2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Music City Bowl, No Contest vs. Missouri
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
Record6–2 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Ferentz (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPhil Parker (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State xy$^   5 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 12 Indiana   6 – 1     6 – 2  
Penn State   3 – 5     4 – 5  
Maryland   2 – 3     2 – 3  
Rutgers   3 – 5     3 – 6  
Michigan   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Michigan State   2 – 5     2 – 5  
West Division
No. 10 Northwestern xy   6 – 1     7 – 2  
No. 16 Iowa   6 – 2     6 – 2  
Wisconsin   2 – 3     4 – 3  
Minnesota   3 – 3     3 – 4  
Nebraska   2 – 5     3 – 5  
Purdue   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Illinois   2 – 5     2 – 6  
Championship: Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24. In addition to the title game that was played on December 19, the conference seeded all remaining teams for "championship week" games.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, and competed in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by 22nd-year head coach Kirk Ferentz.

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, on September 16, the Big Ten reinstated the season, announcing an eight-game season beginning on October 24.[2] The Hawkeyes compiled a 6–2 record, all in conference games. The team was set to face Missouri in the Music City Bowl, but the game was canceled after Missouri had to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues.[3]

Junior defensive lineman Daviyon Nixon was named Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, and was a unanimous First-team All-American.

Schedule

Iowa had games scheduled against Northern Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Illinois, but canceled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
October 24 2:30 p.m. at Purdue
BTN L 20–24 900
October 31 2:30 p.m. Northwesterndagger
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
 ESPN L 20–21 1,432
November 7 11:00 a.m. Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
 ESPN W 49–7 1,441
November 13 6:00 p.m. at Minnesota
FS1 W 35–7 771
November 21 2:30 p.m. at Penn State
BTN W 41–21 1,500
November 27 12:00 p.m. Nebraska No. 24
FOX W 26–20 1,469
December 5 2:30 p.m. at Illinois No. 19
FS1 W 35–21 875
December 12 2:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 16
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
 FS1 W 28–7 1,445
December 19 6:00 p.m. Michigan No. 16
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (Champions Week)
 ESPN No Contest –
December 30 3:00 p.m. vs. Missouri* No. 15
ESPN No Contest –

| Michigan and Missouri were canceled due to COVID-19.|

[5]

Roster

2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Deuce Hogan Fr
QB 11 Connor Kapisak So
QB 8 Alex Padilla  So
QB 7 Spencer Petras So
RB 23 Shadrick Byrd  Fr
RB 15 Tyler Goodson So
RB 21 Ivory Kelly-Martin Jr
RB 20 Keontae Luckett  Fr
RB 10 Mekhi Sargent Sr
RB 25 Gavin Williams Fr
RB 4 Leshon Williams Fr
FB 41 Colton Dinsdale Sr
FB 40 Turner Pallissard So
FB 32 Johnny Plewa  Fr
FB 38 Monte Pottebaum So
WR 9 Jack Combs Jr
WR 19 Max Cooper Sr
WR 1 Nolan Donald  Fr
WR 26 Jamison Heinz Fr
WR 81 Desmond Hutson  Fr
WR 27 Jack Johnson Fr
WR 16 Charlie Jones Jr
WR 83 Alec Kritta  Fr
WR 82 Calvin Lockett So
WR 14 Quavon Matthews Fr
WR 89 Nico Ragaini So
WR 29 Jackson Ritter  Fr
WR 12 Brandon Smith Sr
WR 6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette Sr
WR 3 Tyrone Tracy So
WR 18 Diante Vines Fr
WR 28 Isaiah Wagner Fr
WR 17 Wyatt Wegener Fr
TE 42 Shaun Beyer Sr
TE 88 Jackson Frericks  Fr
TE 46 Tommy Kujawa Jr
TE 85 Luke Lachey Fr
TE 84 Sam LaPorta So
TE 80 Josiah Miamen  Fr
TE 48 Bryce Schulte Jr
TE 47 Andrew Wilson Fr
TE 87 Elijah Yelverton Fr
OL 61 Cole Banwart Sr
OL 63 Justin Britt  Fr
OL 51 Coy Cronk Sr
OL 56 Nick DeJong  Fr
OL 76 Tyler Elsbury Fr
OL 55 Luke Empen So
OL 69 Tyler Endres  Fr
OL 54 Matt Fagan So
OL 52 Asher Fahey Fr
OL 60 Noah Fenske  Fr
OL 73 Cody Ince So
OL 77 Alaric Jackson Sr
OL 71 Mark Kallenberger Jr
OL 72 Coy Kirkpatrick Jr
OL 65 Tyler Linderbaum So
OL 79 Jack Plumb So
OL 78 Mason Richman Fr
OL 64 Kyler Schott Jr
OL 57 Clayton Thurm  Fr
OL 75 Josh Volk Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 13 Joe Evans So
DL 94 Yahya Black Fr
DL 88 Isaiah Bruce Fr
DL 45 Deontae Craig Fr
DL 53 Spencer Daufeldt  Fr
DL 58 Taylor Fox  Fr
DL 57 Chauncey Golston Sr
DL 96 Jack Heflin Sr
DL 48 Ethan Hurkett Fr
DL 66 Dalles Jacobus Sr
DL 95 Logan Jones Fr
DL 93 Jake Karchinski  Fr
DL 85 Logan Lee  Fr
DL   Michael Lois Fr
DL 43 Matt Lorbeck Sr
DL 90 Taajhir McCall  Fr
DL 98 Chris Reames  Fr
DL 74 Austin Schulte Sr
DL 99 Noah Shannon So
DL 92 John Waggoner So
DL 86 Jameson Witte Fr
DL 91 Lukas Van Ness Fr
DL 97 Zach VanValkenburg Sr
DT 54 Daviyon Nixon Jr
DT 50 Louie Stec  Fr
LB 47 Nick Anderson Sr
LB 44 Seth Benson So
LB 31 Jack Campbell So
LB 34 Jay Higgins Fr
LB 5 Jestin Jacobs  Fr
LB 55 Yahweh Jeudy  Fr
LB 46 Logan Klemp So
LB 49 Nick Niemann Sr
LB 40 Josef Smith Fr
LB 36 Mike Timm So
LB 35 Barrington Wade Sr
DB 4 Dane Belton So
DB 7 Reggie Bracy Fr
DB 20 JuJu Brents So
DB 29 Sebastian Castro  Fr
DB 15 Dallas Craddieth So
DB 17 Brenden Deasfernandes Fr
DB 37 Kyler Fisher  Fr
DB 8 Matt Hankins Sr
DB 27 Jermari Harris  Fr
DB 21 Thomas Hartlieb  Fr
DB 28 Jack Koerner Jr
DB 11 AJ Lawson Fr
DB 13 Henry Marchese Jr
DB 14 Daraun McKinney  Fr
DB 26 Kaevon Merriweather So
DB 33 Riley Moss Jr
DB 16 Terry Roberts So
DB 30 Quinn Schulte  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 96 Lucas Amaya  Fr
K 1 Aaron Blom Fr
K 3 Keith Duncan Sr
K 94 Caleb Shudak Sr
P 2 Ryan Gersonde Jr
P 9 Tory Taylor Fr
P 45 Nick Phelps So
LS 50 Zach Kluver  Fr
LS 84 Austin Spiewak Sr
LS 97 Liam Reardon Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian Ferentz – Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
  • Phil Parker – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
  • LeVar Woods – Special Teams Coordinator
  • Kelvin Bell – Defensive Line
  • Kelton Copeland – Wide Receivers
  • Derrick Foster – Running Backs/Offensive Recruiting Coordinator
  • Jay Niemann – Assistant Defensive Line/Defensive Recruiting Coordinator
  • Ken O'Keefe – Quarterbacks
  • Tim Polasek– Offensive Line
  • Seth Wallace – Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Raimond Braithwaite – Interim Director, Strength and Conditioning
  • Kohle Helle – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
  • Ben Morse – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
  • Cody Myers – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
  • Drew Heitland – Nutrition & Performance Analytics
  • Paul Federici – Director, Football Operations
  • Ben Hansen – Assistant Director, Football Operations
  • Sam Brincks – Interim Director, Player Development
  • Scott Southmayd – Director, Player Personnel
  • Tyler Barnes – Director, Recruiting
  • Justin Floyd – Graduate Assistant
  • Dylan Chmura – Graduate Assistant
  • Keeston Terry – Graduate Assistant
  • Shane Viilo – Graduate Assistant
  • Austin Showalter – Director of Football Analytics
  • Martin Hopkins – Football Analyst
  • Tyler Parker – Football Analyst
  • Bob Rahfeldt – Video Coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/11/20

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP24none—*—*RVRVRVRV———RVRV2419181716
Coaches23none—*RVRVRVRVRVRV———RV2418171615
CFPNot released2419161615Not released

(*) Big Ten Conference members were not eligible for the Week 2 of the AP and Coaches Polls and Week 3 of the AP due to not having a scheduled season at the time.

Game summaries

At Purdue

See also: 2020 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 1703 20
• Boilermakers 7 7010 24
     
Scoring summary
17:07PurdueDavid Bell 9-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (J.D. Dellinger kick)Purdue 7–0
210:21IowaSpencer Petras 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Tied 7–7
4:42IowaMekhi Sargent 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 14–7
1:40PurdueDavid Bell 11-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (J.D. Dellinger kick)Tied 14–14
0:00IowaKeith Duncan 27-yard field goalIowa 17–14
413:12IowaKeith Duncan 33-yard field goalIowa 20–14
8:20PurdueJ.D. Dellinger 29-yard field goalIowa 20–17
2:15PurdueDavid Bell 6-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (J.D. Dellinger kick)Purdue 24–20

[6]

Statistics IOWA PUR
First downs 19 24
Total yards 460 386
Rushing yards 195 104
Passing yards 265 282
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 29:49 30:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 22–39, 265 yards
Rushing Tyler Goodson 16 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Sam LaPorta 5 receptions, 71 yards
Purdue Passing Aidan O'Connell 31–50, 282 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Zander Horvath 21 carries, 129 yards
Receiving David Bell 13 receptions, 121 yards, 3 TD

Northwestern

See also: 2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern at Iowa
Homecoming
1 234Total
• Wildcats 0 1470 21
Hawkeyes 17 300 20
    
Scoring summary
111:36IowaBrandon Smith 7-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 7–0
8:36IowaTyler Goodson 15-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 14–0
1:43IowaKeith Duncan 22-yard field goalIowa 17–0
210:20NWKyric McGowan 3-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)Iowa 17–7
7:09IowaKeith Duncan 47-yard field goalIowa 20–7
1:25NWJesse Brown 1-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)Iowa 20–14
36:05NWJesse Brown 2-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)NW 21–20

[7][8]

Statistics NW IOWA
First downs 18 20
Total yards 273 293
Rushing yards 143 77
Passing yards 130 216
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 33:33 26:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern Passing Peyton Ramsey 11–18, 130 yards, INT
Rushing Isaiah Bowser 25 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Kyric McGowan 5 receptions, 63 yards
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 26–50, 216 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Tyler Goodson 13 carries, 43 yards, TD
Receiving Ihmir Smith-Marsette 7 receptions, 84 yards

Michigan State

See also: 2020 Michigan State Spartans football team
Michigan State at Iowa
1 234Total
Spartans 0 070 7
• Hawkeyes 14 2177 49
    
Scoring summary
111:07IowaTyler Goodson 3-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 7–0
4:31IowaBrandon Smith 14-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 14–0
211:16IowaTyler Goodson 9-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 21–0
1:57IowaCharlie Jones 54-yard punt return (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 28–0
1:30IowaRiley Moss 54-yard interception return (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 35–0
310:06MSUTyler Hunt 1-yard run (Matt Coghlin kick)Iowa 35–7
8:47IowaMekhi Sargent 2-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 42–7
411:57IowaMekhi Sargent 6-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 49–7

Iowa's first win over Michigan State since 2012, and the Hawkeyes' largest in the 48-game series, gave Kirk Ferentz his 163rd win as coach, passing Joe Paterno in total wins as a Big Ten head coach. The Hawkeyes dominated in all three phases of the game and gave Spartan quarterback Rocky Lombardi a long day, intercepting him three times.[9]

Statistics MSU IOWA
First downs 10 19
Total yards 286 405
Rushing yards 59 226
Passing yards 227 179
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 27:55 32:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Rocky Lombardi 17–37, 227 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Jordan Simmons 9 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Jalen Nailor 4 receptions, 119 yards
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 15–27, 167 yards, TD
Rushing Tyler Goodson 14 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tyrone Tracy 4 receptions, 38 yards

At Minnesota

See also: 2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Iowa at Minnesota
Floyd of Rosedale
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 7021 35
Golden Gophers 0 007 7
   
Scoring summary
15:42IowaNico Ragiani 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 7–0
28:31IowaTyler Goodson 7-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 14–0
413:12IowaIhmir Smith-Marsette 7-yard pass from Spencer Petras (PAT failed)Iowa 20–0
8:56IowaTyler Goodson 1-yard run (Tyler Goodson run)Iowa 28–0
6:37IowaMekhi Sargent 14-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 35–0
0:14MinnRashod Bateman 4-yard pass from Tanner Morgan (Michael Lantz kick)Iowa 35–7

Iowa has won eight of the last nine meetings in this series. The Hawkeyes dominated the Golden Gophers, winning for the third straight time in Minneapolis, to keep Floyd of Rosedale in Iowa City for a sixth straight year.[10]

Statistics IOWA MINN
First downs 20 19
Total yards 346 312
Rushing yards 235 145
Passing yards 111 167
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 23:50 36:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 9–18, 111 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tyler Goodson 20 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tyrone Tracy 3 receptions, 36 yards
Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 16–33, 167 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 33 carries, 144 yards
Receiving Rashod Bateman 8 receptions, 111 yards, TD

At Penn State

See also: 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Iowa at Penn State
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 3 21710 41
Nittany Lions 7 0140 21
      
Scoring summary
18:23IowaKeith Duncan 40-yard field goalIowa 3–0
2:12PSUKeyvone Lee 6-yard run (Jake Pinegar kick)Penn State 7–3
214:35IowaTyler Goodson 10-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 10–7
6:34IowaMekhi Sargent 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 17–7
0:11IowaMekhi Sargent 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 24–7
36:45IowaSpencer Petras 3-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 31–7
4:01PSUBrenton Strange 28-yard pass from Sean Clifford (kick blocked)Iowa 31–13
0:07PSUJahan Dotson 68-yard pass from Sean Clifford (Keyvone Lee pass from S. Clifford)Iowa 31–21
47:14IowaKeith Duncan 24-yard field goalIowa 34–21
1:58IowaDaviyon Nixon 71-yard interception return (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 41–21

Iowa earned their first win over Penn State since 2010, forcing four turnovers in the process. The victory gave Kirk Ferentz his 100th Big Ten win – just the 4th coach in conference history to achieve the feat – and Penn State their first-ever 0–5 start in the program's 134-year history.[11]

Statistics IOWA PSU
First downs 24 19
Total yards 361 342
Rushing yards 175 62
Passing yards 186 280
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 31:50 28:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 18/28, 186 yards
Rushing Mekhi Sargent 15 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nico Ragaini 4 receptions, 46 yards
Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 13/22, 174 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Will Levis 15 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Jahan Dotson 8 receptions, 139 yards, TD

Nebraska

See also: 2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Nebraska at No. 24 Iowa
Heroes Trophy
1 234Total
Cornhuskers 0 1370 20
• No. 24 Hawkeyes 10 376 26
      
Scoring summary
112:06IowaKeith Duncan 32-yard field goalIowa 3–0
1:09IowaTyrone Tracy 6-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 10–0
212:35NebConnor Culp 31-yard field goalIowa 10–3
9:42NebConnor Culp 39-yard field goalIowa 10–6
3:48IowaKeith Duncan 33-yard field goalIowa 13–6
0:29NebAdrian Martinez 1-yard run (Connor Culp kick)Tied 13–13
312:05NebRahmir Johnson 12-yard run (Connor Culp kick)Neb 20–13
5:47IowaMekhi Sargent 2-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Tied 20–20
414:55IowaKeith Duncan 48-yard field goalIowa 23–20
8:21IowaKeith Duncan 37-yard field goalIowa 26–20

Iowa was victorious for the sixth straight time – and seventh in eight meetings – against Nebraska. In this back-and-forth game, turnovers in the fourth quarter hurt the Cornhuskers, as they fumbled twice in the last 10:17. The second of which was forced by Chauncey Golston to keep the Heroes Trophy in Iowa City. Senior Keith Duncan kicked four field goals in a game for the fourth time in his career, joining Nate Kaeding as the only Hawkeye kickers to achieve the feat.[12]

Statistics NEB IOWA
First downs 20 22
Total yards 338 322
Rushing yards 143 129
Passing yards 195 193
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 25:36 34:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing Adrian Martinez 18/20, 174 yards
Rushing Wan'Dale Robinson
Luke McCaffrey		 6 carries, 42 yards
5 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Wan'Dale Robinson 9 receptions, 75 yards
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 18/30, 193 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tyler Goodson 30 carries, 111 yards
Receiving Sam LaPorta 5 receptions, 38 yards

At Illinois

See also: 2020 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Iowa at Illinois
1 234Total
• No. 19 Hawkeyes 0 13814 35
Fighting Illini 7 707 21
     
Scoring summary
18:10IllinoisDaniel Barker 24-yard pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick)Illinois 7–0
213:30IllinoisJosh Imatorbhebhe 12-yard pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick)Illinois 14–0
6:18IowaSam LaPorta 22-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)Illinois 14–7
2:54IowaKeith Duncan 40-yard field goalIllinois 14–10
0:14IowaKeith Duncan 27-yard field goalIllinois 14–13
38:24IowaIhmir Smith-Marsette 4-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Tyler Goodson pass from Petras)Iowa 21–14
412:40IowaShaun Beyer 16-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 28–14
1:56IowaIhmir Smith-Marsette 13-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 35–14
0:24IllinoisCarlos Sandy 29-yard pass from Isaiah Williams (James McCourt kick)Iowa 35–21

Iowa hasn't lost to Illinois since 2008. This was their seventh straight victory in the series and have won 12 of the last 13 overall. Illinois jumped out to a 14–0 lead early but the Hawkeyes put up 35 unanswered points and controlled the line of scrimmage from that point on having the ability to both run and pass the ball effectively.[13]

Statistics IOWA ILL
First downs 22 20
Total yards 424 348
Rushing yards 204 149
Passing yards 220 199
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 30:26 29:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 18/28, 220 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tyler Goodson 19 carries, 92 yards
Receiving Brandon Smith 5 receptions, 58 yards
Illinois Passing Brandon Peters 10/18, 116 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Chase Brown 18 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Josh Imatorbhebhe 4 receptions, 48 yards, TD

Wisconsin

See also: 2020 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Wisconsin at Iowa
Heartland Trophy
1 234Total
Badgers 0 070 7
• No. 16 Hawkeyes 3 3157 28
  
Scoring summary
17:12IowaKeith Duncan 40-yard field goalIowa 3–0
20:01IowaKeith Duncan 45-yard field goalIowa 6–0
38:49IowaIhmir Smith-Marsette 19-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Brandon Smith pass from Petras)Iowa 14–0
5:42WiscNakia Watson 1-yard run (Collin Larsh kick)Iowa 14–7
1:23IowaIhmir Smith-Marsette 53-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 21–7
44:09IowaTyler Goodson 80-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)Iowa 28–7

Iowa won at home over Wisconsin for the first time since 2008 to recapture the bull. After a slow start on the snow-covered field in the first half, the Hawkeyes put up three touchdowns in the second, and were able to stop the Badgers on several fourth down attempts.[14]

Statistics WIS IOWA
First downs 11 13
Total yards 225 338
Rushing yards 56 127
Passing yards 169 211
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 34:11 25:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Wisconsin Passing Graham Mertz 20/38, 169 yards, INT
Rushing Nakia Watson 13 carries, 29 yards, TD
Receiving Jack Dunn 5 receptions, 55 yards
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 14/25, 211 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tyler Goodson 11 carries, 106 yards, TD
Receiving Ihmir Smith-Marsette 7 receptions, 140 yards, 2 TD

Michigan

See also: 2020 Michigan Wolverines football team
Michigan at Iowa
Champions Week
1 2Total
Wolverines 0
No. 16 Hawkeyes 0

Iowa was looking to avenge a loss in Ann Arbor from previous season, but it was announced on December 15 the game was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Wolverines program.[15] Michigan hasn't won at Kinnick Stadium since 2005.

Vs. Missouri (Music City Bowl)

Main article: 2020 Music City Bowl

See also: 2020 Missouri Tigers football team
Iowa vs. Missouri
Music City Bowl
1 2Total
No. 15 Hawkeyes 0
Tigers 0

[16]

Due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the Tigers' football program, the Music City Bowl was canceled, ending the season for both the Hawkeyes and the Tigers.[17]

Had the game been played, it would have been the first meeting between Iowa and Missouri in a decade. If Iowa had won the game, it would have given Kirk Ferentz his 10th bowl win, which would have tied Joe Paterno for first all-time in Big 10 history.

Awards and honors

Individual Awards
Player Award Ref.
Daviyon Nixon Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year
Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year 		[18]
Tory Taylor Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year [19]

See also: 2020 College Football All-America Team and 2020 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 84 Chauncey Golston DE Dallas Cowboys
5 157 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR Minnesota Vikings
5 158 Daviyon Nixon DT Carolina Panthers
6 185 Nick Niemann ILB Los Angeles Chargers

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