2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 21–0 vs. Kentucky
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–5 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (24th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Ferentz (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Phil Parker (11th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Jack Campbell Riley Moss Sam LaPorta Cooper DeJean
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State ^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 7 Penn State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Maryland		4	–	5					8	–	5
Michigan State		3	–	6					5	–	7
Indiana		2	–	7					4	–	8
Rutgers		1	–	8					4	–	8
West Division
Purdue xy		6	–	3					8	–	6
Illinois		5	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa		5	–	4					8	–	5
Minnesota		5	–	4					9	–	4
Wisconsin		4	–	5					7	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	6					4	–	8
Northwestern		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Kirk Ferentz, the Hawkeyes played home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Floundering after a 3–4 start, the Hawkeyes won four straight games to position themselves for a return trip to the Big Ten Championship game and repeat as Big Ten West champions. A disappointing season finale at home against Nebraska spoiled those plans, but Iowa capped the 2022 season with a dominating 21–0 win over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl – avenging their bowl loss from the previous season. The Hawkeyes finished with a record of 8–5 (5–4 B1G).

Senior linebacker Jack Campbell was named Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year, a Unanimous First-team All-American, and the 2022 Butkus Award winner as the nation's top linebacker. He later became the 13th Iowa player of the Ferentz era taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. Third-year defensive lineman Lukas Van Ness was selected five picks prior to Campbell, marking the second time in five years two Hawkeyes were selected in the first 20 picks of the NFL draft (2019).

On January 14, 2022, Kirk Ferentz's contract was extended through the 2029 season.^[1] On March 2, 2022, Iowa announced the hire of Abdul Hodge, previously the linebackers coach at South Dakota, as its tight ends coach. Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz took over as quarterbacks coach, after previous quarterbacks coach Ken O'Keefe stepped down.^[2] "Man, I got a lot to learn," Brian Ferentz told media about adjusting to coaching quarterbacks after his appointment in May 2022.^[3] Former Wisconsin quarterback and Colorado State offensive coordinator Jon Budmayr joined the Hawkeyes as an offensive analyst that would assist Brian Ferentz with the quarterbacks.^[4]

During the offseason, two Hawkeye wide receivers transferred to West division rival Purdue. Starters Tyrone Tracy, second on the team in receiving yards in 2019, and Charlie Jones, the 2021 Big Ten Returner of the Year, would both play 2022 with the Boilermakers.^[5][6] After struggling as a starter in 2020 and 2021, quarterback Spencer Petras won a supposed quarterback competition against Alex Padilla and Joe Labas.^[7]

The Hawkeyes were ranked second in the West Division in the preseason Big Ten media poll, behind Wisconsin and ahead of Minnesota. Linebacker Jack Campbell was selected as the media's preseason Defensive Player of the Year, finishing ahead of Wisconsin linebacker Nick Herbig.^[8] The Hawkeyes received votes, but were unranked in the preseason AP Poll and Coaches Poll.^[9][10]

Kirk Ferentz named Campbell, cornerback Riley Moss, tight end Sam LaPorta, and safety Kaevon Merriweather as captains before the week 1 game against South Dakota State and would remain team captains through the regular season.

Iowa announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.^[11] The 2022 schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Hawkeyes hosted Big Ten foes Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Nebraska and traveled to Rutgers, Illinois, Ohio State, Purdue, and Minnesota.^[12]

The Hawkeyes hosted all three non-conference opponents, South Dakota State from Division I FCS, Iowa State from the Big 12 and Nevada from the Mountain West. This marked the first season since 2011 that the entire home schedule was sold out. The first game of the season was played against the eventual FCS National Champion.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 a.m.	No. 2 (FCS) South Dakota State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	FS1	W 7–3	69,250
September 10	3:00 p.m.	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	BTN	L 7–10	69,250
September 17	6:30 p.m.	Nevada*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 27–0	69,250
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	FS1	W 27–10	53,117
October 1	11:00 a.m.	No. 4 Michigan	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 14–27	69,250
October 8	6:30 p.m.	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 6–9	44,910
October 22	11:00 a.m.	at No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 10–54	104,848
October 29	2:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	W 33–13	69,250
November 5	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1	W 24–3	61,320
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	FS1	W 24–10	69,250
November 19	3:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	FOX	W 13–10	45,816
November 25	3:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	BTN	L 17–24	69,250
December 31	11:00 a.m.	Kentucky*	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ABC	W 21–0	42,312
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Joe Labas  Fr QB 3 Carson May Fr QB 8 Alex Padilla Jr QB 7 Spencer Petras Sr RB 34 Zach Brand  Fr RB 22 Nolan Donald Jr RB 20 Deavin Hilson  Fr RB 2 Kaleb Johnson Fr RB 9 Jaziun Patterson Fr RB 17 Max White  Fr RB 25 Gavin Williams So RB 4 Leshon Williams  So FB 42 Denin Limouris  Fr FB 40 Turner Pallissard Sr FB 32 Johnny Plewa Jr FB 38 Monte Pottebaum Sr WR 15 Jacob Bostick Fr WR 14 Brody Brecht  Fr WR 10 Arland Bruce IV So WR 83 Alex Eichmann Fr WR 19 Graham Friedrichsen Fr WR 27 Jack Johnson So WR 6 Keagan Johnson So WR 16 Jordan Kumm So WR 13 Reese Osgood Fr WR 89 Nico Ragaini Sr WR 29 Jackson Ritter  Jr WR 0 Diante Vines So WR 21 Kaden Wetjen So WR 18 Alec Wick Fr TE 88 Jackson Frericks Jr TE 85 Luke Lachey  So TE 84 Sam LaPorta Sr TE 49 Andrew Lentsch  Fr TE 87 Addison Ostrenga Fr TE 82 Johnny Pascuzzi  Fr TE 86 Steven Stilianos Jr TE 80 Kyson Van Vugt Fr TE 81 Cael Vanderbush Fr OL 63 Justin Britt Jr OL 66 Jeremy Chaplin  Fr OL 77 Connor Colby So OL 73 David Davidkov  Fr OL 56 Nick DeJong Jr OL 71 Jack Dotzler Fr OL 67 Gennings Dunker  Fr OL 76 Tyler Elsbury So OL 69 Tyler Endres Jr OL 54 Matt Fagan Sr OL 52 Asher Fahey So DL 58 Taylor Fox Jr C 65 Logan Jones So OL 72 Kale Krogh Fr OL 59 Griffin Liddle Fr OL 53 Michael Myslinski  Fr OT 79 Jack Plumb Sr OL 78 Mason Richman So OL 70 Beau Stephens  Fr OL 75 Josh Volk So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 90 Brian Allen Fr DE 13 Joe Evans Sr DL 94 Yahya Black So DL 86 Jeff Bowie  Fr DL 45 Deontae Craig So DL 97 Caden Crawford Fr DL 93 Anu Dokun So DL 51 Luke Gaffney Fr DL 95 Aaron Graves  Fr DL 57 Will Hubert Fr DL 49 Ethan Hurkett So DL 87 Andrew Kraus Fr DL 48 Max Llewellyn  Fr DT 85 Logan Lee Jr DL 55 Jeremiah Pittman  Fr DL 98 Chris Reames Jr DT 99 Noah Shannon Sr DL 50 Louie Stec Jr DL 91 Lukas Van Ness  So DE 92 John Waggoner Sr DL 54 Dominic Wiseman Fr DL 83 Jameson Witte So LB 44 Seth Benson Sr LB 31 Jack Campbell Sr LB 39 Eric Epenesa  Fr LB 38 Greg Fagan Fr LB 37 Kyler Fisher Jr LB 41 Jaden Harrell  Fr LB 34 Jay Higgins Jr LB 5 Jestin Jacobs  Jr LB 46 Logan Klemp Sr LB 32 Eli Miller  Fr LB 36 Jayden Montgomery Fr LB 43 Karson Sharar  Fr LB 40 Josef Smith So LB 35 Justice Sullivan  Fr LB 25 Kelby Telander  Fr LB 42 Zach Twedt  Fr LB 23 Landyn Van Kekerix Fr DB 7 Reggie Bracy Jr DB 29 Sebastian Castro Jr DB 19 Gaven Cooke  Fr DB 15 Dallas Craddieth Sr DB 17 Brenden Deasfernandes So DB 3 Cooper DeJean So DB 4 Koen Entringer Fr DB 22 Carter Erickson Fr DB 6 TJ Hall Fr CB 27 Jermari Harris  Jr DB 21 Thomas Hartlieb Jr DB 16 Jamison Heinz So DB 20 Kael Kolarik Fr DB 11 AJ Lawson So DB 8 Deshaun Lee Fr S 26 Kaevon Merriweather Sr CB 33 Riley Moss Sr DB 1 Xavier Nwankpa Fr DB 12 Jaxon Rexroth  Fr CB 2 Terry Roberts Sr S 30 Quinn Schulte Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 96 Lucas Amaya Jr K 1 Aaron Blom So K 18 Drew Stevens Fr P 99 Max Hoskins Fr P 9 Tory Taylor Jr P 45 Nick Phelps Sr LS 39 Luke Elkin So LS 97 Liam Reardon So	Head coach Kirk Ferentz Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian Ferentz – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Phil Parker – Defensive coordinator/secondary LeVar Woods – Special teams coordinator George Barnett – Offensive line Kelvin Bell – Defensive line Ladell Betts – Running backs Kelton Copeland – Wide receivers Abdul Hodge – Tight ends/fullbacks Jay Niemann – Assistant defensive line/defensive recruiting coordinator Seth Wallace – Assistant defensive coordinator/linebackers Raimond Braithwaite – Director, strength and conditioning Drew Heitland – Assistant, strength and conditioning Kohle Helle – Assistant, strength and conditioning Cody Myers – Assistant, strength and conditioning John Engelbrecht – Nutrition & Performance Analytics Paul Federici – Director, football operations Ben Hansen – Director of football administration and engagement Jason Manson – Director of player development Sam Brincks – Assistant director, player development Scott Southmayd – Director, player personnel Tyler Barnes – Director, recruiting/nfl liaison Matt Spaulding – Football recruiting specialist Ireland Hostetler – Recruiting Operations and Special Events Coordinator Ken O'Keefe – Caleb Saunders – Director, football creative media Justin Elsner – Assistant director, football creative media Eric Copeland – Graduate assistant Adam Cox – Graduate assistant Justin Flood – Graduate assistant Jordan Walsh – Graduate assistant Austin Showalter – Director, football analytics Tyler Parker – Football analyst Shane Viilo – Football analyst Jon Budmayr – Football analyst Bob Rahfeldt – Director, football video operations Kammy Powell – Head Football Athletic Trainer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 10/24/22

No. 2 (FCS) South Dakota State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 (FCS) Jackrabbits 0 3 0 0 3 • Hawkeyes 3 0 2 2 7 Date: September 3 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:05 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 69,250 Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 6 mph (9.7 km/h) Referee: Michael Cannon TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 1:11 Iowa Aaron Blom 46-yard field goal Iowa 3–0 2 0:20 SDSU Hunter Dustman 44-yard field goal Tied 3–3 3 4:09 Iowa Safety, Isaiah Davis run for -1 yard Iowa 5–3 4 4:04 Iowa Safety, Mark Gronowski sacked in end zone by Joe Evans Iowa 7–3

Iowa relied almost entirely on defense and special teams to earn a hard-fought victory over FCS foe South Dakota State. The Jacks were only able to muster 120 total yards, in large part due to poor starting field position the entire day. Two such drives ended with the Iowa defense forcing a safety, proving to be the difference in the game. The teams combined for 21 punts for 936 yards. Iowa's Tory Taylor pinned SDSU inside their own 20 on 7 of his 10 punts, earning him B1G Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

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Statistics	SDSU	IOWA
First downs	6	10
Total yards	120	166
Rushing yards	33	57
Passing yards	87	109
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:44	30:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	10/26, 87 yards
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	18 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Davis	5 receptions, 32 yards
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	11/25, 109 yards, INT
	Rushing	Leshon Williams	24 rushes, 72 yards
	Receiving	Arland Bruce IV	5 receptions, 68 yards

Iowa State at Iowa
Cy-Hawk Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total • Cyclones 0 3 0 7 10 Hawkeyes 7 0 0 0 7 Date: September 10 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 3:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 69,250 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Cloudy; Rain in Q4, Wind N 9 mph (14 km/h) Referee: Tuta Salaam TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst) & Rick Pizzo (sideline) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 12:21 Iowa Leshon Williams 9-yard run (Aaron Blom kick) Iowa 7–0 2 3:45 ISU Jace Gilbert 22-yard field goal Iowa 7–3 4 8:27 ISU Xavier Hutchinson 8-yard pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert kick) ISU 10–7

Iowa State ended a six-game skid in the series. Sophomore Lukas Van Ness blocked two punts and was named B1G Special Teams Player of the Week.

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Statistics	ISU	IOWA
First downs	21	11
Total yards	313	150
Rushing yards	129	58
Passing yards	184	92
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	38:15	21:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa State	Passing	Hunter Dekkers	25/38, 184 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jirehl Brock	27 rushes, 100 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Hutchinson	11 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	12/26, 92 yards, INT
	Rushing	Leshon Williams	14 rushes, 34 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	8 receptions, 55 yards

Nevada at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 0 0 0 0 0 • Hawkeyes 14 3 3 7 27 Date: September 17 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 6:40 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 6:58 Game attendance: 69,250 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Rain, Wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h) Referee: David Siegle TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen, (analyst), and Meghan McKeown (sideline) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 4:36 Iowa Kaleb Johnson 40-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 7–0 0:23 Iowa Arland Bruce IV 21-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 14–0 2 9:42 Iowa Drew Stevens 43-yard field goal Iowa 17–0 3 2:40 Iowa Drew Stevens 33-yard field goal Iowa 20–0 4 8:22 Iowa Kaleb Johnson 55-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 27–0

After enduring three separate lightning delays totaling 3 hours and 56 minutes, Iowa closed out their non-conference schedule with a 27-point win in the first meeting between the schools.

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Statistics	NEV	IOWA
First downs	10	15
Total yards	151	337
Rushing yards	69	162
Passing yards	82	175
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:03	29:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nevada	Passing	Shane Illingworth	14/28, 82 yards, INT
	Rushing	Devonte Lee	9 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Dalevon Campbell	3 receptions, 21 yards
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	14/26, 175 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	7 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Arland Bruce IV	3 receptions, 50 yards, TD

Iowa at Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 7 10 7 3 27 Scarlet Knights 3 0 0 7 10 Date: September 24 Location: SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ Game start: 7:10 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 53,117 Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Sunny, Wind W 7 mph (11 km/h) Referee: Larry Smith TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 10:14 Rutgers Jude McAtamney 28-yard field goal Rutgers 3–0 5:26 Iowa Cooper DeJean 45-yard interception return (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 7–3 2 8:28 Iowa Kaevon Merriweather 30-yard fumble return (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 14–3 0:21 Iowa Drew Stevens 25-yard field goal Iowa 17–3 3 10:09 Iowa Leshon Williams 2-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 24–3 4 11:15 Rutgers Aron Cruickshank 18-yard pass from Evan Simon (Jude McAtamney kick) Iowa 24–10 6:08 Iowa Drew Stevens 51-yard field goal Iowa 27–10

In their B1G opener, Iowa scored two defensive touchdowns in the first half to pick up a win on the road and moved to 3–0 all-time versus Rutgers.

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Statistics	IOWA	RUTG
First downs	14	20
Total yards	277	361
Rushing yards	129	61
Passing yards	148	300
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	29:22	30:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	11/17, 148 yards
	Rushing	Leshon Williams	11 carries, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	4 receptions, 77 yards
Rutgers	Passing	Evan Simon	28/49, 300 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Samuel Brown V	6 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Shameen Jones	5 receptions, 71 yards

No. 4 Michigan at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 4 Wolverines 7 6 7 7 27 Hawkeyes 0 0 0 14 14 Date: October 1 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:05 am CDT Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 69,250 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Sunny, Wind NE 6 mph (9.7 km/h) Referee: Mark Kluczynski TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 9:53 Mich Ronnie Bell 16-yard run (Jake Moody kick) Michigan 7–0 2 8:28 Mich Jake Moody 44-yard field goal Michigan 10–0 0:09 Mich Jake Moody 35-yard field goal Michigan 13–0 3 7:51 Mich Donovan Edwards 12-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (Jake Moody kick) Michigan 20–0 4 14:56 Iowa Kaleb Johnson 2-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Michigan 20–7 1:19 Mich Blake Corum 20-yard run (Jake Moody kick) Michigan 27–7 0:08 Iowa Luke Lachey 5-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick) Michigan 27–14

Fox's Big Noon Kickoff was on hand for this contest. Michigan won at Kinnick Stadium for the first time since 2005.

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Statistics	MICH	IOWA
First downs	24	16
Total yards	327	281
Rushing yards	172	35
Passing yards	155	246
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	33:44	26:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	J. J. McCarthy	18/24, 155 yards, TD
	Rushing	Blake Corum	29 carries, 133 yards, TD
	Receiving	Luke Schoonmaker	4 receptions, 45 yards
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	21/31, 246 yards, TD
	Rushing	Leshon Williams	8 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Luke Lachey	4 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Iowa at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 3 3 0 0 6 • Fighting Illini 3 3 0 3 9 Date: October 8 Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Game start: 6:40 pm CDT Game attendance: 44,910 Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Sunny, Wind SW 8 mph (13 km/h) Referee: Greg Blum TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 9:03 Illinois F. Pinton 27-yard field goal Illinois 3–0 3:51 Iowa Drew Stevens 32-yard field goal Tied 3–3 2 8:00 Illinois F. Pinton 37-yard field goal Illinois 6–3 2:48 Iowa Drew Stevens 27-yard field goal Tied 6–6 4 2:49 Illinois F. Pinton 36-yard field goal Illinois 9–6

Illinois won for the first time in nine tries in the series. It was also former Iowa player and coach Bret Bielema's first game at Illinois against Iowa, as he missed the 2021 meeting due to issues relating to COVID-19.

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Statistics	IOWA	ILL
First downs	13	18
Total yards	221	316
Rushing yards	52	200
Passing yards	169	116
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:55	31:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	18–36, 169 yards, INT
	Rushing	Leshon Williams	7 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	9 receptions, 100 yards
Illinois	Passing	Artur Sitkowski	13–19, 74 yards, INT
	Rushing	Chase Brown	31 carries, 146 yards
	Receiving	Brian Hightower	5 receptions, 68 yards

Iowa at No. 2 Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 7 3 0 0 10 • No. 2 Buckeyes 16 10 14 14 54 Date: October 22 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game start: 11:06 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 104,848 Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind N 6 mph (9.7 km/h) Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline) Source:

Scoring summary 1 14:02 OSU Noah Ruggles 46-yard field goal Ohio State 3–0 13:00 Iowa Joe Evans 11-yard fumble return (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 7–3 8:15 OSU Miyan Williams 2-yard run (Noah Ruggles kick) Ohio State 10–7 4:30 OSU Noah Ruggles 41-yard field goal Ohio State 13–7 0:00 OSU Noah Ruggles 35-yard field goal Ohio State 16–7 2 10:07 Iowa Drew Stevens 49-yard field goal Ohio State 16–10 3:38 OSU Noah Ruggles 26-yard field goal Ohio State 19–10 3:25 OSU Tommy Eichenberg 15-yard interception return (Noah Ruggles kick) Ohio State 26–10 3 9:36 OSU Marvin Harrison Jr. 6-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) Ohio State 33–10 4:43 OSU Emeka Egbuka 13-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) Ohio State 40–10 4 13:26 OSU Julian Fleming 2-yard 79-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) Ohio State 47–10 7:59 OSU Mitch Rossi 3-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) Ohio State 54–10

FOX's Big Noon Kickoff was on hand for this matchup in Columbus. The score was competitive for most of the first half, but a pick six by Ohio State gave the Buckeyes a cushion heading into the break. After settling for three first half field goals, the Ohio State offense put up four second half touchdowns – TD passes from C. J. Stroud to four different receivers – to make this game a blowout. The Iowa offense turned the ball over six times and mustered just 158 yards and a field goal in what was the team's worst defeat since Kirk Ferentz's Big Ten debut in 1999.

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Statistics	Iowa	No. 2 Ohio State
First downs	8	16
Total yards	158	360
Rushing yards	77	66
Passing yards	81	294
Turnovers	6	2
Time of possession	29:14	30:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	6–14, 49 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Leshon Williams	9 carries, 31 yards, 0 TD
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	6 receptions, 55 yards, 0 TD
No. 2 Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	20–30, 286 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	11 carries, 38 yards, 0 TD
	Receiving	Julian Fleming	2 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD

Northwestern at Iowa
Homecoming

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 7 6 13 • Hawkeyes 10 10 3 10 33 Date: October 29 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 2:35 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 69,250 Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 3 mph (4.8 km/h) Referee: Mark Kluczynski TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 10:01 Iowa Drew Stevens 29-yard field goal Iowa 3–0 0:31 Iowa Spencer Petras 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 10–0 2 2:45 Iowa Drew Stevens 24-yard field goal Iowa 13–0 0:22 Iowa Luke Lachey 6-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 20–0 3 6:17 NW D. Olges 1-yard pass from B. Sullivan (A. Stage kick) Iowa 20–7 1:20 Iowa Drew Stevens 54-yard field goal Iowa 23–7 4 10:11 Iowa Drew Stevens 25-yard field goal Iowa 26–7 5:13 Iowa Arland Bruce IV 23-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 33–7 0:00 NW R. Niro III 7-yard pass from B. Sullivan Iowa 33–13

Northwestern had won three in a row at Kinnick Stadium, but the Hawkeyes responded with a 20-point win after a criticism-filled week leading up to the game. Freshman kicker Drew Stevens had a banner day by kicking four field goals, including a 54-yarder – the 5th-longest (by distance) in school history. These are the first back-to-back wins against the Wildcats since the 2014-2015 seasons.

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Statistics	NU	IOWA
First downs	16	24
Total yards	177	393
Rushing yards	18	173
Passing yards	159	220
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	28:16	31:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern	Passing	Brendan Sullivan	23–30, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Evan Hull	11 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Bryce Kirtz	5 receptions, 35 yards
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	21–30, 220 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	13 carries, 93 yards
	Receiving	Nico Ragaini	4 receptions, 66 yards

Iowa at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 17 7 0 24 Boilermakers 0 3 0 0 3 Date: November 5 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:04 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 61,320 Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Cloudy, Wind S 21 mph (34 km/h) Referee: Reggie Smith TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 2 14:23 Iowa Sam LaPorta 16-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 7–0 12:53 Iowa Nico Ragaini 29-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 14–0 6:11 Iowa Drew Stevens 26-yard field goal Iowa 17–0 1:40 Purdue Mitchell Fineran 34-yard field goal Iowa 17–3 3 14:43 Iowa Kaleb Johnson 75-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 24–3

Purdue had won four of the previous five in this series, but the Hawkeye defense held the Boilermaker offense 190 yards and 30 points below their averages. Entering the game, Purdue hadn't scored fewer than 20 points in a game this season, and it was the first time Purdue didn't score an offensive touchdown at home since 2013. Freshman running back Kaleb Johnson had 22 carries for 200 yards that included a 75-yard TD run, earning him B1G Offensive Player of the Week and B1G Freshman of the Week honors.

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Statistics	IOWA	PUR
First downs	15	17
Total yards	376	255
Rushing yards	184	87
Passing yards	192	168
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	28:02	31:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	13–23, 192 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	22 carries, 200 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	20–43, 168 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	14 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Charlie Jones	11 receptions, 104 yards

Wisconsin at Iowa
Heartland Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total Badgers 3 7 0 0 10 • Hawkeyes 0 14 0 10 24 Date: November 12 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 2:40 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 69,250 Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), Cloudy, Wind SE 14 mph (23 km/h) Referee: Michael Cannon TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 4:14 Wisc Nate Van Zelst 32-yard field goal Wisconsin 3–0 2 10:24 Iowa Kaleb Johnson 4-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 7–3 1:58 Iowa Cooper DeJean 32-yard interception return (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 14–3 0:52 Wisc Keontez Lewis 51-yard pass from Graham Mertz Iowa 14–10 4 13:52 Iowa Spencer Petras 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 21–10 2:54 Iowa Drew Stevens 44-yard field goal Iowa 24–10

Iowa recaptured the Heartland Trophy in a game where Wisconsin rarely threatened.

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Statistics	WISC	IOWA
First downs	11	11
Total yards	227	146
Rushing yards	51	52
Passing yards	176	94
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	26:23	33:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Graham Mertz	16–35, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Braelon Allen	17 carries, 40 yards
	Receiving	Keontez Lewis	3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	14–23, 93 yards
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	22 carries, 57 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	5 receptions, 48 yards

Iowa at Minnesota
Floyd of Rosedale

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 10 0 0 3 13 Golden Gophers 0 7 3 0 10 Date: November 19 Location: Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 3:05 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 45,816 Game weather: 17 °F (−8 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 20 mph (32 km/h) Referee: Jeffrey Servinski TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 9:01 Iowa Drew Stevens 38-yard field goal Iowa 3–0 10:24 Iowa Spencer Petras 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 10–0 2 10:24 Minn Mohamed Ibrahim 5-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick) Iowa 10–7 3 8:20 Minn Matthew Trickett 27-yard field goal Tied 10–10 4 0:28 Iowa Drew Stevens 21-yard field goal Iowa 13–10

Iowa won for the eighth consecutive time against the Gophers, building on its longest streak in the rivalry. After jumping out to a 10–0 first quarter lead, Iowa gave up over 300 yards rushing but forced two huge 4th quarter turnovers. Senior Jack Campbell had 10 tackles, a forced fumble, and an interception to earn B1G Defensive Player of the Week honors. Freshman Drew Stevens kicked his second field goal of the game to seal the win.

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Statistics	IOWA	MINN
First downs	13	17
Total yards	280	399
Rushing yards	59	312
Passing yards	221	87
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	24:47	35:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	15–24, 221 yards
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	8 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	4 receptions, 95 yards
Minnesota	Passing	Athan Kaliakmanis	7–15, 87 yards, INT
	Rushing	Mohamed Ibrahim	39 carries, 263 yards, TD
	Receiving	Daniel Jackson	2 receptions, 43 yards

Nebraska at Iowa
Heroes Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total • Cornhuskers 10 7 7 0 24 Hawkeyes 0 0 7 10 17 Date: November 23 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 3:01 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 69,250 Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), Sunny, Wind E 16 mph (26 km/h) Referee: Ron Snodgrass TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), Rick Pizzo (sideline) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 8:45 Neb Trey Palmer 87-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Tyler Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 7–0 3:24 Neb Tyler Bleekrode 21-yard field goal Nebraska 10–0 2 10:51 Neb Trey Palmer 18-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Tyler Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 17–0 3 12:15 Neb Trey Palmer 14-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Tyler Bleekrode kick) Nebraska 24–0 8:32 Iowa Kaleb Johnson 44-yard run (Drew Stevens kick) Nebraska 24–7 4 6:49 Iowa Luke Lachey 14-yard pass from Alex Padilla (Drew Stevens kick) Nebraska 24–14 5:41 Iowa Drew Stevens 45-yard field goal Nebraska 24–17

The Cornhuskers defeated Iowa for the first time in eight tries, in what was Kirk Ferentz's 300th game as head coach of the Hawkeyes. This prevented Iowa from winning the Big Ten West Division and thus a berth in the 2022 Big Ten Championship Game.

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Statistics	NEB	IOWA
First downs	17	18
Total yards	329	274
Rushing yards	51	124
Passing yards	278	150
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	31:15	28:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	20–30, 278 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	12 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Trey Palmer	9 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD
Iowa	Passing	Alex Padilla	16–33, 141 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kaleb Johnson	16 carries, 109 yards, TD
	Receiving	Luke Lachey	7 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Iowa vs. Kentucky
Music City Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 21 0 0 21 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: December 31 Location: Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Game attendance: 42,312 Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Cloudy, Wind SW 7 mph (11 km/h) Referee: Mark Duddy (Pac-12) TV announcers (ABC): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 2 12:08 Iowa Luke Lachey 15-yard pass from Joey Labas (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 7–0 11:57 Iowa Xavier Nwankpa 52-yard interception return (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 14–0 1:36 Iowa Cooper DeJean 14-yard interception return (Drew Stevens kick) Iowa 21–0

All the scoring came in the second quarter as Luke Lachey caught a 15-yard pass from Joey Labas and the secondary delivered two pick sixes – first from Xavier Nwankpa for 52 yards followed by Cooper DeJean for 14 yards. Kirk Ferentz earned his 10th bowl victory in this rematch of a bowl game from the year prior.

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Statistics	IOWA	UK
First downs	10	10
Total yards	206	185
Rushing yards	67	68
Passing yards	139	117
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	25:43	34:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Joey Labas	14–24, 139 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jaziun Patterson	4 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	5 receptions, 56 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Destin Wade	16–30, 98 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	JuTahn McClain	10 carries, 40 yards
	Receiving	Dane Key	6 receptions, 47 yards

Individual Awards

Player	Award	Ref.
Jack Campbell	Butkus Award William V. Campbell Trophy Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	[46][47]
Sam LaPorta	Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year	[48]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	13	Lukas Van Ness	DE	Green Bay Packers
1	18	Jack Campbell	LB	Detroit Lions
2	34	Sam LaPorta	TE	Detroit Lions
3	83	Riley Moss	CB	Denver Broncos