Iowa Hawkeyes football - wikipedia Iowa Hawkeyes football Iowa Hawkeyes football 2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team First season 1888 Athletic director Gary Barta Head coach Kirk Ferentz 20th season, 143 -- 97 (. 596 ) Stadium Kinnick Stadium ( Capacity : 70,585 ) Field surface Field Turf Location Iowa City, Iowa NCAA division Division I FBS Conference Big Ten Conference Division West Past conferences WIUFA ( 1892 -- 1897 ) Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( 1907 -- 1910 ) All - time record 642 -- 553 -- 39 (. 536 ) Bowl record 15 -- 15 -- 1 (. 500 ) Claimed nat'l titles 1 ( 1958 ) Unclaimed nat'l titles 4 ( 1921, 1922, 1956, 1960 ) Conference titles 13 ( 11 Big Ten, 1 MVIAA, 1 WIUFA ) Division titles 1 ( 2015 ) Rivalries Iowa State Cyclones ( rivalry ) Minnesota Golden Gophers ( rivalry ) Nebraska Cornhuskers ( rivalry ) Wisconsin Badgers ( rivalry ) Heisman winners Nile Kinnick ( 1939 ) Consensus All - Americans 27 Current uniform Colors Black and Gold Fight song Iowa Fight Song Mascot Herky the Hawk Marching band Hawkeye Marching Band Outfitter Nike Website hawkeyesports.com The Iowa Hawkeyes football team represents the University of Iowa in college football. The Hawkeyes compete in the West division of the Big Ten Conference. They have been a member of the Big Ten since 1900, and are currently a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) member of the NCAA. The Hawkeyes play their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Kinnick Stadium, with a capacity of 70,585. The Hawkeyes are currently coached by Kirk Ferentz, who is in his 20th season as the head coach and is the longest current tenured head coach in NCAA Division I FBS. Contents 1 History 1.1 Founding and Early Years 1.2 The Big 8 years and return to Big Ten 1.3 Howard Jones era and 1930s 1.4 1929 Big Ten suspension 1.5 Eddie Anderson era 1.6 Forest Evashevski era 1.7 1960s and 70s 1.8 Hayden Fry era 1.9 Kirk Ferentz era 2 Head coaches 3 Championships 3.1 National championships 3.2 Conference championships 3.3 Divisional championships 4 Notable games and seasons 4.1 1953 : # 20 Iowa vs # 1 Notre Dame 4.2 1956 : # 6 Ohio State at # 7 Iowa 4.3 1957 Rose Bowl : # 3 Iowa vs. # 10 Oregon State 4.4 1959 Rose Bowl : # 2 Iowa vs. # 16 California 4.5 1981 : # 7 Nebraska at Iowa 4.6 1985 : # 2 Michigan at # 1 Iowa 4.7 2005 Capital One Bowl : Iowa vs. LSU ( `` The Catch '' ) 4.8 2008 : # 3 Penn State at Iowa 4.9 2010 Orange Bowl : # 9 Georgia Tech vs. # 10 Iowa 4.10 2016 : # 2 Michigan at Iowa 4.11 2017 : # 3 Ohio State at Iowa 5 Logos and uniforms 6 Kinnick Stadium 7 Traditions 7.1 Songs 7.2 Mascot 7.3 Hawkeye Marching Band 7.4 Kinnick Wave 8 Rivalries 8.1 Iowa State 8.2 Minnesota 8.3 Nebraska 8.4 Wisconsin 9 Current coaching staff 10 Bowl games and rankings 10.1 Bowl games 10.2 Iowa in the Final AP Poll 11 Season results 12 Honors and awards 12.1 Annual awards 12.1. 1 Individual award winners 12.1. 2 Coaching award winners 12.1. 3 Team awards 12.2 College Football Hall of Fame 12.3 Retired numbers 12.4 Iowa 's All - Time Team 13 Current Iowa Hawkeyes football team 14 Iowa and the NFL 14.1 Current NFL players 14.2 Pro Football Hall of Fame 14.3 First round NFL draft picks 15 Series records 15.1 Division I opponents 15.2 Big Ten Opponents 16 Future non-conference opponents 17 References 17.1 Additional sources 18 External links History Main article : History of Iowa Hawkeyes football See also : List of Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons Founding and early years Football was first played as a club sport at Iowa in 1872, with intramural games against other colleges played as early as 1882, but it was not until 1889 that the University of Iowa first officially recognized a varsity football team. In 1899, Iowa completed its first undefeated football season, which led to an invitation to join the Western Conference, now known as the Big Ten Conference. In 1900, the Hawkeyes secured another undefeated season and won a share of the Western Conference title in their first year of league play. The Big 8 years and return to Big Ten In 1907 Iowa helped form the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association. They participated in football in the new league for four seasons, while retaining their existing membership in the Western Conference. Iowa tied with Nebraska in 1907 for the league championship in its first season of competition. They would leave the conference after the 1910 football season and return to the Big Ten. Howard Jones era and 1930s Iowa claimed consecutive Big Ten titles in 1921 and 1922. The Hawkeyes won 20 straight games in the early 1920s under the guidance of Hall of Fame coach Howard Jones. Jones soon left Iowa and established a powerhouse at Southern California, and the Hawkeyes were abysmal for most of the 1930s. 1929 Big Ten suspension Iowa was expelled from the Big Ten on May 25, 1929. The reasons were officially unstated and university president William Jessup professed not to know why the faculty committee voted to expel the university. Discussions of player compensation and Iowa 's inaction on alleged ethics violation appear to have been a main cause. Following the 1929 season, the Big Ten faculty committee unanimously voted to reinstate Iowa to the conference on February 1, 1930. On December 11, 1929, Iowa had disqualified 27 players, presumably due to compensation issues, and was advised not to seek reinstatement of any of those players. Eddie Anderson era As a result, little was expected of Iowa 's 1939 team, led by new coach Eddie Anderson. Nicknamed the `` Ironmen '', the 1939 Hawkeyes scored several upset victories and vaulted into the national rankings. Though Iowa fell a game short of the Big Ten title, team MVP Nile Kinnick won almost every major national award, including the 1939 Heisman Trophy. Forest Evashevski era Forest Evashevski was hired as Iowa 's head coach in 1952. He lured Calvin Jones to Iowa, where Jones became the first Hawkeye -- and the first African - American -- to win the Outland Trophy in 1955. From 1956 to 1960, Evashevski led Iowa to four finishes in the top five of the national rankings, three Big Ten Conference titles, two Rose Bowl victories ( in 1957 and 1959 ), and the 1958 FWAA national championship. After the 1960 season, Evashevski left coaching to become Iowa 's athletic director. The forgotten season Main article : 1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team In 1960 the Hawkeyes held on to the # 1 ranking for much of the season. The Hawkeyes defeated # 8 Ohio State, # 15 Michigan State, and # 10 Purdue. Iowa lost to rival # 3 Minnesota. The game was the only loss of the year for the 1960 Hawkeyes and they shared the Big Ten title with Minnesota. However, at that time, the Big Ten did not allow their teams to go to any bowl except for the Rose Bowl. As such, Minnesota was picked over Iowa to go to Pasadena and Iowa was left out, despite a # 2 ranking in the Coaches ' Poll and a # 3 ranking in the AP. Minnesota went on to win the National Championship. This season is known as the `` Forgotten Season '', for despite ending the season with a # 2 / 3 ranking and a share of the Big Ten title, the Hawks were left out of January play. 1960s and 70s Evashevski 's departure from the sidelines began a two - decade downturn in Iowa 's fortunes. Jerry Burns coached from 1961 though 1965. He had a 16 -- 27 -- 2 record. His first team finished 5 -- 4, which would be Iowa 's last winning record for 20 years. Ray Nagel followed from 1966 -- 1970 with a 16 -- 32 -- 2 record. Consecutive 5 -- 5 records in 1968 and 1969 would be the Hawks ' only non-losing records from 1961 to 1980. Frank Lauterbur followed, coaching from 1971 -- 1973 with a 4 -- 28 -- 1 record, with a 0 -- 11 record in 1973. Bob Commings coached the Hawkeyes from 1974 -- 1978. His record was 18 wins and 37 losses. Hayden Fry era Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry was hired after the 1978 season to try to reverse Iowa 's fortunes. After decades of losing, Fry revived the Iowa program. In 20 years at Iowa, he led the Hawkeyes to 14 bowl games, including three Rose Bowl appearances ( in 1982, 1986 and 1991 ), and won three Big Ten titles. Among the legends that Fry left behind is the iconic pink visitors locker room, as well as a statement he made the day he started as Iowa Head Coach that he would take the team to a bowl game within four years, or he would step down. He would not only succeed in his boast, by sending Iowa to the 1982 Rose Bowl, he would do it in three years, besting his ambitious prognostication by one year. Fry retired in 1998, turning the program over to his former assistant Kirk Ferentz. Kirk Ferentz era Ferentz led Iowa to three consecutive top ten finishes from 2002 to 2004 and two Big Ten titles. The Hawkeyes have played in 13 bowl games in the past 16 seasons, and in 27 bowl games over the last 36 seasons. Kirk Ferentz has been the head coach since Hayden Fry 's retirement after the 1998 season, and has led the team to a number of Bowl appearances, including two Orange Bowls and the 2016 Rose Bowl. Iowa has cracked the top 25 at the end of the season six times during the Kirk Ferentz era -- No. 8 in 2002, 2003, and 2004, No. 20 in 2008, No. 7 in 2009, and No. 9 in 2015. In 2018, Iowa will begin its 130th season of football, and its 119th season in the Big Ten. Head Coaches Main article : List of Iowa Hawkeyes head football coaches Coach Seasons Games Wins Losses Ties Percentage Alfred E. Bull ( 1896 ) 9 7. 833 John Chalmers ( 1903 -- 1905 ) 32 24 8 0. 750 Howard Jones ( 1916 -- 1923 ) 8 60 42 17. 708 Alden Knipe ( 1899 -- 1902 ) 5 44 29 11. 705 Forest Evashevski ( 1952 -- 1960 ) 9 83 52 27. 651 Hayden Fry ( 1979 -- 1998 ) 20 238 143 89 6. 613 Kirk Ferentz ( 1999 -- Present ) 19 240 143 97 0. 596 Edward A. Dalton ( 1892 ) 6. 583 Jesse Hawley ( 1910 -- 1915 ) 6 42 24 18 0. 571 Burt Ingwersen ( 1924 -- 1931 ) 8 64 33 27. 547 Eddie Anderson ( 1939 -- 1949 ) 8 70 35 33. 514 Roger Sherman ( 1894 ) 9. 500 Otto Wagonhurst ( 1897 ) 8 0. 500 Ben `` Sport '' Donnelly ( 1893 ) 7 0. 429 Oscar `` Ossie '' Solem ( 1932 -- 1936 ) 5 40 15 21. 425 Mark Catlin ( 1906 -- 1908 ) 17 7 10 0. 412 Jerry Burns ( 1961 -- 1965 ) 5 45 16 27. 378 Leonard Raffensperger ( 1950 -- 1951 ) 18 5 10. 361 John Griffith ( 1909 ) 7. 357 Ray Nagel ( 1966 -- 1970 ) 5 49 16 32. 337 Bob Commings ( 1974 -- 1978 ) 5 55 18 37 0. 327 Clem Crowe ( 1945 ) 9 7 0. 222 Irl Tubbs ( 1937 -- 1938 ) 16 13. 156 Edward `` Slip '' Madigan ( 1943 -- 1944 ) 16 13. 156 Frank Lauterbur ( 1971 -- 1973 ) 33 28. 136 Eddie Anderson did not coach during the 1943 -- 1945 seasons to serve in World War II. -- Iowa did not hire their first head coach until 1892, even though their football program began in 1889. Championships National championships Iowa finished the 1958 regular season ranked # 2 in the AP and Coaches Polls, behind 11 -- 0 LSU, although both votes were taken before the bowl games. Iowa convincingly won the 1959 Rose Bowl, 38 -- 12, setting or tying six Rose Bowl records. The Football Writers Association of America gave their national championship trophy, the Grantland Rice Trophy, to Iowa. Season Coach Selector Record 1958 Forest Evashevski Football Writers Association of America 8 -- 1 -- 1 Conference championships Iowa has won 13 conference championships in school history, eight shared and five outright, winning 11 with the Big Ten, one with the WIUFA and one with the MVIAA... Season Coach Conference Conference Record Overall Record 1896 Alfred E. Bull Western Interstate University Football Association 3 -- 0 -- 1 7 -- 1 -- 1 1900 † Alden Knipe Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2 -- 0 -- 1 7 -- 0 -- 1 1907 † Mark Catlin, Sr. Big Ten Conference 1 -- 0 3 -- 2 1921 Howard Jones Big Ten Conference 5 -- 0 7 -- 0 1922 † Howard Jones Big Ten Conference 5 -- 0 7 -- 0 1956 Forest Evashevski Big Ten Conference 5 -- 1 9 -- 1 1958 Forest Evashevski Big Ten Conference 5 -- 1 8 -- 1 -- 1 1960 † Forest Evashevski Big Ten Conference 5 -- 1 8 -- 1 1981 † Hayden Fry Big Ten Conference 6 -- 2 8 -- 4 1985 Hayden Fry Big Ten Conference 7 -- 1 10 -- 2 1990 † Hayden Fry Big Ten Conference 6 -- 2 8 -- 4 2002 † Kirk Ferentz Big Ten Conference 8 -- 0 11 -- 2 2004 † Kirk Ferentz Big Ten Conference 7 -- 1 10 -- 2 † denotes shared championship Divisional championships Year Division Big Ten CG Result Opponent PF PA 2015 Big Ten West MIchigan State 13 16 1 Big Ten West Championships Notable games and seasons See also : List of Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons 1953 : # 20 Iowa vs. # 1 Notre Dame Main article : 1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team On Nov. 21, 1953, an undefeated # 1 ranked Notre Dame team was set to face the Hawkeyes in South Bend. In the first quarter, Iowa defensive back Dusty Rice intercepted the Irish, which allowed the Hawkeyes to drive the ball 72 - yards for an Iowa touchdown and a 7 -- 0 lead. With only 2 seconds left in the first half, Irish tackle Frank Varrichione fell down with an injury which stopped the clock ( Notre Dame had no time outs left ). Varrichione went in that same play and the Irish scored on a touchdown pass to Dan Shannon, to tie the game 7 -- 7 at the half. With the score still deadlocked late into the fourth quarter, Iowa intercepted a pass on their own 48 - yard line. The Hawkeyes then scored on a touchdown pass to end Frank Gilliam to give the Hawkeyes a 14 -- 7 lead with 2 : 06 left in the game, with Notre Dame having no time outs remaining. With only 6 seconds left and the clock ticking away Frank Varrichione came down with another injury which stopped the clock ( again he went back in that very same play ). Notre Dame then scored a touchdown to tie the game up and stay unbeaten. After the game, sportswriters such as Grantland Rice and others were infuriated calling it unfair, and the Irish earned the label : `` The Fainting Irish of Notre Dame ''. Iowa head coach Forest Evashevski said after the game : `` When the One Great Scorer comes to write against our name, He wo n't write whether we won or lost, but how come we got gypped at Notre Dame ''. The Hawkeyes, who were ranked # 20 before the game, jumped teams with better records to gain the # 9 ranking. Varrichione has since admitted that the injuries were fake, in Steve Delsohn 's book, Talking Irish : The Oral History Of Notre Dame Football. In addition, Notre Dame Heisman winner Johnny Lattner praised his team 's tactics calling it `` Pretty smart thinking, was n't it ? ''. Because of this game, the NCAA changed the rules making players sit out at least one down before returning to the game. 1956 : # 6 Ohio State at # 7 Iowa Main article : 1956 Iowa Hawkeyes football team On November 17, Iowa ( ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll ) defeated Ohio State ( ranked No. 6 ), 6 -- 0, before a crowd of 57,732 at Iowa Stadium. Ohio State went into the game with the second best rushing attack in the country but were held to 147 rushing yards, their lowest rushing yardage total in two years. The result broke Ohio State 's winning streak of 17 games against conference opponents and clinched for Iowa the conference championship and a berth in the Rose Bowl. After time expired, Iowa fans hauled down the goal posts and paraded through Iowa City. 1957 Rose Bowl : # 3 Iowa vs. # 10 Oregon State Main article : 1957 Rose Bowl Aided by three rushing touchdowns, the Big Ten Champion Iowa Hawkeyes got off to a 21 - 6 start at the half. After the half, Iowa scored two more touchdowns and beat Oregon State 35 - 19. With the victory, Iowa won their first Rose Bowl Game in program history. Quarterback Ken Ploen was the games MVP ending the game with one rushing touchdown and one passing touchdown. 1959 Rose Bowl : # 2 Iowa vs. # 16 California Main article : 1959 Rose Bowl With their win in the Rose Bowl in 1959, the Iowa Hawkeyes won their first, and only, National Championship. However, although Iowa won the Grantland Rice Trophy as awarded by the Football Writers Association of America following the Bowl games, LSU was voted # 1 in both major polls, the AP and Coaches polls, which were tallied before the Bowl games were played. This game was lopsided and by the end of the third quarter, with a 22 -- 6 advantage over the California Golden Bears, Iowa could smell victory. The championship, however, is disputed. The AP, whose poll came out before the bowl games, had picked LSU as their National Champion. Many believe that the Iowa Hawkeyes rightfully hold the 1958 National Championship. 1981 : # 7 Nebraska at Iowa Main article : 1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Official recap -- There were n't many among the 60,160 who jammed Iowa 's Kinnick Stadium who thought they were watching a matchup of the eventual Midwest entries in the Rose and Orange Bowls. There probably were n't a whole lot more who thought Iowa would avenge a 57 -- 0 slaughter the Hawkeyes had suffered in Lincoln the year before. However, Iowa took advantage of excellent field position to jump to a 10 -- 0 first - half lead, then held on to win a 10 -- 7 stunner over the seventh - ranked Huskers. The Hawkeye defense held the Huskers to their lowest total offense output of the season -- 234 yards -- and stopped the Nebraska offense three straight times in Iowa territory after Roger Craig 's one - yard TD had pulled the Huskers within 10 -- 7 early in the final period. NU was stymied in the fourth quarter by a missed 30 - yard field goal, a fumble, and Lou King 's diving interception, which secured Iowa 's victory with 39 seconds remaining. In the first half, the Hawkeyes capitalized on a short punt and an interception to set up a two - yard TD run by Eddie Phillips and a 35 - yard field goal by Lon Olejniczak. Meanwhile, the Huskers were held scoreless through three quarters for the first time since 1973 and did n't get out of their own territory until late in the second period, partly because of Iowa punter Reggie Roby 's 50 - plus yard average. NU quarterbacks Mark Maurer and Nate Mason completed only 8 - of - 18 passes for 81 yards and rushed 12 times for minus - 2 yards. Iowa used its upset win as a launching pad to defeat such teams as UCLA, Michigan and Purdue and post its first winning season since 1961. `` At this minute, this is the greatest victory of my life, '' Iowa coach Hayden Fry said. `` I 'm getting to be an old man and I do n't want to hurt any of my other teams that pulled off some upsets. But while I 've been at Iowa, this is far and away the greatest victory. `` If you stay with this game long enough, the worm is bound to turn. Do n't think we did n't earn this one, either. We did it fair and square, plus we showed a lot of character. '' 1985 : # 2 Michigan at # 1 Iowa Main article : 1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The Hawkeyes trailed 10 -- 9 late in the fourth quarter, in what may be considered the greatest game ever played at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa got the ball, with 5 : 27 left, on their own 22 - yard line. Led by their All - American Quarterback, Chuck Long, Iowa drove the ball to the Michigan 12 - yard line. As the clock expired, kicker Rob Houghtlin sent one through the uprights, to give Iowa the win. The Hawkeyes would go on to accept an invitation to the 1986 Rose Bowl. 2005 capital one Bowl : Iowa vs. LSU ( `` the Catch '' ) Main article : 2005 Capital One Bowl The game has gone down in Hawkeye history known simply as `` The Catch ''. Iowa was set to play the defending National Champion LSU Tigers. Despite leading the entire game, Iowa found itself down 24 -- 25 and got the ball with only 46 seconds left on the clock. With only a few seconds left in the game, Iowa found itself on their own 44 - yard line facing a 2nd and 6. Iowa Quarterback Drew Tate threw the ball 56 yards to Warren Holloway for an Iowa touchdown that gave the Hawkeyes a 30 -- 25 victory over Nick Saban 's defending champion Tigers. The touchdown was Holloway 's first and only career touchdown. 2008 : # 3 Penn State at Iowa Main article : 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The undefeated Penn State Nittany Lions came into the game ranked # 3 in the country with hopes of a BCS national championship. The Hawkeyes, on the other hand, were 5 -- 4 and coming off a tough loss at Illinois. The Hawkeyes jumped out to an early lead following a Penn State fumble on their first drive, but the Nittany Lions would come back to take a 13 -- 7 lead into halftime. With less than four minutes left in the game, and trailing 23 -- 21, Iowa strong safety Tyler Sash intercepted Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark 's pass inside Iowa territory. The Hawkeyes drove to within field goal range where kicker Daniel Murray made a 31 - yard field goal with : 01 left to play. Iowa would go on to win 24 -- 23 and hand Penn State its only regular season loss of the year. The Hawkeyes would go on to beat South Carolina in the Outback Bowl. The win would be the first in a 13 - game winning streak for Iowa stretching into the 2009 season. 2010 Orange Bowl : # 9 Georgia Tech vs. # 10 Iowa Main article : 2010 Orange Bowl The game pitted the ACC Champion Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets against # 10 Iowa. On Iowa 's second drive of the game, quarterback Ricky Stanzi drove the Hawkeyes 80 yards, culminating in a 3 - yard touchdown pass to Marvin McNutt, putting Iowa on top 7 - 0. Iowa scored another touchdown on their next drive, following a Georgia Tech punt, with Stanzi hitting Colin Sandeman for 21 yards, extending the Hawkeyes lead to 14 - 0. On the ensuing drive, GT punted for the third time in a row. On Iowa 's next drive, Stanzi was intercepted by Jerrard Tarrant who returned the pick for a touchdown, cutting Iowa 's lead to 14 - 7. Georgia Tech received the ball at the start of the second half. Iowa took over on downs after Georgia Tech missed a 41 yard field goal. On Iowa 's next drive, they extended their lead by three thanks to a 33 yard field goal from kicker Daniel Murray. At the start of the 4th Quarter, Iowa had a 17 - 7 lead. This lead was cut when Georgia Tech drove down the field for its first and only offensive touchdown of the game. The touchdown cut Iowa 's lead to 17 - 14. However, Iowa running back Brandon Wegher sealed the win for the Hawkeyes with his 32 yard rushing touchdown late in the 4th Quarter. Iowa beat Georgia Tech by a final score of 24 - 14. The win marked the first ever BCS Bowl win for the Iowa program ( Iowa had won two Rose Bowls prior to the formation of the BCS ). The win also marked Iowa 's first ever Orange Bowl victory. Iowa is one of only five Big Ten teams to compete in and win an Orange Bowl. 2016 : # 2 Michigan at Iowa Main article : 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Iowa entered this matchup against the 9 -- 0 Wolverines with a 5 -- 4 record, a letdown given the high expectations entering the season. Michigan arrived in Iowa City with the # 1 scoring defense and the # 3 scoring offense in the country. A week after being humbled 41 -- 14 at Penn State, in the midst of a 3 - game home losing streak, and after trailing 10 -- 0 in the second quarter of this game, the Hawkeyes put forth a gritty, spirited effort. Freshman Keith Duncan drilled a 33 - yard field goal as time expired to deliver Iowa a much needed win. Akrum Wadley was the offensive standout for the Hawkeyes with 115 yards rushing, and another 52 yards receiving that included a touchdown late in the first half. The Hawkeye defense did their part as well, allowing only 201 total yards and scoring a safety in the 14 -- 13 win. With Clemson and Washington both losing, this marked only the second time # 2, # 3, and # 4 fell during the same day in the regular - season. The other time was October 19, 1985, and one of the games that day was # 1 Iowa 's 12 -- 10 win over # 2 Michigan. 2017 : # 3 Ohio State at Iowa Main article : 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Iowa entered this matchup against the 7 -- 1 Buckeyes with a 5 -- 3 record. At kickoff, the Buckeyes were ranked # 6 in the nation and although the game was being played at Iowa 's Kinnick Stadium, Ohio State was a 21 point favorite to win. Early on, it was an even contest as the teams traded scores on their way to a 17 - 17 midway through the second quarter. However in the last 3 minutes of the first half, Iowa TE Noah Fant was on the receiving end of two Nate Stanley TD passes, sending Iowa into the locker room with a 31 - 17 lead. The second half belonged to the Hawkeyes as they sliced through the Ohio State defense on TD drives of 78, 60 and 47 yards on their way to a resounding 55 - 24 win. Notable performances from the game were 5 TD passes by Iowa QB Nathan Stanley, Iowa CB Joshua Jackson 's 3 interceptions, Iowa RB Akrum Wadley rushing for 118 yards on 20 carries ( 5.9 ) and Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett throwing 4 INT 's along with 3 TD 's. On the day Iowa racked up a total of 487 yards against an Ohio State defense that came into the game only allowing 302 per contest. Many pundits remarked after the season that the lop - sided loss to Iowa was the reason that Ohio State was not part of the College Football Playoff, even though the Buckeyes ended the season as the B1G Champ. Logos and uniforms Iowa 's home jersey is black with white numerals, with gold and white stripes on the sleeves. The away jersey is white with black numerals, and gold stripes on the sleeves. Players ' names are located above the numerals on the back of the jersey. Gold pants with a black stripe are worn with both the home and away jersey. Iowa 's helmets are black with a black facemask. They also have a gold stripe and the gold Iowa Hawkeye logo included on both sides of the helmet. In 1979, Hayden Fry helped to create the Tiger Hawk, the logo seen on Iowa 's football helmets. Since both teams shared the colors of black and yellow gold, Fry sought and gained permission from the Pittsburgh Steelers, the dominant National Football League ( NFL ) team of the 1970s, to overhaul Iowa 's uniforms in the Steelers ' image. Fry 's idea was that if the team were going to act like winners, they first needed to dress like winners. Fry had originally asked Steelers defensive tackle `` Mean '' Joe Greene for a replica helmet and home jersey ; Greene was able to send Fry to one of the team owners, and three days later, the owners sent Fry reproduction copies of the home and away uniform of Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw, making Iowa one of only a few schools to use the uniform scheme of an NFL team ; others include the Blue Devils of Duke University whose football uniforms resemble those of the Indianapolis Colts. Although the uniforms appear substantially the same, there are subtle differences, mainly in the font of the numerals, the scheme of the white away jerseys, and the width of the jersey stripe. The Hawkeyes have removed the Tiger Hawk helmet logo and the single yellow gold stripe from their game helmets on several occasions as a symbolic gesture of mourning. The first instance was on November 2, 1991, in recognition of the six victims of a fatal campus shooting. The second occasion was for a December 29, 1996, appearance in the Alamo Bowl. It served to commemorate the family of linebacker Mark Mitchell, who were involved in a fatal vehicle accident while en route to the game. The accident resulted in the death of Mitchell 's mother and severe injuries to his father and two brothers. Third came on Veterans ' Day 2011 when they used a red, white, and blue tiger hawk on one side and left the other side blank in honor of our fallen heroes against Michigan. All three games resulted in Iowa victories. Fourth, and most recent, was September 12, 2015 when they honored # 9 Tyler Sash, former Iowa Safety and NFL Veteran, who had died on September 8, 2015. During this last removal of the helmet logo, only one side was removed, while the other had a large # 9 placed, honoring the jersey number Sash wore while he played at Iowa. The Iowa Athletic Director has okayed only six stickers on the helmets from 1985 to the present. The first was in 1985, when a gold disk appeared, with the black letters `` ANF, '' which stands for America Needs Farmers. This sticker has remained in place since it was first placed onto the helmet. The second was a small black sticker on the back of the helmet, with white letters that spelled out `` EVY, '' the nickname of legendary Iowa head coach, and Athletic Director, Forest Evasheski, to commemorate his death in 2009. The third was in memory of Iowa high school football coaching legend Ed Thomas, who was killed in his team 's weight room by a former player. A small gold sticker with the black letters `` FFF '' placed near the crown of the helmet represents Faith, Family, Football, a motto Coach Thomas preached to his players to represent what his players ' priorities should be not only through the season, but throughout life. The fourth was a small green sticker, with the number 30 on it to honor former Hawkeye Safety Brett Greenwood, who had recently fallen into a coma while working out at his old high school. Fifth was a small black sticker with a gold `` TS '', worn on the back of the helmet to commemorate the death of former Hawkeye safety Tyler Sash. Then on October 9, 2016, former Polk County deputy sheriff Ron Stewart died at the age of 76. Stewart volunteered his time providing security for the Iowa Football team at home and road games from 1982 - 2014. For the remainder of the season, the Hawkeyes wore a decal on the back of their helmets bearing his initials `` RS '' within a sheriff 's badge in his memory. Kinnick Stadium Main article : Kinnick Stadium Kinnick Stadium, formerly known as Iowa Stadium, is the home stadium of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City, Iowa. It opened as Iowa Stadium in 1929 ; prior to that time, Iowa played its home games at Iowa Field. Iowa Stadium was renamed Kinnick Stadium in 1972 in honor of Nile Kinnick, the 1939 Heisman Trophy winner and the only Heisman winner in university history, who died in service during World War II. It currently holds up to 70,585 people, making it the 25th largest college football stadium in America and the 82nd largest sports stadium in the world. Traditions Songs Iowa 's official fight song is the `` Iowa Fight Song '' which is sung by the marching band and the fans. Iowa 's school song is `` On Iowa ''. Iowa also plays a third fight song, entitled `` Roll Along Iowa ''. After victories the band plays the Im Himmel gibt 's kein Bier Polka, which translates to `` In Heaven There is No Beer ''. Before the game ( since 2005 ) the team has exited the tunnel together to `` Back in Black '' by AC / DC before joining hands and running onto the field in unison to `` Enter Sandman '' by Metallica. Mascot Iowa 's mascot is Herky the Hawk, a black and gold caricature of a Hawk. Herky was created as a cartoon in 1948, and first appeared at a sporting event in 1959. Herky was actually named after the Greek God Hercules. The term `` Hawkeye '' originally appeared in the book The Last of the Mohicans and was later used in its plural form to describe the people of Iowa. The University of Iowa adopted this as the nickname for its athletic teams. Hawkeye Marching band Founded in 1881, the Hawkeye Marching Band now performs at all Iowa Hawkeye home football games. The band also travels with the team to usually one away game per year and any post-season bowl games. Kinnick Wave In 2017, Hawkeyes fans created what ESPN called `` college football 's coolest new tradition ''. In February of that year, the university 's children 's hospital, which has long had a close relationship with the Iowa football program, opened a new 12 - story building across the street from Kinnick Stadium, with the top few floors featuring an unobstructed view of the playing field. The top floor of the hospital features the Press Box Cafe, a lounge area with floor - to - ceiling windows facing the field that is reserved for patients and their families on Hawkeyes game days, with big - screen TVs available when Iowa plays on the road. Following a suggestion posted to a Hawkeyes fan page on Facebook, by Iowan Krista Young, fans now face the hospital and wave to the children and their families at the end of the first quarter of every home game. For home night games, the first of which was against Penn State on September 23, 2017, `` The Wave '' features fans waving with their cell phone flashlights turned on. Two weeks after the Penn State game, with the Hawkeyes at home to Illinois, the Hawkeye Marching Band joined in this new tradition, forming a hand moving side - to - side and `` waving '' at the children during its halftime show. The Wave was even seen in the offseason -- on February 15, 2018, inspired by a suggestion from nurses at the children 's hospital, the stadium 's maintenance crew created a pattern of a waving hand in snow that was covering the playing field. At least one patient was reported to have seen the crew creating the design, and upon completion, the crew went into the Press Box Cafe to see their final product. The tradition has even spread beyond the Iowa fan base. With Iowa playing at Michigan State on September 30, ESPN 's College GameDay aired a six - minute feature on The Wave, followed by the feature 's reporter, Tom Rinaldi, leading the crowd at the Virginia Tech campus in a wave of their own. A few hours later at the end of the first quarter of the Iowa -- Michigan State game, Spartans fans joined in The Wave with visiting Iowa fans. Disney Sports announced it would present the Iowa football program with its Disney 's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award, which annually goes to college football 's most inspirational figure on November 20, 2017. The award was presented to the University of Iowa for The Wave on ESPN on December 7, 2017. Rivalries Iowa State Main article : Iowa - Iowa State football rivalry Iowa plays Iowa State annually for the Cy - Hawk Trophy, which began in 1977. The teams first meeting was in 1894. The teams quit meeting after the 1934 season until they renewed their rivalry in 1977. It was in 1977 when the tradition of the Cy - Hawk Trophy began, when the Des Moines Athletic Club donated a trophy dedicated to the rivlary. It was quickly dubbed the `` Cy - Hawk Trophy ''. Iowa leads the overall series 43 -- 22, and Iowa also leads the trophy series 27 -- 14. Minnesota Main article : Iowa -- Minnesota football rivalry Iowa plays Minnesota annually for the Floyd of Rosedale, which is Iowa 's oldest trophy that began in 1935. The teams first meeting was in 1891. Minnesota leads the overall series 62 -- 47 -- 2, and also leads the trophy series 42 -- 39 -- 2. Floyd of Rosedale was created in 1935 after Minnesota Governor Floyd Olson bet a prize pig that the Gophers would win the game, a goal which the Gophers would accomplish that year. After the death of the pig, its image was cast in bronze, and the Floyd of Rosedale trophy was created. Nebraska Main article : Iowa -- Nebraska football rivalry Iowa plays Nebraska annually for the Heroes Trophy, which began when Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011. Nebraska leads the overall series 29 -- 16 -- 3, but Iowa leads the trophy series 4 -- 3. Since the inauguration of the series as a conference game, the game has been played on the Friday following Thanksgiving. Wisconsin Main article : Iowa - Wisconsin football rivalry Iowa has played Wisconsin for the Heartland Trophy since 2004. The teams ' first meeting was in 1894. Wisconsin leads the overall series 46 -- 43 -- 2, and the trophy series at 6 -- 5. Current coaching staff Name Position First Year Position First Year at Iowa Alma Mater Kirk Ferentz Head Coach 1999 1999 * Connecticut Phil Parker Defensive Coordinator / Secondary 2013 1999 Michigan State Kelvin Bell Recruiting Coordinator / Assistant Defensive Line 2016 2012 Iowa Brian Ferentz Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs 2017 2012 Iowa Ken O'Keefe Quarterbacks 2017 1999 * * * John Carroll Reese Morgan Defensive Line 2012 2000 Wartburg LeVar Woods Tight Ends 2015 2008 Iowa Seth Wallace Linebackers 2016 2014 * * Coe Tim Polasek Offensive Line 2017 2017 Concordia ( WI ) Kelton Copeland Wide Receivers 2017 2017 Northern Illinois Chris Doyle Strength & Conditioning 1999 1999 Boston University Raimond Braithwaite Assistant, Strength & Conditioning 2008 2008 West Florida Justin Lima Assistant, Strength & Conditioning 2013 2013 Bridgewater State Cody Myers Assistant, Strength & Conditioning 2014 2014 Coe Paul Federici Director, Football Operations 2009 Penn State Ben Hansen Assistant Director, Football Operations 2012 2009 Iowa Broderick Binns Director, Player Development 2016 2014 Iowa Scott Southmayd Director, Player Personnel 2014 2002 Central ( IA ) Max Allen Director, Football New Media 2014 2014 Colorado Tyler Barnes Director, Player Recruiting 2016 2009 Iowa Tyler Anderson Graduate Assistant 2015 2015 Iowa Martin Hopkins Graduate Assistant 2016 2013 Iowa Joe Pawlak Graduate Assistant 2016 2016 Northern Illinois Don Shumpert Graduate Assistant 2016 2016 Iowa Tyler Parker Football Analyst Austin Showalter Football Analyst / Administrative Assistant 2015 2011 Iowa Bob Rahfeldt Video Coordinator 2013 1999 Iowa Chris Ruth Assistant Video Coordinator * Kirk Ferentz was the offensive line coach at Iowa from 1981 -- 1989. * * Seth Wallace was graduate assistant from 2006 -- 2008. * * * Ken O'Keefe was the offensive coordinator at Iowa from 1999 -- 2011. He left to become the wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins. Bowl games and rankings Bowl games Iowa has appeared in 31 bowl games, including 29 bowl games since 1982. In bowl games, Iowa has a 15 -- 15 -- 1 record : Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result 1956 Forest Evashevski Rose Bowl Oregon State W 35 -- 19 1958 Forest Evashevski Rose Bowl California W 38 -- 12 1981 Hayden Fry Rose Bowl Washington L 0 -- 28 1982 Hayden Fry Peach Bowl Tennessee W 28 -- 22 Hayden Fry Gator Bowl Florida L 6 -- 14 1984 Hayden Fry Freedom Bowl Texas W 55 -- 17 1985 Hayden Fry Rose Bowl UCLA L 28 -- 45 1986 Hayden Fry Holiday Bowl San Diego State W 39 -- 38 Hayden Fry Holiday Bowl Wyoming W 20 -- 19 1988 Hayden Fry Peach Bowl North Carolina State L 23 -- 28 1990 Hayden Fry Rose Bowl Washington L 34 -- 46 1991 Hayden Fry Holiday Bowl BYU T 13 -- 13 1993 Hayden Fry Alamo Bowl California L 3 -- 37 1995 Hayden Fry Sun Bowl Washington W 38 -- 18 Hayden Fry Alamo Bowl Texas Tech W 27 -- 0 1997 Hayden Fry Sun Bowl Arizona State L 7 -- 17 2001 Kirk Ferentz Alamo Bowl Texas Tech W 19 -- 16 2002 Kirk Ferentz Orange Bowl USC L 17 -- 38 2003 Kirk Ferentz Outback Bowl Florida W 37 -- 17 Kirk Ferentz Capital One Bowl LSU W 30 -- 25 2005 Kirk Ferentz Outback Bowl Florida L 24 -- 31 2006 Kirk Ferentz Alamo Bowl Texas L 24 -- 26 2008 Kirk Ferentz Outback Bowl South Carolina W 31 -- 10 2009 Kirk Ferentz Orange Bowl Georgia Tech W 24 -- 14 Kirk Ferentz Insight Bowl Missouri W 27 -- 24 2011 Kirk Ferentz Insight Bowl Oklahoma L 14 -- 31 2013 Kirk Ferentz Outback Bowl LSU L 14 -- 21 2014 Kirk Ferentz TaxSlayer Bowl Tennessee L 28 -- 45 2015 Kirk Ferentz Rose Bowl Stanford L 16 -- 45 2016 Kirk Ferentz Outback Bowl Florida L 3 -- 30 2017 Kirk Ferentz Pinstripe Bowl Boston College W 27 -- 20 Iowa in the Final AP Poll Iowa has made 311 appearances in the Associated Press poll, including 123 weeks in the top 10. Iowa has finished the year ranked in the final Associated Press poll of the season 22 times : Year Ranking Record 1939 9 6 -- 1 -- 1 1953 9 5 -- 3 -- 1 1956 8 -- 1 1957 6 7 -- 1 -- 1 1958 7 -- 1 -- 1 1960 8 -- 1 1981 18 8 -- 4 14 9 -- 3 Year Ranking Record 1984 16 8 -- 4 -- 1 1985 10 10 -- 2 1986 16 9 -- 3 16 10 -- 3 1990 18 8 -- 4 1991 10 10 -- 1 -- 1 1995 25 8 -- 4 Year Ranking Record 18 9 -- 3 2002 8 11 -- 2 2003 8 10 -- 3 8 10 -- 2 2008 20 9 -- 4 2009 7 11 -- 2 2015 9 12 -- 2 Season results Main article : List of Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons Honors and awards Main article : List of Iowa Hawkeyes football honorees Annual awards Individual award winners Heisman Trophy Nile Kinnick -- 1939 Maxwell Award Nile Kinnick -- 1939 Chuck Long -- 1985 AP Athlete of the Year Nile Kinnick -- 1939 AP Player of the Year Brad Banks -- 2002 Davey O'Brien Award Chuck Long -- 1985 Brad Banks -- 2002 UPI Lineman of the Year Alex Karras -- 1957 Mosi Tatupu Award Kahlil Hill -- 2001 John Mackey Award Dallas Clark -- 2002 Jack Tatum Trophy Desmond King -- 2015 Josh Jackson -- 2017 Jack Lambert Trophy Josey Jewell -- 2017 Lott IMPACT Trophy Josey Jewell -- 2017 Lou Groza Award Nate Kaeding -- 2002 Doak Walker Award Shonn Greene -- 2008 Jim Brown Award Shonn Greene -- 2008 Jim Thorpe Award Desmond King -- 2015 Outland Trophy Cal Jones -- 1955 Alex Karras -- 1957 Robert Gallery -- 2003 Brandon Scherff -- 2014 Coaching award winners AFCA Coach of the Year Eddie Anderson -- 1939 AP Coach of the Year Award Kirk Ferentz -- 2002 Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award Kirk Ferentz -- 2002 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award Kirk Ferentz -- 2015 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award Kirk Ferentz -- 2015 Woody Hayes Trophy Kirk Ferentz -- 2015 Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year Hayden Fry -- 1981 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Hayden Fry -- 2005 The National Football Foundation Gridiron Club Legends Award Hayden Fry -- 2018 Team awards Joe Moore Award Iowa -- 2016 Disney 's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award Iowa -- 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Iowa has 14 inductees in the College Football Hall of Fame : College Football Hall of Fame Name Position Tenure Year Inducted Howard Jones Coach 1916 -- 23 1951 Duke Slater Tackle 1918 -- 21 1951 Nile Kinnick Quarterback 1936 -- 39 1951 Gordon Locke Fullback 1920 -- 22 1960 Eddie Anderson Coach 1939 -- 49 1971 Aubrey Devine Quarterback 1919 -- 21 1973 Slip Madigan Coach 1943 -- 44 Cal Jones Guard 1952 -- 55 1980 Alex Karras Defensive tackle 1954 -- 57 1981 Randy Duncan Quarterback 1956 -- 58 1997 Chuck Long Quarterback 1981 -- 85 1999 Forest Evashevski Coach 1952 -- 60 2000 Hayden Fry Coach 1979 -- 98 2003 Larry Station Linebacker 1982 -- 85 2009 Retired numbers Iowa Hawkeyes retired numbers No. Player Position Tenure 24 Nile Kinnick QB 1936 -- 39 62 Cal Jones OG 1952 -- 55 Two numbers have been retired by the Hawkeye football program, Nile Kinnick 's No. 24 and Cal Jones ' No. 62. Both Kinnick and Jones were consensus first team All - Americans, and both men died in separate plane crashes before their 25th birthday. Kinnick won the University of Iowa 's only Heisman Trophy in 1939 and is the man for whom Kinnick Stadium is named. Jones was the first African - American to win the Outland Trophy and is the only Hawkeye to be named first - team All - American three times. Iowa 's All - Time Team As selected by Iowa 's fans in 1989. Offense E Marv Cook 1985 -- 88 E Jim Gibbons 1955 -- 57 OL Mike Enich 1938 -- 1940 OL Cal Jones 1953 -- 55 OL Jerry Hilgenberg 1951 -- 53 OL John Niland 1963 -- 65 OL Duke Slater 1918 -- 21 QB Chuck Long 1982 -- 85 RB Ozzie Simmons 1934 -- 36 RB Aubrey Devine 1919 -- 21 RB Ronnie Harmon 1982 -- 85 PK Rob Houghtlin 1985 -- 87 Defense E Frank Gilliam 1953 -- 56 E Andre Tippett 1979 -- 81 DL Mark Bortz 1979 -- 82 DL Dave Haight 1985 -- 88 DL Alex Karras 1956 -- 57 LB Mike Reilly 1961 -- 63 LB Larry Station 1982 -- 85 DB Craig Clemons 1969 -- 71 DB Willis Glasgow 1927 -- 29 DB Gordon Locke 1920 -- 22 DB Ken Ploen 1954 -- 56 P Reggie Roby 1979 -- 82 Special Mention Offense OL Dave Croston 1984 -- 1986 OL Joe Devlin 1973 -- 75 QB Randy Duncan 1956 -- 58 RB Larry Ferguson 1959 -- 62 RB Joe Laws 1931 -- 33 RB Ed Podolak 1966 -- 68 RB Bill Reichardt 1949 -- 51 E Erwin Prasse 1937 -- 39 Defense E Lester Belding 1918 -- 21 LB Wally Hilgenberg 1961 -- 63 DB Devon Mitchell 1982 -- 85 DE Joe Mott 1985 -- 88 LB Brad Quast 1986 -- 89 DB Bill Reichardt 1949 -- 51 DB Bob Stoops 1979 -- 82 DB Mike Stoops 1981 -- 84 Current Iowa Hawkeyes football team Main article : 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Iowa and the NFL Current NFL players This list includes players on active team rosters, this list does not include free agents or players on practice squads in 2017. Name Year Debuted Position Team C.J. Beathard 2017 QB San Francisco 49ers Austin Blythe 2016 Los Angeles Rams Bryan Bulaga OT Green Bay Packers Adrian Clayborn 2011 DE Atlanta Falcons Cole Croston 2017 OL New England Patriots LeShun Daniels 2017 RB Washington Redskins Mike Daniels 2012 DE Green Bay Packers Carl Davis 2015 DT Baltimore Ravens Andrew Donnal 2015 OT Los Angeles Rams C.J. Fiedorowicz 2015 TE Houston Texans Adam Gettis 2013 OG New York Giants Anthony Hitchens 2014 LB Dallas Cowboys Micah Hyde 2015 Buffalo Bills Jaleel Johnson 2017 DT Minnesota Vikings Desmond King 2017 CB Los Angeles Chargers Christian Kirksey 2014 LB Cleveland Browns George Kittle 2017 TE San Francisco 49ers Karl Klug 2011 DE Tennessee Titans Casey Kreiter 2016 LS Denver Broncos Henry Krieger - Coble 2016 TE James Morris 2017 LB Riley Reiff 2012 OT Minnesota Vikings Brandon Scherff 2016 OG Washington Redskins Matt Tobin 2014 OT Seattle Seahawks Marshal Yanda 2007 OG Baltimore Ravens Pro Football Hall of Fame Three Hawkeyes have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame : Induction Player Position Teams 1967 Emlen Tunnell Defensive back New York Giants, Green Bay Packers 1998 Paul Krause Safety Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins 2008 Andre Tippett Linebacker New England Patriots First round NFL draft picks Iowa has had at least one player drafted in every NFL Draft since 1978. Through the 2017 NFL Draft, Iowa has had 282 draft picks. 254 in the NFL, 21 in the AFL, and 7 in the AAFC ( the AFC and AAFC both merged with the NFL ). and 76 players have gone in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. Iowa has had 20 first round NFL Draft selections : Season Player Team Selection 1936 Dick Crayne Brooklyn Dodgers 4th 1958 Alex Karras Detroit Lions 10th 1959 Randy Duncan Green Bay Packers 1st 1966 John Niland Dallas Cowboys 5th 1973 Craig Clemons Chicago Bears 12th 1976 Rod Walters Kansas City Chiefs 14th 1982 Ron Hallstrom Green Bay Packers 22nd 1984 John Alt Kansas City Chiefs 21st 1986 Chuck Long Detroit Lions 12th 1986 Ronnie Harmon Buffalo Bills 16th 1986 Mike Haight New York Jets 22nd 1997 Tom Knight Arizona Cardinals 9th 1997 Ross Verba Green Bay Packers 30th 2003 Dallas Clark Indianapolis Colts 24th Robert Gallery Oakland Raiders 2nd 2006 Chad Greenway Minnesota Vikings 17th Bryan Bulaga Green Bay Packers 23rd 2011 Adrian Clayborn Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20th 2012 Riley Reiff Detroit Lions 23rd 2015 Brandon Scherff Washington Redskins 5th Series records 641 -- 553 -- 39 (. 536 ) Division I opponents Opponent Record Percentage First Year Last Year Air Force 0 -- 0 -- 1. 500 1958 1958 Akron 1 -- 0 1.000 2002 2002 Alabama 0 -- 0 -- Appalachian State 0 -- 0 -- Arizona 6 -- 7. 462 1966 Arizona State 1 -- 2. 333 1997 Arkansas 1 -- 0 1.000 1925 1925 Arkansas State 1 -- 0 1.000 2009 2009 Army 0 -- 0 -- Auburn 0 -- 0 -- Ball State 3 -- 0 1.000 2005 2014 Baylor 0 -- 0 -- Boise State 0 -- 0 -- Boston College 1 -- 0 1.000 2017 2017 Bowling Green 0 -- 0 -- Buffalo 1 -- 0 1.000 2003 2003 BYU 0 -- 0 -- 1. 500 1991 1991 California 3 -- 1. 750 1959 1993 Central Michigan 2 -- 1. 667 1994 2012 Charlotte 0 -- 0 -- Cincinnati 1 -- 0 1.000 1990 1990 Clemson 0 -- 0 -- Coastal Carolina 0 -- 0 -- Colorado 0 -- 2. 000 1988 1992 Colorado State 0 -- 0 -- Connecticut 0 -- 0 -- Duke 0 -- 0 -- East Carolina 0 -- 0 -- Eastern Michigan 0 -- 0 -- FIU 1 -- 0 1.000 2008 2008 Florida 1 -- 3. 250 2017 Florida Atlantic 0 -- 0 -- Florida State 0 -- 0 -- Fresno State 0 -- 0 -- Georgia 0 -- 0 -- Georgia Southern 0 -- 0 -- Georgia State 0 -- 0 -- Georgia Tech 1 -- 0 1.000 Hawaii 3 -- 1. 750 1956 1991 Houston 0 -- 0 -- Idaho 1 -- 0 1.000 1964 1964 Illinois 33 -- 38 -- 2. 466 1899 2017 Indiana 44 -- 28 -- 4. 605 1912 2015 Iowa State 43 -- 22. 662 1894 2017 Kansas 4 -- 6. 400 1891 1960 Kansas State 5 -- 1. 833 1951 2000 Kent State 2 -- 0 1.000 2001 Kentucky 0 -- 0 -- Louisiana - Lafayette 0 -- 0 -- Louisiana - Monroe 1 -- 0 1.000 2011 2011 Louisiana Tech 0 -- 0 -- Louisville 0 -- 0 -- LSU 1 -- 1. 500 2005 2014 Marshall 0 -- 0 -- Maryland 1 -- 1. 500 2014 2015 Massachusetts 0 -- 0 -- Memphis 0 -- 0 -- Miami ( FL ) 0 -- 4. 000 1950 1992 Miami ( OH ) 4 -- 0 1.000 2001 2016 Michigan 15 -- 41 -- 4. 283 1900 2016 Michigan State 23 -- 22 -- 2. 511 1953 2017 Mid Tenn State 0 -- 0 -- Minnesota 47 -- 62 -- 2. 432 1891 2017 Mississippi State 0 -- 0 -- Opponent Record Percentage First Year Last Year Missouri 6 -- 7. 462 1892 Navy 0 -- 0 -- Nebraska 16 -- 29 -- 3. 365 1891 2017 Nevada 0 -- 0 -- New Mexico 0 -- 0 -- New Mexico State 1 -- 0 1.000 1995 1995 North Carolina 0 -- 0 -- North Carolina State 0 -- 3. 000 1965 1992 North Texas 2 -- 0 1.000 2015 2017 Northern Illinois 8 -- 1. 889 1985 2013 Northwestern 50 -- 26 -- 3. 652 1897 2017 Notre Dame 8 -- 13 -- 3. 396 1921 1968 Ohio 0 -- 0 -- Ohio State 15 -- 46 -- 3. 258 1922 2017 Oklahoma 0 -- 2. 000 1979 2011 Oklahoma State 1 -- 1. 500 1923 1930 Old Dominion 0 -- 0 -- Ole Miss 0 -- 0 -- Oregon 1 -- 2. 333 1949 1994 Oregon State 7 -- 5. 583 1956 1972 Penn State 12 -- 15. 444 1930 2017 Pittsburgh 4 -- 3. 571 1931 2015 Purdue 38 -- 47 -- 3. 449 1910 2017 Rice 0 -- 0 -- Rutgers 1 -- 0 1.000 2016 2016 San Diego State 1 -- 0 1.000 1986 1986 San Jose State 0 -- 0 -- SMU 0 -- 0 -- South Alabama 0 -- 0 -- South Carolina 1 -- 0 1.000 2009 2009 Southern Miss 0 -- 0 -- Stanford 0 -- 1. 000 2016 2016 Syracuse 3 -- 1. 750 2007 TCU 2 -- 1. 667 1958 1968 Temple 1 -- 0 1.000 1936 1936 Tennessee 1 -- 2. 333 1982 2015 Texas 1 -- 1. 500 1984 2006 Texas A&M 0 -- 1. 000 1931 1931 Texas State 0 -- 0 -- Texas Tech 2 -- 0 1.000 2001 Toledo 0 -- 0 -- Troy 0 -- 0 -- Tulane 0 -- 0 -- Tulsa 3 -- 1. 750 1989 1997 UCF 0 -- 0 -- UCLA 3 -- 6. 333 1938 1985 UNLV 0 -- 0 -- USC 2 -- 7. 222 1925 2003 USF 0 -- 0 -- Utah 0 -- 1. 000 1978 1978 Utah State 2 -- 0 1.000 1957 2002 UTEP 1 -- 0 1.000 1986 1986 UTSA 0 -- 0 -- Vanderbilt 0 -- 0 -- Virginia 0 -- 0 -- Virginia Tech 0 -- 0 -- Wake Forest 0 -- 0 -- Washington 3 -- 3. 500 1937 1995 Washington State 3 -- 1 -- 1. 700 1953 1969 West Virginia 0 -- 0 -- Western Kentucky 0 -- 0 -- Western Michigan 1 -- 2. 333 2000 2013 Wisconsin 43 -- 46 -- 2. 484 1894 2017 Wyoming 3 -- 0 1.000 1953 2017 Big Ten opponents This is the Hawkeyes football record against current Big Ten Conference opponents. This list takes into effect games against current Big Ten teams while they were members of the Big Ten. School Total Games Pct. PF PA First Year Last Year Chicago 10 7 0. 300 83 178 1900 1938 Illinois 72 32 38. 458 1101 1405 1901 2017 Indiana 76 44 28. 605 1756 1266 1912 2015 Maryland 0. 500 62 53 2014 2015 Michigan 60 15 41. 283 855 1475 1900 2016 Michigan State 47 23 22. 511 901 996 1954 2017 Minnesota 110 47 61. 436 1874 2438 1891 2017 Nebraska 7 0. 571 210 131 2011 2017 Northwestern 78 49 26. 647 1992 1152 1900 2017 Ohio State 64 15 46. 258 948 1701 1922 2017 Penn State 18 9 9 0. 500 326 454 1993 2017 Purdue 88 38 47. 449 1547 1694 1910 2017 Rutgers 0 0 1.000 14 7 2016 2016 Wisconsin 90 43 45. 489 1534 1583 1906 2017 14 Opponents 723 324 374 25. 465 13,107 14,459 1900 2017 The University of Chicago was a Big Ten Conference member from 1896 -- 1946. 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