2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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2016 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
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
West Division
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
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
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
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Lance Billings CB	Lorain, OH	Clearview High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	NA	Jun 29, 2015
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Alaric Jackson OT	Detroit, MI	Renaissance High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	5.56	Feb 3, 2016
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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
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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
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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
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Nick Niemann OLB	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	NA	Jun 20, 2015
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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
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Austin Schulte DE	Pella, IA	Pella High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	NA	Jun 21, 2015
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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
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Nate Stanley QB	Menominee, WI	Menominee High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.79	Nov 14, 2014
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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
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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
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Kristian Welch ILB	Iola, WI	Iola-Scandinavia High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	NA	Jul 14, 2015
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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
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 August 7, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.

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.

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

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

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

• High Point Solutions Stadium
• Piscataway, NJ

ESPN2W 14–744,061 October 111:00 AMNorthwestern

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

ESPNUL 31–3867,047 October 811:00 AMat Minnesota

• TCF Bank Stadium
• Minnesota, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)

ESPN2W 14–749,145 October 1511:00 AMat Purdue

• Ross–Ade Stadium
• West Lafayette, IN

ESPN2W 49–3540,239 October 2211:00 AMNo. 10 Wisconsin

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)

ESPN   November 56:30 PMat Penn State

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

BTN   November 126:00 or 7:00 PMMichigan

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA

ABC/ESPN/ESPN2   November 19at Illinois

• Memorial Stadium
• Champaign, IL

  November 25Nebraska

• Kinnick Stadium
• Iowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy)

 

Schedule Source:

Roster

2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 22 Toks Akinribade Fr FB 47 Lane Akre  Fr OL 61 Cole Banwart Fr QB 16 C. J. Beathard Sr TE 42 Shaun Beyer Fr WR 2 Brandon Bishop So OL 75 Ike Boettger Jr WR 11 Ryan Boyle  Fr QB 18 Drew Cook  Fr RB 21 Sam Cook Fr OL 64 Cole Croston Sr WR 23 Dominique Dafney So OL 78 James Daniels So RB 29 LeShun Daniels Jr. Sr TE 87 Noah Fant Fr WR 82 Adrian Falconer So OL 54 Steve Ferentz Sr OL 76 Dalton Ferguson So TE 38 T. J. Hockenson Fr OL 77 Alaric Jackson Fr RB 26 Marcel Joly So WR 14 Conner Keane Jr FB 41 Austin Kelly So OL 74 Mitch Keppy Sr TE 46 George Kittle Sr FB 45 Drake Kulick Jr OL 70 Lucas LeGrand So FB 30 Steve Manders WR 83 Riley McCarron Sr WR 32 Derrick Mitchell, Jr. Jr OL 52 Boone Myers Jr WR 5 Ronald Nash So OL 57 Jake Newborg  Fr WR 6 Emmanuel Ogwo  Fr WR 10 Jonathan Parker Jr OL 68 Landan Paulsen  Fr OL 66 Levi Paulsen  Fr TE 86 Peter Pekar Jr OL 56 Burke Prins Fr OL 69 Keegan Render So OL 59 Ross Reynolds So FB 36 Brady Ross  Fr WR 3 Jay Scheel Fr QB 15 Ryan Schmidt  Fr WR 9 Jerminic Smith So QB 4 Nathan Stanley Fr WR 89 Matt VadenBerg Sr TE 85 Nate Vejvoda  Fr RB 25 Akrum Wadley Jr OL 71 Brett Waechter  Fr OL 73 Ryan Ward  Sr OL 79 Sean Welsh  Jr QB 8 Tyler Wiegers So TE 39 Nate Wieting  Fr OL 63 Spencer Williams Fr TE 81 Jon Wisnieski Jr WR 80 Devonte Young Fr RB 28 Toren Young Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 4 Joe Argo Fr DL 99 Nathan Bazata Jr LB 35 Tristan Bohr Fr DB 20 Cedric Boswell Fr DB 41 Bo Bower Jr DE 90 Sam Brincks So DL 56 Faith Ekakitie Sr DL 77 Daniel Gaffney Jr DB 12 Anthony Gair Sr LB 22 Angelo Garbutt  Fr DB 30 Jake Gervase So DL 60 Jacob Giese  Fr DE 57 Chauncey Golston Fr DL 72 Brant Gressel Sr LB 45 Eric Grimm So LB 40 Parker Hesse So LB 48 Jack Hockaday So DB 27 Amani Hooker Fr DL 88 Jake Hulett Jr DB 15 Joshua Jackson So DL 66 Dallas Jacobus Fr DL 53 Garret Jansen  Fr OLB 43 Josey Jewell Jr DL 67 Jaleel Johnson Sr LB 52 Amani Jones Fr DB 14 Desmond King Sr DE 95 Cedrick Lattimore Fr DB 9 Jonathan Lubanza  Fr DB 13 Greg Mabin Sr DE 97 Romeo McKnight Fr LB 31 Aaron Mends So DB 18 John Milani  Fr DE 98 Anthony Nelson  Fr DE 96 Matt Nelson So LB 44 Ben Niemann Jr LB 49 Nick Niemann Fr DB 11 Michael Ojemudia  Fr DL 91 Brady Reiff Fr LB 55 Brady Ross Fr DB 5 Manny Rugamba Fr DE 74 Austin Schulte Fr DE 93 Brandon Simon Fr DE 94 Michael Slater Fr DB 37 Brandon Snyder So LB 50 Jacob Sobotka So LB 55 Kyle Taylor Sr DB 19 Miles Taylor Jr LB 35 Barrington Wade Fr DB 26 Kevin Ward Jr LB 34 Kristian Welch Fr LB 29 Nick Wilson  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 20 Ben Canby  Fr P 98 Ron Coluzzi Sr PK 3 Keith Duncan Fr K 2 Mick Ellis So LS 97 Tyler Kluver Jr K 6 Josh Proehl Fr P 7 Colton Rastetter  Fr K 91 Miguel Recinos So PK 94 Caleb Shudak Fr LS 84 Austin Spiewak Fr LS 50 Jackson Subbert  Fr P 25 Jackson Terry Fr	Head coach Kirk Ferentz Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg Davis – Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Phil Parker – Defensive Coordinator Kelvin Bell-Recruiting Coordinator/Assistant Coach Brian Ferentz-Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Bobby Kennedy-Wide Receivers Reese Morgan – Defensive Line Seth Wallace-Linebackers Coach Chris White- Running Backs and Special Teams LeVar Woods – Tight Ends Chris Doyle – Strength and Conditioning Paul Federici – Director of Football Operations Tyler Anderson – Graduate Assistant, Defense Raimond Braithwaite-Strength and Conditioning Assistant Coach Justin Lima-Strength and Conditioning Assistant Coach Joel Welsh, Jr.-Strength and Conditioning Assistant Coach Ben Hansen-Assistant Director of Football Operations Max Allen- Director, Football New Media Broderick Binns-Director, Player Development Tyler Barnes-Director, Recruiting Scott Southmayd – Director, Player Personnel Bob Rahfeldt – Video Coordinator Chris Ruth-Assistant Video Coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/2/16

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
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

Miami (OH)

Miami (OH) at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 7 7 7 21 • No. 17 Hawkeyes 21 7 7 10 45 Date: September 3 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 2:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 68,390 Game weather: 75°F, Partly Cloudy, Wind S 5-10 Referee: Mark Kluczynski TV announcers (ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 9:07 Iowa LeShun Daniels Jr. 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 7–0 1 7:14 Iowa Akrum Wadley 11-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–0 1 5:41 Iowa LeShun Daniels Jr. 43-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21–0 2 13:42 Miami (OH) Alonzo Smith 3-yard run (Nick Dowd kick) Iowa 21–7 2 7:15 Iowa Akrum Wadley 5-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 28–7 3 11:37 Iowa Jerminic Smith 12-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 35-7 3 4:41 Miami (OH) James Gardner 29-yard pass from Billy Bahl (Nick Dowd kick) Iowa 35-14 4 9:43 Miami (OH) James Gardner 8-yard pass from Billy Bahl (Nick Dowd kick) Iowa 35-21 4 6:04 Iowa Keith Duncan 22-yard field goal Iowa 38-21 4 3:08 Iowa Derrick Mitchell Jr. 5-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 45-21

See also: 2016 Miami RedHawks football team

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, and redshirt freshman DE Anthony Nelson recorded 2.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.

Iowa State

Iowa State at Iowa
Cy-Hawk Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total Cyclones 3 0 0 0 3 • No. 16 Hawkeyes 14 14 14 0 42 Date: September 10 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 6:42 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 72°F, Sunny, Wind NW 12 Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Chuck Long, Lisa Byington Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 8:42 Iowa George Kittle 9-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 7–0 1 5:42 Iowa Akrum Wadley 26-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–0 1 0:32 ISU Cole Netten 31-yard field goal Iowa 14–3 2 10:15 Iowa Matt VandeBerg 12-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21–3 2 2:17 Iowa C.J. Beathard 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 28–3 3 3:18 Iowa Akrum Wadley 3-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 35-3 3 1:33 Iowa LeShun Daniels 43-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 42-3

See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series

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.

North Dakota State

North Dakota State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 1 (FCS) Bison 7 0 7 9 23 No. 13 Hawkeyes 0 14 7 0 21 Date: September 17 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:01 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 71°F, Sunny, Wind W 10 Referee: Rod Snodgrass TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 2:26 NDSU MJ Stumpf 21-yard interception return (Cam Pedersen kick) NDSU 7–0 2 13:03 Iowa Riley McCarron 30-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Tied 7–7 2 8:05 Iowa Matt VandeBerg 14-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–7 3 8:06 NDSU King Frazier 1-yard run (Cam Pedersen kick) Tied 14–14 3 2:12 Iowa Matt VandeBerg 9-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21–14 4 3:410 NDSU Chase Morlock 7-yard pass from Easton Stick (Stick pass failed) Iowa 21-20 4 0:00 NDSU Cam Pedersen 37-yard field goal NDSU 23-21

See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

Rutgers

Iowa at Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 7 0 7 14 Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 7 7 Date: September 24 Location: High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ Game start: 12:01 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 44,061 Game weather: 64°, Partly Sunny, Wind N 10 Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 2 0:34 Iowa George Kittle 36-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 7–0 4 12:45 Rutgers Andre Patton 14-yard pass from Chris Laviano (David Bonagura kick) Tied 7–7 4 8:35 Iowa Akrum Wadley 26-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14-7

See also: 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa
Homecoming

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 10 7 14 7 38 Hawkeyes 7 14 3 7 31 Date: October 1 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:01 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 67,047 Game weather: 62°, Overcast, Wind N 6 Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney, John Congemi Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 12:20 Northwestern Clayton Thorson 4-yard run (Jack Mitchell kick) Northwestern 7-0 1 5:07 Iowa Akrum Wadley 5-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Tied 7-7 1 0:50 Northwestern Jack Mitchell 25-yard field goal Northwestern 10-7 2 10:33 Northwestern Austin Carr 11-yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick) Northwestern 17-7 2 5:02 Iowa Akrum Wadley 6-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Northwestern 17-14 2 2:51 Iowa Riley McCarron 15-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21-17 3 11:29 Iowa Keith Duncan 24-yard field goal Iowa 24-17 3 6:15 Northwestern Austin Carr 16-yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick) Tied 24-24 3 2:07 Northwestern Justin Jackson 58-yard run (Jack Mitchell kick) Northwestern 31-24 4 12:06 Northwestern Austin Carr 25-yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick) Northwestern 38-24 4 8:10 Iowa LeShun Daniels Jr. 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Northwestern 38-31

See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Minnesota

Iowa at Minnesota
Floyd of Rosedale

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 3 3 8 14 Golden Gophers 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 8 Location: TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 11:01 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 49,145 Game weather: 46°, Sunsplashed and cool, Wind N 6 Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 2 13:32 Iowa Keith Duncan 22-yard field goal Iowa 3-0 3 10:10 Iowa Keith Duncan 28-yard field goal Iowa 6-0 3 6:17 Minnesota Shannon Brooks 9-yard run (Emmit Carpenter kick) Minnesota 7-6 4 5:28 Iowa Akrum Wadley 54-yard run (LeShun Daniels run) Iowa 14-7

See also: 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Purdue

Iowa at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 21 14 7 7 49 Boilermakers 0 7 7 21 35 Date: October 15 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:01 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 40,239 Game weather: 67°, Cloudy, Wind SSW 14 Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Tom Ramsey, Kevin Weidl Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 8:57 Iowa LeShun Daniels 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 7–0 1 2:20 Iowa C.J. Beathard 15-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–0 1 0:09 Iowa Riley McCarron 42-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21–0 2 3:48 Iowa LeShun Daniels 4-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 28–0 2 1:29 Purdue Brycen Hopkins 25-yard pass from David Blough (J.D Dellinger kick) Iowa 28–7 2 1:18 Iowa Akrum Wadley 75-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 35–7 3 8:06 Purdue Cole Herdman 53-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) Iowa 35-14 3 6:07 Iowa Noah Fant 5-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 42-14 4 8:40 Purdue Bilal Marshall 7-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) Iowa 42-21 4 5:36 Purdue Yancey 54-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) Iowa 42-28 4 1:44 Iowa Desmond King 41-yard interception return (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 49-28 4 0:17 Purdue Brycen Hopkins 37-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) Iowa 49-35

See also: 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Iowa
Heartland Trophy

1 2 Total No. 10 Badgers 0 Hawkeyes 0 Date: October 22 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:01 AM CDT TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay Source:

See also: 2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Penn State

Iowa at Penn State

1 2 Total Hawkeyes 0 Nittany Lions 0 Date: November 5 Location: Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Game start: 6:30 PM CDT Television network: BTN Source:

See also: 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Michigan

Michigan at Iowa

1 2 Total Wolverines 0 Hawkeyes 0 Date: November 12 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 6:00 or 7:00 PM CST Television network: ESPN Family of Networks Source:

See also: 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team

Illinois

Iowa at Illinois

1 2 Total Hawkeyes 0 Fighting Illini 0 Date: November 19 Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Source:

See also: 2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Nebraska

Nebraska at Iowa
Heroes Trophy

1 2 Total Cornhuskers 0 Hawkeyes 0 Date: November 25 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Source:

See also: 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team