2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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

2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	Legends Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Phil Parker (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 24 Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 17 Northwestern		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6					6	–	7
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x		8	–	0					12	–	0
Penn State*		6	–	2					8	–	4
Wisconsin y$		4	–	4					8	–	6
Purdue		3	–	5					6	–	7
Indiana		2	–	6					4	–	8
Illinois		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 pm	vs. Northern Illinois*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	ESPNU	W 18–17	52,117[1]
September 8	2:30 pm	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	BTN	L 6–9	70,585[2]
September 15	2:30 pm	No. 7 (FCS) Northern Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 27–16	70,585[3]
September 22	11:00 am	Central Michigan*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 31–32	70,585[4]
September 29	11:00 am	Minnesota	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	W 31–13	70,585[5]
October 13	11:00 am	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 19–16 2OT	70,211[6]
October 20	7:00 pm	Penn State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 14–38	70,585[7]
October 27	11:00 am	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 17–28	44,121[8]
November 3	2:30 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 21–24	40,646[9]
November 10	11:00 am	Purdue	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 24–27	70,585[10]
November 17	11:00 am	at No. 23 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 17–42	113,016[11]
November 23	11:00 am	No. 17 Nebraska	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ABC[12]	L 7–13	69,805[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source:^[14]

Roster

2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Kyle Anderson  Fr QB 16 C. J. Beathard Fr QB 15 Jake Rudock  Fr QB 19 Cody Sokol Jr QB 16 James Vandenberg (C) Sr QB/P 14 John Wienke Sr RB 32 Damon Bullock So RB 33 Jordan Canzeri  So RB 33 Adam Cox So RB 31 Andre Dawson Jr RB 26 Steve Fiorella  Fr RB 4 Greg Garmon Fr RB 92 Jonathan Gimm Sr RB 3 Barkley Hill  Fr RB 34 Nate Meier Fr RB 35 Matt Mayers So RB 41 Jacob Reisen Jr RB 38 Brad Rogers Jr RB 45 Mark Weisman So WR 23 Jordan Cotton Jr WR 6 Keenan Davis Sr WR 9 Blake Haluska So WR 84 Jacob Hillyer So WR 88 Greg Mabin Fr WR 11 Kevonte Martin-Manley So WR 29 Nick Nielsen Sr WR 8 Don Shumpert Jr WR 81 Tevaun Smith Fr WR 83 Steven Staggs Sr WR 89 Cameron Wilson Fr TE 85 Zach Derby Sr TE 87 Jake Duzey  Fr TE 86 C. J. Fiedorowicz Jr TE 82 Ray Hamilton So TE 46 George Kittle Fr TE 80 Henry Krieger-Coble  Fr OL 63 Austin Blythe  Fr OL 59 Conor Boffeli Jr OL 50 Drew Clark Jr OL 78 Andrew Donnal So OL 53 James Ferentz (C) Sr OL 57 Tommy Gaul So OL 74 Mitch Keppy Fr OL 76 Nolan MacMillan Jr OL 66 Casey McMillan Sr OL 68 Brandon Scherff So OL 77 Reid Sealby Fr OL 58 Eric Simmons So OL 60 Matt Tobin Sr OL 70 Brett Van Sloten Jr OL 65 Jordan Walsh  Fr OL 73 Ryan Ward Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 79 Dominic Alvis Jr DL 54 Steve Bigach Sr DL 97 Darian Cooper  Fr DL 71 Carl Davis So DL 56 Faith Ekakitie Fr DL 99 Joe Gaglione Sr DL 98 Mike Hardy So DL 67 Jaleel Johnson Fr DL 93 Nathan Lyman Jr DL 94 Riley McMinn  Fr DL 95 Drew Ott Fr DL 90 Louis Trinca-Pasat  So DL 75 Dean Tsopanides  Fr DL 91 Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara Fr LB 52 Quinton Alston So LB 55 Marcus Collins So LB 17 Shane DiBona Jr LB 36 Cole Fisher So LB 50 Palmer Foster So LB 31 Anthony Hitchens Jr LB 20 Christian Kirksey Jr LB 44 James Morris (C) Jr LB 42 Macon Plewa  Fr LB 43 Jim Poggi So LB 49 Melvin Spears  Fr LB 51 Laron Taylor Fr DB 14 Kevin Buford Fr DB 22 Torrey Campbell So DB 2 Greg Castillo Sr DB 13 Tom Donatell Sr DB 7 Sean Draper Fr DB 28 Marcus Fleming Fr DB 12 Anthony Gair Fr DB 17 Raymond Hammond  Fr DB 18 Micah Hyde (C) Sr DB 22 Brian Kroll So DB 21 Nico Law So DB 25 Ruben Lile  Fr DB 27 Jordan Lomax  So DB 48 John Lowdermilk So DB 19 B.J. Lowery Jr DB 5 Tanner Miller Jr DB 16 Jamal Overton  Fr DB 39 Travis Perry  Fr DB 16 Collin Sleeper Sr DB 30 Gavin Smith So DB 40 Jack Swanson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Marshall Koehn  Fr K 98 Connor Kornbrath Fr K 96 Mike Meyer Jr K 8 Trent Mossbrucker Sr P 15 Jonny Mullings So LS 69 Ryan Kolka  Fr LS 61 Casey Kreiter Jr	Head coach Kirk Ferentz Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg Davis – Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Phil Parker – Defensive Coordinator Erik Campbell– Wide Receivers Lester Erb– Running Backs and Special Teams Brian Ferentz – Offensive Line Eric Johnson – Recruiting Coordinator and Tight Ends Reese Morgan – Defensive Line Darrell Wilson – Defensive Backs and Special Teams LeVar Woods – Linebackers Chris Doyle – Strength and Conditioning Dustyn Baethke – Strength and Conditioning Assistant Chad Kraklio – Strength and Conditioning Assistant Chris Polizzi – Defensive Graduate Assistant David Raih – Offensive Graduate Assistant Doug West – Senior Athletic Trainer Ned Amendola, M.D. – Director, UI Sports Medicine Center Raimond Braithwaite – Strength and Conditioning Assistant Chic Ejiasi – Director of Player Development Matthew Engelbert – Video Coordinator Paul Federici – Director of Football Operations Russ Haynes – Associate Director, Athletic Training Services Bob Rahfeldt – Assistant Video Coordinator Scott Southmayd – Quality Control Director John Streif – Assistant Athletic Trainer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/17/12

Regular season

Northern Illinois

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Iowa at Northern Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Iowa	3	3	3	9	18
Northern Illinois	0	10	7	0	17

• Date: September 1
• Location: Soldier Field
  Chicago, IL
• Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:22
• Game attendance: 52,117
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Overcast, Wind 10 mph (16 km/h) NE
• Referee: Dave Wilvoet
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Tom Hart, John Congemi

• Source^[15]

Scoring summary

1	8:08	Iowa	Mike Meyer 34-yard field goal	Iowa 3–0
2	14:55	Northern Illinois	Keith Harris 7-yard run (Mathew Sims kick)	Northern Illinois 7–3
2	4:23	Iowa	Mike Meyer 29-yard field goal	Northern Illinois 7–6
2	1:16	Northern Illinois	Mathew Sims 28-yard field goal	Northern Illinois 10–6
3	10:59	Iowa	Mike Meyer 22-yard field goal	Northern Illinois 10–9
3	9:43	Northern Illinois	Jordan Lynch 73-yard run (Mathew Sims kick)	Northern Illinois 17–9
4	9:33	Iowa	Mike Meyer 50-yard field goal	Northern Illinois 17–12
4	2:15	Iowa	Damon Bullock 23-yard run (James Vandenburg pass failed)	Iowa 18–17

Iowa held on to win to start the season 1-0.

Iowa State

See also: 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State at Iowa
Cy-Hawk Trophy

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

• Date: September 8
• Location: Kinnick Stadium
  Iowa City, IA
• Game start: 2:42 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:07
• Game attendance: 70,585
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Wind 7 mph (11 km/h) NNW
• Referee: Tom Walker
• TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Chuck Long, Chris Martin, and Jon Jansen

• Source^[16]

Scoring summary

1	9:55	Iowa State	Aaron Horne 5-yard pass from Steele Jantz (Edwin Arceo kick failed)	Iowa State 6–0
1	4:49	Iowa	Mike Meyer 23-yard field goal	Iowa State 6–3
2	11:13	Iowa State	Edwin Arceo 22-yard field goal	Iowa State 9–3
4	14:06	Iowa	Mike Meyer 21-yard field goal	Iowa State 9–6

Northern Iowa

See also: 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Northern Iowa at Iowa

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Iowa	7	6	3	0	16
• Iowa	7	10	7	3	27

• Date: September 15
• Location: Kinnick Stadium
  Iowa City, IA
• Game start: 2:42 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:16
• Game attendance: 70,585
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind 8 mph (13 km/h) S
• Referee: Todd Ransom
• TV announcers (BTN): Tom Werme, Danan Hughes, and Damon Benning

• Source^[17]

Scoring summary

1	10:36	Northern Iowa	David Johnson 1-yard run (Tyler Sievertsen kick)	Northern Iowa 7–0
1	5:25	Iowa	Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Tied 7–7
1	2:13	Northern Iowa	Tyler Sievertsen 49-yard field goal	Northern Iowa 10–7
2	11:09	Iowa	Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 14–10
2	7:24	Northern Iowa	Tyler Sievertsen 22-yard field goal	Iowa 14–13
2	2:46	Iowa	Mike Meyer 24-yard field goal	Iowa 17–13
3	13:10	Iowa	Mark Weisman 2-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 24–13
3	2:47	Northern Iowa	Tyler Sievertsen 25-yard field goal	Iowa 24–16
4	12:22	Iowa	Mike Meyer 19-yard field goal	Iowa 27–16

FCS foe Northern Iowa was able to play with the Hawkeyes but couldn't put up enough points to pull off the upset.

Central Michigan

Central Michigan at Iowa

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

• Date: September 22
• Location: Kinnick Stadium
  Iowa City, IA
• Game start: 11:00 CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:30
• Game attendance: 70,585
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind 21 mph (34 km/h) WNW
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Danan Hughes, and Tom Helmer

• Source^[18]

Scoring summary

1	12:32	Iowa	Kevonte Martin-Manley 10-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 7–0
1	8:04	Central Michigan	Zurlon Tipton 8-yard run (David Harman kick)	Tied 7–7
1	5:45	Central Michigan	David Harman 33-yard field goal	Central Michigan 10–7
1	3:10	Iowa	Mark Weisman 34-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 14–10
2	11:51	Central Michigan	Titus Davis 29-yard pass from Ryan Radchiff (David Harman kick)	Central Michigan 17–14
2	2:00	Central Michigan	David Harman 25-yard field goal	Central Michigan 20–14
2	0:12	Central Michigan	David Harman 20-yard field goal	Central Michigan 23–14
3	9:18	Iowa	Mark Weisman 5-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Central Michigan 23–21
4	8:07	Iowa	Mike Meyer 46-yard field goal	Iowa 24–23
4	2:18	Iowa	Mark Weisman 12-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 31–23
4	0:45	Central Michigan	Titus Davis 13-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff (Ryan Radcliff pass failed)	Iowa 31–29
4	0:03	Central Michigan	David Harman 47-yard field goal	Central Michigan 32–31

See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa
Floyd of Rosedale

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	7	6	13
• Iowa	3	21	0	7	31

• Date: September 29
• Location: Kinnick Stadium
  Iowa City, IA
• Game start: 11:02 a.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:15
• Game attendance: 70,585
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Sunny, Wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h) WNW
• Referee: Dennis Lipski
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, and Lewis Johnson

• Source^[19]

Scoring summary

1	12:35	Iowa	Mike Meyer 44-yard field goal	Iowa 3–0
2	14:55	Iowa	Mark Weisman 8-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 10–0
2	13:03	Iowa	Jordan Cotton 47-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 17–0
2	8:50	Iowa	James Vandenburg 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 24–0
3	7:12	Minnesota	Issac Fruechte 9-yard pass from Max Shortell (Jordan Wettstein kick)	Iowa 24–7
4	5:15	Iowa	Christian Kirksey 68-yard interception return (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 31–7
4	0:41	Minnesota	Drew Goodger 1-yard pass from Max Shortell (Max Shortell pass failed)	Iowa 31–13

See also: 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The Hawkeyes had little trouble in this border rivalry game and recaptured the bronze pig.

Michigan State

See also: 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team

Iowa at Michigan State

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
• Iowa	0	3	0	10	3	3	19
Michigan State	7	3	0	3	3	0	16

• Date: October 13
• Location: Spartan Stadium
  East Lansing, MI
• Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:39
• Game attendance: 70,211
• Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), Rain, Wind 9 mph (14 km/h) SSE
• Referee: Todd Geerlings
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, and Jenn Brown

• Source^[20]

Scoring summary

1	11:11	Michigan State	Le'Veon Bell 14-yard run (Dan Conroy kick)	Michigan State 7–0
2	9:13	Michigan State	Dan Conroy 24-yard field goal	Michigan State 10–0
2	4:09	Iowa	Mike Meyer 23-yard field goal	Michigan State 10–3
4	14:08	Iowa	Mike Meyer 28-yard field goal	Michigan State 10–6
4	7:41	Michigan State	Dan Conroy 22-yard field goal	Michigan State 13–6
4	0:55	Iowa	Mark Wesiman 5-yard run (Mike Meyer field goal)	Tied 13–13
OT	0:00	Michigan State	Dan Conroy 24-yard field goal	Michigan State 16–13
OT	0:00	Iowa	Mike Meyer 27-yard field goal	Tied 16–16
2OT	0:00	Iowa	Mike Meyer 42-yard field goal	Iowa 19–16

Iowa benefitted from a lucky interception to escape East Lansing with a double overtime victory.

Penn State

Penn State vs Iowa

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

• Date: October 20
• Location: Kinnick Stadium
  Iowa City, IA
• Game start: 7:05 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:19
• Game attendance: 70,585
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), Partly Cloudy, Wind 5 mph (8.0 km/h) SSE
• Referee: Dan Capron
• TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, and Jon Jansen

• Source^[21]

Scoring summary

1	7:24	Penn State	Jesse James 31-yard pass from Matt McGloin (Sam Ficken kick)	Penn State 7–0
1	2:43	Penn State	Allen Robinson 8-yard pass from Matt McGloin(Sam Ficken kick)	Penn State 14–0
2	7:19	Penn State	Sam Ficken 34-yard field goal	Penn State 17–0
2	5:53	Penn State	Bill Belton 11-yard run (Sam Ficken kick )	Penn State 24–0
3	14:33	Penn State	Bill Belton 3-yard run (Sam Ficken kick )	Penn State 31–0
4	14:25	Penn State	Bill Belton 5-yard run (Sam Ficken kick)	Penn State 38–0
4	14:14	Iowa	Jordan Cotten 92-yard kickoff return (Mike Meyer kick)	Penn State 38–7
4	4:11	Iowa	Keenan Davis 18-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick)	Penn State 38–14

See also: 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Northwestern

See also: 2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Iowa at Northwestern

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

• Date: October 27
• Location: Ryan Field
  Evanston, IL
• Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:07
• Game attendance: 44,121
• Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind 12 mph (19 km/h) NNW
• Referee: Mike Cannon
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, and Lewis Johnson

• Source^[22]

Scoring summary

1	11:26	Northwestern	Kain Colter 5-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick)	Northwestern 7–0
1	4:37	Iowa	Mike Meyer 40-yard field goal	Northwestern 7–3
2	11:44	Northwestern	Kain Colter 2-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick)	Northwestern 14–3
3	12:58	Northwestern	Kain Colter 4-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick)	Northwestern 21–3
3	10:43	Northwestern	Christian Jones 47-yard pass from Kain Colter (Jeff Budzien kick)	Northwestern 28–3
3	0:22	Iowa	James Vandenburg 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Northwestern 28–10
4	6:37	Iowa	James Vandenburg 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Northwestern 28–17

Indiana

Iowa at Indiana

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

• Date: November 3
• Location: Memorial Stadium
  Bloomington, IN
• Game start: 3:42 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:08
• Game attendance: 40,646
• Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), Cloudy, Wind 8 mph (13 km/h) NE (Game delayed 1 hour and 12 minutes)
• Referee: Alex Kemp
• TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, and J Leman

• Source^[23]

Scoring summary

1	7:20	Iowa	Kevonte Martin-Manley 24-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 7–0
1	7:08	Iowa	Christian Kirksey 18-yard interception return (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 14–0
1	3:27	Indiana	Mitch Ewald 45-yard field goal	Iowa 14–3
2	0:47	Indiana	Cody Latimer 15-yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Mitch Ewald kick)	Iowa 14–10
3	7:28	Indiana	Cody Latimer 6-yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Mitch Ewald kick)	Indiana 17–14
4	12:17	Iowa	Damon Bullock 4-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 21–17
4	10:58	Iowa	Cody Latimer 30-yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Mitch Ewald kick)	Indiana 24–21

See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Purdue

Purdue at Iowa

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

• Date: November 10
• Location: Kinnick Stadium
  Iowa City, IA
• Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:24
• Game attendance: 70,585
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Partly Cloudy, Wind 20 mph (32 km/h) S
• Referee: Dave Witvoet
• TV announcers (BTN): Josh Lewin, Chris Martin, and J Leman

• Source^[24]

Scoring summary

1	5:30	Purdue	Akeem Shavers 3-yard run(Sam McCartney kick)	Purdue 7–0
2	9:43	Iowa	Damon Bullock 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Tied 7–7
2	4:43	Purdue	Gabe Holmes 9-yd pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick)	Purdue 14–7
3	10:23	Purdue	Sam McCartney 36-yd field goal	Purdue 17–7
3	4:58	Iowa	CJ Fiedorowicz 5-yd pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick)	Purdue 17–14
3	1:38	Purdue	Gary Bush 10-yd pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick)	Purdue 24–14
3	0:10	Iowa	Micah Hyde 9-yd fumble recovery (Mike Meyer kick)	Purdue 24–21
4	3:32	Iowa	Mike Meyer 24-yard field goal	Tied 24–24
4	0:00	Purdue	Sam McCartney 46-yard field goal	Purdue 27–24

See also: 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Michigan

See also: 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team

Iowa at Michigan

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

• Date: November 17
• Location: Michigan Stadium
  Ann Arbor, MI
• Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:06
• Game attendance: 113,016
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Partly Cloudy, Calm Wind
• Referee: Dennis Lipski
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, and Jenn Brown

• Source^[25]

Scoring summary

1	8:27	Michigan	Devin Gardner 1-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 7–0
1	1:44	Iowa	Henry Krieger Coble 16-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick)	Tied 7–7
2	13:05	Michigan	Roy Roundtree 37-yard pass from Devin Gardner (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 14–7
2	9:26	Iowa	Mike Meyer 27-yard field goal	Michigan 14–10
2	5:20	Michigan	Devin Gardner 1-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 21–10
2	0:40	Michigan	Vincent Smith 18-yard pass from Devin Gardner (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 28–10
3	8:41	Michigan	Devin Gardner 3-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 35–10
3	4:33	Michigan	Devin Funchess 29-yard pass from Devin Gardner (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 42–10
4	2:12	Iowa	Mark Weisman 13-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick)	Michigan 42–17

Nebraska

Nebraska at Iowa
Heroes Game

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

• Date: November 23
• Location: Kinnick Stadium
  Iowa City, IA
• Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Elapsed time: 3:05
• Game attendance: 69,805
• Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind 26 mph (42 km/h) NW
• Referee: Dan Capron
• TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, and Jeannine Edwards

• Source^[26]

Scoring summary

1	6:51	Nebraska	Brett Maher 26-yd field goal	Nebraska 3–0
1	0:28	Iowa	James Vandenberg 1-yd run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 7–3
3	9:30	Nebraska	Brett Maher 52-yd field goal	Iowa 7–6
3	3:10	Nebraska	Rex Burkhead 3-yd run (Brett Maher kick)	Nebraska 13–7

See also: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

Players in the 2013 NFL Draft

See also: 2013 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club	Ref
Micah Hyde	Cornerback	5	159	Green Bay Packers	[27]