2019 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2019 Iowa Football

10-3

Overall

6-3

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Won 49-24 · Holiday Bowl

#15

Final AP rank

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

2019 Schedule 13 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Aug 31	Home Miami (OH) Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	38–14	W
Sep 7	Home Rutgers Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	30–0	W
Sep 14	Away Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium - Ames, Iowa	18–17	W
Sep 28	Home Middle Tennessee State Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	48–3	W
Oct 5	Away (19) Michigan Michigan Stadium - Ann Arbor, Michigan	3–10	L
Oct 12	Home (10) Penn State Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	12–17	L
Oct 19	Home Purdue Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	26–20	W
Oct 26	Away Northwestern Ryan Field - Evanston, Illinois	20–0	W
Nov 9	Away (16) Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium - Madison, Wisconsin	22–24	L
Nov 16	Home (7) Minnesota Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	23–19	W
Nov 23	Home Illinois Kinnick Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa	19–10	W
Nov 29	Away Nebraska Memorial Stadium - Lincoln, Nebraska	27–24	W
Dec 27	Neutral (22) USC Holiday Bowl (SDCCU Stadium - San Diego, California)	49–24	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

25.8 vs 14.0

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+11.8 points per game

Total yards

366.5 vs 308.5

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

+58.0 difference per game

Pass yards

228.9 vs 195.7

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+33.2 difference per game

Rush yards

137.6 vs 112.8

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+24.8 difference per game

First downs

19.1 vs 16.6

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

+2.5 difference per game

Turnovers

0.9 vs 1.6

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

2,951 passing yards, 16 touchdowns, 7 interceptions (13 games).

Lead rusher

Tyler Goodson

638 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns over 13 games.

Lead receiver

Ihmir Smith-Marsette

44 catches, 722 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Kristian Welch

87 total tackles, 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

18.7

19.1

-0.4

Pass Att

31.6

32.1

-0.5

Pass Cmp %

59.1

59.5

-0.4

Pass Yds

228.9

195.7

+33.2

Pass TD

1.2

1.1

+0.1

Rush Att

34.8

32.1

+2.7

Rush Yds

137.6

112.8

+24.8

Rush Y/A

3.9

3.5

+0.4

Rush TD

1.3

0.5

+0.8

Plays

66.5

64.2

+2.3

Total Yds

366.5

308.5

+58.0

Yds/Play

5.5

4.8

+0.7

1st Downs

19.1

16.6

+2.5

Penalties

4.3

5.5

-1.2

Penalty Yds

32.4

46.1

-13.7

Fumbles

0.4

0.7

-0.3

Interceptions

0.5

0.9

-0.4

Turnovers

0.9

1.6

-0.7

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	259.4	160.9	420.3	0.7
Neutral	1.0	1.0	0.0	213.0	115.0	328.0	0.0
Road	5.0	3.0	2.0	189.4	109.6	299.0	1.4

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	189.3	97.4	286.7	1.4
Neutral	1.0	1.0	0.0	334.0	22.0	356.0	3.0
Road	5.0	3.0	2.0	177.0	152.6	329.6	1.6

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	3.0	0.0	3.0	251.3	52.7	304.0	2.3
Win	10.0	10.0	0.0	222.2	163.1	385.3	0.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	3.0	0.0	3.0	145.7	200.3	346.0	1.0
Win	10.0	10.0	0.0	210.7	86.6	297.3	1.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	1.0	0.0	252.0	213.0	465.0	1.0
December	1.0	1.0	0.0	213.0	115.0	328.0	0.0
November	4.0	3.0	1.0	197.0	127.0	324.0	1.0
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	246.3	74.0	320.3	1.8
September	3.0	3.0	0.0	246.0	219.0	465.0	0.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	1.0	0.0	186.0	59.0	245.0	1.0
December	1.0	1.0	0.0	334.0	22.0	356.0	3.0
November	4.0	3.0	1.0	196.3	184.8	381.0	2.0
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	182.3	99.5	281.8	1.0
September	3.0	3.0	0.0	170.0	83.0	253.0	1.7

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	2.0	0.0	156.0	170.0	326.0	1.0
Saturday	11.0	8.0	3.0	242.2	131.7	373.9	0.9

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	2.0	0.0	217.0	103.0	320.0	2.5
Saturday	11.0	8.0	3.0	191.8	114.6	306.5	1.5

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	201.0	112.0	313.0	0.0
Big Ten	9.0	6.0	3.0	224.1	110.9	335.0	1.2
CUSA	1.0	1.0	0.0	293.0	351.0	644.0	0.0
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	252.0	213.0	465.0	1.0
Pac-12	1.0	1.0	0.0	213.0	115.0	328.0	0.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	327.0	91.0	418.0	2.0
Big Ten	9.0	6.0	3.0	173.4	135.0	308.4	1.7
CUSA	1.0	1.0	0.0	136.0	80.0	216.0	0.0
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	186.0	59.0	245.0	1.0
Pac-12	1.0	1.0	0.0	334.0	22.0	356.0	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	237	399	59.4	2,951	16	7	7.4	7.4	12.5	227.0	131.2
Spencer PetrasQB	3	6	10	60.0	25	0	0	2.5	2.5	4.2	8.3	81.0
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	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
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	13	11	108	9.8	3	8.3	44	722	16.4	5	55.5	55	830	8
Tyler GoodsonRB	13	134	638	4.8	5	49.1	24	166	6.9	0	12.8	158	804	5
Mekhi SargentRB	13	119	563	4.7	4	43.3	14	138	9.9	0	10.6	133	701	4
Tyrone Tracy Jr.WR	13	6	39	6.5	1	3.0	36	589	16.4	3	45.3	42	628	4
Nico RagainiWR	13	1	2	2.0	0	0.2	46	439	9.5	2	33.8	47	441	2
Toren YoungRB	12	81	432	5.3	1	36.0	1	7	7.0	0	0.6	82	439	1
Brandon SmithWR	9	0	0	—	0	0.0	37	439	11.9	5	48.8	37	439	5
Sam LaportaTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	15	188	12.5	0	15.7	15	188	0
Shaun BeyerTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	7	117	16.7	0	9.0	7	117	0
Nate WietingTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	10	117	11.7	0	10.6	10	117	0
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	4	6	23	3.8	0	5.8	2	25	12.5	0	6.3	8	48	0
Oliver MartinWR	8	1	5	5.0	0	0.6	5	28	5.6	1	3.5	6	33	1
Brady RossFB	13	6	3	0.5	1	0.2	1	4	4.0	0	0.3	7	7	1
Nathan StanleyQB	13	76	7	0.1	1	0.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	76	7	1
Spencer PetrasQB	3	1	1	1.0	1	0.3	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	1	1
Monte PottebaumLB	11	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	0	0
Turner PallissardFB	4	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	0	0
Max CooperWR	8	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	-3	-3.0	0	-0.4	1	-3	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Kristian WelchLB	10	44	43	87	9.0	3.0	0	0	0	3	1	1
Jack KoernerDB	13	49	32	81	1.0	0.0	1	20	0	5	2	1
Geno StoneDB	13	46	24	70	3.0	1.0	1	0	0	4	1	3
Djimon ColbertLB	13	34	27	61	2.5	0.0	1	6	0	4	0	0
Matt HankinsDB	10	37	21	58	1.5	0.0	2	0	0	7	0	0
Michael OjemudiaDB	12	41	11	52	1.0	0.0	3	12	0	9	1	0
A.J. EpenesaDE	13	32	17	49	14.5	11.5	0	0	0	3	0	4
Chauncey GolstonDE	13	26	21	47	9.5	3.0	1	3	0	5	0	0
Cedrick LattimoreDL	13	24	20	44	3.5	2.5	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dane BeltonDB	8	20	13	33	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick NiemannLB	12	15	17	32	2.5	1.0	1	25	1	0	0	0
Brady ReiffDL	10	11	19	30	2.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daviyon NixonDT	13	19	10	29	5.5	3.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dillon DoyleLB	13	13	10	23	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
D.J. JohnsonDB	11	11	3	14	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Austin SchulteDL	12	4	8	12	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terry RobertsDB	12	3	8	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seth BensonLB	13	6	5	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devonte YoungDB	13	7	3	10	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Amani JonesLB	12	5	3	8	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barrington WadeLB	13	2	6	8	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe EvansLB	8	5	2	7	4.0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zack VanvalkenburgDL	11	2	4	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaevon MerriweatherDB	2	2	3	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack CampbellLB	11	2	3	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Riley MossDB	9	5	0	5	1.0	0.0	2	7	0	3	0	0
Noah ShannonDL	7	2	3	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	1
John MilaniDB	13	2	3	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
John WaggonerDL	10	1	2	3	1.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wes DvorakDB	12	0	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry MarcheseWR	11	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan NelsonDE	1	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jermari HarrisDB	2	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb ShudakK	13	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon SmithWR	9	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nathan StanleyQB	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brady RossFB	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrone Tracy Jr.WR	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson SubbertLS	13	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
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	13	17	503	29.6	2	0	0	—	0	1,333
Nico RagainiWR	13	0	0	—	0	9	96	10.7	0	537
Devonte YoungDB	13	1	18	18.0	0	0	0	—	0	18
Max CooperWR	8	0	0	—	0	5	17	3.4	0	14
Monte PottebaumLB	11	1	10	10.0	0	0	0	—	0	10
Geno StoneDB	13	0	0	—	0	1	8	8.0	0	8
Nate WietingTE	11	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	117

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Michael Sleep-DaltonP	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	58	2,419	41.7
Keith DuncanK	13	32	32	100.0	29	34	85.3	119	0	0	—
Nathan StanleyQB	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	1	34	34.0

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	KR	Int	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
Keith DuncanK	13	0	0	0	0	0	32	32	29	34	119	9.2
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	13	3	5	2	0	10	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
Brandon SmithWR	9	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	30	3.3
Tyler GoodsonRB	13	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	30	2.3
Mekhi SargentRB	13	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	24	1.8
Tyrone Tracy Jr.WR	13	1	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	24	1.8
Nico RagainiWR	13	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Nick NiemannLB	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Nathan StanleyQB	13	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Brady RossFB	13	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Oliver MartinWR	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Spencer PetrasQB	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	2.0
Toren YoungRB	12	1	0	0	0	1	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
Aug 31	Miami (OH)	W 38–14	21	30	252	3	8.4	173.6	41	213	2	71	465	6.5	5	32	1	0	1
Sep 7	Rutgers	W 30–0	19	34	244	3	7.2	145.3	39	194	0	73	438	6.0	4	37	0	0	0
Sep 14	@ Iowa State	W 18–17	22	35	201	0	5.7	111.1	37	112	1	72	313	4.3	4	15	0	0	0
Sep 28	Middle Tennessee State	W 48–3	20	29	293	2	10.1	176.6	51	351	4	80	644	8.1	3	20	0	0	0
Oct 5	@ Michigan	L 3–10	23	42	260	0	6.2	92.5	30	1	0	72	261	3.6	8	60	1	3	4
Oct 12	Penn State	L 12–17	25	43	286	1	6.7	117.0	30	70	0	73	356	4.9	1	5	1	1	2
Oct 19	Purdue	W 26–20	23	33	260	0	7.9	129.8	33	102	2	66	362	5.5	7	60	0	1	1
Oct 26	@ Northwestern	W 20–0	12	26	179	1	6.9	116.7	40	123	1	66	302	4.6	4	50	0	0	0
Nov 9	@ Wisconsin	L 22–24	17	28	208	2	7.4	146.7	23	87	0	51	295	5.8	3	25	1	0	1
Nov 16	Minnesota	W 23–19	14	23	173	2	7.5	152.7	31	117	1	54	290	5.4	3	16	0	0	0
Nov 23	Illinois	W 19–10	18	35	308	0	8.8	119.6	32	79	1	67	387	5.8	4	29	0	1	1
Nov 29	@ Nebraska	W 27–24	11	25	99	0	4.0	69.3	31	225	2	56	324	5.8	6	49	1	1	2
Dec 27	vs USC Holiday Bowl	W 49–24	18	28	213	2	7.6	151.8	35	115	3	63	328	5.2	4	23	0	0	0

2019 Roster 129 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Colton Dinsdale	SR	DB
Dallas Craddieth	FR	DB
Dane Belton	FR	DB
Daraun McKinney	FR	DB
Devonte Young	SR	DB
D.J. Johnson	FR	DB
Geno Stone	JR	DB
Jack Koerner	SO	DB
Jermari Harris	FR	DB
John Milani	SR	DB
Julius Brents	SO	DB
Kaevon Merriweather	SO	DB
Kyler Fisher	FR	DB
Matt Hankins	JR	DB
Michael Ojemudia	SR	DB
Riley Moss	SO	DB
Sebastian Castro	FR	DB
Terry Roberts	FR	DB
Thomas Hartlieb	FR	DB
Wes Dvorak	SR	DB
A.J. Epenesa	JR	DE
Chauncey Golston	JR	DE
Logan Lee	FR	DE
Nathan Nelson	FR	DE
Austin Schulte	JR	DL
Ben Subbert	FR	DL
Brady Reiff	SR	DL
Cedrick Lattimore	SR	DL
Chris Reames	FR	DL
Dalles Jacobus	JR	DL
Jake Karchinski	FR	DL
John Waggoner	FR	DL
Noah Shannon	FR	DL
Spencer Daufeldt	FR	DL
Taajhir Mccall	FR	DL
Zack Vanvalkenburg	JR	DL
Daviyon Nixon	SO	DT
Louie Stec	FR	DT
Brady Ross	SR	FB
Joe Ludwig	SO	FB
Johnny Plewa	FR	FB
Turner Pallissard	FR	FB
Caleb Shudak	JR	K
Keith Duncan	JR	K
Lucas Amaya	FR	K
Amani Jones	SR	LB
Barrington Wade	JR	LB
Dillon Doyle	FR	LB
Djimon Colbert	SO	LB
Jack Campbell	FR	LB
Jayden McDonald	FR	LB
Jestin Jacobs	FR	LB
Joe Evans	FR	LB
Kristian Welch	SR	LB
Logan Klemp	FR	LB
Mike Timm	FR	LB
Mitch Riggs	FR	LB
Monte Pottebaum	FR	LB
Nick Anderson	SR	LB
Nick Niemann	JR	LB
Seth Benson	FR	LB
Yahweh Jeudy	FR	LB
Austin Spiewak	JR	LS
Jackson Subbert	SR	LS
Nate Vejvoda	SR	LS
Alaric Jacskon	JR	OL
Clayton Thurm	FR	OL
Cody Ince	FR	OL
Cole Banwart	JR	OL
Coy Kirkpatrick	SO	OL
Ezra Miller	FR	OL
Jack Plumb	FR	OL
Jeff Jenkins	FR	OL
Justin Britt	FR	OL
Kyler Schott	SO	OL
Kyle Sorensen	FR	OL
Landan Paulsen	SR	OL
Levi Paulsen	SR	OL
Luke Empen	FR	OL
Mark Kallenberger	SO	OL
Matt Fagan	FR	OL
Nick Dejong	FR	OL
Noah Fenske	FR	OL
Taylor Fox	FR	OL
Tristan Wirfs	JR	OL
Tyler Endres	FR	OL
Tyler Linderbaum	FR	OL
Colten Rastetter	SR	P
Michael Sleep-Dalton	SR	P
Ryan Gersonde	SO	P
Alex Padilla	FR	QB
Connor Kapisak	FR	QB
Nathan Stanley	SR	QB	237 Cmp, 399 Att, 2951 Yds, 16 TD
Peyton Mansell	SO	QB
Ryan Schmidt	SR	QB
Spencer Petras	FR	QB	6 Cmp, 10 Att, 25 Yds, 0 TD
Henry Geil	FR	RB
Ivory Kelly-Martin	JR	RB	6 Att, 23 Yds, 3.8 Avg
Keontae Luckett	FR	RB
Mekhi Sargent	JR	RB	119 Att, 563 Yds, 4.7 Avg
Nolan Donald	FR	RB
Samson Evans	FR	RB
Shadrick Byrd	FR	RB
Toren Young	JR	RB	81 Att, 432 Yds, 5.3 Avg
Tyler Goodson	FR	RB	134 Att, 638 Yds, 4.8 Avg
Bryce Schulte	SO	TE
Drew Cook	SR	TE
Jackson Frericks	FR	TE
Josiah Miamen	FR	TE
Nate Wieting	SR	TE	10 Rec, 117 Yds, 11.7 Avg
Noah Feldman	SO	TE
Sam Laporta	FR	TE	15 Rec, 188 Yds, 12.5 Avg
Shaun Beyer	JR	TE	7 Rec, 117 Yds, 16.7 Avg
Tommy Kujawa	SO	TE
Alec Kritta	FR	WR
Brandon Smith	JR	WR	37 Rec, 439 Yds, 11.9 Avg
Calvin Lockett	FR	WR
Charlie Jones	SO	WR
Desmond Hutson	FR	WR
Henry Marchese	SO	WR
Ihmir Smith-Marsette	JR	WR	44 Rec, 722 Yds, 16.4 Avg
Jack Combs	SO	WR
Jackson Ritter	FR	WR
Javon Foy	FR	WR
Max Cooper	JR	WR	1 Rec, -3 Yds, -3.0 Avg
Nico Ragaini	FR	WR	46 Rec, 439 Yds, 9.5 Avg
Oliver Martin	SO	WR	5 Rec, 28 Yds, 5.6 Avg
Quinn Schulte	FR	WR
Tyrone Tracy Jr.	FR	WR	36 Rec, 589 Yds, 16.4 Avg

2019 AP Poll Movement

AP Poll

Final

#15

Final Ranking

Season Summary

Highest Rank: #14
Lowest Rank: #23
Weeks in Poll: 17
Total Weeks: 17

Week-by-week rankings

Pre

#20

9/3

#20

9/8

#19

9/15

#18

9/22

#14

9/29

#14

10/6

#17

10/14

#23

10/21

#20

10/27

#19

11/3

#18

11/10

#23

11/17

#19

11/24

#19

12/1

#18

12/8

#19

Final

#15

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 2019 at a glance

2019 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #7 Minnesota

Signature Wins

Beat #22 USC

Beat Nebraska

Beat Iowa State

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Faced Wisconsin

Faced #10 Penn State

Faced #19 Michigan

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