2021 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2021 Iowa Football

10-4

Overall

7-2

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Lost 17-20 · Citrus Bowl

#23

Final AP rank

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

2021 Schedule 14 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 4	Home (17) Indiana	34–6	W
Sep 11	Away (9) Iowa State	27–17	W
Sep 18	Home Kent State	30–7	W
Sep 25	Home Colorado State	24–14	W
Oct 1	Away Maryland	51–14	W
Oct 9	Home (4) Penn State	23–20	W
Oct 16	Home Purdue	7–24	L
Oct 30	Away Wisconsin	7–27	L
Nov 6	Away Northwestern	17–12	W
Nov 13	Home Minnesota	27–22	W
Nov 20	Home Illinois	33–23	W
Nov 26	Away Nebraska	28–21	W
Dec 4	Neutral (2) Michigan Big Ten Championship Game	3–42	L
Jan 1	Neutral (25) Kentucky Citrus Bowl (Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Florida)	17–20	L

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

23.4 vs 19.2

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+4.2 points per game

Total yards

303.9 vs 329.1

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

-25.2 difference per game

Pass yards

180.1 vs 214.5

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-34.4 difference per game

Rush yards

123.8 vs 114.6

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+9.2 difference per game

First downs

16.6 vs 17.9

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

-1.3 difference per game

Turnovers

1.4 vs 2.2

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

-0.8 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Spencer Petras

1,880 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, 9 interceptions (12 games).

Lead rusher

Tyler Goodson

1,151 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns over 13 games.

Lead receiver

Sam Laporta

53 catches, 670 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Jack Campbell

143 total tackles, 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

15.9

18.7

-2.8

Pass Att

28.9

33.4

-4.5

Pass Cmp %

55.0

56.0

-1.0

Pass Yds

180.1

214.5

-34.4

Pass TD

0.9

1.1

-0.2

Rush Att

36.1

0.0

Rush Yds

123.8

114.6

+9.2

Rush Y/A

3.4

3.2

+0.2

Rush TD

1.3

1.1

+0.2

Plays

65.0

69.6

-4.6

Total Yds

303.9

329.1

-25.2

Yds/Play

4.7

0.0

1st Downs

16.6

17.9

-1.3

Penalties

4.1

6.1

-2.0

Penalty Yds

36.1

51.4

-15.3

Fumbles

0.6

0.4

+0.2

Interceptions

0.8

1.8

-1.0

Turnovers

1.4

2.2

-0.8

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	180.0	121.3	301.3	1.6
Neutral	2.0	0.0	2.0	193.0	138.5	331.5	2.0
Road	5.0	4.0	1.0	175.0	121.4	296.4	0.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	217.4	99.6	317.0	1.7
Neutral	2.0	0.0	2.0	241.5	167.5	409.0	1.5
Road	5.0	4.0	1.0	199.6	114.4	314.0	3.2

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	4.0	0.0	4.0	178.3	94.8	273.0	2.8
Win	10.0	10.0	0.0	180.8	135.4	316.2	0.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	4.0	0.0	4.0	241.3	146.8	388.0	1.0
Win	10.0	10.0	0.0	203.8	101.7	305.5	2.7

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	1.0	0.0	1.0	175.0	104.0	279.0	1.0
January	1.0	0.0	1.0	211.0	173.0	384.0	3.0
November	4.0	4.0	0.0	160.8	153.5	314.3	0.8
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	201.3	89.3	290.5	2.0
September	4.0	4.0	0.0	171.8	121.3	293.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	1.0	0.0	1.0	250.0	211.0	461.0	2.0
January	1.0	0.0	1.0	233.0	124.0	357.0	1.0
November	4.0	4.0	0.0	234.0	118.8	352.8	1.8
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	209.0	114.0	323.0	3.0
September	4.0	4.0	0.0	187.0	84.5	271.5	2.3

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	2.0	0.0	230.5	165.5	396.0	0.5
Saturday	12.0	8.0	4.0	171.7	116.8	288.5	1.5

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	2.0	0.0	186.0	113.0	299.0	4.5
Saturday	12.0	8.0	4.0	219.3	114.8	334.1	1.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	106.0	67.0	173.0	0.0
Big Ten	10.0	7.0	3.0	176.8	123.3	300.1	1.4
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	212.0	206.0	418.0	1.0
MWC	1.0	1.0	0.0	224.0	54.0	278.0	1.0
SEC	1.0	0.0	1.0	211.0	173.0	384.0	3.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	1.0	0.0	252.0	87.0	339.0	4.0
Big Ten	10.0	7.0	3.0	217.8	121.9	339.7	2.4
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	185.0	79.0	264.0	1.0
MWC	1.0	1.0	0.0	155.0	95.0	250.0	1.0
SEC	1.0	0.0	1.0	233.0	124.0	357.0	1.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Spencer PetrasQB	12	165	288	57.3	1,880	10	9	6.5	5.8	11.4	156.7	117.3
Alex PadillaQB	9	55	112	49.1	636	2	2	5.7	5.2	11.6	70.7	99.1
Tory TaylorP	14	1	1	100.0	3	0	0	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.2	125.2
Deuce HoganQB	1	1	1	100.0	2	0	0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	116.8
Gavin WilliamsRB	14	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	0.0	0.0
Nico RagainiWR	14	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
Tyler GoodsonRB	13	256	1,151	4.5	6	88.5	31	247	8.0	1	19.0	287	1,398	7
Sam LaportaTE	14	0	0	—	0	0.0	53	670	12.6	3	47.9	53	670	3
Keagan JohnsonWR	13	3	8	2.7	0	0.6	18	352	19.6	2	27.1	21	360	2
Gavin WilliamsRB	14	65	305	4.7	0	21.8	9	47	5.2	0	3.4	74	352	0
Charlie JonesWR	14	7	8	1.1	0	0.6	21	323	15.4	3	23.1	28	331	3
Nico RagainiWR	14	0	0	—	0	0.0	26	331	12.7	1	23.6	26	331	1
Arland Bruce IVWR	14	10	65	6.5	3	4.6	25	209	8.4	1	14.9	35	274	4
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	11	45	202	4.5	1	18.4	7	49	7.0	0	4.5	52	251	1
Tyrone Tracy Jr.WR	13	7	33	4.7	1	2.5	15	106	7.1	1	8.2	22	139	2
Luke LacheyTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	8	133	16.6	0	10.2	8	133	0
Monte PottebaumFB	14	15	76	5.1	1	5.4	4	9	2.3	0	0.6	19	85	1
Leshon WilliamsRB	3	21	69	3.3	0	23.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	21	69	0
Josiah MiamenTE	3	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	22	22.0	0	7.3	1	22	0
Jackson RitterWR	5	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	21	7.0	0	4.2	3	21	0
Max CooperWR	4	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	2	2.0	0	0.5	1	2	0
Alex PadillaQB	9	17	-25	-1.5	1	-2.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	17	-25	1
Spencer PetrasQB	12	48	-109	-2.3	5	-9.1	0	0	—	0	0.0	48	-109	5

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Jack CampbellLB	14	57	86	143	3.5	1.0	2	33	1	6	2	1
Seth BensonLB	14	54	51	105	5.5	2.0	1	6	0	3	0	0
Jack KoernerDB	14	62	26	88	3.5	0.0	2	18	0	3	0	0
Zack VanvalkenburgDL	14	30	28	58	15.0	5.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jestin JacobsLB	14	33	20	53	0.5	0.0	1	0	0	2	0	1
Logan LeeDL	14	17	31	48	5.0	3.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Noah ShannonDL	14	21	26	47	2.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dane BeltonDB	14	29	17	46	3.0	0.0	5	0	0	7	0	0
Matt HankinsDB	10	32	12	44	1.0	0.0	3	41	0	5	0	0
Kaevon MerriweatherDB	14	29	13	42	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	4	0	0
Riley MossDB	11	34	5	39	3.0	0.0	4	85	2	5	1	0
Joe EvansDE	14	16	18	34	7.0	7.0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Jermari HarrisDB	13	22	12	34	1.5	0.0	4	0	0	4	0	0
Lukas Van NessDL	14	17	16	33	8.5	7.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
John WaggonerDL	14	14	11	25	3.5	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Yahya BlackDL	14	7	11	18	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	1
Deontae CraigDL	11	4	10	14	3.0	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terry RobertsDB	8	12	2	14	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	3	0	0
Sebastian CastroDB	13	5	1	6	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyler FisherDB	13	3	2	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jay HigginsLB	14	3	2	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Henry MarcheseDB	13	1	3	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper DeJeanDB	7	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan HurkettDL	3	2	2	4	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Louie StecDT	14	2	1	3	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Xavior WilliamsDB	10	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie BracyDB	4	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam LaportaTE	14	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quinn SchulteDB	11	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	1	42	0	0	0	0
Luke ElkinLS	13	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	11	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah BruceDL	3	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arland Bruce IVWR	14	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gavin WilliamsRB	14	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas CraddiethDB	4	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turner PallissardFB	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keagan JohnsonWR	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie JonesWR	14	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler GoodsonRB	13	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	14	25	635	25.4	1	37	285	7.7	0	1,251
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	11	2	81	40.5	0	0	0	—	0	332
Cooper DeJeanDB	7	1	20	20.0	0	0	0	—	0	20
Gavin WilliamsRB	14	1	18	18.0	0	0	0	—	0	370
Tyler GoodsonRB	13	1	5	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	1,403
Max CooperWR	4	0	0	—	0	1	3	3.0	0	5

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tory TaylorP	14	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	80	3,688	46.1
Caleb ShudakK	14	36	36	100.0	24	28	85.7	108	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	Int	FR	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
Caleb ShudakK	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	36	24	28	108	7.7
Tyler GoodsonRB	13	6	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	42	3.2
Spencer PetrasQB	12	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	30	2.5
Charlie JonesWR	14	0	3	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	24	1.7
Arland Bruce IVWR	14	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	24	1.7
Sam LaportaTE	14	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.3
Jack CampbellLB	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Tyrone Tracy Jr.WR	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Riley MossDB	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.1
Keagan JohnsonWR	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Kyler FisherDB	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Ivory Kelly-MartinRB	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Alex PadillaQB	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.7
Monte PottebaumFB	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
Nico RagainiWR	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.4

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 4	Indiana	W 34–6	13	28	145	0	5.2	89.9	36	158	2	64	303	4.7	2	20	2	0	2
Sep 11	@ Iowa State	W 27–17	11	21	106	1	5.0	110.5	39	67	1	60	173	2.9	5	50	0	0	0
Sep 18	Kent State	W 30–7	26	37	212	1	5.7	127.3	38	206	3	75	418	5.6	8	73	1	0	1
Sep 25	Colorado State	W 24–14	15	23	224	2	9.7	167.0	32	54	1	55	278	5.1	2	20	0	1	1
Oct 1	@ Maryland	W 51–14	23	38	283	3	7.4	149.1	42	145	3	80	428	5.4	9	63	0	0	0
Oct 9	Penn State	W 23–20	17	31	195	2	6.3	122.5	45	110	0	76	305	4.0	4	42	0	1	1
Oct 16	Purdue	L 7–24	17	32	195	0	6.1	79.3	29	78	1	61	273	4.5	3	28	0	4	4
Oct 30	@ Wisconsin	L 7–27	12	25	132	0	5.3	92.4	30	24	1	55	156	2.8	2	12	3	0	3
Nov 6	@ Northwestern	W 17–12	20	32	176	0	5.5	108.7	38	185	2	70	361	5.2	3	30	0	0	0
Nov 13	Minnesota	W 27–22	11	24	206	2	8.6	145.4	25	71	1	49	277	5.7	3	30	1	0	1
Nov 20	Illinois	W 33–23	6	18	83	0	4.6	61.0	52	172	1	70	255	3.6	3	22	0	1	1
Nov 26	@ Nebraska	W 28–21	13	27	178	0	6.6	103.5	37	186	1	64	364	5.7	4	25	1	0	1
Dec 4	vs Michigan	L 3–42	19	38	175	0	4.6	83.4	33	104	0	71	279	3.9	5	55	0	1	1
Jan 1	vs Kentucky Citrus Bowl	L 17–20	19	30	211	1	7.0	113.4	30	173	1	60	384	6.4	4	35	0	3	3

2021 Roster 127 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
AJ Lawson	FR	DB
Brenden Deasfernandes	FR	DB
Cooper DeJean	FR	DB
Dallas Craddieth	JR	DB
Dane Belton	JR	DB
Gaven Cooke	FR	DB
Henry Marchese	SR	DB
Jack Koerner	SR	DB
Jamison Heinz	FR	DB
Jaxon Rexroth	FR	DB
Jermari Harris	SO	DB
Kaevon Merriweather	JR	DB
Kyler Fisher	SO	DB
Matt Hankins	SR	DB
Quinn Schulte	SO	DB
Reggie Bracy	SO	DB
Riley Moss	SR	DB
Sebastian Castro	SO	DB
Terry Roberts	JR	DB
Thomas Hartlieb	SO	DB
Xavior Williams	SR	DB
Anu Dokan	FR	DE
Brennan Sweeney	FR	DE
Joe Evans	JR	DE
Chris Reames	SO	DL
Deontae Craig	FR	DL
Ethan Hurkett	FR	DL
Griffin Liddle	FR	DL
Isaiah Bruce	FR	DL
Jamison Witte	FR	DL
Jeff Bowie	FR	DL
Jeremiah Pittman	FR	DL
John Waggoner	JR	DL
Logan Jones	FR	DL
Logan Lee	SO	DL
Lukas Van Ness	FR	DL
Max Llewellyn	FR	DL
Noah Shannon	JR	DL
Yahya Black	FR	DL
Zack Vanvalkenburg	SR	DL
Louie Stec	SO	DT
Johnny Plewa	SO	FB
Monte Pottebaum	JR	FB
Turner Pallissard	JR	FB
Aaron Blom	FR	K
Caleb Shudak	SR	K
Lucas Amaya	SO	K
Eli Miller	FR	LB
Eric Epenesa	FR	LB
Jack Campbell	JR	LB
Jaden Harrell	FR	LB
Jay Higgins	SO	LB
Jestin Jacobs	SO	LB
Josef Smith	FR	LB
Justice Sullivan	FR	LB
Karson Sharar	FR	LB
Kelby Telander	FR	LB
Logan Klemp	JR	LB
Mike Timm	JR	LB
Seth Benson	JR	LB
Wyatt Wegener	FR	LB
Zach Twedt	FR	LB
Austin Spiewak	SR	LS
Liam Reardon	FR	LS
Luke Elkin	FR	LS
Zach Kluver	SO	LS
Asher Fahey	FR	OL
Beau Stephens	FR	OL
Clayton Thurm	SO	OL
Cody Ince	JR	OL
Connor Colby	FR	OL
David Davidkov	FR	OL
Gennings Dunker	FR	OL
Jack Plumb	JR	OL
Jeremy Chaplin	FR	OL
Josh Volk	FR	OL
Justin Britt	SO	OL
Kyler Schott	SR	OL
Luke Empen	JR	OL
Mason Richman	FR	OL
Matt Fagan	JR	OL
Michael Myslinski	FR	OL
Nick Dejong	SO	OL
Taylor Fox	SO	OL
Tyler Elsbury	FR	OL
Tyler Endres	SO	OL
Tyler Linderbaum	JR	OL
Nick Phelps	JR	P
Ryan Gersonde	SR	P
Tory Taylor	SO	P
Alex Padilla	SO	QB	55 Cmp, 112 Att, 636 Yds, 2 TD
Connor Kapisak	JR	QB
Deuce Hogan	FR	QB	1 Cmp, 1 Att, 2 Yds, 0 TD
Joey Labas	FR	QB
Spencer Petras	JR	QB	165 Cmp, 288 Att, 1880 Yds, 10 TD
Deavin Hilson	FR	RB
Gavin Williams	FR	RB	65 Att, 305 Yds, 4.7 Avg
Ivory Kelly-Martin	SR	RB	45 Att, 202 Yds, 4.5 Avg
Leshon Williams	FR	RB	21 Att, 69 Yds, 3.3 Avg
Max White	FR	RB
Tyler Goodson	JR	RB	256 Att, 1151 Yds, 4.5 Avg
Zach Brand	FR	RB
Andrew Lentsch	FR	TE
Bryce Schulte	SR	TE
Denin Limouris	FR	TE
Elijah Yelverton	FR	TE
Jackson Frericks	SO	TE
Johnny Pascuzzi	FR	TE
Josiah Miamen	SO	TE	1 Rec, 22 Yds, 22.0 Avg
Luke Lachey	FR	TE	8 Rec, 133 Yds, 16.6 Avg
Sam Laporta	JR	TE	53 Rec, 670 Yds, 12.6 Avg
Tommy Kujawa	SR	TE
Alec Kritta	SO	WR
Alec Wick	FR	WR
Arland Bruce IV	FR	WR	25 Rec, 209 Yds, 8.4 Avg
Brady Brecht	FR	WR
Charlie Jones	SR	WR	21 Rec, 323 Yds, 15.4 Avg
Desmond Hutson	SO	WR
Diante Vines	FR	WR
Jack Johnson	FR	WR
Jackson Ritter	SO	WR	3 Rec, 21 Yds, 7.0 Avg
Keagan Johnson	FR	WR	18 Rec, 352 Yds, 19.6 Avg
Max Cooper	SR	WR	1 Rec, 2 Yds, 2.0 Avg
Nico Ragaini	JR	WR	26 Rec, 331 Yds, 12.7 Avg
Nolan Donald	SO	WR
Quavon Matthews	FR	WR
Tyrone Tracy Jr.	JR	WR	15 Rec, 106 Yds, 7.1 Avg

2021 AP Poll Movement

AP Poll

Final

#23

Final Ranking

Season Summary

Highest Rank: #2
Lowest Rank: #23
Weeks in Poll: 16
Total Weeks: 16

Week-by-week rankings

Pre

#18

9/7

#10

9/13

9/19

9/26

10/3

10/10

10/17

#11

10/24

10/31

#19

11/7

#19

11/14

#18

11/21

#17

11/28

#15

12/5

#17

Final

#23

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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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2021 Iowa Football

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Beat #9 Iowa State

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Beat #4 Penn State

Beat #17 Indiana

Beat Nebraska

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Lost to Kentucky

Faced #2 Michigan

Faced Wisconsin

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