2023 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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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

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

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

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

Quarterback

Deacon Hill

1,152 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 8 interceptions (13 games).

Lead rusher

Leshon Williams

821 rushing yards, 1 touchdowns over 14 games.

Lead receiver

Erick All

21 catches, 299 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Jay Higgins

171 total tackles, 2.0 sacks, 1 interceptions.

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	Int	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	2PM	Pts	Pts/G
Drew StevensK	14	0	0	0	0	0	19	20	18	26	0	73	5.2
Erick AllTE	7	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	20	2.9
Kaleb JohnsonRB	10	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.8
Addison OstrengaTE	12	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.0
Leshon WilliamsRB	14	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Kamari MoultonRB	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	3.0
Jaziun PattersonRB	11	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.1
Deacon HillQB	13	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Seth AndersonWR	14	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
Cooper DeJeanDB	10	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.6
Diante VinesWR	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.6
Kaleb BrownWR	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Max WhiteRB	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
Sebastian CastroDB	14	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.4
Marshall MeederK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	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

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Amare Bickham	FR	DB
Brenden Deasfernandes	JR	DB
Cooper DeJean	JR	DB
Deavin Hilson	SO	DB
Deshaun Lee	FR	DB
Jamison Heinz	JR	DB
Jaxon Rexroth	SO	DB
Jermari Harris	JR	DB
John Nestor	FR	DB
Kael Kolarik	FR	DB
Kahlil Tate	FR	DB
Koen Entringer	FR	DB
Quinn Schulte	SR	DB
Sebastian Castro	SR	DB
Teegan Davis	FR	DB
TJ Hall	SO	DB
Watts McBride	FR	DB
Xavier Nwankpa	SO	DB
Zach Lutmer	FR	DB
Anu Dokun	JR	DE
Brian Allen	FR	DE
Joe Evans	SR	DE
Aaron Graves	SO	DL
Andrew Kraus	FR	DL
Anterio Thompson	SO	DL
Caden Crawford	FR	DL
Chase Brackney	FR	DL
Chris Reames	SR	DL
Deontae Craig	JR	DL
Ethan Hurkett	JR	DL
Jackson Filer	JR	DL
Jeff Bowie	SO	DL
Jeremiah Pittman	SO	DL
Kenneth Merrieweather	FR	DL
Logan Lee	SR	DL
Luke Gaffney	FR	DL
Maddux Borcherding-Johnson	FR	DL
Max Llewellyn	SO	DL
Noah Shannon	SR	DL
Will Hubert	FR	DL
Yahya Black	JR	DL
Eli Miller	SO	FB
Hayden Large	SR	FB
Rusty VanWetzinga	FR	FB
Drew Stevens	SO	K
Marshall Meeder	JR	K
Aidan Hall	FR	LB
Ben Kueter	FR	LB
Eric Epenesa	SO	LB
Greg Fagan	FR	LB
Jack Laughlin	FR	LB
Jaden Harrell	SO	LB
Jayden Montgomery	FR	LB
Jay Higgins	SR	LB
Josef Smith	JR	LB
Karson Sharar	SO	LB
Kelby Telander	SO	LB
Kyler Fisher	SR	LB
Landyn Van Kekerix	FR	LB
Nick Jackson	SR	LB
Nolan DeLong	FR	LB
Tanner Pollock	JR	LB
Zach Twedt	SO	LB
Liam Reardon	JR	LS
Luke Elkin	JR	LS
Asher Fahey	JR	OL
Beau Stephens	SO	OL
Cael Winter	FR	OL
Cannon Leonard	FR	OL
Connor Colby	JR	OL
Daijon Parker	SR	OL
Gennings Dunker	SO	OL
Griffin Liddle	SO	OL
Jack Dotzler	FR	OL
Jeremy Chaplin	SO	OL
Kade Pieper	FR	OL
Kale Krogh	FR	OL
Kyson Van Vugt	FR	OL
Leighton Jones	FR	OL
Logan Jones	JR	OL
Mason Richman	JR	OL
Michael Myslinski	SO	OL
Nick Dejong	SR	OL
Rusty Feth	SR	OL
Trevor Lauck	FR	OL
Tyler Elsbury	JR	OL
Tory Taylor	SR	P
Ty Nissen	JR	P
Cade McNamara	SR	QB	46 Cmp, 90 Att, 505 Yds, 4 TD
Deacon Hill	SO	QB	122 Cmp, 251 Att, 1152 Yds, 5 TD
Joey Labas	SO	QB
Marco Lainez	FR	QB	2 Cmp, 7 Att, 4 Yds, 0 TD
Tommy Poholsky	FR	QB
Jaziun Patterson	FR	RB	58 Att, 206 Yds, 3.6 Avg
Kaleb Johnson	SO	RB	117 Att, 463 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Kamari Moulton	FR	RB	27 Att, 93 Yds, 3.4 Avg
Leshon Williams	JR	RB	170 Att, 821 Yds, 4.8 Avg
Max White	SO	RB	3 Att, 3 Yds, 1.0 Avg
Terrell Washington Jr.	FR	RB	9 Att, 50 Yds, 5.6 Avg
Addison Ostrenga	SO	TE	31 Rec, 192 Yds, 6.2 Avg
Andrew Lentsch	SO	TE
Cael Vanderbush	FR	TE
Erick All	SR	TE	21 Rec, 299 Yds, 14.2 Avg
Grant Leeper	FR	TE
Jalyn Thompson	FR	TE
Johnny Pascuzzi	SO	TE	1 Rec, 1 Yds, 1.0 Avg
Luke Lachey	JR	TE	10 Rec, 131 Yds, 13.1 Avg
Steven Stilianos	SR	TE	8 Rec, 96 Yds, 12.0 Avg
Zach Ortwerth	FR	TE	1 Rec, 54 Yds, 54.0 Avg
Aidan McDermott	FR	WR
Alec Wick	SO	WR
Alex Eichmann	FR	WR
Alex Mota	FR	WR
Ayden Price	FR	WR
Dayton Howard	FR	WR
Diante Vines	JR	WR	12 Rec, 134 Yds, 11.2 Avg
Graham Friedrichsen	FR	WR
Jacob Bostick	FR	WR
Jarriett Buie	FR	WR
Judah Mallette	FR	WR
Kaden Wetjen	JR	WR
Kaleb Brown	SO	WR	22 Rec, 215 Yds, 9.8 Avg
Nico Ragaini	SR	WR	31 Rec, 255 Yds, 8.2 Avg
Reese Osgood	FR	WR
Seth Anderson	SO	WR	11 Rec, 150 Yds, 13.6 Avg

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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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