2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Music City Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Ferentz (6th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPhil Parker (11th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 4 Ohio State ^   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 7 Penn State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Maryland   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Michigan State   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Indiana   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Rutgers   1 – 8     4 – 8  
West Division
Purdue xy   6 – 3     8 – 6  
Illinois   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Iowa   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Minnesota   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Nebraska   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Northwestern   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Kirk Ferentz, the Hawkeyes played home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Floundering after a 3–4 start, the Hawkeyes won four straight games to position themselves for a return trip to the Big Ten Championship game and repeat as Big Ten West champions. A disappointing season finale at home against Nebraska spoiled those plans, but Iowa capped the 2022 season with a dominating 21–0 win over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl – avenging their bowl loss from the previous season. The Hawkeyes finished with a record of 8–5 (5–4 B1G).

Senior linebacker Jack Campbell was named Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year, a Unanimous First-team All-American, and the 2022 Butkus Award winner as the nation's top linebacker. He later became the 13th Iowa player of the Ferentz era taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. Third-year defensive lineman Lukas Van Ness was selected five picks prior to Campbell, marking the second time in five years two Hawkeyes were selected in the first 20 picks of the NFL draft (2019).

Preseason

On January 14, 2022, Kirk Ferentz's contract was extended through the 2029 season.[1] On March 2, 2022, Iowa announced the hire of Abdul Hodge, previously the linebackers coach at South Dakota, as its tight ends coach. Offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz took over as quarterbacks coach, after previous quarterbacks coach Ken O'Keefe stepped down.[2] "Man, I got a lot to learn," Brian Ferentz told media about adjusting to coaching quarterbacks after his appointment in May 2022.[3] Former Wisconsin quarterback and Colorado State offensive coordinator Jon Budmayr joined the Hawkeyes as an offensive analyst that would assist Brian Ferentz with the quarterbacks.[4]

During the offseason, two Hawkeye wide receivers transferred to West division rival Purdue. Starters Tyrone Tracy, second on the team in receiving yards in 2019, and Charlie Jones, the 2021 Big Ten Returner of the Year, would both play 2022 with the Boilermakers.[5][6] After struggling as a starter in 2020 and 2021, quarterback Spencer Petras won a supposed quarterback competition against Alex Padilla and Joe Labas.[7]

The Hawkeyes were ranked second in the West Division in the preseason Big Ten media poll, behind Wisconsin and ahead of Minnesota. Linebacker Jack Campbell was selected as the media's preseason Defensive Player of the Year, finishing ahead of Wisconsin linebacker Nick Herbig.[8] The Hawkeyes received votes, but were unranked in the preseason AP Poll and Coaches Poll.[9][10]

Kirk Ferentz named Campbell, cornerback Riley Moss, tight end Sam LaPorta, and safety Kaevon Merriweather as captains before the week 1 game against South Dakota State and would remain team captains through the regular season.

Schedule

Iowa announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[11] The 2022 schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Hawkeyes hosted Big Ten foes Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Nebraska and traveled to Rutgers, Illinois, Ohio State, Purdue, and Minnesota.[12]

The Hawkeyes hosted all three non-conference opponents, South Dakota State from Division I FCS, Iowa State from the Big 12 and Nevada from the Mountain West. This marked the first season since 2011 that the entire home schedule was sold out. The first game of the season was played against the eventual FCS National Champion.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 a.m.No. 2 (FCS) South Dakota State*
FS1W 7–369,250
September 103:00 p.m.Iowa State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
BTNL 7–1069,250
September 176:30 p.m.Nevada*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
BTNW 27–069,250
September 246:00 p.m.at Rutgers
FS1W 27–1053,117
October 111:00 a.m.No. 4 Michigan
FOXL 14–2769,250
October 86:30 p.m.at Illinois
BTNL 6–944,910
October 2211:00 a.m.at No. 2 Ohio State
FOXL 10–54104,848
October 292:30 p.m.Northwesterndagger
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN2W 33–1369,250
November 511:00 a.m.at Purdue
FS1W 24–361,320
November 122:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
FS1W 24–1069,250
November 193:00 p.m.at Minnesota
FOXW 13–1045,816
November 253:00 p.m.Nebraska
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
BTNL 17–2469,250
December 3111:00 a.m.Kentucky*
ABCW 21–042,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[12]

Roster

2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Joe Labas  Fr
QB 3 Carson May Fr
QB 8 Alex Padilla Jr
QB 7 Spencer Petras Sr
RB 34 Zach Brand  Fr
RB 22 Nolan Donald Jr
RB 20 Deavin Hilson  Fr
RB 2 Kaleb Johnson Fr
RB 9 Jaziun Patterson Fr
RB 17 Max White  Fr
RB 25 Gavin Williams So
RB 4 Leshon Williams  So
FB 42 Denin Limouris  Fr
FB 40 Turner Pallissard Sr
FB 32 Johnny Plewa Jr
FB 38 Monte Pottebaum Sr
WR 15 Jacob Bostick Fr
WR 14 Brody Brecht  Fr
WR 10 Arland Bruce IV So
WR 83 Alex Eichmann Fr
WR 19 Graham Friedrichsen Fr
WR 27 Jack Johnson So
WR 6 Keagan Johnson So
WR 16 Jordan Kumm So
WR 13 Reese Osgood Fr
WR 89 Nico Ragaini Sr
WR 29 Jackson Ritter Injured Jr
WR 0 Diante Vines So
WR 21 Kaden Wetjen So
WR 18 Alec Wick Fr
TE 88 Jackson Frericks Jr
TE 85 Luke Lachey  So
TE 84 Sam LaPorta Sr
TE 49 Andrew Lentsch  Fr
TE 87 Addison Ostrenga Fr
TE 82 Johnny Pascuzzi  Fr
TE 86 Steven Stilianos Jr
TE 80 Kyson Van Vugt Fr
TE 81 Cael Vanderbush Fr
OL 63 Justin Britt Jr
OL 66 Jeremy Chaplin  Fr
OL 77 Connor Colby So
OL 73 David Davidkov  Fr
OL 56 Nick DeJong Jr
OL 71 Jack Dotzler Fr
OL 67 Gennings Dunker  Fr
OL 76 Tyler Elsbury So
OL 69 Tyler Endres Jr
OL 54 Matt Fagan Sr
OL 52 Asher Fahey So
DL 58 Taylor Fox Jr
C 65 Logan Jones So
OL 72 Kale Krogh Fr
OL 59 Griffin Liddle Fr
OL 53 Michael Myslinski  Fr
OT 79 Jack Plumb Sr
OL 78 Mason Richman So
OL 70 Beau Stephens  Fr
OL 75 Josh Volk So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 90 Brian Allen Fr
DE 13 Joe Evans Sr
DL 94 Yahya Black So
DL 86 Jeff Bowie  Fr
DL 45 Deontae Craig So
DL 97 Caden Crawford Fr
DL 93 Anu Dokun So
DL 51 Luke Gaffney Fr
DL 95 Aaron Graves  Fr
DL 57 Will Hubert Fr
DL 49 Ethan Hurkett So
DL 87 Andrew Kraus Fr
DL 48 Max Llewellyn  Fr
DT 85 Logan Lee Jr
DL 55 Jeremiah Pittman  Fr
DL 98 Chris Reames Jr
DT 99 Noah Shannon Sr
DL 50 Louie Stec Jr
DL 91 Lukas Van Ness  So
DE 92 John Waggoner Sr
DL 54 Dominic Wiseman Fr
DL 83 Jameson Witte So
LB 44 Seth Benson Sr
LB 31 Jack Campbell Sr
LB 39 Eric Epenesa  Fr
LB 38 Greg Fagan Fr
LB 37 Kyler Fisher Jr
LB 41 Jaden Harrell  Fr
LB 34 Jay Higgins Jr
LB 5 Jestin Jacobs Injured Jr
LB 46 Logan Klemp Sr
LB 32 Eli Miller  Fr
LB 36 Jayden Montgomery Fr
LB 43 Karson Sharar  Fr
LB 40 Josef Smith So
LB 35 Justice Sullivan  Fr
LB 25 Kelby Telander  Fr
LB 42 Zach Twedt  Fr
LB 23 Landyn Van Kekerix Fr
DB 7 Reggie Bracy Jr
DB 29 Sebastian Castro Jr
DB 19 Gaven Cooke  Fr
DB 15 Dallas Craddieth Sr
DB 17 Brenden Deasfernandes So
DB 3 Cooper DeJean So
DB 4 Koen Entringer Fr
DB 22 Carter Erickson Fr
DB 6 TJ Hall Fr
CB 27 Jermari Harris Injured Jr
DB 21 Thomas Hartlieb Jr
DB 16 Jamison Heinz So
DB 20 Kael Kolarik Fr
DB 11 AJ Lawson So
DB 8 Deshaun Lee Fr
S 26 Kaevon Merriweather Sr
CB 33 Riley Moss Sr
DB 1 Xavier Nwankpa Fr
DB 12 Jaxon Rexroth  Fr
CB 2 Terry Roberts Sr
S 30 Quinn Schulte Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 96 Lucas Amaya Jr
K 1 Aaron Blom So
K 18 Drew Stevens Fr
P 99 Max Hoskins Fr
P 9 Tory Taylor Jr
P 45 Nick Phelps Sr
LS 39 Luke Elkin So
LS 97 Liam Reardon So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian Ferentz – 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
  • Kelton Copeland – Wide receivers
  • Abdul Hodge – Tight ends/fullbacks
  • Jay Niemann – Assistant defensive line/defensive recruiting coordinator
  • Seth Wallace – Assistant defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Raimond Braithwaite – Director, strength and conditioning
  • Drew Heitland – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Kohle Helle – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Cody Myers – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • John Engelbrecht – Nutrition & Performance Analytics
  • Paul Federici – Director, football operations
  • Ben Hansen – Director of football administration and engagement
  • Jason Manson – Director of player development
  • Sam Brincks – Assistant director, player development
  • Scott Southmayd – Director, player personnel
  • Tyler Barnes – Director, recruiting/nfl liaison
  • Matt Spaulding – Football recruiting specialist
  • Ireland Hostetler – Recruiting Operations and Special Events Coordinator
  • Ken O'Keefe –
  • Caleb Saunders – Director, football creative media
  • Justin Elsner – Assistant director, football creative media
  • Eric Copeland – Graduate assistant
  • Adam Cox – Graduate assistant
  • Justin Flood – Graduate assistant
  • Jordan Walsh – Graduate assistant
  • Austin Showalter – Director, football analytics
  • Tyler Parker – Football analyst
  • Shane Viilo – Football analyst
  • Jon Budmayr – Football analyst
  • Bob Rahfeldt – Director, football video operations
  • Kammy Powell – Head Football Athletic Trainer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/24/22

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV———————————RV——RV
CoachesRVRV——————————RVRV—RV
CFPNot released——————Not released

Game summaries

No. 2 (FCS) South Dakota State

See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
No. 2 (FCS) South Dakota State at Iowa
1 234Total
No. 2 (FCS) Jackrabbits 0 300 3
• Hawkeyes 3 022 7
  • Date: September 3
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 11:05 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Cloudy, Wind NW 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Scoring summary
11:11IowaAaron Blom 46-yard field goalIowa 3–0
20:20SDSUHunter Dustman 44-yard field goalTied 3–3
34:09IowaSafety, Isaiah Davis run for -1 yardIowa 5–3
44:04IowaSafety, Mark Gronowski sacked in end zone by Joe EvansIowa 7–3

Iowa relied almost entirely on defense and special teams to earn a hard-fought victory over FCS foe South Dakota State. The Jacks were only able to muster 120 total yards, in large part due to poor starting field position the entire day. Two such drives ended with the Iowa defense forcing a safety, proving to be the difference in the game. The teams combined for 21 punts for 936 yards. Iowa's Tory Taylor pinned SDSU inside their own 20 on 7 of his 10 punts, earning him B1G Special Teams Player of the Week honors.

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Statistics SDSU IOWA
First downs 6 10
Total yards 120 166
Rushing yards 33 57
Passing yards 87 109
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 29:44 30:11
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 10/26, 87 yards
Rushing Isaiah Davis 18 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Isaiah Davis 5 receptions, 32 yards
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 11/25, 109 yards, INT
Rushing Leshon Williams 24 rushes, 72 yards
Receiving Arland Bruce IV 5 receptions, 68 yards

Iowa State

See also: 2022 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Iowa State at Iowa
Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 234Total
• Cyclones 0 307 10
Hawkeyes 7 000 7
Scoring summary
112:21IowaLeshon Williams 9-yard run (Aaron Blom kick)Iowa 7–0
23:45ISUJace Gilbert 22-yard field goalIowa 7–3
48:27ISUXavier Hutchinson 8-yard pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert kick)ISU 10–7

Iowa State ended a six-game skid in the series. Sophomore Lukas Van Ness blocked two punts and was named B1G Special Teams Player of the Week.

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Statistics ISU IOWA
First downs 21 11
Total yards 313 150
Rushing yards 129 58
Passing yards 184 92
Turnovers 3 3
Time of possession 38:15 21:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa State Passing Hunter Dekkers 25/38, 184 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jirehl Brock 27 rushes, 100 yards
Receiving Xavier Hutchinson 11 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 12/26, 92 yards, INT
Rushing Leshon Williams 14 rushes, 34 yards, TD
Receiving Sam LaPorta 8 receptions, 55 yards

Nevada

See also: 2022 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Nevada at Iowa
1 234Total
Wolf Pack 0 000 0
• Hawkeyes 14 337 27
  • Date: September 17
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 6:40 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 6:58
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Rain, Wind SE 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen, (analyst), and Meghan McKeown (sideline)
 
Scoring summary
14:36IowaKaleb Johnson 40-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 7–0
0:23IowaArland Bruce IV 21-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 14–0
29:42IowaDrew Stevens 43-yard field goalIowa 17–0
32:40IowaDrew Stevens 33-yard field goalIowa 20–0
48:22IowaKaleb Johnson 55-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 27–0

After enduring three separate lightning delays totaling 3 hours and 56 minutes, Iowa closed out their non-conference schedule with a 27-point win in the first meeting between the schools.

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Statistics NEV IOWA
First downs 10 15
Total yards 151 337
Rushing yards 69 162
Passing yards 82 175
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 30:03 29:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Shane Illingworth 14/28, 82 yards, INT
Rushing Devonte Lee 9 carries, 33 yards
Receiving Dalevon Campbell 3 receptions, 21 yards
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 14/26, 175 yards, TD
Rushing Kaleb Johnson 7 carries, 103 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Arland Bruce IV 3 receptions, 50 yards, TD

At Rutgers

See also: 2022 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Iowa at Rutgers
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 1073 27
Scarlet Knights 3 007 10
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: SHI Stadium
    Piscataway, NJ
  • Game start: 7:10 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 53,117
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), Sunny, Wind W 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (FS1): Noah Eagle (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
   
Scoring summary
110:14RutgersJude McAtamney 28-yard field goalRutgers 3–0
5:26IowaCooper DeJean 45-yard interception return (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 7–3
28:28IowaKaevon Merriweather 30-yard fumble return (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 14–3
0:21IowaDrew Stevens 25-yard field goalIowa 17–3
310:09IowaLeshon Williams 2-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 24–3
411:15RutgersAron Cruickshank 18-yard pass from Evan Simon (Jude McAtamney kick)Iowa 24–10
6:08IowaDrew Stevens 51-yard field goalIowa 27–10

In their B1G opener, Iowa scored two defensive touchdowns in the first half to pick up a win on the road and moved to 3–0 all-time versus Rutgers.

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Statistics IOWA RUTG
First downs 14 20
Total yards 277 361
Rushing yards 129 61
Passing yards 148 300
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 29:22 30:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 11/17, 148 yards
Rushing Leshon Williams 11 carries, 64 yards, TD
Receiving Sam LaPorta 4 receptions, 77 yards
Rutgers Passing Evan Simon 28/49, 300 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Samuel Brown V 6 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Shameen Jones 5 receptions, 71 yards

No. 4 Michigan

See also: 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team
No. 4 Michigan at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 4 Wolverines 7 677 27
Hawkeyes 0 0014 14
   
Scoring summary
19:53MichRonnie Bell 16-yard run (Jake Moody kick)Michigan 7–0
28:28MichJake Moody 44-yard field goalMichigan 10–0
0:09MichJake Moody 35-yard field goalMichigan 13–0
37:51MichDonovan Edwards 12-yard pass from J. J. McCarthy (Jake Moody kick)Michigan 20–0
414:56IowaKaleb Johnson 2-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Michigan 20–7
1:19MichBlake Corum 20-yard run (Jake Moody kick)Michigan 27–7
0:08IowaLuke Lachey 5-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick)Michigan 27–14

Fox's Big Noon Kickoff was on hand for this contest. Michigan won at Kinnick Stadium for the first time since 2005.

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Statistics MICH IOWA
First downs 24 16
Total yards 327 281
Rushing yards 172 35
Passing yards 155 246
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 33:44 26:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan Passing J. J. McCarthy 18/24, 155 yards, TD
Rushing Blake Corum 29 carries, 133 yards, TD
Receiving Luke Schoonmaker 4 receptions, 45 yards
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 21/31, 246 yards, TD
Rushing Leshon Williams 8 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Luke Lachey 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD

At Illinois

See also: 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Iowa at Illinois
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 3 300 6
• Fighting Illini 3 303 9
  • Date: October 8
  • Location:
    Memorial Stadium
    Champaign, IL
  • Game start: 6:40 pm CDT
  • Game attendance: 44,910
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Sunny, Wind SW 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Referee: Greg Blum
  • TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
  
Scoring summary
19:03IllinoisF. Pinton 27-yard field goalIllinois 3–0
3:51IowaDrew Stevens 32-yard field goalTied 3–3
28:00IllinoisF. Pinton 37-yard field goalIllinois 6–3
2:48IowaDrew Stevens 27-yard field goalTied 6–6
42:49IllinoisF. Pinton 36-yard field goalIllinois 9–6

Illinois won for the first time in nine tries in the series. It was also former Iowa player and coach Bret Bielema's first game at Illinois against Iowa, as he missed the 2021 meeting due to issues relating to COVID-19.

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Statistics IOWA ILL
First downs 13 18
Total yards 221 316
Rushing yards 52 200
Passing yards 169 116
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 28:55 31:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 18–36, 169 yards, INT
Rushing Leshon Williams 7 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Sam LaPorta 9 receptions, 100 yards
Illinois Passing Artur Sitkowski 13–19, 74 yards, INT
Rushing Chase Brown 31 carries, 146 yards
Receiving Brian Hightower 5 receptions, 68 yards

At No. 2 Ohio State

See also: 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Iowa at No. 2 Ohio State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 300 10
• No. 2 Buckeyes 16 101414 54
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 11:06 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 104,848
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind N 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
  • Source:
        
Scoring summary
114:02OSUNoah Ruggles 46-yard field goalOhio State 3–0
13:00IowaJoe Evans 11-yard fumble return (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 7–3
8:15OSUMiyan Williams 2-yard run (Noah Ruggles kick)Ohio State 10–7
4:30OSUNoah Ruggles 41-yard field goalOhio State 13–7
0:00OSUNoah Ruggles 35-yard field goalOhio State 16–7
210:07IowaDrew Stevens 49-yard field goalOhio State 16–10
3:38OSUNoah Ruggles 26-yard field goalOhio State 19–10
3:25OSUTommy Eichenberg 15-yard interception return (Noah Ruggles kick)Ohio State 26–10
39:36OSUMarvin Harrison Jr. 6-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick)Ohio State 33–10
4:43OSUEmeka Egbuka 13-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick)Ohio State 40–10
413:26OSUJulian Fleming 2-yard 79-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick)Ohio State 47–10
7:59OSUMitch Rossi 3-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick)Ohio State 54–10

FOX's Big Noon Kickoff was on hand for this matchup in Columbus. The score was competitive for most of the first half, but a pick six by Ohio State gave the Buckeyes a cushion heading into the break. After settling for three first half field goals, the Ohio State offense put up four second half touchdowns – TD passes from C. J. Stroud to four different receivers – to make this game a blowout. The Iowa offense turned the ball over six times and mustered just 158 yards and a field goal in what was the team's worst defeat since Kirk Ferentz's Big Ten debut in 1999.

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Statistics Iowa No. 2 Ohio State
First downs 8 16
Total yards 158 360
Rushing yards 77 66
Passing yards 81 294
Turnovers 6 2
Time of possession 29:14 30:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 6–14, 49 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Leshon Williams 9 carries, 31 yards, 0 TD
Receiving Sam LaPorta 6 receptions, 55 yards, 0 TD
No. 2 Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 20–30, 286 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 11 carries, 38 yards, 0 TD
Receiving Julian Fleming 2 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD

Northwestern

See also: 2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern at Iowa
Homecoming
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 076 13
• Hawkeyes 10 10310 33
  • Date: October 29
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 2:35 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Sunny, Wind NW 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
     
Scoring summary
110:01IowaDrew Stevens 29-yard field goalIowa 3–0
0:31IowaSpencer Petras 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 10–0
22:45IowaDrew Stevens 24-yard field goalIowa 13–0
0:22IowaLuke Lachey 6-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 20–0
36:17NWD. Olges 1-yard pass from B. Sullivan (A. Stage kick)Iowa 20–7
1:20IowaDrew Stevens 54-yard field goalIowa 23–7
410:11IowaDrew Stevens 25-yard field goalIowa 26–7
5:13IowaArland Bruce IV 23-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 33–7
0:00NWR. Niro III 7-yard pass from B. SullivanIowa 33–13

Northwestern had won three in a row at Kinnick Stadium, but the Hawkeyes responded with a 20-point win after a criticism-filled week leading up to the game. Freshman kicker Drew Stevens had a banner day by kicking four field goals, including a 54-yarder – the 5th-longest (by distance) in school history. These are the first back-to-back wins against the Wildcats since the 2014-2015 seasons.

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Statistics NU IOWA
First downs 16 24
Total yards 177 393
Rushing yards 18 173
Passing yards 159 220
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 28:16 31:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern Passing Brendan Sullivan 23–30, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Evan Hull 11 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Bryce Kirtz 5 receptions, 35 yards
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 21–30, 220 yards, TD
Rushing Kaleb Johnson 13 carries, 93 yards
Receiving Nico Ragaini 4 receptions, 66 yards

At Purdue

See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 0 1770 24
Boilermakers 0 300 3
   
Scoring summary
214:23IowaSam LaPorta 16-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 7–0
12:53IowaNico Ragaini 29-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 14–0
6:11IowaDrew Stevens 26-yard field goalIowa 17–0
1:40PurdueMitchell Fineran 34-yard field goalIowa 17–3
314:43IowaKaleb Johnson 75-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 24–3

Purdue had won four of the previous five in this series, but the Hawkeye defense held the Boilermaker offense 190 yards and 30 points below their averages. Entering the game, Purdue hadn't scored fewer than 20 points in a game this season, and it was the first time Purdue didn't score an offensive touchdown at home since 2013. Freshman running back Kaleb Johnson had 22 carries for 200 yards that included a 75-yard TD run, earning him B1G Offensive Player of the Week and B1G Freshman of the Week honors.

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Statistics IOWA PUR
First downs 15 17
Total yards 376 255
Rushing yards 184 87
Passing yards 192 168
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 28:02 31:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 13–23, 192 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kaleb Johnson 22 carries, 200 yards, TD
Receiving Sam LaPorta 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Purdue Passing Aidan O'Connell 20–43, 168 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Devin Mockobee 14 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Charlie Jones 11 receptions, 104 yards

Wisconsin

See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Wisconsin at Iowa
Heartland Trophy
1 234Total
Badgers 3 700 10
• Hawkeyes 0 14010 24
  • Date: November 12
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 2:40 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), Cloudy, Wind SE 14 mph (23 km/h)
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
   
Scoring summary
14:14WiscNate Van Zelst 32-yard field goalWisconsin 3–0
210:24IowaKaleb Johnson 4-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 7–3
1:58IowaCooper DeJean 32-yard interception return (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 14–3
0:52WiscKeontez Lewis 51-yard pass from Graham MertzIowa 14–10
413:52IowaSpencer Petras 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 21–10
2:54IowaDrew Stevens 44-yard field goalIowa 24–10

Iowa recaptured the Heartland Trophy in a game where Wisconsin rarely threatened.

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Statistics WISC IOWA
First downs 11 11
Total yards 227 146
Rushing yards 51 52
Passing yards 176 94
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 26:23 33:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Wisconsin Passing Graham Mertz 16–35, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Braelon Allen 17 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Keontez Lewis 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 14–23, 93 yards
Rushing Kaleb Johnson 22 carries, 57 yards, TD
Receiving Sam LaPorta 5 receptions, 48 yards

At Minnesota

See also: 2022 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Iowa at Minnesota
Floyd of Rosedale
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 10 003 13
Golden Gophers 0 730 10
 
Scoring summary
19:01IowaDrew Stevens 38-yard field goalIowa 3–0
10:24IowaSpencer Petras 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 10–0
210:24MinnMohamed Ibrahim 5-yard run (Matthew Trickett kick)Iowa 10–7
38:20MinnMatthew Trickett 27-yard field goalTied 10–10
40:28IowaDrew Stevens 21-yard field goalIowa 13–10

Iowa won for the eighth consecutive time against the Gophers, building on its longest streak in the rivalry. After jumping out to a 10–0 first quarter lead, Iowa gave up over 300 yards rushing but forced two huge 4th quarter turnovers. Senior Jack Campbell had 10 tackles, a forced fumble, and an interception to earn B1G Defensive Player of the Week honors. Freshman Drew Stevens kicked his second field goal of the game to seal the win.

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Statistics IOWA MINN
First downs 13 17
Total yards 280 399
Rushing yards 59 312
Passing yards 221 87
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 24:47 35:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 15–24, 221 yards
Rushing Kaleb Johnson 8 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Sam LaPorta 4 receptions, 95 yards
Minnesota Passing Athan Kaliakmanis 7–15, 87 yards, INT
Rushing Mohamed Ibrahim 39 carries, 263 yards, TD
Receiving Daniel Jackson 2 receptions, 43 yards

Nebraska

See also: 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Nebraska at Iowa
Heroes Trophy
1 234Total
• Cornhuskers 10 770 24
Hawkeyes 0 0710 17
  • Date: November 23
  • Location:
    Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 3:01 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 69,250
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), Sunny, Wind E 16 mph (26 km/h)
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), Rick Pizzo (sideline)
   
Scoring summary
18:45NebTrey Palmer 87-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Tyler Bleekrode kick)Nebraska 7–0
3:24NebTyler Bleekrode 21-yard field goalNebraska 10–0
210:51NebTrey Palmer 18-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Tyler Bleekrode kick)Nebraska 17–0
312:15NebTrey Palmer 14-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Tyler Bleekrode kick)Nebraska 24–0
8:32IowaKaleb Johnson 44-yard run (Drew Stevens kick)Nebraska 24–7
46:49IowaLuke Lachey 14-yard pass from Alex Padilla (Drew Stevens kick)Nebraska 24–14
5:41IowaDrew Stevens 45-yard field goalNebraska 24–17

The Cornhuskers defeated Iowa for the first time in eight tries, in what was Kirk Ferentz's 300th game as head coach of the Hawkeyes. This prevented Iowa from winning the Big Ten West Division and thus a berth in the 2022 Big Ten Championship Game.

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Statistics NEB IOWA
First downs 17 18
Total yards 329 274
Rushing yards 51 124
Passing yards 278 150
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 31:15 28:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing Casey Thompson 20–30, 278 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Rahmir Johnson 12 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Trey Palmer 9 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD
Iowa Passing Alex Padilla 16–33, 141 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Kaleb Johnson 16 carries, 109 yards, TD
Receiving Luke Lachey 7 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Vs. Kentucky (Music City Bowl)

Main article: 2022 Music City Bowl

See also: 2022 Kentucky Wildcats football team
Iowa vs. Kentucky
Music City Bowl
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 0 2100 21
Wildcats 0 000 0
  • Date: December 31
  • Location:
    Nissan Stadium
    Nashville, TN
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 42,312
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), Cloudy, Wind SW 7 mph (11 km/h)
  • Referee: Mark Duddy (Pac-12)
  • TV announcers (ABC): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
  
Scoring summary
212:08IowaLuke Lachey 15-yard pass from Joey Labas (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 7–0
11:57IowaXavier Nwankpa 52-yard interception return (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 14–0
1:36IowaCooper DeJean 14-yard interception return (Drew Stevens kick)Iowa 21–0

All the scoring came in the second quarter as Luke Lachey caught a 15-yard pass from Joey Labas and the secondary delivered two pick sixes – first from Xavier Nwankpa for 52 yards followed by Cooper DeJean for 14 yards. Kirk Ferentz earned his 10th bowl victory in this rematch of a bowl game from the year prior.

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Statistics IOWA UK
First downs 10 10
Total yards 206 185
Rushing yards 67 68
Passing yards 139 117
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 25:43 34:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Joey Labas 14–24, 139 yards, TD
Rushing Jaziun Patterson 4 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Sam LaPorta 5 receptions, 56 yards
Kentucky Passing Destin Wade 16–30, 98 yards, 2 INT
Rushing JuTahn McClain 10 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Dane Key 6 receptions, 47 yards

Awards and honors

Individual Awards
Player Award Ref.
Jack Campbell Butkus Award
William V. Campbell Trophy
Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year
Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year 		[46][47]
Sam LaPorta Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year [48]

See also: 2022 College Football All-America Team and 2022 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2023 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 13 Lukas Van Ness DE Green Bay Packers
1 18 Jack Campbell LB Detroit Lions
2 34 Sam LaPorta TE Detroit Lions
3 83 Riley Moss CB Denver Broncos

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