Iowa 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 6-2

Final result In-progress

AP final #21 post-bowls

SP+ +9.6 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Hank BrownQB1,190 passing yards
Jeremy HecklinskiQB472 passing yards
Kamari MoultonRB541 rushing yards
Xavier WilliamsRB265 rushing yards
Tony DiazWR461 receiving yards
Reece Vander ZeeWR367 receiving yards
DJ VonnahmeTE304 receiving yards
Cam BuffingtonLB70 tackles
Zach LutmerDB48 tackles
Jayden MontgomeryLB46 tackles
Joseph AndersonDE4 sacks
Bryce HawthorneDL2.5 sacks
Preston RiesLB2.5 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Iowa 55, Northern Iowa 0. A 55-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Iowa 14, Ohio State 31. A 17-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Punt was great"

— Iowa fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Iowa — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.