FEATURED GAME
Beat #25 Wisconsin
28
vs
7
Trophy game — beat #25 Wisconsin
Football History
Season Snapshot 2020 at a glance
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
49
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
6
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
Signature Wins
VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE
Beat Minnesota
35
vs
7
Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 28
VS HEROES GAME
Beat Nebraska
26
vs
20
Kept the Heroes Game — won by 6
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Penn State
41
vs
21
Wire-to-wire control — won by 20
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 1 to Northwestern
20
vs
21
Lost by just 1 in the final minutes
TOUGH LOSS
Lost to Purdue
20
vs
24
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
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
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
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 | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith DuncanK | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 8.5 |
| Tyler GoodsonRB | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 5.8 |
| Mekhi SargentRB | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5.3 |
| Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWR | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3.4 |
| Spencer PetrasQB | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.3 |
| Brandon SmithWR | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.8 |
| Shaun BeyerTE | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr.WR | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Charlie JonesWR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Daviyon NixonDT | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Nico RagainiWR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Riley MossDB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Sam LaportaTE | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
2020 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#16
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #16
- Lowest Rank
- #24
- Weeks in Poll
- 6
- Total Weeks
- 11
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#24
10/25
NR
11/1
NR
11/8
NR
11/15
NR
11/22
NR
11/29
#24
12/6
#19
12/13
#18
12/20
#17
Final
#16
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