2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football
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
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Team	W		L	W		L
Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Indiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
Maryland	0	–	0	0	–	0
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
Ohio State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oregon	0	–	0	0	–	0
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 January 8, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team will represent the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes are led by Kirk Ferentz who is in his 27th year as head coach. Iowa will play their home games at Kinnick Stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Marco Lainez	QB	Elon
Kyson Van Vugt	OL	Fresno State
Mason Knipp	OL	Indiana State
Leshon Williams	RB	Kansas
Grant Leeper	TE	Miami (OH)
Chase Brackney	DE	Sacramento State
Graham Eben	LB	South Dakota State
Tripp Woody	K	Syracuse
Kaleb Brown	WR	UAB
Johnny Pascuzzi	TE	West Virginia
Jeff Bowie	DL	Unknown
Cade McNamara	QB	Unknown
James Resar	QB	Unknown
Judah Mallette	WR	Unknown
Caden Crawford	DL	Unknown
Graham Friedrichsen	WR	Unknown
CJ Leonard	WR	Unknown
Ryan Kuennen	DL	Unknown
Ayden Price	WR	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Hank Brown	QB	Auburn
Jonah Pace	DL	Central Michigan
Mark Gronowski	QB	South Dakota State
Bryce Hawthorne	DL	South Dakota State

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
August 30	Albany*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
Septemeber 6	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)
September 13	UMass*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
Septemeber 20	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
September 27	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	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
November 22	Michigan State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
November 28	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)
*Non-conference game

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Game summaries

vs Albany

Pregame line	Over/under

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Great Danes			0
Hawkeyes			0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

Date: August 30

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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 20

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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 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

Pregame line	Over/under

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 29

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

References

^ "Iowa Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
^ "Iowa Hawkeyes 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
^ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
^ Donald, Riley (11 December 2024). "Iowa Hawkeyes 2025 football schedule released". Hawkeye Wire. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
^ "2025 Iowa Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[1] "Iowa Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[2] "Iowa Hawkeyes 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[3] "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.

[4] Donald, Riley (11 December 2024). "Iowa Hawkeyes 2025 football schedule released". Hawkeye Wire. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[5] "2025 Iowa Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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