2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was to represent the University of Iowa during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes were to play their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, and compete in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were to be led by twenty-second-year head coach Kirk Ferentz.

2020 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
2020 record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coachKirk Ferentz (22nd season)
Offensive coordinatorBrian Ferentz (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorPhil Parker (9th season)
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 69,250)
2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Indiana   –      –  
Maryland   –      –  
Michigan   –      –  
Michigan State   –      –  
Ohio State   –      –  
Penn State   –      –  
Rutgers   –      –  
West Division
Illinois   –      –  
Iowa   –      –  
Minnesota   –      –  
Nebraska   –      –  
Northwestern   –      –  
Purdue   –      –  
Wisconsin   –      –  
Championship: TBA
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference expressed the possibility that a season could be played in the spring of 2021.[1]

Previous season

The 2019 Hawkeyes team finished the season 10–3, 6–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated USC, 49–24.

Schedule

Iowa had games scheduled against Northern Iowa, Iowa State, and Northern Illinois, but cancelled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18 at Minnesota
October 3 Michigan State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
October 10 at Ohio State
October 17 at Penn State
October 24 Northwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
November 7 at Illinois
November 14 Nebraska
November 21 at Purdue
November 28 Wisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)

[3]

    Game summaries

    at Minnesota
    See also: 2020 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
    Iowa at Minnesota
    Floyd of Rosedale
    1 2Total
    Hawkeyes 0
    Golden Gophers 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    49–62–2 2019 W, 23–19

    Michigan State
    See also: 2020 Michigan State Spartans football team
    Michigan State at Iowa
    1 2Total
    Spartans 0
    Hawkeyes 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    23–22–2 2017 L 10–17

    at Ohio State
    See also: 2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
    Iowa at Ohio State
    1 2Total
    Hawkeyes 0
    Buckeyes 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    15–46–3 2017 W 55–24

    at Penn State
    See also: 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
    Iowa at Penn State
    1 2Total
    Hawkeyes 0
    Nittany Lions 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    12–17 2019 L 12–17

    Northwestern
    See also: 2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team
    Northwestern at Iowa
    1 2Total
    Wildcats 0
    Hawkeyes 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    51–27–3 2019 W 20–0

    at Illinois
    See also: 2020 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
    Iowa at Illinois
    1 2Total
    Hawkeyes 0
    Fighting Illini 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    35–38–2 2019 W 19–10

    Nebraska
    See also: 2020 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
    Nebraska at Iowa
    Heroes Trophy
    1 2Total
    Cornhuskers 0
    Hawkeyes 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    18–29–3 2019 W 27–24

    at Purdue
    See also: 2020 Purdue Boilermakers football team
    Iowa at Purdue
    1 2Total
    Hawkeyes 0
    Boilermakers 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    39–48–3 2019 W 26–20

    Wisconsin
    See also: 2020 Wisconsin Badgers football team
    Wisconsin at Iowa
    Heartland Trophy
    1 2Total
    Badgers 0
    Hawkeyes 0
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    43–48–2 2019 L 22–24

    Rankings
    Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
    AP  
    Coaches 23  
    CFP Not released Not released
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    References
    1. "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". bigten.org. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
    2. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
    3. "2020 Iowa Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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