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2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 27–22 vs. Mississippi State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	9–4 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Ferentz (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Phil Parker (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Jake Gervase Parker Hesse Keegan Render Nate Stanley
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons← 20172019 →

The 2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2018 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 Kirk Ferentz in his 20th season as head coach.

Iowa began the year with six wins in their first seven games, with their sole loss during that span coming in their conference opener against Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes rose to 18th in the AP Poll, but lost three consecutive games to knock them from the polls. They ended the regular season with two more wins to finish tied for second in the West Division with a conference record of 5–4. They were invited to the 2019 Outback Bowl, where they defeated Mississippi State. Iowa finished with a record of 9–4 and were ranked 25th in the final AP Poll, their first ranked finish and highest win total since 2015.

Quarterback Nate Stanley led the team in passing with 2,852 yards and 26 touchdowns, good for second in the Big Ten Conference in the latter category. The Hawkeyes featured two standout tight ends, with Noah Fant and T. J. Hockenson both earning first-team all-conference honors. Hockenson was awarded the John Mackey Award as the nation's top tight end. Iowa became the first school to have two tight ends chosen in the first round of an NFL Draft when Hockenson and Fant were both selected in the first 20 picks of the 2019 NFL draft. Defensive end A. J. Epenesa led the Big Ten in both sacks and forced fumbles. He was joined on the all-conference first-team by safety Amani Hooker, who was named the Big Ten's Defensive Back of the Year.

Offseason

Recruiting

Position key

2018 commitments

The Hawkeyes signed a total of 23 recruits.

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Seth Benson LB	Sioux Falls, SD	Washington High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 21, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
JuJu Brents S	Indianapolis, IN	Warren Central High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Sep 1, 2017
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Dallas Creddieth S	Florissant, MO	Hazelwood Central High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
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Dillon Doyle LB	Iowa City, IA	Iowa City West High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Mar 20, 2017
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Samson Evans B	Crystal Lake, IL	Prairie Ridge High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 21, 2017
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Henry Geil RB	Green Bay, WI	Preble High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Apr 23, 2017
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Cody Ince OT	Balsam Lake, WI	Unity High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 19, 2017
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Jeff Jenkins OG	Crystal Lake, IL	Prairie Ridge High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	269 lb (122 kg)	Jan 22, 2017
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D.J. Johnson CB	Indianapolis, IN	North Central High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 22, 2017
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Logan Klemp B	Jewell, IA	South Hamilton High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Feb 2, 2018
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Tyler Linderbaum DT	Solon, IA	Solon High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	May 1, 2017
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Calvin Lockett WR	Largo, FL	Largo High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Dec 13, 2017
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Jayden McDonald LB	Suwanee, GA	North Gwinnett High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Feb 5, 2018
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Kaevon Merriweather S	Belleville, MI	Belleville High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 2, 2018
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Riley Moss S	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Centennial High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Daviyon Nixon DT	Kenosha, WI	Iowa Western Community College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	289 lb (131 kg)	Feb 2, 2017
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Spencer Petras QB	Kentfield, CA	Marin Catholic High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Dec 15, 2017
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Jack Plumb OT	Green Bay, WI	Bay Port High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jul 26, 2017
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Nico Ragaini B	Avon, CT	Avon High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 8, 2018
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Terry Roberts CB	Erie, PA	Cathedral Prep High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Jun 6, 2017
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Noah Shannon DT	Oswego, IL	Oswego High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Jul 4, 2017
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Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB	Indianapolis, IN	Decatur Central High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 29, 2017
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John Waggoner DE	West Des Moines	Dowling Catholic High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 5, 2017
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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 August 3, 2018. "2018 Iowa Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Schedule

Source

Roster

2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Peyton Mansell  Fr QB 7 Spencer Petras Fr QB 11 Connor Kapisak Fr QB 17 Ryan Schmidt Jr QB 4 Nate Stanley Jr RB 16 Kyshaun Bryan  Fr RB 30 Henry Geil Fr RB 21 Ivory Kelly-Martin So RB 10 Mekhi Sargent So RB 8 Kordell Stillmunkes Fr RB 28 Toren Young So FB 46 Austin Kelly Sr FB 45 Joe Ludwig  Fr FB 40 Turner Pallissard Fr FB 36 Brady Ross Jr WR 83 Blair Brooks Fr WR 19 Max Cooper So WR 23 Dominique Dafney Jr WR 84 Nick Easley Sr WR 22 Samson Evans Fr WR 14 Kyle Groeneweg Sr WR 82 Calvin Lockett Fr WR 13 Henry Marchese  Fr WR 89 Nico Ragaini Fr WR 12 Brandon Smith So WR 6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette So WR 41 Drew Thomas  Fr WR 3 Tyrone Tracy Fr TE 42 Shaun Beyer So TE 18 Drew Cook Jr TE 87 Noah Fant Jr TE 86 Noah Feldman  Fr TE 38 T. J. Hockenson So TE 46 Tommy Kujawa  Fr TE 48 Bryce Schulte  Fr TE 81 Ben Subbert Fr TE 85 Nate Vejvoda Jr TE 39 Nate Wieting Jr OL 61 Cole Banwart So OL 67 Levi Duwa  Fr OL 55 Luke Empen Fr OL 54 Matt Fagan Fr OL 76 Dalton Ferguson Sr OL 73 Cody Ince Fr OL 77 Alaric Jackson  So OL 75 Jeff Jenkins Fr OL 71 Mark Kallenberger  Fr OL 72 Coy Kirkpatrick  Fr OL 58 Jake Newborg Jr OL 68 Landan Paulsen Jr OL 66 Levi Paulsen Jr OL 79 Jack Plumb Fr OL 69 Keegan Render Sr OL 59 Ross Reynolds Sr OL 56 Brian Sadler Fr OL 64 Kyler Schott  Fr OL 70 Kyle Sorensen Fr OL 78 Trey Winters Fr OL 74 Tristan Wirfs So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 90 Sam Brincks Sr DL 94 A. J. Epenesa So DL 77 Daniel Gaffney Sr DL 57 Chauncey Golston So DL 40 Parker Hesse Sr DL 66 Dalles Jacobus So DL 53 Garret Jansen Jr DL 97 Jack Kallenberger Jr DL 95 Cedrick Lattimore Jr DL 65 Tyler Linderbaum Fr DL 60 Jake Morrison Fr DL 98 Anthony Nelson Jr DL 96 Matt Nelson Sr DL 59 Nathan Nelson Fr DL 54 Daviyon Nixon So DL 91 Brady Reiff Jr DL 74 Austin Schulte So DL 99 Noah Shannon Fr DL 93 Brandon Simon So DL 92 John Waggoner Fr LB 47 Nick Anderson Jr LB 44 Seth Benson Fr LB 45 Ben Campos  Fr LB 39 John Carlson Fr LB 32 Djimon Colbert  Fr LB 43 Dillon Doyle Fr LB 13 Joe Evans Fr LB 48 Jack Hockaday Sr LB 52 Amani Jones Jr LB 46 Logan Klemp Fr LB 25 Jayden McDonald Fr LB 31 Aaron Mends Sr LB 49 Nick Niemann So LB 38 Monte Pottebaum Fr LB 36 Mitch Riggs Fr LB 19 Mike Timm Fr LB 35 Barrington Wade So LB 34 Kristian Welch Jr DB 20 JuJu Brents Fr DB 33 Riley Moss Fr DB 1 Wes Dvorak Jr DB 30 Jake Gervase Sr DB 8 Matt Hankins So DB 15 Dallas Craddieth Fr DB 3 Trey Creamer  Fr DB 41 Colton Dinsdale Jr DB 27 Amani Hooker Jr DB 28 Jack Koerner  Fr DB 16 Terry Roberts Fr DB 26 Kaevon Merriweather Fr DB 18 John Milani Jr DB 11 Michael Ojemudia Jr DB 12 D. J. Johnson Fr DB 9 Geno Stone So DB 4 Josh Turner  Fr DB 17 Devonte Young Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Keith Duncan So K 91 Miguel Recinos Sr K 94 Caleb Shudak So P 2 Ryan Gersonde So P 7 Colten Rastetter Jr LS 84 Austin Spiewak So LS 50 Jackson Subbert Jr	Head coach Kirk Ferentz Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian Ferentz – Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Phil Parker – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary LeVar Woods – Special Teams Coordinator Ken O'Keefe – Quarterbacks Derrick Foster – Running Backs Kelton Copeland – Wide Receivers Tim Polasek– Offensive Line Reese Morgan – Defensive Line Seth Wallace – Linebackers Chris Doyle – Strength and Conditioning Raimond Braithwaite – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Cody Myers – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Peter Remmes – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Mark Weisman – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Kelvin Bell – Recruiting Coordinator/Assistant Defensive Line 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 Martin Hopkins – Graduate Assistant Joe Pawlak – Graduate Assistant Josh Sinagoga – Graduate Assistant Shane Viilo – Graduate Assistant Tyler Parker – Football Analyst Austin Showalter – Football Analyst/Administrative Assistant Kevin Spencer – Football Analyst Bob Rahfeldt – Video Coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/25/18

Rankings

Game summaries

Northern Illinois

After a slow start, the Hawkeyes scored touchdowns on three straight possessions en route to a 30-point second half. The win was the 144th for head coach Kirk Ferentz, making him the all-time winningest coach in Iowa football history. After an opening drive 3 and out for the Hawkeyes, NIU blocked the punt and had the ball at the Iowa 20. However, a missed field goal swung momentum back to the home team. The only first half points came on a 33-yard field goal from Hawkeye kicker Miguel Recinos. After a slow 3rd quarter, Heisman hopeful Nate Stanley threw his first touchdown of the year, a 1-yard pitch-and-catch to tight end Noah Fant. On the ensuing drive, running back Ivory Kelly-Martin barreled in on a 3rd and goal play to make it 17–0 going into the 4th quarter. After another short field, Toren Young found pay dirt on a 6-yard effort, and it was 24–0 Iowa. After a great punt by Colton Rastetter, NIU got the ball inside their own 1 yard line. on 2nd down, the Hawkeyes forced a safety, and after getting the ball back off the safety punt, backup quarterback Peyton Mansell got his first career touchdown on a quarterback sneak. After Iowa put their 2nd team defense in, the Huskies marched down the field in an impressive 11 play, 75 yard drive to put some late points on the scoreboard. Iowa shook off the slow 1st half and routed NIU 33–7 inside of Kinnick Stadium during the annual Gold Game.

Iowa State

Neither offense could get going in this in-state rivalry contest. Iowa was the only team to find the endzone and with only a few minutes left in the fourth quarter. An A. J. Epenesa strip-sack sealed this low-scoring affair to keep the Cy-Hawk trophy in Iowa City for a fourth straight year.

Northern Iowa

The Panthers were able to play with the Hawkeyes for a while but Iowa's depth proved to be ultimately overwhelming for FCS opponent Northern Iowa. Iowa ended the game with nearly 550 yards of total offense and the final score wasn't indicative of how one-sided this match-up was as the Hawkeyes played their second string for most of the fourth quarter. Iowa's defense had a relentless effort holding Northern Iowa to minus-2 rushing yards in the first half.

No. 18 Wisconsin

At Minnesota

The Hawkeyes spoiled the Gophers' homecoming in this high-scoring rivalry game. A signature play of the game came on a fake field goal trick play in which T. J. Hockenson took a lateral pass in for a touchdown which helped Iowa secure a lead going into halftime. The play is called "Herky" and was a New Kirk era technique that had yet to be implemented. The Hawks prevailed to keep Floyd of Rosedale in Iowa City for a fourth year in a row.

At Indiana

Nate Stanley became the third Iowa quarterback to throw six touchdown passes in a single game. Tight ends T. J. Hockenson and Noah Fant each had over 100 yards receiving, totaling eight receptions for 208 yards and three TD.

Maryland

Iowa held visitor Maryland to just 115 yards of total offense in this shutout homecoming victory. Iowa did struggle to find the end zone but three Miguel Recinos field goals kept Iowa in the driver's seat for most of the way.

At No. 17 Penn State

Iowa went up 12–0 early and scored their first 14 points of the game on special teams plays (two safeties, a TD pass on a fake field goal and point after, and a Miguel Recinos field goal). After trailing 14–7, Penn State scored 20 of the next 23 points to lead 27–17. A pick six from Pennsylvania native Geno Stone brought the Hawks to within 27–24 with 10 minutes remaining, but a bad interception on a first and goal from the 3-yard line with just over 3 minutes remaining doomed Iowa's hopes of a road victory.

At Purdue

Northwestern

At Illinois

Kirk Ferentz recorded his 150th win at Iowa, the 5th head coach in Big Ten history to reach the mark, in this blowout victory over Illinois. After a sluggish start in the first quarter, Iowa dominated in every phase of the game the rest of the way. Not only scoring on offense but on defense and special teams as well.

Nebraska

Iowa led the whole way until the final minutes of this nail-biting victory. Nebraska never backed down and tied the game up with 3:22 to play. Miguel Recinos kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired to keep the Heroes Trophy in Iowa City for the fourth year in a row.

Vs. No. 18 Mississippi State (Outback Bowl)

In a back-and-forth game, Iowa held on to defeat SEC opponent Mississippi State. Senior Jake Gervase made a critical interception in the end zone, and batted down a fourth down pass to end the Bulldogs' hopes. The victory was Ferentz's fifth January bowl win and eighth overall bowl victory.

Awards and honors

Players in the 2019 NFL Draft

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