2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football team season
The 2014 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by 16th-year head coach Kirk Ferentz and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium. They were a member of the new West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to Tennessee.
2014 commitments
Schedule
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Roster
Game summaries
Northern Iowa
Future NFL star David Johnson had almost 250 yards of total offense for Northern Iowa but it still wasn't enough to upset host Iowa. The Panthers never went away and kept the game close until the final minutes, but a Hawkeye touchdown in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach.
Ball State
Iowa escaped with a win in a game they were widely outplayed in.
Iowa State
At Pittsburgh
Iowa improved to 3-1 on the season with this road win.
At Purdue
CJ Beathard got his first career start in this victory.
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