2025 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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Season Snapshot 2025 at a glance

2025 Iowa Football

9-4

Overall

6-3

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Won 34-27 · ReliaQuest Bowl

#17

Final AP rank

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

By the Numbers

Shutouts

Wisconsin

Yards per game

320

average total offense per game

Yards allowed per game

280

what the defense gave up on average

Power rating

+13.9

Simple Rating System — #14 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score

vs Massachusetts on Sep 13

Best defensive game

held them to 0

vs Wisconsin (37-0)

Closest game

1-point win

vs Penn State (25-24)

Biggest win

by 40

vs Massachusetts (47-7)

Rankings & Streaks

Final AP rank

#17

end-of-season Associated Press poll

Longest win streak

consecutive wins during the season

Home record

5-2

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 #13 Vanderbilt

34 vs 27

vs Vanderbilt (neutral) · Dec 31, 2025

ReliaQuest Bowl — defining win on the season's biggest stage

Signature Wins

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Beat Wisconsin

37 vs 0

at Wisconsin · Oct 11, 2025

Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 37

VS HEROES GAME

Beat Nebraska

40 vs 16

at Nebraska · Nov 28, 2025

Kept the Heroes Game — won by 24

VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE

Beat Minnesota

41 vs 3

home vs Minnesota · Oct 25, 2025

Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 38

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS CY-HAWK

Faced Iowa State

13 vs 16

at Iowa State · Sep 6, 2025

Trophy game came up just short

HEARTBREAKER

Lost by 2 to Oregon

16 vs 18

home vs Oregon · Nov 8, 2025

Lost by just 2 in the final minutes

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #11 Indiana

15 vs 20

home vs Indiana · Sep 27, 2025

Tough matchup against #11

Compare This Team

See how the 2025 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.

2025 Schedule 13 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Aug 30	Home Albany	34–7	W
Sep 6	Away (16) Iowa State	13–16	L
Sep 13	Home Massachusetts	47–7	W
Sep 19	Away Rutgers	38–28	W
Sep 27	Home (11) Indiana	15–20	L
Oct 11	Away Wisconsin	37–0	W
Oct 18	Home Penn State	25–24	W
Oct 25	Home Minnesota	41–3	W
Nov 8	Home (6) Oregon	16–18	L
Nov 15	Away (17) USC	21–26	L
Nov 22	Home Michigan State	20–17	W
Nov 28	Away Nebraska	40–16	W
Dec 31	Neutral (13) Vanderbilt ReliaQuest Bowl	34–27	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

29.3 vs 16.1

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+13.2 points per game

Total yards

320.1 vs 280.4

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

+39.7 difference per game

Pass yards

143.2 vs 172.7

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-29.5 difference per game

Rush yards

176.9 vs 107.7

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+69.2 difference per game

First downs

17.5 vs 15.7

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

+1.8 difference per game

Turnovers

1.0 vs 1.1

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

-0.1 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Mark Gronowski

1,741 passing yards, 10 touchdowns, 7 interceptions (13 games).

Lead rusher

Kamari Moulton

878 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns over 11 games.

Lead receiver

DJ Vonnahme

29 catches, 434 receiving yards, 3 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Karson Sharar

83 total tackles, 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

13.8

16.5

-2.7

Pass Att

22.0

28.6

-6.6

Pass Cmp %

62.9

57.8

+5.1

Pass Yds

143.2

172.7

-29.5

Pass TD

0.9

0.7

+0.2

Rush Att

38.8

31.2

+7.6

Rush Yds

176.9

107.7

+69.2

Rush Y/A

4.6

3.4

+1.2

Rush TD

2.2

0.9

+1.3

Plays

60.8

59.8

+1.0

Total Yds

320.1

280.4

+39.7

Yds/Play

5.3

4.7

+0.6

1st Downs

17.5

15.7

+1.8

Penalties

3.0

3.8

-0.8

Penalty Yds

30.1

31.5

-1.4

Fumbles

0.4

0.2

+0.2

Interceptions

0.6

0.8

-0.2

Turnovers

1.0

1.1

-0.1

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	5.0	2.0	138.3	176.6	314.9	1.1
Neutral	1.0	1.0	0.0	212.0	167.0	379.0	1.0
Road	5.0	3.0	2.0	136.2	179.4	315.6	0.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	5.0	2.0	147.0	101.6	248.6	1.1
Neutral	1.0	1.0	0.0	347.0	51.0	398.0	0.0
Road	5.0	3.0	2.0	173.8	127.6	301.4	1.2

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	4.0	0.0	4.0	137.5	126.8	264.3	1.5
Win	9.0	9.0	0.0	145.7	199.2	344.9	0.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	4.0	0.0	4.0	183.3	143.8	327.0	0.8
Win	9.0	9.0	0.0	168.0	91.7	259.7	1.2

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	1.0	0.0	48.0	310.0	358.0	1.0
December	1.0	1.0	0.0	212.0	167.0	379.0	1.0
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	147.0	162.8	309.8	1.5
October	3.0	3.0	0.0	106.0	196.0	302.0	0.7
September	4.0	2.0	2.0	173.8	146.0	319.8	0.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	1.0	0.0	134.0	43.0	177.0	0.0
December	1.0	1.0	0.0	347.0	51.0	398.0	0.0
November	4.0	2.0	2.0	172.5	169.5	342.0	0.8
October	3.0	3.0	0.0	94.7	108.0	202.7	2.7
September	4.0	2.0	2.0	197.5	76.0	273.5	0.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	2.0	0.0	176.0	186.5	362.5	0.5
Saturday	10.0	6.0	4.0	129.7	176.0	305.7	1.1
Wednesday	1.0	1.0	0.0	212.0	167.0	379.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Friday	2.0	2.0	0.0	199.5	150.5	350.0	1.0
Saturday	10.0	6.0	4.0	149.9	104.8	254.7	1.2
Wednesday	1.0	1.0	0.0	347.0	51.0	398.0	0.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	83.0	131.0	214.0	1.0
Big Ten	9.0	6.0	3.0	142.7	165.7	308.3	1.1
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	234.0	201.0	435.0	0.0
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	48.0	310.0	358.0	1.0
SEC	1.0	1.0	0.0	212.0	167.0	379.0	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	134.0	104.0	238.0	1.0
Big Ten	9.0	6.0	3.0	170.8	130.7	301.4	1.4
MAC	1.0	1.0	0.0	93.0	26.0	119.0	0.0
Non-Major	1.0	1.0	0.0	134.0	43.0	177.0	0.0
SEC	1.0	1.0	0.0	347.0	51.0	398.0	0.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Mark GronowskiQB	13	166	262	63.4	1,741	10	7	6.6	6.2	10.5	133.9	126.4
Hank BrownQB	3	11	21	52.4	107	1	1	5.1	3.9	9.7	35.7	101.4
Jeremy HecklinskiQB	2	2	2	100.0	8	0	0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	133.6
Reece Vander ZeeWR	8	1	1	100.0	5	1	0	5.0	25.0	5.0	0.6	472.0

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Kamari MoultonRB	11	170	878	5.2	5	79.8	16	97	6.1	0	8.8	186	975	5
Mark GronowskiQB	13	130	545	4.2	16	41.9	1	5	5.0	1	0.4	131	550	17
DJ VonnahmeTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	29	434	15.0	3	36.2	29	434	3
Xavier WilliamsRB	10	49	285	5.8	3	28.5	7	43	6.1	0	4.3	56	328	3
Jaziun PattersonRB	10	60	296	4.9	0	29.6	3	9	3.0	0	0.9	63	305	0
Jacob GillWR	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	24	278	11.6	1	21.4	24	278	1
Sam PhillipsWR	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	16	261	16.3	0	20.1	16	261	0
Kaden WetjenWRAA	13	15	79	5.3	2	6.1	20	151	7.6	1	11.6	35	230	3
Reece Vander ZeeWR	8	0	0	—	0	0.0	15	219	14.6	2	27.4	15	219	2
Nathan McNeilRB	9	37	169	4.6	0	18.8	5	45	9.0	0	5.0	42	214	0
Terrell Washington Jr.RB	11	28	98	3.5	0	8.9	4	18	4.5	0	1.6	32	116	0
Dayton HowardWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	8	91	11.4	1	8.3	8	91	1
Zach OrtwerthTE	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	9	76	8.4	0	6.9	9	76	0
Seth AndersonWR	8	0	0	—	0	0.0	10	54	5.4	2	6.8	10	54	2
Hayden LargeTE	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	8	52	6.5	0	4.3	8	52	0
KJ ParkerWR	11	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	18	6.0	1	1.6	3	18	1
Addison OstrengaTE	2	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	8	8.0	0	4.0	1	8	0
Jeremy HecklinskiQB	2	1	6	6.0	1	3.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	6	1
Brevin DollRB	4	2	3	1.5	0	0.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	3	0
Alex EichmannWR	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	2	2.0	0	0.2	1	2	0
Hank BrownQB	3	3	-3	-1.0	1	-1.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	3	-3	1

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Karson ShararLB	13	42	41	83	12.0	4.0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Xavier NwankpaDB	13	50	26	76	1.0	0.0	1	28	0	0	0	2
Koen EntringerDB	13	43	30	73	3.5	0.0	0	0	0	4	1	1
Zach LutmerDB	13	44	27	71	5.5	1.0	3	72	1	7	1	0
TJ HallDB	11	30	17	47	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	10	0	0
Jayden MontgomeryLB	13	24	20	44	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Jaden HarrellLB	12	21	20	41	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Aaron GravesDL	13	17	20	37	6.5	5.0	1	35	0	1	0	0
Ethan HurkettDL	13	21	15	36	10.5	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Deshaun LeeDB	12	29	5	34	1.0	0.0	2	0	0	6	0	0
Max LlewellynDE	13	14	12	26	9.5	6.5	0	0	0	6	0	2
Jaxon RexrothDB	13	14	11	25	2.5	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Jonah PaceDL	13	8	11	19	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Brian AllenDE	13	7	9	16	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jaylen WatsonDB	13	13	2	15	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Bryce HawthorneDL	13	8	7	15	3.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rashad Godfrey Jr.DB	13	10	5	15	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Kenneth MerrieweatherDL	13	7	7	14	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kael KolarikDB	13	4	4	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Preston RiesLB	13	4	3	7	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam BuffingtonLB	6	6	1	7	0.0	0.0	1	26	0	1	0	0
Landyn Van KekerixLB	13	5	0	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob WallaceDB	3	2	3	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derek WeisskopfLB	12	1	3	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex EichmannWR	13	1	3	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kelby TelanderLB	13	2	1	3	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Maddux Borcherding-JohnsonDL	2	2	1	3	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nolan DeLongLB	13	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach TwedtLB	4	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyler GerardyDB	4	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will HubertDL	9	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shahid BarrosDB	4	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devan KennedyDL	1	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph AndersonDE	4	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke GaffneyDL	11	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Iose EpenesaDE	4	1	0	1	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex MotaDB	4	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gennings DunkerOL	13	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah PittmanDL	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	16	476	29.8	1	21	563	26.8	3	1,269
Terrell Washington Jr.RB	11	4	73	18.3	0	0	0	—	0	189
Sam PhillipsWR	13	0	0	—	0	1	46	46.0	0	307
Derek WeisskopfLB	12	1	11	11.0	0	0	0	—	0	11
Reece Vander ZeeWR	8	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	219

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Rhys DakinP	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	42	1,833	43.6
Drew StevensK	13	41	42	97.6	22	28	78.6	107	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	Int	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Pts	Pts/G
Drew StevensK	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	42	22	28	107	8.2
Mark GronowskiQB	13	16	1	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	102	7.8
Kaden WetjenWR	13	2	1	3	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	42	3.2
Kamari MoultonRB	11	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	30	2.7
Xavier WilliamsRB	10	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.8
DJ VonnahmeTE	12	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	18	1.5
Seth AndersonWR	8	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.5
Reece Vander ZeeWR	8	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	12	1.5
Zach LutmerDB	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Hank BrownQB	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	2.0
Jacob GillWR	13	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Jeremy HecklinskiQB	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	3.0
KJ ParkerWR	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Dayton HowardWR	11	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0.5

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 30	Albany	W 34–7	9	16	48	1	3.0	102.1	53	310	3	69	358	5.2	2	20	1	0	1
Sep 6	@ Iowa State	L 13–16	13	24	83	0	3.5	74.9	39	131	1	63	214	3.4	4	38	0	1	1
Sep 13	Massachusetts	W 47–7	21	31	234	3	7.5	163.1	40	201	2	71	435	6.1	1	5	0	0	0
Sep 19	@ Rutgers	W 38–28	12	18	186	0	10.3	153.5	38	160	4	56	346	6.2	2	30	0	0	0
Sep 27	Indiana	L 15–20	24	38	192	0	5.1	95.1	31	92	1	69	284	4.1	2	25	0	2	2
Oct 11	@ Wisconsin	W 37–0	18	25	109	0	4.4	100.6	36	210	4	61	319	5.2	2	10	0	1	1
Oct 18	Penn State	W 25–24	10	16	68	0	4.3	85.7	33	245	3	49	313	6.4	3	20	0	1	1
Oct 25	Minnesota	W 41–3	13	20	141	1	7.1	140.7	36	133	2	56	274	4.9	3	35	0	0	0
Nov 8	Oregon	L 16–18	10	18	138	1	7.7	138.3	43	101	1	61	239	3.9	1	0	2	0	2
Nov 15	@ USC	L 21–26	13	20	137	2	6.9	145.5	33	183	1	53	320	6.0	6	70	0	1	1
Nov 22	Michigan State	W 20–17	12	22	147	1	6.7	116.6	39	154	0	61	301	4.9	4	40	1	1	2
Nov 28	@ Nebraska	W 40–16	9	16	166	1	10.4	164.0	46	213	4	62	379	6.1	4	45	1	0	1
Dec 31	vs Vanderbilt ReliaQuest Bowl	W 34–27	16	22	212	2	9.6	174.6	37	167	2	59	379	6.4	5	53	0	1	1

2025 Roster 109 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Alex Mota	SO	DB
CJ Bell	FR	DB
Deshaun Lee	JR	DB
Drew MacPherson	FR	DB
Jacob Wallace	FR	DB
Jaxon Rexroth	SR	DB
Jaylen Watson	SO	DB
Kael Kolarik	JR	DB
Koen Entringer	JR	DB
Kyler Gerardy	FR	DB
O'Lontae Dean	FR	DB
Rashad Godfrey Jr.	FR	DB
Rayce Heitman	FR	DB
Shahid Barros	SR	DB
Teegan Davis	SO	DB
TJ Hall	SR	DB
Ty Hudkins	SO	DB
Watts McBride	SO	DB
Xavier Nwankpa	SR	DB
Zach Lutmer	SO	DB
Brian Allen	JR	DE
Chima Chineke	FR	DE
Drew Campbell	SO	DE
Iose Epenesa	FR	DE
Joseph Anderson	FR	DE
Max Llewellyn	SR	DE
Aaron Graves	SR	DL
Brad Fitzgibbon	FR	DL
Bryce Hawthorne	SO	DL
Devan Kennedy	SO	DL
Ethan Hurkett	SR	DL
Jeremiah Pittman	SR	DL
Jonah Pace	SR	DL
Kenneth Merrieweather	SO	DL
Luke Gaffney	JR	DL
Maddux Borcherding-Johnson	SO	DL
Will Hubert	JR	DL
Will Lockhart	FR	DL
Caden Buhr	FR	K
Drew Stevens	SR	K
Burke Gautcher	FR	LB
Cam Buffington	FR	LB
Carson Cooney	FR	LB
Derek Weisskopf	FR	LB
Jack Laughlin	SO	LB
Jaden Harrell	SR	LB
Jayden Montgomery	JR	LB
Karson Sharar	SR	LB
Kelby Telander	SR	LB
Landyn Van Kekerix	JR	LB
Nolan DeLong	SO	LB
Preston Ries	FR	LB
Zach Twedt	SR	LB
Bryant Worrell	JR	LS
Ike Speltz	FR	LS
Beau Stephens	SR	OL
Bodey McCaslin	SO	OL
Bryce George	SR	OL
Cael Winter	SO	OL
Cannon Leonard	SO	OL
Gennings Dunker	SR	OL
George Nahas	SO	OL
Jack Dotzler	JR	OL
Josh Janowski	FR	OL
Kade Pieper	SO	OL
Kale Krogh	JR	OL
Leighton Jones	SO	OL
Logan Jones	SR	OL
Lucas Allgeyer	FR	OL
Michael Myslinski	SR	OL
Trevor Lauck	SO	OL
Will Hahn	FR	OL
Will Nolan	FR	OL
Rhys Dakin	SO	P
Ty Nissen	SR	P
Hank Brown	SO	QB	11 Cmp, 21 Att, 107 Yds, 1 TD
Jackson Stratton	JR	QB
Jeremy Hecklinski	FR	QB	2 Cmp, 2 Att, 8 Yds, 0 TD
Jimmy Sullivan	FR	QB
Mark Gronowski	SR	QB	166 Cmp, 262 Att, 1741 Yds, 10 TD
Ryan Fitzgerald	FR	QB
Braeden Jackson	FR	RB
Brevin Doll	FR	RB	2 Att, 3 Yds, 1.5 Avg
Jaziun Patterson	JR	RB	60 Att, 296 Yds, 4.9 Avg
Kamari Moulton	SO	RB	170 Att, 878 Yds, 5.2 Avg
Nathan McNeil	FR	RB	37 Att, 169 Yds, 4.6 Avg
Terrell Washington Jr.	SO	RB	28 Att, 98 Yds, 3.5 Avg
Xavier Williams	FR	RB	49 Att, 285 Yds, 5.8 Avg
Addison Ostrenga	SR	TE	1 Rec, 8 Yds, 8.0 Avg
DJ Vonnahme	FR	TE	29 Rec, 434 Yds, 15.0 Avg
Eli Johnson	FR	TE
Hayden Large	SR	TE	8 Rec, 52 Yds, 6.5 Avg
Mason Woods	FR	TE
Michael Burt	FR	TE
Thomas Meyer	FR	TE
Zach Ortwerth	JR	TE	9 Rec, 76 Yds, 8.4 Avg
Alex Eichmann	JR	WR	1 Rec, 2 Yds, 2.0 Avg
Apollo Payne	FR	WR
Dayton Howard	SO	WR	8 Rec, 91 Yds, 11.4 Avg
Dylan Stecker	FR	WR
Jackson Naeve	SO	WR
Jacob Gill	SR	WR	24 Rec, 278 Yds, 11.6 Avg
Jarriett Buie	SO	WR
Kaden Wetjen	SR	WR	20 Rec, 151 Yds, 7.6 Avg
KJ Parker	FR	WR	3 Rec, 18 Yds, 6.0 Avg
Reece Vander Zee	SO	WR	15 Rec, 219 Yds, 14.6 Avg
Sam Phillips	JR	WR	16 Rec, 261 Yds, 16.3 Avg
Seth Anderson	SR	WR	10 Rec, 54 Yds, 5.4 Avg
Terrence Smith	FR	WR

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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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