Iowa

FBS

Big Ten · Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

681-561-35

All-time

0.533

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Rivalries

Cy-Hawk TrophyIowa State

Floyd of RosedaleMinnesota

Greatest games

Iowa's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Oct 19, 1985	1985		#1 Iowa 12-10 #2 Michigan Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Conf Game	Conf Game	1.29
2	Nov 5, 1960	1960		#1 Iowa 10-27 #3 Minnesota Minnesota Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Conf Game	Conf Game	1.06
3	Dec 5, 2015	2015	Big Ten Championship Game	#4 Iowa 13-16 #5 Michigan State Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Conf Title	Conf Title	0.96
4	Oct 9, 2021	2021		#3 Iowa 23-20 #4 Penn State Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Conf Game	Conf Game	0.92
5	Oct 18, 1986	1986		#8 Iowa 17-20 #4 Michigan Michigan Stadium, Detroit, Michigan Conf Game	Conf Game	0.80
6	Jan 2, 2003	2002	Orange Bowl	#3 Iowa 17-38 #5 USC Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.78
7	Oct 3, 1959	1959		#5 Iowa 10-14 #2 Northwestern Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Conf Game	Conf Game	0.78
8	Nov 16, 1957	1957		#5 Iowa 13-17 #6 Ohio State Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Conf Game	Conf Game	0.78
9	Nov 2, 1985	1985		#1 Iowa 13-22 #8 Ohio State Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Conf Game	Conf Game	0.74
10	Sep 24, 1983	1983		#7 Iowa 20-14 #3 Ohio State Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa Conf Game	Conf Game	0.71

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Iowa	0-0	Big Ten
2025	Iowa	9-4	Big Ten		6-3			#17	#17	#17	ReliaQuest Bowl (W)
2024	Iowa	8-5	Big Ten		6-3					#21	Music City Bowl
2023	Iowa	10-4	Big Ten	West	7-2	✓		#24	#22	#18	Citrus Bowl (L)
2022	Iowa	8-5	Big Ten	West	5-4						Music City Bowl (W)
2021	Iowa	10-4	Big Ten	West	7-3	✓		#23	#23	#2	Citrus Bowl (L)
2020	Iowa	6-2	Big Ten	West	6-2			#16	#15	#16
2019	Iowa	10-3	Big Ten	West	6-3			#15	#15	#14	Holiday Bowl (W)
2018	Iowa	9-4	Big Ten	West	5-4			#25		#18	Outback Bowl (W)
2017	Iowa	8-5	Big Ten	West	4-5					#25	Pinstripe Bowl (W)
2016	Iowa	8-5	Big Ten	West	6-3					#13	Outback Bowl (L)
2015	Iowa	12-2	Big Ten	West	8-0	✓		#9	#10	#3	Rose Bowl (L)MajorCFP
2014	Iowa	7-6	Big Ten	West	4-4						Gator Bowl (L)
2013	Iowa	8-5	Big Ten	Legends	5-3						Outback Bowl (L)
2012	Iowa	4-8	Big Ten	Legends	2-6
2011	Iowa	7-6	Big Ten	Legends	4-4						Insight Bowl (L)
2010	Iowa	8-5	Big Ten		4-4					#9	Insight Bowl (W)
2009	Iowa	11-2	Big Ten		6-2			#7	#7	#7	Orange Bowl (W)MajorBCS
2008	Iowa	9-4	Big Ten		5-3			#20	#20	#20	Outback Bowl (W)
2007	Iowa	6-6	Big Ten		4-4
2006	Iowa	6-7	Big Ten		2-6					#13	Alamo Bowl (L)
2005	Iowa	7-5	Big Ten		5-3					#8	Outback Bowl (L)
2004	Iowa	10-2	Big Ten		7-1		★	#8	#8	#8	Capital One Bowl (W)
2003	Iowa	10-3	Big Ten		5-3			#8	#8	#8	Outback Bowl (W)
2002	Iowa	11-2	Big Ten		8-0		★	#8	#8	#3	Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
2001	Iowa	7-5	Big Ten		4-4						Alamo Bowl (W)
2000	Iowa	3-9	Big Ten		3-5
1999	Iowa	1-10	Big Ten		0-8
1998	Iowa	3-8	Big Ten		2-6
1997	Iowa	7-5	Big Ten		4-4					#11	Sun Bowl (L)
1996	Iowa	9-3	Big Ten		6-2			#18	#18	#18	Alamo Bowl (W)
1995	Iowa	8-4	Big Ten		4-4			#25	#22	#18	Sun Bowl (W)
1994	Iowa	5-5-1	Big Ten		3-4-1
1993	Iowa	6-6	Big Ten		3-5						Alamo Bowl (L)
1992	Iowa	5-7	Big Ten		4-4					#16
1991	Iowa	10-1-1	Big Ten		7-1			#10	#10	#7	Holiday Bowl (T)
1990	Iowa	8-4	Big Ten		6-2		★	#18	#16	#6	Rose Bowl (L)Major
1989	Iowa	5-6	Big Ten		3-5					#23
1988	Iowa	6-4-3	Big Ten		4-1-3					#9	Peach Bowl (L)
1987	Iowa	10-3	Big Ten		6-2			#16	#16	#16	Holiday Bowl (W)
1986	Iowa	9-3	Big Ten		5-3			#16	#15	#8	Holiday Bowl (W)
1985	Iowa	10-2	Big Ten		7-1		★	#10	#9	#1	Rose Bowl (L)Major
1984	Iowa	8-4-1	Big Ten		5-3-1			#16	#15	#5	Freedom Bowl (W)
1983	Iowa	9-3	Big Ten		7-2			#14	#14	#4	Gator Bowl (L)
1982	Iowa	8-4	Big Ten		6-2						Peach Bowl (W)
1981	Iowa	8-4	Big Ten		6-2		★	#18	#15	#6	Rose Bowl (L)Major
1980	Iowa	4-7	Big Ten		4-4
1979	Iowa	5-6	Big Ten		4-4
1978	Iowa	2-9	Big Ten		2-6
1977	Iowa	4-7	Big Ten		3-5
1976	Iowa	5-6	Big Ten		3-5
1975	Iowa	3-8	Big Ten		3-5
1974	Iowa	3-8	Big Ten		2-6
1973	Iowa	0-11	Big Ten		0-8
1972	Iowa	3-7-1	Big Ten		2-6-1
1971	Iowa	1-10	Big Ten		1-8
1970	Iowa	3-6-1	Big Ten		3-3-1
1969	Iowa	5-5	Big Ten		3-4
1968	Iowa	5-5	Big Ten		4-3
1967	Iowa	1-8-1	Big Ten		0-6-1
1966	Iowa	2-8	Big Ten		1-6
1965	Iowa	1-9	Big Ten		0-7
1964	Iowa	3-6	Big Ten		1-5
1963	Iowa	3-3-2	Big Ten		2-3-1
1962	Iowa	4-5	Big Ten		3-3
1961	Iowa	5-4	Big Ten		2-4					#1
1960	Iowa	8-1	Big Ten		5-1		★	#3	#2	#1
1959	Iowa	5-4	Big Ten		3-3					#5
1958	Iowa	8-1-1	Big Ten		5-1		★	#2	#2	#2	Rose Bowl (W)Major
1957	Iowa	7-1-1	Big Ten		4-1-1			#6	#5	#3
1956	Iowa	9-1	Big Ten		5-1		★	#3	#3	#3	Rose Bowl (W)Major
1955	Iowa	3-5-1	Big Ten		2-3-1				#19	#12
1954	Iowa	5-4	Big Ten		4-3					#3
1953	Iowa	5-3-1	Big Ten		3-3			#9	#10	#9
1952	Iowa	2-7	Big Nine		2-5
1951	Iowa	2-5-2	Big Nine		0-5-1
1950	Iowa	3-5-1	Big Nine		2-4					#17
1949	Iowa	4-5	Big Nine		3-3					#15
1948	Iowa	4-5	Big Nine		2-4
1947	Iowa	3-5-1	Big Nine		2-3-1
1946	Iowa	5-4	Big Nine		3-3					#16
1945	Iowa	2-7	Big Nine		1-5
1944	Iowa	1-7	Big Nine		0-6
1943	Iowa	1-6-1	Big Nine		0-4-1
1942	Iowa	6-4	Big Nine		3-3					#12
1941	Iowa	3-5	Big Nine		2-4
1940	Iowa	4-4	Big Nine		2-3					#20
1939	Iowa	6-1-1	Big Ten		4-1-1			#9		#8
1938	Iowa	1-6-1	Big Ten		1-3-1
1937	Iowa	1-7	Big Ten		0-5
1936	Iowa	3-4-1	Big Ten		0-4-1
1935	Iowa	4-2-2	Big Ten		1-2-2
1934	Iowa	2-5-1	Big Ten		1-3-1
1933	Iowa	5-3	Big Ten		3-2
1932	Iowa	1-7	Big Ten		0-5
1931	Iowa	1-6-1	Big Ten		0-3-1
1930	Iowa	4-4	Big Ten		0-1
1929	Iowa	4-2-2	Big Ten		2-2-2
1928	Iowa	6-2	Big Ten		3-2
1927	Iowa	4-4	Big Ten		1-4
1926	Iowa	3-5	Big Ten		0-5
1925	Iowa	5-3	Big Ten		2-2
1924	Iowa	6-1-1	Big Ten		3-1-1
1923	Iowa	5-3	Big Ten		3-3
1922	Iowa	7-0	Big Ten		5-0		★
1921	Iowa	7-0	Big Ten		5-0		★
1920	Iowa	5-2	Big Ten		3-2
1919	Iowa	5-2	Big Ten		2-2
1918	Iowa	6-2-1	Big Ten		2-1
1917	Iowa	3-5	Big Ten		0-2
1916	Iowa	4-3	Big Nine		1-2
1915	Iowa	3-4	Big Nine		1-2
1914	Iowa	4-3	Big Nine		1-2
1913	Iowa	5-2	Big Nine		2-1
1912	Iowa	4-3	Western Intercollegiate		1-3
1911	Iowa	3-4	Western Intercollegiate		2-2
1910	Iowa	5-2	Western Intercollegiate		1-1
1909	Iowa	2-4-1	Western Intercollegiate		0-1
1908	Iowa	2-5	Western Intercollegiate		0-1
1907	Iowa	3-2	Western Intercollegiate		1-1
1906	Iowa	2-3	Western Intercollegiate		0-1
1905	Iowa	8-2	Western Intercollegiate		0-2
1904	Iowa	7-4	Western Intercollegiate		0-3
1903	Iowa	9-2	Western Intercollegiate		1-1
1902	Iowa	5-4	Western Intercollegiate		0-3
1901	Iowa	6-3	Western Intercollegiate		0-3
1900	Iowa	7-0-1	Western Intercollegiate		2-0-1		★
1899	Iowa	8-0-1	Independent

Award winners

63 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2025	Logan Jones	OL	Consensus All-American
2025	Kaden Wetjen	KR/AP	Consensus All-American
2025	Logan Jones	C	Dave Rimington Trophy
2025	Iowa	OL	Joe Moore Award
2024	Kaleb Johnson	RB	Consensus All-American
2024	Jay Higgins	LB	Consensus All-American
2023	Cooper DeJean	DB	Consensus All-American
2023	Tory Taylor	P	Consensus All-American
2023	Tory Taylor	P	Ray Guy Award
2022	Jack Campbell	LB	Consensus All-American
2022	Jack Campbell	LB	Dick Butkus Award
2021	Tyler Linderbaum	OL	Consensus All-American
2021	Tyler Linderbaum	C	Dave Rimington Trophy
2020	Daviyon Nixon	DL	Consensus All-American
2019	Keith Duncan	PK	Consensus All-American
2018	T. J. Hockenson	TE	John Mackey Award
2017	Josey Jewell	LB	Consensus All-American
2017	Josh Jackson	DB	Consensus All-American
2017	Josey Jewell	LB	Lott Trophy
2016	Iowa	OL	Joe Moore Award
2015	Desmond King	DB	Consensus All-American
2015	Desmond King	DB	Jim Thorpe Award
2014	Brandon Scherff	OL	Consensus All-American
2014	Brandon Scherff	OL	Outland Trophy
2010	Adrian Clayborn	DL	Consensus All-American
2008	Shonn Greene	RB	Consensus All-American
2008	Shonn Greene	RB	Doak Walker Award
2003	Nate Kaeding	PK	Consensus All-American
2003	Robert Gallery	OL	Consensus All-American
2003	Robert Gallery	OT	Outland Trophy
2002	Dallas Clark	TE	Consensus All-American
2002	Eric Steinbach	OL	Consensus All-American
2002	Brad Banks	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
2002	Brad Banks	QB	Heisman Finalist
2002	Dallas Clark	TE	John Mackey Award
2002	Nate Kaeding	PK	Lou Groza Award
1998	Jared DeVries	DL	Consensus All-American
1997	Tim Dwight	KR	Consensus All-American
1991	Leroy Smith	DL	Consensus All-American
1988	Marv Cook	TE	Consensus All-American
1985	Chuck Long	QB	Consensus All-American
1985	Larry Station	LB	Consensus All-American
1985	Chuck Long	QB	Davey O'Brien Award
1985	Chuck Long	QB	Heisman Finalist
1985	Chuck Long	QB	Maxwell Award
1984	Larry Station	LB	Consensus All-American
1981	Andre Tippett	DL	Consensus All-American
1981	Reggie Roby	P	Consensus All-American
1958	Randy Duncan	B	Consensus All-American
1958	Randy Duncan	QB	Heisman Finalist
1957	Alex Karras	T	Consensus All-American
1957	Alex Karras	T	Heisman Finalist
1957	Alex Karras	T	Outland Trophy
1955	Calvin Jones	G	Consensus All-American
1955	Calvin Jones	G	Outland Trophy
1954	Calvin Jones	G	Consensus All-American
1939	Dr. Eddie Anderson	Coach	AFCA Coach of the Year Award
1939	Nile Kinnick	B	Consensus All-American
1939	Nile Kinnick	HB	Heisman Trophy★
1939	Nile Kinnick	HB	Maxwell Award
1922	Gordon Locke	B	Consensus All-American
1921	Aubrey Devine	B	Consensus All-American
1919	Lester Belding	E	Consensus All-American