2016 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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Season Snapshot 2016 at a glance

2016 Iowa Football

8-5

Overall

6-3

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Lost 3-30 · Outback Bowl

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Shutouts

Illinois

Yards per game

325

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

351

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

+6.8

Simple Rating System — #39 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Purdue on Oct 15

Best defensive game

held them to 0

vs Illinois (28-0)

Closest game

1-point win

vs (2) Michigan (14-13)

Biggest win

by 39

vs Iowa State (42-3)

Rankings & Streaks

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

4-3

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

4-1

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat #17 Nebraska

40 vs 10

home vs Nebraska · Nov 25, 2016

Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa — defining win on the season's biggest stage

Signature Wins

KINNICK STADIUM - IOWA CITY, IOWA

Beat #2 Michigan

14 vs 13

home vs Michigan · Nov 12, 2016

Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa — defining win on the season's biggest stage

KINNICK STADIUM - IOWA CITY, IOWA

Beat Iowa State

42 vs 3

home vs Iowa State · Sep 10, 2016

Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa — defining win on the season's biggest stage

TCF BANK STADIUM - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA

Beat Minnesota

14 vs 7

at Minnesota · Oct 8, 2016

TCF Bank Stadium - Minneapolis, Minnesota — defining win on the season's biggest stage

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Faced Wisconsin

9 vs 17

home vs Wisconsin · Oct 22, 2016

Trophy game came up just short

HEARTBREAKER

Lost by 2 to North Dakota State

21 vs 23

home vs North Dakota State · Sep 17, 2016

Lost by just 2 in the final minutes

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #20 Penn State

14 vs 41

at Penn State · Nov 5, 2016

Tough matchup against #20

Compare This Team

See how the 2016 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

2016 Schedule 13 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 3	Home Miami (OH) Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	45–21	W
Sep 10	Home Iowa State Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	42–3	W
Sep 17	Home North Dakota State Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	21–23	L
Sep 24	Away Rutgers High Points Solutions Stadium - Piscataway, New Jersey	14–7	W
Oct 1	Home Northwestern Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	31–38	L
Oct 8	Away Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium - Minneapolis, Minnesota	14–7	W
Oct 15	Away Purdue Ross Ade Stadium - West Lafayette, Indiana	49–35	W
Oct 22	Home (10) Wisconsin Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	9–17	L
Nov 5	Away (20) Penn State Beaver Stadium - University Park, Pennsylvania	14–41	L
Nov 12	Home (2) Michigan Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	14–13	W
Nov 19	Away Illinois Memorial Stadium - Champaign, Illinois	28–0	W
Nov 25	Home (17) Nebraska Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	40–10	W
Jan 2	Neutral (20) Florida Outback Bowl (Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Florida)	3–30	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

24.9 vs 18.8

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+6.1 points per game

Total yards

325.0 vs 351.2

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

-26.2 difference per game

Pass yards

153.2 vs 201.4

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-48.2 difference per game

Rush yards

171.8 vs 149.8

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+22.0 difference per game

First downs

16.7 vs 18.2

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

-1.5 difference per game

Turnovers

0.9 vs 1.4

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

-0.5 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

C.J. Beathard

1,929 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, 10 interceptions (13 games).

Lead rusher

Akrum Wadley

1,081 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns over 13 games.

Lead receiver

Riley McCarron

42 catches, 517 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Josey Jewell

124 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

13.5

15.5

-2.0

Pass Att

23.8

30.8

-7.0

Pass Cmp %

56.5

50.4

+6.1

Pass Yds

153.2

201.4

-48.2

Pass TD

1.3

1.4

-0.1

Rush Att

38.6

37.8

+0.8

Rush Yds

171.8

149.8

+22.0

Rush Y/A

4.5

4.0

+0.5

Rush TD

1.8

0.8

+1.0

Plays

62.5

68.7

-6.2

Total Yds

325.0

351.2

-26.2

Yds/Play

5.2

5.1

+0.1

1st Downs

16.7

18.2

-1.5

Penalties

5.0

5.2

-0.2

Penalty Yds

41.3

40.2

+1.1

Fumbles

0.2

0.7

-0.5

Interceptions

0.8

0.7

+0.1

Turnovers

0.9

1.4

-0.5

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	4.0	3.0	170.4	147.7	318.1	0.4
Neutral	1.0	0.0	1.0	55.0	171.0	226.0	3.0
Road	5.0	4.0	1.0	148.6	205.8	354.4	1.2

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	4.0	3.0	172.1	153.7	325.9	1.3
Neutral	1.0	0.0	1.0	222.0	109.0	331.0	2.0
Road	5.0	4.0	1.0	238.2	152.4	390.6	1.4

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	162.6	79.4	242.0	1.2
Win	8.0	8.0	0.0	147.3	229.6	376.9	0.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	201.2	214.4	415.6	1.0
Win	8.0	8.0	0.0	201.5	109.4	310.9	1.6

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
January	1.0	0.0	1.0	55.0	171.0	226.0	3.0
November	4.0	3.0	1.0	123.5	180.0	303.5	1.0
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	163.5	176.5	340.0	1.0
September	4.0	3.0	1.0	197.0	159.3	356.3	0.3

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
January	1.0	0.0	1.0	222.0	109.0	331.0	2.0
November	4.0	3.0	1.0	151.8	152.0	303.8	1.0
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	261.0	128.5	389.5	1.5
September	4.0	3.0	1.0	186.3	179.0	365.3	1.5

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	1.0	1.0	0.0	144.0	264.0	408.0	0.0
Monday	1.0	0.0	1.0	55.0	171.0	226.0	3.0
Saturday	11.0	7.0	4.0	162.9	163.5	326.5	0.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	1.0	1.0	0.0	127.0	90.0	217.0	0.0
Monday	1.0	0.0	1.0	222.0	109.0	331.0	2.0
Saturday	11.0	7.0	4.0	206.3	158.9	365.2	1.5

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	237.0	198.0	435.0	0.0
Big Ten	9.0	6.0	3.0	145.6	179.9	325.4	0.9
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	192.0	212.0	404.0	0.0
Non-Major	1.0	0.0	1.0	197.0	34.0	231.0	1.0
SEC	1.0	0.0	1.0	55.0	171.0	226.0	3.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	165.0	126.0	291.0	1.0
Big Ten	9.0	6.0	3.0	204.6	146.1	350.7	1.2
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	266.0	158.0	424.0	3.0
Non-Major	1.0	0.0	1.0	124.0	239.0	363.0	1.0
SEC	1.0	0.0	1.0	222.0	109.0	331.0	2.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
C.J. BeathardQB	13	170	301	56.5	1,929	17	10	6.4	6.0	11.3	148.4	122.3
Nathan StanleyQB	6	5	9	55.6	62	0	0	6.9	6.9	12.4	10.3	113.4

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Akrum WadleyRB	13	168	1,081	6.4	10	83.2	36	315	8.8	3	24.2	204	1,396	13
Leshun Daniels Jr.RB	13	213	1,058	5.0	10	81.4	8	67	8.4	0	5.2	221	1,125	10
Riley McCarronWR	13	2	-3	-1.5	0	-0.2	42	517	12.3	4	39.8	44	514	4
Jerminic SmithWR	13	3	63	21.0	0	4.8	23	314	13.7	2	24.2	26	377	2
George KittleTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	22	314	14.3	4	28.5	22	314	4
Matt VandebergWR	4	1	25	25.0	0	6.3	19	284	14.9	3	71.0	20	309	3
Noah FantTE	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	9	70	7.8	1	7.0	9	70	1
Jay ScheelWR	12	1	4	4.0	0	0.3	5	56	11.2	0	4.7	6	60	0
Derrick Mitchell Jr.RB	5	2	12	6.0	1	2.4	6	24	4.0	0	4.8	8	36	1
Toks AkinribadeRB	6	16	33	2.1	0	5.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	16	33	0
Ronald NashWR	6	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	14	7.0	0	2.3	2	14	0
Brady RossFB	13	1	2	2.0	0	0.2	1	6	6.0	0	0.5	2	8	0
Austin KellyFB	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	5	5.0	0	0.4	1	5	0
Peter PekarTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	5	5.0	0	0.4	1	5	0
Drake KulickFB	12	1	1	1.0	0	0.1	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	1	0
Ron ColuzziP	13	1	-5	-5.0	0	-0.4	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	-5	0
C.J. BeathardQB	13	83	-13	-0.2	2	-1.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	83	-13	2

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Josey JewellLB	13	58	66	124	6.0	1.5	0	0	0	9	0	1
Bo BowerLB	13	44	47	91	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	4	0	1
Brandon SnyderDB	13	53	32	85	3.0	0.0	3	5	0	4	2	3
Ben NiemannLB	13	37	32	69	3.0	0.0	1	3	0	4	0	0
Desmond KingDB	13	42	16	58	3.5	0.0	3	41	1	7	1	1
Jaleel JohnsonDL	13	29	26	55	10.0	7.5	0	0	0	2	0	0
Miles TaylorDB	11	29	16	45	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt NelsonDE	13	19	23	42	6.0	5.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Nathan BazataDL	13	11	28	39	3.0	1.5	0	0	0	3	0	0
Faith EkakitieDL	13	21	18	39	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Greg MabinDB	9	19	18	37	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	3	0	1
Parker HesseDL	12	18	18	36	7.5	3.5	0	0	0	3	1	1
Anthony NelsonDE	13	15	18	33	8.0	6.0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Anthony GairDB	9	14	14	28	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manny RugambaDB	12	13	6	19	0.5	0.0	2	7	0	4	1	1
Jack HockadayLB	13	7	4	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Joshua JacksonDB	12	10	0	10	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	4	0	0
Kevin WardLB	13	8	2	10	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Michael OjemudiaDB	13	3	2	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Aaron MendsLB	12	2	2	4	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam BrincksDE	13	0	4	4	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jake GervaseDB	13	4	0	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amani HookerDB	13	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kristian WelchLB	13	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Angelo GarbuttLB	3	3	0	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Garret JansenDL	12	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brady RossFB	13	3	0	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Adrian FalconerWR	5	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cedrick LattimoreDE	6	1	0	1	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Devonte YoungWR	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Mitchell Jr.RB	5	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ron ColuzziP	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jay ScheelWR	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler KluverLS	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Toren YoungRB	1	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brady ReiffDL	7	0	1	1	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amani JonesLB	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ike BoettgerOL	12	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	13	27	750	27.8	0	26	264	10.2	0	1,055
Riley McCarronWR	13	1	54	54.0	0	7	148	21.1	1	716
Brady RossFB	13	2	14	7.0	0	0	0	—	0	22
Drake KulickFB	12	1	13	13.0	0	0	0	—	0	14
Austin KellyFB	13	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	5

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Ron ColuzziP	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	75	3,080	41.1
C.J. BeathardQB	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	2	70	35.0
Keith DuncanK	13	38	39	97.4	9	11	81.8	65	0	0	—
Colten RastetterP	4	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	1	42	42.0
Miguel RecinosK	3	0	0	—	1	3	33.3	3	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	Int	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	2PM	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Akrum WadleyRB	13	10	3	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	78	6.0
Keith DuncanK	13	0	0	0	0	0	38	39	9	11	0	0	65	5.0
Leshun Daniels Jr.RB	13	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	62	4.8
Riley McCarronWR	13	0	4	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	2.3
George KittleTE	11	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	2.2
Matt VandebergWR	4	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	4.5
C.J. BeathardQB	13	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Jerminic SmithWR	13	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Derrick Mitchell Jr.RB	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1.2
Desmond KingDB	13	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Noah FantTE	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.6
Miguel RecinosK	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	1.0
Jaleel JohnsonDL	13	0	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
Sep 3	Miami (OH)	W 45–21	13	21	192	1	9.1	154.4	29	212	5	50	404	8.1	3	35	0	0	0
Sep 10	Iowa State	W 42–3	20	30	237	3	7.9	166.0	36	198	3	66	435	6.6	5	35	0	0	0
Sep 17	North Dakota St.	L 21–23	13	24	197	3	8.2	156.0	25	34	0	49	231	4.7	3	16	0	1	1
Sep 24	@ Rutgers	W 14–7	12	23	162	1	7.0	125.7	38	193	1	61	355	5.8	7	57	0	0	0
Oct 1	Northwestern	L 31–38	19	27	204	1	7.6	138.7	41	79	3	68	283	4.2	6	70	0	1	1
Oct 8	@ Minnesota	W 14–7	17	31	142	0	4.6	80.4	41	179	1	72	321	4.5	4	32	1	2	3
Oct 15	@ Purdue	W 49–35	12	20	155	2	7.8	158.1	53	365	4	73	520	7.1	12	94	0	0	0
Oct 22	Wisconsin	L 9–17	17	33	153	0	4.6	90.5	27	83	0	60	236	3.9	5	30	0	0	0
Nov 5	@ Penn State	L 14–41	18	26	204	2	7.8	152.8	26	30	0	52	234	4.5	4	24	0	1	1
Nov 12	Michigan	W 14–13	8	19	66	1	3.5	78.1	49	164	0	68	230	3.4	3	24	0	1	1
Nov 19	@ Illinois	W 28–0	9	17	80	0	4.7	80.7	49	262	3	66	342	5.2	5	40	1	1	2
Nov 25	Nebraska	W 40–10	10	15	144	3	9.6	213.3	47	264	3	62	408	6.6	7	70	0	0	0
Jan 2	vs Florida Outback Bowl	L 3–30	7	24	55	0	2.3	23.4	41	171	0	65	226	3.5	1	10	0	3	3

2016 Roster 55 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Amani Hooker	FR	DB
Anthony Gair	SR	DB
Brandon Snyder	SO	DB
Desmond King	SR	DB
Greg Mabin	SR	DB
Jake Gervase	SO	DB
Joshua Jackson	SO	DB
Manny Rugamba	FR	DB
Michael Ojemudia	FR	DB
Miles Taylor	JR	DB
Anthony Nelson	FR	DE
Cedrick Lattimore	FR	DE
Matt Nelson	SO	DE
Sam Brincks	SO	DE
Brady Reiff	FR	DL
Faith Ekakitie	SR	DL
Garret Jansen	FR	DL
Jaleel Johnson	SR	DL
Nathan Bazata	JR	DL
Parker Hesse	SO	DL
Austin Kelly	SO	FB
Brady Ross	FR	FB
Drake Kulick	JR	FB
Keith Duncan	FR	K
Miguel Recinos	SO	K
Aaron Mends	SO	LB
Amani Jones	FR	LB
Angelo Garbutt	FR	LB
Ben Niemann	JR	LB
Bo Bower	JR	LB
Jack Hockaday	SO	LB
Josey Jewell	JR	LB
Kevin Ward	JR	LB
Kristian Welch	FR	LB
Tyler Kluver	JR	LS
Ike Boettger	JR	OL
Colten Rastetter	FR	P
Ron Coluzzi	SR	P
C.J. Beathard	SR	QB	170 Cmp, 301 Att, 1929 Yds, 17 TD
Nathan Stanley	FR	QB	5 Cmp, 9 Att, 62 Yds, 0 TD
Akrum Wadley	JR	RB	168 Att, 1081 Yds, 6.4 Avg
Derrick Mitchell Jr.	JR	RB	6 Rec, 24 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Leshun Daniels Jr.	SR	RB	213 Att, 1058 Yds, 5.0 Avg
Toks Akinribade	FR	RB	16 Att, 33 Yds, 2.1 Avg
Toren Young	FR	RB
George Kittle	SR	TE	22 Rec, 314 Yds, 14.3 Avg
Noah Fant	FR	TE	9 Rec, 70 Yds, 7.8 Avg
Peter Pekar	JR	TE	1 Rec, 5 Yds, 5.0 Avg
Adrian Falconer	SO	WR
Devonte Young	FR	WR
Jay Scheel	SO	WR	5 Rec, 56 Yds, 11.2 Avg
Jerminic Smith	SO	WR	23 Rec, 314 Yds, 13.7 Avg
Matt Vandeberg	SR	WR	19 Rec, 284 Yds, 14.9 Avg
Riley McCarron	SR	WR	42 Rec, 517 Yds, 12.3 Avg
Ronald Nash	SO	WR	2 Rec, 14 Yds, 7.0 Avg

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Greatest Iowa Teams

Season	Record	AP Final	Coach	Bowl
1922	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
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1956	9-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	Won — Rose Bowl
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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 2016 at a glance

2016 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #17 Nebraska

Signature Wins

Beat #2 Michigan

Beat Iowa State

Beat Minnesota

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced Wisconsin

Lost by 2 to North Dakota State

Faced #20 Penn State

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2016 Schedule 13 games

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2016 Roster 55 players

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Greatest Iowa Teams

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