2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Lester (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Parker (14th season)
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
No. 20 Indiana   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  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 21, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 305:00 p.m.Albany*
FS1
September 611:00 a.m.at Iowa State*
FOX
September 136:30 p.m.UMass*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
BTN
September 197:00 p.m.at Rutgers
FOX
September 2711:00 a.m./2:30/3:00 p.m.Indianadagger
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
October 11at Wisconsin
October 18Penn State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
October 25Minnesota
November 8Oregon
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
November 152:00/2:30 p.m.at USC
November 22Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
November 2811:00 a.m.at Nebraska
CBS

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRV
CoachesRV
CFPNot releasedNot 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. Iows 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:  
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:  
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  • Referee:  
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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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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:  
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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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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:  
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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:  
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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:  
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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:  
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  • Referee:  
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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
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 1, 2025

References

  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 (December 11, 2024). "Iowa Hawkeyes 2025 football schedule released". Hawkeye Wire. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "2025 Iowa Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
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