# 2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 14th year head coach Kirk Ferentz and play their home games at Kinnick Stadium. They are a member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team finished 2–6 in conference play, 4–8 overall and failed to become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2000. As of 2024, this is the most recent losing season for the program.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 2:30 pm | vs. Northern Illinois* | Soldier FieldChicago, IL | ESPNU | W 18–17 | 52,117 |
| September 8 | 2:30 pm | Iowa State* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) | BTN | L 6–9 | 70,585 |
| September 15 | 2:30 pm | No. 7 (FCS) Northern Iowa* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | BTN | W 27–16 | 70,585 |
| September 22 | 11:00 am | Central Michigan* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | BTN | L 31–32 | 70,585 |
| September 29 | 11:00 am | Minnesota | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) | ESPN2 | W 31–13 | 70,585 |
| October 13 | 11:00 am | at Michigan State | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ESPN | W 19–16 $^{2OT}$ | 70,211 |
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | Penn State | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | BTN | L 14–38 | 70,585 |
| October 27 | 11:00 am | at Northwestern | Ryan FieldEvanston, IL | ESPN2 | L 17–28 | 44,121 |
| November 3 | 2:30 pm | at Indiana | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | BTN | L 21–24 | 40,646 |
| November 10 | 11:00 am | Purdue | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | BTN | L 24–27 | 70,585 |
| November 17 | 11:00 am | at No. 23 Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | L 17–42 | 113,016 |
| November 23 | 11:00 am | No. 17 Nebraska | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (rivalry) | ABC | L 7–13 | 69,805 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Regular season
### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Iowa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Northern Illinois | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Iowa held on to win to start the season 1-0.

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Iowa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |

### Northern Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northern Iowa | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| • Iowa | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
FCS foe Northern Iowa was able to play with the Hawkeyes but couldn't put up enough points to pull off the upset.

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Central Michigan | 10 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 32 |
| Iowa | 14 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| • Iowa | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
The Hawkeyes had little trouble in this border rivalry game and recaptured the bronze pig.

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| • Iowa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| Michigan State | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Iowa benefitted from a lucky interception to escape East Lansing with a double overtime victory.

### Penn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Penn State | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| • Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • Indiana | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Purdue

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Purdue | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Iowa | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |

### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| • #23 Michigan | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #14 Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Iowa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

## Players in the 2013 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club | Ref |
| Micah Hyde | Cornerback | 5 | 159 | Green Bay Packers | |