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2022 Iowa

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2022, game by game: won vs. South Dakota State 7–3; lost vs. Iowa State 7–10; won vs. Nevada 27–0; won at Rutgers 27–10; lost vs. No. 4 Michigan 14–27; lost at Illinois 6–9; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 10–54; won vs. Northwestern 33–13; won at Purdue 24–3; won vs. Wisconsin 24–10; won at Minnesota 13–10; lost vs. Nebraska 17–24; won vs. Kentucky 21–0+27−44Won 7–3 vs. South Dakota State+4South Dakota St…Lost 7–10 vs. Iowa State-3Iowa StateWon 27–0 vs. Nevada+27NevadaWon 27–10 at Rutgers+17RutgersLost 14–27 vs. No. 4 Michigan-13No. 4 MichiganLost 6–9 at Illinois-3IllinoisLost 10–54 at No. 2 Ohio State-44No. 2 Ohio StateWon 33–13 vs. Northwestern+20NorthwesternWon 24–3 at Purdue+21PurdueWon 24–10 vs. Wisconsin+14WisconsinWon 13–10 at Minnesota+3MinnesotaLost 17–24 vs. Nebraska-7NebraskaWon 21–0 vs. Kentucky+21Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsSouth Dakota StateW 7–⁠374%
Sep 10vsIowa StateL 7–⁠1060%
Sep 17vsNevadaW 27–⁠066%
Sep 24atRutgersW 27–⁠1063%
Oct 1vs4MichiganL 14–⁠2749%
Oct 8atIllinoisL 6–⁠946%
Oct 22at2Ohio StateL 10–⁠5420%
Oct 29vsNorthwesternW 33–⁠1384%
Nov 5atPurdueW 24–⁠343%
Nov 12vsWisconsinW 24–⁠1061%
Nov 19atMinnesotaW 13–⁠1047%
Nov 25vsNebraskaL 17–⁠2485%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsKentuckyMusic City BowlW 21–⁠052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kentucky 21–⁠0 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Butkus AwardJack Campbell, ILB; also the Campbell Trophy

Consensus All-AmericanJack Campbell, ILB

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
230–⁠173
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1646 +49 this season
SP+ rating
12.7 No. 26 of 131; offense No. 117, defense No. 2, special teams No. 3
SRS
9.5 No. 27 of 131 in FBS
Returning
92% of last season’s EPA, No. 2 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 30 roster talent No. 36 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Ferentz
Defensive coordinator
Phil Parker
Captains
Jack Campbell, Riley Moss, Sam LaPorta and Cooper DeJean
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense126th of 131
  • Defense3rd of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted125th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0836%1.12126th of 131
Defense-0.1037%1.023rd of 131
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
-0.06 def		39% off
37% def		—125th off
2nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.8own 3218% allowed
Defense2.8own 2717% caused

CORE rating 3.4, 53rd of 131 (offense -13.0, defense -16.5).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsSpencer Petras QB1,725 yds
Passing touchdownsSpencer Petras QB5 TD
Rushing yardsKaleb Johnson RB779 yds
Rushing touchdownsKaleb Johnson RB6 TD
Receiving yardsSam LaPorta TE656 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuke Lachey TE4 TD
TacklesJack Campbell LB116 tkl
SacksDeontae Craig DL7.5 sacks
InterceptionsCooper DeJean DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Xavier Nwankpa S★★★★No. 53
Aaron Graves DL★★★★No. 128
Kaleb Johnson RB★★★No. 435
Caden Crawford DL★★★No. 502
Carson May QB★★★No. 536

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.882
Running backs23.00.882
Receivers33.00.866
Offensive line33.00.850
Defensive line53.20.872
Linebackers23.00.846
Defensive backs33.30.905
Athletes and specialists23.00.878
Whole class213.10.872

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 1Lukas Van Ness DEGreen Bay Packers
Rd 1Jack Campbell ILBDetroit Lions
Rd 2Sam LaPorta TEDetroit Lions
Rd 3Riley Moss CBDenver Broncos

Roster 126

The 2022 roster

126 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 1

The 2022 portal
Steven Stilianos TE★★★from Lafayette

Transfers out 7

Tyrone Tracy WR★★★to Purdue
Deuce Hogan QB★★★to Kentucky
Quavon Matthews WR★★★no new school on file
Desmond Hutson WR★★no new school on file
Josiah Miamen TE★★★to Florida International
Charlie Jones WR★★to Purdue
Brennan Sweeney LBno new school on file

All-Big Ten

5 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2022 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2022 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan9–⁠013–⁠13
Ohio State8–⁠111–⁠24
Penn State7–⁠211–⁠27
Purdue6–⁠38–⁠6
Minnesota5–⁠49–⁠4
Iowa5–⁠48–⁠5
Illinois5–⁠48–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠58–⁠5
Wisconsin4–⁠57–⁠6
Michigan State3–⁠65–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana2–⁠74–⁠8
Rutgers1–⁠84–⁠8
Northwestern1–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.