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9/23 at Iowa* 6:42 p.m./ABC In a tradi on that started at the University of Iowa football teams season opener in 2017,
9/30 Indiana* 2:30 p.m./BTN fans inside Kinnick Stadium and pa ents and families inside the UI Stead Family Childrens
10/7 at Northwestern* 11 a.m. Hospital will exchanges waves at the end of the first quarter.
10/21 Michigan* TBA
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QB Nate Stanley has 10 touchdown passes over the last three games, Iowas best three-
10/28 at Ohio State* 2:30 p.m. game stretch since Chuck Hartlieb threw 11 touchdowns over a three-game stretch in
11/4 at Michigan State* TBA 1987. Chuck Long threw 12 touchdowns over a three-game stretch in 1985.
11/11 Rutgers* 11 a.m.
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11/18 Nebraska* TBA The Hawkeyes have won four straight night games at Kinnick Stadium (9/19/15 vs. Pi 27-24;
11/14/15 vs. Minn. 40-35; 9/10/16 vs. Iowa State 42-3; 11/12/16 vs. #2 Michigan 14-13).
11/25 at Maryland* TBA
*-- Big Ten Conference Game
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Iowa has won five straight Big Ten openers. Its last conference opening loss was in 2011
2017 BIG TEN at Penn State (13-3). The Hawkeyes are chasing their fi h 4-0 start under head coach Kirk
COACHES TELECONFERENCE Ferentz (2003, 2006, 2009, 2015).
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The Big Ten coaches teleconferences are held each The Hawkeyes are opening the Big Ten Conference season at home for the first me since
Tuesday beginning Aug. 29, with the final weekly call 2012 (31-13 win vs. Minnesota).
scheduled for Nov. 21. Media wishing to par cipate
in the teleconference can contact the Big Ten Oce
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at 847-696-1010 to obtain the call-in informa on. All The Hawkeyes have won 399 games at home since becoming a varsity football team in
mes listed below are central me: 1889. The Hawkeyes are 399-216-16 (.645) at home, including a 117-36-1 (.763) mark at
Iowa Field and a 282-180-15 (.607) record at Kinnick Stadium.
11:00 Chris Ash, Rutgers
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11:08 Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Iowa is 3-0, but has trailed each game (3-0 vs. Wyoming; 31-21 at Iowa State; 7-0 vs.
11:16 Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
North Texas).
11:24 Mike Riley, Nebraska
11:32 Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
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11:40 Kirk Ferentz, Iowa RB Akrum Wadley ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 13 na onally averaging 170.0 all-purpose
11:48 P.J. Fleck, Minnesota yards per game. Through three games, he has 258 yards rushing, 152 yards receiving, and 100
11:56 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern yards on kick returns. He has 2,681 career all-purpose yards, 18th most in program history.
12:04 Lovie Smith, Illinois
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12:12 DJ Durkin, Maryland The Hawkeyes have won six of the last 10 against Penn State and hold a 9-8 advantage
12:20 Je Brohm, Purdue
since 1993 when the Ni any Lions joined the Big Ten Conference.
12:28 James Franklin, Penn State
12:36 Urban Meyer, Ohio State
Iowa had 29 first downs at Iowa State, ed for second most in Kirk Ferentz era, and 28
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12:44 Tom Allen, Indiana
first downs against North Texas, ed for fi h in the Kirk Ferentz era. The 57 combined
first downs is the highest total in back-to-back games in the Kirk Ferentz era.
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Game #4 vs. #4 Penn State @HawkeyeFootball Game Notes
THE SERIES
2017 BIG TEN STANDINGS Saturday will be the 27th mee ng between Iowa and Penn State, and the first mee ng
W D in Iowa City since 2012. The Ni any Lions have won the last three mee ngs and hold a
Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. 14-12 advantage in the series.
Iowa 0-0 .000 3-0 1.00
Minnesota 0-0 .000 3-0 1.00 Prior to the Hawkeyes loss at #12 Penn State last year, Iowa had won four straight
Wisconsin 0-0 .000 2-0 1.00 mee ngs when Penn State entered the game ranked (2010, 24-3 vs. #22 PSU; 2009,
Illinois 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 21-10 at #5 PSU; 2008, 24-23 vs. #3 PSU; 2002, 42-35 OT at #12 PSU). Iowa is 6-12 all-
Northwestern 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 me when playing a ranked Penn State team. The Hawkeyes are 1-1 when playing the
Purdue 0-0 .000 2-1 .667
Nebraska 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Ni any Lions under the lights at Kinnick Stadium (W, 24-3 in 2010; L, 38-14 in 2012).
The Hawkeyes have won six of the last 10 and hold a 9-8 advantage since 1993 when
E D the Ni any Lions joined the Big Ten Conference. Iowa is 5-8 in games played in Iowa
Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct.
Ohio State 1-0 .000 2-1 .667
City.
Michigan 0-0 .000 3-0 1.00 The teams first met Nov. 15, 1930, with Iowa winning 19-0 in Iowa City. PSU won five
Penn State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.00 in a row, as Iowa didnt defeat PSU again un l 1976.
Maryland 0-0 .000 2-0 1.00 Both teams have had a five-game winning streak in the series. Penn State won each
Michigan State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.00
Rutgers 0-0 1.00 1-2 .333
game played between 1971 and 1975. Iowas longest streak in the series began with
Indiana 0-1 .000 1-1 .500 a double-over me win in 2000 and included wins from 2000-04. The teams did not
meet in 2005 and 2006.
NATIONAL RANKINGS The teams have played two over me games, both at Penn State. Iowa won in two
AP Poll Amway Coaches Poll over mes in 2000 (26-23) and in single over me in 2002 (42-35).
Sept. 17 Sept. 17
1. Alabama 1. Alabama *11/15/30 W 19-0 *10/09/99 L 7-31
2. Clemson 2. Clemson
3. Oklahoma 3. Oklahoma *9/25/71 L 14-44 11/04/00 W 26-23 (2OT)
4. Penn State 4. Penn State 9/30/72 L 10-14 *9/29/01 W 24-18
5. USC 5. USC 9/29/73 L 8-27 9/28/02 W 42-35 (OT)
6. Oklahoma State 6. Washington
7. Washington 7. Oklahoma State
*9/28/74 L 0-27 *10/25/03 W 26-14
8. Michigan 8. Michigan *9/27/75 L 10-30 10/23/04 W 6-4
9. Wisconsin 9. Ohio State 9/25/76 W 7-6 10/6/07 L 7-27
10. Ohio State 10. Wisconsin 9/17/83 W 42-34 *11/08/08 W 24-23
11. Georgia 11. Florida State
12. Florida State 12. Georgia
*9/15/84 L 17-20 9/26/09 W 21-10
13. Virginia Tech 13. Virginia Tech *9/18/93 L 0-31 *10/02/10 W 24-3
14. Miami (FL) 14. Miami (FL) 9/17/94 L 21-61 10/8/11 L 3-13
15. Auburn 15. TCU *10/21/95 L 27-61 *10/20/12 L 14-38
16. TCU 16. Auburn
17. Mississippi State 17. South Florida 10/19/96 W 21-20 11/5/16 L 14-41
18. Washington St. 18. Washington St.
19. Louisville 19. Mississippi State * - - at Iowa City
20. Florida 20. Louisville
21. South Florida 21. Utah
22. San Diego State 22. Florida LAST MEETING Nov. 5, 2016 (University Park, Pennsylvania)
23. Utah 23. LSU Iowa lost its first road game in nearly two years, falling to No. 12 Penn State, 41-14,
24. Oregon 24. Oregon at Beaver Stadium. Penn States win snapped Iowas school-record nine-game road win
25. LSU 25. San Diego State streak.
HAWKEYES IN THE POLLS Iowa was unable to slow down a Penn State
Date AP CP S16 CFP oense that totaled 599 yards and 24 first downs. IOWA PSU
Pre. NR NR NR The Hawkeyes, who entered the game averaging Score 14 41
9/5 NR RV NR 168 yards rushing per game, were limited to 30 First Downs 14 24
9/10 NR RV NR yards rushing on 26 a empts. RB Akrum Wadley Rushes-Yds. 26-30 52-359
9/17 RV RV NR
AP=Associated Press; CP=Coaches; was Iowas leading rusher with 28 yards on nine Passing Yds. 204 240
S16=Super 16; CFP=College Footballl Poll carries. Passes (C-A-I) 18-26-1 11-18-0
Penn State scored on four of its six first-half Total Oense 52-234 70-599
Punts-Avg. 6-40.2 2-40.5
possessions. The home team scored the only
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
points of the first quarter on a Saeed Blacknall
Penal es-Yards 4-24 9-86
19-yard touchdown recep on from quarterback Time of Possession 24:57 35:03
Trace McSorley.
The Ni any Lions threatened again on their
second oensive possession, but Hawkeye LB Josey Jewell got a hand on Tyler Davis 30-
yard field goal a empt to block the kick. The block was the first of Jewells career.
Penn State stretched its lead to 21-0 following a Saquon Barkley 57-yard scoring run
2017 STATISTICAL COMPARISON
and a McSorley 1-yard run.
IOWA PSU Iowa trimmed the deficit to 21-7 on its final drive of the first half. QB C.J. Beathard
Scoring Average 33.0 47.0 connected with Wadley for a 12-yard touchdown on a screen pass.
Scoring Defense 19.3 4.7 The Ni any Lions drained the final 4:13 of the second quarter, which culminated with
Rushing Yards 180.0 187.0
a 30-yard field goal as me expired to give the home team a 24-7 hal ime advantage.
Passing Yards 218.3 282.0
Penn State scored a field goal in the third quarter and added two touchdowns in the
Total Oense 398.3 469.0
Rushing Defense 97.0 126.0
fourth period.
Passing Defense 238.0 147.7 Beathard tossed his second touchdown of the contest with 6:30 remaining, finding
Total Defense 335.0 273.7 Jeminic Smith over the middle for a 36-yard touchdown.
Punt Return Average 11.6 17.9 Smith matched a career high with five catches for 85 yards and a score, while Beathard
KO Return Average 22.9 26.8 completed 16-of-24 for 204 yards and two touchdowns.
Turnover Margin -1 6 Defensively, FS Brandon Snyder led the Hawkeyes with a game-high 12 tackles,
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE including two for loss. Jewell had 10 stops, his fi h double-digit tackle eort of the
season.
Head Coach Kirk Ferentz ______________ FAIR-ints
Asst. Coach Brian Ferentz _____________ FAIR-ints
HAWKEYES AT NIGHT
Asst. Coach Tim Polasek __________PAWL-uh-seck
Toks Akinribade ____________ Toeks A-KIN-ri-body Iowa has hosted 14 night games in Kinnick Stadiums history, holding a 10-4 record in
Lane Akre ________________________ ACHE-ree those contests. The Hawkeyes have won four straight night games in Kinnick Stadium,
Nathan Bazata ___________________ BUZZH-uh-ta including two games in both 2015 and 2016. Below is a list of night games in Kinnick
Ike Boe ger ________________________ BUTT-gir Stadium:
Kyshaun Bryan _____________________ KEY-shaun
Djimon Colber ______________________ JYE-mun
Date Opponent Result Start Time
Trey Creamer ______________________ CREAM-ir
A.J. Epensesa _________________ EPP-uh-NESS-uh Sept. 5, 1992 #1 Miami, FL L, 24-7 7 p.m.
Adrian Falconer ____________________ FALCON-ir Sept. 18, 1999 N. Illinois W, 24-0 5 p.m.
Noah Fant ____________________________ FANT Sept. 14, 2002 Iowa State L, 36-31 5 p.m.
Daniel Gaey _______________________ GAFF-ee Sept. 20, 2003 #16 Arizona St. W, 21-2 5 p.m.
Ryan Gersonde __________________fir-SAUN-dau Sept. 30, 2006 #1 Ohio State L, 38-17 7 p.m.
Jake Gervase ________________________ JIR-voss
Camron Harrell ______________________HUH-rel
Sept. 8, 2007 Syracuse W, 35-0 7 p.m.
Tommy Herion ______________________ HAIR-un Oct. 10, 2009 Michigan W, 30-28 7 p.m.
Parker Hesse ________________________HESS-ee Oct. 2, 2010 #20 Penn State W, 24-3 7 p.m.
Jake Hule ________________________ HUGH-let Oct. 15, 2011 Northwestern W, 41-31 6 p.m.
Alaric Jackson _____________________ AH-lair-ick Oct. 20, 2012 Penn State L, 38-14 7 p.m.
Dalles Jacobus _____________DALLAS juh-COE-bus
Sept. 19, 2015 Pi sburgh W, 27-24 7 p.m.
Marcel Joly ___________________________JOLLY
Tyler Kluver ________________________ CLUE-vir Nov. 14, 2015 Minnesota W, 40-35 7 p.m.
Jack Koerner ________________________ KERN-ir Sept. 10, 2016 Iowa State W, 42-3 6:30 p.m.
Tommy Kujawa _________________ KOO-yah-vuh Nov. 12, 2016 #2 Michigan W, 14-13 7 p.m.
Drake Kulick ________________________ KOO-lick
Henry Marchese ___________________ mar-CASE REINVENTING THE STADIUM WAVE
John Milani _____________________ muh-LON-ee
In a tradi on that started at the University of Iowa football teams season opener in
Ben Niemann _____________________KNEE-mun
Nick Niemann _____________________KNEE-mun 2017, fans inside Kinnick Stadium and pa ents and families inside the UI Stead Family
Michael Ojemudia __________ oh-jay-MOO-dee-uh Childrens Hospital will exchanges waves at the end of the first quarter.
Peter Pekar _________________________ PEE-kar The UI Stead Family Childrens Hospital opened in 2017. It is connected to the south
Colten Rasta er __________________ RASS-tet-ir end of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and overlooks Kinnick Stadium from
Miguel Recinos ___________ muh-GEL ray-SEE-nos the southwest grandstands. During Iowa football home games, pa ents and their families
Brady Rei ____________________________ REEF
Manny Rugamba _________________ ru-GUM-buh
can watch the game from the top floor (Level 12), one of the highest vantage points in
Kyler Schoot __________________________ SHOT Iowa City.
Aus n Schulte ______________________SHUL-tee The wave highlights the rela onship between the football team and the hospital. The
Ihmir Smith-Marse e ___ AH-meer Smith MAR-set Hawkeyes Touchdowns for Kids campaign has long been a fundraiser and during every
Jason Sobotka ___________________ suh-BOT-kuh game, a Kid Captain from the hospital receives special recogni on from the Hawkeye
Aus n Spiewak ____________________SPEE-wack
football program.
Jackson Subbert _____________________SUE-birt
Nate Vejvoda ____________________ vuh-VO-duh
Akrum Wadley______________________ ACK-rum
Tyler Wiegers ______________________ WEE-girs
Nate Wie ng _____________________ WHEAT-ing
Jon Wisnieski _____________________ Wiz-NIS-ski
GRADUATE NEWCOMERS
INSTANT REPLAY
Graduate transfers RB James Butler and WR Ma Quarells joined the Hawkeyes in fall
Listed below are all the plays that have been training camp a er earning their degrees from Nevada and New Mexico, respec vely.
reviewed in an Iowa game in 2017.
Butler has 36 carries for 158 yards in 2017. He rushed for 1,336 yards and 12 touchdowns
Game (Rvs) Reviewed Play (Confirmed/Reversed)
as a junior in 2016, and was a two- me All-Mountain West honorable men on selec on.
Wyoming (1) Wyoming TD (Reversed) The senior has one year of eligibility remaining. He is a na ve of Bloomingdale, Illinois.
Iowa St (5) ISU downed punt (confirmed) Quarells has not seen ac on in 2017. He played in 13 games in 2016, catching 11 balls
Iowa first down (overturned) for 180 yards and one touchdown in the Lobos triple op on oense. The junior has two
Iowa TD recep on (confirmed)
Iowa fumble out of bounds (confirmed)
years of eligibility remaining. He is a na ve of St. Louis.
ISU touchdown (confirmed)
N. Texas (4) Iowa TD (overturned) WADLEY NAMED TO PAUL HORNUNG AWARD HONOR ROLL
Iowa incomplete pass (confirmed) RB Akrum Wadley was named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll following Iowas
Iowa first down (confirmed)
Iowa ball spot (overturned)
44-41 over me win at Iowa State Saturday. Wadley was one of five players na onally to
earn the recogni on. The Hornung Award is presented annually by the Louisville Sports
Commission to the most versa le player in major college football.
Wadley accounted for 260 all-purpose yards against the Cyclones. He is averaging 170
all-purpose yards per game, third best in the Big Ten and 12th na onally.
Wadley rushed for 118 yards and one touchdown on a career-best 28 a empts, and
had four recep ons for 72 yards and one touchdown. He also added three kicko returns
for 70 yards. Wadley scored on a one-yard run to give Iowa a 21-10 advantage in the third
quarter. He later hauled in a short pass from quarterback Nate Stanley and turned the
play into a 46-yard scoring play that ed the game in the final two minutes of the fourth
quarter.
IOWA IN OVERTIME STANLEY NAMED B1G CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Iowa holds a 7-4 record in over me games. Iowa QB Nate Stanley was named Big Ten Conference co-Oensive Player of the Week
won its first over me contest, defea ng Penn State following Iowas 44-41 over me win at Iowa State on Sept. 9. He was also one of eight
26-23 on Nov. 4, 2000, in State College, Pa. The
Hawkeyes are 3-3 in single over me, 3-0 in double
quarterbacks na onally named the Manning Award Star of the Week.
over me and 1-1 in triple over me. Iowa is 2-2 in Stanley completed 27-of-41 pass a empts for 333 yards and five touchdowns, with no
over me in Kinnick Stadium and 5-2 in over me intercep ons. His scoring passes covered 10, 17, 15, 46 and 5 yards, as nine Hawkeyes
road games. Following are Iowas over me games: had at least one recep on.
Date Result OTs Opponent
Stanley led the Iowa oense on four scoring drives of at least 89 yards. Iowas final
11/4/00 W, 26-23 Double at Penn State scoring drive in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter covered 89 yards in just seven
9/28/02 W, 42-35 Single at Penn State plays as the Hawkeyes ed the game with 1:52 remaining. Stanley then completed 2-of-3
10/22/05 L, 23-20 Single vs. Michigan passes for 15 yards in over me, including the game-winning touchdown a er Iowa State
9/09/06 W, 20-13 Triple at Syracuse
10/27/07 W, 34-27 Double vs. Michigan St.
had scored a field goal on its over me possession.
11/14/09 L, 27-24 Single at Ohio State Stanley established career highs in comple ons (27), a empts (41), yards (333), and
9/10/11 L, 44-41 Triple at Iowa State touchdowns (5). He had eight touchdown passes in his first two career starts (10 in three
10/13/12 W, 19-16 Double at Michigan St.
10/26/13 W, 17-10 Single vs. Northwestern
11/28/14 L, 37-34 Single vs. Nebraska TRUE FRESHMEN STARTERS SINCE 1999
9/9/17 W, 44-41 Single at Iowa State Since 1999, Kirk Ferentzs first year as Iowa head coach, 20 true freshmen have started for the Hawkeyes.
OVERALL WINS games), more than any other quarterback in the Kirk Ferentz era.
(all games played as member of B1G) Stanley became only the second Big Ten quarterback in the last 20 years with 300-plus
passing yards, five-plus touchdown passes and no intercep ons in a road game.
Coach, Team Wins Seasons Years
1. Woody Hayes, OSU 205 28 1951-78 The Big Ten honor was the first career honor for Stanley.
2. Amos Alonzo Stagg, CHI 199 37 1896-32
3. Bo Schembechler, MICH 194 21 1969-89 IOWA LEADERSHIP GROUP
4. Joe Paterno, PSU 162 19 1993-11 The University of Iowa football program has 17 players in its 2017 Leadership Group.
5. Hayden Fry, IOWA 143 20 1979-98
6. Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 138 19 1999-pr. The group includes five seniors, four juniors, four sophomores, two redshirt freshmen,
7. Henry Williams, MINN 136 22 1900-21 and two true freshmen. The Leadership Group will vote on the weekly gameday captains,
8. Robert Zuppke, ILL 131 29 1913-41 be involved in team decision-making throughout the season, and provide feedback to the
9. Lloyd Carr, MICH 122 13 1995-07 head coach. Players were selected by team vote.
10. Barry Alvarez, WIS 119 18 1990-05
The group consists of seniors DL Nathan Bazata, LB Josey Jewell, LB Ben Niemann, WR
BIG TEN CONFERENCE WINS Ma VandeBerg, OL Sean Welsh, juniors OL James Daniels, DE Parker Hesse, DB Brandon
Coach, Team Wins Seasons Years Snyder, and QB Tyler Wiegers, sophomores LB Amani Jones, DE Anthony Nelson, FB Brady
1. Woody Hayes, OSU 153 28 1951-78 Ross, and QB Nathan Stanley, redshirt freshmen LB Nick Niemann and RB Toren Young,
2. Bo Schembechler, MICH 143 21 1969-89 and first-year freshmen DE A.J. Epenesa and OL Tristan Wirfs.
3. Amos Alonzo Stagg, CHI 115 37 1896-32
4. Hayden Fry, IOWA 96 20 1979-98
5. Joe Paterno, PSU 95 19 1993-11 BIG TEN BOWL GAMES SINCE 2001
6. Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 82 18 1999-pr. Iowa has posted a 6-8 bowl record under head coach Kirk Ferentz. Since the 2001
7. Lloyd Carr, MICH 81 13 1995-07 season, only Ohio State and Wisconsin have won more bowl games (including the FBS
8. Robert Zuppke, ILL 76 29 1913-41
9. Duy Daugherty, MSU 72 19 1954-72
championship game), than Iowa. The following is the record for Big Ten teams in bowl
10. John Cooper 70 13 1988-00 games since 2001:
CAPTAINS BY WEEK Iowa has four players whose brothers played at Iowa: LS Marshall Coluzzi (Ron in 2016),
OL James Daniels (LeShun in 2013-16), DL Brady Rei (Riley in 2008-11), OL Kevin Ward
Wyoming Bazata, Jewell, Welsh, Ward
Iowa State Bazata, Jewell, Welsh, Ward (Ryan in 2012-16).
North Texas Wadley, VandeBerg, Jewell, Ward LS Aus n Spiewak is the grandson of Gary Grouwinkel, who played for Iowa in the 1957
Penn State and 1959 Rose Bowl Games.
Michigan State
Illinois
Northwestern VANDEBERG RETURNS FOR 5th YEAR
Minnesota Senior WR Ma VandeBerg missed Iowas final nine games of 2016 due to a foot injury
Ohio State sustained in prac ce on Sept. 26. VandeBerg (6-1, 190), played in the first four games of
Wisconsin the season, leading the team in recep ons, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns
Purdue
Nebraska (19-284-3 TDs) before the injury.
On Dec. 21, the Big Ten Conference granted the University of Iowas medical hardship
waiver request on behalf of VandeBerg and granted the wide receiver a fi h year of
CONSECUTIVE GAMES, NOT SHUTOUT eligibility.
School Games Last Shutout VandeBerg has 114 career recep ons, 13th most in program history. He has 1,382
Nebraska 258 Sept. 21, 1996
(26-0 at Arizona State)
career receiving yards, 25th in program history.
IOWA 198 Oct. 14, 2000
(31-0 at Illinois) RUN AFTER HANDOFF, RUN AFTER CATCH, RETURN FOR SENIOR SEASON
Indiana 187 Oct. 14, 2000 Senior RB Akrum Wadley announced on Jan. 5 he would return to Iowa for his senior
(58-0 at Michigan)
Penn State 186 Oct. 6, 2001 season. Wadley led the Hawkeyes in rushing yards (1,081) and all-purpose yards (1,396),
(20-0 vs. Michigan) and ranked second in recep ons (36) in 2016. All three totals were career highs. He scored
Purdue 43 Nov. 2, 2013 13 touchdowns, ed for sixth in the Big Ten, and was named third team All-Big Ten by
(56-0 vs. Ohio State)
Michigan 39 Sept. 6, 2014 league coaches. He ranks 15th in career rushing yards (2,021) and is ed for 19th in career
(31-0 at Notre Dame) scoring (144 points).
Wisconsin 31 Dec. 6, 2014 He combined for 25 catches, 199 yards receiving, and two receiving touchdowns the
(59-0 vs. Ohio State)
Maryland 23 Oct. 3, 2015
final six weeks of 2016. He posted career bests in recep ons (7) and receiving yards (72)
(28-0 vs. Michigan) in Week 8 against Wisconsin, and shared the team lead with five recep ons in Week 9 at
Minnesota 23 Oct. 3, 2015 Penn State (32 yards, TD). He led Iowa with five catches, 52 receiving yards, and scored
(27-0 at Northwestern) the teams only touchdown (3-yard recep on) against Michigan.
Northwestern 23 Oct. 10, 2015
(38-0 at Michigan) Wadley rushed 22 mes for 115 yards against Florida at the 2017 Outback Bowl,
Michigan State 15 Dec. 31, 2015 exceeding the 1,000-yard mark for the first me in his career.
(38-0 vs. Alabama, CFP Semifinal)
Illinois 4 Nov. 19, 2016
(28-0 vs. Iowa) NEW JERSEY PREPS LEAVE MARK ON CY-HAWK SERIES
Rutgers 4 Nov. 19, 2016 Senior RB Akrum Wadley and true freshman WR Ihmir Smith-Marse e, both graduates
(39-0 vs. Penn State) of Weequahic (WEEK-way) High School in Newark, New Jersey, combined for four
Ohio State 3 Dec. 31, 2016
(31-0 vs. Clemson, CFP Semifinal) touchdowns in Iowas 44-41 over me win at Iowa State on Sept. 9. Wadley turned a
short crossing route into a 46-yard touchdown recep on in the final minutes of the fourth
quarter to e the game, 38-38, and Smith-Marse e caught a five-yard touchdown pass
in the first over me to win the game, 44-41.
Wadley completed the game with 118 rushing yards on a career-high 28 a empts, four
recep ons for 72 yards and three KO returns for 70 yards. Smith-Marse e finished his
first career start with four recep ons, 36 yards, and two touchdowns, including a 15-yard
diving score in the fourth quarter, and one rushing a empt for seven yards.
GRADUATE STUDENT-ATHLETES
Eight Hawkeyes completed their undergraduate degrees prior to the 2017 season.
Seniors OL Ike Boe ger, DL Daniel Gaey, FB Drake Kulick, WR Ma VandeBerg, and
TE Jon Wisnieski, and junior DL Parker Hesse all earned undergraduate degrees from
the University of Iowa. Senior RB James Butler and junior WR Ma Quarells joined the
Hawkeyes a er earning their degrees from Nevada and New Mexico, respec vely.
TROPHY GAMES
The Hawkeyes have four trophy games on the schedule in
2017. Iowa defended the Cy-Hawk trophy with a 44-41 over me
win at Iowa State on Sept. 9. The Hawkeyes will defend the Floyd
of Rosedale trophy against Minnesota at Kinnick Stadium on Oct.
28, and the Heroes Trophy on Nov. 24 at Nebraska. Iowa will try
to regain possession of the Heartland Trophy at Wisconsin on Nov.
11.
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
Overall Conference
Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend
Sept. 2 Wyoming W, 24-3 1-0 0-0 2:57 68,075
Sept. 9 at Iowa State $ W, 44-41 (OT) 2-0 0-0 3:53 61,500
Sept. 16 North Texas W, 31-14 3-0 0-0 3:26 65,668
Sept. 23 Penn State*
Sept. 30 at Michigan State*
Oct. 7 Illinois*
Oct. 21 at Northwestern*
Oct. 28 Minnesota*
Nov. 4 Ohio State*
Nov. 11 at Wisconsin*
Nov. 18 Purdue*
Nov. 24 at Nebraska*
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg
Wadley, Akrum 3 60 272 14 258 4.3 1 35 86.0 Vandeberg, Matt 3 37 12.3 0 23
Butler, James 3 36 168 10 158 4.4 0 12 52.7 Jackson, Joshua 2 21 10.5 0 17
Young, Toren 1 19 81 3 78 4.1 0 15 78.0 Total 5 58 11.6 0 23
Kelly-Martin,I. 3 11 74 0 74 6.7 2 23 24.7 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0
Smith-Marsette, 3 3 11 0 11 3.7 0 7 3.7
Fant, Noah 3 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -1.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg
Team 2 3 0 9 -9 -3.0 0 0 -4.5 Jackson, Joshua 2 46 23.0 0 41
Stanley, Nate 3 8 12 38 -26 -3.2 0 5 -8.7 Reiff, Brady 1 5 5.0 0 5
Total 3 141 618 78 540 3.8 3 35 180.0 Hesse, Parker 1 13 13.0 0 13
Opponents 3 73 348 57 291 4.0 2 41 97.0 Total 4 64 16.0 0 41
Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0
Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g
Stanley, Nate 3 165.08 51-83-1 61.4 655 10 68 218.3 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg
Total 3 165.08 51-83-1 61.4 655 10 68 218.3 Kelly-Martin,I. 4 83 20.8 0 24
Opponents 3 116.94 66-115-4 57.4 714 5 74 238.0 Wadley, Akrum 4 100 25.0 0 30
Total 8 183 22.9 0 30
Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 9 133 14.8 0 21
Easley, Nick 3 16 162 10.1 2 45 54.0
Vandeberg, Matt 3 8 80 10.0 1 17 26.7 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg
Fant, Noah 3 7 89 12.7 3 27 29.7 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0
Wadley, Akrum 3 6 152 25.3 1 68 50.7 Opponents 1 27 27.0 0 27
Hockenson, T.J. 3 5 70 14.0 1 24 23.3
Smith-Marsette, 3 4 36 9.0 2 15 12.0
Kulick, Drake 3 2 29 14.5 0 26 9.7
Butler, James 3 1 26 26.0 0 26 8.7
Pekar, Peter 3 1 9 9.0 0 9 3.0
Smith, Brandon 2 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0
Total 3 51 655 12.8 10 68 218.3
Opponents 3 66 714 10.8 5 74 238.0
Iowa Hawkeyes Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2017)
All games
PAT
Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g
Recinos, Miguel - 3-3 12-12 - - - - - 21 Stanley, Nate 3 91 -26 655 629 209.7
Fant, Noah 3 - - - - - - - 18 Wadley, Akrum 3 60 258 0 258 86.0
Wadley, Akrum 2 - - - - - - - 12 Butler, James 3 36 158 0 158 52.7
Kelly-Martin,I. 2 - - - - - - - 12 Young, Toren 1 19 78 0 78 78.0
Smith-Marsette, 2 - - - - - - - 12 Kelly-Martin,I. 3 11 74 0 74 24.7
Easley, Nick 2 - - - - - - - 12 Smith-Marsette, 3 3 11 0 11 3.7
Hockenson, T.J. 1 - - - - - - - 6 Fant, Noah 3 1 -4 0 -4 -1.3
Vandeberg, Matt 1 - - - - - - - 6 Team 2 3 -9 0 -9 -4.5
Total 13 3-3 12-12 - - - - - 99 Total 3 224 540 655 1195 398.3
Opponents 7 3-5 7-7 - - - - - 58 Opponents 3 188 291 714 1005 335.0
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
Recinos, Miguel 3-3 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 44 0 Rastetter, C. 12 478 39.8 47 0 3 3 0 0
Total 12 478 39.8 47 0 3 3 0 0
FG Sequence Iowa Hawkeyes Opponents Opponents 17 591 34.8 61 0 4 6 1 0
Wyoming (44) (49),47
Iowa State (23) (24),(30) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln
North Texas (42) 40 Recinos, Miguel 18 1143 63.5 9 0
Total 18 1143 63.5 9 0 14.8 43.6 21
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Opponents 12 752 62.7 2 2 22.9 43.2 21
Iowa Hawkeyes Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2017)
All games
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
Individual
Points 12, 4X, last Ivory Kelly-Martin vs. North Texas, 9/16/17
Rushing Attempts 28, Akrum Wadley at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Yards Rushing 118 (28 att.), Akrum Wadley at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Pass Attempts 41 (27 comp.), Nate Stanley at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Pass Completions 27 (41 att.), Nate Stanley at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Yards Passing 333 (27-of-41), Nate Stanley at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Receptions 7, Nick Easley at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Yards Receiving 80, Akrum Wadley vs. North Texas, 9/16/17
Yards Total Offense 335, Nate Stanley at Iowa State, 9/9/17
All-Purpose Yards 260, Akrum Wadley at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Yards Punt Returns 37, Matt VandeBerg vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
Yards Kickoff Returns 70, Akrum Wadley at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Field Goals Made 1, Miguel Recinos, 3X, last vs. North Texas, 9/16/17
Extra Points 5, Miguel Recinos at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Interceptions 1, 4X, last Josh Jackson vs. North Texas, 9/16/17
_Tackles 14, Josey Jewell vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
_Sacks 2.0, Josey Jewell vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
_TFLs 2.5, Josey Jewell vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
Longest Plays
Run 35 Akrum Wadley at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Pass 68 Akrum Wadley vs. North Texas, 9/16/17
Field Goal 44 Miguel Recinos vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
Interception Return 41 Joshua Jackson vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
Fumble Return --
Punt Return 23 Matt VandeBerg vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
Kickoff Return 30 Akrum Wadley vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
Scoring drive 94 (11 plays, 5:05) at Iowa State, 9/9/17
Non-scoring drive 77 (12 plays, 6:42) vs. North Texas, 9/16/17
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
OFFENSE
Opponent WR TE/WR LT LG C RG RT QB RB RB/WR/FB TE
Wyoming VandeBerg Hockenson Jackson Reynolds Render Welsh Boetgger Stanley Wadley Butler Fant
at Iowa State VandeBerg Smith-Marsette Jackson Render Daniels Welsh Boetgger Stanley Wadley Easley Fant
North Texas VandeBerg Easley Jackson Myers Daniels Render Welsh Stanley Wadley Kulick Hockenson
Penn State
at Michigan State
Illinois
at Northwestern
Minnesota
Ohio State
at Wisconsin
Purdue
at Nebraska
Consec. Starts 3 2 3 1 2 3 13 3 3 1 1
Career Starts 23 2 3 23 15 10 38 3 7 7 2
DEFENSE
Opponent RE DT DT LE OLB MLB WLB CB CB SS FS
Wyoming A. Nelson Lattimore Bazata Hesse Niemann Jewell Bower Jackson Ojemudia Taylor Gervase
at Iowa State A. Nelson Lattimore Bazata Hesse Niemann Jewell Bower Jackson Rugamba Taylor Gervase
North Texas A. Nelson Lattimore Bazata Hesse Niemann Jewell Bower Jackson Rugamba Taylor Gervase
Penn State
at Michigan State
Illinois
at Northwestern
Minnesota
Ohio State
at Wisconsin
Purdue
at Nebraska
Consec. Starts 3 3 5 14 30 34 16 4 2 3 3
Career Starts 4 3 27 24 30 34 29 4 5 26 3
Offense Career Starts Offensive Line Ike Boettger (21) Defensive Line Nathan Bazata (27)
James Daniels (15) Cedrick Lattimore (3)
Quarterback Nate Stanley (3)
Alaric Jackson (3) Linebacker Bo Bower (29)
Lucas LeGrand (2) Josey Jewell (34)
Wide Receiver Nick Easley (2)
Boone Myers (23) Ben Niemann (30)
Ihmir Smith-Marsette (1)
Levi Paulsen (1)
Matt VandeBerg (21)
Keegan Render (10) Defensive Back Jake Gervase (3)
Ross Reynolds (1) Joshua Jackson (4)
Running Back James Butler (1)
Sean Welsh (38) Michael Ojemudia (1)
Akrum Wadley (7)
Manny Rugamba (5)
Fullback Drake Kulick (7) Defense Career Starts Brandon Snyder (13)
Miles Taylor (26)
Tight End Noah Fant (2) Defensive End Parker Hesse (24)
T.J. Hockenson (2) Anthony Nelson (4)
Peter Pekar (8) Matt Nelson (13)
Nate Wieting (3)
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
Wyoming (4) 11 65 6:14 TD 2 Fant, 2-yd. pass from Stanley Distance Iowa Opponent
Length TD FG TD FG
1 32 0:05 TD 2 Fant, 27-yd. pass from Stanley (minus) - - - - - - - - - ---
4 76 1:26 TD 3 Easley, 45-yd. pass from Stanley 0-9 0 1 0 0
7 13 3:40 FG 4 Recinos, 44-yd. FG 10-19 0 1 0 1
20-29 1 0 0 0
Wyoming Drive 5.8 46.5 3:11 30-39 1 1 0 1
40-49 1 0 0 0
at Iowa State (7) 10 76 4:34 TD 1 Easley, 10-yd. pass from Stanley 50-59 0 0 1 0
60-69 1 0 3 0
10 91 5:04 TD 2 VandeBerg, 17-yd. pass from Stanley 70-79 4 0 1 0
11 94 5:05 TD 3 Wadley, 1-yd. run 80-89 2 0 2 1
11 92 5:15 TD 4 Smith-Marsette, 15-yd pass from Stanley 90-99 3 0 0 0
4 0 0:53 FG 4 Recinos, 23-yd. FG
7 89 1:52 TD 4 Wadley, 46-yd. pass from Stanley GAME OPENING DRIVES
5 25 0:00 TD OT Smith-Marsette, 5-yd. pass from Stanley Iowa Opponent
Game Pts Plys Yds Pts Plys Yds
ISU Drive 8.3 66.7 3:09 Wyoming 0 3 4 0 3 4
at ISU 0 3 (-5) 0 5 21
N. Texas 0 12 77 7 6 80
vs. North Texas (5) 10 75 4:42 TD 1 Hockenson, 8-yd. pass from Stanley Penn State
8 39 2:49 FG 2 Recinos, 42-yd. FG at MSU
14 76 6:52 TD 3 Fant, 23-yd. pass from Stanley Illinois
16 87 8:50 TD 4 Kelly-Martin, 2-yd. run at Nwest.
Minn.
10 43 3:59 TD 4 Kelly-Martin, 6-yd. run Ohio St.
at Wisc.
UNT Drive 11.6 64.0 5:10 Purdue
at Neb.
Season Avg. (16) 8.7 60.8 4:03
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
PUNT RETURN
23, Matt VandeBerg vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
KICK RETURN
30, Akrum Wadley vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
INTERCEPTION RETURN
41, Joshua Jackson vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
FUMBLE RETURN
--
PUNT
47, Colten Rastetter vs. North Texas, 9/16/17
FIELD GOAL
44, Miguel Recinos vs. Wyoming, 9/2/17
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
IOWA BIG PLAYS
Rushing Passing Special Teams
Opponent 20-29 30-39 40+ 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ FG Blk XPT Blk Punt Blk
Wyoming 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
at Iowa State 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
North Texas 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Penn State
at Michigan St.
Illinois
at Nwestern
Minnesota
Ohio State
at Wisconsin
Purdue
at Nebraska
Totals 3 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 0
TURNOVERS FORCED
Iowa Opponent
Opponent Fum Int Tot Pts Off Margin Fum Int Tot Pts Off
Wyoming 0 2 2 3 -2 3 1 4 3
at Iowa State 0 1 1 3 +1 0 0 0 0
North Texas 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 7
Penn State
at Michigan St.
Illinois
at Nwestern
Minnesota
Ohio State
at Wisconsin
Purdue
at Nebraska
TOTALS 1 4 5 6 -1 5 1 6 10
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
SPECIALISTS
PUNT RETURNS Keith Duncan (So.)
FG: 2, 3X, last vs. Michigan (11/12/16)
Joshua Jackson (Jr.) FGA: 3 vs. Wisconsin (10/22/16)
Returns: 1, 2X, last vs. North Texas (9/16/17) PAT: 7 at Purdue (10/15/16)
Yards: 17 vs. North Texas (9/16/17) Long: 41 vs. Wisconsin (10/22/16)
Long: 17 vs. North Texas (9/16/17)
Colten Rastetter (So.)
Matt VandeBerg (Sr.) Punts: 7 at Iowa State (9/9/17)
Returns: 3, 4X, last vs. Wyoming (9/2/17) Yards: 278 at Iowa State (9/9/17)
Yards: 37 vs. Wyoming (9/2/17) Avg.: 47.0 vs. North Texas (9/16/17)
Long: 23, 2X, last vs. Wyoming (9/2/17) Long: 47 vs. North Texas (9/16/17)
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
MOST POINTS MOST RUSHING YARDS 9 by Minnesota.....................................10-23-04
1. 62 vs. Northwestern................................11-9-02 1. 376 vs. Akron..........................................8-31-02 9 by Northwestern..................................11-1-14
62 vs. North Texas...................................9-25-15 2. 365 vs. Minnesota.................................11-16-02
2. 59 vs. Northwestern..............................11-10-01 365 at Purdue.......................................10-15-16 MOST PASSING YARDS
59 vs. Western Michigan.........................9-21-13 3. 318 at Purdue.........................................11-9-13 1. 426 vs. Indiana......................................10-23-99
4. 57 vs. Akron............................................8-31-02 4. 304 at Illinois.........................................11-15-14 2. 399 vs. Pittsburgh...................................9-17-11
5. 56 vs. Ball State.........................................9-3-05 5. 301 vs. Illinois..........................................10-1-05 2. 380 vs. Indiana........................................9-30-00
56 vs. Buffalo.............................................9-6-03 6. 300 vs. Utah State...................................9-21-02 3. 377 vs. Minnesota.................................11-19-05
7. 298 vs. Missouri State...............................9-7-13 4. 364 at Minnesota..................................11-18-06
FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED 8. 294 at Northwestern.............................10-17-15 5. 357 vs. Purdue........................................10-8-05
1. 0 at Illinois..........................................11-19-16
0 vs. Ball State.........................................9-26-10 FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED FEWEST PASSING YARDS ALLOWED
0 vs. Minnesota.....................................11-21-09 1. -13 vs. Kent State......................................9-4-04 1. 12 vs. Georgia Tech...................................1-5-10
0 at Minnesota......................................11-22-08 2. 7 at Minnesota......................................11-22-08 2. 54 vs. Northern Illinois..............................9-1-12
0 vs. Florida International.........................9-6-08 3. 10 vs. Montana.........................................9-2-06 3. 56 vs. Ball State.......................................9-26-10
0 vs. Syracuse............................................9-8-07 4. 14 vs. Miami (Ohio)...................................9-7-02 4. 58 vs. Buffalo.............................................9-6-03
0 vs. Ball State...........................................9-3-05 5. 19 vs. Wisconsin....................................10-12-05 5. 63 vs. Nebraska.....................................11-23-12
0 vs. Kent State..........................................9-1-01 6. 72 at Purdue...........................................9-27-14
0 vs. Northern Illinois..............................9-18-99 MOST PASSES ATTEMPTED 7. 73 vs. Minnesota...................................11-20-04
1 61 vs. Indiana........................................10-23-99 8. 74 vs. Maryland.....................................10-31-15
MOST FIRST DOWNS 2. 56 at Maryland......................................10-18-14 9. 75 vs. Northwestern................................11-1-14
1. 30 vs. Kent State........................................9-1-01 3. 55 vs. Florida.............................................1-1-06 10. 79 vs. Syracuse..........................................9-8-07
2. 29 vs. Indiana..........................................9-30-00 55 vs. Ball State.........................................9-6-14 11. 82 vs. LSU..................................................1-1-14
29 vs. Indiana........................................10-23-99 5. 51 vs. Minnesota...................................11-20-99
29 at Iowa State......................................9-9-17 6. 48 vs. Pittsburgh......................................9-17-11 MOST TOTAL OFFENSE
5. 28 at Purdue...........................................11-9-13 7. 47 vs. Michigan State............................11-12-11 1. 613 vs. Minnesota.................................11-19-05
28 vs. Louisiana-Monroe.........................9-24-11 8. 46 vs. Michigan State..............................10-5-13 2. 602 vs. Northwestern............................11-10-01
28 vs. Ball State.......................................9-26-10 46 vs. Purdue..........................................11-6-04 3. 593 vs. Akron..........................................8-31-02
28 at Indiana.........................................10-11-08 10. 45 vs. Oklahoma...................................12-30-11 4. 587 at Illinois.........................................11-14-14
28 vs. Minnesota...................................11-19-05 45 vs. Ohio State...................................10-30-99 5. 562 vs. Ball State.....................................9-26-10
28 vs. Buffalo.............................................9-6-03 6. 552 vs. Indiana......................................10-23-99
28 vs. North Texas................................9-16-17 MOST PASSES COMPLETED 7. 546 at Minnesota..................................11-18-06
1. 36 vs. Indiana..........................................9-30-99
FEWEST FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED 2. 35 vs. Ball State.........................................9-6-14 FEWEST TOTAL YARDS ALLOWED
1. 5 vs. Syracuse............................................9-8-07 3. 32 vs. Florida.............................................1-1-06 1. 103 vs. Syracuse........................................9-8-07
2. 6 vs. Eastern Illinois...................................9-4-10 32 at Maryland......................................10-18-14 2. 110 vs. Kent State......................................9-4-04
6 at Minnesota......................................11-22-08 5. 31 vs. Pittsburgh......................................9-17-11 3. 112 vs. Ball State.....................................9-26-10
6 vs. Penn State.....................................10-23-04 31 vs. Northern Iowa..............................8-30-14 4. 134 at Minnesota..................................11-22-08
5. 8 vs. Ball State.........................................9-26-10 7. 30 vs. Indiana..........................................9-30-00 5. 144 vs. Montana.......................................9-2-06
8 vs. Arizona............................................9-19-09 8. 29 vs. Ohio State...................................10-30-99 144 vs. Ball State.......................................9-3-05
7. 9 vs. Georgia Tech.....................................1-5-10 9. 28 vs. Minnesota...................................11-20-99
9 vs. Penn State.....................................10-25-03 PUNTING AVERAGE (MIN. OF 4)
9 vs. Western Michigan...........................9-21-13 FEWEST PASSES ATT., OPPONENT 1. 51.5 vs. Western Michigan........................9-9-00
9 at Purdue..............................................9-27-14 1. 9 by Georgia Tech......................................1-5-10 2. 51.0 vs. Arizona.......................................9-19-09
2. 10 by Northwestern..............................10-27-12 3. 50.2 vs. Penn State..................................11-4-00
MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS 3. 13 by Nebraska.......................................9-23-00 4. 50.0 vs. Wisconsin.................................11-13-99
1. 60 vs. Kent State........................................9-4-04 13 by Iowa State......................................9-11-99 5. 49.2 vs. LSU...............................................1-1-05
60 at Iowa State......................................9-14-13 5. 14 by Nebraska.....................................11-23-12 6. 49.0 vs. Miami (Ohio)................................9-7-02
3. 59 vs. Northwestern..............................11-10-01 14 by Northwestern..............................10-26-13
59 vs. North Texas................................9-16-17 14 by Minnesota.....................................11-8-14 MOST TIME OF POSSESION
5. 58 vs. Missouri State.................................9-7-13 14 by Wisconsin....................................11-22-14 1. 41:53 vs. Kent State..................................9-4-04
58 vs. Western Michigan.........................9-21-13 7. 15 by Nebraska.........................................9-4-99 2 40:45 vs. North Texas............................9-16-17
7. 56 vs. Minnesota...................................11-16-02 8. 16 by Northern Illinois..............................9-1-12 3. 38:42 vs. Northern Illinois.........................9-1-12
8. 55 at Illinois...........................................11-15-14 16 by Wisconsin....................................11-13-99 4. 38:27 vs. Michigan................................10-26-02
9. 53 vs. Minnesota...................................11-17-01 5. 38:18 vs. Missouri State............................9-7-13
53 at Purdue.........................................10-15-16 FEWEST PASSES COMP., OPPONENT 6. 38:07 at Indiana....................................10-11-08
11. 52 at Purdue...........................................11-9-13 1. 2 by Georgia Tech......................................1-5-10 7. 38:03 at Iowa State.................................9-14-13
2. 6 by Northern Illinois................................9-1-12 8. 37:56 vs. Arizona.....................................9-19-09
FEWEST RUSHING ATT., OPPONENT 6 by Iowa State........................................9-11-99 9. 37:37 at Minnesota...............................11-22-08
1. 17 by Miami (Ohio)...................................9-7-02 4. 7 by Northwestern................................10-27-12 10. 37:36 vs. Nebraska................................11-28-14
17 by North Texas.................................9-16-17 7 by Syracuse............................................9-8-07 11. 37:22 at Northwestern..........................10-17-15
3. 19 by Kent State........................................9-4-05 7 by Buffalo...............................................9-6-03
4. 20 by Michigan State.............................10-30-10 7 by LSU....................................................1-1-14 Bold denotes 2017
20 by Michigan......................................10-26-02 7 by Indiana ..........................................10-11-14
20 by Utah State......................................9-21-02 8. 8 by Nebraska.......................................11-23-12
20 by Texas Tech....................................11-29-01 8 by Ball State.........................................9-26-10
20 by Western Michigan.........................9-21-13 10. 9 by Maine..............................................8-30-08
9 by Penn State.....................................11-13-04
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
30 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 25 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees
Offense
Pos............No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)
SE................ 89 *** Matt VandeBerg 6-1 195 Sr. Brandon, S.D. (Brandon Valley)
12 Brandon Smith ^ 6-3 205 Fr. Lake Cormorant, Miss. (Lake Cormorant)
TE................ 87 * Noah Fant ^ 6-5 232 So. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha South)
39 * Nate Wieting 6-4 250 So. Rockford, Ill. (Lutheran)
LT................ 77 Alaric Jackson 6-7 320 #Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance)
52 *** Boone Myers 6-5 310 Sr. Webster City, Iowa (Webster City)
LG............... 52 *** Boone Myers 6-5 310 Sr. Webster City, Iowa (Webster City)
59 * Ross Reynolds 6-4 300 Jr. Waukee, Iowa (Waukee)
C................. 78 ** James Daniels ^ 6-4 295 Jr. Warren, Ohio (Harding)
63 Spencer Williams 6-3 295 #Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls)
RG............... 69 ** Keegan Render 6-4 310 Jr. Indianola, Iowa (Indianola)
66 * Levi Paulsen 6-5 305 So. Moville, Iowa (Woodbury Central)
RT............... 79 *** Sean Welsh 6-3 295 Sr. Springboro, Ohio (Springboro)
74 Tristan Wirfs ^ 6-5 315 Fr. Mount Vernon, Iowa (Mount Vernon)
TE................ 38 T.J. Hockenson 6-5 243 #Fr. Chariton, Iowa (Chariton)
86 * Peter Pekar 6-4 252 Sr. Greendale, Wis. (Greendale)
WR.............. 84 Nick Easley 5-11 203 Jr. Newton, Iowa (Iowa Western CC)
6 Ihmir Smitt-Marsette ^ 6-2 175 Fr. Newark, N.J. (Weequahic)
QB................. 4 Nathan Stanley ^ 6-5 235 So. Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie)
8 * Tyler Wiegers 6-4 225 Jr. Lake Orion, Mich. (Detroit Country Day)
RB............... 25 ** Akrum Wadley 5-11 195 Sr. Newark, N.J. (Weequahic)
28 Toren Young 5-11 220 #Fr. Madison, Wisc. (Monona Grove)
OR 21 Ivory Kelly-Martin ^ 5-11 195 Fr. Plainfield, Ill. (Oswego East)
FB................ 36 * Brady Ross 6-1 245 So. Humboldt, Iowa (Humboldt)
45 * Drake Kulick 6-1 240 Sr. Muscatine, Iowa (Muscatine)
PK............... 91 * Miguel Recinos 6-1 192 Jr. Mason City, Iowa (Mason City)
3 * Keith Duncan ^ 5-11 173 So. Weddington, N.C. (Weddington)
Defense
Pos............No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)
LE................ 98 * Anthony Nelson 6-7 260 So. Urbandale, Iowa (Waukee)
90 ** Sam Brincks 6-5 275 Jr. Carroll, Iowa (Kuemper)
LT................ 95 * Cedrick Lattimore ^ 6-5 295 So. Redford, Mich. (East English Village)
91 Brady Reiff 6-3 260 So. Parkston, S.D. (Parkston)
RT............... 99 ** Nathan Bazata 6-2 287 Sr. Howells, Neb. (Howells-Dodge)
96 ** Matt Nelson 6-8 285 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier)
RE............... 40 ** Parker Hesse 6-3 257 Jr. Waukon, Iowa (Waukon)
94 A.J. Epenesa ^ 6-5 270 Fr. Edwardsville, Ill. (Edwardsville)
OLB............. 44 *** Ben Niemann ^ 6-3 233 Sr. Sycamore, Illinois (Sycamore)
26 ** Kevin Ward 6-1 217 Sr. Homer Glen, Ill. (Providence Catholic)
MLB............ 43 *** Josey Jewell 6-2 236 Sr. Decorah, Iowa (Decorah)
34 * Kristian Welch ^ 6-3 232 So. Iola, Wis. (Iola-Scandinavia)
WLB............ 41 *** Bo Bower 6-1 235 Sr. West Branch, Iowa (West Branch)
31 ** Aaron Mends 6-0 227 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Winnetonka)
LC................ 15 ** Josh Jackson 6-1 192 Jr. Corinth, Texas (Lake Dallas)
8 Matt Hankins ^ 6-1 175 Fr. Lewisville, Texas (Marcus)
SS................ 19 *** Miles Taylor ^ 5-10 203 Sr. Silver Spring, Md. (Gonzaga College HS)
30 * Jake Gervase 6-1 210 Jr. Davenport, Iowa (Assumption)
FS................ 27 * Amani Hooker ^ 6-0 210 So. Minneapolis, Minn. (Park Center)
9 Geno Stone ^ 6-0 195 Fr. New Castle, Pa. (Senior)
RC................. 5 * Manny Rugamba ^ 6-0 185 So. Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central)
11 * Michael Ojemudia 6-2 200 So. Farmington Hills, Mich. (Harrison)
PT.................. 7 Colten Rastetter 6-2 210 So. Guttenberg, Iowa (Clayton Ridge)
2 Ryan Gersonde ^ 6-4 185 Fr. Milwaukee, Wisc. (Marquette)