2020 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2020 Iowa Football

6-2

Overall

6-2

Big Ten

#16

Final AP rank

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Yards per game

369

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

314

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

+13.8

Simple Rating System — #13 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Michigan State on Nov 7

Best defensive game

held them to 7

vs Michigan State (49-7)

Closest game

1-point loss

vs Northwestern (20-21)

Biggest win

by 42

vs Michigan State (49-7)

Rankings & Streaks

Final AP rank

#16

end-of-season Associated Press poll

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

3-1

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

3-1

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat #25 Wisconsin

28 vs 7

home vs Wisconsin · Dec 12, 2020

Trophy game — beat #25 Wisconsin

Signature Wins

VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE

Beat Minnesota

35 vs 7

at Minnesota · Nov 13, 2020

Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 28

VS HEROES GAME

Beat Nebraska

26 vs 20

home vs Nebraska · Nov 27, 2020

Kept the Heroes Game — won by 6

BLOWOUT WIN

Beat Penn State

41 vs 21

at Penn State · Nov 21, 2020

Wire-to-wire control — won by 20

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

HEARTBREAKER

Lost by 1 to Northwestern

20 vs 21

home vs Northwestern · Oct 31, 2020

Lost by just 1 in the final minutes

TOUGH LOSS

Lost to Purdue

20 vs 24

at Purdue · Oct 24, 2020

Stinging 4-point setback

Compare This Team

See how the 2020 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

2020 Schedule 8 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Oct 24	Away Purdue	20–24	L
Oct 31	Home Northwestern	20–21	L
Nov 7	Home Michigan State	49–7	W
Nov 13	Away Minnesota	35–7	W
Nov 21	Away Penn State	41–21	W
Nov 27	Home Nebraska	26–20	W
Dec 5	Away Illinois	35–21	W
Dec 12	Home (25) Wisconsin	28–7	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

31.8 vs 16.0

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+15.8 points per game

Total yards

368.6 vs 313.8

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

+54.8 difference per game

Pass yards

197.6 vs 206.1

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-8.5 difference per game

Rush yards

171.0 vs 107.6

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+63.4 difference per game

First downs

19.9 vs 17.6

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

+2.3 difference per game

Turnovers

1.1 vs 2.3

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

-1.2 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Spencer Petras

1,569 passing yards, 9 touchdowns, 5 interceptions (8 games).

Lead rusher

Tyler Goodson

762 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns over 8 games.

Lead receiver

Ihmir Smith-Marsette

25 catches, 345 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Nick Niemann

77 total tackles, 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

17.6

19.9

-2.3

Pass Att

31.0

34.4

-3.4

Pass Cmp %

56.9

57.8

-0.9

Pass Yds

197.6

206.1

-8.5

Pass TD

1.1

0.0

Rush Att

37.0

37.9

-0.9

Rush Yds

171.0

107.6

+63.4

Rush Y/A

4.6

2.8

+1.8

Rush TD

2.3

1.0

+1.3

Plays

68.0

72.3

-4.3

Total Yds

368.6

313.8

+54.8

Yds/Play

5.4

4.3

+1.1

1st Downs

19.9

17.6

+2.3

Penalties

4.8

4.9

-0.1

Penalty Yds

39.6

41.4

-1.8

Fumbles

0.5

0.9

-0.4

Interceptions

0.6

1.4

-0.8

Turnovers

1.1

2.3

-1.2

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	4.0	3.0	1.0	199.8	139.8	339.5	1.3
Road	4.0	3.0	1.0	195.5	202.3	397.8	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	4.0	3.0	1.0	180.3	100.3	280.5	2.5
Road	4.0	3.0	1.0	232.0	115.0	347.0	2.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	2.0	0.0	2.0	240.5	136.0	376.5	2.5
Win	6.0	6.0	0.0	183.3	182.7	366.0	0.7

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	2.0	0.0	2.0	206.0	123.5	329.5	2.5
Win	6.0	6.0	0.0	206.2	102.3	308.5	2.2

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	2.0	2.0	0.0	215.5	165.5	381.0	0.5
November	4.0	4.0	0.0	167.3	191.3	358.5	0.8
October	2.0	0.0	2.0	240.5	136.0	376.5	2.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	2.0	2.0	0.0	184.0	102.5	286.5	1.0
November	4.0	4.0	0.0	217.3	102.3	319.5	2.8
October	2.0	0.0	2.0	206.0	123.5	329.5	2.5

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	2.0	0.0	152.0	182.0	334.0	1.0
Saturday	6.0	4.0	2.0	212.8	167.3	380.2	1.2

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	2.0	0.0	181.0	144.0	325.0	2.0
Saturday	6.0	4.0	2.0	214.5	95.5	310.0	2.3

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big Ten	8.0	6.0	2.0	197.6	171.0	368.6	1.1

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big Ten	8.0	6.0	2.0	206.1	107.6	313.8	2.3

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Spencer PetrasQB	8	140	245	57.1	1,569	9	5	6.4	6.2	11.2	196.1	119.0
Alex PadillaQB	2	1	2	50.0	12	0	0	6.0	6.0	12.0	6.0	100.4

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Tyler GoodsonRB	8	143	762	5.3	7	95.3	15	152	10.1	0	19.0	158	914	7
Mekhi SargentRB	8	76	432	5.7	7	54.0	1	6	6.0	0	0.8	77	438	7
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	7	7	54	7.7	1	7.7	25	345	13.8	3	49.3	32	399	4
Sam LaportaTE	8	0	0	—	0	0.0	27	271	10.0	1	33.9	27	271	1
Brandon SmithWR	8	0	0	—	0	0.0	23	231	10.0	2	28.9	23	231	2
Nico RagainiWR	8	1	1	1.0	1	0.1	18	191	10.6	0	23.9	19	192	1
Tyrone Tracy Jr.WR	8	2	22	11.0	0	2.8	14	154	11.0	1	19.3	16	176	1
Shaun BeyerTE	8	0	0	—	0	0.0	11	158	14.4	1	19.8	11	158	1
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	7	13	54	4.2	0	7.7	3	22	7.3	0	3.1	16	76	0
Monte PottebaumFB	8	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	39	13.0	0	4.9	4	39	0
Charlie JonesWR	8	2	38	19.0	0	4.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	38	0
Gavin WilliamsRB	1	8	28	3.5	0	28.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	8	28	0
Alec KrittaWR	1	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	12	12.0	0	12.0	1	12	0
Alex PadillaQB	2	2	7	3.5	0	3.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	7	0
Spencer PetrasQB	8	32	-4	-0.1	2	-0.5	0	0	—	1	0.0	32	-4	3

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Nick NiemannLB	8	37	40	77	2.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Seth BensonLB	7	26	21	47	3.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daviyon NixonDTAA	8	22	23	45	13.5	5.5	1	71	1	1	0	1
Chauncey GolstonDL	8	24	21	45	8.5	5.5	1	-1	0	1	0	1
Jack KoernerDB	8	26	19	45	2.0	0.0	3	24	0	2	0	0
Riley MossDB	8	33	10	43	0.5	0.0	2	111	1	4	0	0
Matt HankinsDB	8	28	13	41	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	5	0	0
Dane BeltonDB	8	19	14	33	1.5	1.0	0	0	0	5	0	1
Zack VanvalkenburgDL	8	14	16	30	8.5	3.5	0	0	0	0	4	1
Jack CampbellLB	5	21	8	29	4.5	1.0	1	0	0	3	0	1
Kaevon MerriweatherDB	8	13	10	23	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jack HeflinDL	8	13	8	21	3.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barrington WadeLB	8	8	4	12	1.0	1.0	2	28	0	0	0	0
Noah ShannonDL	8	6	5	11	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
Terry RobertsDB	8	6	3	9	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Joe EvansDE	7	3	4	7	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	7	3	2	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie BracyDB	8	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jestin JacobsLB	5	2	2	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike TimmLB	7	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Julius BrentsDB	7	1	3	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Quinn SchulteDB	3	3	0	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John WaggonerDL	4	0	3	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler LinderbaumOL	8	3	0	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yahya BlackDL	4	1	2	3	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick AndersonLB	8	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jay HigginsLB	5	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyler FisherDB	7	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan LeeDL	2	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monte PottebaumFB	8	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mekhi SargentRB	8	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin SpiewakLS	8	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan KlempLB	4	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shadrick ByrdRB	1	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dalles JacobusDL	7	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam LaportaTE	8	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
Charlie JonesWR	8	0	0	—	0	21	221	10.5	1	259
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	7	8	176	22.0	0	0	0	—	0	575
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	7	2	40	20.0	0	0	0	—	0	116
Nico RagainiWR	8	0	0	—	0	2	2	1.0	0	194
Sam LaportaTE	8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	271

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tory TaylorP	8	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	40	1,765	44.1
Keith DuncanK	8	26	26	100.0	14	18	77.8	68	0	0	—
Caleb ShudakK	8	0	0	—	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	Int	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	2PM	Pts	Pts/G
Keith DuncanK	8	0	0	0	0	0	26	26	14	18	0	68	8.5
Tyler GoodsonRB	8	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	46	5.8
Mekhi SargentRB	8	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	42	5.3
Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR	7	1	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	3.4
Spencer PetrasQB	8	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	2.3
Brandon SmithWR	8	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	14	1.8
Shaun BeyerTE	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Tyrone Tracy Jr.WR	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Charlie JonesWR	8	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Daviyon NixonDT	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Nico RagainiWR	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Riley MossDB	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Sam LaportaTE	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8

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
Oct 24	@ Purdue	L 20–24	22	39	265	0	6.8	113.5	36	195	2	75	460	6.1	10	100	2	0	2
Oct 31	Northwestern	L 20–21	26	51	216	1	4.2	81.3	23	77	1	74	293	4.0	3	20	0	3	3
Nov 7	Michigan State	W 49–7	16	29	179	1	6.2	118.4	41	226	4	70	405	5.8	6	35	0	0	0
Nov 13	@ Minnesota	W 35–7	9	18	111	1	6.2	109.0	35	235	4	53	346	6.5	2	25	0	1	1
Nov 21	@ Penn State	W 41–21	18	28	186	0	6.6	120.1	46	175	4	74	361	4.9	6	45	1	0	1
Nov 27	Nebraska	W 26–20	18	30	193	1	6.4	118.4	45	129	1	75	322	4.3	2	20	0	1	1
Dec 5	@ Illinois	W 35–21	18	28	220	3	7.9	165.6	38	204	1	66	424	6.4	3	22	0	0	0
Dec 12	Wisconsin	W 28–7	14	25	211	2	8.4	153.3	32	127	1	57	338	5.9	6	50	1	0	1

2020 Roster 135 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
AJ Lawson	FR	DB
Brenden Deasfernandes	FR	DB
Dallas Craddieth	SO	DB
Dane Belton	SO	DB
Daraun McKinney	FR	DB
Gavin Cook	FR	DB
Henry Marchese	JR	DB
Jack Koerner	JR	DB
Jake Fisher	FR	DB
Jermari Harris	FR	DB
Julius Brents	SO	DB
Kaevon Merriweather	SO	DB
Kyler Fisher	FR	DB
Matt Hankins	SR	DB
Quinn Schulte	FR	DB
Reggie Bracy	FR	DB
Riley Moss	JR	DB
Sebastian Castro	FR	DB
Terry Roberts	SO	DB
Thomas Hartlieb	FR	DB
Joe Evans	SO	DE
Nathan Nelson	SO	DE
Zack Lasek	FR	DE
Austin Schulte	SR	DL
Chauncey Golston	SR	DL
Chris Reames	FR	DL
Dalles Jacobus	SR	DL
Deontae Craig	FR	DL
Ethan Hurkett	FR	DL
Isaiah Bruce	FR	DL
Jack Heflin	SR	DL
Jake Karchinski	FR	DL
Jamison Witte	FR	DL
John Waggoner	SO	DL
Logan Jones	FR	DL
Logan Lee	FR	DL
Lukas Van Ness	FR	DL
Matt Lorbeck	SR	DL
Michael Lois	FR	DL
Noah Shannon	SO	DL
Spencer Daufeldt	FR	DL
Taajhir Mccall	FR	DL
Taylor Fox	FR	DL
Yahya Black	FR	DL
Zack Vanvalkenburg	SR	DL
Daviyon Nixon	JR	DT
Louie Stec	FR	DT
Colton Dinsdale	SR	FB
Johnny Plewa	FR	FB
Monte Pottebaum	SO	FB
Turner Pallissard	SO	FB
Aaron Blom	FR	K
Caleb Shudak	SR	K
Keith Duncan	SR	K
Lucas Amaya	FR	K
Barrington Wade	SR	LB
Djimon Colbert	JR	LB
Eric Epenesa	FR	LB
Jack Campbell	SO	LB
Jay Higgins	FR	LB
Jestin Jacobs	FR	LB
Josef Smith	FR	LB
Logan Klemp	SO	LB
Mike Timm	SO	LB
Nick Anderson	SR	LB
Nick Niemann	SR	LB
Sean Ormiston	FR	LB
Seth Benson	SO	LB
Yahweh Jeudy	FR	LB
Austin Spiewak	SR	LS
Liam Reardon	FR	LS
Zach Kluver	FR	LS
Alaric Jackson	SR	OL
Alaric Jacskon	SR	OL
Asher Fahey	FR	OL
Clayton Thurm	FR	OL
Cody Ince	SO	OL
Cole Banwart	SR	OL
Coy Cronk	SR	OL
Coy Kirkpatrick	JR	OL
Jack Plumb	SO	OL
Jeremy Chaplin	FR	OL
Josh Volk	FR	OL
Justin Britt	FR	OL
Kyler Schott	JR	OL
Luke Empen	SO	OL
Mark Kallenberger	JR	OL
Mason Richman	FR	OL
Matt Fagan	SO	OL
Nick Dejong	FR	OL
Noah Fenske	FR	OL
Tyler Elsbury	FR	OL
Tyler Endres	FR	OL
Tyler Linderbaum	SO	OL
Nick Phelps	SO	P
Ryan Gersonde	JR	P
Tory Taylor	FR	P
Alex Padilla	FR	QB	1 Cmp, 2 Att, 12 Yds, 0 TD
Connor Kapisak	SO	QB
Deuce Hogan	FR	QB
Spencer Petras	SO	QB	140 Cmp, 245 Att, 1569 Yds, 9 TD
Gavin Williams	FR	RB	8 Att, 28 Yds, 3.5 Avg
Ivory Kelly-Martin	JR	RB	13 Att, 54 Yds, 4.2 Avg
Keontae Luckett	FR	RB
Leshon Williams	FR	RB
Mekhi Sargent	SR	RB	76 Att, 432 Yds, 5.7 Avg
Shadrick Byrd	FR	RB
Tyler Goodson	SO	RB	143 Att, 762 Yds, 5.3 Avg
Andrew Wilson	FR	TE
Bryce Schulte	JR	TE
Elijah Yelverton	FR	TE
Jackson Frericks	FR	TE
Josiah Miamen	FR	TE
Luke Lachey	FR	TE
Sam Laporta	SO	TE	27 Rec, 271 Yds, 10.0 Avg
Shaun Beyer	SR	TE	11 Rec, 158 Yds, 14.4 Avg
Tommy Kujawa	JR	TE
Alec Kritta	FR	WR	1 Rec, 12 Yds, 12.0 Avg
Brandon Smith	SR	WR	23 Rec, 231 Yds, 10.0 Avg
Calvin Lockett	SO	WR
Charlie Jones	JR	WR
Desmond Hutson	FR	WR
Diante Vines	FR	WR
Ihmir Smith-Marsette	SR	WR	25 Rec, 345 Yds, 13.8 Avg
Isaiah Wagner	FR	WR
Jack Combs	JR	WR
Jack Johnson	FR	WR
Jackson Ritter	FR	WR
Jamison Heinz	FR	WR
Max Cooper	SR	WR
Nico Ragaini	SO	WR	18 Rec, 191 Yds, 10.6 Avg
Nolan Donald	FR	WR
Quavon Matthews	FR	WR
Tyrone Tracy Jr.	SO	WR	14 Rec, 154 Yds, 11.0 Avg
Wyatt Wegener	FR	WR

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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 #25 Wisconsin

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Beat Minnesota

Beat Nebraska

Beat Penn State

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Lost by 1 to Northwestern

Lost to Purdue

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