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UAlbany at Iowa

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Iowa beat UAlbany 34–⁠7. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayUAlbany2–⁠10 in 2025
7
HomeIowa9–⁠4 in 2025
34

Final at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City70°F, wind 4 mphTV: FS1Attendance 69,250

Official
Jim WharrieGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UAlbany07007
Iowa31471034

Standouts

Player stats

UAlbany

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jack Shields13/2613410
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jack Shields1230011
Jojo Uga51004
Griffin Woodell2404
Alex Jreige1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Caden Burti356027
Jasiah Barron226019
Carter Moses221012
Lasalle Rose Jr.1919
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Thomas Joe-Kamara13000
Cam Stodghill10000
Ronald Holmes8000
Ibrahim Sanogo60.500
Nick Totten2110

Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Mark Gronowski8/154410
Hank Brown1/1400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Xavier Williams11122143
Terrell Washington Jr.1569013
Jaziun Patterson747017
Mark Gronowski1139113
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jacob Gill113013
Seth Anderson2905
Addison Ostrenga1808
Hayden Large1606
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
T.J. Hall5000
Zach Lutmer5000
Jaden Harrell4000
Karson Sharar4000
Max Llewellyn1110
Aaron Graves1110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

UAlbanyIowa
177Total yards358
134Passing yards48
43Rushing yards310
5.2Yards per pass3.0
2.0Yards per rush5.8
9First downs20
2–⁠11Third downs10–⁠16
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠2
0Turnovers1
3–⁠15Penalties2–⁠20
23:23Possession36:37
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

UAlbanyIowa
21%Success rate56%
−0.02EPA per play0.21
1.64Explosiveness0.88
−0.07Rushing EPA0.21
0.01Passing EPA0.20
23%Passing-down success30%
−0.43First-down EPA−0.03
0.07Second-down EPA−0.10
0.27Third-down EPA0.81
7%Havoc by its defense13%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Iowa −39.5, over/under 48.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Iowa end zoneUAlbany end zoneQ1 IowaField goal, 13 playsQ1 UAlbanyPunt, 3 playsQ1 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 UAlbanyPunt, 7 playsQ1 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 UAlbanyTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 IowaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 UAlbanyPunt, 5 playsQ2 IowaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 UAlbanyPunt, 4 playsQ2 IowaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 UAlbanyPunt, 3 playsQ3 IowaTouchdown, 14 playsQ3 UAlbanyPunt, 3 playsQ3 IowaField goal, 10 playsQ4 UAlbanyPunt, 5 playsQ4 IowaTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 UAlbanyPunt, 3 playsQ4 IowaFumble, 1 playQ4 UAlbanyEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Iowa drives left to right, UAlbany right to left.
  1. Q1 IowaField goal, 13 plays, 55 yards
  2. Q1 UAlbanyPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  3. Q1 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  4. Q1 UAlbanyPunt, 7 plays, 18 yards
  5. Q1 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  6. Q1 UAlbanyTouchdown, 9 plays, 68 yards
  7. Q2 IowaTouchdown, 7 plays, 65 yards
  8. Q2 UAlbanyPunt, 5 plays, 23 yards
  9. Q2 IowaTouchdown, 7 plays, 61 yards
  10. Q2 UAlbanyPunt, 4 plays, 27 yards
  11. Q2 IowaEnd of half, 1 play, 4 yards
  12. Q3 UAlbanyPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  13. Q3 IowaTouchdown, 14 plays, 60 yards
  14. Q3 UAlbanyPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  15. Q3 IowaField goal, 10 plays, 49 yards
  16. Q4 UAlbanyPunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  17. Q4 IowaTouchdown, 12 plays, 66 yards
  18. Q4 UAlbanyPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  19. Q4 IowaFumble, 1 play, −3 yards
  20. Q4 UAlbanyEnd of game, 5 plays, 20 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Iowa 3, UAlbany 0
Iowa Field goal, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35James Bozek kickoff for 50 yds
14:521st & 10 at own 35Kamari Moulton run for 10 yds to the IOWA 45 for a 1ST down
14:061st & 10 at own 45Mark Gronowski pass complete to Addison Ostrenga for 8 yds to the UALB 47
13:442nd & 2 at opp 47Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Seth Anderson
13:373rd & 2 at opp 47Kamari Moulton run for 3 yds to the UALB 44 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at opp 44Mark Gronowski run for 5 yds to the UALB 39
12:182nd & 5 at opp 39Terrell Washington Jr. run for 3 yds to the UALB 36
11:293rd & 2 at opp 36Mark Gronowski pass complete to Hayden Large for 6 yds to the UALB 30 for a 1ST down
10:551st & 10 at opp 30Mark Gronowski run for 8 yds to the UALB 22
10:142nd & 2 at opp 22Kamari Moulton run for 9 yds to the UALB 13 for a 1ST down
9:391st & 10 at opp 13Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Sam Phillips
9:322nd & 10 at opp 13Terrell Washington Jr. run for 3 yds to the UALB 10
8:543rd & 7 at opp 10Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Terrell Washington Jr.
8:514th & 7 at opp 10Drew Stevens 28 yd FG GOODIowa 3, UAlbany 0
UAlbany Punt, 3 plays
8:511st & 10 at own 35Drew Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:431st & 10 at own 25Jack Shields run for 3 yds to the UALB 28
8:092nd & 7 at own 28Griffin Woodell run for no gain to the UALB 28
7:253rd & 7 at own 28Jack Shields pass complete to Tavahri Groves for 5 yds to the UALB 33
6:424th & 2 at own 33Owen Lawson punt for 42 yds
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
6:351st & 10 at own 25Terrell Washington Jr. run for no gain to the IOWA 25
5:462nd & 10 at own 25Mark Gronowski sacked by Nick Totten for a loss of 8 yards to the IOWA 17
5:153rd & 18 at own 17Timeout Iowa, clock 05:15
5:073rd & 18 at own 17Mark Gronowski run for 4 yds to the IOWA 21
4:374th & 14 at own 21Rhys Dakin punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Lasalle Rose Jr. at the UALB 32
UAlbany Punt, 7 plays
4:311st & 10 at own 32Griffin Woodell run for 4 yds to the UALB 36
4:002nd & 6 at own 36Jack Shields pass incomplete to Carter Moses
3:483rd & 6 at own 36Jack Shields run for 5 yds to the UALB 41
3:194th & 1 at own 41Timeout UAlbany, clock 03:19
3:104th & 1 at own 41Jack Shields run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:351st & 10 at the 50Jack Shields pass incomplete to Lasalle Rose Jr.
2:302nd & 10 at the 50Jack Shields pass incomplete to Carter Moses
2:263rd & 10 at the 50Jack Shields pass incomplete to Tavahri Groves
2:194th & 10 at the 50Owen Lawson punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Kaden Wetjen at the IOWA 15
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
2:111st & 10 at own 15Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Jacob Gill
1:592nd & 10 at own 15Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Seth Anderson
1:313rd & 10 at own 15Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to KJ Parker
1:244th & 10 at own 15Rhys Dakin punt for 53 yds, fair catch by Lasalle Rose Jr. at the UALB 32
UAlbany Touchdown, 9 plays
1:161st & 10 at own 32Jack Shields run for 4 yds to the UALB 36
0:392nd & 6 at own 36Jack Shields pass complete to Jasiah Barron for 7 yds to the UALB 43 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 43Jojo Uga run for 2 yds to the UALB 45
Q2 14:392nd & 8 at own 45Jack Shields pass complete to Jasiah Barron for 19 yds to the IOWA 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:261st & 10 at opp 36(14:26) No Huddle-Shotgun Woodell,Griffin rush right for 2 yards gain to the Iowa34 (Hurkett,Ethan; Llewellyn,Max) PENALTY UA Illegal Formation 5 yards from Iowa36 to Iowa41. NO PLAY.
Q2 13:571st & 15 at opp 41Jack Shields pass complete to Griffin Woodell for 2 yds to the IOWA 39
Q2 13:282nd & 13 at opp 39Jack Shields pass complete to Caden Burti for 27 yds to the IOWA 12 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:031st & 10 at opp 12Jack Shields run for 2 yds to the IOWA 10
Q2 12:182nd & 8 at opp 10Jack Shields pass complete to Alex Jreige for 6 yds to the IOWA 4
Q2 12:003rd & 2 at opp 4PENALTY UA False Start (Burti,Caden) 5 yards from Iowa04 to Iowa09. NO PLAY.
Q2 11:333rd & 7 at opp 9Jack Shields pass complete to Lasalle Rose Jr. for 9 yds for a TD (James Bozek KICK)UAlbany 7, Iowa 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then Iowa 17, UAlbany 7
Iowa Touchdown, 7 plays
11:331st & 10 at own 35James Bozek kickoff for 63 yds
11:261st & 10 at own 35Xavier Williams run for 14 yds to the IOWA 49 for a 1ST down
10:491st & 10 at own 49Xavier Williams run for 27 yds to the UALB 24 for a 1ST down
10:051st & 10 at opp 24Mark Gronowski pass complete to Seth Anderson for 5 yds to the UALB 19
9:292nd & 5 at opp 19Terrell Washington Jr. run for 7 yds to the UALB 12 for a 1ST down
8:441st & 10 at opp 12Terrell Washington Jr. run for 5 yds to the UALB 7
8:022nd & 5 at opp 7Mark Gronowski run for 4 yds to the UALB 3
7:283rd & 1 at opp 3Xavier Williams run for 3 yds for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)Iowa 10, UAlbany 7
UAlbany Punt, 5 plays
7:221st & 10 at own 35Drew Stevens kickoff for 61 yds , Lasalle Rose Jr. return for 11 yds to the UALB 15
7:121st & 10 at own 15Jack Shields pass complete to Griffin Woodell for 6 yds to the UALB 21
6:392nd & 4 at own 21Jack Shields run for 11 yds to the UALB 32 for a 1ST down
6:031st & 10 at own 32Jojo Uga run for 4 yds to the UALB 36
5:252nd & 6 at own 36(05:31) No Huddle-Shotgun Shields,Jack pass incomplete deep middle to Barron,Jasiah thrown to Iowa20 PENALTY UA Illegal Formation 5 yards from UA 36 to UA 31. NO PLAY.
5:212nd & 11 at own 31Jack Shields pass incomplete to Jasiah Barron
5:133rd & 11 at own 31Jack Shields run for 7 yds to the UALB 38
4:404th & 4 at own 38Owen Lawson punt for 40 yds , Kaden Wetjen returns for 17 yds to the IOWA 39
Iowa Touchdown, 7 plays
4:341st & 10 at own 39UAlbany Penalty, Defensive Offside (Ron Holmes) declined
4:062nd & 1 at own 48Terrell Washington Jr. run for no gain to the IOWA 48
3:193rd & 1 at own 48Xavier Williams run for 43 yds to the UALB 9 for a 1ST down
2:511st & goal at opp 9Xavier Williams run for 3 yds to the UALB 6
2:092nd & goal at opp 6Mark Gronowski run for 2 yds to the UALB 4
2:003rd & goal at opp 4Timeout Iowa, clock 02:00
1:553rd & goal at opp 4Mark Gronowski run for 2 yds to the UALB 2
1:544th & goal at opp 2Timeout UAlbany, clock 01:54
1:514th & goal at opp 2Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kaden Wetjen for 2 yds for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)Iowa 17, UAlbany 7
UAlbany Punt, 4 plays
1:511st & 10 at own 35Drew Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:461st & 10 at own 25Jack Shields pass complete to Caden Burti for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:391st & 10 at the 50Jack Shields sacked by Max Llewellyn for a loss of 6 yards to the UALB 44
1:012nd & 16 at own 44Jack Shields run for 8 yds to the IOWA 48
0:223rd & 8 at opp 48Jack Shields pass incomplete to Caden Burti
0:084th & 8 at opp 48Owen Lawson punt for 39 yds
Iowa End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 9Xavier Williams run for 4 yds to the IOWA 13
3rd quarter4 drives, then Iowa 24, UAlbany 7
UAlbany Punt, 3 plays
14:561st & 10 at own 35Drew Stevens kickoff for 56 yds , Lasalle Rose Jr. return for 6 yds to the UALB 15
14:511st & 10 at own 15Jack Shields pass incomplete to Caden Burti
14:482nd & 10 at own 15Jack Shields pass incomplete to Lasalle Rose Jr.
14:383rd & 10 at own 15Jack Shields pass complete to Carter Moses for 9 yds to the UALB 24
13:554th & 1 at own 24Owen Lawson punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the IOWA 40
Iowa Touchdown, 14 plays
13:491st & 10 at own 40Terrell Washington Jr. run for 7 yds to the IOWA 47
13:082nd & 3 at own 47Terrell Washington Jr. run for 2 yds to the IOWA 49
12:293rd & 1 at own 49Mark Gronowski run for 13 yds to the UALB 38 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 38Mark Gronowski run for 6 yds to the UALB 32
11:062nd & 4 at opp 32Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
10:493rd & 4 at opp 32Mark Gronowski pass complete to Xavier Williams for 3 yds to the UALB 29
10:154th & 1 at opp 29Mark Gronowski run for 2 yds to the UALB 27 for a 1ST down
9:361st & 10 at opp 27Terrell Washington Jr. run for 6 yds to the UALB 21
8:532nd & 4 at opp 21Terrell Washington Jr. run for 5 yds to the UALB 16 for a 1ST down
7:591st & 10 at opp 16Mark Gronowski pass complete to Terrell Washington Jr. for 2 yds to the UALB 14
7:322nd & 8 at opp 14(07:36) Shotgun Gronowski,Mark pass complete short left to Parker,KJ caught at UA 10, for 4 yards to the UA 10 (Harris,Khian’Dre) PENALTY Iowa Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Dunker,Gennings) 5 yards from UA 14 to UA 19. NO PLAY.
7:002nd & 13 at opp 19Xavier Williams run for 3 yds to the UALB 16
6:213rd & 10 at opp 16Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jacob Gill for 13 yds to the UALB 3 for a 1ST down
6:021st & goal at opp 3Terrell Washington Jr. run for 2 yds to the UALB 1
5:272nd & goal at opp 1Mark Gronowski run for 1 yd for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)Iowa 24, UAlbany 7
UAlbany Punt, 3 plays
5:271st & 10 at own 35Drew Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:181st & 10 at own 25Jack Shields run for 1 yd to the UALB 26
4:342nd & 9 at own 26Jack Shields pass incomplete to Caden Burti
4:313rd & 9 at own 26Jack Shields pass incomplete to Tavahri Groves
4:164th & 9 at own 26Owen Lawson punt for 60 yds
Iowa Field goal, 10 plays
4:091st & 10 at own 14Terrell Washington Jr. run for 13 yds to the IOWA 27 for a 1ST down
3:311st & 10 at own 27Xavier Williams run for 9 yds to the IOWA 36
2:462nd & 1 at own 36Xavier Williams run for 9 yds to the IOWA 45 for a 1ST down
2:101st & 10 at own 45Terrell Washington Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the IOWA 44
1:302nd & 11 at own 44Terrell Washington Jr. run for 8 yds to the UALB 48
1:113rd & 3 at opp 48Mark Gronowski pass complete to Zach Ortwerth for 5 yds to the UALB 43 for a 1ST down
0:501st & 10 at opp 43Xavier Williams run for 3 yds to the UALB 40
0:002nd & 7 at opp 40Xavier Williams run for 4 yds to the UALB 36
Q4 14:483rd & 3 at opp 36Hank Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the UALB 37
Q4 14:184th & 4 at opp 37Drew Stevens 55 yd FG GOODIowa 27, UAlbany 7
4th quarter4 drives, then Iowa 34, UAlbany 7
UAlbany Punt, 5 plays
14:131st & 10 at own 35Drew Stevens kickoff for 57 yds , Lasalle Rose Jr. return for 12 yds to the UALB 20
14:031st & 10 at own 20Jack Shields pass complete to Tavahri Groves for 3 yds to the UALB 23
13:252nd & 7 at own 23Alex Jreige run for 3 yds to the UALB 26
12:433rd & 4 at own 26(12:47) No Huddle-Shotgun Shields,Jack pass incomplete deep left to Jreige,Alex thrown to UA 49 PENALTY Iowa Pass Interference (Harrell,Jaden) 15 yards from UA 26 to UA 41, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:361st & 10 at own 41Jojo Uga run for a loss of 4 yards to the UALB 37
12:032nd & 14 at own 37Jack Shields pass complete to Caden Burti for 4 yds to the UALB 41
11:273rd & 10 at own 41Jack Shields sacked by Aaron Graves for a loss of 11 yards to the UALB 30
10:364th & 21 at own 30punt blocked by Preston Ries blocked by Preston Ries
Iowa Touchdown, 12 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 34Jaziun Patterson run for 17 yds to the UALB 49 for a 1ST down
9:521st & 10 at opp 49Jaziun Patterson run for 4 yds to the UALB 45
9:142nd & 6 at opp 45Jaziun Patterson run for 7 yds to the UALB 38 for a 1ST down
8:261st & 10 at opp 38Hank Brown pass complete to Seth Anderson for 4 yds to the UALB 34
7:572nd & 6 at opp 34Nathan McNeil run for 5 yds to the UALB 29
7:283rd & 1 at opp 29Jaziun Patterson run for 4 yds to the UALB 25 for a 1ST down
6:491st & 10 at opp 25Nathan McNeil run for no gain to the UALB 25
6:262nd & 10 at opp 25Nathan McNeil run for 9 yds to the UALB 16
5:483rd & 1 at opp 16Jaziun Patterson run for 8 yds to the UALB 8 for a 1ST down
5:091st & goal at opp 8Jaziun Patterson run for 7 yds to the UALB 1
4:132nd & goal at opp 1Jaziun Patterson run for no gain to the UALB 1
3:423rd & goal at opp 1Hank Brown run for 1 yd for a TD UAlbany Penalty, Defensive Offside (Balansama Kamara) declined (Drew Stevens KICK)Iowa 34, UAlbany 7
UAlbany Punt, 3 plays
3:421st & 10 at own 35Drew Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:391st & 10 at own 25Jack Shields pass incomplete to Jasiah Barron
3:312nd & 10 at own 25Caden Burti run for a loss of 4 yards to the UALB 21
2:463rd & 14 at own 21Jack Shields run for a loss of 3 yards to the UALB 18
1:504th & 17 at own 18Owen Lawson punt for 75 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UALB 47 , Sam Phillips returns for 46 yds to the UALB 47
1:441st & 10 at opp 47Hank Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the 50 yard line Hank Brown fumbled, recovered by UALB Abdul Osholake , return to the 50 yard line
UAlbany End of game, 5 plays
1:361st & 10 at the 50Jojo Uga run for 4 yds to the IOWA 46
0:582nd & 6 at opp 46Jack Shields pass incomplete to Caden Burti
0:523rd & 6 at opp 46Jack Shields pass complete to Carter Moses for 12 yds to the IOWA 34 for a 1ST down
0:181st & 10 at opp 34Jack Shields pass incomplete to Jasiah Barron
0:002nd & 10 at opp 34Jojo Uga run for 4 yds to the IOWA 30

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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