No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 6 Stanford: Rose Bowl starters, predictions, how to watch

Your gameday guide to the Rose Bowl.

ESSENTIALS

Matchup: No. 5 Iowa (12-1) vs. No. 5 Stanford (11-2)

Host: Rose Bowl; Pasadena, Calif.

Time: 4:10 p.m.

Radio: WMT-AM (600), KXIC-AM (800), KKRQ (100.7)

TV: ESPN

Online: WatchESPN

Forecast: Mostly sunny, 60 degrees, 0 percent chance of precipitation, Wind: 13 mph SE

Line: Stanford by 6 1/2

 

FIVE PREGAME READS

1

Truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Iowa

Hlas: Hawkeyes can get first Rose Bowl win since 1959.

2

2-Minute Drill

Breaking down Iowa-Stanford matchups.

3

Three eras, three QBs, three Rose Bowls

Stories of QBs, including Beathard, that led Iowa to surprising success

4

The Power of the Rose

What does this Rose Bowl appearance do for Iowa's program?

5

The unimaginable depth of Christian McCaffrey

Clearly the Stanford running back was made for this.

PREDICTIONS

Marc Morehouse: If the Hawkeyes win, they are gods. So, you know, no pressure. Iowa 34, Stanford 31

Mike Hlas: Your TV choices at 4 p.m.: The Dr. Oz Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Celebrity Name Game and Jeopardy! And if you have cable, I think there's a football game in Pasadena. Iowa 16, Stanford 13

Scott Dochterman: It's almost surreal that the Hawkeyes are in the Rose Bowl after last year's DeathTaxesSlayed Bowl debacle. It's almost as surreal that Stanford heads there for the third time in four years. Stanford 31, Iowa 27

Scott Saville: I think this will be a fun game. CJ Beathard will have some success throwing the ball downfield. Iowa still is a hungry football team. Iowa 31, Stanford 28

Beth Malicki: I believe in Iowa. I just do. Also, a tree is the dumbest unofficial mascot ever. Why doesn't Stanford just leaf? Iowa 24, Stanford 23

Bob Brooks: Iowa and Stanford mirror each other defensively. Offense is a little different and Iowa has to stop McCaffery. Iowa will make fewer errors and complete a season to remember. Iowa 28, Stanford 21

How America is picking the Rose Bowl

STARTERS

IOWA OFFENSE

QB 16 C.J. Beathard (6-2, 209, Jr.)

RB 29 LeShun Daniels (6-0, 225, Jr.)

FB 42 Macon Plewa (6-2, 244, Sr.)

SE 4 Tevaun Smith (6-2, 205, Sr.)

WR 89 Matt VandeBerg (6-1, 185, Jr.)

TE 80 Henry Krieger Coble (6-4, 250, Sr.)

LT 64 Cole Croston (6-5, 295, Jr.)

LG 78 James Daniels (6-4, 285, Fr.)

C 63 Austin Blythe (6-3, 290, Sr.)

RG 65 Jordan Walsh (6-4, 290, Sr.)

RT 79 Sean Welsh (6-3, 288, So.)

PK 1 Marshall Koehn (6-0, 200, Sr.)

IOWA DEFENSE

LE 34 Nate Meier (6-2, 252, Sr.)

LT 67 Jaleel Johnson (6-4, 310, Jr.)

RT 99 Nathan Bazata (6-2, 284, So.)

RE 40 Parker Hesse (6-3, 240, Fr.)

OLB 44 Ben Niemann (6-3, 225, So.)

MLB 43 Josey Jewell (6-2, 230, So.)

WLB 36 Cole Fisher (6-2, 236, Sr.)

LCB 13 Greg Mabin (6-2, 200, Jr.)

SS 19 Miles Taylor (6-0, 195, So.)

FS 27 Jordan Lomax (5-10, 205, Sr.)

RCB 14 Desmond King (5-11, 200, Jr.)

P 16 Dillon Kidd (6-0, 200, Sr.)

STANFORD OFFENSE

QB 8 Kevin Hogan (6-4, 218, Sr.)

RB 5 Christian McCaffrey (6-0, 201, So.)

FB 82 Chris Harrell (6-4, 244, Sr.)

WR 3 Michael Rector (6-1, 189, Sr.)

WR 89 Devon Cajuste (6-4, 227, Sr.)

TE 18 Austin Hooper (6-4, 248, Jr.)

LT 78 Kyle Murphy (6-7, 301, Sr.)

LG 51 Joshua Garnett (6-5, 321, Sr.)

C 52 Graham Shuler (6-4, 285, Sr.)

RG 57 Johnny Caspers (6-4, 300, Sr.)

RT 77 Casey Tucker (6-6, 300, So.)

PK 34 Conrad Ukropina (6-1, 193, Sr.)

STANFORD DEFENSE

DE 17 Brennan Scarlett (6-4, 264, Sr.)

DT 90 Solomon Thomas (6-3, 271, So.)

DE 7 Aziz Shittu (6-3, 279, Sr.)

OLB 34 Peter Kalambayi (6-3, 242, Jr.)

OLB 48 Kevin Anderson (6-4, 244, Sr.)

ILB 4 Blake Martinez (6-2, 245, Sr.)

ILB 44 Kevin Palma (6-2, 252, Jr.)

CB 13 Alijah Holder (6-2, 184, So.)

SS 29 Dallas Lloyd (6-3, 207, Sr.)

FS 5 Kodi Whitfield (6-2, 202, Sr.)

CB 21 Ronnie Harris (5-10, 172, Sr.)

P 47 Alex Robinson (6-0, 207, Jr.)