Big Ten · Iowa City, IA
Iowa
Hawkeyes
20AP Week 62026: 4-1 (1-1 conf) Kinnick Stadium
National titles
1
Last: 1958
Heisman winners
1
Last: Nile Kinnick
CFP berths
0
since 2014
All-time
685-562-35
.548 win pct
Weeks ranked
38
of 104 polls since 2020
Weeks at No. 1
0
since 2020
The program
Overview
Iowa's Kinnick Stadium honors Nile Kinnick, the 1939 Heisman winner who died during World War II naval aviation training. Forest Evashevski's teams won two Rose Bowls in the 1950s, Hayden Fry revived the program in the 1980s, and Kirk Ferentz, head coach since 1999, is the longest-tenured coach in FBS. Since 2017 fans have turned to wave to patients at the adjacent children's hospital after the first quarter.
- Institution
- University of Iowa
- Nickname
- Hawkeyes
- Founded
- 1847
- First season
- 1889
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Kirk Ferentz (since 1999)
- Fight song
- Iowa Fight Song
- Colors
- X / Twitter
- @HawkeyeFootball
Since 2020
AP poll history
4-1 overall
2026 season
- Sep 5
- Sep 12
- Sep 19NortNorthern Iowa0
- Sep 26
- Oct 3
- Oct 9
Washington (home) - Oct 24
Minnesota (home) - Oct 31#20Iowa (home)
- Nov 7
Northwestern (home) - Nov 14#20Iowa (home)
- Nov 21
Illinois (home) - Nov 27#20Iowa (home)
2026 roster
Roster & stats
Passing leader
832 yds
#9 Hank Brown
Rushing leader
311 yds
#28 Kamari Moulton
Receiving leader
306 yds
#14 Tony Diaz
Tackles leader
44 tkl
#33 Cam Buffington
Full roster111 players · 62 with stats
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Season stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Will Hahn | OL | SO | 6'1" / 294 | Decorah, IA | |
| 53 | Michael Myslinski | OL | SR | 6'2" / 299 | Jacksonville, FL | |
| 58 | Kade Pieper | OL | SR | 6'3" / 298 | Norfolk, NE | |
| 59 | Trevor Lauck | OL | SR | 6'5" / 314 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| 60 | Lucas Allgeyer | OL | SO | 6'5" / 297 | St. Louis, MO | |
| 61 | Cael Winter | OL | SR | 6'3" / 294 | Waukee, IA | |
| 63 | Josh Janowski | OL | JR | 6'2" / 294 | Frankfort, IL | |
| 64 | Leighton Jones | OL | SR | 6'2" / 288 | Brownsburg, IN | |
| 65 | Trent Wilson | OL | SO | 6'3" / 290 | Southlake, TX | |
| 68 | Will Nolan | OL | JR | 6'6" / 313 | Arlington Heights, IL | |
| 70 | Hudson Parliament | OL | FR | 6'4" / 313 | Brandon, SD | |
| 71 | Jack Dotzler | OL | SR | 6'6" / 309 | Waunakee, WI | |
| 72 | Owen Linder | OL | FR | 6'6" / 294 | Chanhassen, MN | |
| 73 | Colin Whitters | OL | FR | 6'3" / 329 | Iowa City, IA | |
| 74 | Bodey McCaslin | OL | JR | 6'6" / 303 | St. Charles, IL | |
| 75 | Cannon Leonard | OL | SR | 6'8" / 309 | Gilman, IL | |
| 77 | George Nahas | OL | SR | 6'3" / 295 | West Des Moines, IA | |
| 78 | Gene Riordan | OL | FR | 6'5" / 302 | Hinsdale, IL | |
| 79 | Carson Nielsen | OL | FR | 6'7" / 311 | Waterloo, IA | |
| 3 | Jimmy Sullivan | QB | SO | 6'1" / 205 | Fort Wayne, IN | 2/4, 13 pass yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 1 car, 15 rush yds, 0 TD |
| 4 | Tradon Bessinger | QB | FR | 6'5" / 213 | Kaysville, UT | |
| 9 | Hank Brown | QB | SR | 6'4" / 218 | Nashville, TN | 78/124, 832 pass yds, 5 TD, 1 INT · 17 car, 16 rush yds, 1 TD |
| 10 | Jeremy Hecklinski | QB | JR | 5'11" / 201 | Marietta, GA | 18/32, 208 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT · 2 car, 5 rush yds, 0 TD |
| 16 | Ryan Fitzgerald | QB | SO | 6'2" / 221 | Northfield, IL | |
| 5 | Nathan McNeil | RB | SO | 5'11" / 202 | Tampa, FL | 21 car, 128 rush yds, 2 TD · 3 rec, 37 yds, 0 TD |
| 15 | O'Lontae Dean | RB | SO | 6'0" / 212 | Plant City, FL | 11 car, 43 rush yds, 0 TD |
| 21 | L.J. Phillips Jr. | RB | SR | 5'8" / 211 | Wichita, KS | 8 car, 21 rush yds, 0 TD |
| 22 | Braeden Jackson | RB | SO | 5'11" / 206 | Ankeny, IA | 19 car, 170 rush yds, 2 TD · 3 rec, 42 yds, 1 TD |
| 23 | Brevin Doll | RB | JR | 6'0" / 213 | Adel, IA | 1 car, -3 rush yds, 0 TD |
| 26 | Xavier Williams | RB | JR | 5'10" / 228 | Schererville, IN | 19 car, 167 rush yds, 3 TD · 4 rec, 28 yds, 1 TD |
| 28 | Kamari Moulton | RB | SR | 5'9" / 211 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 50 car, 311 rush yds, 2 TD · 8 rec, 33 yds, 0 TD |
| 18 | Luke Brewer | TE | FR | 6'4" / 239 | Norwalk, IA | |
| 19 | Mason Woods | TE | SO | 6'2" / 230 | Coralville, IA | 2 rec, 22 yds, 0 TD |
| 48 | Zach Ortwerth | TE | SR | 6'4" / 247 | Saint Louis, MO | 3 rec, 26 yds, 0 TD |
| 80 | Michael Burt | TE | JR | 6'5" / 252 | Omaha, NE | |
| 81 | DJ Vonnahme | TE | JR | 6'4" / 241 | Breda, IA | 1 car, 2 rush yds, 0 TD · 16 rec, 175 yds, 0 TD |
| 82 | Dylan Stecker | TE | SO | 6'4" / 233 | Spirit Lake, IA | |
| 85 | Thomas Meyer | TE | SO | 6'4" / 248 | Clear Lake, IA | 2 rec, 10 yds, 0 TD |
| 86 | Eli Johnson | TE | SO | 6'5" / 250 | River Falls, WI | |
| 87 | Addison Ostrenga | TE | SR | 6'4" / 249 | Sun Prairie, WI | 7 rec, 70 yds, 1 TD |
| 0 | Jarriett Buie | WR | JR | 6'2" / 198 | Tampa, FL | 5 rec, 63 yds, 0 TD |
| 1 | KJ Parker | WR | JR | 5'10" / 191 | Bellwood, IL | |
| 2 | Reece Vander Zee | WR | JR | 6'4" / 220 | Rock Rapids, IA | 13 rec, 178 yds, 2 TD |
| 6 | Xavier Stinson | WR | FR | 6'2" / 202 | Port Saint Lucie, FL | |
| 7 | Dayton Howard | WR | SR | 6'5" / 215 | Kansas City, MO | 1 rec, 11 yds, 0 TD |
| 8 | Evan James | WR | SO | 5'10" / 170 | Apopka, FL | 6 rec, 52 yds, 0 TD |
| 11 | Brody Schaffer | WR | FR | 6'1" / 195 | Winneconne, WI | |
| 12 | Diondre Smith | WR | FR | 5'10" / 160 | Jacksonville, FL | |
| 14 | Tony Diaz | WR | JR | 5'10" / 184 | San Marcos, TX | 3 car, 26 rush yds, 0 TD · 25 rec, 306 yds, 1 TD |
| 17 | Alex Eichmann | WR | SR | 6'2" / 210 | Sussex, WI | |
| 83 | Jackson Naeve | WR | JR | 6'0" / 195 | Iowa City, IA | |
| 84 | Apollo Payne | WR | SO | 6'3" / 214 | Swisher, IA | |
| 88 | Lance Beeghley | WR | JR | 6'2" / 197 | New Braunfels, TX | |
| 89 | Isaiah Oliver | WR | FR | 5'11" / 199 | Clive, IA | |
| 0 | Cody Haddad | DB | SO | 5'11" / 186 | Cleveland, OH | 1 tkl, 1 TFL |
| 1 | Darion Jones | DB | FR | 6'1" / 181 | Omaha, NE | 8 tkl |
| 2 | Tyler Brown | DB | JR | 5'10" / 201 | Annapolis, MD | 11 tkl |
| 3 | Jaylen Watson | DB | JR | 5'11" / 187 | Detroit, MI | 15 tkl |
| 5 | Anthony Hawkins | DB | JR | 6'3" / 202 | Annapolis, MD | 7 tkl |
| 6 | Zach Lutmer | DB | SR | 6'1" / 203 | Rock Rapids, IA | 31 tkl, 0.5 TFL |
| 7 | Rashad Godfrey Jr. | DB | JR | 6'1" / 202 | Plant City, FL | 5 tkl · 1 INT |
| 8 | Deshaun Lee | DB | SR | 5'10" / 189 | Belleville, MI | 17 tkl · 2 INT |
| 11 | Jacob Wallace | DB | SO | 5'10" / 186 | Upper Marlboro, MD | 13 tkl, 1.5 TFL, 1 sk · 1 INT |
| 14 | Alex Mota | DB | SR | 6'0" / 195 | Marion, IA | 1 tkl |
| 16 | Ronnie Hill | DB | FR | 5'11" / 192 | Eastpointe, MI | |
| 18 | Xavier Styles | DB | JR | 6'1" / 207 | Lakewood, OH | 4 tkl |
| 19 | Kyler Gerardy | DB | JR | 6'0" / 199 | Eldridge, IA | |
| 20 | Ty Hudkins | DB | JR | 6'0" / 201 | Grand Rapids, MI | 8 tkl |
| 21 | Marcello Vitti | DB | FR | 5'10" / 201 | Detroit, MI | 1 tkl |
| 26 | Eli Robbins | DB | FR | 6'0" / 193 | Des Moines, IA | 1 tkl |
| 29 | Noah Daniel | DB | FR | 6'0" / 197 | Fort Dodge, IA | |
| 30 | Eli Kampman | DB | FR | 6'2" / 197 | Solon, IA | |
| 34 | Drew MacPherson | DB | SO | 6'1" / 204 | Glenview, IL | |
| 13 | Drew Campbell | DE | JR | 6'4" / 252 | Cedar Falls, IA | 6 tkl, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sk |
| 40 | Chima Chineke | DE | JR | 6'4" / 262 | Plano, TX | 3 tkl, 1 TFL, 1 sk |
| 84 | Joseph Anderson | DE | JR | 6'6" / 241 | St. Louis, MO | 4 tkl, 3 TFL, 3 sk |
| 32 | Sawyer Jezierski | DL | FR | 6'3" / 285 | Edina, MN | |
| 42 | David Fason | DL | FR | 6'0" / 268 | Marion, IA | 2 tkl |
| 43 | Kahmari Brown | DL | JR | 6'2" / 259 | Jacksonville, NC | 10 tkl, 2 TFL, 1.5 sk |
| 44 | Kenneth Merrieweather | DL | SR | 6'3" / 270 | Detroit, MI | 5 tkl |
| 45 | Jack Janda | DL | FR | 6'5" / 272 | Livonia, MI | 2 tkl |
| 50 | Will Lockhart | DL | SO | 6'3" / 250 | Denver, IA | |
| 51 | Luke Gaffney | DL | SR | 6'2" / 288 | Robins, IA | 11 tkl |
| 56 | Maddux Borcherding-Johnson | DL | SR | 6'3" / 299 | Norwalk, IA | |
| 57 | Will Hubert | DL | SR | 6'3" / 291 | Omaha, NE | 7 tkl, 0.5 TFL |
| 88 | Emmanuel Olagbaju | DL | SR | 6'2" / 314 | Osseo, MN | 1 tkl |
| 91 | Devan Kennedy | DL | JR | 6'3" / 281 | Glendale, AZ | 3 tkl, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sk |
| 92 | Brice Stevenson | DL | SR | 6'0" / 287 | Tampa, FL | 6 tkl |
| 95 | Lance Ingold | DL | JR | 6'5" / 251 | Rochester, IL | |
| 96 | Bryce Hawthorne | DL | SR | 6'3" / 298 | Osseo, MN | 17 tkl, 3 TFL, 1.5 sk |
| 97 | Iose Epenesa | DL | SO | 6'3" / 269 | Glen Carbon, IL | 7 tkl, 0.5 TFL |
| 99 | Brad Fitzgibbon | DL | SO | 6'3" / 288 | Chicago, IL | |
| 4 | Julian Manson | LB | FR | 6'3" / 225 | North Liberty, IA | 7 tkl, 1.5 TFL, 1 sk |
| 9 | Kasen Thomas | LB | FR | 6'2" / 230 | Sioux City, IA | |
| 10 | Burke Gautcher | LB | SO | 6'3" / 231 | Sycamore, IL | 4 tkl, 0.5 TFL |
| 12 | Billy Weivoda | LB | FR | 6'2" / 226 | Atlanta, GA | 1 tkl |
| 15 | Carson Cooney | LB | SO | 6'3" / 222 | Oswego, IL | 1 tkl |
| 22 | Derek Weisskopf | LB | JR | 6'3" / 233 | Victor, IA | 3 tkl |
| 23 | Landyn Van Kekerix | LB | SR | 6'2" / 238 | Rock Valley, IA | 19 tkl, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sk |
| 31 | Nolan DeLong | LB | SR | 6'0" / 231 | Durant, IA | 5 tkl |
| 33 | Cam Buffington | LB | JR | 6'3" / 238 | Winfield, IA | 44 tkl, 3 TFL |
| 36 | Jayden Montgomery | LB | SR | 5'11" / 227 | Suamico, WI | 27 tkl, 4 TFL, 1 sk |
| 37 | Brayton Alford | LB | FR | 6'0" / 211 | Carroll, IA | |
| 46 | Preston Ries | LB | JR | 6'1" / 226 | Monticello, IA | 3 tkl, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sk |
| 47 | Jack Laughlin | LB | SR | 6'1" / 224 | Carlisle, IA | 1 tkl |
| 54 | Matty McLaughlin | LS | FR | 6'1" / 195 | St. Louis, MO | |
| 69 | Ike Speltz | LS | JR | 6'0" / 233 | Van Meter, IA | 1 tkl |
| 35 | Tanner Philpott | P | JR | 6'1" / 210 | Waukee, IA | |
| 49 | Boston Everitt | P | SO | 6'0" / 199 | Hope Island, QLD | |
| 25 | Eli Ozick | PK | SR | 5'11" / 199 | Liberty, MO | |
| 92 | Caden Buhr | PK | SO | 5'10" / 203 | Bettendorf, IA | 7/9 FG |
Home field
Kinnick Stadium
Capacity
69,250
Iowa City, IA
- Opened
- 1929
- 97 seasons ago
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Roof
- Open air
- Elevation
- 724 ft
- Time zone
- Chicago
- Avg. home crowd
- 61,852
- 89% of capacity · 39 games since 2020
- Biggest crowd since 2020
- 69,250
- vs Penn State, 2021
- Zip
- 52242
Titles & awards
Trophy case
National championships1
1958
Heisman Trophy winners1
- 1939Nile KinnickHB
College Football Playoff0
No playoff appearances yet.
1894–2026
Program history
Win %★ National title season
Best seasons
- 19217-0Howard Jones
- 19227-0Howard Jones
- 19569-1Forest Evashevski
- 18998-0-1Alden Knipe
- 19608-1Forest Evashevski
- 19007-0-1Alden Knipe
On the sideline
Head coaches
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Pct | Best final AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Ferentz | 1999–2026 | 213-128 | .625 | #7 |
| Hayden Fry | 1979–1998 | 143-89-6 | .613 | #10 |
| Bob Commings | 1974–1978 | 17-38 | .309 | — |
| Frank Lauterbur | 1971–1973 | 4-28-1 | .136 | — |
| Ray Nagel | 1966–1970 | 16-32-2 | .340 | — |
| Jerry Burns | 1961–1965 | 16-27-2 | .378 | — |
| Forest Evashevski | 1952–1960 | 52-27-4 | .651 | #2 |
| Leonard Raffensperger | 1950–1951 | 5-10-3 | .361 | — |
| Edward Anderson | 1946–1949 | 16-19-1 | .458 | — |
| Clem Crowe | 1945 | 2-7 | .222 | — |
| Slip Madigan | 1943–1944 | 2-13-1 | .156 | — |
| Edward Anderson | 1939–1942 | 19-14-1 | .574 | #9 |
| Irl Tubbs | 1937–1938 | 2-13-1 | .156 | — |
| Ossie Solem | 1932–1936 | 15-21-4 | .425 | — |
| Burton Ingwersen | 1924–1931 | 33-27-4 | .547 | — |
| Howard Jones | 1916–1923 | 42-17-1 | .708 | — |
| Jesse Hawley | 1910–1915 | 24-18 | .571 | — |
| John Griffith | 1909 | 2-4-1 | .357 | — |
| Mark Catlin | 1906–1908 | 7-10 | .412 | — |
| John Chalmers | 1903–1905 | 24-8 | .750 | — |
| Alden Knipe | 1899–1902 | 26-7-2 | .771 | — |
31 picks · 4 first-rounders
NFL Draft since 2020
20267 picks
- #57Logan JonesCenter · Chicago
- #96Gennings DunkerOffensive Tackle · Pittsburgh
- #121Kaden WetjenWide Receiver · Pittsburgh
- #148Beau StephensOffensive Guard · Seattle
- #183Karson ShararLinebacker · Arizona
- #219TJ HallCornerback · New Orleans
- #238Max LlewellynDefensive Edge · Miami
20255 picks
- #83Kaleb JohnsonRunning Back · Pittsburgh
- #164Yahya BlackDefensive Tackle · Pittsburgh
- #234Mason RichmanOffensive Tackle · Seattle
- #249Connor ColbyOffensive Guard · San Francisco
- #255Luke LacheyTight End · Houston
20244 picks
- #40Cooper DeJeanCornerback · Philadelphia
- #115Erick AllTight End · Cincinnati
- #122Tory TaylorPunter · Chicago
- #178Logan LeeDefensive Tackle · Pittsburgh
20234 picks
- #13Lukas Van NessDefensive End · Green Bay
- #18Jack CampbellInside Linebacker · Detroit
- #34Sam LaPortaTight End · Detroit
- #83Riley MossCornerback · Denver
20222 picks
- #25Tyler LinderbaumCenter · Baltimore
- #114Dane BeltonSafety · New York
20214 picks
- #84Chauncey GolstonDefensive End · Dallas
- #157Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWide Receiver · Minnesota
- #158Daviyon NixonDefensive Tackle · Carolina
- #185Nick NiemannInside Linebacker · Los Angeles
20205 picks
- #13Tristan WirfsOffensive Tackle · Tampa Bay
- #54AJ EpenesaDefensive End · Buffalo
- #77Michael OjemudiaCornerback · Denver
- #219Geno StoneSafety · Baltimore
- #244Nate StanleyQuarterback · Minnesota