Football History

Retired Numbers

Hall of Fame

Wall of Honor

Heisman Trophy Finishes

• 2008
  Shonn Greene Sixth
• 2002
  Brad Banks Second
• 1997
  Tim Dwight Seventh
• 1985
  Chuck Long Second
• 1984
  Chuck Long Seventh
• 1958
  Randy Duncan Second
• 1957
  Alex Karras Second
• 1956
  Ken Ploen Ninth
• 1955
  Cal Jones Tenth
• 1939
  Nile Kinnick First

All-Americans

NFL Draft — First Round

• 2023 Jack Campbell Detroit Lions · 18th
• 2023 Lukas Van Ness Green Bay Packers · 13th
• 2022 Tyler Linderbaum Baltimore Ravens · 25th
• 2020 Tristan Wirfs Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 13th
• 2019 T. J. Hockenson Detroit Lions · 8th
• 2019 Noah Fant Denver Broncos · 20th
• 2015 Brandon Scherff Washington Redskins · 5th
• 2012 Riley Reiff Detroit Lions · 23rd
• 2011 Adrian Clayborn Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 20th
• 2010 Bryan Bulaga Green Bay Packers · 23rd
• 2006 Chad Greenway Minnesota Vikings · 17th
• 2004 Robert Gallery Oakland Raiders · 2nd
• 2003 Dallas Clark Indianapolis Colts · 24th
• 1997 Tom Knight Arizona Cardinals · 9th
• 1997 Ross Verba Green Bay Packers · 30th
• 1986 Mike Haight New York Jets · 22nd
• 1986 Ronnie Harmon Buffalo Bills · 16th
• 1986 Chuck Long Detroit Lions · 12th
• 1984 John Alt Kansas City Chiefs · 21st
• 1982 Ron Hallstrom Green Bay Packers · 22nd
• 1976 Rod Walters Kansas City Chiefs · 14th
• 1973 Craig Clemons Chicago Bears · 12th
• 1966 John Niland Dallas Cowboys · 5th
• 1959 Randy Duncan Green Bay Packers · 1st
• 1958 Alex Karras Detroit Lions · 10th
• 1936 Dick Crayne Brooklyn Dodgers · 4th

Big Ten MVPs

• 2008 Shonn Greene
• 2002 Brad Banks
• 1990 Nick Bell
• 1985 Chuck Long
• 1958 Randy Duncan
• 1956 Ken Ploen
• 1951 Bill Reichardt
• 1939 Nile Kinnick
• 1933 Joe Laws
• 1929 Willis Glassgow

Big Ten Annual Honors

• Athlete of the Year
  Chuck Long (1986)
• Coach of the Year
  Hayden Fry (1981, 1990, & 1991); Kirk Ferentz (2002, 2004, 2009 & 2015)
• Defensive Back of the Year
  Micah Hyde (2012); Desmond King (2015); Josh Jackson (2017); Amani Hooker (2018); Riley Moss (2021); Cooper DeJean (2023)
• Defensive Lineman of the Year
  Paul Hufford (1984); Dave Haight (1987); Leroy Smith (1991); Jared DeVries (1997); Mitch King (2008); Daviyon Nixon (2020)
• Defensive Player of the Year
  Leroy Smith (1991); Josey Jewell (2017); Daviyon Nixon (2020); Jack Campbell (2022)
• Kicker of the Year
  Keith Duncan (2019)
• Linebacker of the Year
  Josey Jewell (2017); Jack Campbell (2022); Jay Higgins (2024)
• Offensive Lineman of the Year
  Mike Haight (1985); Dave Croston (1986); Mike Devlin (1992); Eric Steinbach (2002); Robert Gallery (2003); Bryan Bulaga (2009); Brandon Scherff (2014); Tristan Wirfs (2019); Tyler Linderbaum (2021)
• Offensive Player of the Year
  Chuck Long (1985); Nick Bell & Matt Rodgers (1990); Tavian Banks (1997); Brad Banks (2002); Shonn Greene (2008)
• Punter of the Year
  Tory Taylor (2020 & 2023)
• Receiver of the Year
  Marvin McNutt (2011)
• Return Specialist of the Year
  Ihmir Smith-Marsette (2018); Charlie Jones (2021); Cooper DeJean (2023); Kaden Wetjen (2024 & 2025)
• Tight End of the Year
  T. J. Hockenson (2018); Sam LaPorta (2022)

Iowa All-Time Team

Major Awards Won by Iowa Players

AP Athlete of the Year · AP Player of the Year · Butkus Award · Dave Rimington Trophy · Davey O'Brien Award · Doak Walker Award · Heisman Trophy · Jack Lambert Trophy · Jack Tatum Trophy · Jet Award · Jim Brown Award · Jim Thorpe Award · John Mackey Award · Lott IMPACT Trophy · Lou Groza Award · Maxwell Award · Outland Trophy · Ozzie Newsome Award · Ray Guy Award · UPI Lineman of the Year · William V. Campbell Trophy