2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes, led by 19th-year head coach Kirk Ferentz, were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. They finished the season 8–5, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They received an invite to the Pinstripe Bowl where they defeated Boston College.

2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Pinstripe Bowl champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–5 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Ferentz (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPhil Parker (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,585)
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 15 Michigan State  7 –2   10 –3  
No. 8 Penn State  7 –2   11 –2  
Michigan  5 –4   8 –5  
Rutgers  3 –6   4 –8  
Indiana  2 –7   5 –7  
Maryland  2 –7   4 –8  
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy  9 –0   13 –1  
No. 17 Northwestern  7 –2   10 –3  
Iowa  4 –5   8 –5  
Purdue  4 –5   7 –6  
Nebraska  3 –6   4 –8  
Minnesota  2 –7   5 –7  
Illinois  0 –9   2 –10  
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The Iowa football program was awarded Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award for the Kinnick Wave, a new tradition that began during the season, where, at the end of the first quarter of every home game everyone in the stadium turned and waved to the young patients watching from the Stead Family Children's Hospital, which overlooks Kinnick Stadium.[1] This season marked the first time since 1980 that the Tigerhawk logo was displayed at midfield in Kinnick Stadium.[2][3]

Offseason

Position key
Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

2017 commitments

The Hawkeyes signed a total of 22 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Coy Kirkpatrick
DE		 Madrid, Iowa Madrid HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Tristan Wirfs
OT		 Mount Vernon, Iowa Mount Vernon HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Dec 7, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jacob Coons
TE		 Solon, Iowa Solon HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 12, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
A. J. Epenesa
DE		 Edwardsville, Illinois Edwardsville HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jan 17, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Djimon Colbert
CB		 Mission, Kansas Bishop Miege HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mar 6, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Mark Kallenberger
OT		 Bettendorf, Iowa Bettendrof HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Mar 31, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Ivory Kelly-Martin
RB		 Oswego, Illinois Oswego East HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Levi Duwa
DE		 Wellman, Iowa Mid-Prairie Community HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 24, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Peyton Mansell
QB		 Belton, Texas Belton HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jun 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Brandon Smith
WR		 Lake Cormorant, Mississippi Lake Cormorant HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Camron Harrell
S		 Bradley, Illinois Brady-Bourbonnais HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Matt Hankins
CB		 Flower Mound, Texas Marcus HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Jun 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Joshua Turner
CB		 Delray Beach, Florida American Heritage HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Max Cooper
WR		 Waukesha, Wisconsin Catholic Memorial HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Dec 14, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Henry Marchese
WR		 Lincolnshire, Illinois Stevenson HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Nate Wieland
LB		 Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jan 30, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Trey Creamer
CB		 Cartersville, Georgia Cartersville HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 30, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Kyshaun Bryan
RB		 Fort Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 30, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Geno Stone
S		 New Castle, Pennsylvania New Castle HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 31, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Ryan Gersonde
P		 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Marquette University HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 31, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Ihmir Smith-Marsette
CB		 Newark, New Jersey Weequahic HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Daviyon Nixon
DE		 Kenosha, Wisconsin Indian Trail Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Feb 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Iowa Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  • "2017 Iowa Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.

Schedule

Iowa announced its 2017 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2017 schedule consisted of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Hawkeyes hosted Big Ten foes Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, and Purdue, and traveled to Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, and Wisconsin.[4]

The team hosted two non–conference games against the Wyoming Cowboys from the Mountain West Conference and the North Texas Mean Green from Conference USA. Sandwiched between those matchups was a trip to Ames for the annual Cy-Hawk rivalry game against the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 a.m.Wyoming*
BTNW 24–368,075
September 911:00 a.m.at Iowa State*
ESPN2W 44–41 OT61,500
September 162:30 p.m.North Texas*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN2W 31–1465,668
September 236:30 p.m.No. 4 Penn State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCL 19–2166,205
September 303:00 p.m.at Michigan State
FOXL 10–1773,331
October 711:00 a.m.Illinoisdagger
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
BTNW 45–1669,894
October 2111:00 a.m.at Northwestern
ESPN2L 10–17 OT40,036
October 285:30 p.m.Minnesota
FS1W 17–1066,292
November 42:30 p.m.No. 6 Ohio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPNW 55–2467,669
November 112:30 p.m.at No. 8 WisconsinNo. 20
ABCL 14–3880,462
November 182:30 p.m.Purdue
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
BTNL 15–2460,554
November 243:00 p.m.at Nebraska
FS1W 56–1490,046
December 274:15 p.m.vs. Boston College*
ESPNW 27–2037,667

Source: [5][6]

Roster
2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 Ryan Boyle So
QB 2 Peyton Mansell Fr
QB 15 Ryan Schmidt So
QB 4 Nate Stanley So
QB 8 Tyler Wiegers Jr
RB 22 Toks Akinribade So
RB 47 Lane Akre So
RB 16 Kyshaun Bryan Fr
RB 20 James Butler Sr
RB 21 Sam Cook  Fr
RB 26 Marcel Joly Jr
RB 33 Austin Kelly Jr
RB 21 Ivory Kelly-Martin Fr
RB 45 Drake Kulick Sr
RB 36 Brady Ross So
RB 25 Akrum Wadley Sr
RB 28 Toren Young  Fr
WR 2 Brandon Bishop Jr
WR 19 Max Cooper Fr
WR 23 Dominique Dafney So
WR 84 Nick Easley Jr
WR 82 Adrian Falconer Jr
WR 13 Henry Marchese Fr
WR 12 Brandon Smith Fr
WR 6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette Fr
WR 89 Matt VandeBerg Sr
WR 80 Devonte Young So
TE 42 Shaun Beyer  Fr
TE 18 Drew Cook So
TE 88 Jacob Coons Fr
TE 87 Noah Fant So
TE 38 T. J. Hockenson  Fr
TE 86 Peter Pekar Sr
TE 85 Nate Vejvoda So
TE 39 Nate Wieting So
TE 81 Jon Wisnieski Sr
OL 61 Cole Banwart  Fr
OL 75 Ike Boettger Injured Sr
OL 78 James Daniels Jr
OL 76 Dalton Ferguson Jr
OL 77 Alaric Jackson  Fr
OL 71 Mark Kallenberger Fr
OL 72 Coy Kirkpatrick Fr
OL 70 Lucas LeGrand Jr
OL 52 Boone Myers Injured Sr
OL 68 Landan Paulsen So
OL 66 Levi Paulsen So
OL 56 Burke Prins Fr
OL 69 Keegan Render Jr
OL 59 Ross Reynolds Jr
OL 79 Sean Welsh Sr
OL 63 Spencer Williams  Fr
OL 74 Tristan Wirfs Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 99 Nathan Bazata Sr
DL 90 Sam Brincks Jr
DL 67 Levi Duwa Fr
DL 94 A. J. Epenesa Fr
DL 77 Daniel Gaffney Sr
DL 60 Jacob Giese So
DL 57 Chauncey Golston  Fr
DL 40 Parker Hesse Jr
DL 88 Jake Hulett Sr
DL 66 Dallas Jacobus  Fr
DL 53 Garret Jansen So
DL 82 Jack Kallenberger Jr
DL 95 Cedrick Lattimore So
DL 97 Romeo McKnight  Fr
DL 98 Anthony Nelson So
DL 96 Matt Nelson Jr
DL 58 Jake Newborg Jr
DL 91 Brady Reiff So
DL 74 Austin Schulte  Fr
DL 93 Brandon Simon  Fr
LB 41 Bo Bower Sr
LB 48 Jack Hockaday Jr
LB 43 Josey Jewell Sr
LB 52 Amani Jones So
LB 31 Aaron Mends Jr
LB 44 Ben Niemann Sr
LB 49 Nick Niemann  Fr
LB 50 Jacob Sobotka Jr
LB 55 Kyle Taylor  Fr
LB 35 Barrington Wade  Fr
LB 26 Kevin Ward Sr
LB 34 Kristian Welch So
LB 29 Nate Wieland Fr
DB 20 Cedric Boswell  Fr
DB 33 Noah Clayberg Fr
DB 32 Djimon Colbert Fr
DB 3 Trey Creamer Fr
DB 1 Wes Dvorak So
DB 30 Jake Gervase Jr
DB 8 Matt Hankins Fr
DB 10 Camron Harrell Fr
DB 27 Amani Hooker So
DB 15 Joshua Jackson Jr
DB 18 John Milani So
DB 11 Michael Ojemudia So
DB 5 Manny Rugamba So
DB 37 Brandon Snyder Injured Jr
DB 9 Geno Stone Fr
DB 19 Miles Taylor Sr
DB 4 Josh Turner Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 Keith Duncan  So
K 6 Josh Proehl Fr
K 91 Miguel Recinos Jr
K 94 Caleb Shudak  Fr
K 95 Lena Osman Jr
P 90 Ryan Gersonde Fr
P 7 Colten Rastetter So
LS 97 Tyler Kluver Sr
LS 84 Austin Spiewak  Fr
LS 50 Jackson Subbert So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian Ferentz – Offensive coordinator/running backs
  • Phil Parker – Defensive coordinator/secondary
  • LeVar Woods – Special teams coordinator/tight ends
  • Chris Doyle – Strength and conditioning
  • Kelvin Bell – Recruiting coordinator/Assistant Defensive Line
  • Ken O'Keefe – Quarterbacks
  • Kelton Copeland – Wide receivers
  • Tim Polasek – Offensive line
  • Reese Morgan – Defensive line
  • Seth Wallace – Linebackers coach
  • Raimond Braithwaite – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Nick DiMarco – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Justin Lima – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Cody Meyers – Assistant, strength and conditioning
  • Paul Federici – Director of football operations
  • Ben Hansen – Assistant director of football operations
  • Broderick Binns – Director, player development
  • Scott Southmayd – Director, player personnel
  • Max Allen – Director, football new media
  • Tyler Barnes – Director, recruiting
  • Tyler Anderson – Graduate assistant
  • Martin Hopkins – Graduate assistant
  • Joe Pawlak – Graduate assistant
  • Don Shumpert – Graduate assistant
  • Austin Showalter – Football analyst/administrative assistant
  • Bob Rahfeldt – Video Coordinator
  • Chris Ruth – Assistant video coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/3/17

Rankings
Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—RVRVRVRV——RV——25RV———RV
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV—RV——RVRVRV———RV
CFPNot released—20————Not released

Game summaries

Wyoming
Wyoming at Iowa
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 300 3
• Hawkeyes 0 1473 24
Scoring summary
211:21WyomingCooper Rothe 49-yard field goalWyoming 3–0
25:07IowaNoah Fant 2-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 7–3
20:22IowaNoah Fant 27-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 14–3
35:34IowaNick Easley 45-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 21–3
47:52IowaMiguel Recinos 44-yard field goalIowa 24–3
See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Iowa opened up the 2017 football season against the Wyoming Cowboys and highly rated Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen. The Hawkeyes got off to a slow start, but after Wyoming punter Tim Zaleski missed the ball on the attempted punt, the Hawkeyes took a 14-3 lead at the half. Iowa built on the momentum with a 45-yard pass from first-year starter Nate Stanley to wide receiver Nick Easley. Iowa wins the season opener 24-3. Iowa's defense impressed many, holding Josh Allen to only 174 yards and 17 incompletions, and a quarterback rating of 24.9. Iowa defense also picked off Allen twice.

This game marked the debut of the "Kinnick Wave", a new Iowa football tradition in which fans turn toward the children's hospital that overlooks the playing field at the end of the first quarter and wave to patients and their families watching the game from the hospital.[7][8][9][10][11]

At Iowa State
Iowa at Iowa State
Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 234OTTotal
• Hawkeyes 7 77176 44
Cyclones 7 314143 41
Scoring summary
19:03ISUAllen Lazard 5-yard pass from Jacob Park (Garrett Owens kick)Iowa St 7–0
14:23IowaNick Easley 10-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Tied 7–7
211:05ISUGarrett Owens 24-yard field goalIowa St 10–7
20:52IowaMatt VandeBerg 17-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 14–10
37:21IowaAkrum Wadley 1-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 21–10
34:37ISUAllen Lazard 3-yard pass from Jacob Park (Garrett Owens kick)Iowa 21–17
30:52ISUHakeem Butler 30-yard pass from Jacob Park (Garrett Owens kick)Iowa St 24–21
411:46ISUDavid Montgomery 7-yard run (Garrett Owens kick)Iowa St 31–21
46:25IowaIhmir Smith-Marsette 15-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa St 31–28
45:16IowaMiguel Recinos 23-yard field goalTied 31–31
44:36ISUHakeem Butler 74-yard pass from Jacob Park (Garrett Owens kick)Iowa St 38–31
41:09IowaAkrum Wadley 46-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Tied 38–38
OT0:00ISUGarrett Owens 30-yard field goalIowa St 41–38
OT0:00IowaIhmir Smith-Marsette 5-yard pass from Nate StanleyIowa 44–41
See also: 2017 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

Iowa's first rivalry game of the year was the Cy-Hawk series against Big 12 foe Iowa State. Iowa State comes in fresh off a 42-3 beatdown in Iowa City the past year. ISU's 2nd year coach Matt Campbell referred to Iowa as the "team out east" in pregame preparations. This game had a relatively slow beginning and Iowa appeared to be in control well into the third quarter. However, Iowa State's offense exploded and put up 28 points in the second half. The game ultimately went to OT and the "team out east" prevailed with a Nate Stanley touchdown pass.

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North Texas
North Texas at Iowa
1 234Total
Mean Green 7 700 14
• Hawkeyes 7 3714 31
Scoring summary
15:34UNTJeffery Wilson 41-yard run (Trevor Moore kick)UNT 7–0
10:52IowaT. J. Hockenson 8-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Tied 7–7
25:23IowaMiguel Recinos 42-yard field goalIowa 10–7
20:11UNTJalen Guyton 13-yard pass from Quinn Shanbour (Trevor Moore kick)UNT 14–10
34:24IowaNoah Fant 23-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 17–14
48:16IowaIvory Kelly-Martin 2-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 24–14
41:47IowaIvory Kelly-Martin 6-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 31–14
See also: 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team

After an emotional win from a week prior, Iowa got off to a sluggish start though ultimately pulled away to start out 3-0.

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Penn State
No. 4 Penn State at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 4 Nittany Lions 3 2106 21
Hawkeyes 0 7012 19
Scoring summary
11:01Penn StTyler Davis 19-yard field goalPenn St 3–0
27:40Penn StShareef Miller SafetyPenn St 5–0
20:37IowaNick Easley 21-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 7–5
310:42Penn StTyler Davis 21-yard field goalPenn St 8–7
35:16Penn StSaquon Barkley 8-yard run (Tyler Davis kick)Penn St 15–7
410:02IowaAkrum Wadley 70-yard pass from Nate Stanley (pass failed)Penn St 15–13
41:42IowaAkrum Wadley 35-yard run (pass failed)Iowa 19–15
40:00Penn StJuwan Johnson 7-yard pass from Trace McSorley (run failed)Penn St 21–19
See also: 2017 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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At Michigan State
Iowa at Michigan State
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 703 10
• Spartans 14 300 17
Scoring summary
111:50Mich StFelton Davis 22-yard pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin kick)Mich St 7–0
12:11Mich StFelton Davis 22-yard pass from Brian Lewerke (Matt Coghlin kick)Mich St 14–0
212:15IowaAkrum Wadley 9-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Mich St 14–7
20:43Mich StMatt Coghlin 38-yard field goalMich St 17–7
49:08IowaMiguel Recinos 43-yard field goalMich St 17–10
See also: 2017 Michigan State Spartans football team

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Illinois
Illinois at Iowa
Homecoming
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 3 1030 16
• Hawkeyes 7 10721 45
Scoring summary
19:32IllinoisChase McLaughlin 29-yard field goalIllinois 3–0
14:16IowaNick Easley 5-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 7–3
29:06IowaMiguel Recinos 37-yard field goalIowa 10–3
26:40IllinoisRa'Von Bonner 2-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick)Tied 10–10
22:49IllinoisChase McLaughlin 24-yard field goalIllinois 13–10
20:08IowaAkrum Wadley 2-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 17–13
36:40IowaBrandon Snyder 89-yard interception return (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 24–13
32:43IllinoisChase McLaughlin 40-yard field goalIowa 24–16
414:22IowaMatt VandeBerg 39-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 31–16
48:49IowaAkrum Wadley 18-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 38–16
43:36IowaIvory Kelly-Martin 3-yard pass from Tyler Wiegers (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 45–16
See also: 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Illinois played with Iowa well into the third quarter. The Hawkeyes appeared lethargic but a Brandon Snyder interception sparked an Iowa rally and they dominated the rest of the way.

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At Northwestern
Iowa at Northwestern
1 234OTTotal
Hawkeyes 0 7030 10
• Wildcats 0 0737 17
Scoring summary
20:40IowaNoah Fant 7-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 7–0
37:19NWLarkin 6-yard run (Kuhbander kick)Tied 7–7
48:07NWKuhbander 30-yard field goalNW 10–7
41:30IowaMiguel Recinos 48-yard field goalTied 10–10
OTNWThorson 1-yard run (Kuhbander kick)NW 17–10
See also: 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Minnesota
Minnesota at Iowa
Floyd of Rosedale
1 234Total
Golden Gophers 0 0010 10
• Hawkeyes 7 073 17
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 5:40 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 66,292
  • Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), Overcast, Wind NW 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
  • Referee: Mike Cannon
  • TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis, Brady Quinn, Bruce Feldman
Scoring summary
112:37IowaAkrum Wadley 12-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 7–0
311:00IowaNoah Fant 45-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 14–0
48:07MinnMcCrary 1-yard run (Carpenter kick)Iowa 14–7
45:34IowaMiguel Recinos 32-yard field goalIowa 17–7
44:28MinnCarpenter 33-yard field goalIowa 17–10
See also: 2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry

Iowa won their third in a row in this rivalry contest.

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Ohio State
No. 3 Ohio State at Iowa
1 234Total
No. 3 Buckeyes 10 707 24
• Hawkeyes 10 21717 55
Scoring summary
114:52IowaAmani Hooker 30-yard interception return (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 7–0
112:42Ohio StTerry McLaurin 29-yard pass from J. T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick)Tied 7–7
19:19IowaMiguel Recinos 30-yard field goalIowa 10–7
14:32Ohio StSean Nuernberger 27-yard field goalTied 10–10
213:41IowaT. J. Hockenson 10-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 17–10
210:22Ohio StJohnnie Dixon 44-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick)Tied 17–17
23:06IowaNoah Fant 25-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 24–17
20:30IowaNoah Fant 3-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 31–17
32:30IowaT. J. Hockenson 2-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 38–17
414:56IowaDrake Kulick 2-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 45–17
413:16IowaMiguel Recinos 30-yard field goalIowa 48–17
44:37Ohio StJohnnie Dixon 22-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick)Iowa 48–24
41:43IowaToren Young 6-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 55–24
See also: 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Iowa was able to defeat Ohio State for the first time since 2004 in this blowout victory. The Buckeyes played with the Hawkeyes for most of the first half but from there the game belonged to Iowa. It was one of the most impressive wins of the Ferentz era and Nate Stanley's most distinguished to that point as well. Tight ends Noah Fant and T. J. Hockenson combined for 9 receptions, 125 yards, and 4 touchdowns. Defensive back and future NFL player Josh Jackson also had an outstanding game, tying an Iowa school record with three interceptions.

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At Wisconsin
No. 25 Iowa at No. 6 Wisconsin
Heartland Trophy
1 234Total
No. 25 Hawkeyes 7 070 14
• No. 6 Badgers 3 14714 38
Scoring summary
113:30IowaJosh Jackson 43-yard interception return (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 7–0
15:43WisconsinR. Gaglianone 23-yard field goalIowa 7–3
28:55WisconsinKendric Pryor 25-yard run (Gaglianone kick)Wisconsin 10–7
21:19WisconsinKendric Pryor 12-yard pass from A. Hornibrook (Gaglianone kick)Wisconsin 17–7
311:18IowaJosh Jackson 52-yard interception return (Miguel Recinos kick)Wisconsin 17–14
36:10WisconsinLeon Jacobs 21-yard fumble return (Gaglianone kick)Wisconsin 24–14
411:05WisconsinBradrick Shaw 8-yard run (Gaglianone kick)Wisconsin 31–14
47:02WisconsinA.J. Taylor 5-yard pass from A. Hornibrook (Gaglianone kick)Wisconsin 38–14
See also: 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

One week after the unexpected domination of Ohio State, the Hawkeye offense struggled terribly in Madison with 66 yards of total offense coming on 50 plays. Josh Jackson continued his torrid run with two interceptions – both returned for touchdowns.[27] [28] [29]

Purdue
Purdue at Iowa
1 234Total
• Boilermakers 7 0143 24
Hawkeyes 0 906 15
Scoring summary
114:52PurdueD.J. Knox 5-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick)Purdue 7–0
210:44IowaNathan Bazata 3-yard sack for a safetyPurdue 7–2
26:07IowaAkrum Wadley 2-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 9–7
314:03PurdueAnthony Mahoungou 42-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick)Purdue 14–9
311:59PurdueAnthony Mahoungou 16-yard pass from Elijah Sindelar (J.D. Dellinger kick)Purdue 21–9
43:55PurdueJ.D. Dellinger 27-yard field goalPurdue 24–9
41:04IowaNoah Fant 8-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Two-point conversion failed)Purdue 24–15
See also: 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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At Nebraska
Iowa at Nebraska
Heroes Trophy
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 7 72814 56
Cornhuskers 7 700 14
Scoring summary
19:34NebStanley Morgan Jr. 14-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick)Neb 7–0
12:16IowaAkrum Wadley 20-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Tied 7–7
26:18NebStanley Morgan Jr. 28-yard pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick)Neb 14–7
20:25IowaNoah Fant 4-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Tied 14–14
312:24IowaAkrum Wadley 1-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 21–14
39:53IowaJames Butler 12-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 28–14
38:32IowaAkrum Wadley 29-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 35–14
31:20IowaNoah Fant 68-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 42–14
49:24IowaToren Young 3-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 49–14
46:34IowaIvory Kelly-Martin 5-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 56–14
See also: 2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska got out to a fast start and was up 14-7 in the second quarter with Iowa struggling to move the ball. The script completely flipped from that point though as the Hawkeyes scored 49 unanswered points and shut out the Cornhuskers in the second half.

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vs. Boston College (Pinstripe Bowl)
Iowa vs. Boston College
Pinstripe Bowl
1 234Total
• Hawkeyes 3 7710 27
Eagles 7 1003 20
Scoring summary
112:59IowaMiguel Recinos 24-yard field goalIowa 3–0
10:05BCA. J. Dillon 4-yard run (C. Lichtenberg kick)BC 7–3
213:18IowaNoah Fant 8-yard pass from Nate Stanley (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 10–7
29:35BCTommy Sweeney 39-yard pass from Darius Wade (C. Lichtenberg kick)BC 14–10
21:29BCColton Lichtenberg 30-yard field goalBC 17–10
37:11IowaAkrum Wadley 5-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Tied 17–17
411:32IowaMiguel Recinos 38-yard field goalIowa 20–17
48:09BCColton Lichtenberg 24-yard field goalTied 20–20
43:09IowaDrake Kulick 1-yard run (Miguel Recinos kick)Iowa 27–20
Main article: 2017 Pinstripe Bowl
See also: 2017 Boston College Eagles football team

Iowa was able to end their bowl drought in this contest with Boston College. The Hawkeyes had trouble containing the Eagles' offense but with second half adjustments held them to just a field goal which came with only a few minutes left in the fourth quarter. The victory was bowl win number seven for Kirk Ferentz and tied legendary coach Hayden Fry in career wins with 143.

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Awards and honors
Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Josey Jewell Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week September 4, 2017 [10]
Nate Stanley Big Ten Co-offensive Player of the Week September 11, 2017 [13]
Josey Jewell Big Ten Co-defensive Player of the Week September 25, 2017 [17]
Josh Jackson Big Ten Co-defensive Player of the Week November 6, 2017 [26]
Josh Jackson Big Ten Co-defensive Player of the Week November 13, 2017 [29]
Akrum Wadley Big Ten Co-offensive Player of the Week November 27, 2017 [33]

Postseason Awards
See also: 2017 College Football All-America Team and 2017 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft
See also: 2018 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL clubRef
James DanielsC239Chicago Bears[39]
Josh JacksonCB245Green Bay Packers[39]
Josey JewellLB4106Denver Broncos[39]

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