2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
West Division
2015 record 0-0 (0-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Kirk Ferentz (17th year)
Offensive coordinator Greg Davis (4th year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Phil Parker (4th year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,585)
2015 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
Indiana   0 0         0 0  
Maryland   0 0         0 0  
Michigan   0 0         0 0  
Michigan State   0 0         0 0  
Ohio State   0 0         0 0  
Penn State   0 0         0 0  
Rutgers   0 0         0 0  
Western Division
Illinois   0 0         0 0  
Iowa   0 0         0 0  
Minnesota   0 0         0 0  
Nebraska   0 0         0 0  
Northwestern   0 0         0 0  
Purdue   0 0         0 0  
Wisconsin   0 0         0 0  
Championship: December 5, 2015
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team will represent the University of Iowa in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes, led by 17th year head coach Kirk Ferentz, are members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and will play their home games at Kinnick Stadium.

2015 commitments

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Ryan Boyle
QB
West Des Moines, IA Dowling Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 4.6 Mar 26, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Drew Cook
ATH
Iowa City, IA Iowa City Regina High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 4.7 Feb 26, 2014 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
James Daniels
C
Warren, OH Warren G. Harding High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 287 lb (130 kg) 5.2 Jul 31, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Adrian Falconer
WR
Leesburg, FL Leesburg High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 4.5 Jun 21, 2014 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Angelo Garbutt
OLB
Carrollton, TX Hebron High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 4.5 Feb 3, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Eric Graham
RB
Prattville, AL Autauga Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 4.4 Feb 4, 2015 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jack Hockaday
OLB
Maroa, IL Maroa-Forsyth High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 4.6 Mar 29, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Garret Jansen
DE
Pella, IA Pella High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 5.0 Jan 30, 2015 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Justin Jinning
OLB
The Colony, TX The Colony High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.7 Jun 23, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ron Nash
WR
Sioux City, IA Iowa Western Community College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) NA Mar 31, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Anthony Nelson
DE
Waukee, IA Waukee High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 4.9 Jan 5, 2015 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jake Newborg
OG
Inwood, IA West Lyon High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 271 lb (123 kg) 5.0 Aug 31, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Emmanuel Ogwo
WR
Mesquite, TX Van Horn High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.6 Jul 30, 2014 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Levi Paulsen
OT
Moville, IA Woodbury Central High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 266 lb (121 kg) 5.0 Mar 2, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Landan Paulson
OG
Moville, IA Woodbury Central High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 274 lb (124 kg) 5.0 Mar 2, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Brady Reiff
DE
Parkston, SD Parkston High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.5 Apr 24, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Michael Slater Jr.
DE
Chesterfield, MO Parkway Central High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) 4.7 Oct 15, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jerminic Smith
WR
Garland, TX South Garland High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 4.4 Nov 2, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Nate Vejvoda
TE
New Lenox, IL Providence Catholic High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 4.7 Jul 26, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Brett Waechter
OT
Hartley, IA Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) 5.0 Jun 11, 2014 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Nick Wilson
OLB
West Des Moines, IA Dowling Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 4.6 Feb 1, 2015 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 51   Rivals: 58  247Sports: 59
  • 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:

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 Illinois State* Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA      
September 12 at Iowa State* Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)      
September 19 Pittsburgh* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA      
September 26 North Texas* Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA      
October 3 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Heartland Trophy)      
October 10 Illinoisdagger Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA      
October 17 at Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL      
October 31 Maryland Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA      
November 7 at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN      
November 14 Minnesota Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)      
November 21 Purdue Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA      
November 27 at Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (Heroes Game)      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP  
Coaches'  
CFP Not released Not released

Game summaries


References

  1. "Future Schedules". University of Iowa Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2015.