2024 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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Season Snapshot 2024 at a glance

2024 Iowa Football

8-5

Overall

6-3

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Lost 24-27 · Music City Bowl

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Shutouts

Illinois State

Yards per game

329

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

318

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

+11.0

Simple Rating System — #19 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Wisconsin on Nov 2

Best defensive game

held them to 0

vs Illinois State (40-0)

Closest game

1-point loss

vs Iowa State (19-20)

Biggest win

by 40

vs Illinois State (40-0)

Rankings & Streaks

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

6-1

at Carver / Kinnick / home court

Road record

2-3

true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

FEATURED GAME

Beat Minnesota

31 vs 14

at Minnesota · Sep 21, 2024

Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 17

Signature Wins

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Beat Wisconsin

42 vs 10

home vs Wisconsin · Nov 2, 2024

Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 32

VS HEROES GAME

Beat Nebraska

13 vs 10

home vs Nebraska · Nov 29, 2024

Kept the Heroes Game — won by 3

ROAD WIN

Beat Maryland

29 vs 13

at Maryland · Nov 23, 2024

Quality road victory

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

MUSIC CITY BOWL

Lost to Missouri

24 vs 27

vs Missouri (neutral) · Dec 30, 2024

Came up short on the season's biggest stage

VS CY-HAWK

Faced Iowa State

19 vs 20

home vs Iowa State · Sep 7, 2024

Trophy game came up just short

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #3 Ohio State

7 vs 35

at Ohio State · Oct 5, 2024

Tough matchup against #3

Compare This Team

See how the 2024 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

2024 Schedule 13 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Aug 31	Home Illinois State	40–0	W
Sep 7	Home Iowa State	19–20	L
Sep 14	Home Troy	38–21	W
Sep 21	Away Minnesota	31–14	W
Oct 5	Away (3) Ohio State	7–35	L
Oct 12	Home Washington	40–16	W
Oct 19	Away Michigan State	20–32	L
Oct 26	Home Northwestern	40–14	W
Nov 2	Home Wisconsin	42–10	W
Nov 8	Away UCLA	17–20	L
Nov 23	Away Maryland	29–13	W
Nov 29	Home Nebraska	13–10	W
Dec 30	Neutral (23) Missouri Music City Bowl	24–27	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

27.7 vs 17.8

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+9.8 points per game

Total yards

328.8 vs 318.4

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

+10.4 difference per game

Pass yards

131.6 vs 203.1

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-71.5 difference per game

Rush yards

197.2 vs 115.3

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+81.9 difference per game

First downs

16.7 vs 17.7

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

-1.0 difference per game

Turnovers

0.9 vs 1.8

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

-0.9 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Cade McNamara

1,017 passing yards, 6 touchdowns, 5 interceptions (8 games).

Lead rusher

Kaleb Johnson

1,537 rushing yards, 21 touchdowns over 12 games.

Lead receiver

Jacob Gill

35 catches, 411 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Jay Higgins

124 total tackles, 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

12.5

20.0

-7.5

Pass Att

20.0

32.3

-12.3

Pass Cmp %

62.7

61.9

+0.8

Pass Yds

131.6

203.1

-71.5

Pass TD

0.8

1.5

-0.7

Rush Att

38.5

31.2

+7.3

Rush Yds

197.2

115.3

+81.9

Rush Y/A

5.1

3.7

+1.4

Rush TD

2.3

0.3

+2.0

Plays

58.5

63.5

-5.0

Total Yds

328.8

318.4

+10.4

Yds/Play

5.6

5.0

+0.6

1st Downs

16.7

17.7

-1.0

Penalties

3.2

5.7

-2.5

Penalty Yds

29.8

44.7

-14.9

Fumbles

0.3

0.6

-0.3

Interceptions

0.6

1.2

-0.6

Turnovers

0.9

1.8

-0.9

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	142.4	218.4	360.9	0.4
Neutral	1.0	0.0	1.0	131.0	166.0	297.0	1.0
Road	5.0	2.0	3.0	116.6	173.8	290.4	1.6

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	192.4	86.7	279.1	2.0
Neutral	1.0	0.0	1.0	287.0	89.0	376.0	0.0
Road	5.0	2.0	3.0	201.2	160.6	361.8	2.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	135.0	139.8	274.8	2.0
Win	8.0	8.0	0.0	129.5	233.1	362.6	0.3

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	5.0	0.0	5.0	245.4	160.8	406.2	1.4
Win	8.0	8.0	0.0	176.6	86.9	263.5	2.1

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	1.0	0.0	251.0	241.0	492.0	0.0
December	1.0	0.0	1.0	131.0	166.0	297.0	1.0
November	4.0	3.0	1.0	117.3	181.5	298.8	1.0
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	130.3	167.8	298.0	1.3
September	3.0	2.0	1.0	113.0	253.3	366.3	0.7

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	1.0	0.0	133.0	56.0	189.0	3.0
December	1.0	0.0	1.0	287.0	89.0	376.0	0.0
November	4.0	3.0	1.0	164.8	144.3	309.0	2.3
October	4.0	2.0	2.0	212.8	146.3	359.0	2.0
September	3.0	2.0	1.0	236.7	64.0	300.7	1.3

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	1.0	1.0	150.0	64.5	214.5	1.5
Monday	1.0	0.0	1.0	131.0	166.0	297.0	1.0
Saturday	10.0	7.0	3.0	128.0	226.9	354.9	0.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	1.0	1.0	196.5	177.5	374.0	2.5
Monday	1.0	0.0	1.0	287.0	89.0	376.0	0.0
Saturday	10.0	7.0	3.0	196.0	105.5	301.5	1.9

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	99.0	204.0	303.0	2.0
Big Ten	9.0	6.0	3.0	116.9	185.4	302.3	1.0
SEC	1.0	0.0	1.0	131.0	166.0	297.0	1.0
Sun Belt	1.0	1.0	0.0	178.0	284.0	462.0	0.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	272.0	89.0	361.0	1.0
Big Ten	9.0	6.0	3.0	191.0	137.9	328.9	2.1
SEC	1.0	0.0	1.0	287.0	89.0	376.0	0.0
Sun Belt	1.0	1.0	0.0	229.0	24.0	253.0	1.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Cade McNamaraQB	8	104	172	60.5	1,017	6	5	5.9	5.3	9.8	127.1	115.8
Brendan SullivanQB	10	38	53	71.7	475	3	3	9.0	7.5	12.5	47.5	154.3
Jackson StrattonQB	3	21	35	60.0	219	1	0	6.3	6.8	10.4	73.0	122.0

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Kaleb JohnsonRBAA	12	240	1,537	6.4	21	128.1	22	188	8.5	2	15.7	262	1,725	23
Kamari MoultonRB	12	84	473	5.6	3	39.4	1	12	12.0	0	1.0	85	485	3
Jacob GillWR	13	5	13	2.6	0	1.0	35	411	11.7	2	31.6	40	424	2
Jaziun PattersonRB	10	63	309	4.9	2	30.9	1	3	3.0	0	0.3	64	312	2
Luke LacheyTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	28	231	8.3	0	19.3	28	231	0
Reece Vander ZeeWR	9	0	0	—	0	0.0	14	176	12.6	3	19.6	14	176	3
Brendan SullivanQB	10	47	150	3.2	4	15.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	47	150	4
Zach OrtwerthTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	11	133	12.1	0	10.2	11	133	0
Seth AndersonWR	7	2	8	4.0	0	1.1	5	106	21.2	0	15.1	7	114	0
Addison OstrengaTE	8	1	-3	-3.0	0	-0.4	15	114	7.6	1	14.3	16	111	1
Jarriett BuieWR	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	9	94	10.4	0	7.2	9	94	0
Kaden WetjenWR	13	4	33	8.3	0	2.5	3	46	15.3	0	3.5	7	79	0
Terrell Washington Jr.RB	11	12	34	2.8	0	3.1	6	33	5.5	1	3.0	18	67	1
Dayton HowardWR	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	4	62	15.5	1	5.2	4	62	1
Leshon WilliamsRB	3	11	21	1.9	0	7.0	4	26	6.5	0	8.7	15	47	0
Johnny PascuzziTE	10	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	40	40.0	0	4.0	1	40	0
Max WhiteRB	13	6	35	5.8	0	2.7	0	0	—	0	0.0	6	35	0
Hayden LargeFB	12	2	2	1.0	0	0.2	3	18	6.0	0	1.5	5	20	0
Kaleb BrownWR	3	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	18	18.0	0	6.0	1	18	0
Jackson StrattonQB	3	6	4	0.7	0	1.3	0	0	—	0	0.0	6	4	0
Cade McNamaraQB	8	13	-31	-2.4	0	-3.9	0	0	—	0	0.0	13	-31	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Jay HigginsLBAA	13	53	71	124	2.5	1.0	4	15	0	5	1	2
Nick JacksonLB	13	46	45	91	5.0	2.5	1	28	0	7	0	0
Quinn SchulteDB	13	40	22	62	0.0	0.0	3	23	0	3	0	0
Sebastian CastroDB	12	39	18	57	3.0	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Ethan HurkettDL	13	32	24	56	11.5	6.5	0	0	0	0	0	3
Deontae CraigDL	13	20	23	43	6.5	3.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Deshaun LeeDB	12	28	14	42	1.0	0.0	1	14	0	4	0	0
Xavier NwankpaDB	13	29	12	41	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Yahya BlackDL	13	18	16	34	7.0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	1
Aaron GravesDL	13	17	16	33	8.0	6.0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Jermari HarrisDB	10	19	8	27	1.0	0.0	3	60	1	7	0	0
Kyler FisherLB	11	16	10	26	2.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Max LlewellynDE	13	14	8	22	8.0	5.5	0	0	0	3	2	1
TJ HallDB	12	13	6	19	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	2	1	0
Koen EntringerDB	12	10	8	18	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Brian AllenDE	11	13	4	17	4.5	3.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jeremiah PittmanDL	13	9	8	17	1.5	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Zach LutmerDB	13	11	3	14	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
John NestorDB	10	10	4	14	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Karson ShararLB	10	7	5	12	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaden HarrellLB	13	4	4	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jaxon RexrothDB	13	3	4	7	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Landyn Van KekerixLB	8	4	1	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen WatsonDB	10	3	2	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will HubertDL	8	1	3	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kael KolarikDB	13	1	3	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew StevensK	13	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caden CrawfordDL	3	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kenneth MerrieweatherDL	6	0	1	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gennings DunkerOL	11	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach TwedtLB	13	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan SullivanQB	10	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaleb JohnsonRBAA	12	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke GaffneyDL	13	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jarriett BuieWR	13	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Seth AndersonWR	7	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Connor ColbyOL	13	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke ElkinLS	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
Kaden WetjenWR	13	26	727	28.0	1	26	328	12.6	1	1,134
Max WhiteRB	13	3	64	21.3	0	0	0	—	0	99
Zach LutmerDB	13	0	0	—	0	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Rhys DakinP	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	64	2,822	44.1
Drew StevensK	13	40	40	100.0	20	23	87.0	100	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	Int	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Kaleb JohnsonRB	12	21	2	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	138	11.5
Drew StevensK	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	20	23	0	100	7.7
Brendan SullivanQB	10	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	2.4
Reece Vander ZeeWR	9	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	2.0
Kamari MoultonRB	12	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	1.5
Kaden WetjenWR	13	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Jacob GillWR	13	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Jaziun PattersonRB	10	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.2
Terrell Washington Jr.RB	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Dayton HowardWR	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Jermari HarrisDB	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.6
Addison OstrengaTE	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Max LlewellynDE	13	0	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
Aug 31	Illinois St.	W 40–0	21	31	251	3	8.1	167.7	40	241	2	71	492	6.9	7	50	0	0	0
Sep 7	Iowa State	L 19–20	13	29	99	0	3.4	59.7	38	204	2	67	303	4.5	3	35	0	2	2
Sep 14	Troy	W 38–21	20	24	178	1	7.4	159.4	45	284	3	69	462	6.7	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 21	@ Minnesota	W 31–14	11	19	62	0	3.3	85.3	45	272	4	64	334	5.2	1	10	0	0	0
Oct 5	@ Ohio State	L 7–35	15	21	110	0	5.2	105.9	27	116	1	48	226	4.7	1	5	2	1	3
Oct 12	Washington	W 40–16	8	14	108	2	7.7	169.1	37	220	2	51	328	6.4	4	55	0	0	0
Oct 19	@ Michigan State	L 20–32	11	23	150	1	6.5	108.3	23	133	2	46	283	6.2	3	30	0	1	1
Oct 26	Northwestern	W 40–14	16	27	153	0	5.7	99.5	39	202	4	66	355	5.4	3	45	0	1	1
Nov 2	Wisconsin	W 42–10	7	10	93	1	9.3	181.1	54	329	5	64	422	6.6	7	47	0	0	0
Nov 8	@ UCLA	L 17–20	9	15	185	0	12.3	136.9	31	80	2	46	265	5.8	2	20	1	2	3
Nov 23	@ Maryland	W 29–13	10	14	76	0	5.4	117.0	58	268	2	72	344	4.8	4	30	1	0	1
Nov 29	Nebraska	W 13–10	8	15	115	1	7.7	139.7	26	49	0	41	164	4.0	1	15	0	0	0
Dec 30	vs Missouri Music City Bowl	L 24–27	14	18	131	1	7.3	146.1	38	166	1	56	297	5.3	5	46	0	1	1

2024 Roster 131 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Amare Bickham	FR	DB
Deavin Hilson	JR	DB
Deshaun Lee	SO	DB
Drew Larson	FR	DB
Jamison Heinz	SR	DB
Jaxon Rexroth	JR	DB
Jaylen Watson	FR	DB
Jermari Harris	SR	DB
John Nestor	SO	DB
Kael Kolarik	SO	DB
Kahlil Tate	FR	DB
Koen Entringer	SO	DB
Kyler Gerardy	FR	DB
Quinn Schulte	SR	DB
Rashad Godfrey Jr.	FR	DB
Sebastian Castro	SR	DB
Teegan Davis	FR	DB
TJ Hall	JR	DB
Watts McBride	FR	DB
Xavier Nwankpa	JR	DB
Zach Lutmer	FR	DB
Brian Allen	SO	DE
Chima Chineke	FR	DE
Drew Campbell	FR	DE
Joseph Anderson	FR	DE
Max Llewellyn	JR	DE
Aaron Graves	JR	DL
Caden Crawford	SO	DL
Chase Brackney	FR	DL
Deontae Craig	SR	DL
Devan Kennedy	FR	DL
Ethan Aghakhan	FR	DL
Ethan Hurkett	SR	DL
Jeff Bowie	JR	DL
Jeremiah Pittman	JR	DL
Kenneth Merrieweather	FR	DL
Luke Gaffney	SO	DL
Maddux Borcherding-Johnson	FR	DL
Ryan Kuennen	FR	DL
Trent Cakerice	FR	DL
Will Hubert	SO	DL
Yahya Black	SR	DL
Eli Miller	JR	FB
Hayden Large	SR	FB
Rusty VanWetzinga	FR	FB
Drew Stevens	JR	K
Tripp Woody	FR	K
Cam Buffington	FR	LB
Derek Weisskopf	FR	LB
Devan Van Ness	FR	LB
Eric Epenesa	JR	LB
Graham Eben	FR	LB
Jack Laughlin	FR	LB
Jaden Harrell	JR	LB
Jayden Montgomery	SO	LB
Jay Higgins	SR	LB
Karson Sharar	JR	LB
Kelby Telander	JR	LB
Kyler Fisher	SR	LB
Landyn Van Kekerix	SO	LB
Nick Jackson	SR	LB
Nolan DeLong	FR	LB
Preston Ries	FR	LB
Zach Twedt	JR	LB
Ike Speltz	FR	LS
Luke Elkin	SR	LS
Beau Stephens	JR	OL
Bodey McCaslin	FR	OL
Cade Borud	SO	OL
Cael Winter	FR	OL
Cannon Leonard	FR	OL
Cody Fox	FR	OL
Connor Colby	SR	OL
Gennings Dunker	JR	OL
Jack Dotzler	SO	OL
Jeremy Chaplin	JR	OL
Josh Janowski	FR	OL
Kade Pieper	FR	OL
Kale Krogh	SO	OL
Kyson Van Vugt	SO	OL
Leighton Jones	FR	OL
Logan Jones	SR	OL
Mason Knipp	FR	OL
Mason Richman	SR	OL
Michael Myslinski	JR	OL
Nick Dejong	SR	OL
Trevor Lauck	FR	OL
Tyler Elsbury	SR	OL
Will Nolan	FR	OL
Rhys Dakin	FR	P
Ty Nissen	SR	P
Brendan Sullivan	JR	QB	38 Cmp, 53 Att, 475 Yds, 3 TD
Cade McNamara	SR	QB	104 Cmp, 172 Att, 1017 Yds, 6 TD
Jackson Stratton	SO	QB	21 Cmp, 35 Att, 219 Yds, 1 TD
James Resar	FR	QB
Marco Lainez	FR	QB
Brevin Doll	FR	RB
Grant Glausser	FR	RB
Jaziun Patterson	SO	RB	63 Att, 309 Yds, 4.9 Avg
Kaleb Johnson	JR	RB	240 Att, 1537 Yds, 6.4 Avg
Kamari Moulton	FR	RB	84 Att, 473 Yds, 5.6 Avg
Leshon Williams	SR	RB	11 Att, 21 Yds, 1.9 Avg
Max White	JR	RB	6 Att, 35 Yds, 5.8 Avg
Terrell Washington Jr.	FR	RB	12 Att, 34 Yds, 2.8 Avg
Xavier Williams	FR	RB
Addison Ostrenga	JR	TE	15 Rec, 114 Yds, 7.6 Avg
Andrew Lentsch	JR	TE
Cole Marsh	FR	TE
DJ Vonnahme	FR	TE
Gavin Hoffman	FR	TE
Grant Leeper	FR	TE
Jalyn Thompson	FR	TE
Johnny Pascuzzi	JR	TE	1 Rec, 40 Yds, 40.0 Avg
Luke Lachey	SR	TE	28 Rec, 231 Yds, 8.3 Avg
Michael Burt	FR	TE
Zach Ortwerth	SO	TE	11 Rec, 133 Yds, 12.1 Avg
Alec Wick	JR	WR
Alex Eichmann	SO	WR
Alex Mota	FR	WR
Ayden Price	FR	WR
Dayton Howard	FR	WR	4 Rec, 62 Yds, 15.5 Avg
Graham Friedrichsen	SO	WR
Jacob Gill	JR	WR	35 Rec, 411 Yds, 11.7 Avg
Jarriett Buie	FR	WR	9 Rec, 94 Yds, 10.4 Avg
Judah Mallette	FR	WR
Kaden Wetjen	SR	WR	3 Rec, 46 Yds, 15.3 Avg
Kaleb Brown	JR	WR	1 Rec, 18 Yds, 18.0 Avg
KJ Parker	FR	WR
Reece Vander Zee	FR	WR	14 Rec, 176 Yds, 12.6 Avg
Reese Osgood	SO	WR
Seth Anderson	JR	WR	5 Rec, 106 Yds, 21.2 Avg

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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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