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FINAL Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Iowa HawkeyesIowa vs Vanderbilt CommodoresVanderbilt

34 - 27
Raymond James Stadium

Scoring by quarter

Iowa vs Vanderbilt scoreboard
Team Q1Q2Q3Q4 Final
Iowa 771010 34
Vanderbilt 031410 27
Iowa vs Vanderbilt scoring by quarter
Iowa Qtr Vanderbilt
7Q10
7Q23
10Q314
10Q410
34Final27

Play by play

Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.

Q1 12:55 Touchdown Iowa Kamari Moulton Kamari Moulton 4 Yd Run (Drew Stevens Kick) 7-0
Q2 7:49 Field goal Vanderbilt Brock Taylor 41 Yd Field Goal 7-3
Q2 0:41 Touchdown Iowa Reece Vander Zee Reece Vander Zee 10 Yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Drew Stevens Kick) 14-3
Q3 8:50 Touchdown Iowa DJ Vonnahme DJ Vonnahme 21 Yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Drew Stevens Kick) 21-3
Q3 8:37 Touchdown Vanderbilt Tre Richardson 75 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor Kick) 21-10
Q3 3:54 Field goal Iowa Drew Stevens Drew Stevens 47 Yd Field Goal 24-10
Q3 1:41 Touchdown Vanderbilt Joseph McVay 16 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor Kick) 24-17
Q4 13:35 Touchdown Iowa Mark Gronowski Mark Gronowski 1 Yd Run (Drew Stevens Kick) 31-17
Q4 11:19 Touchdown Vanderbilt Diego Pavia 11 Yd Run (Brock Taylor Kick) 31-24
Q4 4:13 Field goal Iowa Drew Stevens Drew Stevens 44 Yd Field Goal 34-24
Q4 2:58 Field goal Vanderbilt Brock Taylor 37 Yd Field Goal 34-27

Rivalry highlights

Series record
1-0
Iowa first, 1 meeting since 2025
Series leader
Iowa
Iowa lead 1-0 in 1 meeting since 2025
Widest recent margin
7 points
Iowa 34-27 Vanderbilt, 2025
Tightest recent margin
7 points
Iowa 34-27 Vanderbilt, 2025
Highest recent total
61 points
Iowa 34-27 Vanderbilt, 2025

Head to head

Full rivalry page
Iowa 1 1 meeting since 2025 0 Vanderbilt

Iowa lead 1-0 in 1 meeting since 2025 Series leader: Iowa.

Team stats, this game

IowaVanderbilt
379Total yards398
212Passing yards347
167Rushing yards51
1Turnovers0
4Sacks2
19First downs21
53Penalty yards53

Iowa vs Vanderbilt player stats

Passing

Iowapassing
IowaC/ATTYDSTDINT
Mark Gronowski16/2221221
Vanderbiltpassing
VanderbiltC/ATTYDSTDINT
Diego Pavia25/3834720

Rushing

Iowarushing
IowaCARYDSTDLONG
Kamari Moulton1495132
Mark Gronowski1054144
Xavier Williams525011
Kaden Wetjen2305
Jaziun Patterson3-302
Vanderbiltrushing
VanderbiltCARYDSTDLONG
Diego Pavia1536119
Sedrick Alexander3703
Makhilyn Young1404
Tre Richardson3404

Receiving

Iowareceiving
IowaRECYDSTDLONG
DJ Vonnahme7146151
Reece Vander Zee433113
Jacob Gill218013
Zach Ortwerth1707
Dayton Howard1606
Kamari Moulton1202
Vanderbiltreceiving
VanderbiltRECYDSTDLONG
Tre Richardson6127175
Junior Sherrill8123046
Cole Spence231021
Sedrick Alexander31908
Richie Hoskins216011
Joseph McVay116116
Tristen Brown31506

Defense

Iowadefense
IowaTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Jayden Montgomery83000
TJ Hall86000
Xavier Nwankpa73000
Jaylen Watson76000
Karson Sharar53220
Koen Entringer42000
Zach Lutmer31000
Kael Kolarik32000
Ethan Hurkett211.51.50
Max Llewellyn21000
Brian Allen200.50.50
Bryce Hawthorne22010
Vanderbiltdefense
VanderbiltTOTSOLOSACKTFLINT
Langston Patterson83010
C.J. Heard76000
Nicholas Rinaldi50000
Marlen Sewell43000
Bryce Cowan43110
Martel Hight33001
Joshua Singh31010
Randon Fontenette32000
Bryan Longwell32000
Glenn Seabrooks32000
Zaylin Wood21000
Mark Davis21000

Kicking

Iowakicking
IowaFGLONGXPPTS
Drew Stevens2/2474/410
Vanderbiltkicking
VanderbiltFGLONGXPPTS
Brock Taylor2/2413/39

Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.

Iowa: last 15 games before this one

10-5 in the last 15 · 27.5 scored · 15.5 allowed
WON 29-13 scored 29 · allowed 13 See game WON 13-10 scored 13 · allowed 10 See game LOST 24-27 scored 24 · allowed 27 See game WON 34-7 scored 34 · allowed 7 See game LOST 13-16 scored 13 · allowed 16 See game WON 47-7 scored 47 · allowed 7 See game WON 38-28 scored 38 · allowed 28 See game LOST 15-20 scored 15 · allowed 20 See game WON 37-0 scored 37 · allowed 0 See game WON 25-24 scored 25 · allowed 24 See game WON 41-3 scored 41 · allowed 3 See game LOST 16-18 scored 16 · allowed 18 See game LOST 21-26 scored 21 · allowed 26 See game WON 20-17 scored 20 · allowed 17 See game WON 40-16 scored 40 · allowed 16 See game

Vanderbilt: last 15 games before this one

11-4 in the last 15 · 36.5 scored · 23.3 allowed
LOST 17-24 scored 17 · allowed 24 See game LOST 23-36 scored 23 · allowed 36 See game WON 35-27 scored 35 · allowed 27 See game WON 45-3 scored 45 · allowed 3 See game WON 44-20 scored 44 · allowed 20 See game WON 31-7 scored 31 · allowed 7 See game WON 70-21 scored 70 · allowed 21 See game WON 55-35 scored 55 · allowed 35 See game LOST 14-30 scored 14 · allowed 30 See game WON 31-24 scored 31 · allowed 24 See game WON 17-10 scored 17 · allowed 10 See game LOST 31-34 scored 31 · allowed 34 See game WON 45-38 scored 45 · allowed 38 See game WON 45-17 scored 45 · allowed 17 See game WON 45-24 scored 45 · allowed 24 See game

The matchup

Team comparison
Iowa Split Vanderbilt
8-42025 record entering10-2
347Points for473
182Points against263
W2FormW3

Recent meetings

2025
Iowa 34 : 27 Vanderbilt
Iowa · QB Hank Brown
Pass yards
832
Pass TD
5
Comp-Att
78-124
INT
1
Moulton rush
311 yds
Diaz rec
306 yds
Vanderbilt · QB Jared Curtis
Pass yards
746
Pass TD
4
Comp-Att
63-98
INT
3
Alexander rush
200 yds
Sherrill rec
474 yds
Iowa HawkeyesIowa2025 roster
3 Jimmy Sullivan QB 9 Hank Brown QB 10 Jeremy Hecklinski QB 11 Mark Gronowski QB 16 Ryan Fitzgerald QB 19 Jackson Stratton QB 0 TJ Washington Jr. RB 4 Jaziun Patterson RB 5 Nathan McNeil RB 15 O'Lontae Dean RB 22 Braeden Jackson RB 23 Brevin Doll RB 26 Xavier Williams RB 28 Kamari Moulton RB 0 Jarriett Buie WR 1 KJ Parker WR 2 Sam Phillips WR 2 Reece Vander Zee WR 5 Jacob Gill WR 6 Seth Anderson WR 7 Dayton Howard WR 13 Terrence Smith WR 17 Alex Eichmann WR 21 Kaden Wetjen WR 83 Jackson Naeve WR 84 Apollo Payne WR 19 Mason Woods TE 48 Zach Ortwerth TE 80 Michael Burt TE 81 DJ Vonnahme TE 82 Dylan Stecker TE 85 Thomas Meyer TE 86 Eli Johnson TE 87 Addison Ostrenga TE 88 Hayden Large TE 52 Will Hahn OL 53 Michael Myslinski OL 58 Kade Pieper OL 59 Trevor Lauck OL 60 Lucas Allgeyer OL 61 Cael Winter OL 63 Josh Janowski OL 64 Leighton Jones OL 65 Logan Jones OL 67 Gennings Dunker OL 68 Will Nolan OL 70 Beau Stephens OL 71 Jack Dotzler OL 72 Kale Krogh OL 74 Bodey McCaslin OL 75 Cannon Leonard OL 77 George Nahas OL 79 Bryce George OL 44 Kenneth Merrieweather DL 48 Max Llewellyn DL 49 Ethan Hurkett DL 50 Will Lockhart DL 51 Luke Gaffney DL 55 Jeremiah Pittman DL 56 Maddux Borcherding-Johnson DL 57 Will Hubert DL 91 Jonah Pace DL 91 Devan Kennedy DL 95 Aaron Graves DL 96 Bryce Hawthorne DL 97 Iose Epenesa DL 99 Brad Fitzgibbon DL 13 Drew Campbell DE 40 Chima Chineke DE 84 Joseph Anderson DE 10 Brian Allen Jr. EDGE 10 Burke Gautcher LB 12 Jaxon Rexroth LB 15 Carson Cooney LB 22 Derek Weisskopf LB 23 Landyn Van Kekerix LB 25 Kelby Telander LB 31 Nolan DeLong LB 33 Cam Buffington LB 36 Jayden Montgomery LB 41 Jaden Harrell LB 42 Zach Twedt LB 43 Karson Sharar LB 46 Preston Ries LB 47 Jack Laughlin LB 1 Xavier Nwankpa DB 2 TJ Hall DB 2 Kael Kolarik DB 3 Jaylen Watson DB 5 Koen Entringer DB 5 Shahid Barros DB 6 Zach Lutmer DB 7 Rashad Godfrey Jr. DB 8 Deshaun Lee DB 8 CJ Bell Jr. DB 11 Jacob Wallace DB 14 Alex Mota DB 17 Teegan Davis DB 19 Kyler Gerardy DB 20 Ty Hudkins DB 21 Watts McBride DB 30 Rayce Heitman DB 34 Drew MacPherson DB 18 Drew Stevens PK 92 Caden Buhr PK 9 Rhys Dakin P 99 Ty Nissen P 45 Bryant Worrell LS 69 Ike Speltz LS
Vanderbilt CommodoresVanderbilt2025 roster
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Matchup stats

Matchup predictor

41% IOWA
59% VAN

Win probability from the current point spread

Last five games

Iowa

DateOppResult
10-03 vsOSU L 14-31
09-26 atMICH W 20-19
09-19 vsUNI W 55-0
09-12 vsISU W 16-13
09-05 vsNIU W 40-0

VanderbiltProvided by secfootball.co

DateOppResult
10-03 atUGA L 14-38
09-26 atAUB L 15-21
09-19 vsNCSU W 35-31
09-12 vsDEL W 35-26
09-05 vsAUS W 28-9

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

Big Ten

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Indiana 500 1.00022154
Nebraska 500 1.00021871
UCLA 400 1.00017975
USC 510 .833224153
Ohio State 410 .80021163
Iowa 410 .80014563
Wisconsin 410 .80015883
Minnesota 410 .80016090
Oregon 310 .75019093
Northwestern 310 .75013267
Penn State 320 .60016080
Washington 320 .60013392
Michigan 320 .60011579
Illinois 230 .400153130
Maryland 230 .400152151
Purdue 230 .400152175
Michigan State 230 .40091116
Rutgers 140 .200150161

SECProvided by secfootball.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Georgia 500 1.00025767
Alabama 500 1.000248104
Texas 400 1.00013353
LSU 410 .80021876
Tennessee 410 .80018476
Florida 410 .800231136
Missouri 410 .800188100
Mississippi State 410 .800195140
Kentucky 410 .800173134
Ole Miss 310 .750142123
Texas A&M 320 .60015993
Auburn 320 .600134107
Vanderbilt 320 .600127125
Oklahoma 220 .5008864
South Carolina 230 .400188134
Arkansas 230 .40099142

Records computed from completed games this season

Iowa vs Vanderbilt: result and recap

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Vanderbilt Commodores finished 34 - 27 on December 31, 2025. This Big Ten game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Iowa and Vanderbilt team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the Big Ten rivalry pages.

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Frequently asked questions

What was the final score of Iowa vs Vanderbilt?

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Vanderbilt Commodores finished 34 - 27. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.

Who led Iowa vs Vanderbilt in passing, rushing and receiving?

Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt) led passers with 347 yards. Kamari Moulton (Iowa) led rushers with 95 yards. DJ Vonnahme (Iowa) led receivers with 146 yards on 7 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.

When did Iowa play Vanderbilt?

This Iowa vs Vanderbilt game was played on December 31, 2025 at Raymond James Stadium.