2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	Legends Division
Record	4–8 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Phil Parker (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
No. 24 Michigan	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 17 Northwestern	5	–	3	10	–	3
Michigan State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Iowa	2	–	6	4	–	8
Minnesota	2	–	6	6	–	7
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x	8	–	0	12	–	0
Penn State*	6	–	2	8	–	4
Wisconsin y$	4	–	4	8	–	6
Purdue	3	–	5	6	–	7
Indiana	2	–	6	4	–	8
Illinois	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 14th year head coach Kirk Ferentz and play their home games at Kinnick Stadium. They are a member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team finished 2–6 in conference play, 4–8 overall and failed to become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2000. As of 2023, this is the most recent losing season for the program.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 pm	vs. Northern Illinois*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL	ESPNU	W 18–17	52,117^[1]
September 8	2:30 pm	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	BTN	L 6–9	70,585^[2]
September 15	2:30 pm	No. 7 (FCS) Northern Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 27–16	70,585^[3]
September 22	11:00 am	Central Michigan*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 31–32	70,585^[4]
September 29	11:00 am	Minnesota	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	W 31–13	70,585^[5]
October 13	11:00 am	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 19–16 ^2OT	70,211^[6]
October 20	7:00 pm	Penn State	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 14–38	70,585^[7]
October 27	11:00 am	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 17–28	44,121^[8]
November 3	2:30 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 21–24	40,646^[9]
November 10	11:00 am	Purdue	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 24–27	70,585^[10]
November 17	11:00 am	at No. 23 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 17–42	113,016^[11]
November 23	11:00 am	No. 17 Nebraska	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ABC^[12]	L 7–13	69,805^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source:^[14]

Roster

2012 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`5`	Kyle Anderson	Fr
QB	`16`	C. J. Beathard	Fr
QB	`15`	Jake Rudock	Fr
QB	`19`	Cody Sokol	Jr
QB	`16`	James Vandenberg (C)	Sr
QB/P	`14`	John Wienke	Sr
RB	`32`	Damon Bullock	So
RB	`33`	Jordan Canzeri	So
RB	`33`	Adam Cox	So
RB	`31`	Andre Dawson	Jr
RB	`26`	Steve Fiorella	Fr
RB	`4`	Greg Garmon	Fr
RB	`92`	Jonathan Gimm	Sr
RB	`3`	Barkley Hill	Fr
RB	`34`	Nate Meier	Fr
RB	`35`	Matt Mayers	So
RB	`41`	Jacob Reisen	Jr
RB	`38`	Brad Rogers	Jr
RB	`45`	Mark Weisman	So
WR	`23`	Jordan Cotton	Jr
WR	`6`	Keenan Davis	Sr
WR	`9`	Blake Haluska	So
WR	`84`	Jacob Hillyer	So
WR	`88`	Greg Mabin	Fr
WR	`11`	Kevonte Martin-Manley	So
WR	`29`	Nick Nielsen	Sr
WR	`8`	Don Shumpert	Jr
WR	`81`	Tevaun Smith	Fr
WR	`83`	Steven Staggs	Sr
WR	`89`	Cameron Wilson	Fr
TE	`85`	Zach Derby	Sr
TE	`87`	Jake Duzey	Fr
TE	`86`	C. J. Fiedorowicz	Jr
TE	`82`	Ray Hamilton	So
TE	`46`	George Kittle	Fr
TE	`80`	Henry Krieger-Coble	Fr
OL	`63`	Austin Blythe	Fr
OL	`59`	Conor Boffeli	Jr
OL	`50`	Drew Clark	Jr
OL	`78`	Andrew Donnal	So
OL	`53`	James Ferentz (C)	Sr
OL	`57`	Tommy Gaul	So
OL	`74`	Mitch Keppy	Fr
OL	`76`	Nolan MacMillan	Jr
OL	`66`	Casey McMillan	Sr
OL	`68`	Brandon Scherff	So
OL	`77`	Reid Sealby	Fr
OL	`58`	Eric Simmons	So
OL	`60`	Matt Tobin	Sr
OL	`70`	Brett Van Sloten	Jr
OL	`65`	Jordan Walsh	Fr
OL	`73`	Ryan Ward	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`79`	Dominic Alvis	Jr
DL	`54`	Steve Bigach	Sr
DL	`97`	Darian Cooper	Fr
DL	`71`	Carl Davis	So
DL	`56`	Faith Ekakitie	Fr
DL	`99`	Joe Gaglione	Sr
DL	`98`	Mike Hardy	So
DL	`67`	Jaleel Johnson	Fr
DL	`93`	Nathan Lyman	Jr
DL	`94`	Riley McMinn	Fr
DL	`95`	Drew Ott	Fr
DL	`90`	Louis Trinca-Pasat	So
DL	`75`	Dean Tsopanides	Fr
DL	`91`	Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara	Fr
LB	`52`	Quinton Alston	So
LB	`55`	Marcus Collins	So
LB	`17`	Shane DiBona	Jr
LB	`36`	Cole Fisher	So
LB	`50`	Palmer Foster	So
LB	`31`	Anthony Hitchens	Jr
LB	`20`	Christian Kirksey	Jr
LB	`44`	James Morris (C)	Jr
LB	`42`	Macon Plewa	Fr
LB	`43`	Jim Poggi	So
LB	`49`	Melvin Spears	Fr
LB	`51`	Laron Taylor	Fr
DB	`14`	Kevin Buford	Fr
DB	`22`	Torrey Campbell	So
DB	`2`	Greg Castillo	Sr
DB	`13`	Tom Donatell	Sr
DB	`7`	Sean Draper	Fr
DB	`28`	Marcus Fleming	Fr
DB	`12`	Anthony Gair	Fr
DB	`17`	Raymond Hammond	Fr
DB	`18`	Micah Hyde (C)	Sr
DB	`22`	Brian Kroll	So
DB	`21`	Nico Law	So
DB	`25`	Ruben Lile	Fr
DB	`27`	Jordan Lomax	So
DB	`48`	John Lowdermilk	So
DB	`19`	B.J. Lowery	Jr
DB	`5`	Tanner Miller	Jr
DB	`16`	Jamal Overton	Fr
DB	`39`	Travis Perry	Fr
DB	`16`	Collin Sleeper	Sr
DB	`30`	Gavin Smith	So
DB	`40`	Jack Swanson	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`1`	Marshall Koehn	Fr
K	`98`	Connor Kornbrath	Fr
K	`96`	Mike Meyer	Jr
K	`8`	Trent Mossbrucker	Sr
P	`15`	Jonny Mullings	So
LS	`69`	Ryan Kolka	Fr
LS	`61`	Casey Kreiter	Jr

Head coach

Kirk Ferentz

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Greg Davis – Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks
Phil Parker – Defensive Coordinator
Erik Campbell– Wide Receivers
Lester Erb– Running Backs and Special Teams
Brian Ferentz – Offensive Line
Eric Johnson – Recruiting Coordinator and Tight Ends
Reese Morgan – Defensive Line
Darrell Wilson – Defensive Backs and Special Teams
LeVar Woods – Linebackers
Chris Doyle – Strength and Conditioning
Dustyn Baethke – Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Chad Kraklio – Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Chris Polizzi – Defensive Graduate Assistant
David Raih – Offensive Graduate Assistant
Doug West – Senior Athletic Trainer
Ned Amendola, M.D. – Director, UI Sports Medicine Center
Raimond Braithwaite – Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Chic Ejiasi – Director of Player Development
Matthew Engelbert – Video Coordinator
Paul Federici – Director of Football Operations
Russ Haynes – Associate Director, Athletic Training Services
Bob Rahfeldt – Assistant Video Coordinator
Scott Southmayd – Quality Control Director
John Streif – Assistant Athletic Trainer

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/17/12

Regular season

Northern Illinois

Iowa at Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Iowa	3	3	3	9	18
Northern Illinois	0	10	7	0	17

Date: September 1
Location: Soldier Field
Chicago, IL
Game start: 2:30 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:22
Game attendance: 52,117
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Overcast, Wind 10 mph (16 km/h) NE
Referee: Dave Wilvoet
TV announcers (ESPNU): Tom Hart, John Congemi

Source^[15]

Scoring summary

1	8:08	Iowa	Mike Meyer 34-yard field goal	Iowa 3–0

2	14:55	Northern Illinois	Keith Harris 7-yard run (Mathew Sims kick)	Northern Illinois 7–3

2	4:23	Iowa	Mike Meyer 29-yard field goal	Northern Illinois 7–6

2	1:16	Northern Illinois	Mathew Sims 28-yard field goal	Northern Illinois 10–6

3	10:59	Iowa	Mike Meyer 22-yard field goal	Northern Illinois 10–9

3	9:43	Northern Illinois	Jordan Lynch 73-yard run (Mathew Sims kick)	Northern Illinois 17–9

4	9:33	Iowa	Mike Meyer 50-yard field goal	Northern Illinois 17–12

4	2:15	Iowa	Damon Bullock 23-yard run (James Vandenburg pass failed)	Iowa 18–17

Iowa held on to win to start the season 1-0.

Iowa State

Iowa State at Iowa
Cy-Hawk Trophy

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Iowa State	6	3	0	0	9
Iowa	3	0	0	3	6

Date: September 8
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:42 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Sunny, Wind 7 mph (11 km/h) NNW
Referee: Tom Walker
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Chuck Long, Chris Martin and Jon Jansen

Source^[16]

Scoring summary

1	9:55	Iowa State	Aaron Horne 5-yard pass from Steele Jantz (Edwin Arceo kick failed)	Iowa State 6–0

1	4:49	Iowa	Mike Meyer 23-yard field goal	Iowa State 6–3

2	11:13	Iowa State	Edwin Arceo 22-yard field goal	Iowa State 9–3

4	14:06	Iowa	Mike Meyer 21-yard field goal	Iowa State 9–6

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Iowa	7	6	3	0	16
• Iowa	7	10	7	3	27

Date: September 15
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:42 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind 8 mph (13 km/h) S
Referee: Todd Ransom
TV announcers (BTN): Tom Werme, Danan Hughes, Damon Benning

Source^[17]

Scoring summary

1	10:36	Northern Iowa	David Johnson 1-yard run (Tyler Sievertsen kick)	Northern Iowa 7–0

1	5:25	Iowa	Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Tied 7–7

1	2:13	Northern Iowa	Tyler Sievertsen 49-yard field goal	Northern Iowa 10–7

2	11:09	Iowa	Mark Weisman 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 14–10

2	7:24	Northern Iowa	Tyler Sievertsen 22-yard field goal	Iowa 14–13

2	2:46	Iowa	Mike Meyer 24-yard field goal	Iowa 17–13

3	13:10	Iowa	Mark Weisman 2-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 24–13

3	2:47	Northern Iowa	Tyler Sievertsen 25-yard field goal	Iowa 24–16

4	12:22	Iowa	Mike Meyer 19-yard field goal	Iowa 27–16

FCS foe Northern Iowa was able to play with the Hawkeyes but couldn't put up enough points to pull off the upset.

Central Michigan

Central Michigan at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Central Michigan	10	13	0	9	32
Iowa	14	0	7	10	31

Date: September 22
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:00 CDT
Elapsed time: 3:30
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind 21 mph (34 km/h) WNW
Referee: Shawn Smith
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Danan Hughes, Tom Helmer

Source^[18]

Scoring summary

1	12:32	Iowa	Kevonte Martin-Manley 10-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	8:04	Central Michigan	Zurlon Tipton 8-yard run (David Harman kick)	Tied 7–7

1	5:45	Central Michigan	David Harman 33-yard field goal	Central Michigan 10–7

1	3:10	Iowa	Mark Weisman 34-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 14–10

2	11:51	Central Michigan	Titus Davis 29-yard pass from Ryan Radchiff (David Harman kick)	Central Michigan 17–14

2	2:00	Central Michigan	David Harman 25-yard field goal	Central Michigan 20–14

2	0:12	Central Michigan	David Harman 20-yard field goal	Central Michigan 23–14

3	9:18	Iowa	Mark Weisman 5-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Central Michigan 23–21

4	8:07	Iowa	Mike Meyer 46-yard field goal	Iowa 24–23

4	2:18	Iowa	Mark Weisman 12-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 31–23

4	0:45	Central Michigan	Titus Davis 13-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff (Ryan Radcliff pass failed)	Iowa 31–29

4	0:03	Central Michigan	David Harman 47-yard field goal	Central Michigan 32–31

Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa
Floyd of Rosedale

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	7	6	13
• Iowa	3	21	0	7	31

Date: September 29
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:02 AM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Sunny, Wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h) WNW
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Lewis Johnson

Source^[19]

Scoring summary

1	12:35	Iowa	Mike Meyer 44-yard field goal	Iowa 3–0

2	14:55	Iowa	Mark Weisman 8-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 10–0

2	13:03	Iowa	Jordan Cotton 47-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 17–0

2	8:50	Iowa	James Vandenburg 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 24–0

3	7:12	Minnesota	Issac Fruechte 9-yard pass from Max Shortell (Jordan Wettstein kick)	Iowa 24–7

4	5:15	Iowa	Christian Kirksey 68-yard interception return (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 31–7

4	0:41	Minnesota	Drew Goodger 1-yard pass from Max Shortell (Max Shortell pass failed)	Iowa 31–13

The Hawkeyes had little trouble in this border rivalry game and recaptured the bronze pig.

Michigan State

Iowa at Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
• Iowa	0	3	0	10	3	3	19
Michigan State	7	3	0	3	3	0	16

Date: October 13
Location: Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:39
Game attendance: 70,211
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), Rain, Wind 9 mph (14 km/h) SSE
Referee: Todd Geerlings
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown

Source^[20]

Scoring summary

1	11:11	Michigan State	Le'Veon Bell 14-yard run (Dan Conroy kick)	Michigan State 7–0

2	9:13	Michigan State	Dan Conroy 24-yard field goal	Michigan State 10–0

2	4:09	Iowa	Mike Meyer 23-yard field goal	Michigan State 10–3

4	14:08	Iowa	Mike Meyer 28-yard field goal	Michigan State 10–6

4	7:41	Michigan State	Dan Conroy 22-yard field goal	Michigan State 13–6

4	0:55	Iowa	Mark Wesiman 5-yard run (Mike Meyer field goal)	Tied 13–13

OT	0:00	Michigan State	Dan Conroy 24-yard field goal	Michigan State 16–13

OT	0:00	Iowa	Mike Meyer 27-yard field goal	Tied 16–16

2OT	0:00	Iowa	Mike Meyer 42-yard field goal	Iowa 19–16

Iowa benefitted from a lucky interception to escape East Lansing with a double overtime victory.

Penn State

Penn State vs Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Penn State	14	10	7	7	38
Iowa	0	0	0	14	14

Date: October 20
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 7:05 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), Partly Cloudy, Wind 5 mph (8.0 km/h) SSE
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, Jon Jansen

Source^[21]

Scoring summary

1	7:24	Penn State	Jesse James 31-yard pass from Matt McGloin (Sam Ficken kick)	Penn State 7–0

1	2:43	Penn State	Allen Robinson 8-yard pass from Matt McGloin(Sam Ficken kick)	Penn State 14–0

2	7:19	Penn State	Sam Ficken 34-yard field goal	Penn State 17–0

2	5:53	Penn State	Bill Belton 11-yard run (Sam Ficken kick )	Penn State 24–0

3	14:33	Penn State	Bill Belton 3-yard run (Sam Ficken kick )	Penn State 31–0

4	14:25	Penn State	Bill Belton 5-yard run (Sam Ficken kick)	Penn State 38–0

4	14:14	Iowa	Jordan Cotten 92-yard kickoff return (Mike Meyer kick)	Penn State 38–7

4	4:11	Iowa	Keenan Davis 18-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick)	Penn State 38–14

Northwestern

Iowa at Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	3	0	7	7	17
• Northwestern	7	7	14	0	28

Date: October 27
Location: Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 44,121
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind 12 mph (19 km/h) NNW
Referee: Mike Cannon
TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Lewis Johnson

Source^[22]

Scoring summary

1	11:26	Northwestern	Kain Colter 5-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick)	Northwestern 7–0

1	4:37	Iowa	Mike Meyer 40-yard field goal	Northwestern 7–3

2	11:44	Northwestern	Kain Colter 2-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick)	Northwestern 14–3

3	12:58	Northwestern	Kain Colter 4-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick)	Northwestern 21–3

3	10:43	Northwestern	Christian Jones 47-yard pass from Kain Colter (Jeff Budzien kick)	Northwestern 28–3

3	0:22	Iowa	James Vandenburg 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Northwestern 28–10

4	6:37	Iowa	James Vandenburg 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Northwestern 28–17

Indiana

Iowa at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	14	0	0	7	21
• Indiana	3	7	7	7	24

Date: November 3
Location: Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, IN
Game start: 3:42 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:08
Game attendance: 40,646
Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), Cloudy, Wind 8 mph (13 km/h) NE (Game delayed 1 hour and 12 minutes)
Referee: Alex Kemp
TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, J Leman

Source^[23]

Scoring summary

1	7:20	Iowa	Kevonte Martin-Manley 24-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	7:08	Iowa	Christian Kirksey 18-yard interception return (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 14–0

1	3:27	Indiana	Mitch Ewald 45-yard field goal	Iowa 14–3

2	0:47	Indiana	Cody Latimer 15-yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Mitch Ewald kick)	Iowa 14–10

3	7:28	Indiana	Cody Latimer 6-yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Mitch Ewald kick)	Indiana 17–14

4	12:17	Iowa	Damon Bullock 4-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 21–17

4	10:58	Iowa	Cody Latimer 30-yard pass from Cameron Coffman (Mitch Ewald kick)	Indiana 24–21

Purdue

Purdue at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Purdue	7	7	10	3	27
Iowa	0	7	14	3	24

Date: November 10
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:00 AM CST
Elapsed time: 3:24
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Partly Cloudy, Wind 20 mph (32 km/h) S
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV announcers (BTN): Josh Lewin, Chris Martin, J Leman

Source^[24]

Scoring summary

1	5:30	Purdue	Akeem Shavers 3-yard run(Sam McCartney kick)	Purdue 7–0

2	9:43	Iowa	Damon Bullock 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)	Tied 7–7

2	4:43	Purdue	Gabe Holmes 9-yd pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick)	Purdue 14–7

3	10:23	Purdue	Sam McCartney 36-yd field goal	Purdue 17–7

3	4:58	Iowa	CJ Fiedorowicz 5-yd pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick)	Purdue 17–14

3	1:38	Purdue	Gary Bush 10-yd pass from Robert Marve (Sam McCartney kick)	Purdue 24–14

3	0:10	Iowa	Micah Hyde 9-yd fumble recovery (Mike Meyer kick)	Purdue 24–21

4	3:32	Iowa	Mike Meyer 24-yard field goal	Tied 24–24

4	0:00	Purdue	Sam McCartney 46-yard field goal	Purdue 27–24

Michigan

Iowa at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	7	3	0	7	17
• #23 Michigan	7	21	14	0	42

Date: November 17
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game start: 11:00 AM CST
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 113,016
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Partly Cloudy, Calm Wind
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown

Source^[25]

Scoring summary

1	8:27	Michigan	Devin Gardner 1-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 7–0

1	1:44	Iowa	Henry Krieger Coble 16-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick)	Tied 7–7

2	13:05	Michigan	Roy Roundtree 37-yard pass from Devin Gardner (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 14–7

2	9:26	Iowa	Mike Meyer 27-yard field goal	Michigan 14–10

2	5:20	Michigan	Devin Gardner 1-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 21–10

2	0:40	Michigan	Vincent Smith 18-yard pass from Devin Gardner (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 28–10

3	8:41	Michigan	Devin Gardner 3-yard run (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 35–10

3	4:33	Michigan	Devin Funchess 29-yard pass from Devin Gardner (Brendan Gibbons kick)	Michigan 42–10

4	2:12	Iowa	Mark Weisman 13-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Mike Meyer kick)	Michigan 42–17

Nebraska

Nebraska at Iowa
Heroes Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #14 Nebraska	3	0	10	0	13
Iowa	7	0	0	0	7

Date: November 23
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:00 AM CST
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 69,805
Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind 26 mph (42 km/h) NW
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards

Source^[26]

Scoring summary

1	6:51	Nebraska	Brett Maher 26-yd field goal	Nebraska 3–0

1	0:28	Iowa	James Vandenberg 1-yd run (Mike Meyer kick)	Iowa 7–3

3	9:30	Nebraska	Brett Maher 52-yd field goal	Iowa 7–6

3	3:10	Nebraska	Rex Burkhead 3-yd run (Brett Maher kick)	Nebraska 13–7

Players in the 2013 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club	Ref
Micah Hyde	Cornerback	5	159	Green Bay Packers	^[27]

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^ "Penn State vs Iowa Hawkeyes (Oct 20, 2012)". Iowa Official Athletic Site.
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