2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference West Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (18th year)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Phil Parker (5th year as DC; 18th overall year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,585)

2016 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team will represent the University of Iowa in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes, to be led by 18th year head coach Kirk Ferentz, are members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

Iowa announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Hawkeyes will host Big Ten foes Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern, and Wisconsin, and will travel to Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, and Rutgers.^[1]

The team will host all three of the non–conference games which are against the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference, Miami RedHawks from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and the North Dakota State Bison from the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Miami (OH)*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
September 10		Iowa State*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry)
September 17		North Dakota State*		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
September 24		at Rutgers		High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
October 1		Northwestern		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
October 8		at Minnesota		TCF Bank Stadium • Minnesota, MN (Rivalry)
October 15		at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
October 22		Wisconsin		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry)
November 5		at Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
November 12	7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM CT	Michigan		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
November 19		at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
November 25		Nebraska		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

1. "Iowa, Big Ten Announce 2016 And 2017 Football Schedules" (Press release). University of Iowa Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
2. "2016 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 16, 2015.