Final Notes @HawkeyeFootball Game Notes TAXSLAYER BOWL: IOWA vs. TENNESSEE IOWA HAWKEYES Record: 7-6, 4-4 B1G IOWA RESULTS @HawkeyeFootball NOTES Ranking: NR (AP) Ranking: RV (USA Today) 7-6, 4-4 BIG TEN • Iowa finished the regular season 7-5 overall, 4-4 in the Big Ten, and bowl eligible for the 13th time in the last 14 seasons. Iowa accepted an invitation to play in the 2015 TaxSlayer Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz 8/30 Northern Iowa W, 31-23 Bowl, dropping a 45-28 decision to Tennessee. Alma Mater: Connecticut Overall Record: 127-106 (19 yrs) 9/6 Ball State W, 17-13 • Since 1999, the Hawkeyes have won seven or more games 11 times, including six of the Record at Iowa: 115-85 (16 yrs) 9/13 Iowa State L, 17-20 last seven seasons. • Twelve Hawkeyes earned All-Big Ten honors, including LT Brandon Scherff, who was named 9/20 at Pitt W, 24-20 Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten. Second team TENNESSEE VOLS 9/27 at Purdue W, 24-10 coach’s honors went to OL Austin Blythe, LB Quinton Alston, DT Carl Davis, and DT Louis Record: 6-6, 3-5 SEC 10/11 Indiana W, 45-29 Trinca-Pasat. Second team media honors went to DT Carl Davis and DL Drew Ott. TE Jake Ranking: RV (AP) 10/18 at Maryland L, 31-38 Duzey, SS John Lowdermilk, FS Jordan Lomax, DB Desmond King, WR Tevaun Smith, and Ranking: RV (USA Today) 11/1 Northwestern W, 48-7 RT Andrew Donnal earned honorable mention. Head Coach: Butch Jones • Iowa is the only team with three defensive linemen named to the first or second All-Big Alma Mater: Ferris State 11/8 at Minnesota L, 14-51 Ten teams. Overall Record: 61-40 (8 yrs) 11/15 at Illinois W, 30-14 • Iowa scored 30 or more points in five Big Ten games (3-2) for the first time since 2002, Record at Nebraska: 11-13 (2 yrs) 11/22 #16 Wisconsin L, 24-26 when it scored 30 or more points in six Big Ten games. Under head coach Kirk Ferentz, 11/28 Nebraska L, 34-37 (OT) Iowa is 62-7 when scoring 30 or more points. 1/2 Tennessee* L, 28-45 • The Hawkeyes averaged 31.2 points per game in Big Ten play, the highest average since * -- TaxSlayer Bowl 2002 (37.8), and the third-highest average since 1999 (2001, 32.6). • Iowa had three road wins this season (3-2) and seven road wins over the last two seasons 2015 IOWA (4-1 in 2013). It is the first time in the Ferentz era Iowa has back-to-back winning seasons on the road. Iowa has five winning road records since 1999 (2002, 5-0; 2004, 3-2; 2009, SCHEDULE 4-1; 2013, 4-1; 2014, 3-2). 9/5 Illinois State • Iowa’s passing offense of 237 yards per game ranks eighth best for a single season in 9/12 at Iowa State program history. • In Big Ten games only, Iowa’s pass offense ranked No. 2 in the league with 248.5 yards 9/19 Pitt per game, its highest average since 2005 (263.5) and the third-highest average under Kirk 9/26 North Texas Ferentz (2004, 263.4). 10/3 at Wisconsin • In Big Ten games only, the Hawkeyes ranked No. 4 in total offense, averaging 417.2 yards per 10/10 Illinois (HC) game, its highest average since 2005 and the second-highest average under Kirk Ferentz. 10/17 at Northwestern • In Big Ten games only, the Hawkeyes led the conference in pass defense, allowing 136.9 10/31 Maryland passing yards per game. • Iowa’s defense allowed just 20 red-zone touchdowns, the third fewest in the league. 11/7 at Indiana • Iowa forced 4.38 3-and-outs per game, including 57-of-160 drives, 21st best in the country. 11/14 Minnesota • Nineteen Hawkeyes caught at least one pass this season (eight backs, seven receivers, 11/21 Purdue four tight ends). The Hawkeyes had 10 or more players record at least one catch in four 11/27 at Nebraska of their seven wins. • Iowa converted 14 fourth-down attempts, tied for the most in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes scored two touchdowns on fourth down (one pass, one rush). ALL-BIG TEN • The Iowa defense forced 55 3-and-outs on 161 drives (33.7 percent). The Hawkeyes forced HONORS 4.2 3-and-outs per game. Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year • The Hawkeyes were the least penalized team in the Big Ten. Iowa was flagged 46 times LT Brandon Scherff for an average of 29.5 yards per game. • Iowa totaled 587 yards of total offense and 304 yards rushing at Illinois. Both numbers All-Big Ten Honors were season highs, and both rank No. 4 in the Kirk Ferentz era. LT Brandon Scherff First Team • In four of Iowa’s seven wins, the Hawkeyes recorded an interception on its opponents’ OL Austin Blythe Second Team (Coaches) final drive (CB Greg Mabin vs. UNI; FS Anthony Gair at Pitt; SS John Lowdermilk at Purdue; LB Quinton Alston Second Team (Coaches) FS Jordan Lomax vs. Indiana). DT Louis Trinca-Pasat Second Team (Coaches) • Iowa has returned an interception for a touchdown in each of the last seven seasons and DT Carl Davis Second Team (Coaches & Media) 12 of the last 14 seasons. CB Desmond King returned an interception for a touchdown (35 DE Drew Ott Second Team (Media) yards) against Indiana on Oct. 11, and SS John Lowdermilk returned an interception (17 TE Jake Duzey Honorable Mention yards) against Nebraska on Nov. 28. SS John Lowdermilk Honorable Mention • Iowa used 17 first-time starters -- eight on offense (QB C.J. Beathard, C Tommy Gaul, FB FS Jordan Lomax Honorable Mention John Kenny, WR Jacob Hillyer, RB Jonathan Parker, FB Macon Plewa, OL Sean Welsh, OL CB Desmond King Honorable Mention Ike Boettger), seven on defense (DE Nate Meier, LB Bo Bower, CB Maurice Fleming, FS WR Tevaun Smith Honorable Mention Anthony Gair, LB Josey Jewell, CB Greg Mabin, LB Reggie Spearman), and two on special RT Andrew Donnal Honorable Mention teams (P Dillon Kidd and K Marshall Koehn). • Three true freshmen saw action -- K Mick Ellis, LB Ben Niemann and DB Miles Taylor. facebook.com/hawkeyefootball hawkeyesports.com youtube.com/gohawkstv @hawkeyefootball Final Notes @HawkeyeFootball Game Notes GENERAL INFORMATION @HawkeyeFootball MILESTONES • Senior WR Kevonte Martin-Manley broke the school record for career receptions (174). Location:Iowa City, Iowa Martin-Manley had 52 receptions this season to raise his career total to 174, passing Derrell Founded: 1847 Johnson-Koulianos on the all-time list (173). He had 517 yard receiving this year, raising Enrollment: 31,387 his career total to 1,799, No. 13 all-time. President: Sally Mason • Senior RB Mark Weisman scored 16 rushing touchdowns this season, raising his career Director of Athletics: Gary Barta total to 32, No. 3 all-time behind Sedrick Shaw (33) and Tavian Banks (33). Weisman’s 32 Conference: Big Ten (West Division) rushing touchdown are the most in the Kirk Ferentz era. His 16 rushing scores are the third Nickname: Hawkeyes most by a Hawkeye in a single season (Shonn Greene, 20; Tavian Banks, 17). He is one of Mascot: Herky four players in school history to surpass 2,500 career rushing yards and 25 career rushing Colors: Black and Gold (PMS 116) touchdowns. He has 2,602 career rushing yards, the sixth most in program history. First Year of Football: 1889 • Senior QB Jake Rudock threw for 2,436 yards this season to become the 10th player in All-Time Record: 613-541-39 program history to pass for more than 4,000 career yards. Rudock has 4,819 career passing All-Time Bowl Record: 14-13-1 yards, the eighth highest total in school history. He threw for 16 touchdowns, raising his National Champions:1921, ‘56, ‘58, ‘60 career total to 34, the eighth most in program history. He had 2,612 yards of total offense, raising his career total to 5,214 career total offense yards, the eighth most in school history. STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium: Kinnick Stadium @HawkeyeFootball QUICK STRIKES Opened: 1929 • Iowa outscored its opponents, 99-48, in the first quarter during the regular season. Ten- Capacity: 70,585 nessee outscored Iowa 21-0 in the first quarter at the TaxSlayer Bowl. Playing Surface: Field Turf • The Hawkeyes outscored their opponents, 78-31, in the first quarter over the final seven All-Time Record: 269-177-15 regular season games (Indiana, Maryland, Northwestern, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Nebraska). In Iowa’s first five games, the Hawkeyes scored 21 combined first-quarter points. • In Iowa’s 48-7 win over Northwestern, first-quarter total yards favored Iowa, 146-12. First- half total yard favored Iowa, 298-55. • Iowa scored 38 points in the first half twice this season (Indiana, Northwestern). The only other season Iowa scored 38-plus points in the first half twice in the same season under Kirk Ferentz was 2005 (Ball State and Minnesota). • Iowa scored four touchdowns in a span of 3:38 against Indiana on Oct. 11 (TE Jake Duzey reception, CB Desmond King interception, WR Damond Powell reception, and RB Jonathan Parker rush). • Iowa scored on three straight offensive plays in the first quarter against Indiana on Oct. 11. TE Jake Duzey caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from QB Jake Rudock with 4:41 left.