Iowa HawkeyesHead coach Kirk Ferentz
85 Overall rating steady
Kirk Ferentz has led Iowa since 1999, going 217-129 across 28 seasons with 22 bowl trips.
- Record since 1999
- 217-129
- Seasons
- 28
- Bowl trips
- 22
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme10
Defensive scheme19
Game planning16
Situational management10
Leadership & results
Comeback factor20
Underdog edge12
Recent form20
Win rate16
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Kirk Ferentz's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Iowa record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4-1 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9-4 | Won ReliaQuest Bowl |
| 2024 | 8-5 | Lost TransPerfect Music City Bowl |
| 2023 | 10-4 | Lost Cheez-It Citrus Bowl |
| 2022 | 8-5 | Won TransPerfect Music City Bowl |
| 2021 | 10-4 | Lost Vrbo Citrus Bowl |
| 2020 | 6-2 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 10-3 | Won SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL |
| 2018 | 9-4 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2017 | 8-5 | Won NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2016 | 8-5 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2015 | 12-2 | Lost ROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL |
| 2014 | 7-6 | Lost TAXSLAYER BOWL |
| 2013 | 8-5 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2012 | 4-8 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 7-6 | Lost INSIGHT BOWL |
| 2010 | 8-5 | Won INSIGHT BOWL |
| 2009 | 11-2 | Won FedEx ORANGE BOWL |
| 2008 | 9-4 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2007 | 6-6 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 6-7 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2005 | 7-5 | Lost Outback Bowl |
| 2004 | 10-2 | Won CAPITAL ONE BOWL |
| 2003 | 10-3 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2002 | 11-2 | Lost ORANGE BOWL |
| 2001 | 7-5 | Won Bowl game |
| 2000 | 3-9 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 1-10 | No bowl |
Records with Iowa since 1999, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Iowa games under Kirk Ferentz
Status
Result
Season
31
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13
0
17
18
24
20
7
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21
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Kirk Ferentz: Iowa head coach profile
Kirk Ferentz is the Iowa head coach. This profile covers Kirk Ferentz's record and season-by-season results with Iowa, and connects to Iowa team hub, the Big Ten teams and the live conference standings. Follow the race for the Big Ten Championship Game on the Big Ten title race page.
Kirk Ferentz in the news
All newsRecapIowa edged Michigan 20-19 (Week 4, 2026)Iowa edged Michigan 20-19 at Michigan Stadium. Now Iowa is 4-0, 1-0 in Big Ten play, and Michigan is 3-1, 0-1 in Big Ten play.2026-09-26RecapIowa beat Northern Iowa 55-0 (Week 3, 2026)Iowa beat Northern Iowa 55-0 at Kinnick Stadium. Now Iowa is 3-0, and Northern Iowa is 1-1.2026-09-19RecapIowa edged Iowa State 16-13 (Week 2, 2026)Iowa edged Iowa State 16-13 at Kinnick Stadium. Now Iowa is 2-0, and Iowa State is 1-1.2026-09-12
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