# 2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Kirk Ferentz, who was in his 13th season, and played their homes games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. They are member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in Big Ten Conference play to finish in fourth place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Insight Bowl, for the second consecutive year, where they were defeated by Oklahoma, 31–14.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 11:00 am | Tennessee Tech* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | BTN | W 34–7 | 70,585 |
| September 10 | 11:00 am | at Iowa State* | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) | FSN | L 41–44 $^{3OT}$ | 56,058 |
| September 17 | 11:00 am | Pittsburgh* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPN2 | W 31–27 | 70,585 |
| September 24 | 11:00 am | Louisiana–Monroe* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | BTN | W 45–17 | 70,585 |
| October 8 | 2:30 pm | at Penn State | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ABC/ESPN | L 3–13 | 103,497 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | Northwestern | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | BTN | W 41–31 | 70,585 |
| October 22 | 11:00 am | Indiana | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | BTN | W 45–24 | 70,585 |
| October 29 | 2:30 pm | at Minnesota | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | BTN | L 21–22 | 46,543 |
| November 5 | 11:00 am | No. 13 Michigan | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPN | W 24–16 | 70,585 |
| November 12 | 11:00 am | No. 13 Michigan State | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPN2 | L 21–37 | 70,585 |
| November 19 | 11:00 am | at Purdue | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | BTN | W 31–21 | 44,017 |
| November 25 | 11:00 am | at No. 22 Nebraska | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ABC | L 7–20 | 85,595 |
| December 30 | 9:00 pm | vs. No. 19 Oklahoma* | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Insight Bowl) | ESPN | L 14–31 | 54,247 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll/Coaches Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Regular season
### Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tennessee Tech (0–1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Iowa (1–0) | 3 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
Honorary Captain: Brad Banks

### At Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| Iowa (1–1) | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
| • Iowa State (1–0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 44 |

### At Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pittsburgh (2–0) | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| • Iowa (2–1) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 31 |

### Louisiana–Monroe

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisiana-Monroe (1–2) | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| • Iowa (3–1) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 |

### At Penn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa (3–2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Penn State (4–1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northwestern (2–3) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| • Iowa (4–2) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 41 |

### Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana (1–6) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| • Iowa (5–2) | 14 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 45 |

### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa (5–3) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| • Minnesota (1–6) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 |

### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13/13 Michigan (7–2) | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| • Iowa (6–3) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #13/13 Michigan State (7–2) | 14 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
| Iowa (6–4) | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### At Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Iowa (7–4) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Purdue (5–5) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### At Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa (7–5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • #22/22 Nebraska (8–3) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Vs. Oklahoma (Insight Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa (7–6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| • #19/19 Oklahoma (9–3) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

## Postseason awards

* Marvin McNutt - Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year
* Riley Reiff - First-team All-American (Pro Football Writers)

## Players in the 2012 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Riley Reiff | Offensive Tackle | 1 | 23 | Detroit Lions |
| Mike Daniels | Defensive tackle | 4 | 132 | Green Bay Packers |
| Adam Gettis | Offensive Guard | 5 | 141 | Washington Redskins |
| Shaun Prater | Cornerback | 5 | 156 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Marvin McNutt | Wide receiver | 6 | 194 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Jordan Bernstine | Cornerback | 7 | 217 | Washington Redskins |