Edds	JR	LB
Brett Morse	SO	LB
Bruce Davis	FR	LB
Dezman Moses	SO	LB
Jacody Coleman	SO	LB
Jeff Tarpinian	SO	LB
Jeremiha Hunter	SO	LB
Pat Angerer	JR	LB
Troy Johnson	SO	LB
Tyler Nielsen	FR	LB
Gavin McGrath	SR	OL
Tyler Blum	JR	OL
Wade Leppert	FR	OL
Ryan Donahue	SO	P
Jake Christensen	JR	QB	36 Cmp, 63 Att, 396 Yds, 2 TD
Marvin McNutt	FR	QB	1 Cmp, 3 Att, 10 Yds, 0 TD
Ricky Stanzi	—	QB	150 Cmp, 254 Att, 1956 Yds, 14 TD
Jayme Murphy	SO	RB	7 Att, 7 Yds, 1.0 Avg
Jewel Hampton	FR	RB	91 Att, 463 Yds, 5.1 Avg
Paki O'Meara	SO	RB	21 Att, 62 Yds, 3.0 Avg
Shonn Greene	JR	RB	307 Att, 1850 Yds, 6.0 Avg
Allen Reisner	SO	TE	11 Rec, 200 Yds, 18.2 Avg
Brandon Myers	SR	TE	34 Rec, 441 Yds, 13.0 Avg
Tony Moeaki	JR	TE	13 Rec, 144 Yds, 11.1 Avg
Andy Brodell	JR	WR	36 Rec, 533 Yds, 14.8 Avg
Ben Evans	SO	WR	2 Rec, 20 Yds, 10.0 Avg
Colin Sandeman	SO	WR	6 Rec, 76 Yds, 12.7 Avg
DeMarco Paine	FR	WR	3 Rec, 16 Yds, 5.3 Avg
Derrell Johnson-Koulianos	SO	WR	44 Rec, 639 Yds, 14.5 Avg
Don Nordmann	SO	WR	1 Rec, 10 Yds, 10.0 Avg
Nick Kuchel	SO	WR
Paul Chaney Jr.	SO	WR	2 Rec, 19 Yds, 9.5 Avg
Trey Stross	JR	WR	13 Rec, 109 Yds, 8.4 Avg

2008 AP Poll Movement

AP Poll

Final

#20

Final Ranking

Season Summary

Highest Rank: #20
Lowest Rank: #20
Weeks in Poll: 1
Total Weeks: 16

Week-by-week rankings

8/31

9/7

9/14

9/21

9/28

10/5

10/12

10/19

10/26

11/2

11/9

11/16

11/23

11/30

12/7

Final

#20

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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 2008 at a glance

2008 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #3 Penn State

Signature Wins

Beat South Carolina

Beat Minnesota

Beat Wisconsin

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Lost by 1 to Pitt

Lost by 3 to Michigan State

Lost by 3 to Illinois

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2008 Schedule 13 games

Team & Player Stats

Per-Game Averages

Top Performers

Team Stats per Game

Splits

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Passing

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2008 Roster 60 players

2008 AP Poll Movement

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Greatest Iowa Teams

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