Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/29Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (10.3%).
Austin Kelly
Last confirmed: Iowa, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 245 lb · Hickory Hills, IL
Austin Kelly: FB · Iowa · #46.
Austin Kelly
Third year in the Iowa backfield. A game that shows it: 7 rushing yards against Maryland — Week 8, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Iowa in the news
- Iowa QB1 named for Week 8
- Iowa State WR Overby out for season
The Des Moines Register Oct 15 - QB Brown medically cleared but playing status uncertain
Where to follow him
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | W 42-16@ Indiana | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-0vs Maryland | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 7 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 36-38@ Purdue | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-14vs Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
Signature game
Week 7 · 2018
W 42-16
at Indiana
1 rec · 4 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 26-point win on the road against Indiana.
With N. Stanley — 320 yds · 6 TD · 1 INT · T. Hockenson — 4 rec · 107 yds · 2 TD
2018 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 25-14 over that span.
2016Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2017Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
2018Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
45.7%
407 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
6 carries and 1 catch in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Iowa
- 2018 Iowa FerentzYear 5 · 4 games
- 2017 Iowa FerentzYear 4 · 1 game
- 2016 Iowa FerentzYear 3 · 2 games
- 2015 Iowa FerentzYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 Iowa FerentzYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 9 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coach2014–2018
Iowa
Played his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.