2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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

2014 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

College recruiting information

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
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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
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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
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Torey Hendrick DE	Brooklyn, NY	ASA College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	NA	Jan 28, 2014
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Parker Hesse OLB	Waukon, IA	Waukon High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	4.7	Nov 25, 2013
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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
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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
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Marcel Joly CB	Forestville, MD	Forestville High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.5	Sep 23, 2013
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Dillon Kidd K	Torrance, CA	El Camino	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.7	Jan 9, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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Ben Niemann OLB	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Jul 20, 2013
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Jameer Outsey DE	Somerset, NJ	Franklin High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.8	Jun 21, 2013
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Keegan Render OG	Indianola, IA	Indianola High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	308 lb (140 kg)	5.2	Jun 22, 2013
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Ross Reynolds OG	Waukee, IA	Waukee Senior High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	NA	Jan 26, 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 a.m.	No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 31–23	66,805
September 6	2:30 p.m.	Ball State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	W 17–13	64,210
September 13	2:30 p.m.	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ESPN	L 17–20	70,585
September 20	11:00 a.m.	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 24–20	48,895
September 27	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 24–10	36,603
October 11	11:00 a.m.	Indiana	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	W 45–29	68,590
October 18	11:00 a.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN2	L 31–38	48,373
November 1	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 48–7	66,887
November 8	11:00 a.m.	at Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	L 14–51	49,680
November 15	11:00 a.m.	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 30–14	50,373
November 22	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Wisconsin	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)	ABC/ESPN2	L 24–26	68,610
November 28	11:00 a.m.	Nebraska	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game)	ABC	L 34–37 OT	66,897
January 2	2:20 p.m.	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

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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 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

See also: 2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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.

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 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

See also: 2014 Ball State Cardinals football team

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

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 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

See also: 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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 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

See also: 2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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

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 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

See also: 2014 Purdue Boilermakers football team

CJ Beathard got his first career start in this victory.

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 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

See also: 2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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

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 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

See also: 2014 Maryland Terrapins football team

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 a.m. 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 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

See also: 2014 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.

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 a.m. 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 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

See also: 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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 a.m. 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 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

See also: 2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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

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 p.m. 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 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

See also: 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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 a.m. 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 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

See also: 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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 p.m. 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 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

Main article: 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl

See also: 2014 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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. 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, presented to the nation's best interior lineman, and Unanimous First-team All-American.

See also: 2014 College Football All-America Team and 2014 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Players in the 2015 NFL Draft

See also: 2015 NFL draft

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