2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team will represent the University of Iowa during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes will be led by twenty seventh-year head coach Kirk Ferentz. They are set to play home games at Kinnick Stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (27th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Lester (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Parker (14th season)
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 20 Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 14 Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 3 Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 7 Oregon		0	–	0					0	–	0
No. 2 Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0					0	–	0
USC		0	–	0					0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of August 25, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

2025 NFL draft

See also: 2025 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
3	83	Kaleb Johnson	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers
5	164	Yahya Black	DT	Pittsburgh Steelers
7	234	Mason Richman	OT	Seattle Seahawks
7*	249	Connor Colby	G	San Francisco 49ers
7*	255	Luke Lachey	TE	Houston Texans

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Kahlil Tate	DB	Austin Peay
Rusty VanWetzinga IV	LB	Central Michigan
Joey VanWetzinga	DL	Central Michigan
Cade McNamara	QB	East Tennessee State
Marco Lainez	QB	Elon
Kyson Van Vugt	OL	Fresno State
Mason Knipp	OL	Indiana State
Leshon Williams	RB	Kansas
Grant Leeper	TE	Miami (OH)
John Nestor	DB	Minnesota
Gavin Hoffman	TE	Missouri
Graham Friedrichsen	WR	Northern Iowa
Grant Glausser	RB	Northern Iowa
Ryan Kuennen	DL	Northern Iowa
Cole Marsh	TE	Northern Iowa
Ayden Price	WR	Northern Iowa
Chase Brackney	DE	Sacramento State
Jeff Bowie	DL	South Dakota
Caden Crawford	DL	South Dakota
Graham Eben	LB	South Dakota State
Reese Osgood	WR	South Dakota State
Jalyn Thompson	LB	South Dakota State
Tripp Woody	K	Syracuse
Brendan Sullivan	QB	Tulane
Kaleb Brown	WR	UAB
James Resar	QB	UNC Pembroke
Johnny Pascuzzi	TE	West Virginia
Max White	RB	Wyoming
Judah Mallette	WR	Unknown
CJ Leonard	WR	Unknown
Devan Van Ness	LB	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Hank Brown	QB	Auburn
Jonah Pace	DL	Central Michigan
Sam Phillips	WR	Chattanooga
Bryce George	OL	Ferris State
George Nahas	IOL	Iowa State
Ty Hudkins	DB	Purdue
Shahid Barros	DB	South Dakota
Mark Gronowski	QB	South Dakota State
Bryce Hawthorne	DL	South Dakota State
Jeremy Hecklinski	QB	Wake Forest

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 30	5:00 p.m.	Albany*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	FS1
September 6	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX
September 13	6:30 p.m.	UMass*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN
September 19	7:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	FOX
September 27	11:00 a.m./2:30/3:00 p.m.	Indiana	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
October 11		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)
October 18		Penn State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
October 25		Minnesota	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)
November 8		Oregon	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
November 15	2:00/2:30 p.m.	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
November 22		Michigan State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
November 28	11:00 a.m.	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)	CBS
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV
Coaches	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

Game summaries

vs Albany (FCS)

See also: 2025 Albany Great Danes football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Only the second home-opener to be a night game, the first occurring in 2019. Iowa will be looking to avoid a sluggish first half. A victory would have Kirk Ferentz tied with Woody Hayes in overall wins as a Big Ten coach (205).

Albany Great Danes (FCS) (0–0) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Great Danes (FCS)			0
Hawkeyes			0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UA	IOWA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Iowa State (Cy–Hawk Trophy)

See also: 2025 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Cy–Hawk Trophy

Pregame line	Over/under

The Hawkeyes will be out to avenge last season's walk-off loss. A victory would be their seventh in a row at Jack Trice Stadium.

Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) at Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hawkeyes			0
Cyclones			0

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IOWA	ISU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs UMass

See also: 2025 UMass Minutemen football team

Pregame line	Over/under

The last non-conference game for Iowa and their first-ever meeting with UMass.

UMass Minutemen (0–0) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Minutemen			0
Hawkeyes			0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (BTN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UMASS	IOWA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UMass	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Rutgers

See also: 2025 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Kirk Ferentz has yet to lose to the Scarlet Knights (4–0).

Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hawkeyes			0
Scarlet Knights			0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (FOX):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IOWA	RUTG
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Indiana

See also: 2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Indiana hasn't defeated Iowa since 2012. Additionally, Iowa has won nine of the last ten games in this series. The Hawkeyes will be looking to overcome slow starts in homecoming games, including a 2007 loss to the Hoosiers.

Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hoosiers			0
Hawkeyes			0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 11:00 a.m./2:30/3:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IU	IOWA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Wisconsin (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Iowa hasn't won four consecutive games in this series in two decades (2002–2005).

Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) at Wisconsin Badgers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hawkeyes			0
Badgers			0

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 11
• Game time:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IOWA	WISC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wisconsin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Penn State

See also: 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Pregame line	Over/under

The Hawkeyes will be seeking redemption after the most recent matchup in the series, a humbling 31–0 loss at Beaver Stadium in 2023.

Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Nittany Lions			0
Hawkeyes			0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: October 18
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PSU	IOWA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Minnesota (Floyd of Rosedale)

See also: 2025 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale

Pregame line	Over/under

Minnesota hasn't won consecutive games at Kinnick Stadium in nearly 45 years (1981).

Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Golden Gophers			0
Hawkeyes			0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: October 25
• Game time:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MINN	IOWA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Minnesota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Oregon

See also: 2025 Oregon Ducks football team

Pregame line	Over/under

These teams have only played each other three times prior and this is their first meeting in over 30 years.

Oregon Ducks (0–0) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Ducks			0
Hawkeyes			0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: November 8
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ORE	IOWA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at USC

See also: 2025 USC Trojans football team

Pregame line	Over/under

The first meeting of the schools since the 2019 Holiday Bowl. The Trojans have a 7–3 advantage in the overall series.

Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) at USC Trojans (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hawkeyes			0
Trojans			0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 2:00/2:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IOWA	USC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Michigan State

See also: 2025 Michigan State Spartans football team

Pregame line	Over/under

The Hawkeyes will be looking to make up for a disappointing performance against the Spartans from the previous season. Additionally, Michigan State has only won at Kinnick Stadium twice in the last 30 years (2011, 2013).

Michigan State Spartans (0–0) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Spartans			0
Hawkeyes			0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: November 22
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MSU	IOWA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Nebraska (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

The Hawkeyes have won nine of the last ten in this trophy series. The Cornhuskers will also be out for revenge as they gave away the last two match-ups on last-minute turnovers.

Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hawkeyes			0
Cornhuskers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (CBS):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IOWA	NEB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Hank Brown So QB 11 Mark Gronowski Sr QB Jeremy Hecklinski QB 19 Jackson Stratton Jr QB 3 Jimmy Sullivan Fr RB 23 Brevin Doll  Fr RB 25 Nathan McNeil Fr RB 28 Kamari Moulton  So RB 4 Jaziun Patterson Jr RB 8 Terrell Washington, Jr.  So RB 26 Xavier Williams  Fr WR 6 Seth Anderson Sr WR 0 Jarriett Buie  So WR 17 Alex Eichmann Jr WR 5 Jacob Gill Sr WR 7 Dayton Howard  So WR 12 KJ Parker  Fr WR 84 Apollo Payne Fr WR 2 Sam Phillips Sr WR 15 Reece Vander Zee So WR 21 Kaden Wetjen Sr TE 80 Michael Burt  Fr TE 88 Hayden Large GS TE 48 Zach Ortwerth Jr TE 87 Addison Ostrenga Sr TE 81 DJ Vonnahme  Fr OL 60 Lucas Allgeyer Fr OL 71 Jack Dotzler Jr OL 67 Gennings Dunker Sr OL 79 Cody Fox  Fr OL 63 Josh Janowski  Fr OL 64 Leighton Jones  So OL 65 Logan Jones GS OL 72 Kale Krogh Jr OL 74 Trevor Lauck  So OL 75 Cannon Leonard  So OL 74 Bodey McCaslin  Fr OL 53 Michael Myslinski Sr OL 68 Will Nolan  Fr OL 58 Kade Pieper  So OL 70 Beau Stephens Sr OL 61 Cael Winter  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 90 Brian Allen Jr DE 84 Joseph Anderson  Fr DE 13 Drew Campbell  Fr DE 40 Chima Chineke  Fr DL 56 Maddux Borcherding-Johnson  So DL 51 Luke Gaffney Jr DL 95 Aaron Graves Sr DL 96 Bryce Hawthorne So DL 57 Will Hubert  Jr DL 49 Ethan Hurkett GS DL 99 Devan Kennedy  Fr DL 48 Max Llewellyn Sr DL 44 Kenneth Merrieweather  So DL 91 Jonah Pace Sr DL 51 Jeremiah Pittman Sr LB 33 Cam Buffington  Fr LB 31 Nolan DeLong  So LB 10 Burke Gautcher Fr LB 41 Jaden Harrell Sr LB 47 Jack Laughlin  So LB 36 Jayden Montgomery Jr LB 12 Jaxon Rexroth Sr LB 46 Preston Ries  Fr LB 43 Karson Sharar Sr LB 25 Kelby Telander Sr LB 42 Zach Twedt Sr LB 23 Landyn Van Kekerix Jr LB 22 Derek Weisskopf  Fr DB Shahid Barros DB 18 CJ Bell Jr. Fr DB 5 Teegan Davis  So DB 16 O'Lontae Dean Fr DB 4 Koen Entringer Jr DB 19 Kyler Gerardy  Fr DB 7 Rashad Godfrey Jr.  Fr DB 2 TJ Hall Sr DB Ty Hudkins DB 26 Kael Kolarik Jr DB 8 Deshaun Lee Jr DB 6 Zach Lutmer  So DB 21 Watts McBride  So DB 14 Alex Mota  So DB 1 Xavier Nwankpa Sr DB 3 Jaylen Watson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 92 Caden Buhr Fr K 18 Drew Stevens Sr P 9 Rhys Dakin So P 99 Ty Nissen GS LS 97 Ike Speltz  Fr	Head coach Kirk Ferentz Coordinators/assistant coaches Seth Wallace – Assistant head coach/Assistant defensive coordinator/linebackers Tim Lester – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Phil Parker – Defensive coordinator/secondary LeVar Woods – Special teams coordinator George Barnett Offensive line Kelvin Bell – Defensive line Ladell Betts – Running backs Jon Budmayr – Wide receivers Abdul Hodge – Tight ends/fullbacks Jay Niemann – Assistant defensive line/defensive recruiting coordinator Raimond Braithwaite – Director, strength and conditioning Drew Heitland – Assistant, strength and conditioning Kohle Helle – Assistant, strength and conditioning Cody Myers – Assistant, strength and conditioning Allan Reyes – Strength and conditioning specialist Tyler Barnes – Chief of Staff/General Manager Paul Federici – Director, Football Operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: June 1, 2025