2018 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2018 Iowa Football

9-4

Overall

5-4

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Won 27-22 · Outback Bowl

#25

Final AP rank

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

2018 Schedule 13 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 1	Home Northern Illinois Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	33–7	W
Sep 8	Home Iowa State Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	13–3	W
Sep 15	Home Northern Iowa Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	38–14	W
Sep 22	Home (18) Wisconsin Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	17–28	L
Oct 6	Away Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium - Minneapolis, Minnesota	48–31	W
Oct 13	Away Indiana Memorial Stadium "The Rock" - Bloomington, Indiana	42–16	W
Oct 20	Home Maryland Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	23–0	W
Oct 27	Away (17) Penn State Beaver Stadium - University Park, Pennsylvania	24–30	L
Nov 3	Away Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium - West Lafayette, Indiana	36–38	L
Nov 10	Home Northwestern Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	10–14	L
Nov 17	Away Illinois Memorial Stadium - Champaign, Illinois	63–0	W
Nov 23	Home Nebraska Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	31–28	W
Jan 1	Neutral (18) Mississippi State Outback Bowl (Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Florida)	27–22	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

31.2 vs 17.8

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+13.4 points per game

Total yards

375.0 vs 294.8

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

+80.2 difference per game

Pass yards

226.6 vs 184.1

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+42.5 difference per game

Rush yards

148.4 vs 110.7

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+37.7 difference per game

First downs

20.1 vs 16.5

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

+3.6 difference per game

Turnovers

1.4 vs 2.1

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

Nathan Stanley

2,852 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 10 interceptions (13 games).

Lead rusher

Mekhi Sargent

745 rushing yards, 9 touchdowns over 13 games.

Lead receiver

T.J. Hockenson

49 catches, 760 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Jake Gervase

89 total tackles, 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

18.6

17.7

+0.9

Pass Att

31.4

30.9

+0.5

Pass Cmp %

59.3

57.2

+2.1

Pass Yds

226.6

184.1

+42.5

Pass TD

2.1

1.5

+0.6

Rush Att

37.5

33.5

+4.0

Rush Yds

148.4

110.7

+37.7

Rush Y/A

4.0

3.3

+0.7

Rush TD

1.5

0.7

+0.8

Plays

68.9

64.4

+4.5

Total Yds

375.0

294.8

+80.2

Yds/Play

5.4

4.6

+0.8

1st Downs

20.1

16.5

+3.6

Penalties

4.8

5.9

-1.1

Penalty Yds

42.5

56.0

-13.5

Fumbles

0.5

0.0

Interceptions

0.8

1.5

-0.7

Turnovers

1.4

2.1

-0.7

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	5.0	2.0	201.6	174.7	376.3	1.3
Neutral	1.0	1.0	0.0	214.0	-15.0	199.0	2.0
Road	5.0	3.0	2.0	264.2	144.2	408.4	1.4

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	5.0	2.0	162.1	104.0	266.1	1.4
Neutral	1.0	1.0	0.0	152.0	190.0	342.0	3.0
Road	5.0	3.0	2.0	221.2	104.2	325.4	2.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	4.0	0.0	4.0	253.8	116.3	370.0	2.0
Win	9.0	9.0	0.0	214.6	162.7	377.2	1.1

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	4.0	0.0	4.0	213.5	153.3	366.8	1.5
Win	9.0	9.0	0.0	171.0	91.8	262.8	2.3

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
January	1.0	1.0	0.0	214.0	-15.0	199.0	2.0
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	223.5	162.8	386.3	1.0
October	4.0	3.0	1.0	233.8	156.0	389.8	1.5
September	4.0	3.0	1.0	225.8	167.3	393.0	1.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
January	1.0	1.0	0.0	152.0	190.0	342.0	3.0
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	199.3	143.5	342.8	2.3
October	4.0	3.0	1.0	184.5	84.8	269.3	2.5
September	4.0	3.0	1.0	176.5	84.0	260.5	1.3

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	1.0	1.0	0.0	153.0	266.0	419.0	0.0
Saturday	11.0	7.0	4.0	234.5	152.5	387.0	1.5
Tuesday	1.0	1.0	0.0	214.0	-15.0	199.0	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	1.0	1.0	0.0	260.0	140.0	400.0	1.0
Saturday	11.0	7.0	4.0	180.1	100.8	280.9	2.1
Tuesday	1.0	1.0	0.0	152.0	190.0	342.0	3.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	166.0	105.0	271.0	0.0
Big Ten	9.0	5.0	4.0	231.7	158.1	389.8	1.4
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	143.0	209.0	352.0	1.0
SEC	1.0	1.0	0.0	214.0	-15.0	199.0	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	169.0	19.0	188.0	1.0
Big Ten	9.0	5.0	4.0	193.3	124.8	318.1	2.1
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	110.0	101.0	211.0	2.0
SEC	1.0	1.0	0.0	152.0	190.0	342.0	3.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Nathan StanleyQB	13	235	396	59.3	2,852	26	10	7.2	7.4	12.1	219.4	136.5
Peyton MansellQB	5	5	8	62.5	83	0	1	10.4	4.8	16.6	16.6	124.7
Colten RastetterP	13	2	2	100.0	11	1	0	5.5	15.5	5.5	0.8	311.2
Spencer PetrasQB	2	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
Mekhi SargentRB	13	159	745	4.7	9	57.3	17	156	9.2	1	12.0	176	901	10
T.J. HockensonTE	13	1	4	4.0	1	0.3	49	760	15.5	6	58.5	50	764	7
Toren YoungRB	13	136	637	4.7	5	49.0	7	27	3.9	1	2.1	143	664	6
Noah FantTE	12	2	1	0.5	0	0.1	39	519	13.3	7	43.3	41	520	7
Nick EasleyWR	13	2	7	3.5	0	0.5	52	494	9.5	5	38.0	54	501	5
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	12	9	71	7.9	0	5.9	23	361	15.7	3	30.1	32	432	3
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	9	97	341	3.5	2	37.9	9	78	8.7	0	8.7	106	419	2
Brandon SmithWR	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	28	361	12.9	2	30.1	28	361	2
Kyle GroenwegWR	13	2	14	7.0	0	1.1	4	47	11.8	0	3.6	6	61	0
Nate WietingTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	51	25.5	0	4.3	2	51	0
Brady RossFB	6	6	20	3.3	0	3.3	4	28	7.0	0	4.7	10	48	0
Henry GeilRB	2	15	37	2.5	0	18.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	15	37	0
Peyton MansellQB	5	8	31	3.9	1	6.2	0	0	—	0	0.0	8	31	1
Max CooperWR	7	1	9	9.0	0	1.3	3	15	5.0	0	2.1	4	24	0
Tyrone Tracy Jr.WR	4	1	-1	-1.0	0	-0.3	1	22	22.0	0	5.5	2	21	0
Dominique DafneyWR	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	19	19.0	0	1.9	1	19	0
Tristan WirfsOL	12	1	15	15.0	0	1.3	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	15	0
Austin KellyFB	13	6	9	1.5	0	0.7	1	4	4.0	1	0.3	7	13	1
Sam BrincksDE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	10	10.0	1	0.8	1	10	1
Nico RagainiWR	3	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	7	7.0	0	2.3	1	7	0
Nathan StanleyQB	13	36	4	0.1	1	0.3	0	-13	—	0	-1.0	36	-9	1

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Jake GervaseDB	13	49	40	89	1.0	0.0	4	50	0	7	0	1
Amani HookerDB	13	36	29	65	3.5	1.0	4	60	0	7	0	0
Jack HockadayLB	11	24	38	62	5.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Parker HesseDE	13	29	29	58	9.5	4.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Djimon ColbertLB	13	25	27	52	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Kristian WelchLB	12	26	23	49	1.5	1.5	1	15	0	1	1	1
Matt HankinsDB	8	29	19	48	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Anthony NelsonDE	13	23	22	45	13.5	9.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
Nick NiemannLB	11	18	25	43	2.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Geno StoneDB	13	29	10	39	1.0	0.0	4	24	1	3	0	1
Michael OjemudiaDB	13	23	16	39	0.5	0.0	3	38	0	6	0	0
A.J. EpenesaDE	13	21	16	37	16.5	10.5	0	0	0	4	1	4
Chauncey GolstonDE	13	19	16	35	9.0	3.5	1	4	0	1	3	0
Matt NelsonDE	13	15	16	31	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	6	0	0
Riley MossDB	13	20	4	24	0.0	0.0	2	36	0	3	0	0
Amani JonesLB	13	15	7	22	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cedrick LattimoreDL	12	9	12	21	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam BrincksDE	13	6	11	17	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julius BrentsDB	11	8	5	13	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	3	0	0
Brady ReiffDL	12	5	7	12	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John MilaniDB	13	7	4	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan GersondeP	2	3	3	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh TurnerDB	11	4	1	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barrington WadeLB	12	1	2	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dominique DafneyWR	10	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle GroenwegWR	13	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan StanleyQB	13	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Garret JansenDL	13	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dillon DoyleLB	4	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack KoernerDB	12	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson SubbertLS	13	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brady RossFB	6	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mekhi SargentRB	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan WirfsOL	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devonte YoungDB	13	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max CooperWR	7	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peyton MansellQB	5	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shaun BeyerTE	8	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. HockensonTE	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaevon Merriweather	9	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
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	12	24	707	29.5	0	0	0	—	0	1,139
Kyle GroenwegWR	13	2	54	27.0	0	24	238	9.9	1	353
Devonte YoungDB	13	3	64	21.3	0	0	0	—	0	64
Dominique DafneyWR	10	0	0	—	0	1	26	26.0	0	45
Ryan SchmidtQB	1	1	22	22.0	0	0	0	—	0	22
A.J. EpenesaDE	13	0	0	—	0	1	16	16.0	0	35
Amani HookerDB	13	0	0	—	0	1	9	9.0	0	69
Shaun BeyerTE	8	0	0	—	0	1	0	0.0	0	0
Joe LudwigFB	7	1	-5	-5.0	0	0	0	—	0	-5

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Colten RastetterP	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	53	2,063	38.9
Miguel RecinosPK	13	47	47	100.0	17	22	77.3	98	0	0	—
Nathan StanleyQB	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	2	61	30.5
Caleb ShudakPK	1	1	1	100.0	0	0	—	1	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	Int	FR	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Miguel RecinosPK	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	47	47	17	22	0	98	7.5
Mekhi SargentRB	13	9	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
T.J. HockensonTE	13	1	6	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	42	3.2
Noah FantTE	12	0	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	42	3.5
Toren YoungRB	13	5	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	36	2.8
Nick EasleyWR	13	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	30	2.3
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	12	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.5
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.3
Brandon SmithWR	12	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
Kyle GroenwegWR	13	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Anthony NelsonDE	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Austin KellyFB	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Geno StoneDB	13	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
A.J. EpenesaDE	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Nathan StanleyQB	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Peyton MansellQB	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1.2
Sam BrincksDE	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Amani HookerDB	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.2
Caleb ShudakPK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.0

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 1	Northern Illinois	W 33–7	13	25	143	1	5.7	105.2	48	209	3	73	352	4.8	8	66	0	1	1
Sep 8	Iowa State	W 13–3	16	28	166	0	5.9	106.9	36	105	1	64	271	4.2	6	55	0	0	0
Sep 15	UNI	W 38–14	25	31	338	2	10.9	180.6	50	207	3	81	545	6.7	10	88	0	2	2
Sep 22	Wisconsin	L 17–28	14	23	256	2	11.1	174.4	31	148	0	54	404	7.5	1	5	2	1	3
Oct 6	@ Minnesota	W 48–31	23	39	314	4	8.1	155.3	40	106	2	79	420	5.3	5	45	1	1	2
Oct 13	@ Indiana	W 42–16	21	33	320	6	9.7	199.0	32	159	0	65	479	7.4	11	110	0	1	1
Oct 20	Maryland	W 23–0	11	24	86	1	3.6	81.4	52	224	0	76	310	4.1	0	0	0	1	1
Oct 27	@ Penn State	L 24–30	19	50	215	1	4.3	72.7	38	135	0	88	350	4.0	6	25	0	2	2
Nov 3	@ Purdue	L 36–38	21	32	275	1	8.6	148.1	37	118	4	69	393	5.7	8	75	1	0	1
Nov 10	Northwestern	L 10–14	27	41	269	1	6.6	129.0	22	64	0	63	333	5.3	3	35	2	0	2
Nov 17	@ Illinois	W 63–0	14	23	197	3	8.6	167.2	37	203	4	60	400	6.7	2	28	0	1	1
Nov 23	Nebraska	W 31–28	17	28	153	2	5.5	130.2	45	266	2	73	419	5.7	2	20	0	0	0
Jan 1	vs Mississippi State Outback Bowl	W 27–22	21	31	214	3	6.9	151.2	20	-15	0	51	199	3.9	0	0	1	1	2

2018 Roster 122 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Amani Hooker	JR	DB
Dallas Craddieth	FR	DB
Devonte Young	JR	DB
D.J. Johnson	FR	DB
Geno Stone	SO	DB
Jack Koerner	FR	DB
Jake Gervase	SR	DB
John Milani	JR	DB
Josh Turner	FR	DB
Julius Brents	FR	DB
Kaevon Merriweather	FR	DB
Matt Hankins	SO	DB
Max Duchow	FR	DB
Michael Ojemudia	JR	DB
Riley Moss	FR	DB
Terry Roberts	FR	DB
Trey Creamer	FR	DB
Wes Dvorak	JR	DB
A.J. Epenesa	SO	DE
Anthony Nelson	JR	DE
Brandon Simon	SO	DE
Chauncey Golston	SO	DE
Jake Morrison	FR	DE
Matt Nelson	SR	DE
Nathan Nelson	FR	DE
Parker Hesse	SR	DE
Sam Brincks	SR	DE
Austin Schulte	SO	DL
Brady Reiff	JR	DL
Cedrick Lattimore	JR	DL
Dalles Jacobus	SO	DL
Garret Jansen	JR	DL
Jack Kallenberger	JR	DL
John Waggoner	FR	DL
Noah Shannon	FR	DL
Tyler Linderbaum	FR	DL
Daviyon Nixon	SO	DT
Austin Kelly	SR	FB
Brady Ross	JR	FB
Joe Ludwig	FR	FB
Lane Akre	JR	FB
Turner Pallissard	FR	FB
Aaron Mends	SR	LB
Amani Jones	JR	LB
Barrington Wade	SO	LB
Ben Campos	FR	LB
Colton Dinsdale	JR	LB
Dillon Doyle	FR	LB
Djimon Colbert	FR	LB
Jack Hockaday	SR	LB
Jayden McDonald	FR	LB
Joe Evans	FR	LB
John Carlson	FR	LB
Kristian Welch	JR	LB
Logan Klemp	FR	LB
Mike Timm	FR	LB
Mitch Riggs	FR	LB
Monte Pottebaum	FR	LB
Nick Niemann	SO	LB
Seth Benson	FR	LB
Austin Spiewak	SO	LS
Jackson Subbert	JR	LS
Alaric Jacskon	SO	OL
Brian Sadler	FR	OL
Cody Ince	FR	OL
Cole Banwart	SO	OL
Coy Kirkpatrick	FR	OL
Dalton Ferguson	SR	OL
Jack Plumb	FR	OL
Jake Newborg	JR	OL
Jeff Jenkins	FR	OL
Keegan Render	SR	OL
Kyler Schott	FR	OL
Kyle Sorensen	FR	OL
Landan Paulsen	JR	OL
Levi Duwa	FR	OL
Levi Paulsen	JR	OL
Luke Empen	FR	OL
Mark Kallenberger	FR	OL
Matt Fagan	FR	OL
Ross Reynolds	SR	OL
Trey Winters	FR	OL
Tristan Wirfs	SO	OL
Colten Rastetter	JR	P
Ryan Gersonde	SO	P
Caleb Shudak	SO	PK
Keith Duncan	SO	PK
Miguel Recinos	SR	PK
Connor Kapisak	FR	QB
Nathan Stanley	JR	QB	235 Cmp, 396 Att, 2852 Yds, 26 TD
Peyton Mansell	FR	QB	5 Cmp, 8 Att, 83 Yds, 0 TD
Ryan Schmidt	JR	QB
Spencer Petras	FR	QB	0 Cmp, 1 Att, 0 Yds, 0 TD
Henry Geil	FR	RB	15 Att, 37 Yds, 2.5 Avg
Ivory Kelly-Martin	SO	RB	97 Att, 341 Yds, 3.5 Avg
Kordell Stillmunkes	FR	RB
Kyshaun Bryan	FR	RB
Mekhi Sargent	SO	RB	159 Att, 745 Yds, 4.7 Avg
Toren Young	SO	RB	136 Att, 637 Yds, 4.7 Avg
Ben Subbert	FR	TE
Bryce Schulte	FR	TE
Drew Cook	JR	TE
Nate Vejvoda	JR	TE
Nate Wieting	JR	TE	2 Rec, 51 Yds, 25.5 Avg
Noah Fant	JR	TE	39 Rec, 519 Yds, 13.3 Avg
Noah Feldman	FR	TE
Shaun Beyer	SO	TE
T.J. Hockenson	SO	TE	49 Rec, 760 Yds, 15.5 Avg
Tommy Kujawa	FR	TE
Blair Brooks	FR	WR
Brandon Smith	SO	WR	28 Rec, 361 Yds, 12.9 Avg
Calvin Lockett	FR	WR
Dominique Dafney	JR	WR	1 Rec, 19 Yds, 19.0 Avg
Drew Thomas	FR	WR
Henry Marchese	FR	WR
Ihmir Smith-Marsette	SO	WR	23 Rec, 361 Yds, 15.7 Avg
Kyle Groenweg	SR	WR	4 Rec, 47 Yds, 11.8 Avg
Max Cooper	SO	WR	3 Rec, 15 Yds, 5.0 Avg
Nick Easley	SR	WR	52 Rec, 494 Yds, 9.5 Avg
Nico Ragaini	FR	WR	1 Rec, 7 Yds, 7.0 Avg
Samson Evans	FR	WR
Tyrone Tracy Jr.	FR	WR	1 Rec, 22 Yds, 22.0 Avg

2018 AP Poll Movement

AP Poll

Final

#25

Final Ranking

Season Summary

Highest Rank: #18
Lowest Rank: #25
Weeks in Poll: 4
Total Weeks: 16

Week-by-week rankings

9/2

9/9

9/16

9/23

9/30

10/7

10/14

#19

10/21

#18

10/28

#19

11/4

11/11

11/18

11/25

12/2

12/9

Final

#25

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

Football History

Season Snapshot 2018 at a glance

2018 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #18 Mississippi State

Signature Wins

Beat Minnesota

Beat Iowa State

Beat Nebraska

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced Wisconsin

Faced #17 Penn State

Lost by 2 to Purdue

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