FEATURED GAME
Beat Wisconsin
15
vs
6
Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 9
Football History
Season Snapshot 2023 at a glance
2023 Iowa Football
10-4
Overall
7-2
Big Ten
Bowl
Postseason
Lost 0-35 · Citrus Bowl
#24
Final AP rank
Kirk Ferentz
Head coach
By the Numbers
Shutouts
1
Rutgers
Yards per game
235
average total offense per game
Yards allowed per game
282
what the defense gave up on average
Power rating
+6.3
Simple Rating System — #40 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
41
vs Western Michigan on Sep 16
Best defensive game
held them to 0
vs Rutgers (22-0)
Closest game
2-point loss
vs Minnesota (10-12)
Biggest win
by 31
vs Western Michigan (41-10)
Rankings & Streaks
Final AP rank
#24
end-of-season Associated Press poll
Longest win streak
4
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
6-1
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
4-1
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
VS CY-HAWK
Beat Iowa State
20
vs
13
Kept the Cy-Hawk — won by 7
VS HEROES GAME
Beat Nebraska
13
vs
10
Kept the Heroes Game — won by 3
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Western Michigan
41
vs
10
Wire-to-wire control — won by 31
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #2 Michigan
0
vs
26
Tough matchup against #2
VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE
Faced Minnesota
10
vs
12
Trophy game came up just short
CITRUS BOWL
Lost to Tennessee
0
vs
35
Came up short on the season's biggest stage
Compare This Team
See how the 2023 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
2023 Schedule 14 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | Home Utah State | 24–14 | W |
| Sep 9 | Away Iowa State | 20–13 | W |
| Sep 16 | Home Western Michigan | 41–10 | W |
| Sep 23 | Away (7) Penn State | 0–31 | L |
| Sep 30 | Home Michigan State | 26–16 | W |
| Oct 7 | Home Purdue | 20–14 | W |
| Oct 14 | Away Wisconsin | 15–6 | W |
| Oct 21 | Home Minnesota | 10–12 | L |
| Nov 4 | Away Northwestern | 10–7 | W |
| Nov 11 | Home Rutgers | 22–0 | W |
| Nov 18 | Home Illinois | 15–13 | W |
| Nov 24 | Away Nebraska | 13–10 | W |
| Dec 2 | Neutral (2) Michigan Big Ten Championship Game | 0–26 | L |
| Jan 1 | Neutral (25) Tennessee Citrus Bowl | 0–35 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points per game
15.4
vs
14.8
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+0.6 points per game
Total yards
234.6
vs
282.5
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
-47.9 difference per game
Pass yards
118.6
vs
170.7
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-52.1 difference per game
Rush yards
115.9
vs
111.8
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+4.1 difference per game
First downs
12.9
vs
16.4
A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
-3.5 difference per game
Turnovers
1.6
vs
1.1
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
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Offense
Defense
Diff
Pass Cmp
12.1
18.9
-6.8
Pass Att
24.9
33.7
-8.8
Pass Cmp %
48.9
56.1
-7.2
Pass Yds
118.6
170.7
-52.1
Pass TD
0.6
0.8
-0.2
Rush Att
34.7
35.6
-0.9
Rush Yds
115.9
111.8
+4.1
Rush Y/A
3.3
3.1
+0.2
Rush TD
0.8
0.5
+0.3
Plays
59.6
69.3
-9.7
Total Yds
234.6
282.5
-47.9
Yds/Play
3.9
4.1
-0.2
1st Downs
12.9
16.4
-3.5
Penalties
3.6
6.1
-2.5
Penalty Yds
30.9
52.0
-21.1
Fumbles
0.8
0.4
+0.4
Interceptions
0.8
0.7
+0.1
Turnovers
1.6
1.1
+0.5
Splits
Offense
| Value | G | W | L | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Total Yds | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 158.0 | 125.1 | 283.1 | 1.3 |
| Neutral | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 90.0 | 74.0 | 164.0 | 3.0 |
| Road | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 75.0 | 119.8 | 194.8 | 1.4 |
Defense
| Value | G | W | L | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Total Yds | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 172.7 | 99.6 | 272.3 | 1.3 |
| Neutral | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 149.0 | 149.0 | 298.0 | 0.0 |
| Road | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 176.6 | 114.0 | 290.6 | 1.2 |
Offense
| Value | G | W | L | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Total Yds | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 88.0 | 44.8 | 132.8 | 3.3 |
| Win | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 130.9 | 144.4 | 275.3 | 0.9 |
Defense
| Value | G | W | L | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Total Yds | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 151.5 | 156.5 | 308.0 | 0.0 |
| Win | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 178.4 | 93.9 | 272.3 | 1.5 |
Offense
| Value | G | W | L | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Total Yds | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 120.0 | 35.0 | 155.0 | 3.0 |
| January | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 60.0 | 113.0 | 173.0 | 3.0 |
| November | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 137.3 | 137.0 | 274.3 | 0.8 |
| October | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 87.7 | 130.7 | 218.3 | 1.3 |
| September | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 133.8 | 107.0 | 240.8 | 1.8 |
Defense
| Value | G | W | L | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Total Yds | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 147.0 | 66.0 | 213.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 151.0 | 232.0 | 383.0 | 0.0 |
| November | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 144.5 | 65.8 | 210.3 | 1.0 |
| October | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 200.3 | 104.3 | 304.7 | 1.3 |
| September | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 182.6 | 138.2 | 320.8 | 1.4 |
Offense
| Value | G | W | L | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Total Yds | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 94.0 | 163.0 | 257.0 | 1.0 |
| Monday | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 60.0 | 113.0 | 173.0 | 3.0 |
| Saturday | 12.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 125.6 | 112.3 | 237.8 | 1.5 |
Defense
| Value | G | W | L | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Total Yds | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 189.0 | 75.0 | 264.0 | 3.0 |
| Monday | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 151.0 | 232.0 | 383.0 | 0.0 |
| Saturday | 12.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 170.8 | 104.8 | 275.7 | 1.0 |
Offense
| Value | G | W | L | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Total Yds | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 123.0 | 112.0 | 235.0 | 1.0 |
| Big Ten | 10.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 114.9 | 105.6 | 220.5 | 1.6 |
| MAC | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 133.0 | 254.0 | 387.0 | 2.0 |
| MWC | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 196.0 | 88.0 | 284.0 | 0.0 |
| SEC | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 60.0 | 113.0 | 173.0 | 3.0 |
Defense
| Value | G | W | L | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | Total Yds | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 203.0 | 87.0 | 290.0 | 1.0 |
| Big Ten | 10.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 170.1 | 101.3 | 271.4 | 1.2 |
| MAC | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 122.0 | 117.0 | 239.0 | 1.0 |
| MWC | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 213.0 | 116.0 | 329.0 | 1.0 |
| SEC | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 151.0 | 232.0 | 383.0 | 0.0 |
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | G | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Y/A | AY/A | Y/C | Y/G | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deacon HillQB | 13 | 122 | 251 | 48.6 | 1,152 | 5 | 8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 88.6 | 87.4 |
| Cade McNamaraQB | 5 | 46 | 90 | 51.1 | 505 | 4 | 3 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 101.0 | 106.2 |
| Marco LainezQB | 1 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 33.4 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Player | G | Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Y/A | TD | Y/G | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Y/G | Plays | Yds | TD | ||
| Leshon WilliamsRB | 14 | 170 | 821 | 4.8 | 1 | 58.6 | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 1 | 4.9 | 182 | 889 | 2 |
| Kaleb JohnsonRB | 10 | 117 | 463 | 4.0 | 3 | 46.3 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 2.5 | 120 | 488 | 3 |
| Erick AllTE | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 299 | 14.2 | 3 | 42.7 | 21 | 299 | 3 |
| Kaleb BrownWR | 11 | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | 4.9 | 22 | 215 | 9.8 | 1 | 19.5 | 31 | 269 | 1 |
| Nico RagainiWR | 14 | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | -0.3 | 31 | 255 | 8.2 | 0 | 18.2 | 34 | 251 | 0 |
| Jaziun PattersonRB | 11 | 58 | 206 | 3.6 | 2 | 18.7 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 2.0 | 62 | 228 | 2 |
| Seth AndersonWR | 14 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 3.6 | 11 | 150 | 13.6 | 1 | 10.7 | 14 | 200 | 1 |
| Addison OstrengaTE | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 192 | 6.2 | 2 | 16.0 | 31 | 192 | 2 |
| Diante VinesWR | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 1 | 13.4 | 13 | 138 | 1 |
| Luke LacheyTE | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 131 | 13.1 | 0 | 43.7 | 10 | 131 | 0 |
| Steven StilianosTE | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 0 | 7.4 | 8 | 96 | 0 |
| Kamari MoultonRB | 4 | 27 | 93 | 3.4 | 2 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 93 | 2 |
| Zach OrtwerthTE | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 0 | 6.8 | 1 | 54 | 0 |
| Marco LainezQB | 1 | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 51 | 0 |
| Terrell Washington Jr.RB | 4 | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 50 | 0 |
| Kaden WetjenWR | 14 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Hayden LargeFB | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 1.4 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Cooper DeJeanDBAA | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Max WhiteRB | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Johnny PascuzziTE | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cade McNamaraQB | 5 | 13 | -45 | -3.5 | 0 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | -45 | 0 |
| Deacon HillQB | 13 | 50 | -126 | -2.5 | 2 | -9.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | -126 | 2 |
Defense & Fumbles
| Player | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | TFL | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | PD | FR | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay HigginsLB | 14 | 79 | 92 | 171 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick JacksonLB | 14 | 51 | 59 | 110 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Sebastian CastroDB | 14 | 47 | 20 | 67 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Quinn SchulteDB | 14 | 40 | 25 | 65 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan LeeDL | 14 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Deontae CraigDL | 14 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan HurkettDL | 13 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yahya BlackDL | 14 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe EvansDE | 14 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Xavier NwankpaDB | 14 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermari HarrisDB | 12 | 31 | 11 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper DeJeanDBAA | 10 | 26 | 15 | 41 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron GravesDL | 14 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Deshaun LeeDB | 11 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyler FisherLB | 14 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Max LlewellynDL | 14 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karson ShararLB | 14 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Koen EntringerDB | 14 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah PittmanDL | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TJ HallDB | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon RexrothDB | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamison HeinzDB | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John NestorDB | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brenden DeasfernandesDB | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden HarrellLB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian AllenDE | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kael KolarikDB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor ColbyOL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory TaylorPAA | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deavin HilsonDB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke ElkinLS | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris ReamesDL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anterio ThompsonDL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth AndersonWR | 14 | 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 | |||
| Kaden WetjenWR | 14 | 14 | 335 | 23.9 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 0 | 418 |
| Cooper DeJeanDB | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 21 | 241 | 11.5 | 1 | 290 |
| Kaleb JohnsonRB | 10 | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 565 |
| Max WhiteRB | 14 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 32 |
| Karson ShararLB | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| Brenden DeasfernandesDB | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshaun LeeDB | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking & Punting
| Player | G | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Pnt | Yds | Y/P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tory TaylorP | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 93 | 4,479 | 48.2 |
| Drew StevensK | 14 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 18 | 26 | 69.2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Marshall MeederK | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scoring
| Player | G | Rush | Rec | PR | KR | Int | FR | Oth | TD | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PM | Sfty | Pts | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew StevensK | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5.2 |
| Erick AllTE | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2.9 |
| Kaleb JohnsonRB | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.8 |
| Addison OstrengaTE | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.0 |
| Leshon WilliamsRB | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Kamari MoultonRB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 |
| Jaziun PattersonRB | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.1 |
| Deacon HillQB | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Seth AndersonWR | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Cooper DeJeanDB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Diante VinesWR | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Kaleb BrownWR | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Max WhiteRB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Sebastian CastroDB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Marshall MeederK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
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 2 | Utah State | W 24–14 | 18 | 33 | 196 | 2 | 5.9 | 124.4 | 36 | 88 | 1 | 69 | 284 | 4.1 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | @ Iowa State | W 20–13 | 12 | 22 | 123 | 0 | 5.6 | 92.4 | 29 | 112 | 1 | 51 | 235 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | Western Michigan | W 41–10 | 11 | 22 | 133 | 2 | 6.0 | 112.6 | 43 | 254 | 3 | 65 | 387 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | @ Penn State | L 0–31 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 0 | 3.5 | 66.9 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 33 | 76 | 2.3 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 30 | Michigan State | W 26–16 | 14 | 32 | 161 | 1 | 5.0 | 90.1 | 27 | 61 | 0 | 59 | 222 | 3.8 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | Purdue | W 20–14 | 6 | 21 | 110 | 1 | 5.2 | 78.8 | 35 | 181 | 1 | 56 | 291 | 5.2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | @ Wisconsin | W 15–6 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 2.6 | 65.1 | 48 | 200 | 1 | 62 | 237 | 3.8 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Minnesota | L 10–12 | 10 | 28 | 116 | 0 | 4.1 | 63.4 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 56 | 127 | 2.3 | 6 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 4 | @ Northwestern | W 10–7 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 4.3 | 111.7 | 41 | 104 | 0 | 56 | 169 | 3.0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | Rutgers | W 22–0 | 20 | 31 | 223 | 1 | 7.2 | 129.1 | 46 | 179 | 1 | 77 | 402 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | Illinois | W 15–13 | 19 | 29 | 167 | 1 | 5.8 | 125.3 | 36 | 102 | 1 | 65 | 269 | 4.1 | 6 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | @ Nebraska | W 13–10 | 11 | 28 | 94 | 0 | 3.4 | 60.3 | 40 | 163 | 1 | 68 | 257 | 3.8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 2 | vs Michigan | L 0–26 | 18 | 32 | 120 | 0 | 3.8 | 87.8 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 56 | 155 | 2.8 | 7 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 1 | vs Tennessee Citrus Bowl | L 0–35 | 9 | 25 | 60 | 0 | 2.4 | 40.2 | 36 | 113 | 0 | 61 | 173 | 2.8 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2023 Roster 125 players
2023 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#24
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #18
- Lowest Rank
- #25
- Weeks in Poll
- 8
- Total Weeks
- 17
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#25
9/3
NR
9/10
#25
9/17
#24
9/24
NR
10/1
NR
10/8
NR
10/15
#24
10/22
NR
10/29
NR
11/5
NR
11/12
NR
11/19
#20
11/26
#18
12/3
#20
12/10
NR
Final
#24
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