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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 16
Record	6–2 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (22nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Ferentz (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Phil Parker (9th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
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. 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. 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.

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 20–24	900
October 31	2:30 p.m.	Northwestern		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		TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	FS1	W 35–7	771
November 21	2:30 p.m.	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	W 41–21	1,500
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 24	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (The Heroes Game)	FOX	W 26–20	1,469
December 5	2:30 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	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	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	No contest	–
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Central time

| Michigan and Missouri were canceled due to COVID-19.|

Roster

2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	Name	Class
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

Kirk Ferentz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brian Ferentz – Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
Phil Parker – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
LeVar Woods – Special 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'Keefe – Quarterbacks
Tim Polasek– Offensive 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
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/11/20

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	24	none	—*	—*	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	24	19	18	17	16
Coaches	23	none	—*	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	24	18	17	16	15
CFP	Not released												24	19	16	16	15	Not 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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	17	0	3	20
• Boilermakers	7	7	0	10	24

Date: October 24
Location:
Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 3:40 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 900
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind NE 9 mph (14 km/h)
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus, Anthony Herron and Coley Harvey

Source: Box Score

Statistics	IOWA	PUR
First downs	19	24
Total yards	460	386
Rushing yards	195	104
Passing yards	265	282
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	29:49	30:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	22–39, 265 yards
	Rushing	Tyler Goodson	16 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	5 receptions, 71 yards
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	31–50, 282 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Zander Horvath	21 carries, 129 yards
	Receiving	David Bell	13 receptions, 121 yards, 3 TD

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa
Homecoming

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	0	14	7	0	21
Hawkeyes	17	3	0	0	20

Date: October 31
Location:
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 1,432
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), Clear and Sunny, Wind 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Allison Williams

Source: Box Score

Statistics	NW	IOWA
First downs	18	20
Total yards	273	293
Rushing yards	143	77
Passing yards	130	216
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	33:33	26:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	11–18, 130 yards, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Bowser	25 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Kyric McGowan	5 receptions, 63 yards
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	26–50, 216 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Tyler Goodson	13 carries, 43 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	7 receptions, 84 yards

Michigan State

Michigan State at Iowa

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	7	0	7
• Hawkeyes	14	21	7	7	49

Date: November 7
Location:
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:02 a.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 1,441
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), Sunny, Wind S 12 mph (19 km/h)
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, and Paul Carcaterra

Source: Box Score

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.

Statistics	MSU	IOWA
First downs	10	19
Total yards	286	405
Rushing yards	59	226
Passing yards	227	179
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	27:55	32:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing	Rocky Lombardi	17–37, 227 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jordan Simmons	9 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Nailor	4 receptions, 119 yards
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	15–27, 167 yards, TD
	Rushing	Tyler Goodson	14 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tyrone Tracy	4 receptions, 38 yards

At Minnesota

Iowa at Minnesota
Floyd of Rosedale

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	7	7	0	21	35
Golden Gophers	0	0	0	7	7

Date: November 13
Location:
TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 6:05 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:14
Game attendance: 771
Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), Sunny, Wind SE 12 mph (19 km/h)
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith and Brady Quinn

Source: Box Score

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.

Statistics	IOWA	MINN
First downs	20	19
Total yards	346	312
Rushing yards	235	145
Passing yards	111	167
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	23:50	36:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	9–18, 111 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Tyler Goodson	20 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tyrone Tracy	3 receptions, 36 yards
Minnesota	Passing	Tanner Morgan	16–33, 167 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Mohamed Ibrahim	33 carries, 144 yards
	Receiving	Rashod Bateman	8 receptions, 111 yards, TD

At Penn State

Iowa at Penn State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	3	21	7	10	41
Nittany Lions	7	0	14	0	21

Date: November 21
Location:
Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Game start: 3:30 EST
Elapsed time: 3:26
Game attendance: 1,500
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Cloudy, rain, Wind NW 7 mph (11 km/h)
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati, Matt Millen, and Rick Pizzo

Source: Box Score

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.

Statistics	IOWA	PSU
First downs	24	19
Total yards	361	342
Rushing yards	175	62
Passing yards	186	280
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	31:50	28:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	18/28, 186 yards
	Rushing	Mekhi Sargent	15 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Nico Ragaini	4 receptions, 46 yards
Penn State	Passing	Sean Clifford	13/22, 174 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Will Levis	15 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Jahan Dotson	8 receptions, 139 yards, TD

Nebraska

Nebraska at No. 24 Iowa
Heroes Trophy

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	13	7	0	20
• No. 24 Hawkeyes	10	3	7	6	26

Date: November 28
Location:
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 1,469
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), Partly cloudy, Wind NW 11 mph (18 km/h)
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (FOX): Brian Custer, Robert Smith

Source: Box Score

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.

Statistics	NEB	IOWA
First downs	20	22
Total yards	338	322
Rushing yards	143	129
Passing yards	195	193
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:36	34:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	18/20, 174 yards
	Rushing	Wan'Dale Robinson Luke McCaffrey	6 carries, 42 yards 5 carries, 42 yards
	Receiving	Wan'Dale Robinson	9 receptions, 75 yards
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	18/30, 193 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Tyler Goodson	30 carries, 111 yards
	Receiving	Sam LaPorta	5 receptions, 38 yards

At Illinois

Iowa at Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 19 Hawkeyes	0	13	8	14	35
Fighting Illini	7	7	0	7	21

Date: December 5
Location:
Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL
Game start: 2:40 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 875
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), Sunny, Wind NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Ben Leber

Source: Box Score

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.

Statistics	IOWA	ILL
First downs	22	20
Total yards	424	348
Rushing yards	204	149
Passing yards	220	199
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	30:26	29:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	18/28, 220 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Tyler Goodson	19 carries, 92 yards
	Receiving	Brandon Smith	5 receptions, 58 yards
Illinois	Passing	Brandon Peters	10/18, 116 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chase Brown	18 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Josh Imatorbhebhe	4 receptions, 48 yards, TD

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Iowa
Heartland Trophy

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	7	0	7
• No. 16 Hawkeyes	3	3	15	7	28

Date: December 12
Location:
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:40 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 1,445
Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C), Overcast, Snow, Wind 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman

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.

Statistics	WIS	IOWA
First downs	11	13
Total yards	225	338
Rushing yards	56	127
Passing yards	169	211
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	34:11	25:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Graham Mertz	20/38, 169 yards, INT
	Rushing	Nakia Watson	13 carries, 29 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jack Dunn	5 receptions, 55 yards
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	14/25, 211 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tyler Goodson	11 carries, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	7 receptions, 140 yards, 2 TD

Michigan

Michigan at Iowa
Champions Week

Team	1	2	Total
Wolverines			0
No. 16 Hawkeyes			0

Date: December 19
Location:
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
Television network: ESPN

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.

Vs. Missouri (Music City Bowl)

Iowa vs. Missouri
Music City Bowl

Team	1	2	Total
No. 15 Hawkeyes			0
Tigers			0

Date: December 30
Location:
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, TN
Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST
Television network: ESPN

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.

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
Tory Taylor	Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	84	Chauncey Golston	DE	Dallas Cowboys
5	157	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR	Minnesota Vikings
5	158	Daviyon Nixon	DT	Carolina Panthers
6	185	Nick Niemann	ILB	Los Angeles Chargers


1	7:07	Purdue	David Bell 9-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (J.D. Dellinger kick)	Purdue 7–0

2	10:21	Iowa	Spencer Petras 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Tied 7–7
	4:42	Iowa	Mekhi Sargent 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 14–7
	1:40	Purdue	David Bell 11-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (J.D. Dellinger kick)	Tied 14–14
	0:00	Iowa	Keith Duncan 27-yard field goal	Iowa 17–14

4	13:12	Iowa	Keith Duncan 33-yard field goal	Iowa 20–14
	8:20	Purdue	J.D. Dellinger 29-yard field goal	Iowa 20–17
	2:15	Purdue	David Bell 6-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (J.D. Dellinger kick)	Purdue 24–20


1	11:36	Iowa	Brandon Smith 7-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 7–0
	8:36	Iowa	Tyler Goodson 15-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 14–0
	1:43	Iowa	Keith Duncan 22-yard field goal	Iowa 17–0

2	10:20	NW	Kyric McGowan 3-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)	Iowa 17–7
	7:09	Iowa	Keith Duncan 47-yard field goal	Iowa 20–7
	1:25	NW	Jesse Brown 1-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)	Iowa 20–14

3	6:05	NW	Jesse Brown 2-yard run (Charlie Kuhbander kick)	NW 21–20


1	11:07	Iowa	Tyler Goodson 3-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 7–0
1	4:31	Iowa	Brandon Smith 14-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 14–0

2	11:16	Iowa	Tyler Goodson 9-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 21–0
	1:57	Iowa	Charlie Jones 54-yard punt return (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 28–0
	1:30	Iowa	Riley Moss 54-yard interception return (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 35–0

3	10:06	MSU	Tyler Hunt 1-yard run (Matt Coghlin kick)	Iowa 35–7
3	8:47	Iowa	Mekhi Sargent 2-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 42–7

4	11:57	Iowa	Mekhi Sargent 6-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 49–7


1	5:42	Iowa	Nico Ragiani 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 7–0

2	8:31	Iowa	Tyler Goodson 7-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 14–0

4	13:12	Iowa	Ihmir Smith-Marsette 7-yard pass from Spencer Petras (PAT failed)	Iowa 20–0
	8:56	Iowa	Tyler Goodson 1-yard run (Tyler Goodson run)	Iowa 28–0
	6:37	Iowa	Mekhi Sargent 14-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 35–0
	0:14	Minn	Rashod Bateman 4-yard pass from Tanner Morgan (Michael Lantz kick)	Iowa 35–7


1	8:23	Iowa	Keith Duncan 40-yard field goal	Iowa 3–0
1	2:12	PSU	Keyvone Lee 6-yard run (Jake Pinegar kick)	Penn State 7–3

2	14:35	Iowa	Tyler Goodson 10-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 10–7
	6:34	Iowa	Mekhi Sargent 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 17–7
	0:11	Iowa	Mekhi Sargent 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 24–7

3	6:45	Iowa	Spencer Petras 3-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 31–7
	4:01	PSU	Brenton Strange 28-yard pass from Sean Clifford (kick blocked)	Iowa 31–13
	0:07	PSU	Jahan Dotson 68-yard pass from Sean Clifford (Keyvone Lee pass from S. Clifford)	Iowa 31–21

4	7:14	Iowa	Keith Duncan 24-yard field goal	Iowa 34–21
4	1:58	Iowa	Daviyon Nixon 71-yard interception return (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 41–21


1	12:06	Iowa	Keith Duncan 32-yard field goal	Iowa 3–0
1	1:09	Iowa	Tyrone Tracy 6-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 10–0

2	12:35	Neb	Connor Culp 31-yard field goal	Iowa 10–3
	9:42	Neb	Connor Culp 39-yard field goal	Iowa 10–6
	3:48	Iowa	Keith Duncan 33-yard field goal	Iowa 13–6
	0:29	Neb	Adrian Martinez 1-yard run (Connor Culp kick)	Tied 13–13

3	12:05	Neb	Rahmir Johnson 12-yard run (Connor Culp kick)	Neb 20–13
3	5:47	Iowa	Mekhi Sargent 2-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Tied 20–20

4	14:55	Iowa	Keith Duncan 48-yard field goal	Iowa 23–20
4	8:21	Iowa	Keith Duncan 37-yard field goal	Iowa 26–20


1	8:10	Illinois	Daniel Barker 24-yard pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick)	Illinois 7–0

2	13:30	Illinois	Josh Imatorbhebhe 12-yard pass from Brandon Peters (James McCourt kick)	Illinois 14–0
	6:18	Iowa	Sam LaPorta 22-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)	Illinois 14–7
	2:54	Iowa	Keith Duncan 40-yard field goal	Illinois 14–10
	0:14	Iowa	Keith Duncan 27-yard field goal	Illinois 14–13

3	8:24	Iowa	Ihmir Smith-Marsette 4-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Tyler Goodson pass from Petras)	Iowa 21–14

4	12:40	Iowa	Shaun Beyer 16-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 28–14
	1:56	Iowa	Ihmir Smith-Marsette 13-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 35–14
	0:24	Illinois	Carlos Sandy 29-yard pass from Isaiah Williams (James McCourt kick)	Iowa 35–21


1	7:12	Iowa	Keith Duncan 40-yard field goal	Iowa 3–0

2	0:01	Iowa	Keith Duncan 45-yard field goal	Iowa 6–0

3	8:49	Iowa	Ihmir Smith-Marsette 19-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Brandon Smith pass from Petras)	Iowa 14–0
	5:42	Wisc	Nakia Watson 1-yard run (Collin Larsh kick)	Iowa 14–7
	1:23	Iowa	Ihmir Smith-Marsette 53-yard pass from Spencer Petras (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 21–7

4	4:09	Iowa	Tyler Goodson 80-yard run (Keith Duncan kick)	Iowa 28–7