2015 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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Season Snapshot 2015 at a glance

2015 Iowa Football

12-2

Overall

8-0

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Lost 16-45 · Rose Bowl

Final AP rank

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Yards per game

386

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

341

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

+10.8

Simple Rating System — #24 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs North Texas on Sep 26

Best defensive game

held them to 6

vs (19) Wisconsin (10-6)

Closest game

3-point win

vs Pitt (27-24)

Biggest win

by 46

vs North Texas (62-16)

Rankings & Streaks

Final AP rank

end-of-season Associated Press poll

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

7-0

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

5-0

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat #19 Wisconsin

10 vs 6

at Wisconsin · Oct 3, 2015

Trophy game — beat #19 Wisconsin

Signature Wins

ROAD WIN

Beat #20 Northwestern

40 vs 10

at Northwestern · Oct 17, 2015

Signature road win against a ranked opponent

VS CY-HAWK

Beat Iowa State

31 vs 17

at Iowa State · Sep 12, 2015

Kept the Cy-Hawk — won by 14

VS HEROES GAME

Beat Nebraska

28 vs 20

at Nebraska · Nov 27, 2015

Kept the Heroes Game — won by 8

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

HEARTBREAKER

Lost by 3 to Michigan State

13 vs 16

vs Michigan State (neutral) · Dec 5, 2015

Lost by just 3 in the final minutes

ROSE BOWL (PASADENA, CA)

Lost to Stanford

16 vs 45

vs Stanford (neutral) · Jan 1, 2016

Came up short on the season's biggest stage

Compare This Team

See how the 2015 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

2015 Schedule 14 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 5	Home Illinois State	31–14	W
Sep 12	Away Iowa State	31–17	W
Sep 19	Home Pitt	27–24	W
Sep 26	Home North Texas	62–16	W
Oct 3	Away (19) Wisconsin	10–6	W
Oct 10	Home Illinois	29–20	W
Oct 17	Away (20) Northwestern	40–10	W
Oct 31	Home Maryland	31–15	W
Nov 7	Away Indiana	35–27	W
Nov 14	Home Minnesota	40–35	W
Nov 21	Home Purdue	40–20	W
Nov 27	Away Nebraska	28–20	W
Dec 5	Neutral (5) Michigan State Big Ten Championship Game	13–16	L
Jan 1	Neutral (5) Stanford Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)	16–45	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

30.9 vs 20.4

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+10.6 points per game

Total yards

386.1 vs 341.0

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

+45.1 difference per game

Pass yards

204.4 vs 219.6

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-15.2 difference per game

Rush yards

181.7 vs 121.4

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+60.3 difference per game

First downs

20.3 vs 19.3

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

+1.0 difference per game

Turnovers

1.1 vs 1.9

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

-0.8 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

C.J. Beathard

2,809 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, 5 interceptions (14 games).

Lead rusher

Jordan Canzeri

984 rushing yards, 12 touchdowns over 12 games.

Lead receiver

Matt Vandeberg

65 catches, 703 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Josey Jewell

126 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, 4 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

16.2

18.9

-2.7

Pass Att

26.4

35.2

-8.8

Pass Cmp %

61.5

53.8

+7.7

Pass Yds

204.4

219.6

-15.2

Pass TD

1.2

1.1

+0.1

Rush Att

40.6

33.5

+7.1

Rush Yds

181.7

121.4

+60.3

Rush Y/A

4.5

3.6

+0.9

Rush TD

2.5

0.8

+1.7

Plays

66.9

68.7

-1.8

Total Yds

386.1

341.0

+45.1

Yds/Play

5.8

5.0

+0.8

1st Downs

20.3

19.3

+1.0

Penalties

5.2

6.4

-1.2

Penalty Yds

48.8

58.9

-10.1

Fumbles

0.8

0.6

+0.2

Interceptions

0.4

1.4

-1.0

Turnovers

1.1

1.9

-0.8

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	7.0	0.0	226.7	194.1	420.9	0.9
Neutral	2.0	0.0	2.0	227.5	50.0	277.5	2.5
Road	5.0	5.0	0.0	164.0	217.0	381.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	7.0	0.0	222.3	108.0	330.3	1.7
Neutral	2.0	0.0	2.0	207.0	190.0	397.0	1.0
Road	5.0	5.0	0.0	220.8	112.8	333.6	2.6

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	2.0	0.0	2.0	227.5	50.0	277.5	2.5
Win	12.0	12.0	0.0	200.6	203.7	404.3	0.9

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	2.0	0.0	2.0	207.0	190.0	397.0	1.0
Win	12.0	12.0	0.0	221.7	110.0	331.7	2.1

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	1.0	0.0	1.0	216.0	52.0	268.0	3.0
January	1.0	0.0	1.0	239.0	48.0	287.0	2.0
November	4.0	4.0	0.0	194.3	208.3	402.5	0.5
October	4.0	4.0	0.0	164.5	206.5	371.0	1.0
September	4.0	4.0	0.0	243.0	196.3	439.3	1.3

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	1.0	0.0	1.0	191.0	174.0	365.0	1.0
January	1.0	0.0	1.0	223.0	206.0	429.0	1.0
November	4.0	4.0	0.0	261.3	158.5	419.8	1.5
October	4.0	4.0	0.0	193.0	87.5	280.5	3.3
September	4.0	4.0	0.0	210.8	84.0	294.8	1.5

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	1.0	1.0	168.0	100.5	268.5	1.5
Saturday	12.0	11.0	1.0	210.5	195.3	405.8	1.1

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	1.0	1.0	259.5	171.5	431.0	2.5
Saturday	12.0	11.0	1.0	212.9	113.1	326.0	1.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
ACC	1.0	1.0	0.0	258.0	105.0	363.0	1.0
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	215.0	260.0	475.0	1.0
Big Ten	9.0	8.0	1.0	183.4	190.1	373.6	1.0
CUSA	1.0	1.0	0.0	278.0	210.0	488.0	2.0
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	221.0	210.0	431.0	1.0
Pac-12	1.0	0.0	1.0	239.0	48.0	287.0	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
ACC	1.0	1.0	0.0	227.0	55.0	282.0	2.0
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	247.0	63.0	310.0	1.0
Big Ten	9.0	8.0	1.0	223.1	128.7	351.8	2.2
CUSA	1.0	1.0	0.0	173.0	183.0	356.0	3.0
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	196.0	35.0	231.0	0.0
Pac-12	1.0	0.0	1.0	223.0	206.0	429.0	1.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
C.J. BeathardQB	14	223	362	61.6	2,809	17	5	7.8	8.1	12.6	200.6	139.5
Tyler WiegersQB	4	3	4	75.0	32	0	0	8.0	8.0	10.7	8.0	142.2
Tevaun SmithWR	12	1	1	100.0	21	0	0	21.0	21.0	21.0	1.8	276.4

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Jordan CanzeriRB	12	183	984	5.4	12	82.0	20	208	10.4	1	17.3	203	1,192	13
Matt VandebergWR	14	2	24	12.0	0	1.7	65	703	10.8	4	50.2	67	727	4
Leshun Daniels Jr.RB	12	145	646	4.5	8	53.8	1	9	9.0	0	0.8	146	655	8
Akrum WadleyRB	9	83	496	6.0	7	55.1	6	94	15.7	1	10.4	89	590	8
Tevaun SmithWR	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	32	563	17.6	3	46.9	32	563	3
Henry Krieger-CobleTE	14	0	0	—	0	0.0	35	405	11.6	1	28.9	35	405	1
Derrick Mitchell Jr.RB	11	25	162	6.5	2	14.7	15	141	9.4	0	12.8	40	303	2
George KittleTE	14	0	0	—	0	0.0	20	290	14.5	6	20.7	20	290	6
C.J. BeathardQB	14	100	237	2.4	6	16.9	0	0	—	0	0.0	100	237	6
Jacob HillyerWR	14	0	0	—	0	0.0	16	212	13.3	0	15.1	16	212	0
Jerminic SmithWR	14	0	0	—	0	0.0	6	141	23.5	0	10.1	6	141	0
Riley McCarronWR	14	0	0	—	0	0.0	5	56	11.2	1	4.0	5	56	1
Drake KulickLB	13	3	8	2.7	0	0.6	1	22	22.0	0	1.7	4	30	0
Marshall KoehnK	14	2	25	12.5	0	1.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	25	0
Marcel JolyRB	2	2	13	6.5	0	6.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	13	0
Macon PlewaFB	14	1	3	3.0	0	0.2	2	7	3.5	0	0.5	3	10	0
Jameer OutseyTE	8	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	10	10.0	0	1.3	1	10	0
Adam CoxFB	14	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	1	1.0	0	0.1	1	1	0
Andrew StoneWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Tyler WiegersQB	4	1	-8	-8.0	0	-2.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	-8	0
Jonathan ParkerWR	6	2	-10	-5.0	0	-1.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	-10	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Josey JewellLB	14	62	64	126	7.5	2.5	4	63	1	6	1	1
Cole FisherLB	14	60	56	116	5.5	2.5	1	10	0	6	0	1
Jordan LomaxDB	14	46	50	96	1.0	0.0	1	0	0	6	0	1
Nate MeierDE	14	31	45	76	10.5	6.5	0	0	0	1	1	1
Desmond KingDBAA	14	46	26	72	1.0	0.0	8	118	1	13	0	0
Miles TaylorDB	14	38	31	69	2.5	0.5	1	12	0	4	1	0
Greg MabinDB	14	37	17	54	0.5	0.0	2	26	0	8	0	1
Jaleel JohnsonDL	14	22	23	45	5.5	3.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
Ben NiemannLB	14	22	23	45	6.5	3.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Parker HesseLB	14	24	20	44	3.0	2.0	1	4	1	2	1	1
Nathan BazataDL	14	18	24	42	5.0	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Maurice FlemingDB	14	9	8	17	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Bo BowerLB	14	4	11	15	1.5	1.0	1	88	1	1	0	0
Matt NelsonDE	13	9	5	14	1.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	1	1
Faith EkakitieDL	12	5	8	13	1.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	1	0
Travis PerryLB	14	5	7	12	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew OttDL	6	8	3	11	7.5	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Brandon SnyderDB	13	6	5	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua JacksonWR	14	8	0	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Anthony GairDB	10	5	3	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sean DraperDB	13	3	2	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Aaron MendsFB	12	1	3	4	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin WardDB	14	3	1	4	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marshall KoehnK	14	3	0	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle TerlouwDL	9	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack HockadayLB	8	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Krieger-CobleTE	14	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Melvin SpearsDE	6	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake GervaseDB	6	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Riley McCarronWR	14	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drake KulickLB	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Mitchell Jr.RB	11	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt VandebergWR	14	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick WilsonLB	1	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jameer OutseyTE	8	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macon PlewaFB	14	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
Desmond KingDB	14	29	708	24.4	0	17	241	14.2	0	1,067
Riley McCarronWR	14	3	63	21.0	0	1	10	10.0	0	129
Jonathan ParkerWR	6	1	24	24.0	0	0	0	—	0	14
George KittleTE	14	1	2	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	292
Henry Krieger-CobleTE	14	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	405

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Dillon KiddP	14	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	59	2,371	40.2
Marshall KoehnK	14	47	53	88.7	16	20	80.0	95	8	327	40.9
Miguel RecinosK	1	2	2	100.0	0	0	—	2	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	Int	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
Marshall KoehnK	14	0	0	0	0	47	53	16	20	95	6.8
Jordan CanzeriRB	12	12	1	0	13	0	0	0	0	78	6.5
Leshun Daniels Jr.RB	12	8	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	48	4.0
Akrum WadleyRB	9	7	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	48	5.3
C.J. BeathardQB	14	6	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	36	2.6
George KittleTE	14	0	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	36	2.6
Matt VandebergWR	14	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	24	1.7
Tevaun SmithWR	12	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.5
Derrick Mitchell Jr.RB	11	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.1
Henry Krieger-CobleTE	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
Desmond KingDB	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
Josey JewellLB	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
Bo BowerLB	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
Parker HesseLB	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
Riley McCarronWR	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
Miguel RecinosK	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	2.0

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 5	Illinois St.	W 31–14	16	25	221	1	8.8	151.5	44	210	3	69	431	6.2	5	51	1	0	1
Sep 12	@ Iowa State	W 31–17	15	25	215	3	8.6	171.8	45	260	1	70	475	6.8	6	50	1	0	1
Sep 19	Pitt	W 27–24	27	40	258	0	6.5	116.7	29	105	3	69	363	5.3	5	50	0	1	1
Sep 26	North Texas	W 62–16	19	22	278	2	12.6	222.5	43	210	5	65	488	7.5	4	24	2	0	2
Oct 3	@ Wisconsin	W 10–6	9	21	77	1	3.7	79.8	40	144	0	61	221	3.6	6	54	1	1	2
Oct 10	Illinois	W 29–20	15	31	200	2	6.5	123.9	51	278	1	82	478	5.8	6	80	0	0	0
Oct 17	@ Northwestern	W 40–10	16	27	198	0	7.3	113.5	51	294	5	78	492	6.3	5	47	0	1	1
Oct 31	Maryland	W 31–15	12	24	183	0	7.6	114.1	44	110	3	68	293	4.3	7	53	1	0	1
Nov 7	@ Indiana	W 35–27	19	31	233	1	7.5	135.1	44	234	4	75	467	6.2	5	55	0	0	0
Nov 14	Minnesota	W 40–35	19	27	234	0	8.7	143.2	48	272	5	75	506	6.7	4	50	0	0	0
Nov 21	Purdue	W 40–20	12	20	213	3	10.7	199.0	39	174	3	59	387	6.6	2	20	1	0	1
Nov 27	@ Nebraska	W 28–20	9	16	97	1	6.1	127.8	28	153	2	44	250	5.7	6	54	1	0	1
Dec 5	vs Michigan State	L 13–16	18	27	216	1	8.0	138.7	24	52	0	51	268	5.3	5	45	2	1	3
Jan 1	vs Stanford Rose Bowl	L 16–45	21	33	239	2	7.2	138.4	38	48	0	71	287	4.0	7	50	1	1	2

2015 Roster 117 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Anthony Gair	JR	DB
Brandon Snyder	FR	DB
Desmond King	JR	DB
Greg Mabin	JR	DB
Isiah Kramme	FR	DB
Jacob Black	SO	DB
Jake Gervase	FR	DB
Jalen Embry	FR	DB
John Milani	FR	DB
Jordan Lomax	SR	DB
Kevin Ward	SO	DB
Maurice Fleming	JR	DB
Michael Ojemudia	FR	DB
Miles Taylor	SO	DB
Omar Truitt	FR	DB
Sean Draper	SR	DB
Anthony Nelson	FR	DE
Matt Nelson	FR	DE
Melvin Spears	SR	DE
Michael Slater	FR	DE
Nate Meier	SR	DE
Sam Brincks	FR	DE
Terrence Harris	FR	DE
Brady Reiff	FR	DL
Brant Gressel	SO	DL
Daniel Gaffey	SO	DL
Darian Cooper	SR	DL
Drew Ott	SR	DL
Faith Ekakitie	JR	DL
Garret Jansen	FR	DL
Jacob Giese	FR	DL
Jake Hulett	SR	DL
Jaleel Johnson	JR	DL
Kyle Terlouw	JR	DL
Nathan Bazata	SO	DL
Aaron Mends	FR	FB
Adam Cox	SR	FB
Austin Kelly	FR	FB
Lane Akre	FR	FB
Macon Plewa	SR	FB
Marshall Koehn	SR	K
Mick Ellis	SO	K
Miguel Recinos	FR	K
Angelo Garbutt	FR	LB
Ben Niemann	SO	LB
Bo Bower	SO	LB
Brady Ross	FR	LB
Cole Fisher	SR	LB
Drake Dunker	FR	LB
Drake Kulick	SO	LB
Eric Grimm	FR	LB
Jack Hockaday	FR	LB
Jacob Sobotka	FR	LB
Josey Jewell	SO	LB
Justin Jinning	FR	LB
Nick Wilson	FR	LB
Parker Hesse	FR	LB
Steve Manders	SO	LB
Travis Perry	SR	LB
Jackson Subbert	SO	LS
Tyler Kluver	SO	LS
Austin Blythe	SR	OL
Boone Myers	SO	OL
Brett Waechter	FR	OL
Cole Croston	JR	OL
Dalton Ferguson	FR	OL
Eric Simmons	SR	OL
Ike Boettger	SO	OL
Jake Newborg	FR	OL
James Daniels	FR	OL
Jordan Walsh	SR	OL
Keegan Render	FR	OL
Landan Paulsen	FR	OL
Levi Paulsen	FR	OL
Lucas LeGrand	FR	OL
Mitch Keppy	JR	OL
Ross Reynolds	FR	OL
Ryan Ward	JR	OL
Sean Welsh	SO	OL
Steve Ferentz	JR	OL
Colten Rastetter	FR	P
Dillon Kidd	SR	P
C.J. Beathard	JR	QB	223 Cmp, 362 Att, 2809 Yds, 17 TD
Drew Cook	FR	QB
Ryan Boyle	FR	QB
Ryan Schmidt	FR	QB
Tyler Wiegers	FR	QB	3 Cmp, 4 Att, 32 Yds, 0 TD
Akrum Wadley	SO	RB	83 Att, 496 Yds, 6.0 Avg
C.J. Hilliard	FR	RB
Derrick Mitchell Jr.	SO	RB	25 Att, 162 Yds, 6.5 Avg
Eric Graham	FR	RB
Jordan Canzeri	SR	RB	183 Att, 984 Yds, 5.4 Avg
Leshun Daniels Jr.	JR	RB	145 Att, 646 Yds, 4.5 Avg
Marcel Joly	FR	RB	1 Att, 8 Yds, 8.0 Avg
George Kittle	JR	TE	20 Rec, 290 Yds, 14.5 Avg
Henry Krieger-Coble	SR	TE	35 Rec, 405 Yds, 11.6 Avg
Jake Duzey	SR	TE
Jameer Outsey	FR	TE	1 Rec, 10 Yds, 10.0 Avg
Jon Wisnieski	FR	TE
Nate Vejvoda	FR	TE
Nate Wieting	FR	TE
Peter Pekar	SO	TE
Adrian Falconer	FR	WR
Andre Harris	SO	WR
Andrew Stone	SR	WR	1 Rec, 0 Yds, 0.0 Avg
Brandon Bishop	FR	WR
Connor Keane	SO	WR
Emmanuel Ogwo	FR	WR
Jacob Hillyer	SR	WR	16 Rec, 212 Yds, 13.3 Avg
Jay Scheel	FR	WR
Jerminic Smith	FR	WR	6 Rec, 141 Yds, 23.5 Avg
Jonathan Parker	SO	WR
Joshua Jackson	FR	WR
Matt Vandeberg	JR	WR	65 Rec, 703 Yds, 10.8 Avg
Riley McCarron	JR	WR	5 Rec, 56 Yds, 11.2 Avg
Ronald Nash	SO	WR
Tevaun Smith	SR	WR	32 Rec, 563 Yds, 17.6 Avg

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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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Beat #19 Wisconsin

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Beat #20 Northwestern

Beat Iowa State

Beat Nebraska

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Lost by 3 to Michigan State

Lost to Stanford

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