2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Outback Bowl, L 3–30 vs. Florida
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
2016 record	8–5 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Phil Parker (5th year as DC; 18th overall season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,585)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$		8	–	1					11	–	3
No. 6 Ohio State x^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 10 Michigan		7	–	2					10	–	3
Indiana		4	–	5					6	–	7
Maryland		3	–	6					6	–	7
Michigan State		1	–	8					3	–	9
Rutgers		0	–	9					2	–	10
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy		7	–	2					11	–	3
Iowa		6	–	3					8	–	5
Nebraska		6	–	3					9	–	4
Minnesota		5	–	4					9	–	4
Northwestern		5	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		2	–	7					3	–	9
Purdue		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes, led by 18th-year head coach Kirk Ferentz, were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

2016 commitments[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Toks Akinribade RB	Brownsburg, IN	Brownsburg High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.50	Jun 18, 2015
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Cole Banwart G	Algona, IA	Algona High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	279 lb (127 kg)	NA	Jun 19, 2015
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Shaun Beyer TE	Cedar Rapids, IA	Kennedy High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	4.97	Nov 25, 2015
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Lance Billings CB	Lorain, OH	Clearview High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	NA	Jun 29, 2015
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Cedric Boswell CB	Beverly Hills, MI	Groves High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	4.34	Jun 29, 2015
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Noah Clayberg S	Pella, IA	Pella High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	NA	Jan 24, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Noah Fant TE	Omaha, NE	Omaha South High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.64	Aug 28, 2015
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Chauncey Golston DE	Detroit, MI	East English Village Prep Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.72	May 18, 2015
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T. J. Hockenson TE	Chariton, IA	Chariton High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.80	Jun 20, 2015
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Amani Hooker S	Brooklyn Center, MN	Park Center Senior High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.68	Jun 16, 2015
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Alaric Jackson OT	Detroit, MI	Renaissance High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	5.56	Feb 3, 2016
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Amani Jones ILB	Chicago, IL	Wendell Phillips Academy High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.70	Jun 21, 2015
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Cedrick Lattimore DE	Detroit, MI	East English Village Prep Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	5.12	May 18, 2015
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Romeo McKnight DE	Crystal Lake, IL	Crystal Lake Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	5.13	Jun 29, 2015
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Nick Niemann OLB	Sycamore, IL	Sycamore High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	NA	Jun 20, 2015
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Emmanuel Rugamba WR	Naperville, IL	Naperville Central High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.65	Aug 1, 2015
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Austin Schulte DE	Pella, IA	Pella High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	NA	Jun 21, 2015
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Brandon Simon DE	Ramsey, NJ	Don Bosco Prep High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.79	Jun 26, 2015
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Nate Stanley QB	Menominee, WI	Menominee High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.79	Nov 14, 2014
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Kyle Taylor ILB	Washington, DC	Gonzaga College High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.75	Jun 10, 2015
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Barrington Wade RB	Skokie, IL	Niles North High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.67	Jun 15, 2015
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Kristian Welch ILB	Iola, WI	Iola-Scandinavia High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	NA	Jul 14, 2015
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Spencer Williams G	Cedar Falls, IA	Cedar Falls High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	5.30	Jun 18, 2015
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Toren Young RB	Monona, WI	Monona Grove High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.71	Jan 26, 2015
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Devonte Young WR	Waldorf, MD	North Point High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.51	Jun 22, 2015
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 38   Rivals: 42  247Sports: 49  ESPN: 49
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN- College Football Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.

Schedule[]

Iowa announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Hawkeyes hosted Big Ten foes Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, and Wisconsin, and traveled to Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, and Rutgers.^[1]

The team hosted all three of their non–conference games which were against the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference, Miami RedHawks from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and the North Dakota State Bison from the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 pm	Miami (OH)*	No. 17	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	W 45–21	68,390
September 10	6:30 pm	Iowa State*	No. 16	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Series)	BTN	W 42–3	70,585
September 17	11:00 am	No. 1 (FCS) North Dakota State*	No. 13	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	L 21–23	70,585
September 24	11:00 am	at Rutgers		High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN2	W 14–7	44,061
October 1	11:00 am	Northwestern		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	L 31–38	67,047
October 8	11:00 am	at Minnesota		TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	W 14–7	49,145
October 15	11:00 am	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 49–35	40,239
October 22	11:00 am	No. 10 Wisconsin		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)	ESPN	L 9–17	70,585
November 5	6:30 pm	at No. 20 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 14–41	106,194
November 12	7:00 pm	No. 2 Michigan		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 14–13	70,585
November 19	11:00 am	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 28–0	39,031
November 25	2:30 pm	No. 17 Nebraska		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy)	ABC	W 40–10	69,814
January 2	12:00 pm	vs. No. 20 Florida*	No. 21	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ABC	L 3–30	51,119
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Roster[]

2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 16 C. J. Beathard Sr QB 11 Ryan Boyle  Fr QB 18 Drew Cook  Fr QB 15 Ryan Schmidt  Fr QB 4 Nathan Stanley Fr QB 8 Tyler Wiegers So RB 22 Toks Akinribade Fr RB 47 Lane Akre  Fr RB 21 Sam Cook Fr RB 29 LeShun Daniels Jr. Sr RB 26 Marcel Joly So RB 41 Austin Kelly So RB 45 Drake Kulick Jr RB 30 Steve Manders Fr RB 32 Derrick Mitchell, Jr. Jr RB 36 Brady Ross  Fr RB 25 Akrum Wadley Jr RB 28 Toren Young Fr WR 2 Brandon Bishop So WR 23 Dominique Dafney So WR 82 Adrian Falconer So WR 14 Conner Keane Jr WR 83 Riley McCarron Sr WR 5 Ronald Nash So WR 6 Emmanuel Ogwo  Fr WR 10 Jonathan Parker Jr WR 3 Jay Scheel Fr WR 9 Jerminic Smith So WR 89 Matt VandeBerg  Sr WR 80 Devonte Young Fr TE 42 Shaun Beyer Fr TE 87 Noah Fant Fr TE 38 T. J. Hockenson Fr TE 46 George Kittle Sr TE 86 Peter Pekar Jr TE 85 Nate Vejvoda  Fr TE 39 Nate Wieting  Fr TE 81 Jon Wisnieski Jr OL 61 Cole Banwart Fr OL 75 Ike Boettger Jr OL 64 Cole Croston Sr OL 78 James Daniels So OL 54 Steve Ferentz Sr OL 76 Dalton Ferguson So OL 77 Alaric Jackson Fr OL 74 Mitch Keppy Sr OL 70 Lucas LeGrand So OL 52 Boone Myers Jr OL 57 Jake Newborg  Fr OL 68 Landan Paulsen  Fr OL 66 Levi Paulsen  Fr OL 56 Burke Prins Fr OL 69 Keegan Render So OL 59 Ross Reynolds So OL 71 Brett Waechter  Fr OL 73 Ryan Ward  Sr OL 79 Sean Welsh  Jr OL 63 Spencer Williams Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 99 Nathan Bazata Jr DL 90 Sam Brincks So DL 56 Faith Ekakitie Sr DL 77 Daniel Gaffney Jr DL 60 Jacob Giese  Fr DL 57 Chauncey Golston Fr DL 72 Brant Gressel Sr DL 40 Parker Hesse So DL 88 Jake Hulett Jr DL 66 Dallas Jacobus Fr DL 53 Garret Jansen  Fr DL 67 Jaleel Johnson Sr DL 95 Cedrick Lattimore Fr DL 97 Romeo McKnight Fr DL 98 Anthony Nelson  Fr DL 96 Matt Nelson So DL 91 Brady Reiff Fr DL 74 Austin Schulte Fr DL 93 Brandon Simon Fr DL 94 Michael Slater Fr LB 35 Tristan Bohr Fr LB 41 Bo Bower Jr LB 22 Angelo Garbutt  Fr LB 45 Eric Grimm So LB 48 Jack Hockaday So LB 43 Josey Jewell Jr LB 52 Amani Jones Fr LB 31 Aaron Mends So LB 44 Ben Niemann Jr LB 49 Nick Niemann Fr LB 50 Jacob Sobotka So LB 55 Kyle Taylor Sr LB 35 Barrington Wade Fr LB 26 Kevin Ward Jr LB 34 Kristian Welch Fr LB 29 Nick Wilson  Fr DB 4 Joe Argo Fr DB 20 Cedric Boswell Fr DB 12 Anthony Gair Sr DB 30 Jake Gervase So DB 27 Amani Hooker Fr DB 15 Joshua Jackson So DB 14 Desmond King Sr DB 9 Jonathan Lubanza  Fr DB 13 Greg Mabin Sr DB 18 John Milani  Fr DB 11 Michael Ojemudia  Fr DB 5 Emmanuel Rugamba Fr DB 37 Brandon Snyder So DB 19 Miles Taylor Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Keith Duncan Fr K 2 Mick Ellis So K 6 Josh Proehl Fr K 91 Miguel Recinos So K 94 Caleb Shudak Fr P 20 Ben Canby  Fr P 16 Ron Coluzzi Sr P 7 Colten Rastetter  Fr P 25 Jackson Terry Fr LS 97 Tyler Kluver Jr LS 84 Austin Spiewak Fr LS 50 Jackson Subbert  Fr	Head coach Kirk Ferentz Coordinators/assistant coaches Greg Davis – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Phil Parker – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Chris White – Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Chris Doyle – Strength and Conditioning Kelvin Bell – Recruiting Coordinator/Assistant Defensive Line Bobby Kennedy – Wide Receivers LeVar Woods – Tight Ends Brian Ferentz – Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Reese Morgan – Defensive Line Seth Wallace – Linebackers Coach Paul Federici – Director of Football Operations Tyler Anderson – Graduate Assistant, Defense Raimond Braithwaite – Strength and Conditioning Assistant Coach Justin Lima – Strength and Conditioning Assistant Coach Joel Welsh, Jr. – Strength and Conditioning Assistant Coach Ben Hansen – Assistant Director of Football Operations Max Allen – Director, Football New Media Broderick Binns- – 'Director, Player Development Tyler Barnes – Director, Recruiting Scott Southmayd – Director, Player Personnel Bob Rahfeldt – Video Coordinator Chris Ruth – Assistant Video Coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: February 8, 2016

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	17	16	13	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	22	21	RV
Coaches	15	10	11	25	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	25	25	RV
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Game summaries[]

Miami (OH)[]

Miami (OH) at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 7 7 7 21 • No. 17 Hawkeyes 21 7 7 10 45 Date: September 3 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 2:30 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 68,390 Game weather: 75°F, Partly Cloudy, Wind S 5–10 Referee: Mark Kluczynski TV announcers (ESPNU): , John Congemi Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 9:07 Iowa LeShun Daniels Jr. 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 7–0 1 7:14 Iowa Akrum Wadley 11-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–0 1 5:41 Iowa LeShun Daniels Jr. 43-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21–0 2 13:42 Miami (OH) Alonzo Smith 3-yard run (Nick Dowd kick) Iowa 21–7 2 7:15 Iowa Akrum Wadley 5-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 28–7 3 11:37 Iowa Jerminic Smith 12-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 35–7 3 4:41 Miami (OH) James Gardner 29-yard pass from Billy Bahl (Nick Dowd kick) Iowa 35–14 4 9:43 Miami (OH) James Gardner 8-yard pass from Billy Bahl (Nick Dowd kick) Iowa 35–21 4 6:04 Iowa Keith Duncan 22-yard field goal Iowa 38–21 4 3:08 Iowa Derrick Mitchell Jr. 5-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 45–21

^[3]

Fresh off a season that saw Iowa go to the Big Ten Championship as well as the Rose Bowl, the Hawkeyes got off to a fast start against MAC foe Miami-Ohio. The Hawkeyes scored three touchdowns – all on the ground – in the first 10 minutes of the game, and continued to run all over the RedHawks defense for a 28–7 halftime lead. From there, quarterback C. J. Beathard and the offense continued to roll as the Hawkeyes cruised to an easy 45–21 win in the 2016 season opener. LeShun Daniels and Akrum Wadley combined to run for over 200 yards on 22 carries, scoring two rushing touchdowns apiece.^[4] Redshirt freshman DE Anthony Nelson recorded 2.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.^[5]

Iowa State[]

Iowa State at Iowa
Cy-Hawk Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total Cyclones 3 0 0 0 3 • No. 16 Hawkeyes 14 14 14 0 42 Date: September 10 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 6:42 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 72°F, Sunny, Wind NW 12 Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Chuck Long, Lisa Byington Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 8:42 Iowa George Kittle 9-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 7–0 1 5:42 Iowa Akrum Wadley 26-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–0 1 0:32 ISU Cole Netten 31-yard field goal Iowa 14–3 2 10:15 Iowa Matt VandeBerg 12-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21–3 2 2:17 Iowa C.J. Beathard 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 28–3 3 3:18 Iowa Akrum Wadley 3-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 35–3 3 1:33 Iowa LeShun Daniels 43-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 42–3

^[6][7]

The Hawkeyes scored early and often as they dominated Iowa State in the annual Cy-Hawk game. The Hawkeyes scored two touchdowns in the first, with the first one going to tight end George Kittle and the other one coming on a long pass to running back Akrum Wadley. The Hawkeyes continued to pour it on as Beathard threw his third TD pass of the first half to Matt VandeBerg, and would run in another score to give Iowa a commanding 28–3 lead at halftime. Iowa would score twice more in the third quarter and the defense hounded the Iowa State offense all game long, and the result was a dismantling of the Hawkeyes' in-state rival from Ames. The 39-point margin of victory was the largest in the series since Iowa's 63–20 win in 1997.^[8]

North Dakota State[]

North Dakota State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 1 (FCS) Bison 7 0 7 9 23 No. 13 Hawkeyes 0 14 7 0 21 Date: September 17 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:01 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 71°F, Sunny, Wind W 10 Referee: Rod Snodgrass TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 2:26 NDSU MJ Stumpf 21-yard interception return (Cam Pedersen kick) NDSU 7–0 2 13:03 Iowa Riley McCarron 30-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Tied 7–7 2 8:05 Iowa Matt VandeBerg 14-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–7 3 8:06 NDSU King Frazier 1-yard run (Cam Pedersen kick) Tied 14–14 3 2:12 Iowa Matt VandeBerg 9-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21–14 4 3:41 NDSU Chase Morlock 7-yard pass from Easton Stick (Stick pass failed) Iowa 21–20 4 0:00 NDSU Cam Pedersen 37-yard field goal NDSU 23–21

^[9]

Fresh off an easy win over Iowa State, the Hawkeyes welcomed in FCS powerhouse North Dakota State into Kinnick Stadium. The Bison struck first as C. J. Beathard threw a pick-6 to M. J. Stumpf late in the first quarter, however Iowa tied the game at 7–7 when Beathard found Riley McCarron for a 30-yard touchdown on a 4th down play. On the next drive, Beathard would connect with Matt VandeBerg for a 14-yard score and Iowa went into halftime leading 14–7. The teams traded touchdowns in the third, with King Frazier tying up the game for the Bison, and Matt VandeBerg putting Iowa ahead 21–14 with his 2nd touchdown reception of the game in traffic. But the Bison grinded out a long drive that took over 8 minutes of clock in the 4th quarter and ended with a touchdown. However, NDSU went for two and was unsuccessful, and the Hawkeyes clung to a 21–20 lead. After forcing a three-and-out, Easton Stick led North Dakota State right down the field and kicker Cam Pedersen nailed a 37-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bison a 23–21 victory. For North Dakota State, it was their sixth consecutive victory over an FBS opponent. It was the first time Iowa lost a game to an FCS opponent, and was the first regular season loss in Iowa quarterback C. J. Beathard's career.^[10]

at Rutgers[]

Iowa at Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 7 0 7 14 Scarlet Knights 0 0 0 7 7 Date: September 24 Location: High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ Game start: 12:01 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 44,061 Game weather: 64°, Partly Sunny, Wind N 10 Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 2 0:34 Iowa George Kittle 36-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 7–0 4 12:45 Rutgers Andre Patton 14-yard pass from Chris Laviano (David Bonagura kick) Tied 7–7 4 8:35 Iowa Akrum Wadley 26-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–7

Coming off a disappointing home loss to North Dakota State, Iowa hit the road for the first time in the 2016 season to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The first half was a major defensive struggle as neither team scored until George Kittle hauled in a 36-yard touchdown pass from C. J. Beathard, capping a 99-yard touchdown drive and putting Iowa up 7–0 at the break. The defense finally cracked early in the 4th when Chris Laviano found Andre Patton for a 14-yard touchdown to tie the game at 7–7. However, the Hawkeyes answered right back with a 26-yard Akrum Wadley touchdown run that put Iowa up 14–7 with 8:35 left. The defense stopped Rutgers once more and Iowa was able to get a couple first downs, something they were not able to do the week before, and held on for a 14–7 victory in its Big Ten opener. The Iowa defense had 4 sacks, and 8 tackles for loss in the win.^[11] Punter Ron Coluzzi earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors.^[12]

Northwestern[]

Northwestern at Iowa
Homecoming

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 10 7 14 7 38 Hawkeyes 7 14 3 7 31 Date: October 1 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:01 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 67,047 Game weather: 62°, Overcast, Wind N 6 Referee: Jerry McGinn TV announcers (ESPNU): , John Congemi Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 12:20 Northwestern Clayton Thorson 4-yard run (Jack Mitchell kick) Northwestern 7–0 1 5:07 Iowa Akrum Wadley 5-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Tied 7–7 1 0:50 Northwestern Jack Mitchell 25-yard field goal Northwestern 10–7 2 10:33 Northwestern Austin Carr 11-yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick) Northwestern 17–7 2 5:02 Iowa Akrum Wadley 6-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Northwestern 17–14 2 2:51 Iowa Riley McCarron 15-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21–17 3 11:29 Iowa Keith Duncan 24-yard field goal Iowa 24–17 3 6:15 Northwestern Austin Carr 16-yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick) Tied 24–24 3 2:07 Northwestern Justin Jackson 58-yard run (Jack Mitchell kick) Northwestern 31–24 4 12:06 Northwestern Austin Carr 25-yard pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick) Northwestern 38–24 4 8:10 Iowa LeShun Daniels Jr. 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Northwestern 38–31

Iowa returned home to take on Northwestern in its fifth game of the year. Northwestern had been off to a slow start on the season, especially offensively, but the team seemed to wake up for the Iowa game. Clayton Thorson got the scoring started with a 4-yard touchdown run to put the Wildcats up 7–0. Akrum Wadley would answer that with a touchdown run of his own. The first half featured a lot of offense as Northwestern took a 17–7 lead, only to see it disappear quickly as Wadley scored again, and the Hawkeyes capitalized on a fumble by Justin Jackson as C. J. Beathard found Riley McCarron in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown and Iowa went into halftime up 21–17. However, the Iowa defense could not stop the Wildcat offense, and they scored on three consecutive series. Austin Carr hauled in a 16-yard touchdown catch with a terrific catch in the corner of the end zone to tie the game at 24–24, and then on the next drive Justin Jackson broke free and scored from 58 yards out to give Northwestern the lead back. Carr then hauled in his third touchdown of the game and Northwestern went up 38–24. LeShun Daniels cut the lead to 38–31 with a 1-yard touchdown run, but a last ditch effort by the Hawkeyes to come back was thwarted when Beathard was intercepted with 58 seconds left. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Northwestern at Kinnick Stadium, while the loss dropped Iowa to 3–2, 1–1 in Big Ten play.^[13]

at Minnesota[]

Iowa at Minnesota
Floyd of Rosedale

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 3 3 8 14 Golden Gophers 0 0 7 0 7 Date: October 8 Location: TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Game start: 11:01 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 49,145 Game weather: 46°, Sunsplashed and cool, Wind N 6 Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 2 13:32 Iowa Keith Duncan 22-yard field goal Iowa 3–0 3 10:10 Iowa Keith Duncan 28-yard field goal Iowa 6–0 3 6:17 Minnesota Shannon Brooks 9-yard run (Emmit Carpenter kick) Minnesota 7–6 4 5:28 Iowa Akrum Wadley 54-yard run (LeShun Daniels run) Iowa 14–7

Iowa went back to the road as they looked to defeat their rival Minnesota Golden Gophers for the second consecutive season. Iowa had a good drive early, but were unable to get points as long distance kicker Miguel Recinos missed a 50-yard field goal badly. However, Iowa would get on the board first as Keith Duncan hit a short field goal for a 3–0 halftime lead. Iowa once again moved the ball, but have a drive stall and it settled for another short field goal by Duncan for a 6–0 lead. However, Minnesota answered with its best drive of the game, and the Gophers took the lead on a 9-yard touchdown run by Shannon Brooks. This was a game of missed opportunities as Iowa repeatedly moved the ball, but could not come up with points. Riley McCarron lost a fumble inside the Minnesota 35 yard-line after a long reception and C. J. Beathard threw an ill-advised interception with Iowa at the Minnesota 27. Iowa was finally able to break through as Akrum Wadley broke free for a 54-yard touchdown run, and an ensuing two-point conversion gave the Hawkeyes a 14–7 lead. The Iowa defense was able to stop an attempt by Minnesota to tie the game late, and the Hawkeyes held on for a 14–7 win and kept possession of the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy.^[14]

at Purdue[]

Iowa at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 21 14 7 7 49 Boilermakers 0 7 7 21 35 Date: October 15 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 12:01 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 40,239 Game weather: 67°, Cloudy, Wind SSW 14 Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Tom Ramsey, Kevin Weidl Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 8:57 Iowa LeShun Daniels 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 7–0 1 2:20 Iowa C.J. Beathard 15-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–0 1 0:09 Iowa Riley McCarron 42-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21–0 2 3:48 Iowa LeShun Daniels 4-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 28–0 2 1:29 Purdue Brycen Hopkins 25-yard pass from David Blough (J.D Dellinger kick) Iowa 28–7 2 1:18 Iowa Akrum Wadley 75-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 35–7 3 8:06 Purdue Cole Herdman 53-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) Iowa 35–14 3 6:07 Iowa Noah Fant 5-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 42–14 4 8:40 Purdue Bilal Marshall 7-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) Iowa 42–21 4 5:36 Purdue Yancey 54-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) Iowa 42–28 4 1:44 Iowa Desmond King 41-yard interception return (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 49–28 4 0:17 Purdue Brycen Hopkins 37-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) Iowa 49–35

Iowa defeated the Boilermakers in a high scoring affair, 49–35.^[15] Iowa opened up the scoring with a 1-yard run by LeShun Daniels. Iowa increased their lead with a 3rd down scramble for a 15-yard touchdown run by C. J. Beathard. After a quick 3-and-out by Purdue, Iowa scored again on a 42-yard Beathard pass to Riley McCarron, closing out the first quarter scoring. After several exchanges of punts, Iowa scored again on a 4-yard run by Daniels. Purdue scored their first points of the game with a 25-yard pass from David Blough to Brycen Hopkins. After the kickoff after the Hopkins touchdown, Iowa scored on its first play with a 75-yard Akrum Wadley touchdown run to bring the halftime score to 35–7 in favor of Iowa. Purdue opened up the second half scoring with a 53-yard Blough pass to Cole Herdman. Iowa responded with a 5-yard Noah Fant touchdown reception from Beathard. Purdue scored again on a 7-yard pass from Blough to Bilal Marshall. After a 3-and-out by Iowa, who had put in their reserves, Purdue scored again on a 54-yard Blough pass to DeAngelo Yancey. After yet another 3-and-out, Iowa put in their starting defensive unit. Blough was intercepted by Desmond King, who returned the interception 41-yards for an Iowa score, increasing their lead to 21 again. Purdue scored once more with another Hopkins touchdown reception from Blough for 37-yards.^[16][17]

Wisconsin[]

Wisconsin at Iowa
Heartland Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 10 Badgers 0 7 7 3 17 Hawkeyes 0 6 0 3 9 Date: October 22 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:01 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:25 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 49°, Clear Skies, Wind S 9 Referee: Jeffrey Servinski TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 2 10:06 Wisconsin Troy Fumagalli 17-yard pass from Bart Houston (Andrew Endicott kick) Wisconsin 7–0 2 3:49 Iowa Keith Duncan 41-yard field goal Wisconsin 7–3 2 0:00 Iowa Miguel Recinos 47-yard field goal Wisconsin 7–6 3 7:20 Wisconsin Corey Clement 1-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) Wisconsin 14–6 4 1:24 Wisconsin Andrew Endicott 36-yard field goal Wisconsin 17–6 4 0:43 Iowa Keith Duncan 25-yard field goal Wisconsin 17–9

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Iowa came into its matchup with #10 Wisconsin fresh off back-to-back road wins while the Badgers were coming off back-to-back tough losses at Michigan and at home to Ohio State in overtime. Early on, the Badgers were able to move up and down the field, but were unable to capitalize. Their first drive stalled when kicker Andrew Endicott missed a 32-yard field goal. Wisconsin did not get on the board until Bart Houston hit tight end Troy Fumagalli for a 17-yard touchdown with 10:06 left in the second. Iowa would answer that with a 41-yard field goal from Keith Duncan. Wisconsin continued to miss its opportunities as Corey Clement fumbled inside the Iowa 1 right before the half, and Iowa turned that into a field goal and despite getting significantly outgained, Iowa only went into halftime trailing 7–6. Wisconsin continued to move the ball in the second half, as Corey Clement was able to score this time from the 1 and the Badgers extended their lead to 14–6. With about 5 minutes left in the 4th, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz decided to kick a field goal on 4th & 5 on the Wisconsin 20, instead of going for it and Keith Duncan missed a 38-yard field goal. From there, Wisconsin was able to make a field goal of their own to essentially put the game on ice. Iowa was able to get a field goal late in the game but Wisconsin recovered the ensuing onside kick and was able to hang on for the 17–9 win. For Iowa, it was their third consecutive loss at Kinnick Stadium and dropped them to 5–3, 3–2 heading into their bye week. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Wisconsin and was also the team's fourth consecutive win in Kinnick.^[19]

at Penn State[]

Iowa at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 7 0 7 14 • No. 20 Nittany Lions 7 17 3 14 41 Date: November 5 Location: Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Game start: 7:30 PM EDT Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 106,194 Game weather: 56°, Clear, Wind WNW 10 Referee: Rod Snodgrass TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, Lisa Byington Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 12:53 Penn State Saeed Blacknall 19-yard TD pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 7–0 2 10:28 Penn State Saquon Barkley 57-yard run (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 14–0 2 7:58 Penn State Trace McSorley 1-yard run (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 21–0 2 4:18 Iowa Akrum Wadley 12-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Penn State 21–7 2 0:00 Penn State Tyler Davis 30-yard field goal Penn State 24–7 3 2:48 Penn State Tyler Davis 37-yard field goal Penn State 27–7 4 14:41 Penn State Saquon Barkley 44-yard pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 34–7 4 9:28 Penn State Tommy Stevens 13-yard run (Tyler Davis kick) Penn State 41–7 4 6:30 Iowa Jerminic Smith 36-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Penn State 41–14

Iowa traveled to Happy Valley for a night game against Penn State. Throughout much of the game, Iowa was completely dominated by Penn State. On the very first drive, Penn State marched right down the field for a touchdown drive that ended with Trace McSorley finding Saeed Blacknall for a score. Saquon Barkley continued to run all over the Hawkeyes as he broke free for a 57-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 14–0. Soon after, McSorley scored from 1 yard out and the Nittany Lions were rolling, up 21–0. Iowa got a much needed touchdown late in the half when Beathard found Akrum Wadley for a 12-yard touchdown to get Iowa on the board. However, Penn State answered right back with a field goal to head into halftime up 24–7. The second half was much of the same as Saquon Barkley caught a long pass from McSorley for another touchdown. Backup quarterback Tommy Stevens even got in on the fun and added a rushing touchdown of his own as Penn State crushed the Hawkeyes, winning 41–14. Barkley and McSorley combined for nearly 450 yards and Penn State racked up 599 yards of offense on the Hawkeyes. It was the second consecutive loss for Iowa, who dropped to 5–4, 3–3 in the Big Ten and a matchup with the undefeated Michigan Wolverines upcoming. Penn State continued to play great football, getting its fifth straight win and the second straight blowout for the Lions after they defeated #2 and previously undefeated Ohio State two weeks earlier. ^[20]

Michigan[]

Michigan at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Wolverines 3 7 0 3 13 • Hawkeyes 0 8 3 3 14 Date: November 12 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 7:12 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 41°, Mostly Cloudy, Wind S 4 Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Sam Ponder Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 4:00 Michigan Kenny Allen 26-yard field goal Michigan 3–0 2 8:56 Michigan Ty Isaac 7-yard run (Allen kick) Michigan 10–0 2 6:31 Iowa Team safety Michigan 10–2 2 1:27 Iowa Akrum Wadley 3-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Two-point pass conversion failed) Michigan 10–8 3 9:55 Iowa Keith Duncan 25-yard field goal Iowa 11–10 4 9:35 Michigan Kenny Allen 51-yard field goal Michigan 13–11 4 0:00 Iowa Keith Duncan 33-yard field goal Iowa 14–13

A week after being humbled on the road, in the midst of a 3-game home losing streak, Iowa returned home to face the undefeated and third-ranked Michigan Wolverines. Iowa fell behind 10–0 in the second quarter, thanks to a Ty Isaac 7-yard touchdown run. Defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson gave Iowa some momentum when he tackled De'Veon Smith in the end zone for a safety. Later, C. J. Beathard converted a 4th and goal by completing a screen pass to Akrum Wadley for a 3-yard touchdown. The two-point conversion was unsuccessful and Iowa trailed 10–8 at halftime. However, Iowa continued to control the game and Wadley was a force for Iowa, and Iowa took an 11–10 lead into the 4th quarter. Michigan kicker Kenny Allen put them back in front with a 50-yard field goal midway through the 4th quarter, but Iowa would not go away. With Iowa driving for the game-winning score, quarterback C. J. Beathard was intercepted by Michigan cornerback Channing Stribling with 1:54 left. However, Iowa forced a Michigan punt, and the Wolverines committed a costly penalty on a punt return by Desmond King to set up Iowa with terrific field position. From there, Iowa got two first downs and freshman kicker Keith Duncan drilled a 33-yard field goal as time expired to deliver Iowa a shocking 14–13 upset of Michigan.

Akrum Wadley was the offensive standout for the Hawkeyes with 115 yards rushing, and another 52 yards receiving that included the touchdown late in the first half. The Hawkeye defense did their part as well, allowing only 201 total yards to a Wolverine offense that was averaging over 400 per game going into the contest.^[21] Senior DT Jaleel Johnson was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, Duncan was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, and Manny Rugamba was named Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week.^[22]

With Clemson and Washington both losing, this marked only the second time #2, #3, and #4 fell during the same day in the regular-season. The other time was October 19, 1985, and one of the games that day was #1 Iowa's 12–10 win over #2 Michigan.^[23]

at Illinois[]

Iowa at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 7 7 14 28 Fighting Illini 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 19 Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Game start: 11:02 AM CST Elapsed time: 2:56 Game attendance: 39,031 Game weather: 36°, Cloudy, Wind W 23 Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (BTN): Scott Graham, J Leman, Rick Pizzo Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 2 4:33 Iowa Riley McCarron 55-yard punt return (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 7–0 3 7:51 Iowa LeShun Daniels 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 14–0 4 7:17 Iowa LeShun Daniels 50-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 21–0 4 4:41 Iowa Akrum Wadley 2-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 28–0

Coming off an emotional win against Michigan, Iowa was slow out of the gates against the Illinois Fighting Illini. With Iowa heading in for a score, Akrum Wadley fumbled inside the Illini 5 to keep the game scoreless in the second quarter. However, Iowa would respond with a Riley McCarron 55-yard punt return touchdown for the only score of the first half and Iowa led 7–0 at the break. In the second half, Iowa dominated Illinois on the ground, as LeShun Daniels capped off a 12-play, 6 minute drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. Daniels would add a 50-yard touchdown run midway through the 4th and Iowa cruised to an easy 28–0 victory. The Iowa defense was phenomenal all game, allowing just 198 yards of total offense for the Illini, forcing two turnovers, and getting the team's first shutout since a 45–0 win over Ball State in 2010. Daniels rushed for a season-high 159 yards and two touchdowns. With the win, Iowa moved to 7–4, 5–3 Big Ten.^[24] Daniels was named Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week and McCarron co-Special Teams Player of the Week.^[25]

Nebraska[]

Nebraska at Iowa
Heroes Trophy

1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Cornhuskers 0 3 7 0 10 • Hawkeyes 13 7 6 14 40 Date: November 25 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 2:45 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:31 Game attendance: 69,814 Game weather: 42°, Overcast, Wind W 10 Referee: Jeff Servinski TV announcers (ABC): Allen Bestwick, Mike Bellotti, Kris Budden Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 4:55 Iowa Akrum Wadley 75-yard run (Keith Duncan kick blocked) Iowa 6–0 1 3:28 Iowa Riley McCarron 77-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 13–0 2 9:57 Nebraska Drew Brown 35-yard field goal Iowa 13–3 2 7:49 Iowa LeShun Daniels Jr. 4-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 20–3 3 12:40 Iowa George Kittle 1-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Two-point conversion failed) Iowa 26–3 3 7:47 Nebraska Stanley Morgan Jr. 13-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick) Iowa 26–10 4 11:13 Iowa George Kittle 6-yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 33–10 4 1:55 Iowa LeShun Daniels Jr. 1-yard run (Keith Duncan kick) Iowa 40–10

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Iowa looked to end their season on a positive note with a win in the season finale against 16th ranked Nebraska. The Hawkeyes got explosive plays early as Akrum Wadley got the scoring started with a 75-yard touchdown run to put Iowa up 6–0. On the next offensive play for Iowa, C. J. Beathard found Riley McCarron for a 77-yard catch and run and Iowa was flying high, up 13–0 early. After a Drew Brown field goal, Iowa again got a big play as LeShun Daniels had a 56-yard run which set up a 4-yard touchdown by Daniels and Iowa led 20–3. In the second half, it was more of the same as Beathard found George Kittle for a 1-yard touchdown on the first drive of the second half and Iowa went up 26–3. Nebraska momentarily got back into the game when Stanley Morgan Jr. caught a 13-yard touchdown pass on 4th down from Tommy Armstrong Jr. to cut the Iowa lead to 26–10. But the running game for Iowa was too much for the Cornhuskers as the combination of Daniels and Wadley continued to wear down Nebraska. Beathard found Kittle for another score, and late in the game, Daniels added a 1-yard touchdown to put the finishing touches on a 40–10 dismantling of the rival Cornhuskers. The defense held Armstrong Jr. to 125 yards passing and gave up 217 total yards. Iowa ran for 264 yards and Beathard threw for 3 touchdowns as Iowa won its third consecutive game to end the season, including knocking off two straight ranked opponents at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa finished the 2016 regular season at 8–4, 6–3 in the Big Ten.^{[28] [29]}

vs. Florida (Outback Bowl)[]

Florida vs. Iowa
Outback Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 20 Gators 3 7 7 13 30 No. 21 Hawkeyes 3 0 0 0 3 Date: January 2 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: 1:00 PM EST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 51,119 Game weather: 83° F, Sunny, Wind 10 Referee: Brad Van Vark TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jerry Punch Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 8:56 Iowa Keith Duncan 36-yard field goal Iowa 3–0 1 5:42 Florida Pineiro 44-yard field goal Tied 3–3 2 1:46 Florida Thompson 85-yard pass from Appleby (Pineiro kick) Florida 10–3 3 0:48 Florida Goolsby 6-yard pass from Appleby (Pineiro kick) Florida 17–3 4 14:44 Florida Gardner 58-yard INT return (Pineiro kick) Florida 24–3 4 9:46 Florida Pineiro 25-yard field goal Florida 27–3 4 5:57 Florida Pineiro 48-yard field goal Florida 30–3

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Awards and honors[]

Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Anthony Nelson	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	September 5, 2016	[5]
Ron Coluzzi	Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week	September 24, 2016	[12]
Jaleel Johnson	Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week	November 12, 2016	[22]
Keith Duncan	Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week	November 12, 2016	[22]
Manny Rugamba	Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week	November 12, 2016	[22]
LeShun Daniels	Co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	November 19, 2016	[25]
Riley McCarron	Co-Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week	November 19, 2016	[25]

All-Conference Honors ^[31][32]

Player	Position	Media Vote	Coaches Vote	AP [33]
C. J. Beathard	QB	HM	–	–
LeShun Daniels	RB	HM	HM	–
Akrum Wadley	RB	HM	3rd Team	–
Sean Welsh	C	3rd Team	3rd Team	–
James Daniels	G	3rd Team	3rd Team	–
Riley McCarron	WR	HM	HM	–
Ike Boettger	OT	HM	HM	–
Cole Croston	OT	HM	3rd Team	–
George Kittle	TE	HM	HM	–
Nathan Bazata	DL	HM	–	–
Jaleel Johnson	DL	2nd Team	1st Team	1st Team
Parker Hesse	LB	HM	HM	–
Josey Jewell	LB	2nd Team	2nd Team	2nd Team
Desmond King	CB, RS	1st Team (CB) 2nd Team (RS)	1st Team (CB) 2nd Team (RS)	1st Team
Greg Mabin	CB	–	HM	–
Ron Coluzzi	P	3rd Team	3rd Team	–

Postseason Awards[]

• Offensive Line – Joe Moore Award^[34]

Players in the 2017 NFL Draft[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club	Ref
C. J. Beathard	QB	3	104	San Francisco 49ers	[35]
Jaleel Johnson	DT	4	109	Minnesota Vikings	[35]
George Kittle	TE	5	146	San Francisco 49ers	[35]
Desmond King	CB	5	151	Los Angeles Chargers	[35]

References[]