Linebacker, Iowa, 2024–26
Cam Buffington
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 33
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 238 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Winfield, IA
Cam Buffington plays linebacker for Iowa. Last time out, at Washington: 8 tackles, 2 sacks, a career high in sacks. Buffington leads Iowa in tackles this season.
2026 so far
52 tackles, 2 sacks
Last game: 8 tackles, 2 sacks ★ at Washington, W 41–24
Next game: at Minnesota, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
15tackles, career highvs. Iowa State, 20262sacks, career highat Washington, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Iowa 6 games, 52 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Iowa State | W 16–13 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Michigan | W 20–19 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Ohio State | L 14–31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Washington | W 41–24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Iowa 3 games, 7 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs. Massachusetts | W 47–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Wisconsin | W 37–0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Minnesota | W 41–3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.