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9/5 Illinois State W, 31-14

9/12 at Iowa State W, 31-17

9/19 Pisburgh W, 27-24

9/26 North Texas W, 62-16

10/3 at #18/19 Wisconsin* W, 10-6

10/10 Illinois* W, 29-20

10/17 at #20/21 N’western* W, 40-10

10/31 Maryland* W, 31-15

11/7 at Indiana* W, 35-27

11/14 Minnesota* W, 40-35

11/21 Purdue* W, 40-20

11/27 at Nebraska* W, 28-20

12/5 vs. #5/5 Michigan St.# L, 13-16

1/1 #5/6 Stanford ^ L, 16-45

* Big Ten Conference game, ̂ Rose Bowl

9/3 Miami (Ohio)

9/10 Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)

9/17 North Dakota State

9/24 at Rutgers

10/1 Northwestern (HC)

10/8 at Minnesota

10/15 at Purdue

10/22 Wisconsin

11/5 at Penn State

11/12 Michigan

11/19 at Illinois11/25 Nebraska

@HawkeyeFootball Game NotesFINAL NOTES

IOWA RESULTS/SCHEDULE

12-2, 8-0 BIG TEN

2016 IOWA

SCHEDULE

ALLBIG TENHONORS

Dave McClain and Hayes-Schembechler

Coach of the Year

Kirk Ferentz

Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year

CB Desmond King

All-Big Ten Honors

CB Desmond King First Team

OL Jordan Walsh First Team

QB C.J. Beathard Second TeamC Ausn Blythe Second Team

LB Josey Jewell Second Team

K Marshall Koehn Second Team

RB Jordan Canzeri Third Team

FS Jordan Lomax Third Team

DE Nate Meier Third Team

LB Cole Fisher Honorable Menon

DT Jaleel Johnson Honorable Menon

P Dillon Kidd Honorable Menon

LB Ben Niemann Honorable Menon

WR Ma VandeBerg Honorable Menon

OL Sean Welsch Honorable Menon

@HawkeyeFootball Notes

• The Hawkeyes finished the season ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press poll. It is the

fih me since 2002 Iowa has finished the season ranked in the top 10 (7th in 2009

8th in 2004, 8th in 2003, 8th in 2002), and the 13th me in program history.

• Iowa opened the season 12-0 for thefi

rst

me in school history. The 12 wins are aprogram record, and the 12-game winning streak ranked fourth all-me (20, 1920-23

14, 1899-00; 13, 2008-09).

• Iowa completed an undefeated regular season (12-0) for the fih me in school his

tory, and first me since 1922: (1899, 8-0-1; 1900, 8-0-1; 1921, 7-0; 1922, 7-0).

• Head coach Kirk Ferentz was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the fourth me i

his career (2002, 2004, 2009, 2015). Only Michigan’s Bo Schembechler (6) has mor

conference coach of the year awards. Ferentz was also named Eddie Robionson and

Woody Hayes naonal Coach of the Year and earned the Bobby Dodd Award.

• The Hawkeyes were 5-0 in true road games with a pair of wins over ranked opponent

(#18 Wisconsin; #20 Northwestern). Iowa was one of only five schools with mulpl

road wins over ranked opponents: Alabama (3), Michigan State (2), Ole Miss (2), and

UCLA (2).

• Iowa ranked 11th naonally with a plus-11 turnover margin. Iowa scored 93 pointoff turnovers and led the Big Ten with 19 intercepons.

• Junior QB C.J. Beathard improved to 13-0 as a starter aer leading Iowa to a 12-0 star

to the season. He became the only quarterback in school history to win his first 1

career starts, and one of only three Power 5 quarterbacks to win each of their firs

13 career starts since 2010 (Cam Newton and Jameis Winston).

• Junior DB Desmond King became the 23rd consensus All-American in school histor

and the eighth diff erent Hawkeye under Kirk Ferentz to earn consensus All-America

honors. King ed the single-season school record (Lou King, 1981; Nile Kinnick, 1939

with eight intercepons. He also earned the Jim Thorpe Award, which goes to th

top defensive back in the naon.

• Iowa was 4-0 in rivalry trophy games. Iowa defeated Iowa State (Cy-Hawk: W, 31-17)

Wisconsin (Heartland: W, 10-6), Minnesota (Floyd of Rosedale: W, 40-35), and Ne

braska (Heroes: W, 28-20). The Hawkeyes also won the Big Ten West Division trophy• Jordan Canzeri (256 vs. Illinois), Akrum Wadley (204 at Northwestern), and LeShun

Daniels (195 vs. Minnesota) each rushed for at least 195 yards in a single game, mak

ing Iowa the first FBS team since LSU in 1997 to have at least three diff erent player

rush for 195-plus yards in a single game in the same season.

• The Hawkeyes graduatefive starters on off ense, four on defense, and both the primar

punter and placekicker.

FERENTZ, HAWKEYES EARN BIG TEN HONORS

Head coach Kirk Ferentz was named Dave McClain and Hayes-Schembechler Big Te

Conference Coach of the Year for the fourth me in his career (2002, 2004, 2009, 2015)

being recognized by both league coaches and media. Only Michigan’s Bo Schembechle

(6) has more conference coach of the year awards. Iowa’s Hayden Fry and Penn State’

Joe Paterno both won the award three mes.

Ferentz led Iowa to a school record 12 wins to start the season. The Hawkeyes won the

Big Ten West Division tle (8-0) and advanced to the Big Ten tle game for the first m

in the game’s five-year history. The Hawkeyes reclaimed all four of their rivalry trophie

in 2015, and reached as high as third in the Associated Press poll.

Fieen Hawkeyes were recognized with 2015 All-Big Ten honors. DB Desmond King

was named Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year. King and OL Jordan Walsh earned

first team All-Big Ten honors, and QB C.J. Beathard, C Ausn Blythe, LB Josey Jewell, and

K Marshall Koehn were named to the second team. RB Jordan Canzeri, FS Jordan Lomax

and DE Nate Meier earned third team honors.

Six more Hawkeyes earned honorable menon, including LB Cole Fisher, DT Jalee

Johnson, P Dillon Kidd, LB Ben Niemann, WR Ma VandeBerg, and OL Sean Welsh.


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Founded: 1847

Enrollment: 31,065

President: Bruce Harreld

Director of Athlecs: Gary Barta

Conference: Big Ten (West Division)Nickname: Hawkeyes

Mascot: HerkyColors: Black and Gold (PMS 116)First Year of Football: 1889All-Time Record: 625-543-39All-Time Bowl Record: 14-13-1Naonal Champions: 1921, ‘56, ‘58, ‘60

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Stadium: Kinnick StadiumOpened: 1929Capacity: 70,585

Playing Surface: Field Turf All-Time Record: 276-177-15

Basic Off ense: Mulple

Basic Defense: 4-3

Leermen Returning:

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Leerman Lost:

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HAWKEYE HISTORY

Iowa has played 1,207 games since beginning football in 1889. Iowa’s overall record is

625-543-39 (.533). That includes a 393-213-16 (.641) record in home games, a 232-330-23

(.413) record in games away from Iowa City, a 314-366-25 (.457) mark in Big Ten games

and a 276-177-15 (.600) record in Kinnick Stadium.

IOWA BOWL NOTES

Iowa made its 29th Bowl game appearance (14-14-1) at the 102nd Rose Bowl game

in Pasadena, California. The Hawkeyes have competed in the Rose (six mes), Outback

(four), Alamo (four), Holiday (three), Orange (two), Peach (two), Sun (two), Insight (two),

Gator/TaxSlayer (two), and the Capital One, and Freedom bowls once.

• The Hawkeyes made their first Rose Bowl appearance in 25 years (1991).

• Iowa has played 13 bowl games under Kirk Ferentz (6-7), including nine January bow

games (4-5).

• Iowa has been bowl eligible 14 of the last 15 seasons under head coach Kirk Ferentz

The Hawkeyes have played in 13 bowl games since 2001, only 10 other schools have

appeared in more.

• Iowa ranks third in Big Ten bowl appearances. Ohio State has received a conference-

best 46 bowl bids, followed by Michigan (44), Iowa (29), and Wisconsin (27).

• During the BCS bowl era (1998-2013), the Big Ten qualified 27 teams for BCS bowls,more than any other conference. Eight diff erent Big Ten programs played in BCS bow

games, including two appearances by Iowa (1-1).

• The Big Ten Conference was represented in 10 bowl games for the second year in a

row. Three schools, Iowa, Michigan State, and Ohio State competed in College Football

Playoff (CFP) bowls. No other conference had three teams playing in CFP bowls.

BIG TEN BOWL GAMES SINCE 2001

Iowa has posted a 6-7 bowl record under head coach Kirk Ferentz. Since the 2001 season,

only Ohio State has won more bowl games (including the FBS championship game), than

Iowa. The following is the record for Big Ten teams in bowl games since 2001:

Team Record Pct. Team Record Pct.

Ohio State 8-6 .571 Wisconsin 6-8 .429IOWA 6-7 .462 Purdue 3-5 .375

Rutgers 6-3 .667 Michigan 4-8 .333

Penn State 6-6 .500 Illinois 2-3 .400

Maryland 5-4 .555 Northwestern 1-7 .125

Michigan State 5-6 .455 Minnesota 4-7 .363

Nebraska 6-7 .462 Indiana 0-2 .000

GLANCE AT THE SCHEDULE

• Iowa won all four trophy games on its schedule in 2015: Iowa State (Cy-Hawk: W, 31-

17), Wisconsin (Heartland; W, 10-6), Minnesota (Floyd of Rosedale: W, 40-35), and

Nebraska (Heroes: W, 28-20).

• The Hawkeyes finished 5-0 on the road with a pair of wins over ranked opponents (#18

Wisconsin; #20 Northwestern). Iowa was one of only five schools with mulple road

wins over ranked opponents: Alabama (3), Michigan State (2), Ole Miss (2), and UCLA

(2).

• Iowa was 4-0 in the month of November for the first me since 1991.

• The Hawkeyes did not face Big Ten opponents Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State,

Penn State, and Rutgers during the regular season. The Hawkeyes lost to Michigan

State, 16-13, in the Big Ten tle game.

• Eight of Iowa’s 13 opponents played in the postseason. Six Big Ten opponents (3-3) and

nonconference foe Pi (0-1) parcipated in bowl compeon. Illinois State advanced

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W DTeam Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct.Iowa 8-0 1.000 12-2 .857Northwestern 6-2 .750 10-3 .769Wisconsin 6-2 .750 10-3 .769Nebraska 3-5 .375 6-7 .462

Minnesota 2-6 .250 6-7 .462Illinois 2-6 .250 5-7 .417Purdue 1-7 .125 2-10 .167

E DTeam Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct.Michigan St 7-1 .875 12-2 .857

Ohio State 7-1 .875 12-1 .923

Michigan 6-2 .750 10-3 .769

Penn State 4-4 .500 7-6 .538

Indiana 2-6 .250 6-7 .462

Rutgers 1-7 .125 4-8 .333

Maryland 1-7 .125 3-9 .250

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BIG TEN STANDINGS

FINAL NATIONAL RANKINGS

AP Poll Jan. 12

1. Alabama

2. Clemson

3. Stanford

4. Ohio State

5. Oklahoma

6. Michigan State

7. TCU

8. Houston

9. IOWA10. Ole Miss

11. Notre Dame

12. Michigan

13. Baylor

14. Florida State

15. North Carolina

16. LSU

17. Utah

18. Navy

19. Oregon

20. Oklahoma State

21. Wisconsin

22. Tennessee

23. Northwestern

24. W. Kentucky

25. Florida

USA Today Poll Jan. 12

1. Alabama

2. Clemson

3. Stanford

4. Ohio State

5. Oklahoma

6. Michigan State

7. TCU

8. Houston

9. Ole Miss

10. IOWA11. Michigan

12. Notre Dame

13. Baylor

14. Florida State

15. North Carolina

16. Utah

17. LSU

18. Navy

19. Oklahoma State

20. Oregon

21. Wisconsin

22. Northwestern

23. Tennessee

24. Georgia

25. Florida

NATION’S TOP DEFENSIVE BACK RETURNS FOR SENIOR SEASON

DB Desmond King, the Jim Thorpe Award winner and consensus All-American

announced on Jan. 4 he would return to Iowa for his senior season. He had unl Jan. 18

to declare for the NFL Dra. King led the Big Ten and ranked second in the country with

eight intercepons, tying a school record. He was named the Big Ten Conference Tatum-

Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year.

THREE PHASES OF @HawkeyeFootball

Iowa won a school-record 12 games due to excelling in all three phases of the game.

OFFFENSE:

• Iowa’s balanced off ense totaled 2,544 yards rushing and 2,862 yards passing.

• Iowa had 35 rushing touchdowns, second most in the Big Ten and 12th naonally.

• The Hawkeyes scored 30-plus points in five straight Big Ten games for the first me in

school history.

DEFENSE:

• Iowa allowed 11 rushing touchdowns; ed for seventh in the country.

• Iowa led the Big Ten in intercepons (19), and ranked second in takeaways (27), and

turnover margin (+11).

• Liming big plays: Iowa allowed 16 scrimmage plays of 30-plus yards, third fewest in

the Big Ten.SPECIAL TEAMS:

• Marshall Koehn’s 57-yard game-winning field goal vs. Pi is the second longest in schoo

history and was the second longest in FBS this season. Kohn was 8-of-10 on field at

tempts 40-plus yards.

• In 2014, Iowa averaged 5.1 yards per punt return, last in the Big Ten. In 2015, the

Hawkeyes average 13.9 yards per punt return, second best in the conference.

• Desmond King ranked second in the Big Ten in punt returns (14.2), and fourth in kickoff

returns (24.4).

PROVEN ROAD TOUGH

The Hawkeyes were 5-0 on the road with a pair of wins over ranked opponents (#18

Wisconsin; #20 Northwestern). Iowa was one of only five schools with mulple road wins

over ranked opponents: Alabama (3), Michigan State (2), Ole Miss (2), and UCLA (2). Iowawon five road games for the fourth me in school history (1982, 1991, 2002).

Iowa ranked 15th in the country allowing 20.1 points per game on the road or at a

neutral site.

2015 SOUVENIRS

Iowa reclaimed possession of all four of its rivalry trophies in 2015. It is the first me

in program history (the Heroes Trophy was introduced in 2011) that Iowa has owned al

four trophies. The Hawkeyes won trophy games against Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Trophy)

Minnesota (Floyd of Rosedale) Wisconsin (Heartland Trophy), and Nebraska (Heroes)

Iowa is also first-me owner of the Big Ten West Division championship trophy.Date AP CP S16 CFPPre. - - - - - - - - - - - -

9/8 - - - - - - - - - - - -

9/13 RV RV - - - - - -9/20 RV RV - - - - - -

9/27 RV RV - - - - - -

10/4 22 23 - - - - - -

10/11 17 17 - - - - - -

10/18 12 13 13 - - -

10/25 10 11 11 - - -

11/1 10 11 12 9

11/8 8 8 9 5

11/15 6 6 6 5

11/22 3 3 4 4

11/29 4 3 4 4

12/6 6 7 7 5

AP=Associated Press; CP=Coaches;

S16=Super 16; CFP=College Footballl Poll

HAWKEYES IN THE POLLS


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Head Coach Kirk Ferentz ______________ FAIR-ints

Nathan Bazata ____________________ BUDGET-uh

C. J. Beathard _____________________ BETH-urd

Ausn Blythe _________________________ BLYTH

Ike Boeger _________________________ Bu-gir

Jordan Canzeri ___________________ can-ZEAR-ee

LeShun Daniels, Jr. _________________ Luh-SEANJake Duzey _________________________ DEW-zee

Faith Ekakie _________________ ee-KACK-uh-tee

Adrian Falconer ____________________ FALCON-ir

Steve Ferentz _______________________ FAIR-ints

Daniel Gaff ey _______________________ GAFF-ee

Angelo Garbu _____________________ GAR-but

Jake Gervase ________________________ JIR-voss

Brant Gressel _______________________ GRES-uhl

Parker Hesse ________________________HESS-ee

Jacob Hillyer ________________________ HILL-yir

Jusn Jinning ________________________ GIN-ing

Marcel Joly ___________________________JOLLY

Connor Keane _________________________ KEEN

Tyler Kluver ________________________ CLUE-vir

Marshall Koehn ________________________KANE

Henry Krieger Coble ___________ KRAG-ir CO-bull

Drake Kulick ________________________ KOO-lick

Jordan Lomax _____________________ LOW-max

Greg Mabin ________________________ MAY-bin

Nate Meier __________________________ MYER

Ben Niemann _____________________KNEE-mun

Emmaneul Ogwo ___________________ OUG-woo

Michael Ojemudia __________ oh-jay-MOO-dee-uh

Jameer Outsey _____________ juh-MEER OUT-see

Peter Pekar _________________________ PEE-kar

Macon Plewa ________________________PLEV-uh

Colten Rasteer __________________ RASS-tet-ir

Miguel Recinos ___________ muh-GEL ray-SEE-nos

Brady Reiff ____________________________ REEF

Jerminic Smith __________________ jir-muh-NEEK

Tavaun Smith ______________________ tae-VOHN

Jackson Subbert _____________________SUE-birt

Kyle Terlouw ______________________ TUR-lauwOmar Trui _________________________ TRUE-it

Nate Vejvoda ____________________ vuh-VO-duh

Akrum Wadley ______________________ ACK-rum

Bre Waechter ______________________ WAX-r

Tyler Wiegers ______________________ WEE-girs

Jon Wisnieski ____________________ Wiz-NEW-ski

IOWA OPPScoring Average 30.9 20.4

Scoring Defense 20.4 30.9

Rushing Yards 181.7 121.4

Passing Yards 204.4 219.6

Total Off ense 386.1 341.0

Rushing Defense 121.4 181.7Passing Defense 219.6 204.4

Total Defense 341.0 386.1

Punt Return Average 13.9 13.8

KO Return Average 22.8 23.6

Turnover Margin +17 -17

STATISTICAL COMPARISON

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE


B1G WEEKLY HONORS

Iowa was honored with six Big Ten weekly awards. QB C.J. Beathard earned the off ensive

award following Iowa’s win at Iowa State, PK Marshall Koehn was the special teams winner

following Iowa’s last-second victory over Pisburgh, DB Desmond King earned co-defensive

honors for his play in Iowa’s win at Wisconsin, RB Jordan Canzeri earned the off ensive hono

for his play in a win over Illinois, RB Akrum Wadley earned the off ensive honor following

Iowa’s road win at Northwestern, and DE Parker Hesse was named Freshman of the Week

in the win at Nebraska.

Iowa’s three off ensive award winners are the most for the program since 2002, when

QB Brad Banks was recognized three mes and TE Dallas Clark was honored once. The last

me three diff erent off ensive players earned weekly conference honors was 1997 (Tavian

Banks, Tim Dwight, and Rob Thein).

BEATHARD at Iowa State

• Completed 15-of-25 aempts for 215 yards and three touchdowns with no intercepons

• Rushed 10 mes for 77 yards, including runs of 44 and 57 yards.

• Scoring strikes covered three, 14, and 25 yards, with the 25-yard score giving Iowa the

lead with 2:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.

KOEHN vs. Pi

• Booted a game-winning 57-yard field goal as me expired to give Iowa a 27-24 win.

• The kick ed the Kinnick Stadium record for longest field goal (Lee Pistor, Arizona, 1977and ranks as the second longest in Iowa history (58 yards, Tim Douglas at Illinois, 1998)

• It was the first walk-off field goal for Iowa football since Rob Houghtlin connected from

41 yards to win the 1986 Holiday Bowl.

KING at Wisconsin (also named the Jim Thorpe naonal Player of the Week)

• King’s first intercepon, and 15-yard return, led to the only touchdown of the game in

10-6 Iowa win.

• His second intercepon at the Iowa 11-yard line stopped Wisconsin’s opening drive of

the third quarter.

• Hadfive solo tackles, four assists and two pass break-ups against the Badgers. On specia

teams, King had three kick returns for 65 yards.

CANZERI vs. Illinois

• Led Iowa’s off ense with 256 rushing yards on 43 aempts. He also had two recepons

for 15 yards. He scored twice, including a 17-yard recepon in the second quarter anda 75-yard run in the third period.

• Established an Iowa record for rushing aempts in a game, passing the previous mark

of 42, which was held by Sedrick Shaw (at Michigan State, 1995).

• The 256 rushing yards ranks third best for a single game at Iowa.

WADLEY vs. Northwestern

• Led Iowa’s off ense with 204 rushing yards on 26 aempts, both career highs.

• ed a single-game Iowa record with four rushing touchdowns, becoming the seventh

Hawkeye to accomplish the feat.

• The 204 rushing yards es as the 14th best single-game total in school history.

HESSE at Nebraska

• With the scored ed in the second period, Hesse pped a Cornhusker pass in the air

grabbed the deflecon for his first career intercepon and ran four yards to the end zone

for his first career touchdown.

• Equaled his career best with six tackles in the win at Nebraska.

WE’LL GO FIRST

Iowa received the opening kickoff in nine games. In 18 seasons as Iowa’s head coach

Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes received the opening kickoff in 172-of-214 games (104-68)

Iowa has started the game on defense in 42-of-214 games under Ferentz (23-19).


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Kirk Ferentz (pronounced FAIR-rintz,rhymes with parents) completed his 17thseason as head football coach at Iowa andthe dean of Big Ten Conference footballcoaches. His contract runs through the 2020

season.• Named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the

fourth me in his career (2002, 2004,2009, 2015). Only Michigan’s Bo Schem-bechler (6) has more conference coachof the year awards.

• Guided Iowa to Big Ten tles in 2002 and2004, and the Big Ten West Division tlein 2015.

• Named Woody Hayes and Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, andBobby Dodd Coach of the Year. Was a finalist for the MaxwellFootball Club, Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year award.

• Ferentz is eighth with 127 overall wins as a member of the Big TenConference. He has 76 Big Ten wins, tying for seventh all-me.

• Named the 2002 Associated Press and Walter Camp Naonal

Coach of the Year and AFCA Regional Coach of the Year.• Iowa has made two BCS bowl appearances, including a 24-14 win

in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl, and one CFP Bolw (2016).• Iowa has played in nine January bowl games with four January

bowl victories (2004 Outback Bowl, 2005 Capital One Bowl, 2009Outback Bowl and 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl).

• Iowa has posted a 118-66 (.641) overall mark and a 71-46 (.607)Big Ten record since 2001. Ferentz has placed in the top one-half ofthe conference 10 mes, including Big Tentles in 2002 and 2004,a second-place finish in 2009, and a West Division tle in 2015.

• At Iowa, Ferentz holds an overall record of 127-87 (.593) and a76-60 (.559) mark in Big Ten games. In his 19th season as a collegehead coach, he holds a career mark of 139-108 (.563). He had anoverall record of 12-21 at Maine from 1990-92.

• The only Division I head coach to coach three sons at the samecollege. Brian, in his fourth season as Iowa’s off ensive line coach,was a Hawkeye leerman from 2003-05. James was a three-yearstarter on the Hawkeye off ensive line before graduang in May,2013. Steven is an off ensive lineman who will be a senior in 2016.

FERENTZ COACHING RECORD AT IOWA (17 YEARS)

YEAR OVERALL (PCT) BIG TEN (PCT) BOWL

2015 12-2 .857 8-0 1.000 Rose

2014 7-6 .538 4-4 .500 TaxSlayer

2013 8-5 .615 5-3 .625 Outback

2012 4-8 .333 2-6 .250 - - -

2011 7-6 .538 4-4 .500 Insight

2010 8-5 .615 4-4 .500 Insight

2009 11-2 .846 6-2 .750 Orange

2008 9-4 .692 5-3 .625 Outback2007 6-6 .500 4-4 .500 - - -

2006 6-7 .462 2-6 .250 Alamo

2005 7-5 .583 5-3 .625 Outback

2004 10-2 .833 7-1 .875 Capital One

2003 10-3 .769 5-3 .625 Outback

2002 11-2 .846 8-0 1.000 Orange

2001 7-5 .583 4-4 .500 Alamo

2000 3-9 .250 3-5 .375 - - -

1999 1-10 .091 0-8 .000 - - -

Overall 127-87 .593 76-60 .559


HEAD COACH KIRK FERENTZ FIND THE NFL-ER Since 1999, Kirk Ferentz’s first year as UI head coach, the

Hawkeyes have had a future NFL player start on the off ensive line

in every season. Two starters in 2015 -- C Ausn Blythe, G Jordan

Walsh -- are eligible for the 2016 NFL Dra.

From 2007-14, an eventual NFL first-round dra pick started on

the off ensive line. Brandon Scherff , selected by the WashingtonRedskins fih overall in 2015, was Iowa’s le tackle from 2012-14

Riley Reiff , selected 23rd overall by the Detroit Lions in 2012, started

at le tackle from 2010-11. Bryan Bulaga, selected 23rd overall by

the Green Bay Packers in 2010, started at le guard in 2007 before

moving to le tackle in 2008-09.

From 2005-06, Balmore Ravens All-Pro Marshal Yanda shared

me at tackle and guard for the Hawkeyes. Mike Elgin, a seventh

round selecon of New England, was Iowa’s starng center in 2004

Pete McMahon, draed by Oakland in 2005, was Iowa’s right guard

in 2003. Oakland’s first round pick in 2004, Robert Gallery, was

Iowa’s le tackle from 2001-03. Eric Steinbach (Cincinna) started

at guard for Iowa from 2000-02, and Bruce Nelson (Carolina) was

a four-year starter from 1999-02. Both players were second rounddra picks in 2003.

FERENTZ CAPTURES NATIONAL AWARDS SEASON

Head coach Kirk Ferentz was named Woody Hayes Coach o

the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, the Eddie Robinson

Naonal of the Year by the FWAA, and winner of the 2015 Dodd

Trophy presented annually by the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. He was

named American Football Coaches Associaon Region 3 Coach of

the Year, and was a finalist for the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the

Year and George Munger Coach of the Year awards.

Ferentz was one of five recipients of the AFCA Region 3 Coach

of the Year. The others included Stanford’s David Shaw (Region 5)

Clemson’s Dabo Swinney (Region 1), Florida’s Jim McElwain (Region2), and Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy (Region 4).

Ferentz led Iowa to a school record 12 wins to start the season

The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten West Division title (8-0) and

advanced to the Big Ten tle game for the first me in the game’s

five-year history. The Hawkeyes reclaimed all four of their rivalry

trophies in 2015, and reached as high as third in the Associated

Press poll.

FERENTZ TOPS IN LONGEVITY

Kirk Ferentz completed his 17th season as Iowa’s head footbal

coach, and ised with Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops as the longest acve

FBS head coaches. Ferentz was named Iowa head coach on Dec. 2

1998, one day aer Stoops was named head coach at Oklahoma

JOE MOORE AWARD COMES KNOCKING

Iowa’s off ensive line was one of six finalists for the Joe Moore

Award, which honors off ensive line units that display a high level of

toughness, eff ort, teamwork, physicality, tone se ng andfinishing

Alabama won the naonal award. Other finalists included Arkansas

Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Stanford. Iowa rushed for over

200 yards in seven games. The Hawkeye off ense had six touchdown

drives over 90 yards and 19 touchdown drives over 75 yards. Iowa

scored over 30 points in five straight Big Ten games for the firs

me ever.


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HAWKEYE FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS

100 Ferentz became the 12th coach to

win 100 games at a Big Ten school

(at MSU, 19-16 2OT, 10/13/12)

62 Calvin Jones’ rered number, one

of two in school history

60 NFL Dra picks under Kirk Ferentz39 Hawkeyes who have played

in the Super Bowl

32 Former Hawkeyes acve in the NFL

29 Bowl games (14-14-1)

27 All-America honors under Ferentz

25 Players have combined to earn

Academic All-America honors

on 45 occasions under Ferentz

25 Consensus All-Americans

(nine under Kirk Ferentz)

24 Heisman Trophy winner (1939)

Nile Kinnick’s rered number

23 Times finished a season ranked

14 Bowl wins, CFB Hall of Famers14 First or second round NFL

dra picks under Kirk Ferentz

12 School record 12 wins in 2015

11 Big Ten Championships

9 Former players recognized on Kinnick

Stadium Wall of Honor

7 Players under Ferentz who

have won naonal awards

6 Bowl wins under Kirk Ferentz

5 Five mes finished the year ranked

in top 10 over the past 12 seasons

4 Kirk Ferentz has been named B1G

Coach of the Year

3 Three mes won 11 games or more

under Kirk Ferentz (2002, 2009, 2015)

1 Only one Iowa coach ranks above

Kirk Ferentz in career wins,

Hayden Fry (143)

ON THE AVERAGE

DOWN PLAYS AVG.

First Down 421 6.0

Second Down 309 6.1

Third Down 193 4.9

Fourth Down 13 5.8

IOWA BY QUARTERSQUARTER IOWA OPPONENTS

First 74 47

Second 153 99

Third 75 48

Fourth 131 91

OT 0 0

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS

T/O Gained Pts Scored

Iowa 27 93

Opponents 16 50

Iowa’s off ensive line included center Ausn Blythe, tackles Cole Croston, Boone Myers

and Ike Boeger, and guards Sean Welsh and Jordan Walsh. Blythe and Walsh are seniors

while Myers, Boeger and Welsh are sophomores. True freshman James Daniels rotated

in at the guard posions, and started at Northwestern and in the Rose Bowl.

The Joe Moore Award is named aer Joe Moore, widely regarded as one of the bes

off ensive line coaches in college football history, and is the only major college footbal

award to honor a unit.

THE FOURTH QUARTER

QB C.J. Beathard and the Hawkeyes’ rush defense dominated the fourth quarter in

2015. Iowa’s rush defense, the 15th best rush defense in the country, yielded 345 tota

rushing yards in the fourth quarter this season (24.6 yards per game).

Beathard was 44-of-63 passing for 706 yards and six touchdowns in the fourth quarter

this season. He also rushed for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. He engineered two

game-winning drives in the fourth quarter (Iowa State and Pi). He was 4-of-4 for 46 yards

and a touchdown against Iowa State, and he rushed for 27 yards on three carries to set

up K Marshall Koehn’s 57-yard game winning field goal against Pi.

Beathard threw an 85-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth quarter in

the Big Ten tle game. The pass gave Iowa a 13-9 lead that held up unl Michigan State

scored with 27 seconds le.In Iowa’s last 15 games, including the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl, Beathard’s fourth quarter

numbers include 51-of-70 passing for 801 yards and eight touchdowns.

DO NOT ENTER

Iowa allowed 11 rushing touchdowns this season, the seventh lowest total in the

country. The Hawkeyes yielded an average of 121.4 rushing yards per game, 15th naonally

Iowa limited its opponents to 3.6 yards per carry – 24th best in the country.

The Hawkeyes allowed just one rushing touchdown through the first eight weeks, bu

surrendered 10 over the last six weeks (2 at Indiana, 3 vs. Minnesota, 1 vs. Purdue, 1 a

Nebraska, 1 vs. Michigan State, 1 vs. Stanford).

6 THE OTHER WAY

Iowa returned four intercepons for touchdowns, more than any team in the Big Tenand ed for third in the naon. Iowa led the Big Ten and ranked 10th in the country with

19 intercepons. Iowa’s four intercepons returned for touchdowns belong to Josey Jewell

34; Bo Bower, 88; Desmond King, 88, and Parker Hesse, 4. The 88-yard intercepon returns

by Bower and King e for the seventh longest intercepon returns in school history.

Iowa has at least one intercepon return for a touchdown in each of the last eight

seasons, and 13 of the last 15 seasons.

POWER OF THREE

Three Hawkeyes (Jordan Canzeri, 256, Akrum Wadley, 204; LeShun Daniels, 195

combined for nine 100-yard rushing games in 2015: Canzeri (5x), Wadley (twice), and

Daniels (twice). The last me the Hawkeyes had three diff erent players rush for over 100

yards in a game in the same season was 2005: Albert Young (8x), and Shonn Greene and

Damian Sims once each.

The Hawkeyes also had three receivers record 100-yard receiving games: Mat

VandeBerg (1), Tevaun Smith (2), and Jerminic Smith (1). It is the firstme since 1995 three

diff erent Hawkeyes recorded 100-yard receiving games: Tim Dwight (2x), Demo Odems

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MAKING HISTORY

For thefirstme in school history, Iowa had a diff erent running back rush for 200 yards

in consecuve games (Akrum Wadley at Northwestern and Jordan Canzeri vs. Illinois)

Wadley recorded career highs in carries (26), rushing yards (204), and touchdowns (4

against the Wildcats on Oct. 17. Canzeri amassed 256 yards rushing on a school-record

43 aempts against the Fighng Illini on Oct. 10. The feat is the first me an FBS schoo

had two diff erent running backs eclipse 200 yards rushing in a game since 1996.

QB C.J. BEATHARD (JR., 6-2, 209)

Career Games Played/Starts: 28/15

Junior QB C.J. Beathard is the only quarterback in school history to win his first 13 caree

starts, and one of only three Power 5 quarterbacks to win each of their first 13 caree

starts since 2010. The others include Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton (Auburn) and

Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston (Florida State).

• Second team All-Big Ten.

• Won his first 13 career starts, a record that included a 6-0 mark on the road, a 7-0 mark

at home, and a 9-0 mark in the Big Ten. Only two career losses (13-2) have been at a

neutral site (Big Ten tle game, Rose Bowl).

• Postseason numbers (TaxSlayer Bowl, 2015 B1G Championships, Rose Bowl) include

52-of-82 withfi

ve touchdowns, three intercep

ons, and 600 yards passing.• Earned Co-Big Ten Off ensive Player of the Week honors aer helping lead Iowa to a

14-point triumph at Iowa State. Beathard totaled 292 yards (215 passing and 77 rush-

ing) against the Cyclones.

OL AUSTIN BLYTHE (SR., 6-3, 290)

Career Games Played/Started: 50/49

Senior C Austin Blythe was the veteran on an offensive line that rotated three

sophomores and a true freshman. He started 49 games for Iowa, more than any other

acve Hawkeye, since debung as Iowa’s starng RG as a redshirt freshman in the 2012

season opener.

• Third team AP All-America, honorable menon All-America by Sports Illustrated.

• Played in 2016 Senior Bowl

• One of 12 players to appear in 50 career games during the Kirk Ferentz era. Finishedcareer with 45 consecuve starts on the off ensive line.

• Was Iowa’s opening day starng center from 2013-15.

RB LeSHUN DANIELS, JR. (JR., 6-0, 225)


Junior RB LeShun Daniels scored eight touchdowns in Weeks 8-11. He had one rushing

touchdown in 16 previous games. Daniels started the first two games of the season

before exing the starng lineup due to injury. He returned to the starng lineup Week

10 against Minnesota and rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns. It was his second

career 100-yard rushing game. He has three mulple touchdowns games this season.

• Rushed for a career-high 195 yards and three touchdowns (3, 2, 51) against Minnesota

in Week 10.

• Set then-career highs in carries (26), rushing yards (123), and longest rush (27) in hifirst career start against Illinois State on Sept. 5. It was his first career 100-yard game

• He was Iowa’s eighth diff erent opening day starng running back since 2007.

RB JORDAN CANZERI (SR., 5-9, 192)


Senior Jordan Canzeri scored two touchdowns (29, 68) on consecuve plays at Nebraska

to raise his season total to 12, the sixth highest single-season total in school history. With

his 140-yard rushing performance against the Huskers (17 carries, 140 yards), Canzer

became the 14th player in program history to rush for 2,000 yards in a career (2,053). He

had five 100-yard rushing games in 2015 and seven in his career.

• Set a single-game school record for aempts (43) and rushed for 256 yards, the third

IOWA CAREER SCORING

Name Pts. TD-PAT-FG Years1. Nate Kaeding 373 1-166-67 00-03

2. Mike Meyer 324 0-141-61 10-133. Rob Houghtlin 290 0-128-54 85-874. Tom Nichol 277 0-142-45 81-84

8. Sedrick Shaw 214 35-2-0 93-96 Jeff Skille 214 0-112-34 88-9110. Mark Weisman 198 33-0-0 11-1411. Tim Dwight 192 32-0-0 94-97

Ronnie Harmon 192 32-0-0 82-85

13. Marshall Koehn 170 0-86-28 2012-1514. David Hudson 166 27-2-0 85-88

2015 ANNIVERSARIES

25 YEARS1990 team posted an 8-4 overall record and 6-2

league mark to e for first place in the Big Ten an

earn a Rose Bowl appearance

30 YEARS

1985 team registered a 10-2 overall record and 7-1

league mark winning the Big Ten championship and

compete in the Rose Bowl

55 YEARS

1960 team recorded an 8-1 overall record and 5-1

first place record in the Big Ten.

IOWA CAREER RECEIVING YARDS

Name Yards TDs Years

1. Marvin McNu, Jr. 2,861 28 2008-11

2. D. Johnson-Koulianos 2,616 17 2007-10

3. Tim Dwight 2,271 21 1994-97

4. Danan Hughes 2,216 21 1989-92

5. Ronnie Harmon 2,045 10 1982-85

--------------------------------------------------------------------12. Marv Cook 1,825 6 1986-88

13. Kevonte Marn-Manley 1,799 12 2011-14

14. Travis Watkins 1,765 10 1986-89

15. Bill Happel 1,685 10 1985-85

16. Al Bream 1,642 7 1966-68

17. Ed Hinkel 1,588 15 2002-05

18. Maruice Brown 1,515 15 2000-03

19. Tevaun Smith 1,500 7 2012-15

15

IOWA CAREER RUSHING

Name A-Yards TDs Years

1. Sedrick Shaw 837-4,156 33 1993-96

2. Ladell Bes 831-3,686 25 1998-01

3. Albert Young 660-3,173 23 2004-07

4. Tavian Banks 505-2,977 33 1994-975. Fred Russell 514-2,760 17 2001-13

6. Mark Weisman 599-2,602 32 2012-14

7. Tony Stewart 532-2,562 17 1987-90

8. Owen Gill 489-2,556 22 1981-84

9. Ronnie Harmon 443-2,271 22 1982-85

10. Shonn Greene 376-2,228 22 2005-08

11. Eddie Phillips 465-2,177 19 1980-83

12. Dennis Mosley 458-2,133 14 1976-79

13. Jordan Canzeri 390-2,073 14 2011-15

14. Marcus Coker 395-2,006 18 2010-11

15. Levi Mitchell 425-1,927 10 1969-71


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IOWA STATISTICS

NCAA TOP 10 IN BOLD

Player Category Stats Big Ten NCAA

Desmond King Intercepons 8 1st 2nd

Desmond King Punt Returns 14.18 2nd 7th

Josey Jewell Tackles 126 2nd 14th

Jordan Canzeri Rushing 82.00 4th 59th

Nathan Bazata Kicks/Punts Blocked 1 4th 26th

Aaron Mends Kicks/Punts Blocked 1 4th 26th

Desmond King Kickoff Returns 24.41 4th 36th

Marshall Koehn Field Goal Pct. 80.0 5th 36th

Cole Fisher Tackles 116 6th 29th

C.J. Beathard Total Off ense 217.6 6th 63rd

C.J. Beathard Passing 200.6 8th 63rd

Nate Meier Sacks 6.5 10th 72nd

Team Stascs Stat Big Ten NCAA

Intercepons 19 1st 10th

Passes Defended 79 1st 9th

Kickoff

Avg. 63.33 1st 15thTurnovers Gained 27 2nd 13th

Fewest Penales/Game 5.2 2nd 24th

Fourth Down Conversions 64.29 2nd 20th

Punt Returns 13.94 2nd 11th

Turnover Margin 0.79 2nd 11th

Turnovers Lost 16 3rd 25th

Pass Effi ciency 139.26 3rd 40th

Third Down Conversions 41.67 4th 43rd

KO Returns 22.77 4th 37th

Rushing Defense 121.43 4th 15th

First Downs Gained 284 4th 45th

Time of Possession 31:37.9 5th 30th

Total Off ense 386.1 5th 72nd

Scoring Off ense 30.9 5th 54thField Goal Pct. 80 5th 35th

Fumbles Forced 10 5th 63rd

Pass Effi ciency Defense 109.79 5th 13th

Rushing Off ense 181.71 5th 49th

Scoring Defense 20.4 5th 19th

Kick/Punts Blocked 2 6th 43rd

Total Defense 341 6th 22nd

Red Zone Defense 80.56 6th 46th

QB Sacks 30 7th 42nd

Red Zone Off ense 85.19 7th 53rd

Passing Defense 219.6 8th 60th

Fewest Yards Penalized 683 9th 58th

Fumbles Recovered 8 9th 67th

Punng Avg. 39.68 9th 94thThird Down Defense 36.67 10th 47th

KO Coverage 23.56 11th 104th

Passing Off ense 204.4 11th 89th

Tackles for Loss Allowed 81 11th 80th

First Downs Allowed 270 12th 82nd

Fumbles Lost 11 12th 88th

QB Sacks Allowed 30 13th 85th

PAT Kicking 89.1 13th 119th

Fourth Down Defense 55.56 14th 93rd

Punt Return Defense 13.85 14th 118th

Tackles for Loss 62 14th 106th

highest single-game output in school history, against Illinois in

Week 6. He was named Big Ten Off ensive Player of the Week

by the Big Ten Conference and College Sports Madness. The

43 rushes were the fourth highest total by any NCAA player

in 2015. Only Alabama’s Derrick Henry had more carries in a

single game (46, 44, 44). Canzeri’s 256 rushing yards ranked

ninth among all FBS running backs this season.

• Iowa’s leading rusher with 984 yards, despite missing two

complete games and majority of both postseason games.

• Canzeri ed a school record with four rushing touchdowns

in Week 4 against North Texas. He scored 13 touchdowns in

2015, 12 rushing and one receiving.

RB AKRUM WADLEY (SO., 5-11, 185)


Sophomore RB Akrum Wadley made hisfirst career start Week

8 against Maryland, his second career start in Week 9 at Indiana

and his third career start in the Big Ten tle game. He was one

of three Hawkeyes to start at running back this season (LeShun

Daniels and Jordan Canzeri). Wadley was named Big Ten Off

ensivePlayer of the Week by the conference and College Sports Madness

following Iowa’s 40-10 win at No. 20 Northwestern in Week 7

He set career highs in carries (26), and rushing yards (204), and

ed the school record with four rushing touchdowns against

the Wildcats. Wadley led the rushing aack with 120 yards and

a touchdown on 12 carries at Indiana.

• Had six rushing touchdowns from Weeks 7-9, including a

school-record four against Northwestern in Week 7.

• First career touchdown recepon (31) at Rose Bowl Game.

• Had two 100-yard rushing games this season and three in hi

career.

• His 204 rushing yards against Northwestern es for the 14th

best single game total in school history.

WR TEVAUN SMITH (SR., 6-2, 205)


Senior WR Tevaun Smith ranks 19th in program history with

1,500 career receiving yards.

• His 17.6 yards per catch ranked second in the Big Ten.

• 23 of his 33 catches resulted in a first down, including three

touchdowns (14, 81, 85).

• Only player in the Big Ten, and one of nine players in the

country, with two scrimmage plays of 80-plus yards. Smith

caught an 81-yard touchdown pass against North Texas, and

an 85-yard touchdown pass against Michigan State in the Big

Ten tle game.

WR MATT VANDEBERG (JR., 6-1, 185)


Junior WR Ma VandeBerg had a career-high 65 recepons

this season, the highest single-season total by a Hawkeye receive

since Marvin McNu, Jr. in 2011 (82). VandeBerg had 22 caree

recepons entering the season.

• Team-high 65 recepons and 703 yards, both career highs. He

is the 41st player in program history with 600 yards receiv-

ing in a single season. Of those 41, only nine had 60 or more

recepons.


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Listed below are all the plays that have beenreviewed in an Iowa game in 2015.

Game (Rvs) Reviewed Play (Confirmed/Reversed)Illinois State No ReviewsIowa State 3 Reviews (2/1)

Pisburgh 3 Reviews (2/1)North Texas 1 Review (1/0)Wisconsin 1 Review (1/0)

Illinois 2 Reviews (2/0)Northwestern 2 Reviews (2/0)Maryland 0 Reviews

Indiana 3 Reviews (3/0)Minnesota 1 Review (0/1)Purdue 2 Reviews (2/0)

Nebraska 2 Reviews (2/0)Michigan State 4 Reviews (2/2)Stanford 0 Reviews (0/0


INSTANT REPLAY

School Games Last ShutoutOhio State 165 Nov. 20, 1993

(28-0 at Michigan)Nebraska 242 Sept. 21, 1996 (26-0 at Arizona State)IOWA 182 Oct. 14, 2000

(31-0 at Illinois)Indiana 172 Oct. 14, 2000

(58-0 at Michigan)

Penn State 169 Oct. 6, 2001 (20-0 vs. Michigan)

Purdue 28 Nov. 2, 2013(56-0 vs. Ohio State)

Michigan 23 Sept. 6, 2014(31-0 at Notre Dame)

Rutgers 17 Nov. 1, 2014(37-0 vs. Wisconsin)

Wisconsin 14 Dec. 6, 2014(59-0 vs. Ohio State)

Maryland 7 Oct. 3, 2015(28-0 vs. Michigan)

Minnesota 7 Oct. 3, 2015 (27-0 at Northwestern)Northwestern 7 Oct. 10, 2015

(38-0 at Michgain)Illinois 4 Oct. 31, 2015

(39-0 at Penn State)Michigan State 0 Dec. 31, 2015

(38-0 vs. Alabama, CFP Semi fi nal)

IOWA IN OVERTIME

Iowa holds a 6-4 record in overme games. Iowawon its first overme contest, defeang Penn State

26-23 on Nov. 4, 2000, in State College, Pa. The

Hawkeyes are 2-3 in single overme, 3-0 in doubleoverme and 1-1 in triple overme. Iowa is 2-2 inoverme in Kinnick Stadium and 4-2 in overme

road games. Following are Iowa’s overme games:

Date Result OT’s Opponent

11/4/00 W, 26-23 Double at Penn State

9/28/02 W, 42-35 Single at Penn State

10/22/05 L, 23-20 Single vs. Michigan

9/09/06 W, 20-13 Triple at Syracuse

10/27/07 W, 34-27 Double vs. Michigan St.

11/14/09 L, 27-24 Single at Ohio State

9/10/11 L, 44-41 Triple at Iowa State

10/13/12 W, 19-16 Double at Michigan St.

10/26/13 W, 17-10 Single vs. Northwestern

11/28/14 L, 37-34 Single vs. Nebraska

CONSECUTIVE GAMES, NOT SHUTOUT

• Had six or more recepons in six games this season. Single-game career high entering

the season was five.

• Set career highs with nine recepons and 114 receiving yards in Iowa’s 31-17 win at

Iowa State on Sept. 12.

CB DESMOND KING (JR., 5-11, 190)


Junior CB Desmond King won the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the besdefensive back in football, and was a consensus All-American. He is the eighth Hawkeye

to earn consensus All-America honors under Kirk Ferentz, and the 23rd all-me. He is the

first Iowa defensive back to ever earn consensus All-America honors and the first Iowa

defensive back to be named first-team All-America since Merton Hanks in 1990. King had

at least one intercepon in six games, including two games with mulple intercepons

(Pi, Wisconsin). His seventh intercepon of the season against Maryland was returned

88 yards for his second career touchdown.

King was named Big Ten Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week and Jim Thorpe

naonal Player of the Week aer recording a pair of intercepons at Wisconsin.

Five of his eight intercepons resulted in Iowa scores (3 TDs, 2 FG).

• Consensus All-American, Jim Thorpe Award winner, and Tatum-Woodson Big Ten

Defensive Back of the Year. Eight intercepons ranked second in the country (Shawun

Lurry, Northern Illinois). He is the first Big Ten player with at least eight intercepons

in a single season since Wisconsin’s Jim Leonard in 2002 (11).

• Tied the single-season school record with eight intercepons (Lou King, 1981; Nile

Kinnick 1939).

• The last Hawkeye to lead the Big Ten in intercepons was Tyler Sash in 2009 (6).

• King was Iowa’ primary kick and punt returner. He ranked second in the Big Ten in pun

returns (14.2), and fourth in kickoff returns (24.4).

FS JORDAN LOMAX (SR., 5-10, 205)


Senior FS Jordan Lomax ranked third on the team with 96 tackles. He had one of Iowa’s

Big Ten best 19 intercepons and was named the Lo IMPACT naonal Player of the Week

following Iowa’s win over Purdue.• Third team All-Big Ten, second team Academic All-America.

• Selected to compete in 2016 East-West Shrine game

• Started 26 of final 27 games.

• Saw acon in 11 games as a true freshman before redshirng in 2012 with shoulde

injury.

DE DREW OTT (SR., 6-4, 272)

Career Games Played/Started: 46/29

Senior DE Drew O missed the last eight games of the season aer suff ering a torn ACL

against Illinois in Week 6. He recorded one sack and two tackles-for-loss before leaving

the game with an injury. O was a team captain all 14 games.

O le the Iowa State game in Week 2 with an injury and saw limited snaps Week 3

against Pi. O’s streak of 15 consecuve starts at defensive end ended Week 3 vs. PiO recorded three tackles in the win at Wisconsin, including 2.5 tackles for loss and a

QB sack. He forced a fumble in the second quarter that led to an Iowa field goal.

O recorded two sacks for a loss of 20 yards and forced one fumble in Iowa’s season

opener. His two sacks against Illinois State are the first me a Hawkeye collected mulple

sacks in a season-opener since Mitch King had a pair in 2007. O led the team and ed

for third in the Big Ten with 8.0 sacks in 2014. He had two tackles, one sack (7 yards), and

two quarterback hurries against Pi in 2014.

• Had five sacks and 7.5 TFL before season ending injury in Week 6.

• One of 11 players on Big Ten Players to Watch List.

• Picked up a deflected punt against Nebraska in 2014 and returned it 12 yards for his

first career touchdown.


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HAWKEYES UNDER FERENTZ

Overall ..........................................................127-87

vs. ranked teams.............................................23-36vs. unranked teams ......................................104-51vs. Big Ten teams ............................................76-61

vs. Big Ten teams (home)................................43-22vs. Big Ten teams (away).................................33-38vs. Big Ten teams (neutral) .................................0-1

When rushing for 150 yards or more .............78-16When rushing for 200 yards or more ...............50-6When passing for 250 yards or more .............41-20

When passing for 300 yards or more ...............10-8When Iowa player rushes for 100 yards .........74-24When opponent has 100-yard rusher ............18-38

When opponent has 300-yard passer ............14-12When scoring 30 points or more......................70-7When scoring 20 points or more....................96-37

When opponent scores 25 points or more.....15-55When holding opponent to 10 pts or less ........47-1When Iowa scores first ...................................97-28

When Iowa leads at halime..........................103-20When Iowa trails at halime ..........................19-64When game is ed at halime ...........................6-3

When Iowa leads aer 3 quarters ................107-15When Iowa trails aer 3 quarters...................14-68When game is ed aer 3 quarters....................6-4

Games decided by 11 points or more ............73-31Games decided by 10 points or less ...............45-46Games decided by 7 points or less .................34-43

Games decided by 3 points or less .................16-29When Iowa has a posive turnover margin ...75-19When opponent has a posive turnover margin ...21-49When the turnover margin is equal ...............31-18

When returning a punt/kickoff for a score .........8-6Overme games .................................................6-4When temperature is 50 degrees or above....91-64

When temperature is below 50 degrees ........34-20When temperature is over 90 degrees...............3-3When raining:...................................................11-7

2015 IOWA LEADERSHIP GROUP

This group helps formulate policies and enters into

team decision-making ma ers regarding the program.

OL Ausn Blythe, Sr.RB Jordan Canzeri, Sr.

DL Darian Cooper, Sr.FB Adam Cox, Sr.TE Jake Duzey, Sr.

WR Jacob Hillyer, Sr.K Marshall Koehn, Sr.DB Jordan Lomax, Sr.

DE Nate Meier, Sr.DE Drew O, Sr.LB Travis Perry, Sr.

FB Macon Plewa, Sr.WR Tevaun Smith, Sr.QB C.J. Breathard, Jr.

RB LeShun Danies, Jr.LB Josey Jewell, So.

Coach, Team Wins Seasons Years1. Woody Hayes, OSU 153 28 1951-78

2. Bo Schembechler, MICH 143 21 1969-89

3. Amos Alonzo Stagg, CHI 115 37 1896-32

4. Hayden Fry, IOWA 96 20 1979-98

5. Joe Paterno, PSU 95 19 1993-11

6. Lloyd Carr, MICH 81 13 1995-07

7. Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 76 17 1999-pr.

Robert Zuppke, ILL 76 29 1913-41

9. Duff y Daugherty, MSU 72 19 1954-72

10. John Cooper 70 13 1988-00

BIG TEN COACHING WINS

DE NATE MEIER (SR., 6-2, 252)


Senior Nate Meier led the team with seven sacks. Meier entered 2015 with three caree

sacks. His 76 tackles were a career high and ranked fourth on the team.

• Third team All-Big Ten. Did not miss a start since the 2014 season opener (27 consecu-

ve games).

• Meier and fellow defensive end Drew O were two of seven true freshmen to see ac-

on in 2012.• One of three Hawkeye defensive linemen to play 8-man football in high school (Drew

O, Nathan Bazata).

LB COLE FISHER (SR., 6-2, 236)


Senior LB Cole Fisher ranked second on the team and sixth in the Big Ten with 116

tackles. He started every game this season (his first 14 career starts).

• Iowa’s leading tackler in six games (Illinois State, Pi, North Texas, Wisconsin, North

western, Nebraska).

• Recorded a career-high 14 tackles against Wisconsin in Iowa’s Big Ten opener.

• had three sacks, 5.5 tackles-for-loss, six pass break-ups, and one intercepon. Entered

senior season with zero sacks, TFL, intercepons, or break-ups.

LB JOSEY JEWELL (SO., 6-2, 230)


Sophomore LB Josey Jewell started every game and has 18 straight starts since being

inserted into the starng lineup at Illinois in 2014.

• Second team All-Big Ten. Led Iowa and ranked second in the Big Ten with 126 tackles

• Had four of Iowa’s league-high 19 intercepons. He returned his first career intercep

on 34 yards for a touchdown in Week 4 against North Texas.

• Ranked second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss.

THE KICK

Marshall Koehn kicked a 57-yard field goal as me expired to defeat Pi, 27-24, on

Sept. 19. The game-winning field goal is the second longest in school history and ed the

Kinnick Stadium record (Arizona’s Lee Pistor in 1977).

Aer Pi ed the game, 24-24, with 0:52 le in the fourth quarter, Iowa DB Desmond

King picked up a squib kick at the 3-yard line and returned it 27 yards to the Iowa 30. QB

C.J. Beathard picked up two rushing first downs to move the ball into Pi territory, and

aer a pair of sideline routes to WR Tevaun Smith fell incomplete, Beathard scrambled

for eight yards to the Pi 39-yard line. Iowa then used its final meout to stop the clock

with two seconds le.

On fourth-and-2, Pi called a meout to freeze Koehn. Koehn let a kick sail anyway

but it landed far short of the goal post. On the next aempt, Dillon Kidd placed a snap

from Tyler Kluver on the Pi 47-yard line, and Koehn split the uprights, giving Iowa its firs

walk-off field goal since 1986 (Holiday Bowl).


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Kirk FerentzEddie Robinson FWAA Coach of the YearWoody Hayes Coach of the YearDodd Trophy Coach of the YearAFCA Region 3 Coach of the YearDave McClain Big Ten Coach of the YearHayes-Schembechler Big Ten Coach of the Year

Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year FinalistMaxwell Club George Munger Coach of the Year FinalistAssociated Press Big Ten Coach of the YearDodd Trophy Coach of the Week (Nov. 24)

Brian FerentzCoachingSearch.com Off ensive Line Coach of the Week vs. Illinois

Chris WhiteCoachingSearch.com Off ensive Line Coach of the Week vs. North-western

Off ensive LineJoe Moore Award Finalist

Nathan Bazata

Academic All-Big Ten

C.J. BeathardSecond team All-Big Ten by league coaches and mediaSecond team All-Big Ten by Associated PressThird team All-Big Ten by Phil SteeleCo-Big Ten Off ensive Player of the Week vs. Iowa StateManning Award Quarterback of the Week vs. Iowa State

Ausn BlytheSenior BowlAssociated Press third team All-AmericaAthlon Sports third team All-AmericaFourth team All-America by Phil SteeleSI.com honorable menon All-AmericaSecond team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media

Second team All-Big Ten by Associated PressSecond team All-Big Ten by Phil SteeleOne of three finalists for Rimington TrophyOutland Trophy Preseason Watch ListRimington Trophy Preseason Watch ListPreseason second team All-Big Ten by Phil SteelePreseason third team All-Big Ten by Athlon SportsPreseason third team All-Big Ten by College Sports Madness

Jordan CanzeriSecond team All-Big Ten by Phil SteeleThird team All-Big Ten by league coaches and mediaAutoNaon Naonal Off ensive Player of the Week vs. IllinoisBig Ten Off ensive Player of the Week vs. IllinoisNamed to Midseason Watch List for Naonal Performer of the YearTrophy

College Sports Madness Big Ten Off ensive Player of the Week vs. IllinoisCollege Sports Madness Big Ten Off ensive Player of the Week vs.North TexasDoak Walker Award Preseason Watch ListCollege Sports Madness Big Ten Off ensive Player of the Week vs.North Texas

Adam CoxAcademic All-Big Ten

Jake DuzeyAcademic All-Big TenMackey Award Preseason Watch ListPreseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele

2015 FOOTBALL HONORS IOWA PROGRAM NOTES

• Iowa and Ohio State are the only teams in the Big Ten to win their

first nine games to start a season more than once since 2000 (Ohio

State six mes; Iowa twice).

• Iowa posted its first 4-0 record in November since 1991.

• The Hawkeyes have earned bowl eligibility in 14 of the last 15 sea

sons.• Iowa played in the Big Ten tle game for the first me in program

history on Dec. 5. Iowa earned Big Ten Conference championships

in 2002 and 2004 and placed second in 2009. Iowa (8-0, 2002; 8-0,

2015) is one of three Big Ten teams to post a perfect mark in con-

ference play since 1998 (BCS era). Michigan State has done it one

me, and Ohio State has done it five mes.

• Iowa has ranked in the top 10 in thefinal Associated Press and CNN/

USA Today coaches polls five mes since 2002, including a ranking

of seventh in both polls at the conclusion of the 2009 season. Iowa

ranked eighth in 2002, 2003 and 2004. The Hawkeyes finished 2015

ranked ninth in the AP poll and 10th in the USA Today coaches poll

Only Ohio State has more top 10 finishes since 2002..

• Since 1936 when thefirst AP poll was released, Iowa has appeared inthe poll 308 mes, the fih highest total in the Big Ten (Ohio State

Michigan, Wisconsin, and MSU). Iowa has been the top-ranked team

in the country 11 mes.

• Iowa set a school record with 12 wins in 2015. The Hawkeyes won

11 games in 2002 (11-2), and 2009 (11-2). In 2009, Iowa started 9-0

and won 10 regular season games for just the fourthme in schoo

history.

• Iowa won 10 or more games in three consecuve years (2002-04

for the first me in school history.

• Kirk Ferentz has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year four mes

(2002, 2004, 2009, 2015) and was named Naonal Coach of the Yea

in 2002 and 2015. Only Michigan’s Bo Schembechler (6) has more

conference coach of the year. Iowa’s Hayden Fry and Penn State’sJoe Paterno both won the award three mes.

• Desmong King became the seventh Hawkeye to earn a naona

player of the year award in 2015. He won the Jim Thorpe award

honoring the naon’s top defensive back. Iowa has had naona

award winners in: Robert Gallery (2003 Outland, Top Lineman); Brad

Banks (2002 Davey O’Brien, Top Quarterback; 2002 Associated Press

Naonal Player of the Year); Dallas Clark (2002 Mackey, Top Tight

End); Nate Kaeding (2002 Groza, Top Kicker); Shonn Greene (2008

Doak Walker, Top Running Back); Brandon Scherff (2014 Outland

Top Lineman), Desmond King (2015 Jim Thorpe).

• Iowa’s football record in the 2000 decade was 80-45 (.640), a record

that ranks as the best decade in Iowa football history, based on tota

wins. Iowa posted a record of 77-40-4 (.652) during the 1980’s and

the Hawkeyes were 62-53-2 (.538) in the 1990’s.

• Part of the Hawkeyes’ long term success is due to the stability in the

program. Iowa has had just two head coaches since 1979. Hayden Fry

took over prior to the 1979 season and coached through the 1998

season, posng a record of 143-89-6. Current coach Kirk Ferentz

replaced Fry, leading the program for the 17th season. Ferentz also

served as Iowa’s off ensive line coach from 1981-89 under Fry.


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OFFENSIVE-TACKLE-BY-COMMITTEE

The Hawkeyes started four diff erent off ensive tackles in 2015

Three of them -- LT Boone Myers, RT Ike Boeger, LT Cole Croston -

entered the season with one combined career start (Boeger started

as a second ght end against Wisconsin in 2014). OL Sean Welsh

had 13 career starts at le guard before sliding out to right tackle a

Northwestern.Myers joined the program as a walk-on and was put on scholarship

prior to the 2014 season. He saw acon in four games in 2014. Boege

joined the team as aght end but was moved to off ensive line in 2013

He saw acon in seven games as a redshirt freshman in 2014. Croston

joined the team as a walk-on in 2012, and had played primarily on

special teams prior to 2015. Welsh was a high school All-American in

Springboro, Ohio, and was named first team freshman All-Big Ten by

BTN in 2014.

True freshman James Daniels also saw me at the tackle posion

He played le tackle against Illinois when Boeger le the game with

an injury in the third quarter. Daniels also started two games at guard

(at Northwestern, Rose Bowl), becoming the first true freshman to

start on the off ensive line since Bryan Bulaga in 2007. Daniels joinedthe program for the 2015 spring pracce season.

2016 SCHEDULE

The Hawkeyes open 2016 with three straight home games against

Miami, Ohio (Sept, 3), Iowa State (Sept. 10), and North Dakota State

(Sept. 17). The nine-game conference schedule begins Sept. 24 at

Rutgers. Iowa plays five Big Ten road games and hosts four conference

schools, including Northwestern (Homecoming, Oct. 1), Wisconsin

(Oct. 22), Michigan (Nov. 12) and Nebraska (Nov. 25).

Lo IMPACT naonal Player of the Week vs. PurdueAcademic All-District 6 First TeamCandidate for Wuerff el TrophyLo IMPACT Trophy preseason Watch ListAllstate AFCA Good Works TeamPreseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports

Preseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele

Riley McCarronAcademic All-Big Ten

Nate MeierThird team All-Big Ten by league coaches and mediaThird team All-Big Ten by Phil SteeleTed Hendricks Award Midseason Watch List

Ma NelsonAcademic All-Big Ten

Ben NiemannHonorable menon All-Big Ten by league coaches

Drew OAcademic All-Big TenBig Ten Conference Sportsmanship AwardAcademic All-District 6 First TeamNamed to Big Ten West Division Players to Watch ListBronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch ListPreseason second team All-Big Ten by College Sports MadnessPreseason second team All-Big Ten by Athlon SportsPreseason second team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele

Travis PerryAcademic All-Big Ten

Macon PlewaAcademic All-Big Ten

Tevaun SmithPreseason third team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele

Brandon SnyderAcademic All-Big Ten

Ma VandeBergAcademic All-Big TenHonorable menon All-Big Ten by league coaches and media

Akrum WadleyBig Ten Off ensive Player of the Week vs. NorthwesternCollege Sports Madness Big Ten Off ensive Player of the Week vs.Northwestern

Jordan Walsh

Athlon Sports third team All-AmericaSI.com honorable menon All-AmericaFirst team All-Big Ten by league coachesFirst team All-Big Ten by Associated PressFirst team All-Big Ten by Phil SteeleSecond team All-Big Ten by league mediaPreseason third team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports

Kevin WardAcademic All-Big Ten

Sean WelshHonorable menon All-Big Ten by league coaches and media

2015 FOOTBALL HONORS


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Overall Conference

D O S R R T A

Sept. 5 Illinois State W, 31-14 1-0 0-0 2:55 59,450

Sept. 12 at Iowa State W, 31-17 2-0 0-0 3:15 61,500

Sept. 19 Pisburgh W, 27-24 3-0 0-0 3:05 63,636

Sept. 26 North Texas W, 62-16 4-0 0-0 3:18 56,041

Oct. 3 at #18/19 Wisconsin* W, 10-6 5-0 1-0 3:15 80,933

Oct. 10 Illinois* W, 29-20 6-0 2-0 3:29 66,693

Oct. 17 at #20/21 Northwestern* W, 40-10 7-0 3-0 3:24 44,135

Oct. 31 Maryland* W, 31-15 8-0 4-0 3:08 62,667

Nov. 7 at Indiana* W, 35-27 9-0 5-0 2:55 44,739

Nov. 14 Minnesota* W, 40-35 10-0 6-0 3:15 70,585

Nov. 21 Purdue* W, 40-20 11-0 7-0 3:16 62,920

Nov. 27 at Nebraska* W, 28-20 12-0 8-0 3:23 90,830

Dec. 5 vs. #5/5 Michigan State & L, 13-16 12-1 8-0 3:31 66,985

Jan. 1 vs. #5/6 Stanford ! L, 16-45 12-2 8-0 3:23 94,268

* -- Big Ten Conference game & Big Ten Championship Game (Indianapolis) ! The Rose Bowl Game (Pasedena, Calif.)

S ScFinal Notes

29 Bw G 11 B T Chh 23 C A-Ac 14 CFB H F Idc

All Purp ose g rush rcv pr kr ir tot al avg/g

Canzeri, Jordan 12 984 208 0 0 0 1192 9 9.3

King, Desmond 14 0 0 241 708 118 1067 76.2

VandeBerg, Matt 14 24 703 0 0 0 727 51.9

Daniels, LeShun 12 646 9 0 0 0 655 54.6

Wadley, Akrum 9 496 94 0 0 0 590 65.6Smith, Tevaun 13 0 563 0 0 0 563 43.3

Krieger-Coble,H 14 0 405 0 0 0 405 28.9

Mitchell, D. 12 162 141 0 0 0 303 25.2

Kittle, George 14 0 290 0 2 0 292 20.9

Beathard, C.J. 14 237 0 0 0 0 237 16.9

Hillyer, Jacob 14 0 212 0 0 0 212 15.1

Smith, Jerminic 13 0 141 0 0 0 141 10.8

McCarron, Riley 14 0 56 10 63 0 129 9.2

Bower, Bo 14 0 0 0 0 88 88 6.3

Jewell, Josey 14 0 0 0 0 63 63 4.5

Kulick, Drake 13 8 22 0 0 0 30 2.3

Mabin, Greg 14 0 0 0 0 26 26 1.9

Koehn, Marshall 14 25 0 0 0 0 25 1.8

Parker, J. 6 -10 0 0 24 0 14 2.3

Joly, Marcel 2 13 0 0 0 0 13 6.5

Taylor, Miles 14 0 0 0 0 12 12 0.9

Fisher, Cole 14 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.7

Plewa, Macon 14 3 7 0 0 0 10 0.7

Outsey, Jameer 8 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.2

Hesse, Parker 14 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.3

Cox, Adam 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.1

Wiegers, Tyler 4 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -2.0

Team 11 -36 0 0 0 0 -36 -3.3

Total 14 2544 2862 251 797 321 6775 483.9

Opponents 14 1700 3074 180 848 113 5915 422.5

ALL PURPOSE YARDS


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IOWA HAWKEYE FOOTBALLIOWA Overall Team Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2016)

All games

Team Statistics IOWA OPPSCORING 433 285 Points Per Game 30.9 20.4 Points Off Turnovers 93 50FIRST DOWNS 284 270 Rushing 135 99 Passing 123 145

Penalty 26 26RUSHING YARDAGE 2544 1700 Yards gained rushing 2927 2004 Yards lost rushing 383 304 Rushing Attempts 568 469 Average Per Rush 4.5 3.6 Average Per Game 181.7 121.4 TDs Rushing 35 11PASSING YARDAGE 2862 3074 Comp-Att-Int 227-369-5 265-493-19 Average Per Pass 7.8 6.2 Average Per Catch 12.6 11.6 Average Per Game 204.4 219.6 TDs Passing 17 17TOTAL OFFENSE 5406 4774 Total Plays 937 962 Average Per Play 5.8 5.0 Average Per Game 386.1 341.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 35-797 36-848PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-251 13-180INT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-321 5-113KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.8 23.6PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.9 13.8INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.9 22.6FUMBLES-LOST 19-11 15-8PENALTIES-Yards 73-683 89-824 Average Per Game 48.8 58.9PUNTS-Yards 68-2698 76-3101 Average Per Punt 39.7 40.8 Net punt average 35.9 37.0KICKOFFS-Yards 83-5256 62-3722 Average Per Kick 63.3 60.0 Net kick average 39.0 37.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:38 28:223RD-DOWN Conversions 80/192 77/210 3rd-Down Pct 42% 37%4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/14 15/27 4th-Down Pct 64% 56%SACKS BY-Yards 30-217 30-221MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 56 32FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-20 20-24ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-4RED-ZONE SCORES (46-54) 85% (29-36) 81%

RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (35-54) 65% (18-36) 50%PAT-ATTEMPTS (49-55) 89% (31-31) 100%ATTENDANCE 441992 322137 Games/Avg Per Game 7/63142 5/64427 Neutral Site Games 2/80626

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalIOWA 74 153 75 131 0 433Opponents 47 99 48 91 0 285


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IOWA HAWKEYE FOOTBALLIOWA Overall Indiv idual Statist ics (as of Jan 01, 2016)

All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Canzeri, Jordan 12 183 1029 45 984 5.4 12 75 82.0

Daniels, LeShun 12 145 665 19 646 4.5 8 51 53.8

Wadley, Akrum 9 83 509 13 496 6.0 7 65 55.1

Beathard, C.J. 14 100 468 231 237 2.4 6 57 16.9

Mitchell, D. 12 25 181 19 162 6.5 2 45 13.5Koehn, Marshall 14 2 25 0 25 12.5 0 17 1.8

VandeBerg, Matt 14 2 24 0 24 12.0 0 15 1.7

Joly, Marcel 2 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 8 6.5

Kulick, Drake 13 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 4 0.6

Plewa, Macon 14 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2

Wiegers, Tyler 4 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 0 -2.0

Parker, J. 6 2 2 12 -10 -5.0 0 2 -1.7

Team 11 19 0 36 -36 -1.9 0 0 -3.3

Total 14 568 2927 383 2544 4.5 35 75 181.7

Opponents 14 469 2004 304 1700 3.6 11 37 121.4

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Beathard, C.J. 14 139.52 223-362-5 61.6 2809 17 85 200.6Wiegers, Tyler 4 142.20 3-4-0 75.0 32 0 22 8.0

Team 11 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Smith, Tevaun 13 276.40 1-1-0 100.0 21 0 21 1.6

Total 14 139.16 227-369-5 61.5 2862 17 85 204.4

Opponents 14 109.80 265-493-19 53.8 3074 17 75 219.6

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

VandeBerg, Matt 14 65 703 10.8 4 48 50.2

Krieger-Coble,H 14 35 405 11.6 1 32 28.9

Smith, Tevaun 13 32 563 17.6 3 85 43.3

Kittle, George 14 20 290 14.5 6 43 20.7

Canzeri, Jordan 12 20 208 10.4 1 51 17.3

Hillyer, Jacob 14 16 212 13.2 0 32 15.1

Mitchell, D. 12 15 141 9.4 0 23 11.8

Smith, Jerminic 13 6 141 23.5 0 49 10.8

Wadley, Akrum 9 6 94 15.7 1 31 10.4

McCarron, Riley 14 5 56 11.2 1 25 4.0

Plewa, Macon 14 2 7 3.5 0 4 0.5

Kulick, Drake 13 1 22 22.0 0 22 1.7

Outsey, Jameer 8 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.2

Daniels, LeShun 12 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.8

Cox, Adam 14 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1

Stone, Andrew 10 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0

Total 14 227 2862 12.6 17 85 204.4

Opponents 14 265 3074 11.6 17 75 219.6

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

King, Desmond 17 241 14.2 0 38

McCarron, Riley 1 10 10.0 0 10

Total 18 251 13.9 0 38

Opponents 13 180 13.8 2 63

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

King, Desmond 8 118 14.8 1 88

Jewell, Josey 4 63 15.8 1 34

Mabin, Greg 2 26 13.0 0 26

Hesse, Parker 1 4 4.0 1 4

Fisher, Cole 1 10 10.0 0 10

Bower, Bo 1 88 88.0 1 88

Taylor, Miles 1 12 12.0 0 6

Lomax, Jordan 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 19 321 16.9 4 88

Opponents 5 113 22.6 1 66

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

King, Desmond 29 708 24.4 0 58

McCarron, Riley 3 63 21.0 0 24

Parker, J. 1 24 24.0 0 24

Kittle, George 1 2 2.0 0 2

Krieger-Coble,H 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 35 797 22.8 0 58

Opponents 36 848 23.6 1 100

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Total 0 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0


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IOWA HAWKEYE FOOTBALLIOWA Overall Indiv idual Statist ics (as of Jan 01, 2016)

All games

PAT

Scoring td f g kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

Koehn, Marshall - 16-20 47-53 - - - - - 95

Canzeri, Jordan 13 - - - - - - - 78

Daniels, LeShun 8 - - - - - - - 48Wadley, Akrum 8 - - - - - - - 48

Beathard, C.J. 6 - - 0-1 - - - - 36

Kittle, George 6 - - - - - - - 36

VandeBerg, Matt 4 - - - - - - - 24

Smith, Tevaun 3 - - - - - - - 18

Mitchell, D. 2 - - - - - - - 12

Bower, Bo 1 - - - - - - - 6

Krieger-Coble,H 1 - - - - - - - 6

Jewell, Josey 1 - - - - - - - 6

McCarron, Riley 1 - - - - - - - 6

King, Desmond 1 - - - - - - - 6

Hesse, Parker 1 - - - - - - - 6

Recinos, Miguel - - 2-2 - - - - - 2Total 56 16-20 49-55 0-1 - - - - 433

Opponents 32 20-24 31-31 1-1 - - - - 285

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

Beathard, C.J. 14 462 237 2809 3046 217.6

Canzeri, Jordan 12 183 984 0 984 82.0

Daniels, LeShun 12 145 646 0 646 53.8Wadley, Akrum 9 83 496 0 496 55.1

Mitchell, D. 12 25 162 0 162 13.5

Koehn, Marshall 14 2 25 0 25 1.8

Wiegers, Tyler 4 5 -8 32 24 6.0

VandeBerg, Matt 14 2 24 0 24 1.7

Smith, Tevaun 13 1 0 21 21 1.6

Joly, Marcel 2 2 13 0 13 6.5

Kulick, Drake 13 3 8 0 8 0.6

Plewa, Macon 14 1 3 0 3 0.2

Parker, J. 6 2 -10 0 -10 -1.7

Team 11 21 -36 0 -36 -3.3

Total 14 937 2544 2862 5406 386.1

Opponents 14 962 1700 3074 4774 341.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

Koehn, Marshall 16-20 80.0 1-1 2-3 5-6 7-9 1-1 57 0

FG Sequence IOWA Opponents

Illinois State (40) 50

Iowa State (49) (37)

Pittsburgh (43),(57) (48)

North Texas - (38),(38),(31)

Wisconsin 27,(33) (46),42,(46)

Illinois (19),(34),(40) (37),(40)

Northwestern (36),34,(22) (20)

Maryland 45,(49) -

Indiana - (32),(28)

Minnesota (47),(38),48 -

Purdue - (20),(22)

Nebraska - (39),(42)

Michigan State (24),(43) (23),52,52,(29),(47)

#6 Stanford (39) (31)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ b

Kidd, Dillon 592371 40.2 64 4 21 22 11

Koehn, Marshall 8 327 40.9 64 0 0 3 1

Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 68 2698 39.7 64 4 21 25 12

Opponents 763101 40.8 70 2 28 27 11

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydl

Koehn, Marshall 815133 63.4 47 0

Recinos, Miguel 2 123 61.5 0 0

Total 835256 63.3 47 0 23.6 39.0 2

Opponents 623722 60.0 24 2 22.8 37.5 2


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IOWA HAWKEYE FOOTBALLIOWA Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2016)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

43 Jewell, Josey 14 62 64 126 7.5-37 3-29 4-63 6 2 1-0 1 . .

36 Fisher, Cole 14 60 56 116 5.5-24 3-22 1-10 6 3 . 1 . .

27 Lomax, Jordan 14 46 50 96 1.0-2 . 1-0 6 . . 1 . .

34 Meier, Nate 14 31 45 76 10.5-52 7-44 . 1 9 1-0 1 . .

14 King, Desmond 14 46 26 72 1.0-5 . 8-118 13 . . . . .19 Taylor, Miles 14 38 31 69 2.5-6 1-2 1-12 4 . 1-0 . . .

13 Mabin, Greg 14 37 17 54 0.5-1 . 2-26 8 . . 1 . .

67 Johnson, Jaleel 14 22 23 45 5.5-28 4-24 . 1 6 1-0 . . .

44 Niemann, Ben 14 22 23 45 6.5-22 4-17 . 2 3 . . . .

40 Hesse, Parker 14 24 20 44 3.0-12 2-8 1-4 2 1 1-0 1 . .

99 Bazata, Nathan 14 18 24 42 5.0-15 3-10 . 1 1 1-0 . 1 .

28 Fleming, M. 14 9 8 17 . . . 5 . . . . .

41 Bower, Bo 14 4 11 15 1.5-7 2-6 1-88 1 2 . . . .

96 Nelson, Matt 13 9 5 14 1.5-4 1-2 . . . 1-0 1 . .

56 Ekakitie, Faith 12 5 8 13 1.5-2 1-1 . . . 1-0 . . .

39 Perry, Travis 14 5 7 12 . . . . . . . . .

37 Snyder, Brandon 13 6 5 11 . . . . . . . . .

95 Ott, Drew 6 8 3 11 7.5-57 5-50 . . 2 . 3 . .

12 Gair, Anthony 10 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .

15 Jackson, Joshua 14 8 . 8 . . . 2 . . . . .

7 Draper, Sean 13 3 2 5 . . . 2 . . . . .

31 Mends, Aaron 12 1 3 4 0.5-2 1-2 . . 1 . . 1 .

26 Ward, Kevin 14 3 1 4 1.0-5 . . . . . . . .

1 Koehn, Marshall 14 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

61 Terlouw, Kyle 9 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

80 Krieger-Coble,H 14 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

83 McCarron, Riley 14 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

30 Gervase, Jake 6 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

49 Spears, Melvin 6 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

48 Hockaday, Jack 8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

89 VandeBerg, Matt 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

92 Outsey, Jameer 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

42 Plewa, Macon 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

32 Mitchell, D. 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

45 Kulick, Drake 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 14 490 438 928 62-281 30-217 19-321 60 30 8-0 10 2 .

Opponents 14 542 430 972 81-337 30-221 5-113 28 35 11-0 14 2 .


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IOWA HAWKEYE FOOTBALLIOWA Red-Zone Results (as of Jan 01, 2016)

All games

IOWA Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Sep 05, 2015 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-14 5 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 12, 2015 at Iowa State W 31-17 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Sep 19, 2015 PITTSBURGH W 27-24 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 26, 2015 NORTH TEXAS W 62-16 5 5 35 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 03, 2015 at Wisconsin W 10-6 4 2 10 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Oct 10, 2015 ILLINOIS W 29-20 4 3 13 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

Oct 17, 2015 at Northwestern W 40-10 8 6 34 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0

Oct 31, 2015 MARYLAND W 31-15 4 4 24 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 07, 2015 at Indiana W 35-27 4 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 14, 2015 MINNESOTA W 40-35 5 5 30 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 21, 2015 PURDUE W 40-20 3 3 20 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 27, 2015 at Nebraska W 28-20 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dec 05, 2015 vs Michigan State L 13-16 3 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

Jan 1, 2016 vs #6 Stanford L 16-45 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

Totals 54 46 276 35 28 7 11 2 2 1 2 1 0

46 of 54 (85.2%)

Opponents Inside IOWA Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game

Sep 05, 2015 ILLINOIS STATE W 31-14 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 12, 2015 at Iowa State W 31-17 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 19, 2015 PITTSBURGH W 27-24 3 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Sep 26, 2015 NORTH TEXAS W 62-16 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Oct 03, 2015 at Wisconsin W 10-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

Oct 10, 2015 ILLINOIS W 29-20 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 17, 2015 at Northwestern W 40-10 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oct 31, 2015 MARYLAND W 31-15 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Nov 07, 2015 at Indiana W 35-27 3 3 13 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 14, 2015 MINNESOTA W 40-35 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 21, 2015 PURDUE W 40-20 4 4 20 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nov 27, 2015 at Nebraska W 28-20 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Dec 05, 2015 vs Michigan State L 13-16 3 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jan 1, 2016 vs #6 Stanford L 16-45 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Totals 36 29 159 18 9 9 11 0 2 4 1 0 0

29 of 36 (80.6%)


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IOWA HAWKEYE FOOTBALLIOWA Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2016)

Conference games

Date Opponent Score Att.* Oct 03, 2015 at #19 Wisconsin W 10-6 80933* Oct 10, 2015 ILLINOIS W 29-20 66693* Oct 17, 2015 at #20 Northwestern W 40-10 44135* Oct 31, 2015 MARYLAND W 31-15 62667* Nov 07, 2015 at Indiana W 35-27 44739* Nov 14, 2015 MINNESOTA W 40-35 70585* Nov 21, 2015 PURDUE W 40-20 62920

* Nov 27, 2015 at Nebraska W 28-20 90830

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gCanzeri, Jordan 6 113 682 34 648 5.7 4 75 108.0Wadley, Akrum 5 61 425 11 414 6.8 6 65 82.8Daniels, LeShun 6 79 385 10 375 4.7 8 51 62.5Beathard, C.J. 8 55 238 104 134 2.4 3 26 16.8Mitchell, D. 8 13 85 2 83 6.4 2 24 10.4VandeBerg, Matt 8 2 24 0 24 12.0 0 15 3.0Kulick, Drake 8 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 4 1.0Plewa, Macon 8 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.4Parker, J. 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.7Total 8 345 1852 193 1659 4.8 23 75 207.4Opponents 8 262 1129 145 984 3.8 9 37 123.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gBeathard, C.J. 8 128.67 109-193-2 56.5 1392 8 49 174.0

Wiegers, Tyler 2 142.40 1-2-0 50.0 22 0 22 11.0Smith, Tevaun 7 276.40 1-1-0 100.0 21 0 21 3.0Team 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 8 128.90 111-197-2 56.3 1435 8 49 179.4Opponents 8 104.20 164-303-12 54.1 1817 7 53 227.1

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gVandeBerg, Matt 8 34 383 11.3 1 30 47.9Krieger-Coble,H 8 19 257 13.5 1 32 32.1Kittle, George 8 14 195 13.9 5 35 24.4Smith, Tevaun 7 13 201 15.5 0 30 28.7Mitchell, D. 8 9 99 11.0 0 23 12.4Hillyer, Jacob 8 7 76 10.9 0 20 9.5Smith, Jerminic 7 6 141 23.5 0 49 20.1Canzeri, Jordan 6 5 51 10.2 1 19 8.5Kulick, Drake 8 1 22 22.0 0 22 2.8McCarron, Riley 8 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6

Plewa, Macon 8 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.5Cox, Adam 8 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1Total 8 111 1435 12.9 8 49 179.4Opponents 8 164 1817 11.1 7 53 227.1

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkKoehn, Marshall 9-13 69.2 1-1 1-2 4-5 3-5 0-0 49 0

PATScoring td f g kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsKoehn, Marshall - 9-13 28-32 - - - - - 55Daniels, LeShun 8 - - - - - - - 48Wadley, Akrum 6 - - - - - - - 36Canzeri, Jordan 5 - - - - - - - 30Kittle, George 5 - - - - - - - 30Beathard, C.J. 3 - - 0-1 - - - - 18Mitchell, D. 2 - - - - - - - 12

King, Desmond 1 - - - - - - - 6VandeBerg, Matt 1 - - - - - - - 6Hesse, Parker 1 - - - - - - - 6Krieger-Coble,H 1 - - - - - - - 6Total 33 9-13 28-32 0-1 - - - - 253Opponents 17 11-12 16-16 1-1 - - - - 153

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalIOWA 44 98 45 66 0 253Opponents 20 51 26 56 0 153

Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All games 8-0 4-0 4-0 0-0Conference 8-0 4-0 4-0 0-0Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Team Statistics IOWA OPPFIRST DOWNS 164 162 Rushing 79 53

Passing 65 92 Penalty 20 17RUSHING YARDAGE 1659 984 Rushing Attempts 345 262 Average Per Rush 4.8 3.8 Average Per Game 207.4 123.0 TDs Rushing 23 9PASSING YARDAGE 1435 1817 Comp-Att-Int 111-197-2 164-303-12 Average Per Pass 7.3 6.0 Average Per Catch 12.9 11.1 Average Per Game 179.4 227.1 TDs Passing 8 7TOTAL OFFENSE 309

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