Iowa Football

Iowa’s offense has obviously benefited from Brendan Sullivan’s fearless running over the last few weeks. But Sullivan’s running style comes with some drawbacks, too, as evident during the Hawkeyes’ loss to UCLA.

Iowa State fell off John Steppe’s Week 12 AP ballot after its loss to Kansas, which was 2-6 overall and 1-4 in Big 12 play before beating the Cyclones this weekend.

So good at home lately, Iowa’s defense again was merely mortal as a visitor, getting gashed and gouged by UCLA on its way to a humbling 20-17 defeat.

Iowa’s loss to UCLA ensured that Kirk Ferentz will have to wait until 2025 to break Woody Hayes’ record for overall wins as a Big Ten member.

Here’s what Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz and select players had to say after Iowa football’s 20-17 loss to UCLA on Friday.

Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan suffered an ankle sprain in Iowa’s 20-17 loss to UCLA on Friday, head coach Kirk Ferentz said after the game.

A closer look at Iowa’s 20-17 loss to UCLA Friday night at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins beat Hawkeyes at their own game, running the ball and stopping Iowa from running it.

Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan’s injury was far from the only culprit in the Hawkeyes’ fourth loss of the season, 20-17 at UCLA.

Follow along with The Gazette’s live blog for score updates, highlights and analysis from Friday night’s Iowa football game against UCLA at the Rose Bowl.

Iowa tight end Luke Lachey does not have any injury designation on the pregame availability report, suggesting the Hawkeyes’ tight end should be good to go against UCLA.

UCLA hosts Iowa in a Friday night Big Ten football game at the Rose Bowl. Here’s what you need to know.

The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems for Week 11 of the college football season, including Iowa’s journey to the Rose Bowl and Iowa State’s trip to Arrowhead Stadium.

The combined scores of Iowa’s last four Rose Bowls was Pac-12 teams 164, Iowa 78. None were close. The 102-year-old stadium that UCLA calls home may slightly resemble Kinnick Way, Way West when Iowa plays the Bruins Friday night.

Zach Ortwerth did not start playing competitive football since his freshman year of high school. Five years later, he is on a rapid ascent in Iowa’s already-talented tight ends room.

Iowa appears to be the better team on paper in this matchup, but one also would have said that about Rutgers and Nebraska before their losses to the Bruins.

Iowa will be playing its first regular-season game two-plus time zones away since its 2010 loss at Arizona.

Fun Facts about Friday’s Iowa football game against UCLA. The Hawkeyes and Bruins have the same number of wins in California so far this season: Zero.

After an up-and-down month of October, Iowa football appears to be once again playing its best football in the month of November.

Iowa tight end Luke Lachey “has a chance” of playing in the Hawkeyes’ game against UCLA on Friday after missing last week’s game with an injury, head coach Kirk Ferentz said in his Tuesday news conference.