2011 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2011 Iowa Football

7-6

Overall

4-4

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Lost 14-31 · Insight Bowl

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

2011 Schedule 13 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 3	Home Tennessee Tech	34–7	W
Sep 10	Away Iowa State	41–44	L
Sep 17	Home Pitt	31–27	W
Sep 24	Home Louisiana-Monroe	45–17	W
Oct 8	Away Penn State	3–13	L
Oct 15	Home Northwestern	41–31	W
Oct 22	Home Indiana	45–24	W
Oct 29	Away Minnesota	21–22	L
Nov 5	Home (13) Michigan	24–16	W
Nov 12	Home (13) Michigan State	21–37	L
Nov 19	Away Purdue	31–21	W
Nov 25	Away (22) Nebraska	7–20	L
Dec 30	Neutral (19) Oklahoma Insight Bowl (Tempe, AZ)	14–31	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

27.5 vs 23.8

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+3.7 points per game

Total yards

372.5 vs 378.9

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

-6.4 difference per game

Pass yards

234.8 vs 222.9

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+11.9 difference per game

Rush yards

137.7 vs 156.0

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-18.3 difference per game

First downs

20.5 vs 21.4

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

-0.9 difference per game

Turnovers

1.4 vs 1.5

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

James Vandenberg

3,022 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, 7 interceptions (13 games).

Lead rusher

Marcus Coker

1,384 rushing yards, 15 touchdowns over 12 games.

Lead receiver

Marvin McNutt

82 catches, 1,315 receiving yards, 12 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Christian Kirksey

110 total tackles, 1.0 sacks, 1 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

18.5

19.7

-1.2

Pass Att

31.7

31.8

-0.1

Pass Cmp %

58.3

62.0

-3.7

Pass Yds

234.8

222.9

+11.9

Pass TD

1.9

1.6

+0.3

Rush Att

34.9

42.2

-7.3

Rush Yds

137.7

156.0

-18.3

Rush Y/A

3.9

3.7

+0.2

Rush TD

1.4

1.2

+0.2

Plays

66.6

74.0

-7.4

Total Yds

372.5

378.9

-6.4

Yds/Play

5.6

5.1

+0.5

1st Downs

20.5

21.4

-0.9

Penalties

4.8

6.4

-1.6

Penalty Yds

35.6

53.9

-18.3

Fumbles

0.8

0.7

+0.1

Interceptions

0.6

0.8

-0.2

Turnovers

1.4

1.5

-0.1

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	261.1	140.0	401.1	1.0
Neutral	1.0	0.0	1.0	216.0	76.0	292.0	2.0
Road	5.0	1.0	4.0	201.6	146.8	348.4	1.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	251.0	141.1	392.1	1.3
Neutral	1.0	0.0	1.0	161.0	114.0	275.0	1.0
Road	5.0	1.0	4.0	196.0	185.2	381.2	1.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	6.0	0.0	6.0	202.2	127.0	329.2	2.0
Win	7.0	7.0	0.0	262.7	146.9	409.6	0.9

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	6.0	0.0	6.0	208.0	182.3	390.3	1.0
Win	7.0	7.0	0.0	235.7	133.4	369.1	1.9

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	1.0	0.0	1.0	216.0	76.0	292.0	2.0
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	222.0	110.3	332.3	1.8
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	205.8	177.8	383.5	1.3
September	4.0	3.0	1.0	281.3	140.5	421.8	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	1.0	0.0	1.0	161.0	114.0	275.0	1.0
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	207.0	151.3	358.3	1.5
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	224.0	194.8	418.8	1.0
September	4.0	3.0	1.0	253.3	132.5	385.8	2.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	0.0	2.0	199.0	82.0	281.0	2.0
Saturday	11.0	7.0	4.0	241.3	147.8	389.1	1.3

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	0.0	2.0	162.0	168.0	330.0	0.5
Saturday	11.0	7.0	4.0	234.0	153.8	387.8	1.6

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	2.0	0.0	2.0	211.5	117.0	328.5	1.5
Big East	1.0	1.0	0.0	399.0	76.0	475.0	1.0
Big Ten	8.0	4.0	4.0	213.9	144.0	357.9	1.5
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	246.0	148.0	394.0	1.0
Sun Belt	1.0	1.0	0.0	273.0	180.0	453.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	2.0	0.0	2.0	220.0	154.0	374.0	2.0
Big East	1.0	1.0	0.0	285.0	137.0	422.0	3.0
Big Ten	8.0	4.0	4.0	215.5	173.0	388.5	1.3
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	156.0	140.0	296.0	2.0
Sun Belt	1.0	1.0	0.0	293.0	59.0	352.0	0.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
James VandenbergQB	13	237	404	58.7	3,022	25	7	7.5	7.9	12.8	232.5	138.5
A.J. DerbyQB	9	3	6	50.0	30	0	0	5.0	5.0	10.0	3.3	92.0
John WienkeQB	13	0	1	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	-45.0	—	0.0	-200.0
Marvin McNuttWR	13	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Marcus CokerRB	12	281	1,384	4.9	15	115.3	21	157	7.5	0	13.1	302	1,541	15
Marvin McNuttWR	13	6	58	9.7	0	4.5	82	1,315	16.0	12	101.2	88	1,373	12
Keenan DavisWR	12	1	-1	-1.0	0	-0.1	50	713	14.3	4	59.4	51	712	4
Kevonte Martin-ManleyWR	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	30	323	10.8	3	24.8	30	323	3
C.J. FiedorowiczTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	16	167	10.4	3	12.8	16	167	3
Jordan CanzeriRB	7	31	114	3.7	0	16.3	6	28	4.7	1	4.0	37	142	1
Zach DerbyTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	12	117	9.8	0	9.0	12	117	0
Brad HermanLB	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	8	95	11.9	2	7.9	8	95	2
De'Andre JohnsonRB	4	18	79	4.4	0	19.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	18	79	0
Mika'Il McCallRB	2	11	65	5.9	0	32.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	11	65	0
James VandenbergQB	13	78	61	0.8	3	4.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	78	61	3
Jason WhiteDB	13	7	32	4.6	0	2.5	3	26	8.7	0	2.0	10	58	0
Steven StaggsWR	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	5	45	9.0	0	4.5	5	45	0
Damon BullockRB	6	10	20	2.0	0	3.3	1	11	11.0	0	1.8	11	31	0
Ray HamiltonTE	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	15	15.0	0	1.5	1	15	0
Brad RogersRB	9	3	8	2.7	0	0.9	1	7	7.0	0	0.8	4	15	0
Woody OrneOL	9	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	12	12.0	0	1.3	1	12	0
Marcus GrantWR	5	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	12	12.0	0	2.4	1	12	0
Jonathan GimmTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	5	5.0	0	0.4	1	5	0
Jordan CottonWR	2	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	4	4.0	0	2.0	1	4	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Christian KirkseyLB	13	62	48	110	5.0	1.0	1	5	0	3	1	2
James MorrisLB	12	52	58	110	3.5	0.0	1	52	0	1	0	0
Jordan BernsteinDB	12	44	45	89	3.0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	1
Jordan BernstineDB	12	44	45	89	3.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Tanner MillerDB	13	52	24	76	3.0	0.0	3	114	1	3	0	1
Tyler NielsenLB	12	34	39	73	4.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Micah HydeDB	13	49	23	72	1.5	0.0	3	0	0	8	0	1
Thomas NardoDL	10	23	45	68	6.5	0.5	0	0	0	2	0	1
Mike DanielsDL	13	32	35	67	13.5	9.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Broderick BinnsDL	13	32	28	60	12.0	5.0	1	0	0	8	2	1
Shaun PraterDB	13	33	18	51	1.0	1.0	1	89	1	3	0	4
Dominic AlvisDL	9	16	14	30	3.5	1.5	0	0	0	1	0	1
Lebron DanielDL	11	16	14	30	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Anthony HitchensDB	8	14	11	25	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Steve BigachDL	12	9	15	24	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tom DonatellOL	7	17	0	17	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Collin SleeperDB	11	9	5	14	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greg CastilloDB	13	11	3	14	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe ForgyDL	9	2	9	11	1.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B.J. LoweryDL	8	10	1	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Nico LawDB	13	7	4	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jason WhiteDB	13	6	4	10	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus CollinsLB	9	4	4	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quinton AlstonLB	6	4	3	7	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan LomaxDB	11	4	3	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe GaglioneDL	10	2	5	7	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terrance PryorLB	4	1	4	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John LowdermilkDB	11	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brad HermanLB	12	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce DavisLB	3	0	4	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick NielsenDB	12	1	2	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joe AudlehelmWR	2	1	2	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carl DavisDL	7	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keenan DavisWR	12	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack SwansonDL	6	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A.J. DerbyQB	9	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Damon BullockRB	6	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brad RogersRB	9	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James VandenbergQB	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt TobinOL	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike MeyerK	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Louis Trinca-PasatDL	1	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Riley ReiffOL	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Don ShumpertWR	4	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus CokerRB	12	0	1	1	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casey KreiterDL	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marvin McNuttWR	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
De'Andre JohnsonRB	4	0	1	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
Jordan BernsteinDB	12	30	713	23.8	0	0	0	—	0	713
Jordan BernstineDB	12	30	713	23.8	0	0	0	—	0	713
Micah HydeDB	13	0	0	—	0	13	106	8.2	0	106
Kevonte Martin-ManleyWR	13	4	82	20.5	0	0	0	—	0	405
Keenan DavisWR	12	4	78	19.5	0	0	0	—	0	790
Jordan CanzeriRB	7	4	78	19.5	0	0	0	—	0	220
Damon BullockRB	6	2	43	21.5	0	0	0	—	0	74
Marvin McNuttWR	13	1	14	14.0	0	0	0	—	0	1,387
Kyle SteinbrecherWR	11	0	0	—	0	1	5	5.0	0	5
Zach DerbyTE	13	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	117

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Eric GuthrieP	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	53	2,182	41.2
Mike MeyerK	13	44	44	100.0	14	20	70.0	86	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	Int	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	2PM	Pts	Pts/G
Marcus CokerRB	12	15	0	0	—	15	0	0	0	0	0	90	7.5
Mike MeyerK	13	0	0	0	—	0	44	44	14	20	0	86	6.6
Marvin McNuttWR	13	0	12	0	—	12	0	0	0	0	0	72	5.5
Keenan DavisWR	12	0	4	0	—	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	2.0
James VandenbergQB	13	3	0	0	—	3	0	0	0	0	1	20	1.5
Kevonte Martin-ManleyWR	13	0	3	0	—	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.4
C.J. FiedorowiczTE	13	0	3	0	—	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.4
Brad HermanLB	12	0	2	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
Jordan CanzeriRB	7	0	1	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.9
Shaun PraterDB	13	0	0	1	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Tanner MillerDB	13	0	0	1	—	1	0	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 3	Tennessee Tech	W 34–7	15	26	246	2	9.5	162.6	33	148	1	59	394	6.7	3	15	1	0	1
Sep 10	@ Iowa State	L 41–44	16	29	207	2	7.1	137.9	43	158	2	72	365	5.1	6	35	1	0	1
Sep 17	Pitt	W 31–27	31	48	399	3	8.3	150.9	33	76	1	81	475	5.9	8	85	0	1	1
Sep 24	Louisiana-Monroe	W 45–17	22	33	273	3	8.3	166.2	34	180	3	67	453	6.8	1	10	1	0	1
Oct 8	@ Penn State	L 3–13	17	34	169	0	5.0	80.0	30	84	0	64	253	4.0	3	15	1	2	3
Oct 15	Northwestern	W 41–31	14	22	224	2	10.2	170.1	28	155	2	50	379	7.6	4	40	0	1	1
Oct 22	Indiana	W 45–24	12	16	253	4	15.8	290.3	42	203	2	58	456	7.9	7	57	0	0	0
Oct 29	@ Minnesota	L 21–22	16	24	177	1	7.4	142.4	42	269	2	66	446	6.8	3	12	1	0	1
Nov 5	Michigan	W 24–16	14	21	171	1	8.1	150.8	35	131	2	56	302	5.4	5	29	0	0	0
Nov 12	Michigan State	L 21–37	22	47	262	2	5.6	103.4	30	87	1	77	349	4.5	6	39	2	1	3
Nov 19	@ Purdue	W 31–21	22	32	273	3	8.5	171.4	43	135	1	75	408	5.4	5	40	2	0	2
Nov 25	@ Nebraska	L 7–20	16	35	182	0	5.2	83.7	24	88	1	59	270	4.6	5	50	1	1	2
Dec 30	vs Oklahoma Insight Bowl	L 14–31	23	45	216	2	4.8	97.2	37	76	0	82	292	3.6	6	36	0	2	2

2011 Roster 62 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Anthony Hitchens	SO	DB
Collin Sleeper	JR	DB
Greg Castillo	JR	DB
Jason White	JR	DB
John Lowdermilk	FR	DB
Jordan Bernstein	SR	DB
Jordan Bernstine	—	DB
Jordan Lomax	FR	DB
Micah Hyde	JR	DB
Nick Nielsen	JR	DB
Nico Law	FR	DB
Shaun Prater	SR	DB
Tanner Miller	SO	DB
B.J. Lowery	SO	DL
Broderick Binns	SR	DL
Carl Davis	SO	DL
Casey Kreiter	SO	DL
Dominic Alvis	SO	DL
Jack Swanson	JR	DL
Joe Forgy	SR	DL
Joe Gaglione	JR	DL
Lebron Daniel	SR	DL
Louis Trinca-Pasat	SO	DL
Mike Daniels	SR	DL
Steve Bigach	JR	DL
Thomas Nardo	SR	DL
Mike Meyer	SO	K
Brad Herman	SR	LB
Bruce Davis	SR	LB
Christian Kirksey	SO	LB
James Morris	SO	LB
Marcus Collins	FR	LB
Quinton Alston	FR	LB
Terrance Pryor	JR	LB
Tyler Nielsen	SR	LB
Matt Tobin	JR	OL
Riley Reiff	JR	OL
Tom Donatell	SR	OL
Woody Orne	SR	OL
Eric Guthrie	SR	P
A.J. Derby	SO	QB	3 Cmp, 6 Att, 30 Yds, 0 TD
James Vandenberg	JR	QB	237 Cmp, 404 Att, 3022 Yds, 25 TD
John Wienke	JR	QB	0 Cmp, 1 Att, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Brad Rogers	SO	RB	3 Att, 8 Yds, 2.7 Avg
Damon Bullock	FR	RB	10 Att, 20 Yds, 2.0 Avg
De'Andre Johnson	SO	RB	18 Att, 79 Yds, 4.4 Avg
Jordan Canzeri	FR	RB	31 Att, 114 Yds, 3.7 Avg
Marcus Coker	SO	RB	281 Att, 1384 Yds, 4.9 Avg
Mika'Il McCall	FR	RB	11 Att, 65 Yds, 5.9 Avg
C.J. Fiedorowicz	SO	TE	16 Rec, 167 Yds, 10.4 Avg
Jonathan Gimm	JR	TE	1 Rec, 5 Yds, 5.0 Avg
Ray Hamilton	FR	TE	1 Rec, 15 Yds, 15.0 Avg
Zach Derby	JR	TE	12 Rec, 117 Yds, 9.8 Avg
Don Shumpert	SO	WR
Joe Audlehelm	SR	WR
Jordan Cotton	SO	WR	1 Rec, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Keenan Davis	JR	WR	50 Rec, 713 Yds, 14.3 Avg
Kevonte Martin-Manley	SO	WR	30 Rec, 323 Yds, 10.8 Avg
Kyle Steinbrecher	SR	WR
Marcus Grant	FR	WR	1 Rec, 12 Yds, 12.0 Avg
Marvin McNutt	SR	WR	82 Rec, 1315 Yds, 16.0 Avg
Steven Staggs	JR	WR	5 Rec, 45 Yds, 9.0 Avg

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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 2011 at a glance

2011 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #13 Michigan

Signature Wins

Beat Louisiana-Monroe

Beat Tennessee Tech

Beat Purdue

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced Iowa State

Faced Minnesota

Lost to Oklahoma

Compare This Team

2011 Schedule 13 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

2011 Roster 62 players

2011 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