2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football

TaxSlayer Bowl, L 28–45 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Phil Parker (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. T–5 Michigan State	7	–	1	11	–	2
Maryland	4	–	4	7	–	6
Rutgers	3	–	5	8	–	5
Michigan	3	–	5	5	–	7
Penn State	2	–	6	7	–	6
Indiana	1	–	7	4	–	8
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x	7	–	1	11	–	3
Minnesota	5	–	3	8	–	5
Nebraska	5	–	3	9	–	4
Iowa	4	–	4	7	–	6
Illinois	3	–	5	6	–	7
Northwestern	3	–	5	5	–	7
Purdue	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 16th-year head coach Kirk Ferentz and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium. They were a member of the new West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to Tennessee.

2014 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Mick Ellis K	Allen, TX	Lovejoy High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.6	Jul 8, 2013
Mick Ellis K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jalen Embry CB	Detroit, MI	Martin Luther King High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	4.6	Oct 6, 2013
Jalen Embry CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terrence Harris DE	Paramus, NJ	Paramus Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	4.7	Jul 16, 2013
Terrence Harris DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Torey Hendrick DE	Brooklyn, NY	ASA College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	NA	Jan 28, 2014
Torey Hendrick DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Parker Hesse OLB	Waukon, IA	Waukon High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	4.7	Nov 25, 2013
Parker Hesse OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
CJ Hilliard RB	Cincinnati, OH	St. Xavier High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.6	Jun 6, 2013
CJ Hilliard RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Josh Jackson CB	Corinth, TX	Lake Dallas High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	4.5	Aug 22, 2013
Josh Jackson CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marcel Joly CB	Forestville, MD	Forestville High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.5	Sep 23, 2013
Marcel Joly CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dillon Kidd K	Torrance, CA	El Camino	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.7	Jan 9, 2014
Dillon Kidd K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lucas LeGrand OT	Dubuque, IA	Dubuque Senior High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	5.0	Apr 3, 2013
Lucas LeGrand OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Aaron Mends OLB	Kansas City, MO	Winnetonka High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4.6	Aug 17, 2013
Aaron Mends OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matt Nelson TE	Cedar Rapids, IA	Xavier High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.9	Jun 27, 2013
Matt Nelson TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ben Niemann OLB	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Jul 20, 2013
Ben Niemann OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jameer Outsey DE	Somerset, NJ	Franklin High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.8	Jun 21, 2013
Jameer Outsey DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keegan Render OG	Indianola, IA	Indianola High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	308 lb (140 kg)	5.2	Jun 22, 2013
Keegan Render OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ross Reynolds OG	Waukee, IA	Waukee Senior High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	NA	Jan 26, 2014
Ross Reynolds OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jay Scheel WR	La Porte City, IA	Union High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.5	Jan 20, 2013
Jay Scheel WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Markel Smith RB	St. Louis, MO	St. John Vianney High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.7	Nov 5, 2014
Markel Smith RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Miles Taylor S	Washington, DC	Gonzaga College High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5	Jan 26, 2014
Miles Taylor S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyle Terlouw DT	Fort Dodge, IA	Iowa Central Community College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	NA	Mar 5, 2014
Kyle Terlouw DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Omar Truitt CB	Washington, DC	St. John's College High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	4.5	Jun 3, 2013
Omar Truitt CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyler Wiegers QB	Beverly Hills, MI	Detroit Country Day School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	4.7	Dec 20, 2013
Tyler Wiegers QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 39 Rivals: 59 247Sports: 55 ESPN: 53
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN- College Football Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:00 AM	No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 31–23	66,805
September 6	2:30 PM	Ball State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	W 17–13	64,210
September 13	2:30 PM	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ESPN	L 17–20	70,585
September 20	11:00 AM	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 24–20	48,895
September 27	11:00 AM	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 24–10	36,603
October 11	11:00 AM	Indiana	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	W 45–29	68,590
October 18	11:00 AM	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN2	L 31–38	48,373
November 1	11:00 AM	Northwestern	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 48–7	66,887
November 8	11:00 AM	at Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	L 14–51	49,680
November 15	11:00 AM	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 30–14	50,373
November 22	2:30 PM	No. 14 Wisconsin	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)	ABC/ESPN2	L 24–26	68,610
November 28	11:00 AM	Nebraska	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game)	ABC	L 34–37 ^OT	66,897
January 2	2:20 PM	vs. Tennessee*	EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL (TaxSlayer Bowl)	ESPN	L 28–45	56,310
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source:^[1]

Roster

2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`16`	C.J. Beathard	So
QB	`6`	Justin Joyce	Fr
QB	`15`	Jake Rudock	Jr
RB	`5`	Damon Bullock	Sr
RB	`33`	Jordan Canzeri	Jr
RB	`34`	Adam Cox	Jr
RB	`29`	LeShun Daniels Jr.	So
RB	`35`	C.J. Hilliard	Fr
RB	`31`	Aaron Mends	Fr
RB	`10`	Jonathan Parker	Fr
RB	`42`	Macon Plewa	Jr
RB	`25`	Akrum Wadley	Fr
RB	`45`	Mark Weisman	Sr
RB	`32`	Andrew Wellik	Fr
WR	`21`	Trey Hadachek	Fr
WR	`84`	Andre Harris	Fr
WR	`84`	Jacob Hillyer	So
WR	`14`	Conner Keane	Fr
WR	`11`	Kevonte Martin-Manley	Sr
WR	`83`	Riley McCarron	So
WR	`85`	Derrick Mitchell, Jr.	Fr
WR	`22`	Damond Powell	Sr
WR	`86`	Jay Scheel	Fr
WR	`81`	Tevaun Smith	Jr
WR	`20`	Andrew Stone	Sr
WR	`89`	Matt VandeBerg	So
WR	`18`	Derrick Willies	Fr
WR	`7`	Drew Zaun	Sr
TE	`87`	Jake Duzey	So
TE	`82`	Ray Hamilton	Sr
TE	`46`	George Kittle	So
TE	`80`	Henry Krieger-Coble	Jr
TE	`92`	Peter Pekar	Fr
TE	`81`	Jon Wisnieski	Fr
OL	`63`	Austin Blythe	Jr
OL	`75`	Ike Boettger	Fr
OL	`60`	Jalen Chambers	So
OL	`64`	Cole Croston	So
OL	`78`	Andrew Donnal	Sr
OL	`54`	Steve Ferentz	So
OL	`76`	Dalton Ferguson	Fr
OL	`57`	Tommy Gaul	Sr
OL	`66`	Colin Goebel	Fr
OL	`74`	Mitch Keppy	So
OL	`70`	Lucas LeGrand	Fr
OL	`52`	Boone Myers	Fr
OL	`69`	Keegan Render	Fr
OL	`59`	Ross Reynolds	Fr
OL	`68`	Brandon Scherff	Sr
OL	`77`	Reid Sealby	So
OL	`58`	Eric Simmons	Jr
OL	`65`	Jordan Walsh	Jr
OL	`73`	Ryan Ward	So
OL	`79`	Sean Welsh	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`99`	Nathan Bazata	Fr
DL	`90`	Sam Brincks	Fr
DL	`97`	Darian Cooper	Jr
DL	`71`	Carl Davis	Sr
DL	`56`	Faith Ekakitie	So
DL	`77`	Daniel Gaffney	Fr
DL	`72`	Brant Gressel	Fr
DL	`98`	Mike Hardy	Sr
DL	`93`	Terrence Harris	Fr
DL	`88`	Jake Hulett	Fr
DL	`67`	Jaleel Johnson	So
DL	`92`	Will Kincart	So
DL	`94`	Riley McMinn	Jr
DL	`34`	Nate Meier	Jr
DL	`96`	Matt Nelson
DL	`95`	Drew Ott	Jr
DL	`87`	Wil Rathjen	Sr
DL	`61`	Kyle Terlouw	Jr
DL	`90`	Louis Trinca-Pasat	Sr
DL	`75`	Dean Tsopanides	Jr
DL	`91`	Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara	So
LB	`52`	Quinton Alston	Sr
LB	`41`	Bo Bower	So
LB	`36`	Cole Fisher	Jr
LB	`46`	Chad Gilson	Sr
LB	`45`	Eric Grimm	Fr
LB	`40`	Parker Hesse	Fr
LB	`43`	Josey Jewell	Fr
LB	`47`	John Kenny	Fr
LB	`54`	Drake Kulick	Fr
LB	`48`	Luke Lindahl	Fr
LB	`15`	Steve Manders	Fr
LB	`44`	Ben Niemann
LB	`20`	Jameer Outsey	Fr
LB	`6`	Reggie Spearman	So
LB	`49`	Melvin Spears	Jr
DB	`7`	Sean Draper	Jr
DB	`28`	Marcus Fleming	So
DB	`12`	Anthony Gair	So
DB	`30`	Jake Gervase	Fr
DB	`15`	Joshua Jackson	Fr
DB	`8`	Marcel Joly	Fr
DB	`14`	Desmond King	So
DB	`27`	Jordan Lomax	Jr
DB	`37`	John Lowdermilk	Sr
DB	`13`	Greg Mabin	So
DB	`39`	Travis Perry	Jr
DB	`2`	Malik Rucker	Fr
DB	`29`	Brandon Snyder	Fr
DB	`19`	Miles Taylor	Fr
DB	`5`	Omar Truitt	Fr
DB	`26`	Kevin Ward	Fr
DB	`32`	Solomon Warfield	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`2`	Mick Ellis	Fr
K	`1`	Marshall Koehn	Jr
K	`91`	Miguel Recinos	Fr
P	`16`	Dilon Kidd	Jr
P	`98`	Connor Kornbrath	Jr
LS	`55`	Zach Johnson	Jr
LS	`97`	Tyler Kluver	Fr

Head coach

Kirk Ferentz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Greg Davis – offensive coordinator and quarterbacks
Phil Parker – defensive coordinator
Brian Ferentz – offensive line
Bobby Kennedy – wide receivers
Reese Morgan – defensive line
Jim Reid – defensive assistant
Seth Wallace – recruiting coordinator/defensive assistant coach
Chris White – running backs and special teams
LeVar Woods – linebackers
Chris Doyle – strength and conditioning
Kevin Anderson – strength and conditioning assistant
Kelvin Bell – director of on-campus recruiting
DJ Hernandez – offensive graduate assistant
Justin Lima – strength and conditioning assistant
Chris Polizzi – defensive graduate assistant
Austin Showalter – offensive graduate assistant
Joel Welsh, Jr. – strength and conditioning assistant coach
Doug West – senior athletic trainer
Max Allen – director of new media
Ned Amendola, M.D. – director of UI Sports Medicine Center
Chic Ejiasi – director of player development
Paul Federici – director of football operations
Russ Haynes – associate director of athletic training services
Bob Rahfeldt – assistant video coordinator
Chris Ruth – assistant video coordinator
Scott Southmayd – quality control director

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9/3/14

Game summaries

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa vs. Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	10	7	3	23
• Hawkeyes	7	10	7	7	31

Date: August 30
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:01 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:01
Game attendance: 66,805
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Partly Cloudy, Wind W 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Dave McGinn
TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Chuck Long^[2]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	13:44	Iowa	LeShun Daniels Jr. 13-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	11:38	Northern Iowa	Michael Schmadeke 36-yard field goal	Iowa 7–3

2	12:16	Northern Iowa	Kevin Vereen Jr. 23-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Michael Schmadeke kick)	Northern Iowa 10–7

2	5:03	Iowa	Mark Weisman 1-yd run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 14–10

2	2:17	Northern Iowa	Michael Schmadeke 37-yard field goal	Iowa 14–13

2	0:01	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 40-yard field goal	Iowa 17–13

3	10:13	Iowa	Tevaun Smith 6-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 24–13

3	9:31	Northern Iowa	David Johnson 70-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Michael Schmadeke kick)	Iowa 24–20

4	12:42	Northern Iowa	Michael Schmadeke 38-yard field goal	Iowa 24–23

4	6:50	Iowa	Damond Powell 12-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 31–23

Future NFL star David Johnson had almost 250 yards of total offense for Northern Iowa but it still wasn't enough to upset host Iowa. The Panthers never went away and kept the game close until the final minutes, but a Hawkeye touchdown in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach.

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Ball State

Ball State vs. Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	6	0	13
• Hawkeyes	0	3	0	14	17

Date: September 6
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 64,210
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), Sunny, Wind N 7 mph (11 km/h)
Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra^[4]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

2	13:08	Ball State	Blake Dueitt 35-yard fumble return (Scott Secor kick)	Ball State 7–0

2	11:23	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 26-yard field goal	Ball State 7–3

3	10:37	Ball State	Scott Secor 42-yard field goal	Ball State 10–3

3	8:43	Ball State	Scott Secor 27-yard field goal	Ball State 13–3

4	2:52	Iowa	Derrick Willies 12-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Mick Ellis kick)	Ball State 13–10

4	1:00	Iowa	Jake Duzey 12-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Mick Ellis kick)	Iowa 17–13

Iowa escaped with a win in a game they were widely outplayed in.

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Iowa State

Iowa State vs. Iowa
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cyclones	0	3	7	10	20
Hawkeyes	7	7	0	3	17

Date: September 13
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:40 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 2 mph (3.2 km/h)
Referee: Alan Eck
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay^[6]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	2:53	Iowa	Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Mick Ellis kick)	Iowa 7–0

2	13:44	Iowa State	Cole Netten 47-yard field goal	Iowa 7–3

2	3:52	Iowa	Jake Rudock 5-yard run (Mick Ellis kick)	Iowa 14–3

3	6:50	Iowa State	E. J. Bibbs 1-yard pass from Sam B. Richardson (Cole Netten kick)	Iowa 14–10

4	7:33	Iowa State	DeVondrick Nealy 27-yard pass from Sam B. Richardson (Cole Netten kick)	Iowa State 17–14

4	4:08	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 44-yard Field Goal	Tied 17–17

4	0:02	Iowa State	Cole Netten 42-yard field goal	Iowa State 20–17

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At Pittsburgh

Iowa vs. Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	0	10	7	24
Panthers	7	10	3	0	20

Date: September 20
Location: Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:08
Game attendance: 48,895
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind SSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (ESPNU): Adam Amin, John Congemi^[8]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	4:15	Pitt	Chris James 14-yard run (Chris Blewitt kick)	Pitt 7–0

1	0:58	Iowa	Henry Krieger Coble 13-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Mick Ellis kick)	Tied 7–7

2	6:16	Pitt	James Conner 1-yard run (Chris Blewitt kick)	Pitt 14–7

2	0:02	Pitt	Chris Blewitt 33-yard field goal	Pitt 17–7

3	8:17	Iowa	Mark Weisman 10-yard run (Mick Ellis kick)	Pitt 17–14

3	4:54	Pitt	Chris Blewitt 29-yard field goal	Pitt 20–14

3	0:48	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 52-yard field goal	Pitt 20–17

4	6:56	Iowa	Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Mick Ellis kick)	Iowa 24–20

Iowa improved to 3-1 on the season with this road win.

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At Purdue

Iowa vs. Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	0	10	7	7	24
Boilermakers	7	3	0	0	10

Date: September 27
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 36,603
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Partly Sunny, Wind NNE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (BTN): Scott Graham, Stanley Johnson, Evan Fitzgerald^[10]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	4:13	Purdue	Frankie Williams 39-yard interception return (Paul Griggs kick)	Purdue 7–0

2	11:48	Purdue	Paul Griggs 42-yard field goal	Purdue 10–0

2	8:15	Iowa	Mark Weisman 2-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Purdue 10–7

2	0:13	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 28-yard field goal	Tied 10–10

3	0:45	Iowa	Kevonte Martin-Manley 23-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 17–10

4	5:10	Iowa	Mark Weisman 5-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 24–10

CJ Beathard got his first career start in this victory.

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Indiana

Indiana vs. Iowa
Homecoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	7	14	0	8	29
• Hawkeyes	28	10	0	7	45

Date: October 11
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:30
Game attendance: 68,590
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Sunny, Wind E 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (ESPNU): Adam Amin, John Congemi^[12]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	4:41	Iowa	Jake Duzey 12-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	3:37	Iowa	Desmond King 35-yard interception return (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 14–0

1	1:55	Iowa	Damond Powell 72-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 21–0

1	1:12	Indiana	Tevin Coleman 83-yard run (Griffin Oakes kick)	Iowa 21–7

1	1:03	Iowa	Jonathan Parker 60-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 28–7

2	13:04	Indiana	Nick Stoner 13-yard pass from Nate Sudfeld (Griffin Oakes kick)	Iowa 28–14

2	10:33	Indiana	Tevin Coleman 45-yard run (Griffin Oakes kick)	Iowa 28–21

2	4:57	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 22-yard field goal	Iowa 31–21

2	0:00	Iowa	Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 38–21

4	13:17	Iowa	Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 45–21

4	2:16	Indiana	Tevin Coleman 69-yard run (Shane Wynn run for 2-Point conversion)	Iowa 45–29

Iowa got a homecoming victory in a game that was dominated by offenses.

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At Maryland

Iowa vs. Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	14	0	7	10	31
• Terrapins	7	10	7	14	38

Date: October 18
Location: Byrd Stadium
College Park, MD
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:50
Game attendance: 48,373
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Fair, Wind NW 17 mph (27 km/h)
Referee: David Witvoet
TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra^[14]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	12:45	Iowa	Mark Weisman 4-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	6:29	Iowa	Henry Krieger-Coble 2-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 14–0

1	3:40	Maryland	Jacquille Veii 23-yard run (Brad Craddock kick)	Iowa 14–7

2	10:46	Maryland	Brad Craddock 41-yard field goal	Iowa 14–10

2	6:47	Maryland	Wes Brown 1-yard run (Brad Craddock kick)	Maryland 17–10

3	4:18	Maryland	Stefon Diggs 53-yard pass from Perry Hills (Brad Craddock kick)	Maryland 24–14

3	1:46	Iowa	Mark Weisman 2-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Maryland 24–21

4	12:29	Maryland	William Likely 45-yard interception return (Brad Craddock kick)	Maryland 31–21

4	4:58	Maryland	Wes Brown 1-yard run (Brad Craddock kick)	Maryland 38–21

4	2:58	Iowa	Jacob Hillyer 4-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Maryland 38–28

4	1:19	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 24-yard field goal	Maryland 38–31

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Northwestern

Northwestern vs. Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7
• Hawkeyes	24	14	0	10	48

Date: November 1
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 66,887
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), Sunny, Wind E 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Todd Geerlings
TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Chuck Long, J Leman^[16]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	13:15	Iowa	Mark Weisman 8-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	9:43	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 48-yard field goal	Iowa 10–0

1	5:28	Iowa	Mark Weisman 14-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 17–0

1	3:29	Iowa	Ben Niemann 1-yard blocked punt return (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 24–0

2	14:21	Northwestern	Justin Jackson 1-yard Run (Jack Mitchell kick)	Iowa 24–7

2	8:11	Iowa	Tevaun Smith 31-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 31–7

2	0:54	Iowa	Mark Weisman 8-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 38–7

4	13:47	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 24-yard field goal	Iowa 41–7

4	3:17	Iowa	Akrum Wadley 5-yard run (Marshall Koehn Kick)	Iowa 48–7

Mark Weisman ran for 94 yards and three touchdowns and freshman Akrum Wadley ran for 106 yards and a touchdown in this blowout victory for Iowa. The Hawkeyes dominated on both sides of the ball as Northwestern's lone touchdown was assisted by a muffed punt.^[17]

At Minnesota

Iowa vs. Minnesota
Floyd of Rosedale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	7	0	0	7	14
• Golden Gophers	7	28	7	9	51

Date: November 8
Location: TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 11:00 AM CST
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 49,680
Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), Overcast & Blustery, Wind NNE 12 mph (19 km/h)
Referee: Shawn Smith
TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra^[18]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	9:13	Iowa	Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	5:38	Minnesota	K. J. Maye 9-yard run (Ryan Santoso kick)	Tied 7–7

2	12:59	Minnesota	Donovahn Jones 44-yard pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)	Minnesota 14–7

2	6:49	Minnesota	Maxx Williams 9-yard pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)	Minnesota 21–7

2	3:51	Minnesota	David Cobb 6-yard run (Ryan Santoso kick)	Minnesota 28–7

2	0:31	Minnesota	Maxx Williams 4-yard pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)	Minnesota 35–7

3	9:13	Minnesota	Maxx Williams 3-yard pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)	Minnesota 42–7

4	11:34	Minnesota	Rodrick Williams Jr. 1-yard run (Andrew Harte kick failed)	Minnesota 48–7

4	6:28	Minnesota	Ryan Santoso 35-yard field goal	Minnesota 51–7

4	0:14	Iowa	Andrew Stone 24-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Marshall Koehn kick)	Minnesota 51–14

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At Illinois

Iowa vs. Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	2	7	7	14	30
Fighting Illini	7	0	0	7	14

Date: November 15
Location: Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL
Game start: 11:00 AM CST
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 50,373
Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C), Partly Cloudy, Wind SSW 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provous, J Leman, Rebecca Haarlow^[20]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	4:55	Iowa	Intentional Grounding penalty resulted in a safety	Iowa 2–0

1	2:29	Illinois	Mike Dudek 31-yard pass from Wes Lunt (David Reisner kick)	Illinois 7–2

2	10:56	Iowa	Ray Hamilton 1-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 9–7

3	2:56	Iowa	Ray Hamilton 6-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 16–7

4	13:41	Iowa	Jake Rudock 6-yard run (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 23–7

4	8:05	Iowa	Damond Powell 19-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 30–7

4	3:52	Illinois	Mike Dudek 31-yard pass from Reilly O'Toole (David Reisner kick)	Iowa 30–14

Iowa had little trouble with Illinois in the first contest between the schools since 2008.

^[21]

Wisconsin

Wisconsin vs. Iowa
Heartland Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Badgers	3	13	3	7	26
Hawkeyes	3	0	8	13	24

Date: November 22
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:36 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 68,610
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), Cloudy, Wind SW 9 mph (14 km/h)
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Dave Flemming, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay^[22]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	11:52	Wisconsin	Rafael Gaglianone 50-yard field goal	Wisconsin 3–0

1	4:01	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 26-yard field goal	Tied 3–3

2	11:02	Wisconsin	Tanner McEvoy 45-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone PAT failed)	Wisconsin 9–3

2	1:05	Wisconsin	Melvin Gordon 6-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick)	Wisconsin 16–3

3	5:33	Wisconsin	Rafael Gaglianone 22-yard field goal	Wisconsin 19–3

3	2:45	Iowa	Kevonte Martin-Manley 20-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Jordan Canzeri run for Two-Point Conversion)	Wisconsin 19–11

4	11:10	Iowa	Jake Rudock 3-yard run (Two-Point pass Conversion failed)	Wisconsin 19–17

4	7:44	Wisconsin	Melvin Gordon 23-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick)	Wisconsin 26–17

4	5:01	Iowa	Jake Duzey 9-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Wisconsin 26–24

^[23]

Nebraska

Nebraska vs. Iowa
Hy-Vee Heroes Game

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Cornhuskers	0	7	7	17	6	37
Hawkeyes	0	10	14	7	3	34

Date: November 28
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:00 AM CST
Elapsed time: 3:44
Game attendance: 66,897
Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C), Mostly Cloudy, Wind S 5–15 mph (8.0–24.1 km/h)
Referee: Mike Cannon
TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Matt Millen, Quint Kessenich^[24]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

2	9:07	Iowa	John Lowdermilk 17-yard interception return (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 7–0

2	1:44	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 22-yard field goal	Iowa 10–0

2	0:20	Nebraska	Ameer Abdullah 5-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick)	Iowa 10–7

3	11:21	Iowa	Tevaun Smith 37-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 17–7

3	8:45	Iowa	Drew Ott 12-yard punt block return (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 24–7

3	1:44	Nebraska	Taariq Allen 34-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick)	Iowa 24–14

4	13:24	Nebraska	Kenny Bell 32-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick)	Iowa 24–21

4	12:06	Nebraska	De'Mornay Pierson-El 80-yard punt return (Drew Brown kick)	Nebraska 28–24

4	1:49	Iowa	Jordan Canzeri 5-yard pass from Jake Rudock (Marshall Koehn kick)	Iowa 31–28

4	0:08	Nebraska	Drew Brown 20-yard field goal	Tied 31–31

OT	0:00	Iowa	Marshall Koehn 25-yard field goal	Iowa 34–31

OT	0:00	Nebraska	Kenny Bell 9-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong	Nebraska 37–34

^[25]

Vs. Tennessee (TaxSlayer Bowl)

Iowa vs. Tennessee
TaxSlayer Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	7	0	21	28
• Volunteers	21	14	7	3	45

Date: January 2
Location: EverBank Field
Jacksonville, FL
Game start: 2:35 PM CST
Elapsed time: 2:25
Game attendance: 56,310
Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Cloudy, Wind N 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
Referee: Mike Mothershed
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, & Jessica Mendoza^[26]

Source: Box Score

Scoring summary

1	9:27	Tenn	Jalen Hurd 3-yard run (A. Medley kick)	Tenn 7–0

1	2:54	Tenn	Jalen Hurd 29-yard run (A. Medley kick)	Tenn 14–0

1	1:31	Tenn	V. Wharton 49-yard pass from M. Lane (A. Medley kick)	Tenn 21–0

2	12:02	Tenn	Joshua Dobbs 8-yard run (A. Medley kick)	Tenn 28–0

2	3:43	Iowa	M. Weisman 3-yard run (M. Koehn kick)	Tenn 28–7

2	0:21	Tenn	V. Pearson 19-yard pass from J. Dobbs (A. Medley kick)	Tenn 35–7

3	7:46	Tenn	J. Dobbs 11-yard run (A. Medley kick)	Tenn 42–7

4	14:29	Iowa	M. Weisman 1-yard run (M. Koehn kick)	Tenn 42–14

4	8:31	Tenn	A. Medley 28-yard field goal	Tenn 45–14

4	3:30	Iowa	R. Hamilton 31-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (M. Koehn kick)	Tenn 45–21

4	0:20	Iowa	M. VandeBerg 18-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (M. Koehn kick)	Tenn 45–28

The Volunteers scored touchdowns on their first four possessions to take a commanding 28–0 lead early in the 2nd quarter en route to a 35–7 halftime advantage. The Hawkeyes, alternating quarterbacks each of their first six possessions, struggled to find a rhythm on offense until late in the game.^[27] Tennessee now leads the series between the two teams, 2–1.

Postseason Awards

Brandon Scherff – Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, Winner of the Outland Trophy,^[28] presented to the nation's best interior lineman, and Unanimous First-team All-American.

Players in the 2015 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club	Ref
Brandon Scherff	Offensive Tackle	1	5	Washington Redskins	^[29]
Carl Davis	Defensive End	3	90	Baltimore Ravens	^[29]
Andrew Donnal	Offensive Tackle	4	119	St. Louis Rams	^[29]

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