2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Kirk Ferentz, who was in his 13th season, and played their homes games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. They are member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in Big Ten Conference play to finish in fourth place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Insight Bowl, for the second consecutive year, where they were defeated by Oklahoma, 31–14.

2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Insight Bowl, L 14–31 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLegends Division
Record7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen O'Keefe (13th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (13th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Legends Division
No. 11 Michigan State x   7 1     11 3  
No. 12 Michigan %   6 2     11 2  
No. 24 Nebraska   5 3     9 4  
Iowa   4 4     7 6  
Northwestern   3 5     6 7  
Minnesota   2 6     3 9  
Leaders Division
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$   6 2     11 3  
Penn State x   6 2     9 4  
Purdue   4 4     7 6  
Ohio State   3 5     6 7  
Illinois   2 6     7 6  
Indiana   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 amTennessee Tech*BTNW 34–770,585[1]
September 1011:00 amat Iowa State*FSNL 41–44 3OT56,058[2]
September 1711:00 amPittsburgh*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN2W 31–2770,585[3]
September 2411:00 amLouisiana–Monroe*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
BTNW 45–1770,585[4]
October 82:30 pmat Penn StateABC/ESPNL 3–13103,497[5]
October 156:00 pmNorthwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
BTNW 41–3170,585[6]
October 2211:00 amIndiana 
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
BTNW 45–2470,585[7]
October 292:30 pmat MinnesotaBTNL 21–2246,543[8]
November 511:00 amNo. 13 Michigan
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPNW 24–1670,585[9]
November 1211:00 amNo. 13 Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN2L 21–3770,585[10]
November 1911:00 amat PurdueBTNW 31–2144,017[11]
November 2511:00 amat No. 22 NebraskaABCL 7–2085,595[12]
December 309:00 pmvs. No. 19 Oklahoma*ESPNL 14–3154,247[13]

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Roster

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2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 15 Jake Rudock Fr
QB 16 James Vandenberg Jr
QB 14 John Wienke Jr
RB 40 Marcus Binns   Fr
RB 32 Damon Bullock Fr
RB 33 Jordan Canzeri Fr
RB 34 Marcus Coker So
RB 33 Adam Cox Fr
RB 92 Jonathan Gimm Jr
RB 30 De'Andre Johnson Fr
RB 25 Mika'll McCall Fr
RB 35 Matt Mayers   Fr
RB 41 Jacob Reisen So
RB 38 Brad Rogers So
RB 28 Mark Weisman   Fr
RB 3 Jason White Jr
WR 88 Joe Audlehelm Sr
WR 18 John Chief   Fr
WR 23 Jordan Cotton So
WR 6 Keenan Davis Jr
WR 9 Blake Haluska   Fr
WR 84 Jacob Hillyer Fr
WR 11 Kevonte Martin-Manley Fr
WR 7 Marvin McNutt Sr
WR 29 Nick Nielsen Jr
WR 8 Don Shumpert So
WR 83 Steven Staggs Jr
TE 85 Zach Derby Jr
TE 87 Jake Duzey Fr
TE 86 C.J. Fiedorowicz So
TE 82 Ray Hamilton Fr
TE 39 Brad Herman Sr
TE 80 Henry Krieger-Coble Fr
TE 81 Austin Vier   Fr
OL 63 Austin Blythe Fr
OL 59 Conor Boffeli So
OL 50 Drew Clark So
OL 78 Andrew Donnal   Fr
OL 53 James Ferentz So
OL 57 Tommy Gaul   Fr
OL 73 Adam Gettis Sr
OL 73 Jared Kracke Fr
OL 76 Noaln MacMillan So
OL 66 Casey McMillan Jr
OL 72 Woody Orne Sr
OL 77 Riley Reiff Sr
OL 68 Brandon Scherff   Fr
OL 60 Matt Tobin Jr
OL 70 Brett Van Sloten So
OL 65 Jordan Walsh Fr
OL 56 Markus Zusevics Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 79 Dominic Alvis So
DL 54 Steve Bigach Jr
DL 91 Broderick Binns Sr
DL 97 Darian Cooper Fr
DL 58 Lebron Daniel Sr
DL 93 Mike Daniels Sr
DL 71 Carl Davis   Fr
DL 96 Joe Forgy Sr
DL 99 Joe Gaglione Jr
DL 98 Mike Hardy   Fr
DL 58 Cameron Hayward Fr
DL 94 Riley McMinn Fr
DL 87 Thomas Nardo Sr
DL 90 Louis Trinca-Pasat   Fr
DL 75 Dean Tsopanides Fr
LB 52 Quinton Alston Fr
LB 55 Marcus Collins Fr
LB 17 A.J. DiBona Fr
LB 13 Tom Donatell Jr
LB 50 Palmer Foster   Fr
LB 47 Dakota Getz So
LB 31 Anthony Hitchens So
LB 20 Christian Kirksey So
LB 44 James Morris So
LB 45 Tyler Nielsen Sr
LB 36 Macon Plewa Fr
LB 43 Jim Poggi   Fr
LB 51 Terrance Pryor Jr
LB 49 Melvin Spears Fr
DB 4 Jordan Bernstine Sr
DB 7 Brendon Boerm Fr
DB 22 Torrey Campbell Fr
DB 2 Greg Castillo Jr
DB 36 Cole Fisher Fr
DB 18 Micah Hyde Jr
DB 22 Brian Kroll   Fr
DB 21 Nico Law Fr
DB 27 Jordan Lomax Fr
DB 48 John Lowdermilk Fr
DB 19 B.J. Lowery So
DB 5 Tanner Miller So
DB 16 Jamal Overton Fr
DB 39 Travis Perry Fr
DB 28 Shaun Prater Sr
DB 16 Collin Sleeper Jr
DB 30 Gavin Smith Fr
DB 12 Kyle Steinbrecher Sr
DB 40 Jack Swanson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Marshall Koehn Fr
K 96 Mike Meyer So
K 8 Trent Mossbrucker Jr
P 6 Eric Guthrie Sr
P 15 Jonny Mullings   Fr
LS 65 Ryan Kolka Fr
LS 61 Casey Kreiter So


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ken O'KeefeOffensive coordinator and Quarterbacks
  • Norm ParkerDefensive coordinator
  • Erik CampbellWide receivers
  • Lester Erb – Running backs and Special Teams
  • Eric Johnson – Recruiting Coordinator and tight ends
  • Rick Kaczenski – Defensive line
  • Reese Morgan – Offensive line
  • Phil ParkerDefensive backs
  • Darrell WilsonLinebackers and Special Teams
  • Chris DoyleStrength and conditioning
  • Dustyn Baethke – Strength and Conditioning Assistant
  • Charlie Bullen – Defensive Graduate Assistant
  • Chad Kraklio – Strength and Conditioning Assistant
  • David Raih – Offensive Graduate Assistant
  • Doug West – Senior Athletic Trainer
  • Ned Amendola, M.D. – Director, UI Sports Medicine Center
  • Raimond Braithwaite – Strength and Conditioning Assistant
  • Chigozie Ejiasi – Director of player development
  • Matthew Engelbert – Video Coordinator
  • Paul Federici – Director of football operations
  • Russ Haynes – Associate Director, Athletic Training Services
  • Bob Rahfeldt – Assistant Video Coordinator
  • Scott Southmayd – Quality Control Director
  • John Streif – Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • LeVar WoodsAdministrative Assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 12, 2011

Regular season

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Tennessee Tech

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Tennessee Tech at Iowa
1 234Total
Tennessee Tech (0–1) 0 007 7
Iowa (1–0) 3 2470 34
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 4:27
  • Game attendance: 70,585
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Rain, Wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h) SSW (Game delayed 1 hour and 24 minutes)
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
  • TV announcers (BTN): Tom Werme, Danan Hughes & Stacy Paetz

Honorary Captain: Brad Banks[15]

At Iowa State

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Iowa at Iowa State
Cy-Hawk Trophy
1 234OT2OT3OTTotal
Iowa (1–1) 7 368773 41
Iowa State (1–0) 0 1077776 44
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Jack Trice Stadium
    Ames, IA
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:50
  • Game attendance: 56,058
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), mostly clear, wind 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) N
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (FSN): Joel Meyers, Joel Klatt, Jim Knox

At Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh at Iowa
1 234Total
Pittsburgh (2–0) 10 0143 27
Iowa (2–1) 0 3721 31

Louisiana–Monroe

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Louisiana-Monroe at Iowa
1 234Total
Louisiana-Monroe (1–2) 3 0140 17
Iowa (3–1) 14 14143 45

At Penn State

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Iowa at Penn State
1 234Total
Iowa (3–2) 0 300 3
Penn State (4–1) 3 307 13

Northwestern

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Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
Northwestern (2–3) 0 71014 31
Iowa (4–2) 10 7024 41

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Indiana

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Indiana at Iowa
Homecoming
1 234Total
Indiana (1–6) 7 737 24
Iowa (5–2) 14 2137 45

At Minnesota

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Iowa at Minnesota
Floyd of Rosedale
1 234Total
Iowa (5–3) 0 777 21
Minnesota (1–6) 0 7312 22

Michigan

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Michigan at Iowa
1 234Total
#13/13 Michigan (7–2) 6 037 16
Iowa (6–3) 7 1007 24

Michigan State

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Michigan State at Iowa
Senior Day
1 234Total
#13/13 Michigan State (7–2) 14 1733 37
Iowa (6–4) 0 7140 21

At Purdue

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Iowa at Purdue
1 234Total
Iowa (7–4) 14 737 31
Purdue (5–5) 7 707 21

At Nebraska

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Iowa at Nebraska
Heroes Game
1 234Total
Iowa (7–5) 0 007 7
#22/22 Nebraska (8–3) 0 1037 20
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
    Lincoln, NE
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 85,595
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Overcast, wind 13 mph (21 km/h) S
  • Referee: Todd Geerlings
  • TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen, Bob Davie & Jeanine Edwards

Vs. Oklahoma (Insight Bowl)

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Iowa vs. Oklahoma
Insight Bowl
1 234Total
Iowa (7–6) 0 0014 14
#19/19 Oklahoma (9–3) 7 7710 31

Postseason awards

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Players in the 2012 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL Club Ref
Riley Reiff Offensive Tackle 1 23 Detroit Lions [17]
Mike Daniels Defensive tackle 4 132 Green Bay Packers [17]
Adam Gettis Offensive Guard 5 141 Washington Redskins [17]
Shaun Prater Cornerback 5 156 Cincinnati Bengals [17]
Marvin McNutt Wide receiver 6 194 Philadelphia Eagles [17]
Jordan Bernstine Cornerback 7 217 Washington Redskins [17]

References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. September 3, 2011.
  2. ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes vs Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN.com. September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. September 17, 2011. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Iowa vs. ULM Box Score". University of Iowa Athletics. September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Box Score". ESPN.com. October 8, 2011.
  6. ^ "Northwestern Wildcats vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
  7. ^ "Indiana Hoosiers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. October 22, 2011. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Box Score". ESPN.com. October 29, 2011. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016.
  9. ^ "Michigan Wolverines vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "Michigan State Spartans vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Box Score". ESPN.com. November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016.
  11. ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN.com. November 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
  12. ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers Box Score". ESPN.com. November 25, 2011. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017.
  13. ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score". ESPN.com. February 15, 2012.
  14. ^ "2011-2012 Schedule". University of Iowa Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  15. ^ Banks Named Honorary Captain HawkeyeSports.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  16. ^ Northwestern at Iowa Recap
  17. ^ a b c d e f "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.