2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

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 schemeMultipe
Defensive coordinatorPhil Parker (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 69,250)
2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  4 5   4 5  
Maryland  2 3   2 3  
Rutgers  3 6   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  3 3   4 3  
Minnesota  3 4   3 4  
Nebraska  3 5   3 5  
Purdue  2 4   2 4  
Illinois  2 6   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.

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.#NameClass
    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.#NameClass
    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.#NameClass
    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 FerentzOffensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
    • Phil ParkerDefensive Coordinator/Secondary
    • LeVar WoodsSpecial 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'KeefeQuarterbacks
    • Tim PolasekOffensive 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

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
    AP24none—*—*RVRVRVRVRVRV2419181716
    Coaches23none—*RVRVRVRVRVRVRV2418171615
    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

    Iowa at Purdue
    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 0 1703 20
    Boilermakers 7 7010 24
         

    [6]

    Northwestern

    Northwestern at Iowa
    Homecoming
    1 234Total
    Wildcats 0 1470 21
    Hawkeyes 17 300 20
        

    [7][8]

    Michigan State

    Michigan State at Iowa
    1 234Total
    Spartans 0 070 7
    Hawkeyes 14 2177 49
        

    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]

    At Minnesota

    Iowa at Minnesota
    Floyd of Rosedale
    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 7 7021 35
    Golden Gophers 0 007 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]

    At Penn State

    Iowa at Penn State
    1 234Total
    Hawkeyes 3 21710 41
    Nittany Lions 7 0140 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]

    Nebraska

    Nebraska at Iowa
    Heroes Trophy
    1 234Total
    Cornhuskers 0 1370 20
    No. 24 Hawkeyes 10 376 26
          

    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]

    At Illinois

    Iowa at Illinois
    1 234Total
    No. 19 Hawkeyes 0 13814 35
    Fighting Illini 7 707 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]

    Wisconsin

    Wisconsin at Iowa
    Heartland Trophy
    1 234Total
    Badgers 0 070 7
    No. 16 Hawkeyes 3 3157 28
      

    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]

    Michigan

    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)

    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]

    Players drafted into the NFL

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    384Chauncey GolstonDEDallas Cowboys
    5157Ihmir Smith-MarsetteWRMinnesota Vikings
    5158Daviyon NixonDTCarolina Panthers
    6185Nick NiemannILBLos Angeles Chargers

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