2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 14th year head coach Kirk Ferentz and play their home games at Kinnick Stadium. They are a member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team finished 2–6 in conference play, 4–8 overall and failed to become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2000. This also represents the Hawkeyes most recent losing season.

2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	Legends Division
2012 record	4–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Phil Parker (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,585)

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska x		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 24 Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 17 Northwestern		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6					6	–	7
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x		8	–	0					12	–	0
Penn State*		6	–	2					8	–	4
Wisconsin $		4	–	4					8	–	6
Purdue		3	–	5					6	–	7
Indiana		2	–	6					4	–	8
Illinois		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 PM	vs. Northern Illinois*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	ESPNU	W 18–17	52,117[1]
September 8	2:30 PM	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	BTN	L 6–9	70,585[2]
September 15	2:30 PM	No. 7 (FCS) Northern Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 27–16	70,585[3]
September 22	11:00 AM	Central Michigan*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 31–32	70,585[4]
September 29	11:00 AM	Minnesota	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	W 31–13	70,585[5]
October 13	11:00 AM	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 19–16 ^2OT	70,211[6]
October 20	7:00 PM	Penn State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 14–38	70,585[7]
October 27	11:00 AM	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 17–28	44,121[8]
November 3	2:30 PM	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 21–24	40,646[9]
November 10	11:00 AM	Purdue	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 24–27	70,585[10]
November 17	11:00 AM	at No. 23 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 17–42	113,016[11]
November 23	11:00 AM	No. 17 Nebraska	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ABC[12]	L 7–13	69,805[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Kyle Anderson  Fr QB 16 C. J. Beathard Fr QB 15 Jake Rudock  Fr QB 19 Cody Sokol Jr QB 16 James Vandenberg (C) Sr QB/P 14 John Wienke Sr RB 32 Damon Bullock So RB 33 Jordan Canzeri  So RB 33 Adam Cox So RB 31 Andre Dawson Jr RB 26 Steve Fiorella  Fr RB 4 Greg Garmon Fr RB 92 Jonathan Gimm Sr RB 3 Barkley Hill  Fr RB 34 Nate Meier Fr RB 35 Matt Mayers So RB 41 Jacob Reisen Jr RB 38 Brad Rogers Jr RB 45 Mark Weisman So WR 23 Jordan Cotton Jr WR 6 Keenan Davis Sr WR 9 Blake Haluska So WR 84 Jacob Hillyer So WR 88 Greg Mabin Fr WR 11 Kevonte Martin-Manley So WR 29 Nick Nielsen Sr WR 8 Don Shumpert Jr WR 81 Tevaun Smith Fr WR 83 Steven Staggs Sr WR 89 Cameron Wilson Fr TE 85 Zach Derby Sr TE 87 Jake Duzey  Fr TE 86 C. J. Fiedorowicz Jr TE 82 Ray Hamilton So TE 46 George Kittle Fr TE 80 Henry Krieger-Coble  Fr OL 63 Austin Blythe  Fr OL 59 Conor Boffeli Jr OL 50 Drew Clark Jr OL 78 Andrew Donnal So OL 53 James Ferentz (C) Sr OL 57 Tommy Gaul So OL 74 Mitch Keppy Fr OL 76 Nolan MacMillan Jr OL 66 Casey McMillan Sr OL 68 Brandon Scherff So OL 77 Reid Sealby Fr OL 58 Eric Simmons So OL 60 Matt Tobin Sr OL 70 Brett Van Sloten Jr OL 65 Jordan Walsh  Fr OL 73 Ryan Ward Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 79 Dominic Alvis Jr DL 54 Steve Bigach Sr DL 97 Darian Cooper  Fr DL 71 Carl Davis So DL 56 Faith Ekakitie Fr DL 99 Joe Gaglione Sr DL 98 Mike Hardy So DL 67 Jaleel Johnson Fr DL 93 Nathan Lyman Jr DL 94 Riley McMinn  Fr DL 95 Drew Ott Fr DL 90 Louis Trinca-Pasat  So DL 75 Dean Tsopanides  Fr DL 91 Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara Fr LB 52 Quinton Alston So LB 55 Marcus Collins So LB 17 Shane DiBona Jr LB 36 Cole Fisher So LB 50 Palmer Foster So LB 31 Anthony Hitchens Jr LB 20 Christian Kirksey Jr LB 44 James Morris (C) Jr LB 42 Macon Plewa  Fr LB 43 Jim Poggi So LB 49 Melvin Spears  Fr LB 51 Laron Taylor Fr DB 14 Kevin Buford Fr DB 22 Torrey Campbell So DB 2 Greg Castillo Sr DB 13 Tom Donatell Sr DB 7 Sean Draper Fr DB 28 Marcus Fleming Fr DB 12 Anthony Gair Fr DB 17 Raymond Hammond  Fr DB 18 Micah Hyde (C) Sr DB 22 Brian Kroll So DB 21 Nico Law So DB 25 Ruben Lile  Fr DB 27 Jordan Lomax  So DB 48 John Lowdermilk So DB 19 B.J. Lowery Jr DB 5 Tanner Miller Jr DB 16 Jamal Overton  Fr DB 39 Travis Perry  Fr DB 16 Collin Sleeper Sr DB 30 Gavin Smith So DB 40 Jack Swanson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Marshall Koehn  Fr K 98 Connor Kornbrath Fr K 96 Mike Meyer Jr K 8 Trent Mossbrucker Sr P 15 Jonny Mullings So LS 69 Ryan Kolka  Fr LS 61 Casey Kreiter Jr	Head coach Kirk Ferentz Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg Davis – Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Phil Parker – Defensive Coordinator Erik Campbell – Wide Receivers Lester Erb – Running Backs and Special Teams Brian Ferentz – Offensive Line Eric Johnson – Recruiting Coordinator and Tight Ends Reese Morgan – Defensive Line Darrell Wilson – Defensive Backs and Special Teams LeVar Woods – Linebackers Chris Doyle – Strength and Conditioning Dustyn Baethke – Strength and Conditioning Assistant Chad Kraklio – Strength and Conditioning Assistant Chris Polizzi – Defensive Graduate 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 Chic 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 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/17/12

Regular season

Northern Illinois

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Iowa at Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Iowa 3 3 3 9 18 Northern Illinois 0 10 7 0 17 Date: September 1 Location: Soldier Field Chicago, IL Game start: 2:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 52,117 Game weather: 73°F, Overcast, Wind 10 NE Referee: Dave Wilvoet TV announcers (ESPNU): Tom Hart, John Congemi Source[15]

Scoring summary 1 8:08 Iowa Mike Meyer 34-yard field goal Iowa 3–0 2 14:55 Northern Illinois Keith Harris 7-yard run (Mathew Sims kick) Northern Illinois 7–3 2 4:23 Iowa Mike Meyer 29-yard field goal Northern Illinois 7–6 2 1:16 Northern Illinois Mathew Sims 28-yard field goal Northern Illinois 10–6 3 10:59 Iowa Mike Meyer 22-yard field goal Northern Illinois 10–9 3 9:43 Northern Illinois Jordan Lynch 73-yard run (Mathew Sims kick) Northern Illinois 17–9 4 9:33 Iowa Mike Meyer 50-yard field goal Northern Illinois 17–12 4 2:15 Iowa Damon Bullock 23-yard run (James Vandenburg pass failed) Iowa 18–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–0	2007	W 16–3

Iowa State

See also: 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State at Iowa
Cy-Hawk Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total • Iowa State 6 3 0 0 9 Iowa 3 0 0 3 6 Date: September 8 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 2:42 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 69°F, Sunny, Wind 7 NNW Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Chuck Long, Chris Martin and Jon Jansen Source[16]

Scoring summary 1 9:55 Iowa State Aaron Horne 5-yard pass from Steele Jantz (Edwin Arceo kick failed) Iowa State 6–0 1 4:49 Iowa Mike Meyer 23-yard field goal Iowa State 6–3 2 11:13 Iowa State Edwin Arceo 22-yard field goal Iowa State 9–3 4 14:06 Iowa Mike Meyer 21-yard field goal Iowa State 9–6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39–20	2011	L 41–44 ^3OT

Northern Iowa

See also: 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Northern Iowa at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Northern Iowa 7 6 3 0 16 • Iowa 7 10 7 3 27 Date: September 15 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 2:42 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 76°F, Mostly Sunny, Wind 8 S Referee: Todd Ransom TV announcers (BTN): Tom Werme, Danan Hughes, Damon Benning Source[17]

Scoring summary 1 10:36 Northern Iowa David Johnson 1-yard run (Tyler Sievertsen kick) Northern Iowa 7–0 1 5:25 Iowa Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Tied 7–7 1 2:13 Northern Iowa Tyler Sievertsen 49-yard field goal Northern Iowa 10–7 2 11:09 Iowa Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 14–10 2 7:24 Northern Iowa Tyler Sievertsen 22-yard field goal Iowa 14–13 2 2:46 Iowa Mike Meyer 24-yard field goal Iowa 17–13 3 13:10 Iowa Mark Weisman 2-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 24–13 3 2:47 Northern Iowa Tyler Sievertsen 25-yard field goal Iowa 24–16 4 12:22 Iowa Mike Meyer 19-yard field goal Iowa 27–16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–1	2009	W 17–16

Central Michigan

Central Michigan at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Central Michigan 10 13 0 9 32 Iowa 14 0 7 10 31 Date: September 22 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:00 CDT Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 49°F, Mostly Sunny, Wind 21 WNW Referee: Shawn Smith TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Danan Hughes, Tom Helmer Source[18]

Scoring summary 1 12:32 Iowa Kevonte Martin-Manley 10-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 7–0 1 8:04 Central Michigan Zurlon Tipton 8-yard run (David Harman kick) Tied 7–7 1 5:45 Central Michigan David Harman 33-yard field goal Central Michigan 10–7 1 3:10 Iowa Mark Weisman 34-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 14–10 2 11:51 Central Michigan Titus Davis 29-yard pass from Ryan Radchiff (David Harman kick) Central Michigan 17–14 2 2:00 Central Michigan David Harman 25-yard field goal Central Michigan 20–14 2 0:12 Central Michigan David Harman 20-yard field goal Central Michigan 23–14 3 9:18 Iowa Mark Weisman 5-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Central Michigan 23–21 4 8:07 Iowa Mike Meyer 46-yard field goal Iowa 24–23 4 2:18 Iowa Mark Weisman 12-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 31–23 4 0:45 Central Michigan Titus Davis 13-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff (Ryan Radcliff pass failed) Iowa 31–29 4 0:03 Central Michigan David Harman 47-yard field goal Central Michigan 32–31

See also: 2012 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1998	W 38–0

Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa
Floyd of Rosedale

1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 0 0 7 6 13 • Iowa 3 21 0 7 31 Date: September 29 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:02 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 65°F, Sunny, Wind 6 WNW Referee: Dennis Lipski TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Lewis Johnson Source[19]

Scoring summary 1 12:35 Iowa Mike Meyer 44-yard field goal Iowa 3–0 2 14:55 Iowa Mark Weisman 8-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 10–0 2 13:03 Iowa Jordan Cotton 47-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 17–0 2 8:50 Iowa James Vandenburg 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 24–0 3 7:12 Minnesota Issac Fruechte 9-yard pass from Max Shortell (Jordan Wettstein kick) Iowa 24–7 4 5:15 Iowa Christian Kirksey 68-yard interception return (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 31–7 4 0:41 Minnesota Drew Goodger 1-yard pass from Max Shortell (Max Shortell pass failed) Iowa 31–13

See also: 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–61–2	2011	L 21–22

Michigan State

See also: 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team

Iowa at Michigan State

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total • Iowa 0 3 0 10 3 3 19 Michigan State 7 3 0 3 3 0 16 Date: October 13 Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Game start: 11:00 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:39 Game attendance: 70,211 Game weather: 40°F, Rain, Wind 9 SSE Referee: Todd Geerlings TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown Source[20]

Scoring summary 1 11:11 Michigan State Le'Veon Bell 14-yard run (Dan Conroy kick) Michigan State 7–0 2 9:13 Michigan State Dan Conroy 24-yard field goal Michigan State 10–0 2 4:09 Iowa Mike Meyer 23-yard field goal Michigan State 10–3 4 14:08 Iowa Mike Meyer 28-yard field goal Michigan State 10–6 4 7:41 Michigan State Dan Conroy 22-yard field goal Michigan State 13–6 4 0:55 Iowa Mark Wesiman 5-yard run (Mike Meyer field goal) Tied 13–13 OT 0:00 Michigan State Dan Conroy 24-yard field goal Michigan State 16–13 OT 0:00 Iowa Mike Meyer 27-yard field goal Tied 16–16 2OT 0:00 Iowa Mike Meyer 42-yard field goal Iowa 19–16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–19–2	2011	W 21–37

Penn State

Penn State vs Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Penn State 14 10 7 7 38 Iowa 0 0 0 14 14 Date: October 20 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 7:05 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 51°F, Partly Cloudy, Wind 5 SSE Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, Jon Jansen Source[21]

Scoring summary 1 7:24 Penn State Jesse James 31-yard pass from Matt McGloin (Sam Ficken kick) Penn State 7–0 1 2:43 Penn State Allen Robinson 8-yard pass from Matt McGloin(Sam Ficken kick) Penn State 14–0 2 7:19 Penn State Sam Ficken 34-yard field goal Penn State 17–0 2 5:53 Penn State Bill Belton 11-yard run (Sam Ficken kick ) Penn State 24–0 3 14:33 Penn State Bill Belton 3-yard run (Sam Ficken kick ) Penn State 31–0 4 14:25 Penn State Bill Belton 5-yard run (Sam Ficken kick) Penn State 38–0 4 14:14 Iowa Jordan Cotten 92-yard kickoff return (Mike Meyer kick) Penn State 38–7 4 4:11 Iowa Keenan Davis 18-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick) Penn State 38–14

See also: 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–12	2011	L 3–13

Northwestern

See also: 2012 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Iowa at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 3 0 7 7 17 • Northwestern 7 7 14 0 28 Date: October 27 Location: Ryan Field Evanston, IL Game start: 11:00 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 44,121 Game weather: 44°F, Mostly Sunny, Wind 12 NNW Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Lewis Johnson Source[22]

Scoring summary 1 11:26 Northwestern Kain Colter 5-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick) Northwestern 7–0 1 4:37 Iowa Mike Meyer 40-yard field goal Northwestern 7–3 2 11:44 Northwestern Kain Colter 2-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick) Northwestern 14–3 3 12:58 Northwestern Kain Colter 4-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick) Northwestern 21–3 3 10:43 Northwestern Christian Jones 47-yard pass from Kain Colter (Jeff Budzien kick) Northwestern 28–3 3 0:22 Iowa James Vandenburg 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Northwestern 28–10 4 6:37 Iowa James Vandenburg 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Northwestern 28–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
47–23–3	2011	W 41–31

Indiana

Iowa at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 14 0 0 7 21 • Indiana 3 7 7 7 24 Date: November 3 Location: Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN Game start: 3:42 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 40,646 Game weather: 43°F, Cloudy, Wind 8 NE (Game delayed 1 hour and 12 minutes) Referee: Alex Kemp TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, J Leman Source[23]

Scoring summary 1 7:20 Iowa Kevonte Martin-Manley 24-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 7–0 1 7:08 Iowa Christian Kirksey 18-yard interception return (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 14–0 1 3:27 Indiana Mitch Ewald 45-yard field goal Iowa 14–3 2 0:47 Indiana Cody Latimer 15-yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Mitch Ewald kick) Iowa 14–10 3 7:28 Indiana Cody Latimer 6-yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Mitch Ewald kick) Indiana 17–14 4 12:17 Iowa Damon Bullock 4-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 21–17 4 10:58 Iowa Cody Latimer 30-yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Mitch Ewald kick) Indiana 24–21

See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–27–4	2011	W 45–24

Purdue

Purdue at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Purdue 7 7 10 3 27 Iowa 0 7 14 3 24 Date: November 10 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:00 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 63°F, Partly Cloudy, Wind 20 S Referee: Dave Witvoet TV announcers (BTN): Josh Lewin, Chris Martin, J Leman Source[24]

Scoring summary 1 5:30 Purdue Akeem Shavers 3-yard run(Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 7–0 2 9:43 Iowa Damon Bullock 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Tied 7–7 2 4:43 Purdue Gabe Holmes 9-yd pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 14–7 3 10:23 Purdue Sam McCartney 36-yd field goal Purdue 17–7 3 4:58 Iowa CJ Fiedorowicz 5-yd pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick) Purdue 17–14 3 1:38 Purdue Gary Bush 10-yd pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick) Purdue 24–14 3 0:10 Iowa Micah Hyde 9-yd fumble recovery (Mike Meyer kick) Purdue 24–21 4 3:32 Iowa Mike Meyer 24-yard field goal Tied 24–24 4 0:00 Purdue Sam McCartney 46-yard field goal Purdue 27–24

See also: 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–45–3	2011	W 31–21

Michigan

See also: 2012 Michigan Wolverines football team

Iowa at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 7 3 0 7 17 • #23 Michigan 7 21 14 0 42 Date: November 17 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 11:00 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 113,016 Game weather: 55°F, Partly Cloudy, Calm Wind Referee: Dennis Lipski TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown Source[25]

Scoring summary 1 8:27 Michigan Devin Gardner 1-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick) Michigan 7–0 1 1:44 Iowa Henry Krieger Coble 16-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick) Tied 7–7 2 13:05 Michigan Roy Roundtree 37-yard pass from Devin Gardner (Brendan Gibbons kick) Michigan 14–7 2 9:26 Iowa Mike Meyer 27-yard field goal Michigan 14–10 2 5:20 Michigan Devin Gardner 1-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick) Michigan 21–10 2 0:40 Michigan Vincent Smith 18-yard pass from Devin Gardner (Brendan Gibbons kick) Michigan 28–10 3 8:41 Michigan Devin Gardner 3-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick) Michigan 35–10 3 4:33 Michigan Devin Funchess 29-yard pass from Devin Gardner (Brendan Gibbons kick) Michigan 42–10 4 2:12 Iowa Mark Weisman 13-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick) Michigan 42–17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–40–4	2011	W 24–16

Nebraska

Nebraska at Iowa
Heroes Game

1 2 3 4 Total • #14 Nebraska 3 0 10 0 13 Iowa 7 0 0 0 7 Date: November 23 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:00 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 69,805 Game weather: 31°F, Mostly Sunny, Wind 26 NW Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards Source[26]

Scoring summary 1 6:51 Nebraska Brett Maher 26-yd field goal Nebraska 3–0 1 0:28 Iowa James Vandenberg 1-yd run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 7–3 3 9:30 Nebraska Brett Maher 52-yd field goal Iowa 7–6 3 3:10 Nebraska Rex Burkhead 3-yd run (Brett Maher kick) Nebraska 13–7

See also: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–27–3	2011	L 7–20

Players in the 2013 NFL Draft

See also: 2013 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club	Ref
Micah Hyde	Cornerback	5	159	Green Bay Packers	[27]

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