2017 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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Season Snapshot 2017 at a glance

2017 Iowa Football

8-5

Overall

4-5

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Won 27-20 · Pinstripe Bowl

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Yards per game

329

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

358

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

+14.7

Simple Rating System — #14 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Nebraska on Nov 24

Best defensive game

held them to 3

vs Wyoming (24-3)

Closest game

2-point loss

vs (4) Penn State (19-21)

Biggest win

by 42

vs Nebraska (56-14)

Rankings & Streaks

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

5-2

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

2-3

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat #3 Ohio State

55 vs 24

home vs Ohio State · Nov 4, 2017

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

Signature Wins

MEMORIAL STADIUM - LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

Beat Nebraska

56 vs 14

at Nebraska · Nov 24, 2017

Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Nebraska — defining win on the season's biggest stage

JACK TRICE STADIUM - AMES, IOWA

Beat Iowa State

44 vs 41

at Iowa State · Sep 9, 2017

Jack Trice Stadium - Ames, Iowa — defining win on the season's biggest stage

KINNICK STADIUM - IOWA CITY, IOWA

Beat Minnesota

17 vs 10

home vs Minnesota · Oct 28, 2017

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

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

HEARTBREAKER

Lost by 2 to Penn State

19 vs 21

home vs Penn State · Sep 23, 2017

Lost by just 2 in the final minutes

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Faced Wisconsin

14 vs 38

at Wisconsin · Nov 11, 2017

Trophy game came up just short

TOUGH LOSS

Lost to Michigan State

10 vs 17

at Michigan State · Sep 30, 2017

Stinging 7-point setback

Compare This Team

See how the 2017 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

2017 Schedule 13 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 2	Home Wyoming Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	24–3	W
Sep 9	Away Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium - Ames, Iowa	44–41	W
Sep 16	Home North Texas Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	31–14	W
Sep 23	Home (4) Penn State Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	19–21	L
Sep 30	Away Michigan State Spartan Stadium - East Lansing, Michigan	10–17	L
Oct 7	Home Illinois Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	45–16	W
Oct 21	Away Northwestern Ryan Field - Evanston, Illinois	10–17	L
Oct 28	Home Minnesota Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	17–10	W
Nov 4	Home (3) Ohio State Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	55–24	W
Nov 11	Away (6) Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium - Madison, Wisconsin	14–38	L
Nov 18	Home Purdue Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	15–24	L
Nov 24	Away Nebraska Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Nebraska	56–14	W
Dec 27	Neutral Boston College Pinstripe Bowl (New Yankee Stadium - New York, New York)	27–20	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

28.2 vs 19.9

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+8.3 points per game

Total yards

329.1 vs 357.5

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

-28.4 difference per game

Pass yards

189.8 vs 212.8

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-23.0 difference per game

Rush yards

139.2 vs 144.6

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-5.4 difference per game

First downs

17.4 vs 18.8

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

-1.4 difference per game

Turnovers

1.5 vs 2.0

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

Nathan Stanley

2,437 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 6 interceptions (13 games).

Lead rusher

Akrum Wadley

1,109 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns over 13 games.

Lead receiver

Nick Easley

51 catches, 530 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Josey Jewell

136 total tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

15.3

19.8

-4.5

Pass Att

27.3

35.3

-8.0

Pass Cmp %

56.1

56.0

+0.1

Pass Yds

189.8

212.8

-23.0

Pass TD

2.1

1.5

+0.6

Rush Att

37.0

35.0

+2.0

Rush Yds

139.2

144.6

-5.4

Rush Y/A

3.8

4.1

-0.3

Rush TD

1.3

0.8

+0.5

Plays

64.3

70.3

-6.0

Total Yds

329.1

357.5

-28.4

Yds/Play

5.1

0.0

1st Downs

17.4

18.8

-1.4

Penalties

5.1

6.1

-1.0

Penalty Yds

41.1

54.7

-13.6

Fumbles

1.0

0.4

+0.6

Interceptions

0.5

1.6

-1.1

Turnovers

1.5

2.0

-0.5

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	5.0	2.0	196.1	157.0	353.1	1.9
Road	6.0	3.0	3.0	182.5	118.5	301.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	5.0	2.0	210.4	148.0	358.4	2.1
Road	6.0	3.0	3.0	215.7	140.7	356.3	1.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	167.6	59.4	227.0	1.8
Win	8.0	8.0	0.0	203.8	189.1	392.9	1.3

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	210.4	168.4	378.8	1.2
Win	8.0	8.0	0.0	214.4	129.8	344.1	2.5

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	1.0	1.0	0.0	99.0	101.0	200.0	0.0
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	163.3	165.8	329.0	1.3
October	3.0	2.0	1.0	221.0	135.0	356.0	1.7
September	5.0	3.0	2.0	210.6	128.2	338.8	1.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	1.0	1.0	0.0	208.0	175.0	383.0	3.0
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	193.0	135.5	328.5	2.8
October	3.0	2.0	1.0	192.3	163.0	355.3	1.7
September	5.0	3.0	2.0	242.0	134.8	376.8	1.4

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	1.0	1.0	0.0	192.0	313.0	505.0	0.0
Saturday	11.0	6.0	5.0	197.9	126.9	324.8	1.7
Wednesday	1.0	1.0	0.0	99.0	101.0	200.0	0.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	1.0	1.0	0.0	200.0	67.0	267.0	3.0
Saturday	11.0	6.0	5.0	214.5	148.9	363.4	1.8
Wednesday	1.0	1.0	0.0	208.0	175.0	383.0	3.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
ACC	1.0	1.0	0.0	99.0	101.0	200.0	0.0
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	333.0	164.0	497.0	0.0
Big Ten	9.0	4.0	5.0	190.4	129.9	320.3	1.4
CUSA	1.0	1.0	0.0	197.0	238.0	435.0	2.0
MWC	1.0	1.0	0.0	125.0	138.0	263.0	4.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
ACC	1.0	1.0	0.0	208.0	175.0	383.0	3.0
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	347.0	120.0	467.0	1.0
Big Ten	9.0	4.0	5.0	205.0	157.1	362.1	2.0
CUSA	1.0	1.0	0.0	193.0	112.0	305.0	2.0
MWC	1.0	1.0	0.0	174.0	59.0	233.0	2.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Nathan StanleyQB	13	196	351	55.8	2,437	26	6	6.9	7.7	12.4	187.5	135.2
Colten RastetterP	13	2	2	100.0	33	0	0	16.5	16.5	16.5	2.5	238.6
Tyler WiegersQB	5	1	2	50.0	3	1	0	1.5	11.5	3.0	0.6	227.6

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	252	1,109	4.4	10	85.3	28	353	12.6	3	27.2	280	1,462	13
Nick EasleyWR	13	2	11	5.5	0	0.8	51	530	10.4	4	40.8	53	541	4
Noah FantTE	13	2	-1	-0.5	0	-0.1	30	494	16.5	11	38.0	32	493	11
James ButlerRB	9	91	396	4.4	1	44.0	4	47	11.8	0	5.2	95	443	1
Matt VandebergWR	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	28	384	13.7	2	29.5	28	384	2
T.J. HockensonTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	24	320	13.3	3	24.6	24	320	3
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	12	7	41	5.9	0	3.4	18	187	10.4	2	15.6	25	228	2
Toren YoungRB	7	45	193	4.3	2	27.6	1	23	23.0	0	3.3	46	216	2
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	13	20	184	9.2	3	14.2	4	25	6.3	1	1.9	24	209	4
Drake KulickFB	13	2	2	1.0	1	0.2	3	31	10.3	1	2.4	5	33	2
Tyler KluverLS	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	18	18.0	0	1.4	1	18	0
Amani HookerDB	11	1	18	18.0	0	1.6	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	18	0
Nate WietingTE	6	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	17	17.0	0	2.8	1	17	0
A.J. EpenesaDE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	15	15.0	0	1.2	1	15	0
Brandon SmithWR	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	15	5.0	0	1.5	3	15	0
Peter PekarTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	9	9.0	0	0.8	1	9	0
Brady RossFB	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	5	5.0	0	0.4	1	5	0
Colten RastetterP	13	2	-2	-1.0	0	-0.2	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	-2	0
Nathan StanleyQB	13	49	-115	-2.3	0	-8.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	49	-115	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Josey JewellLBAA	12	69	67	136	13.5	4.5	2	37	0	11	1	1
Bo BowerLB	13	40	50	90	3.5	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	1
Ben NiemannLB	13	45	34	79	6.0	1.0	1	0	0	5	1	2
Jake GervaseDB	13	31	27	58	3.0	0.0	3	29	0	6	0	0
Amani HookerDB	11	41	15	56	0.0	0.0	2	30	1	2	0	0
Nathan BazataDL	13	22	29	51	6.5	3.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joshua JacksonDBAA	13	34	14	48	0.5	0.0	8	168	2	18	0	1
Miles TaylorDB	12	31	16	47	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Parker HesseDL	13	24	19	43	10.5	4.0	1	13	0	3	1	2
Anthony NelsonDE	13	21	20	41	9.5	7.5	0	0	0	4	0	2
Manny RugambaDB	10	31	5	36	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	4	1	0
Michael OjemudiaDB	13	20	9	29	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Matt NelsonDE	13	10	13	23	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Matt HankinsDB	13	10	11	21	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Sam BrincksDE	13	5	14	19	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Geno StoneDB	12	6	12	18	0.0	0.0	1	19	0	0	0	0
A.J. EpenesaDE	13	8	7	15	5.5	4.5	0	0	0	1	0	1
Cedrick LattimoreDE	13	5	10	15	1.5	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brady ReiffDL	12	4	9	13	1.0	1.0	1	5	0	3	0	1
Kevin WardLB	13	4	5	9	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amani JonesLB	12	5	3	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kristian WelchLB	10	2	4	6	0.0	0.0	1	33	0	0	0	0
Dominique DafneyWR	13	2	3	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Noah ClaybergDB	12	3	2	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron MendsLB	12	2	3	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick NiemannLB	13	4	1	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	13	2	2	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brady RossFB	13	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler KluverLS	13	1	3	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Garret JansenDL	13	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jack HockadayLB	6	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon SnyderDB	1	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	1	89	1	2	0	0
Chauncey GolstonDE	10	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wes DvorakDB	13	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devonte YoungWR	10	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake HulettDL	3	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James DanielsOL	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boone MyersOL	5	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun BeyerTE	7	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt VandebergWR	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel RecinosK	13	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John MilaniDB	3	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James ButlerRB	9	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Akrum WadleyRB	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt QuarellsWR	2	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
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	13	19	404	21.3	0	0	0	—	0	613
Akrum WadleyRB	13	9	271	30.1	0	0	0	—	0	1,733
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	12	4	134	33.5	0	0	0	—	0	362
Matt VandebergWR	13	0	0	—	0	14	75	5.4	0	459
Joshua JacksonDB	13	0	0	—	0	5	36	7.2	0	204
Amani JonesLB	12	1	15	15.0	0	0	0	—	0	15
Max CooperWR	6	0	0	—	0	1	12	12.0	0	12
Austin KellyFB	13	1	7	7.0	0	0	0	—	0	7

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Colten RastetterP	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	55	2,078	37.8
Ryan GersondeP	3	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	13	552	42.5
Nathan StanleyQB	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	3	111	37.0
Miguel RecinosK	13	44	44	100.0	11	13	84.6	77	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	Int	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Akrum WadleyRB	13	10	3	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	78	6.0
Miguel RecinosK	13	0	0	0	0	44	44	11	13	0	77	5.9
Noah FantTE	13	0	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	66	5.1
Nick EasleyWR	13	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	1.8
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	13	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	1.8
T.J. HockensonTE	13	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.4
Toren YoungRB	7	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.7
Drake KulickFB	13	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	12	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
Joshua JacksonDB	13	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Matt VandebergWR	13	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
James ButlerRB	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.7
Brandon SnyderDB	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	6.0
Amani HookerDB	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Nathan BazataDL	13	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 2	Wyoming	W 24–3	8	15	125	3	8.3	176.0	41	138	0	56	263	4.7	3	25	3	1	4
Sep 9	@ Iowa State	W 44–41	27	41	333	5	8.1	174.3	41	164	1	82	497	6.1	10	84	0	0	0
Sep 16	North Texas	W 31–14	16	27	197	2	7.3	145.0	59	238	2	86	435	5.1	6	63	2	0	2
Sep 23	Penn State	L 19–21	13	22	191	2	8.7	162.0	23	82	1	45	273	6.1	3	25	1	0	1
Sep 30	@ Michigan State	L 10–17	17	32	207	0	6.5	107.5	25	19	1	57	226	4.0	7	47	2	0	2
Oct 7	Illinois	W 45–16	18	34	250	4	7.4	147.6	38	191	1	72	441	6.1	3	18	1	1	2
Oct 21	@ Northwestern	L 10–17	19	33	223	1	6.8	118.3	33	89	0	66	312	4.7	6	50	0	1	1
Oct 28	Minnesota	W 17–10	15	27	190	1	7.0	119.5	33	125	1	60	315	5.3	6	50	1	1	2
Nov 4	Ohio State	W 55–24	21	32	244	5	7.6	181.2	38	243	1	70	487	7.0	5	34	0	0	0
Nov 11	@ Wisconsin	L 14–38	8	24	41	0	1.7	39.4	26	25	0	50	66	1.3	5	32	2	1	3
Nov 18	Purdue	L 15–24	16	33	176	1	5.3	97.2	38	82	1	71	258	3.6	6	56	1	1	2
Nov 24	@ Nebraska	W 56–14	13	20	192	2	9.6	178.6	47	313	6	67	505	7.5	3	30	0	0	0
Dec 27	vs Boston College Pinstripe Bowl	W 27–20	8	15	99	1	6.6	130.8	39	101	2	54	200	3.7	3	20	0	0	0

2017 Roster 118 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Amani Hooker	SO	DB
Brandon Snyder	JR	DB
Camron Harrell	FR	DB
Cedric Boswell	SO	DB
Djimon Colbert	FR	DB
Geno Stone	FR	DB
Jack Koerner	FR	DB
Jake Gervase	JR	DB
John Milani	SO	DB
Josh Turner	FR	DB
Joshua Jackson	JR	DB
Manny Rugamba	SO	DB
Matt Hankins	FR	DB
Max Duchow	FR	DB
Michael Ojemudia	SO	DB
Miles Taylor	SR	DB
Noah Clayberg	FR	DB
Wes Dvorak	SO	DB
A.J. Epenesa	FR	DE
Anthony Nelson	SO	DE
Austin Schulte	FR	DE
Brandon Simon	FR	DE
Cedrick Lattimore	SO	DE
Chauncey Golston	FR	DE
Jack Kallenberger	JR	DE
Levi Duwa	FR	DE
Matt Nelson	JR	DE
Romeo McKnight	FR	DE
Sam Brincks	JR	DE
Brady Reiff	SO	DL
Dalles Jacobus	FR	DL
Daniel Gaffey	SR	DL
Garret Jansen	SO	DL
Jake Hulett	SR	DL
Jake Newborg	SO	DL
Nathan Bazata	SR	DL
Parker Hesse	JR	DL
Austin Kelly	JR	FB
Brady Ross	SO	FB
Drake Kulick	SR	FB
Lane Akre	SO	FB
Caleb Shudak	FR	K
Keith Duncan	SO	K
Miguel Recinos	JR	K
Aaron Mends	JR	LB
Amani Jones	SO	LB
Barrington Wade	FR	LB
Ben Campos	FR	LB
Ben Niemann	SR	LB
Bo Bower	SR	LB
Jack Hockaday	JR	LB
Jacob Sobotka	JR	LB
Joe Ludwig	—	LB
Josey Jewell	SR	LB
Keegan Glaus	—	LB
Kevin Ward	SR	LB
Kristian Welch	SO	LB
Kyle Taylor	FR	LB
Nate Wieland	FR	LB
Nick Niemann	FR	LB
Austin Spiewak	FR	LS
Jackson Subbert	SO	LS
Tyler Kluver	SR	LS
Alaric Jackson	FR	OL
Boone Myers	SR	OL
Cole Banwart	FR	OL
Coy Kirkpatrick	FR	OL
Dalton Ferguson	JR	OL
Ike Boettger	SR	OL
James Daniels	JR	OL
Keegan Render	JR	OL
Landan Paulsen	SO	OL
Levi Paulsen	SO	OL
Lucas LeGrand	JR	OL
Mark Kallenberger	FR	OL
Ross Reynolds	JR	OL
Sean Welsh	SR	OL
Spencer Williams	FR	OL
Tristan Wirfs	FR	OL
Colten Rastetter	SO	P
Ryan Gersonde	FR	P
Nathan Stanley	SO	QB	196 Cmp, 351 Att, 2432 Yds, 26 TD
Peyton Mansell	FR	QB
Ryan Boyle	SO	QB
Ryan Schmidt	SO	QB
Tom Herion	FR	QB
Tyler Wiegers	JR	QB	1 Cmp, 2 Att, 3 Yds, 1 TD
Akrum Wadley	SR	RB	252 Att, 1109 Yds, 4.4 Avg
Ivory Kelly-Martin	FR	RB	20 Att, 184 Yds, 9.2 Avg
James Butler	SR	RB	91 Att, 396 Yds, 4.4 Avg
Kyshaun Bryan	FR	RB
Marcel Joly	JR	RB
Sam Cook	SO	RB
Toks Akinribade	SO	RB
Toren Young	FR	RB	45 Att, 193 Yds, 4.3 Avg
Drew Cook	SO	TE
Jacob Coons	FR	TE
Jon Wisnieski	SR	TE
Nate Vejvoda	SO	TE
Nate Wieting	SO	TE	1 Rec, 17 Yds, 17.0 Avg
Noah Fant	SO	TE	30 Rec, 494 Yds, 16.5 Avg
Peter Pekar	SR	TE	1 Rec, 9 Yds, 9.0 Avg
Shaun Beyer	FR	TE
T.J. Hockenson	FR	TE	24 Rec, 320 Yds, 13.3 Avg
Tommy Kujawa	—	TE
Trey Creamer	FR	UT
Adrian Falconer	JR	WR
Brandon Bishop	JR	WR
Brandon Smith	FR	WR	3 Rec, 10 Yds, 3.3 Avg
Devonte Young	SO	WR
Dominique Dafney	SO	WR
Drew Thomas	FR	WR
Henry Marchese	FR	WR
Ihmir Smith-Marsette	FR	WR	18 Rec, 187 Yds, 10.4 Avg
Matt Quarells	JR	WR
Matt Vandeberg	SR	WR	28 Rec, 384 Yds, 13.7 Avg
Max Cooper	FR	WR
Nick Easley	JR	WR	51 Rec, 530 Yds, 10.4 Avg

History Library

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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2017 Iowa Football

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Beat #3 Ohio State

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Beat Nebraska

Beat Iowa State

Beat Minnesota

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Lost by 2 to Penn State

Faced Wisconsin

Lost to Michigan State

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