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78
at its 5-year level
Career71since 1936
Peak911960
Last 576seasons
#21 nationally · 5-1 (2-1 conf)
Résumé #15
Schedule so far #39
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten · Iowa City, IA · Kinnick Stadium · Head coach Kirk Ferentz
48-49-2 all time (99 meetings since 1894)
Wisconsin leads
Last: won 37-0 (2025) · Iowa has won 4 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
1Heisman
13AP top-10
28All-Americans
157NFL picks
51.9%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1894. Every season →
Chemistry
62
58Foundation
66Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▼ Below its norm -9Trending up
early · #48 of 138
HC year28
Ret. starters27%
QB yrs w/ OC1
Roster · 111 players
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Hank Brown | QB | Sr | 6'4" / 218 | Nashville, TN | 65 |
| 10 | Jeremy Hecklinski | QB | Jr | 5'11" / 201 | Marietta, GA | 62 |
| 16 | Ryan Fitzgerald | QB | So | 6'2" / 221 | Northfield, IL | 56 |
| 3 | Jimmy Sullivan | QB | So | 6'1" / 205 | Fort Wayne, IN | 55 |
| 4 | Tradon Bessinger | QB | Fr | 6'5" / 213 | Kaysville, UT | 55 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Kamari Moulton | RB | Sr | 5'9" / 211 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 80 |
| 26 | Xavier Williams | RB | Jr | 5'10" / 228 | Schererville, IN | 65 |
| 5 | Nathan McNeil | RB | So | 5'11" / 202 | Tampa, FL | 56 |
| 15 | O'Lontae Dean | RB | So | 6'0" / 212 | Plant City, FL | 56 |
| 21 | L.J. Phillips Jr. | RB | Sr | 5'8" / 211 | Wichita, KS | 55 |
| 23 | Brevin Doll | RB | Jr | 6'0" / 213 | Adel, IA | 55 |
| 22 | Braeden Jackson | RB | So | 5'11" / 206 | Ankeny, IA | 53 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Reece Vander Zee | WR | Jr | 6'4" / 220 | Rock Rapids, IA | 73 |
| 14 | Tony Diaz | WR | Jr | 5'10" / 184 | San Marcos, TX | 60 |
| 1 | KJ Parker | WR | Jr | 5'10" / 191 | Bellwood, IL | 55 |
| 6 | Xavier Stinson | WR | Fr | 6'2" / 202 | Port Saint Lucie, FL | 55 |
| 8 | Evan James | WR | So | 5'10" / 170 | Apopka, FL | 55 |
| 11 | Brody Schaffer | WR | Fr | 6'1" / 195 | Winneconne, WI | 55 |
| 83 | Jackson Naeve | WR | Jr | 6'0" / 195 | Iowa City, IA | 55 |
| 84 | Apollo Payne | WR | So | 6'3" / 214 | Swisher, IA | 55 |
| 88 | Lance Beeghley | WR | Jr | 6'2" / 197 | New Braunfels, TX | 55 |
| 12 | Diondre Smith | WR | Fr | 5'10" / 160 | Jacksonville, FL | 54 |
| 89 | Isaiah Oliver | WR | Fr | 5'11" / 199 | Clive, IA | 54 |
| 0 | Jarriett Buie | WR | Jr | 6'2" / 198 | Tampa, FL | 53 |
| 7 | Dayton Howard | WR | Sr | 6'5" / 215 | Kansas City, MO | 53 |
| 17 | Alex Eichmann | WR | Sr | 6'2" / 210 | Sussex, WI | 52 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | DJ Vonnahme | TE | Jr | 6'4" / 241 | Breda, IA | 79 |
| 48 | Zach Ortwerth | TE | Sr | 6'4" / 247 | Saint Louis, MO | 56 |
| 87 | Addison Ostrenga | TE | Sr | 6'4" / 249 | Sun Prairie, WI | 56 |
| 18 | Luke Brewer | TE | Fr | 6'4" / 239 | Norwalk, IA | 55 |
| 85 | Thomas Meyer | TE | So | 6'4" / 248 | Clear Lake, IA | 55 |
| 86 | Eli Johnson | TE | So | 6'5" / 250 | River Falls, WI | 55 |
| 19 | Mason Woods | TE | So | 6'2" / 230 | Coralville, IA | 54 |
| 82 | Dylan Stecker | TE | So | 6'4" / 233 | Spirit Lake, IA | 54 |
| 80 | Michael Burt | TE | Jr | 6'5" / 252 | Omaha, NE | 53 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Kade Pieper | OL | Sr | 6'3" / 298 | Norfolk, NE | 77 |
| 59 | Trevor Lauck | OL | Sr | 6'5" / 314 | Indianapolis, IN | 77 |
| 61 | Cael Winter | OL | Sr | 6'3" / 294 | Waukee, IA | 71 |
| 64 | Leighton Jones | OL | Sr | 6'2" / 288 | Brownsburg, IN | 71 |
| 71 | Jack Dotzler | OL | Sr | 6'6" / 309 | Waunakee, WI | 71 |
| 70 | Hudson Parliament | OL | Fr | 6'4" / 313 | Brandon, SD | 54 |
| 73 | Colin Whitters | OL | Fr | 6'3" / 329 | Iowa City, IA | 54 |
| 79 | Carson Nielsen | OL | Fr | 6'7" / 311 | Waterloo, IA | 54 |
| 53 | Michael Myslinski | OL | Sr | 6'2" / 299 | Jacksonville, FL | 53 |
| 63 | Josh Janowski | OL | Jr | 6'2" / 294 | Frankfort, IL | 53 |
| 65 | Trent Wilson | OL | So | 6'3" / 290 | Southlake, TX | 53 |
| 68 | Will Nolan | OL | Jr | 6'6" / 313 | Arlington Heights, IL | 53 |
| 72 | Owen Linder | OL | Fr | 6'6" / 294 | Chanhassen, MN | 53 |
| 74 | Bodey McCaslin | OL | Jr | 6'6" / 303 | St. Charles, IL | 53 |
| 75 | Cannon Leonard | OL | Sr | 6'8" / 309 | Gilman, IL | 53 |
| 77 | George Nahas | OL | Sr | 6'3" / 295 | West Des Moines, IA | 53 |
| 78 | Gene Riordan | OL | Fr | 6'5" / 302 | Hinsdale, IL | 53 |
| 52 | Will Hahn | OL | So | 6'1" / 294 | Decorah, IA | 51 |
| 60 | Lucas Allgeyer | OL | So | 6'5" / 297 | St. Louis, MO | 51 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Bryce Hawthorne | DL | Sr | 6'3" / 298 | Osseo, MN | 77 |
| 84 | Joseph Anderson | DE | Jr | 6'6" / 241 | St. Louis, MO | 74 |
| 95 | Lance Ingold | DL | Jr | 6'5" / 251 | Rochester, IL | 72 |
| 13 | Drew Campbell | DE | Jr | 6'4" / 252 | Cedar Falls, IA | 71 |
| 43 | Kahmari Brown | DL | Jr | 6'2" / 259 | Jacksonville, NC | 71 |
| 97 | Iose Epenesa | DL | So | 6'3" / 269 | Glen Carbon, IL | 71 |
| 57 | Will Hubert | DL | Sr | 6'3" / 291 | Omaha, NE | 70 |
| 44 | Kenneth Merrieweather | DL | Sr | 6'3" / 270 | Detroit, MI | 68 |
| 56 | Maddux Borcherding-Johnson | DL | Sr | 6'3" / 299 | Norwalk, IA | 68 |
| 91 | Devan Kennedy | DL | Jr | 6'3" / 281 | Glendale, AZ | 66 |
| 92 | Brice Stevenson | DL | Sr | 6'0" / 287 | Tampa, FL | 64 |
| 51 | Luke Gaffney | DL | Sr | 6'2" / 288 | Robins, IA | 59 |
| 32 | Sawyer Jezierski | DL | Fr | 6'3" / 285 | Edina, MN | 57 |
| 40 | Chima Chineke | DE | Jr | 6'4" / 262 | Plano, TX | 57 |
| 45 | Jack Janda | DL | Fr | 6'5" / 272 | Livonia, MI | 57 |
| 99 | Brad Fitzgibbon | DL | So | 6'3" / 288 | Chicago, IL | 57 |
| 42 | David Fason | DL | Fr | 6'0" / 268 | Marion, IA | 56 |
| 50 | Will Lockhart | DL | So | 6'3" / 250 | Denver, IA | 56 |
| 88 | Emmanuel Olagbaju | DL | Sr | 6'2" / 314 | Osseo, MN | 55 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Cam Buffington | LB | Jr | 6'3" / 238 | Winfield, IA | 80 |
| 36 | Jayden Montgomery | LB | Sr | 5'11" / 227 | Suamico, WI | 78 |
| 4 | Julian Manson | LB | Fr | 6'3" / 225 | North Liberty, IA | 71 |
| 46 | Preston Ries | LB | Jr | 6'1" / 226 | Monticello, IA | 69 |
| 15 | Carson Cooney | LB | So | 6'3" / 222 | Oswego, IL | 67 |
| 23 | Landyn Van Kekerix | LB | Sr | 6'2" / 238 | Rock Valley, IA | 67 |
| 47 | Jack Laughlin | LB | Sr | 6'1" / 224 | Carlisle, IA | 67 |
| 10 | Burke Gautcher | LB | So | 6'3" / 231 | Sycamore, IL | 65 |
| 22 | Derek Weisskopf | LB | Jr | 6'3" / 233 | Victor, IA | 60 |
| 31 | Nolan DeLong | LB | Sr | 6'0" / 231 | Durant, IA | 60 |
| 9 | Kasen Thomas | LB | Fr | 6'2" / 230 | Sioux City, IA | 58 |
| 12 | Billy Weivoda | LB | Fr | 6'2" / 226 | Atlanta, GA | 57 |
| 37 | Brayton Alford | LB | Fr | 6'0" / 211 | Carroll, IA | 56 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tyler Brown | DB | Jr | 5'10" / 201 | Annapolis, MD | 86 |
| 6 | Zach Lutmer | DB | Sr | 6'1" / 203 | Rock Rapids, IA | 80 |
| 8 | Deshaun Lee | DB | Sr | 5'10" / 189 | Belleville, MI | 79 |
| 3 | Jaylen Watson | DB | Jr | 5'11" / 187 | Detroit, MI | 75 |
| 18 | Xavier Styles | DB | Jr | 6'1" / 207 | Lakewood, OH | 71 |
| 20 | Ty Hudkins | DB | Jr | 6'0" / 201 | Grand Rapids, MI | 70 |
| 11 | Jacob Wallace | DB | So | 5'10" / 186 | Upper Marlboro, MD | 69 |
| 5 | Anthony Hawkins | DB | Jr | 6'3" / 202 | Annapolis, MD | 66 |
| 19 | Kyler Gerardy | DB | Jr | 6'0" / 199 | Eldridge, IA | 66 |
| 21 | Marcello Vitti | DB | Fr | 5'10" / 201 | Detroit, MI | 66 |
| 1 | Darion Jones | DB | Fr | 6'1" / 181 | Omaha, NE | 65 |
| 7 | Rashad Godfrey Jr. | DB | Jr | 6'1" / 202 | Plant City, FL | 65 |
| 14 | Alex Mota | DB | Sr | 6'0" / 195 | Marion, IA | 65 |
| 0 | Cody Haddad | DB | So | 5'11" / 186 | Cleveland, OH | 57 |
| 16 | Ronnie Hill | DB | Fr | 5'11" / 192 | Eastpointe, MI | 57 |
| 34 | Drew MacPherson | DB | So | 6'1" / 204 | Glenview, IL | 57 |
| 26 | Eli Robbins | DB | Fr | 6'0" / 193 | Des Moines, IA | 56 |
| 29 | Noah Daniel | DB | Fr | 6'0" / 197 | Fort Dodge, IA | 56 |
| 30 | Eli Kampman | DB | Fr | 6'2" / 197 | Solon, IA | 56 |
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Ht / Wt | Hometown | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Boston Everitt | P | So | 6'0" / 199 | Hope Island, QLD | 73 |
| 92 | Caden Buhr | PK | So | 5'10" / 203 | Bettendorf, IA | 62 |
| 25 | Eli Ozick | PK | Sr | 5'11" / 199 | Liberty, MO | 56 |
| 35 | Tanner Philpott | P | Jr | 6'1" / 210 | Waukee, IA | 56 |
| 54 | Matty McLaughlin | LS | Fr | 6'1" / 195 | St. Louis, MO | 55 |
| 69 | Ike Speltz | LS | Jr | 6'0" / 233 | Van Meter, IA | 50 |