2022 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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Season Snapshot 2022 at a glance

2022 Iowa Football

8-5

Overall

5-4

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Won 21-0 · Music City Bowl

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Shutouts

Nevada, Kentucky

Yards per game

252

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

271

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

+7.9

Simple Rating System — #29 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Northwestern on Oct 29

Best defensive game

held them to 0

vs Nevada (27-0)

Closest game

3-point loss

vs Iowa State (7-10)

Biggest win

by 27

vs Nevada (27-0)

Rankings & Streaks

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

4-3

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

3-2

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat Kentucky

21 vs 0

vs Kentucky (neutral) · Dec 31, 2022

Music City Bowl — defining win on the season's biggest stage

Signature Wins

VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE

Beat Minnesota

13 vs 10

at Minnesota · Nov 19, 2022

Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 3

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Beat Wisconsin

24 vs 10

home vs Wisconsin · Nov 12, 2022

Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 14

BLOWOUT WIN

Beat Purdue

24 vs 3

at Purdue · Nov 5, 2022

Wire-to-wire control — won by 21

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS CY-HAWK

Faced Iowa State

7 vs 10

home vs Iowa State · Sep 10, 2022

Trophy game came up just short

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #2 Ohio State

10 vs 54

at Ohio State · Oct 22, 2022

Tough matchup against #2

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #4 Michigan

14 vs 27

home vs Michigan · Oct 1, 2022

Tough matchup against #4

Compare This Team

See how the 2022 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

2022 Schedule 13 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Sep 3	Home South Dakota State	7–3	W
Sep 10	Home Iowa State	7–10	L
Sep 17	Home Nevada	27–0	W
Sep 24	Away Rutgers	27–10	W
Oct 1	Home (4) Michigan	14–27	L
Oct 8	Away Illinois	6–9	L
Oct 22	Away (2) Ohio State	10–54	L
Oct 29	Home Northwestern	33–13	W
Nov 5	Away Purdue	24–3	W
Nov 12	Home Wisconsin	24–10	W
Nov 19	Away Minnesota	13–10	W
Nov 25	Home Nebraska	17–24	L
Dec 31	Neutral Kentucky Music City Bowl	21–0	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

17.7 vs 13.3

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+4.4 points per game

Total yards

251.5 vs 270.8

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

-19.3 difference per game

Pass yards

156.7 vs 169.5

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-12.8 difference per game

Rush yards

94.8 vs 101.3

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-6.5 difference per game

First downs

13.8 vs 15.6

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

-1.8 difference per game

Turnovers

1.3 vs 1.8

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

-0.5 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Spencer Petras

1,725 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 5 interceptions (12 games).

Lead rusher

Kaleb Johnson

779 rushing yards, 6 touchdowns over 13 games.

Lead receiver

Sam Laporta

58 catches, 657 receiving yards, 1 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Jack Campbell

128 total tackles, 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

14.8

18.8

-4.0

Pass Att

26.8

32.2

-5.4

Pass Cmp %

55.0

58.6

-3.6

Pass Yds

156.7

169.5

-12.8

Pass TD

0.5

1.0

-0.5

Rush Att

32.5

35.8

-3.3

Rush Yds

94.8

101.3

-6.5

Rush Y/A

2.9

2.8

+0.1

Rush TD

0.9

0.3

+0.6

Plays

59.3

67.9

-8.6

Total Yds

251.5

270.8

-19.3

Yds/Play

4.2

4.0

+0.2

1st Downs

13.8

15.6

-1.8

Penalties

4.1

4.9

-0.8

Penalty Yds

32.7

40.0

-7.3

Fumbles

0.8

0.6

+0.2

Interceptions

0.5

1.2

-0.7

Turnovers

1.3

1.8

-0.5

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	4.0	3.0	155.1	95.1	250.3	1.4
Neutral	1.0	1.0	0.0	139.0	67.0	206.0	0.0
Road	5.0	3.0	2.0	162.4	100.0	262.4	1.4

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	4.0	3.0	160.1	74.7	234.9	1.3
Neutral	1.0	1.0	0.0	117.0	68.0	185.0	2.0
Road	5.0	3.0	2.0	193.0	145.2	338.2	2.4

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	147.8	69.2	217.0	2.8
Win	8.0	8.0	0.0	162.3	110.9	273.1	0.4

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	205.4	123.6	329.0	1.8
Win	8.0	8.0	0.0	147.0	87.4	234.4	1.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	1.0	1.0	0.0	139.0	67.0	206.0	0.0
November	4.0	3.0	1.0	164.3	104.8	269.0	1.3
October	4.0	1.0	3.0	179.3	85.5	264.8	1.8
September	4.0	3.0	1.0	131.0	101.3	232.3	1.3

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
December	1.0	1.0	0.0	117.0	68.0	185.0	2.0
November	4.0	3.0	1.0	177.3	125.3	302.5	2.0
October	4.0	1.0	3.0	181.0	114.0	295.0	1.5
September	4.0	3.0	1.0	163.3	73.0	236.3	1.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	1.0	0.0	1.0	150.0	124.0	274.0	4.0
Saturday	12.0	8.0	4.0	157.3	92.4	249.7	1.1

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	1.0	0.0	1.0	278.0	51.0	329.0	1.0
Saturday	12.0	8.0	4.0	160.4	105.5	265.9	1.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	92.0	58.0	150.0	3.0
Big Ten	9.0	5.0	4.0	169.1	98.8	267.9	1.3
MWC	1.0	1.0	0.0	175.0	162.0	337.0	0.0
SEC	1.0	1.0	0.0	139.0	67.0	206.0	0.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	184.0	129.0	313.0	3.0
Big Ten	9.0	5.0	4.0	192.6	113.1	305.7	1.9
MWC	1.0	1.0	0.0	82.0	69.0	151.0	1.0
SEC	1.0	1.0	0.0	117.0	68.0	185.0	2.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Spencer PetrasQB	12	157	281	55.9	1,725	5	5	6.1	5.7	11.0	143.8	109.8
Alex PadillaQB	2	21	43	48.8	173	1	2	4.0	2.4	8.2	86.5	81.0
Joey LabasQB	1	14	24	58.3	139	1	0	5.8	6.6	9.9	139.0	120.7

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Kaleb JohnsonRB	13	151	779	5.2	6	59.9	4	27	6.8	0	2.1	155	806	6
Sam LaportaTE	12	2	6	3.0	0	0.5	58	657	11.3	1	54.8	60	663	1
Leshon WilliamsRB	12	116	412	3.6	2	34.3	11	78	7.1	0	6.5	127	490	2
Nico RagainiWR	11	2	17	8.5	0	1.5	34	386	11.4	1	35.1	36	403	1
Luke LacheyTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	28	398	14.2	4	30.6	28	398	4
Arland Bruce IVWR	11	12	47	3.9	1	4.3	19	187	9.8	1	17.0	31	234	2
Gavin WilliamsRB	11	43	138	3.2	0	12.5	9	44	4.9	0	4.0	52	182	0
Diante VinesWR	7	1	2	2.0	0	0.3	10	94	9.4	0	13.4	11	96	0
Brady BrechtWR	11	1	4	4.0	0	0.4	9	87	9.7	0	7.9	10	91	0
Jaziun PattersonRB	3	14	47	3.4	0	15.7	1	1	1.0	0	0.3	15	48	0
Monte PottebaumFB	12	3	6	2.0	0	0.5	3	37	12.3	0	3.1	6	43	0
Alec WickWR	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	31	15.5	0	3.1	2	31	0
Keagan JohnsonWR	2	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	11	5.5	0	5.5	2	11	0
Joey LabasQB	1	4	11	2.8	0	11.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	4	11	0
Addison OstrengaTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	6	6.0	0	0.5	1	6	0
Tory TaylorP	13	1	4	4.0	0	0.3	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	4	0
Nick DejongOL	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	-4	-4.0	0	-0.3	1	-4	0
Alex PadillaQB	2	9	-35	-3.9	0	-17.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	9	-35	0
Spencer PetrasQB	12	57	-182	-3.2	3	-15.2	0	-3	—	0	-0.3	57	-185	3

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Jack CampbellLBAA	13	60	68	128	5.5	1.0	2	30	0	1	1	1
Seth BensonLB	13	41	54	95	4.5	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Cooper DeJeanDB	13	56	19	75	3.0	0.0	5	91	3	8	0	0
Quinn SchulteDB	13	43	28	71	0.5	0.0	1	0	0	6	0	0
Logan LeeDL	13	21	33	54	8.0	3.0	0	0	0	3	1	0
Kaevon MerriweatherDB	12	34	13	47	2.0	0.0	3	33	0	3	1	1
Riley MossDB	13	31	16	47	1.0	0.0	1	0	0	11	0	2
Noah ShannonDL	13	24	20	44	8.5	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joe EvansDE	13	15	26	41	8.5	6.5	0	0	0	0	1	2
Jay HigginsLB	12	20	19	39	1.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lukas Van NessDL	13	17	21	38	11.0	6.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
John WaggonerDL	13	16	18	34	6.5	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	1
Sebastian CastroDB	13	22	11	33	3.0	1.0	0	0	0	5	0	2
Deontae CraigDL	13	12	19	31	10.0	6.5	0	0	0	1	1	3
Aaron GravesDL	12	5	10	15	6.0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan HurkettDL	13	10	5	15	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terry RobertsDB	5	9	4	13	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
Xavier NwankpaDB	12	11	1	12	0.0	0.0	1	52	1	1	0	0
Yahya BlackDL	8	3	8	11	1.5	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Jamison HeinzDB	13	8	1	9	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Logan KlempLB	13	1	6	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jestin JacobsLB	2	2	4	6	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Kyler FisherLB	13	2	3	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Louie StecDT	13	1	3	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TJ HallDB	13	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah PittmanDL	3	3	1	4	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie BracyDB	10	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris ReamesDL	9	1	2	3	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max LlewellynDL	3	1	2	3	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Addison OstrengaTE	13	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deavin HilsonDB	8	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas CraddiethDB	4	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke ElkinLS	13	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke LacheyTE	13	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Monte PottebaumFB	12	0	2	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam LaportaTE	12	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaxon RexrothDB	10	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leshon WilliamsRB	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nico RagainiWR	11	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arland Bruce IVWR	11	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Koen EntringerDB	4	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Karson ShararLB	7	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
Kaleb JohnsonRB	13	13	325	25.0	0	0	0	—	0	1,131
Cooper DeJeanDB	13	0	0	—	0	10	165	16.5	0	256
Arland Bruce IVWR	11	0	0	—	0	19	123	6.5	0	357
Riley MossDB	13	4	93	23.3	0	0	0	—	0	93
Gavin WilliamsRB	11	3	25	8.3	0	0	0	—	0	207
Reggie BracyDB	10	0	0	—	0	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jay HigginsLB	12	0	0	—	0	1	3	3.0	0	3

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tory TaylorP	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	82	3,725	45.4
Drew StevensK	13	24	24	100.0	16	18	88.9	72	0	0	—
Aaron BlomK	2	1	1	100.0	1	3	33.3	4	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	Int	FR	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Drew StevensK	13	0	0	0	0	0	24	24	16	18	0	72	5.5
Kaleb JohnsonRB	13	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	36	2.8
Luke LacheyTE	13	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	1.8
Spencer PetrasQB	12	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.5
Cooper DeJeanDB	13	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.4
Arland Bruce IVWR	11	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.1
Leshon WilliamsRB	12	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
Joe EvansDE	13	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	0.6
Xavier NwankpaDB	12	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Kaevon MerriweatherDB	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Nico RagainiWR	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Sam LaportaTE	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Aaron BlomK	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	4	2.0
Jack CampbellLB	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.2

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 3	South Dakota St.	W 7–3	11	25	109	0	4.4	72.6	36	57	0	61	166	2.7	2	15	1	1	2
Sep 10	Iowa State	L 7–10	12	27	92	0	3.4	65.7	25	58	1	52	150	2.9	4	25	2	1	3
Sep 17	Nevada	W 27–0	14	26	175	1	6.7	123.1	35	162	2	61	337	5.5	5	25	0	0	0
Sep 24	@ Rutgers	W 27–10	11	17	148	0	8.7	137.8	37	128	1	54	276	5.1	6	50	0	0	0
Oct 1	Michigan	L 14–27	21	31	246	1	7.9	145.0	24	35	1	55	281	5.1	5	59	0	0	0
Oct 8	@ Illinois	L 6–9	18	36	170	0	4.7	84.1	30	52	0	66	222	3.4	8	67	0	1	1
Oct 22	@ Ohio State	L 10–54	11	24	81	0	3.4	49.2	35	77	0	59	158	2.7	3	11	3	3	6
Oct 29	Northwestern	W 33–13	21	30	220	1	7.3	142.6	35	178	2	65	398	6.1	2	18	0	0	0
Nov 5	@ Purdue	W 24–3	13	23	192	2	8.3	155.3	35	184	1	58	376	6.5	6	60	0	0	0
Nov 12	Wisconsin	W 24–10	14	23	94	0	4.1	95.2	45	52	2	68	146	2.1	3	20	1	0	1
Nov 19	@ Minnesota	W 13–10	15	24	221	0	9.2	139.9	28	59	1	52	280	5.4	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 25	Nebraska	L 17–24	17	39	150	1	3.8	79.2	33	124	1	72	274	3.8	7	65	3	1	4
Dec 31	vs Kentucky Music City Bowl	W 21–0	14	24	139	1	5.8	120.7	24	67	0	48	206	4.3	2	10	0	0	0

2022 Roster 126 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
AJ Lawson	SO	DB
Brenden Deasfernandes	JR	DB
Carter Erickson	FR	DB
Cooper DeJean	JR	DB
Dallas Craddieth	SR	DB
Deavin Hilson	SO	DB
Deshaun Lee	FR	DB
Gaven Cooke	FR	DB
Jamison Heinz	JR	DB
Jaxon Rexroth	SO	DB
Jermari Harris	JR	DB
Kael Kolarik	FR	DB
Kaevon Merriweather	SR	DB
Koen Entringer	FR	DB
Quinn Schulte	SR	DB
Reggie Bracy	JR	DB
Riley Moss	SR	DB
Sebastian Castro	SR	DB
Terry Roberts	SR	DB
Thomas Hartlieb	JR	DB
TJ Hall	SO	DB
Xavier Nwankpa	SO	DB
Anu Dokun	JR	DE
Brian Allen	FR	DE
Joe Evans	SR	DE
Aaron Graves	SO	DL
Andrew Kraus	FR	DL
Caden Crawford	FR	DL
Chris Reames	SR	DL
Deontae Craig	JR	DL
Dominic Wiseman	FR	DL
Ethan Hurkett	JR	DL
Jamison Witte	SO	DL
Jeff Bowie	SO	DL
Jeremiah Pittman	SO	DL
John Waggoner	SR	DL
Logan Lee	SR	DL
Lukas Van Ness	SO	DL
Luke Gaffney	FR	DL
Max Llewellyn	SO	DL
Noah Shannon	SR	DL
Will Hubert	FR	DL
Yahya Black	JR	DL
Louie Stec	JR	DT
Denin Limouris	FR	FB
Eli Miller	SO	FB
Johnny Plewa	JR	FB
Monte Pottebaum	SR	FB
Turner Pallissard	SR	FB
Aaron Blom	JR	K
Drew Stevens	SO	K
Lucas Amaya	JR	K
Eric Epenesa	SO	LB
Greg Fagan	FR	LB
Jack Campbell	SR	LB
Jaden Harrell	SO	LB
Jayden Montgomery	FR	LB
Jay Higgins	SR	LB
Jestin Jacobs	JR	LB
Josef Smith	JR	LB
Justice Sullivan	FR	LB
Karson Sharar	SO	LB
Kelby Telander	SO	LB
Kyler Fisher	SR	LB
Landyn Van Kekerix	FR	LB
Logan Klemp	SR	LB
Seth Benson	SR	LB
Zach Twedt	SO	LB
Liam Reardon	JR	LS
Luke Elkin	JR	LS
Asher Fahey	JR	OL
Beau Stephens	SO	OL
Connor Colby	JR	OL
David Davidkov	FR	OL
Gennings Dunker	SO	OL
Griffin Liddle	SO	OL
Jack Dotzler	FR	OL
Jack Plumb	SR	OL
Jeremy Chaplin	SO	OL
Josh Volk	SO	OL
Justin Britt	JR	OL
Kale Krogh	FR	OL
Kyson Van Vugt	FR	OL
Logan Jones	JR	OL
Mason Richman	JR	OL
Matt Fagan	SR	OL
Michael Myslinski	SO	OL
Nick Dejong	SR	OL
Taylor Fox	JR	OL
Tyler Elsbury	JR	OL
Tyler Endres	JR	OL
Max Hoskins	FR	P
Nick Phelps	SR	P
Tory Taylor	SR	P
Alex Padilla	JR	QB	21 Cmp, 43 Att, 173 Yds, 1 TD
Carson May	FR	QB
Joey Labas	SO	QB	14 Cmp, 24 Att, 139 Yds, 1 TD
Spencer Petras	SR	QB	157 Cmp, 281 Att, 1725 Yds, 5 TD
Gavin Williams	SO	RB	43 Att, 138 Yds, 3.2 Avg
Jaziun Patterson	FR	RB	14 Att, 47 Yds, 3.4 Avg
Kaleb Johnson	SO	RB	151 Att, 779 Yds, 5.2 Avg
Leshon Williams	JR	RB	116 Att, 412 Yds, 3.6 Avg
Max White	SO	RB
Nolan Donald	JR	RB
Zach Brand	FR	RB
Addison Ostrenga	SO	TE	1 Rec, 6 Yds, 6.0 Avg
Andrew Lentsch	SO	TE
Cael Vanderbush	FR	TE
Jackson Frericks	JR	TE
Johnny Pascuzzi	SO	TE
Luke Lachey	JR	TE	28 Rec, 398 Yds, 14.2 Avg
Sam Laporta	SR	TE	58 Rec, 657 Yds, 11.3 Avg
Steven Stilianos	SR	TE
Alec Wick	SO	WR	2 Rec, 31 Yds, 15.5 Avg
Alex Eichmann	FR	WR
Arland Bruce IV	SO	WR	19 Rec, 187 Yds, 9.8 Avg
Brady Brecht	FR	WR	9 Rec, 87 Yds, 9.7 Avg
Diante Vines	JR	WR	10 Rec, 94 Yds, 9.4 Avg
Graham Friedrichsen	FR	WR
Jack Johnson	JR	WR
Jacob Bostick	FR	WR
Jordan Kumm	SO	WR
Kaden Wetjen	JR	WR
Keagan Johnson	SO	WR	2 Rec, 11 Yds, 5.5 Avg
Nico Ragaini	SR	WR	34 Rec, 386 Yds, 11.4 Avg
Reese Osgood	FR	WR

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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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