Iowa @ Rutgers Game Overview
IOWA vs RUTGRecords
IOWA RecordLast 10
| Date | vs | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, '25 |
MASS
|
W 47 - 7 | W -35 | o44.0 |
| Sep 06, '25 |
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ISU
|
L 13 - 16 | P 3 | u42.5 |
| Aug 30, '25 |
ALBY
|
W 34 - 7 | L -39 | u49.0 |
| Dec 30, '24 |
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MIZZ
|
L 24 - 27 | L 1 | o41.0 |
| Nov 29, '24 |
NEB
|
W 13 - 10 | P -3 | u42.0 |
| Nov 23, '24 |
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MD
|
W 29 - 13 | W -4.5 | o41.0 |
| Nov 08, '24 |
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UCLA
|
L 17 - 20 | L -6.5 | u45.5 |
| Nov 02, '24 |
WIS
|
W 42 - 10 | W -2.5 | o40.5 |
| Oct 26, '24 |
NW
|
W 40 - 14 | W -16.5 | o38.0 |
| Oct 19, '24 |
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MSU
|
L 20 - 32 | L -6.5 | o39.5 |
IOWA Next 3 Games
IOWA vs RUTG Preview
Last Meeting ( Nov 11, 2023 ) Rutgers 0, Iowa 22
Getting transfer quarterback Mark Gronowski ready for Big Ten play was an emphasis last week for Iowa.
The Hawkeyes have received modest passing contributions from their new signal caller and would cherish a breakout game when they visit unbeaten Rutgers on Friday night in Piscataway, N.J., in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Gronowski, formerly a highly acclaimed FCS quarterback for South Dakota State, passed for 44 and 83 yards, respectively, over his first two Iowa games. The production was better last week when he had 179 yards, two passing scores and one rushing TD in a 47-7 rout of UMass.
"I felt a lot more confident going into the game, allowing myself to play free, and understanding that at the end of the day it is just a game," Gronowski said Tuesday. "I've got to go be myself, and I've done it before. I've done it before and I can do it again."
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said that leading rusher Xavier Williams (186 yards, one TD) will miss the Rutgers game and that running back Kamari Moulton (missed last two games) will return.
Iowa (2-1) features a strong returner as Kaden Wetjen racked up 216 yards (182 punt, 34 kickoff) against UMass. Wetjen's 95-yard punt return score tied the school and Big Ten records, while the 182 punt return yards rank fourth in Big Ten history.
Saturday's victory was the 206th of Ferentz's career, allowing him to surpass the longstanding conference record of former Ohio State coach Woody Hayes.
Rutgers (3-0) is looking to win its first four games for the second straight season.
Scarlet Knights coach Greg Schiano said Iowa is one of the toughest teams on the club's 2025 slate. He also noted Ferentz's milestone win over the weekend.
"When you play his teams, you know they're tough, they're disciplined and they're well-coached," Schiano said. "They're never going to lose the game. You have to defeat them and that's quite a challenge."
The Scarlet Knights are averaging 46.3 points per game against a soft slate -- Ohio, Miami (Ohio) and FCS Norfolk State.
Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis has completed 72.9 percent of his passes for 820 yards and seven touchdowns without an interception. Antwan Raymond is the leader on the ground with 248 rushing yards and five scores.
Top receiver Ian Strong (16 catches, 216 yards, two touchdowns in two games) missed last Saturday's 60-10 rout of Norfolk State and Schiano is unsure if he can return this week.
Iowa has won all four meetings. The most recent was a 22-0 win in 2023 at Iowa City.
--Field Level Media
IOWA vs RUTGInjury report
Iowa's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Buie | WR | Out - Undisclosed( Nov 15, '25) | Nov 15, '25 | |
| Buie is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Hawkeyes. | ||||
| A. Ostrenga | TE | Out - Undisclosed( Sep 09, '25) | Sep 09, '25 | |
| Ostrenga is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Hawkeyes. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
Rutgers's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Fuse | CB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Fuse is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| M. Clayton | CB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Clayton is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| V. Allen III | WR | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Allen III is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| D. DeNgohe | DL | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| DeNgohe is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| D. Pardridge | WR | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Pardridge is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| C. Joines | CB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Joines is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| J. Elijah | OG | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Elijah is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| B. Rothhaar | TE | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Rothhaar is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| A. Salaam | CB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Salaam is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| J. Houston | WR | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Houston is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| J. Walker | DL | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Walker is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Scarlet Knights. | ||||
| M. Walker | LB | Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '25) | Sep 27, '25 | |
| Walker is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Scarlet Knights. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| B. Kyle | DL | Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '25) | Sep 27, '25 | |
| Kyle is battling an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Scarlet Knights. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| D. Chin | OG | Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '25) | Sep 27, '25 | |
| Chin is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Scarlet Knights. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| N. Oliveira | OG | Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '25) | Sep 27, '25 | |
| Oliveira is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Scarlet Knights. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| N. Shaw | CB | Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '25) | Sep 27, '25 | |
| Shaw is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Scarlet Knights. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| S. Murray | CB | Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '25) | Sep 27, '25 | |
| Murray is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Scarlet Knights. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| C. Campbell Jr. | RB | Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '25) | Sep 27, '25 | |
| Campbell Jr. is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Scarlet Knights. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| D. Blue-Eli | DL | Out - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '25) | Sep 27, '25 | |
| Blue-Eli is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| R. Langsdale | OG | Out - Undisclosed( Aug 30, '25) | Aug 30, '25 | |
| Langsdale is battling an undisclosed injury and will miss the 2025-2026 season. | ||||
| D. Gilley | CB | Out - Undisclosed( Aug 23, '25) | Aug 23, '25 | |
| Gilley is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will miss the entire 2025 season. | ||||
| F. Toure | WR | Out - Knee( Jul 21, '25) | Jul 21, '25 | |
| Toure suffered a knee injury and will miss the 2025 season. | ||||
QB Passing StatsRecent Games
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Gronowski | Sep 13, 2025 | IOWA 47 - MASS 7 | 179 | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 7.5 | 2/0 | 156.8 |
| H.Brown | Sep 13, 2025 | IOWA 47 - MASS 7 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 7.9 | 1/0 | 184.6 |
| M.Gronowski | Sep 6, 2025 | ISU 16 - IOWA 13 | 83 | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 3.5 | 0/1 | 74.9 |
| M.Gronowski | Aug 30, 2025 | IOWA 34 - ALBY 7 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 2.9 | 1/0 | 100.0 |
| H.Brown | Aug 30, 2025 | IOWA 34 - ALBY 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4.0 | 0/0 | 133.6 |
| B.Sullivan | Dec 30, 2024 | MIZZ 27 - IOWA 24 | 131 | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 7.3 | 1/1 | 146.1 |
| J.Stratton | Nov 29, 2024 | IOWA 13 - NEB 10 | 115 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 7.7 | 1/0 | 139.7 |
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Kaliakmanis | Sep 13, 2025 | RUTG 60 - NORF 10 | 309 | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 11.9 | 1/0 | 181.8 |
| A.Surace | Sep 13, 2025 | RUTG 60 - NORF 10 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 8.3 | 2/0 | 221.0 |
| S.Ashenfelder | Sep 13, 2025 | RUTG 60 - NORF 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 0/0 | 192.4 |
| A.Kaliakmanis | Sep 6, 2025 | RUTG 45 - M-OH 17 | 259 | 36 | 26 | 72.2 | 7.2 | 4/0 | 169.3 |
| A.Kaliakmanis | Aug 28, 2025 | RUTG 34 - OHIO 31 | 252 | 23 | 18 | 78.3 | 11.0 | 2/0 | 199.0 |
| A.Kaliakmanis | Dec 26, 2024 | KSU 44 - RUTG 41 | 237 | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 7.4 | 1/1 | 110.0 |
| A.Kaliakmanis | Nov 30, 2024 | MSU 14 - RUTG 41 | 157 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 7.1 | 1/0 | 134.0 |
IOWA vs RUTG Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335.7 | (116) | Yards | (61) | 342.7 |
| 5.0 | (115) | Yards/Play | (123) | 6.5 |
| 214.0 | (53) | Rush Yds | (52) | 148.7 |
| 44.0 | (31) | Rush Att | (4) | 26.7 |
| 4.9 | (72) | Yards/Rush | (106) | 5.6 |
| 121.7 | (126) | Pass Yds | (75) | 194.0 |
| 23.7 | (113) | Pass Att | (35) | 25.7 |
| 14.3 | (109) | Comp | (49) | 14.7 |
| 60.6 | (83) | Comp% | (92) | 57.1 |
| 8.5 | (129) | Yards/Comp | (111) | 13.2 |
| 5.1 | (124) | Yards/Att | (110) | 7.6 |
| 119.5 | (117) | QB rating | (104) | 128.3 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 367.0 |
| 5.6 |
| 152.3 |
| 35.6 |
| 4.3 |
| 214.7 |
| 29.9 |
| 18.7 |
| 62.6 |
| 11.5 |
| 7.2 |
| - |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | (77) | Sacks | (98) | 1.3 |
| 12.0 | (56) | Sack Yds | (--) | 9.0 |
| 0.3 | (62) | Intercepts | (117) | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | (35) | Fumbles | (120) | 0.3 |
| 2.3 | (1) | Penalties | (52) | 7.3 |
| 21.0 | (4) | Penalty Yds | (53) | 59.3 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 1.9 |
| 12.8 |
| 0.7 |
| 0.5 |
| 6.1 |
| 52.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.3 | (72) | Score | (79) | 19.3 |
| 7.7 | (43) | 1st Q | (87) | 4.7 |
| 11.3 | (54) | 2nd Q | (83) | 5.3 |
| 6.7 | (111) | 3rd Q | (118) | 9.3 |
| 5.7 | (56) | 4th Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 26.5 |
| 5.9 |
| 8.1 |
| 5.8 |
| 6.5 |
Special Teams
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.8 | (3) | Yards/Punt Ret | (--) | 0.0 |
| 22.2 | (19) | Yards/KO Ret | (120) | 8.0 |
| 7.0 | (6) | FG Att | (87) | 3.0 |
| 6.0 | (12) | FG Made | (84) | 3.0 |
| 85.7 | (87) | FG% | (52) | 100.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 10.6 |
| 20.9 |
| 23.2 |
| 17.7 |
| 76.2 |