# List of Iowa Hawkeyes football honorees

The Iowa Hawkeyes football team was founded in 1889 to represent the University of Iowa in intercollegiate competition, and it has participated in the sport every season since. Over the course of the team's history, individual Hawkeye players of exceptional ability have received many accolades.
Iowa has had several players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame, Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and Iowa Sports Hall of Fame. Individual Hawkeyes have won many prestigious national awards, including the Outland Trophy, the Davey O'Brien Award, the Doak Walker Award, the Jim Thorpe Award, and the Heisman Trophy. 113 Hawkeyes have been named a first-team or second-team All-American, and 35 have been named consensus first-team All-Americans.
The Iowa Hawkeyes have had ten players win the Big Ten Most Valuable Player Award, and 219 Hawks have earned All-Big Ten recognition. Iowa has had 244 NFL draft picks, and several former Hawkeye players have gone on to become NFL head coaches or Division I college head coaches.

## 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
    T. J. Hockenson – 2018
* Ozzie Newsome Award
    T. J. Hockenson – 2018
* 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
* Rimington Trophy
    Tyler Linderbaum – 2021
* Butkus Award
    Jack Campbell - 2022
* Ray Guy Award
    Tory Taylor - 2023

## 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
* Amos Alonzo Stagg Award
    Hayden Fry – 2005
* Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year
    Hayden Fry – 1981

## Team Awards

* Joe Moore Award
    Iowa – 2016
* Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award
    Iowa – 2017
* Laureus World Sports Award for Best Sporting Moment
    Iowa – 2017

## Heisman Trophy nominees

The most prestigious of these individual awards is the Heisman Trophy. Nile Kinnick won the award in 1939, and four other Hawkeyes have placed second in the voting. In all, nine Hawkeye players have finished in the top ten in the Heisman Trophy balloting, with Chuck Long doing so twice:
| Season | Player | Heisman Finish |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | First |
| 1955 | Cal Jones | Tenth |
| 1956 | Ken Ploen | Ninth |
| 1957 | Alex Karras | Second |
| 1958 | Randy Duncan | Second |
| 1984 | Chuck Long | Seventh |
| 1985 | Chuck Long | Second |
| 1997 | Tim Dwight | Seventh |
| 2002 | Brad Banks | Second |
| 2008 | Shonn Greene | Sixth |

## Hall of Fame inductees
### College Football Hall of Fame

Nile Kinnick, Duke Slater, and coach Howard Jones were all inducted in the inaugural College Football Hall of Fame class in 1951. In all, eleven players and six coaches now represent Iowa 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 | T | 1918–21 | 1951 |
| Nile Kinnick | QB | 1936–39 | 1951 |
| Gordon Locke | FB | 1920–22 | 1960 |
| Eddie Anderson | Coach | 1939–49 | 1971 |
| Aubrey Devine | QB | 1919–21 | 1973 |
| Slip Madigan | Coach | 1943–44 | 1974 |
| Cal Jones | G | 1952–55 | 1980 |
| Alex Karras | DT | 1954–57 | 1981 |
| Randy Duncan | QB | 1956–58 | 1997 |
| Chuck Long | QB | 1981–85 | 1999 |
| Forest Evashevski | Coach | 1952–60 | 2000 |
| Hayden Fry | Coach | 1979–98 | 2003 |
| Larry Station | LB | 1982–85 | 2009 |
| Andre Tippett | DE | 1979–82 | 2021 |
| Bob Stoops | Coach | 1983-87 | 2021 |
| Robert Gallery | T | 2000-03 | 2023 |

### Pro Football Hall of Fame

Five Hawkeyes have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame:
Pro Football Hall of Fame :
| Name | Position | Teams | Year Inducted |
| Emlen Tunnell | DB | New York Giants, Green Bay Packers | 1967 |
| Paul Krause | S | Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins | 1998 |
| Andre Tippett | LB | New England Patriots | 2008 |
| Duke Slater | OT | Milwaukee Badgers, Rock Island Independents, Chicago Cardinals | 2020 |
| Alex Karras | DT | Detroit Lions | 2020 |

### Canadian Football Hall of Fame

Three Hawkeyes have been inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame for their play in the Canadian Football League:
Canadian Football Hall of Fame :
| Name | Position | Teams | Year Inducted |
| Ken Ploen | QB | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1975 |
| Willie Fleming | RB | BC Lions | 1982 |
| Frank Rigney | OT | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1985 |

### Iowa Sports Hall of Fame

The Iowa Sports Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Des Moines Register, honors outstanding athletes and sports contributors. To be eligible, members must have either been born in Iowa or gained prominence while competing for a college or university in Iowa. Aubrey Devine, Nile Kinnick, and Duke Slater were three of the five football players inducted when the Hall was founded in 1951. 25 Hawkeye players and 3 Hawkeye coaches have been inducted into the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame:
Iowa Sports Hall of Fame :
| Name | Year Inducted | Name | Year Inducted |
| Aubrey Devine | 1951 | Mike Enich | 1983 |
| Duke Slater | 1951 | Paul Krause | 1985 |
| Nile Kinnick | 1951 | Ed Podolak | 1986 |
| Clyde Williams | 1956 | Wally Hilgenberg | 1987 |
| Gordon Locke | 1958 | Jack Dittmer | 1988 |
| Billy Edson | 1959 | Forest Evashevski | 1989 |
| Joe Laws | 1961 | Larry Station | 2000 |
| Eddie Anderson | 1962 | Chuck Long | 2001 |
| Stub Stewart | 1965 | Ken Ploen | 2002 |
| Cal Jones | 1971 | Reggie Roby | 2003 |
| Willis Glassgow | 1973 | Hayden Fry | 2004 |
| Emlen Tunnell | 1975 | Andre Tippett | 2006 |
| Randy Duncan | 1976 | Tavian Banks | 2013 |
| Alex Karras | 1977 | Tim Dwight | 2014 |

### University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame

The University of Iowa started an Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989. Ten football players were inducted in the initial class, and it has since expanded to include 50 football players and coaches:
University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame :
| Name | Year Inducted | Name | Year Inducted |
| Aubrey Devine | 1989 | Stub Barron | 1998 |
| Willis Glassgow | 1989 | Emlen Tunnell | 1998 |
| Cal Jones | 1989 | Paul Krause | 2000 |
| Alex Karras | 1989 | Stub Stewart | 2000 |
| Nile Kinnick | 1989 | Bill Reichardt | 2001 |
| Gordon Locke | 1989 | Homer Harris | 2002 |
| Erwin Prasse | 1989 | Francis Schammel | 2003 |
| Ozzie Simmons | 1989 | Hayden Fry | 2004 |
| Duke Slater | 1989 | Mike Reilly | 2005 |
| Forest Evashevski | 1989 | Larry Station | 2005 |
| Mike Enich | 1990 | John Niland | 2006 |
| Ken Ploen | 1990 | Reggie Roby | 2006 |
| Lester Belding | 1991 | Andre Tippett | 2007 |
| Joe Laws | 1991 | Marv Cook | 2008 |
| Dick Crayne | 1992 | Fred Becker | 2009 |
| Randy Duncan | 1992 | Bob Jeter | 2010 |
| Frank Cuhel | 1993 | Tim Dwight | 2011 |
| Jack Dittmer | 1993 | Sherwyn Thorson | 2011 |
| Clyde Williams | 1993 | Bashir Yamini | 2012 |
| Howard Jones | 1993 | Brad Banks | 2013 |
| Jerry Hilgenberg | 1995 | Craig Clemons | 2013 |
| Emerson Nelson | 1995 | Nate Kaeding | 2014 |
| Al Couppee | 1996 | Don Norton | 2015 |
| Jim Gibbons | 1996 | Willie Brashier | 2015 |
| Chuck Long | 1997 | Dave Haight | 2016 |

## 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 #24 and Cal Jones' #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.

## All-American selections

Each year, numerous publications and organizations release lists of All-America teams, hypothetical rosters of players considered the best in the nation at their respective positions. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) uses officially recognized All-America selectors to determine the consensus selections. Over time, the sources used to determine the consensus selections have varied. Currently, the NCAA uses five "major" selectors to determine consensus All-Americans: the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). Many other publications and organization compile their own "minor" All-America teams in addition to the selectors listed here.
Clyde Williams is often referred to as "Iowa's first All-American". Williams, who led the Hawkeyes to its first Big Ten championship in 1900, was named a third-team All-American by Walter Camp that season. Williams was the first player west of the Mississippi River to garner All-American honors. However, since the following list constitutes only first-team and second-team All-Americans, Williams is not included here.
Iowa has had 79 first-team All-Americans and 34 second-team All-Americans. Of Iowa's 79 first-team All-Americans, 35 were Consensus First-Team All-American selections (Cal Jones and Larry Station were named twice), while 16 were Unanimous First-Team selections. The Hawkeyes have had multiple consensus All-Americans seven times in program history (1981, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2017, 2023 and 2024). As of 2024, Iowa's 16 Unanimous All Americans is tied for 9th most in college football history.
Key :
| Consensus/Unanimous first-team selection | First-team selection | Second-team selection |
| Season | Player | Remarks |
| 1912 | Jim Trickey | |
| 1916 | Fred Becker | |
| 1919 | Lester Belding | |
| 1919 | Duke Slater | |
| 1920 | Lester Belding | Second selection |
| 1921 | Aubrey Devine | |
| 1921 | Gordon Locke | |
| 1921 | Duke Slater | Second selection |
| 1922 | Max Kadesky | |
| 1922 | Gordon Locke | Second first-team selection |
| 1924 | John Hancock | |
| 1925 | Dick Romey | |
| 1926 | Emerson Nelson | |
| 1928 | Willis Glassgow | |
| 1928 | Peter Westra | |
| 1929 | Willis Glassgow | Second selection |
| 1933 | Joe Laws | |
| 1933 | Francis Schammel | |
| 1934 | Ozzie Simmons | |
| 1935 | Ozzie Simmons | Second selection |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick | |
| 1939 | Erwin Prasse | |
| 1940 | Mike Enich | |
| 1948 | Bill Kay | |
| 1951 | Bill Reichardt | |
| 1953 | Jerry Hilgenberg | |
| 1953 | Cal Jones | |
| 1954 | Cal Jones | Second first-team selection |
| 1955 | Cal Jones | Second consensus selection; Third first-team selection |
| 1956 | Frank Gilliam | |
| 1956 | Alex Karras | |
| 1956 | Ken Ploen | |
| 1956 | Don Suchy | |
| 1957 | Jim Gibbons | |
| 1957 | Alex Karras | Second first-team selection |
| 1958 | Randy Duncan* | Unanimous selection |
| 1958 | Curt Merz | |
| Season | Player | Remarks |
| 1959 | Don Norton | |
| 1960 | Larry Ferguson | |
| 1960 | Wilburn Hollis | |
| 1960 | Mark Manders | |
| 1961 | Bill Van Buren | |
| 1963 | Mike Reilly | |
| 1964 | John Niland | |
| 1964 | Karl Noonan | |
| 1965 | Dave Long | |
| 1965 | John Niland | Second selection |
| 1971 | Craig Clemons | |
| 1975 | Joe Devlin | |
| 1975 | Rod Walters | |
| 1979 | Dennis Mosley | |
| 1980 | John Harty | |
| 1981 | Pat Dean | |
| 1981 | Reggie Roby | |
| 1981 | Andre Tippett | |
| 1982 | Mark Bortz | |
| 1982 | Reggie Roby | Second first-team selection |
| 1983 | Joel Hilgenberg | |
| 1983 | Larry Station | |
| 1984 | Ronnie Harmon | |
| 1984 | Jonathan Hayes | |
| 1984 | Larry Station | Second selection |
| 1985 | Ronnie Harmon | Second selection |
| 1985 | Chuck Long* | Unanimous selection |
| 1985 | Larry Station* | Unanimous selection; Second consensus selection; Third selection |
| 1986 | Dave Croston | |
| 1987 | Dave Haight | |
| 1988 | Marv Cook | |
| 1988 | Dave Haight | Second selection |
| 1990 | Nick Bell | |
| 1990 | Merton Hanks | |
| 1991 | Leroy Smith | |
| 1992 | Mike Devlin | |
| Season | Player | Remarks |
| 1996 | Tim Dwight | |
| 1997 | Tavian Banks | |
| 1997 | Jared DeVries | |
| 1997 | Tim Dwight | Second first-team selection |
| 1998 | Jared DeVries | Second selection |
| 2002 | Brad Banks | |
| 2002 | Dallas Clark* | Unanimous selection |
| 2002 | Nate Kaeding | |
| 2002 | Bruce Nelson | |
| 2002 | Eric Steinbach | |
| 2003 | Robert Gallery* | Unanimous selection |
| 2003 | Nate Kaeding | Second first-team selection |
| 2003 | Bob Sanders | |
| 2004 | Chad Greenway | |
| 2004 | Matt Roth | |
| 2005 | Chad Greenway | Second selection |
| 2008 | Shonn Greene* | Unanimous selection |
| 2008 | Mitch King | |
| 2009 | Pat Angerer | |
| 2009 | Bryan Bulaga | |
| 2010 | Adrian Clayborn | |
| 2011 | Riley Reiff | |
| 2014 | Brandon Scherff* | Unanimous selection |
| 2015 | Desmond King* | Unanimous selection |
| 2016 | Desmond King | Second selection |
| 2017 | Josey Jewell* | Unanimous selection |
| 2017 | Josh Jackson* | Unanimous selection |
| 2018 | T. J. Hockenson | |
| 2019 | Keith Duncan | |
| 2019 | Tristan Wirfs | |
| 2019 | A. J. Epenesa | |
| 2020 | Daviyon Nixon* | Unanimous selection |
| 2021 | Tyler Linderbaum* | Unanimous selection |
| 2022 | Jack Campbell* | Unanimous selection |
| 2023 | Cooper DeJean* | Unanimous selection |
| 2023 | Tory Taylor* | Unanimous selection |
| 2023 | Jay Higgins | |
| 2024 | Jay Higgins* | Unanimous selection |
| 2024 | Kaleb Johnson | |
| 2024 | Kaden Wetjen | |
| 2024 | Luke Elkin | |
| Season | Player | Remarks |
| 2025 | future player | this column is a test |
*—Unanimous selection

## Big Ten honorees
### Most Valuable Players

The Chicago Tribune Silver Football has been awarded since 1924 by the Chicago Tribune to the college football player determined to be the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference. Ten Hawkeyes have won the Big Ten MVP award, the third largest number of winners by any school, trailing only Michigan and Ohio State:
| Inducted | Player |
| 1929 | Willis Glassgow |
| 1933 | Joe Laws |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick |
| 1951 | Bill Reichardt |
| 1956 | Ken Ploen |
| Inducted | Player |
| 1958 | Randy Duncan |
| 1985 | Chuck Long |
| 1990 | Nick Bell |
| 2002 | Brad Banks |
| 2008 | Shonn Greene |

### Annual individual honors

Coaches and media of the Big Ten also make annual selections for additional individual honors:
| Big Ten Conference Award | Recipient(s) and year received |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Chuck Long (1985); Nick Bell & Matt Rodgers (1990); Tavian Banks (1997); Brad Banks (2002); Shonn Greene (2008) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Leroy Smith (1991); Josey Jewell (2017); Daviyon Nixon (2020); Jack Campbell (2022) |
| Offensive Lineman of the Year | Mike Haight (1985); Dave Croston (1986); Mike Devlin (1992); Eric Steinbach (2002); Robert Gallery (2003); Bryan Bulaga (2009); Brandon Scherff (2014); Tristan Wirfs (2019); Tyler Linderbaum (2021) |
| Receiver of the Year | Marvin McNutt (2011) |
| Tight End of the Year | T. J. Hockenson (2018); Sam LaPorta (2022) |
| Defensive Lineman of the Year | Paul Hufford (1984); Dave Haight (1987); Leroy Smith (1991); Jared DeVries (1997); Mitch King (2008); Daviyon Nixon (2020) |
| Linebacker of the Year | Josey Jewell (2017); Jack Campbell (2022); Jay Higgins (2024) |
| Defensive Back of the Year | Micah Hyde (2012); Desmond King (2015); Josh Jackson (2017); Amani Hooker (2018); Riley Moss (2021); Cooper DeJean (2023) |
| Kicker of the Year | Keith Duncan (2019) |
| Punter of the Year | Tory Taylor (2020 & 2023) |
| Return Specialist of the Year | Ihmir Smith-Marsette (2018); Charlie Jones (2021); Cooper DeJean (2023); Kaden Wetjen (2024) |
| Coach of the Year | Hayden Fry (1981, 1990, & 1991); Kirk Ferentz (2002, 2004, 2009 & 2015) |
| Athlete of the Year | Chuck Long (1986) |

### All-conference selections

Through the 2024 season, Iowa has had 261 first team All-Big Ten selections, comprising 194 players, starting with Clyde Williams and Joe Warner in 1900. There have been 57 players named multiple years, 10 of whom were three-time selections.
Key :
| First selection | Second selection | Third selection |
| Season | Player |
| 1900 | Joe Warner |
| 1900 | Clyde Williams |
| 1912 | Jim Trickey |
| 1913 | Ralph McGinnis |
| 1916 | Fred Becker |
| 1918 | Harry Hunzelman |
| 1918 | Ronald Reed |
| 1919 | Lester Belding |
| 1919 | Aubrey Devine |
| 1919 | Fred Lohman |
| 1919 | Duke Slater |
| 1920 | Lester Belding |
| 1920 | Aubrey Devine |
| 1920 | Duke Slater |
| 1921 | Lester Belding |
| 1921 | Aubrey Devine |
| 1921 | John Heldt |
| 1921 | Max Kadesky |
| 1921 | Gordon Locke |
| 1921 | Chester Mead |
| 1921 | Duke Slater |
| 1922 | Gordon Locke |
| 1922 | Paul Minick |
| 1922 | George Thompson |
| 1923 | Lowell Otte |
| 1924 | William Fleckenstein |
| 1924 | John Hancock |
| 1924 | Lowell Otte |
| 1924 | Leland Parkin |
| 1925 | Dick Romey |
| 1926 | Emerson Nelson |
| 1927 | Emerson Nelson |
| 1928 | Richard Brown |
| 1928 | Willis Glassgow |
| 1928 | Fred Roberts |
| 1928 | Peter Westra |
| 1929 | Willis Glassgow |
| 1929 | Fred Roberts |
| 1933 | Joe Laws |
| 1933 | Francis Schammel |
| 1934 | Ozzie Simmons |
| 1935 | Ozzie Simmons |
| 1937 | Nile Kinnick |
| 1937 | Robert Lannon |
| 1938 | Erwin Prasse |
| 1939 | Mike Enich |
| 1939 | Nile Kinnick |
| 1939 | Erwin Prasse |
| 1940 | Mike Enich |
| 1942 | Tom Farmer |
| 1946 | Earl Banks |
| 1946 | Dick Hoerner |
| 1948 | William Kay |
| 1950 | Bill Reichardt |
| 1951 | Bill Reichardt |
| 1952 | Bill Fenton |
| 1953 | Jerry Hilgenberg |
| 1953 | Cal Jones |
| 1954 | Cal Jones |
| 1955 | Cal Jones |
| 1955 | Eddie Vincent |
| 1956 | Frank Gilliam |
| 1956 | Alex Karras |
| 1956 | Ken Ploen |
| 1956 | Donald Suchy |
| 1957 | Frank Bloomquist |
| 1957 | Randy Duncan |
| 1957 | Jim Gibbons |
| 1957 | Alex Karras |
| Season | Player |
| 1958 | Randy Duncan |
| 1958 | Willie Fleming |
| 1959 | Bob Jeter |
| 1959 | Bill Lapham |
| 1959 | Don Norton |
| 1960 | Larry Ferguson |
| 1960 | Wilburn Hollis |
| 1960 | Mark Manders |
| 1962 | Larry Ferguson |
| 1963 | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 1963 | Mike Reilly |
| 1964 | Karl Noonan |
| 1964 | Gary Snook |
| 1965 | John Niland |
| 1968 | Jon Meskimen |
| 1968 | Ed Podolak |
| 1969 | Jon Meskimen |
| 1971 | Craig Clemons |
| 1973 | Brian Rollins |
| 1974 | Earl Douthitt |
| 1975 | Joe Devlin |
| 1975 | Rod Walters |
| 1977 | Tom Rusk |
| 1979 | Jay Hilgenberg |
| 1979 | Dennis Mosley |
| 1979 | Leven Weiss |
| 1980 | Andre Tippett |
| 1981 | Mark Bortz |
| 1981 | Mel Cole |
| 1981 | Pat Dean |
| 1981 | Ron Hallstrom |
| 1981 | Lou King |
| 1981 | Reggie Roby |
| 1981 | Andre Tippett |
| 1982 | Mark Bortz |
| 1982 | Reggie Roby |
| 1982 | Bob Stoops |
| 1983 | John Alt |
| 1983 | Paul Hufford |
| 1983 | Chuck Long |
| 1983 | Dave Moritz |
| 1983 | Larry Station |
| 1983 | Mike Stoops |
| 1984 | Ronnie Harmon |
| 1984 | Paul Hufford |
| 1984 | George Little |
| 1984 | Chuck Long |
| 1984 | Devon Mitchell |
| 1984 | Larry Station |
| 1984 | Mike Stoops |
| 1985 | Jeff Drost |
| 1985 | Mike Haight |
| 1985 | Ronnie Harmon |
| 1985 | Rob Houghtlin |
| 1985 | Chuck Long |
| 1985 | Jay Norvell |
| 1985 | Hap Peterson |
| 1985 | Larry Station |
| 1986 | Rick Bayless |
| 1986 | Dave Croston |
| 1986 | Jeff Drost |
| 1986 | Dave Haight |
| 1986 | Bob Kratch |
| 1987 | Kerry Burt |
| 1987 | Marv Cook |
| 1987 | Quinn Early |
| 1987 | Dave Haight |
| 1987 | Chuck Hartlieb |
| 1987 | Rob Houghtlin |
| Season | Player |
| 1988 | Marv Cook |
| 1988 | Dave Haight |
| 1988 | Deven Harberts |
| 1988 | Chuck Hartlieb |
| 1988 | Bob Kratch |
| 1988 | Joe Mott |
| 1988 | Brad Quast |
| 1989 | Jim Johnson |
| 1989 | Brad Quast |
| 1990 | Nick Bell |
| 1990 | Melvin Foster |
| 1990 | Merton Hanks |
| 1990 | Jim Johnson |
| 1990 | Matt Rodgers |
| 1991 | Mike Devlin |
| 1991 | Leroy Smith |
| 1992 | Alan Cross |
| 1992 | Carlos James |
| 1992 | Mike Wells |
| 1993 | Carlos James |
| 1993 | Mike Wells |
| 1995 | Nick Gallery |
| 1996 | Jared DeVries |
| 1996 | Nick Gallery |
| 1996 | Damien Robinson |
| 1996 | Sedrick Shaw |
| 1996 | Ross Verba |
| 1997 | Tavian Banks |
| 1997 | Jared DeVries |
| 1997 | Tim Dwight |
| 1997 | Mike Goff |
| 1998 | Jared DeVries |
| 2001 | Aaron Kampman |
| 2001 | Bob Sanders |
| 2001 | Eric Steinbach |
| 2002 | Brad Banks |
| 2002 | Fred Barr |
| 2002 | Dallas Clark |
| 2002 | Colin Cole |
| 2002 | Robert Gallery |
| 2002 | Howard Hodges |
| 2002 | Nate Kaeding |
| 2002 | Bruce Nelson |
| 2002 | Fred Russell |
| 2002 | Bob Sanders |
| 2002 | Eric Steinbach |
| 2003 | Robert Gallery |
| 2003 | Abdul Hodge |
| 2003 | Nate Kaeding |
| 2003 | Matt Roth |
| 2003 | Bob Sanders |
| 2004 | Jonathan Babineaux |
| 2004 | Chad Greenway |
| 2004 | Abdul Hodge |
| 2004 | Matt Roth |
| 2004 | Drew Tate |
| 2005 | Chad Greenway |
| 2005 | Kenny Iwebema |
| 2005 | Jovon Johnson |
| 2006 | Mike Jones |
| 2007 | Mitch King |
| 2008 | Shonn Greene |
| 2008 | Mitch King |
| 2008 | Brandon Myers |
| 2008 | Seth Olsen |
| 2009 | Pat Angerer |
| 2009 | Bryan Bulaga |
| 2009 | Adrian Clayborn |
| 2009 | Tony Moeaki |
| Season | Player |
| 2009 | Dace Richardson |
| 2009 | Tyler Sash |
| 2009 | Amari Spievey |
| 2010 | Adrian Clayborn |
| 2010 | Derrell Johnson-Koulianos |
| 2010 | Shaun Prater |
| 2010 | Tyler Sash |
| 2011 | Marvin McNutt |
| 2011 | Shaun Prater |
| 2011 | Riley Reiff |
| 2012 | Micah Hyde |
| 2013 | B.J. Lowery |
| 2013 | Brandon Scherff |
| 2013 | C. J. Fiedorowicz |
| 2014 | Brandon Scherff |
| 2015 | Desmond King |
| 2015 | Jordan Walsh |
| 2016 | Jaleel Johnson |
| 2016 | Desmond King |
| 2017 | Josey Jewell |
| 2017 | Josh Jackson |
| 2017 | Sean Welsh |
| 2018 | Noah Fant |
| 2018 | T. J. Hockenson |
| 2018 | Amani Hooker |
| 2018 | A. J. Epenesa |
| 2018 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette |
| 2019 | A. J. Epenesa |
| 2019 | Keith Duncan |
| 2019 | Tristan Wirfs |
| 2020 | Tyler Goodson |
| 2020 | Tyler Linderbaum |
| 2020 | Alaric Jackson |
| 2020 | Chauncey Golston |
| 2020 | Daviyon Nixon |
| 2020 | Tory Taylor |
| 2021 | Tyler Linderbaum |
| 2021 | Riley Moss |
| 2021 | Dane Belton |
| 2021 | Jack Campbell |
| 2021 | Charlie Jones |
| 2021 | Caleb Shudak |
| 2022 | Sam LaPorta |
| 2022 | Jack Campbell |
| 2022 | Cooper DeJean |
| 2022 | Tory Taylor |
| 2023 | Jay Higgins |
| 2023 | Cooper DeJean |
| 2023 | Tory Taylor |
| Season | Player |
| 2024 | Jay Higgins |
| 2024 | Kaleb Johnson |
| 2024 | Logan Jones |
| 2024 | Connor Colby |
| 2024 | Kaden Wetjen |

## All-time team

In 1989, Iowa fans selected an all-time University of Iowa football team during the 100th anniversary celebration of Iowa football. Twelve starters and eight honorable mentions were selected on both offense and defense, along with a Most Valuable Player:
* Most Valuable Player
* Nile Kinnick
Offense :
| Position | Player |
| E | Marv Cook |
| E | Jim Gibbons |
| OL | Mike Enich |
| OL | Calvin Jones |
| OL | Jerry Hilgenberg |
| OL | John Niland |
| OL | Duke Slater |
| QB | Chuck Long |
| RB | Ozzie Simmons |
| RB | Aubrey Devine |
| RB | Ronnie Harmon |
| PK | Rob Houghtlin |
| Honorable Mention ||
| Position | Player |
| OL | Dave Croston |
| OL | Joe Devlin |
| QB | Randy Duncan |
| RB | Larry Ferguson |
| RB | Joe Laws |
| RB | Ed Podolak |
| RB | Bill Reichardt |
| E | Erwin Prasse |
Defense :
| Position | Player |
| E | Frank Gilliam |
| E | Andre Tippett |
| DL | Mark Bortz |
| DL | Dave Haight |
| DL | Alex Karras |
| LB | Mike Reilly |
| LB | Larry Station |
| DB | Craig Clemons |
| DB | Willis Glassgow |
| DB | Gordon Locke |
| DB | Ken Ploen |
| P | Reggie Roby |
| Honorable Mention ||
| Position | Player |
| E | Lester Belding |
| LB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| DB | Devon Mitchell |
| DE | Joe Mott |
| LB | Brad Quast |
| DB | Bill Reichardt |
| DB | Bob Stoops |
| DB | Mike Stoops |

## NCAA FBS all-time records

The following is a list of team and individual NCAA FBS records that are held by the Iowa Hawkeyes.
* Best Perfect Passing Game - Iowa vs. Northwestern, 2002 - 12 for 12 (100 PCT.)
* Most Touchdowns on Fumble Returns - Iowa vs. Minnesota, 1994 - 2 (tied)
* Most Opponent's Field Goals Blocked, One Quarter - Iowa vs. Northern Iowa, 2009 - 2 (tied)
* Most Games Gaining 100 or More Rushing in a Season - Shonn Greene, 2008–13
* Most Consecutive Rushes for a Touchdown in a Game - Aaron Greving, Iowa vs. Kent State 2001 - 3 (tied), (TD's for 14, 1, & 26 yards)
* Highest Average per Punt in a Season (min. 40-49 punts) - Reggie Roby, 1981 - 49.8 (44 for 2,193)
* Most Passes Intercepted by a Linebacker in One Game - Grant Steen, Iowa vs. Indiana 2002 - 3 (tied)
* Players Gaining 1,000 Yards on Punt Returns and 1,000 Yards on Kickoff Returns in a Career - Tim Dwight, 1994-1997 - (1,051 & 1,133)
* Most Touchdowns Scored on Kick Returns in a Game (At Least One Punt Return & One Kickoff Return) - Kahlil Hill, Iowa vs. Western Michigan 1998 - 2 (tied)
* Most Blocked Field Goals in a Game - Kenny Iwebema, Iowa vs. Syracuse 2008 - 2 (tied)
* Passing for a Touchdown and Scoring on a Pass Reception and Punt Return in a Game - Tim Dwight, Iowa vs. Indiana 1997
* Most Field Goals Made, 50 Yards or More in a Game - Tim Douglas, Iowa vs. Illinois 1998 - 3 (tied), (51, 58, & 51 yards)

## NFL draft picks

Iowa has had at least one player drafted in every NFL draft since 1978. Through the 2023 NFL draft, Iowa has had 290 draft picks: 276 in the NFL, 21 in the AFL, and seven in the AAFC (the AFL and AAFC both later merged with the NFL). Iowa has had the following 26 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 |
| 2004 | Robert Gallery | Oakland Raiders | 2nd |
| 2006 | Chad Greenway | Minnesota Vikings | 17th |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2019 | T. J. Hockenson | Detroit Lions | 8th |
| 2019 | Noah Fant | Denver Broncos | 20th |
| 2020 | Tristan Wirfs | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13th |
| 2022 | Tyler Linderbaum | Baltimore Ravens | 25th |
| 2023 | Lukas Van Ness | Green Bay Packers | 13th |
| 2023 | Jack Campbell | Detroit Lions | 18th |

## Hawkeye head coaches

Several former Hawkeye players have later been named NFL head coaches or Division I college head coaches:
| Coach | Team & Years |
| Bret Bielema | Wisconsin, 2006–2012 Arkansas, 2013–present |
| Jim Caldwell | Indianapolis Colts, 2009–2011 Detroit Lions, 2014–2017 |
| Bob Commings | Iowa, 1974–1978 |
| Wesley Fry | Kansas State, 1935–1939 |
| Dennis Green | Northwestern, 1981–1985 Stanford, 1989–1991 Minnesota Vikings, 1992–2001 Arizona Cardinals, 2004–2006 |
| John G. Griffith | Iowa, 1909 |
| Chuck Long | San Diego State, 2006–2008 |
| Dan McCarney | Iowa State, 1995–2006 North Texas, 2011–2015 |
| Jay Norvell | Nevada, 2017–present |
| Leonard Raffensperger | Iowa, 1950–1951 |
| Bob Stoops | Oklahoma, 1999–2016 |
| Mark Stoops | Kentucky, 2013–present |
| Mike Stoops | Arizona, 2004–2011 |
| Clyde Williams | Iowa State, 1907–1912 |

## Other notable players

* See also: Iowa Players
* See also: List of Letterwinners
A few notable players not previously mentioned:
* Kinney Holbrook
* Archie Alexander
* Oran Pape
* Kevin Kasper
* Ladell Betts
* Charles Godfrey
* Albert Young
* Sean Considine