2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
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No. 7 Penn State xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Ohio State x^ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Michigan | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 9 Wisconsin xy | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represents the University of Iowa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes, led by 18th-year head coach Kirk Ferentz, are members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
2016 commitments
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Toks Akinribade RB |
Brownsburg, IN | Brownsburg High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.50 | Jun 18, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Cole Banwart G |
Algona, IA | Algona High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 279 lb (127 kg) | NA | Jun 19, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Shaun Beyer TE |
Cedar Rapids, IA | Kennedy High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 4.97 | Nov 25, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Lance Billings CB |
Lorain, OH | Clearview High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | NA | Jun 29, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Cedric Boswell CB |
Beverly Hills, MI | Groves High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 4.34 | Jun 29, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Noah Clayberg S |
Pella, IA | Pella High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | NA | Jan 24, 2016 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Noah Fant TE |
Omaha, NE | Omaha South High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.64 | Aug 28, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Chauncey Golston DE |
Detroit, MI | East English Village Prep Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.72 | May 18, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
T.J. Hockenson TE |
Charter Oak, IA | Chariton High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.80 | Jun 20, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Amani Hooker S |
Brooklyn Center, MN | Park Center Senior High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.68 | Jun 16, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Alaric Jackson OT |
Detroit, MI | Renaissance High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 5.56 | Feb 3, 2016 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Amani Jones ILB |
Chicago, IL | Wendell Phillips Academy High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.70 | Jun 21, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Cedrick Lattimore DE |
Detroit, MI | East English Village Prep Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | 5.12 | May 18, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Romeo McKnight DE |
Crystal Lake, IL | Crystal Lake Central High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | 5.13 | Jun 29, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Nick Niemann OLB |
Sycamore, IL | Sycamore High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | NA | Jun 20, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Emmanuel Rugamba WR |
Naperville, IL | Naperville Central High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.65 | Aug 1, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Austin Schulte DE |
Pella, IA | Pella High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | NA | Jun 21, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Brandon Simon DE |
Ramsey, NJ | Don Bosco Prep High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.79 | Jun 26, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Nate Stanley QB |
Menominee, WI | Menominee High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.79 | Nov 14, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Kyle Taylor ILB |
Washington, DC | Gonzaga College High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.75 | Jun 10, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Barrington Wade RB |
Skokie, IL | Niles North High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.67 | Jun 15, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Kristian Welch ILB |
Iola, WI | Iola-Scandinavia High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | NA | Jul 14, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Spencer Williams G |
Cedar Falls, IA | Cedar Falls High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | 5.30 | Jun 18, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Toren Young RB |
Monona, WI | Monona Grove High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.71 | Jan 26, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Devonte Young WR |
Waldorf, MD | North Point High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.51 | Jun 22, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 38 Rivals: 42 247Sports: 49 ESPN: 49 | ||||||
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Schedule
Iowa announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Hawkeyes will host Big Ten foes Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, and Wisconsin, and will travel to Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, and Rutgers.[1]
The team will host all three of the non–conference games which are against the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference, Miami RedHawks from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and the North Dakota State Bison from the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
September 32:30 PMMiami (OH)*No. 17
ESPNUW 45–2168,390 September 106:30 PMIowa State*No. 16
- Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Series)
BTNW 42–370,585 September 1711:00 AMNo. 1 (FCS) North Dakota State*No. 13
- Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
ESPN2L 21–2370,585 September 2411:00 AMat Rutgers
ESPN2W 14–744,061 October 111:00 AMNorthwestern
- Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
ESPNUL 31–3867,047 October 811:00 AMat Minnesota
ESPN2W 14–749,145 October 1511:00 AMat Purdue
ESPN2W 49–3540,239 October 2211:00 AMNo. 10 Wisconsin
- Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)
ESPN November 56:30 PMat Penn State
BTN November 126:00 or 7:00 PMMichigan
- Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 November 19at Illinois
November 25Nebraska
- Kinnick Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy)
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Roster
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 17 | 16 | 13 | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | ||||||||
Coaches | 15 | 10 | 11 | 25 | RV | — | — | RV | ||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
Game Summaries
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The Hawkeyes got out to a strong start in the season opener, leading 21-0 after the first quarter, 28-7 at half, and 35-7 early in the third quarter. Running backs LeShun Daniels and Akrum Wadley combined for 204 yards on the ground and each scored two rushing touchdowns,[4] and redshirt freshman DE Anthony Nelson recorded 2.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.[5]
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The Hawkeyes dominated the in-state rivalry matchup from the opening kickoff. Senior QB C.J. Beathard accounted for 3 passing TD and a rushing TD – all in the first half. The margin of victory was the largest in the series since Iowa's 63-20 win in 1997.[8]
North Dakota State
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Rutgers
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Purdue
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Wisconsin
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Penn State
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Michigan
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Illinois
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Nebraska
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References
- ^ "Iowa, Big Ten Announce 2016 And 2017 Football Schedules" (Press release). University of Iowa Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Miami University-Iowa Preview Capsule". Associated Press. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "Wadley runs No. 17 Iowa to 45-21 win over Miami (Ohio)". ESPN. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ "J.T. Barrett highlights Week 1 Big Ten Players of the Week". Big Ten Network. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "Kirk Ferentz re-signs with Iowa through 2025 season". Associated Press. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "Iowa State-Iowa Preview Capsule". Associated Press. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ "No. 16 Iowa throttles Iowa State 42-3". Associated Press. September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "North Dakota State-Iowa Preview Capsule". Associated Press. September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "UPSET CITY: North Dakota St tops No. 13 Iowa on final play". Associated Press. September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Wadley scores on 26-yard run to lead Iowa over Rutgers". Associated Press. September 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". Big Ten Network. September 26, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ "Carr's 3 TD catches help Northwestern down Iowa 38-31". Associated Press. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "Wadley's big run nudges Iowa past Minnesota in 14-7 grinder". Associated Press. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "Wadley rushes for 170 yards and Iowa tops Purdue 49-35". Associated Press. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.