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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa’s offensive line was recognized as a finalist for the 2025 Joe Moore Award on Tuesday. The award honors offensive line units that display a high level of toughness, effort, teamwork, consistency, technique and finishing. Iowa joins Oregon and Indiana as the three finalists.
The Joe Moore Award is named after Joe Moore, widely regarded as one of the best offensive line coaches in college football history. It is the only major college football award to honor a unit.
Iowa’s offensive line is coached by George Barnett and includes center and Outland and Remington Trophy finalist Logan Jones, guards Beau Stephens and Kade Pieper and tackles Gennings Dunker and Trevor Lauck. Iowa is one of nine teams nationally to have the same five players start every game this season, while Jones, Stephens and Dunker have combined for 120 career starts.
Lauck and Pieper are in their first seasons as starters on the offensive line.
The unit helped Iowa gain more than 200 yards in four games and the line surrendered just 16 sacks. The o-line did not have its first accepted holding penalty until Game 10 at USC (Nov. 15).
The Hawkeyes outrushed nine opponents in 2025, compiling 245 yards in the comeback victory over Penn State (Oct. 18) and rushing for 310 yards against UAlbany (Aug. 30).
“What stood out with these three groups is how connected they were — Indiana’s toughness, Iowa’s machine-like precision, and Oregon’s ability to flip the switch and impose their will. They all played with a shared strain and purpose that separated them from the rest of the country,” said Cole Cubelic, Joe Moore Award Voting Committee Chairman. “These units don’t just block plays; they define who their teams are. And no matter how much skill talent you have, the offense still runs through the identity forged in those OL rooms.”
Iowa won the 2016 Joe Moore Award, and was also recognized as semifinalists for the award in 2020 and 2024.
The 23rd-ranked Hawkeyes (8-4) face No. 14 Vanderbilt (10-2) at the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 31. Fans can book travel packages to Tampa through Destinations Unlimited.