Kirk Ferentz

Moon Family Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz is in his 28th year as the head football coach at the University of Iowa. The position of UI head football coach was endowed in 2021 by Will and Renee Moon. The Bettendorf, Iowa, couple are UI alumni and longtime Hawkeye supporters.

Ferentz became the Big Ten’s winningest football coach after Iowa’s win over UMass on Sept. 13, 2026. He boasts a 213-128 record at Iowa and a 225-149 overall record in his 30 years as a college head coach. Ferentz has won 134 Big Ten games in his 27-year career, third most in conference history traling only Michigan’s Bo Schembechler (143) and Ohio State’s Woody Hayes (153).

As Iowa’s head coach, Ferentz Iowa has won nine of more games 11 times and has posted eight wins or more 17 times. Iowa has recorded eight wins or more the last 10 completed seasons; only four other programs (Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State) have won eight games every year over that time frame.

Over the last five seasons, Iowa has won 45 combined games, averaging nine wins per year, and competed in five bowl games, including three January bowl games in Florida. Over that five-year stretch, Ferentz coached eight consensus All-Americans, five players to national position awards -- including one back-to-back winner -- and Iowa’s offensive line earned the Joe Moore Award after its dominant play in 2025.

Ferentz and the Hawkeyes had another successful campaign in 2025, winning nine games, including a 34-27 triumph over No. 14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Iowa’s four losses in 2025 came by a combined 15 points (3, 4, 2, 5) to nationally-ranked opponents. The victory over the Commodores gave Ferentz his 11th career bowl victory – the most in Big Ten Conference history. Nationally, Ferentz is one of 15 coaches with 11 bowl victories.

In addition to serving as Iowa’s head coach for 27 seasons, Ferentz has been a member of the Iowa coaching staff for 36 seasons. His most recent contract extension extended his agreement with Iowa through the 2029 season.

Under Ferentz’s leadership the Iowa football program has earned 23 bowl game invitations since 2001 (2020 Music City Bowl was canceled). That success has been achieved with strong commitments to the program, the University of Iowa, and the ideals that represent Hawkeye football – hard work, determination, player development and character, on and off the field.

Iowa won 27 combined contests the last three seasons, including capturing the Big Ten West Division in 2023 and winning the 2025 ReliaQuest Bowl with a 34-27 triumph over No. 14 Vanderbilt. Iowa has been ranked in the final AP Top 25 six of the last eight seasons, including ranking No. 17 in 2025. The Hawkeyes won nine games in 2025.

Iowa won four of its last five regular season games in 2024 to get to eight wins and earn a trip to the Music City Bowl. The Hawkeyes won their last four regular season contests in 2023 -- winning the Big Ten West Division -- and recording 10 wins for the eighth time under Ferentz.

The Hawkeyes played the toughest schedule in the West Division in 2022, as two of their five losses came to two playoff teams. Two additional losses were by three-point margins as Iowa improved throughout the season, winning five of its final six games.

In 2021, Ferentz led Iowa to its second Big Ten West Division title (2015), posting a 7-2 conference record and 10-4 overall mark. Iowa was ranked 23rd in the final 2021 rankings, the fourth straight season the Hawkeyes ended the year in the Top 25.

With Iowa’s 33-7 win over Northern Illinois in the opening game of the 2018 season, Ferentz recorded win No. 144 as Iowa’s head coach, surpassing the late Hayden Fry as the winningest football coach in program history. Fry was Iowa’s head coach for 20 seasons (1979-98).

Ferentz is the longest tenured head football coach in the nation. Ferentz and Fry are the only head coaches to lead a Division I football program for 20 years, consecutively. Iowa’s convincing 40-16 win over Washington in 2024 was his 200th as head coach at Iowa. With a 63-0 win at Illinois in 2018, Ferentz became just the fifth Big Ten coach to win 150 games. Ferentz earned his 100th career Big Ten win at Penn State (Nov. 21, 2020).

The Hawkeyes have earned 37 conference victories between 2020-25, matching its highest six-year conference win total in program history (2019-24). Iowa has posted six January bowl wins as Iowa’s head coach. The Hawkeyes have twice won three straight bowl games (2008-10 and 2017-19) under Ferentz. Iowa has won at least six conference games six of the last seven seasons.

Iowa opened the 2021 season with six straight wins, including three victories over ranked opponents while being ranked as high as second in the nation. Following consecutive losses, the Hawkeyes rallied to win their final four regular season games to earn the Big Ten’s West Division title. The Iowa defense set a school record with 25 interceptions.

The Hawkeyes won 47 games from 2015-19, the best five-year win total in school history. Just eight programs in the nation won more games during that time frame. Ferentz guided the Hawkeyes to eight wins or more in five consecutive seasons (2015-19) and 16 seasons overall since 2002.

On the field, Ferentz’s approach can be described as smart, tough, and physical. Off the field, academics and character development are a focus. In 2021, the University of Iowa outperformed its peers nationally in the classroom for the 10th consecutive year, according to data released by the NCAA.

Following back-to-back narrow losses to open the 2020 season, Iowa won six straight games, all in Big Ten play, to complete the regular season. The Hawkeyes scored at least 26 points in each of the six wins, while holding three opponents to just seven points. The winning streak included road wins at Minnesota, Penn State and Illinois, and trophy game victories over Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes were ranked 15th in the nation in the final CFP ranking and Coaches Poll, 16th by the AP Iowa’s Music City Bowl date with Missouri in December was canceled due to the pandemic.

Iowa concluded 2019 with three straight wins over border rivals Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska, followed by the 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over No. 22 USC. Following a 24-22 loss at Wisconsin to open November, the Hawkeyes handed No. 7 Minnesota its first loss of the season to maintain possession of Floyd of Rosedale. Iowa’s three losses came by a combined 14 points to three teams who were ranked in the top 20 at the time. Iowa also maintained possession of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Trophy with a win at Iowa State in September.

Iowa won six of its first seven games in 2018 and closed the season with wins in the final three games, including the 27-22 Outback Bowl win over No. 18 Mississippi State. The four losses came by a total of 23 points, and all were decided in the final minutes of play. Iowa’s defense ranked second nationally in interceptions after leading the nation in 2017.

 

Iowa’s 8-5 record in 2017 included wins in three of four trophy games, with victories over Iowa State, Minnesota, and Nebraska, plus the Pinstripe Bowl win to conclude the season. Iowa also began November with a 55-24 win over third-ranked Ohio State. Nine of Iowa’s 12 regular season opponents were bowl eligible (posting an 8-1 record) as the Hawkeyes faced one of the strongest schedules in the nation.

Iowa closed the 2016 regular season with three straight wins, including two over ranked opponents. Iowa posted a 6-3 record in Big Ten play to tie for second place in the West Division and finished the season at 8-5 overall.

Highlights of the year included Iowa defeating second-ranked Michigan and 15th-ranked Nebraska in the final month of the season, as well as earning a January bowl invitation for the 10th time during the Ferentz era.

The Iowa football program enjoyed a historic season in 2015, posting a final 12-2 record. Ferentz led the 2015 Hawkeyes to a perfect regular season, setting a school record with 12 wins. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten West Division (8-0) before falling to Michigan State, 16-13, in a close championship game that was decided in the final minute of play. The Hawkeyes earned their sixth invitation to the Rose Bowl, which was Iowa’s first appearance in Pasadena in 25 years.

Ferentz was recognized with both the Hayes-Schembechler and Dave McClain Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year awards in 2015. He was named Eddie Robinson (FWAA) and Woody Hayes National Coach of the Year (Columbus Touchdown Club), and received the Dodd Trophy, presented by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation. He was also named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Region 3 Coach of the Year.

Coaching History
Ferentz’s coaching career began as a student assistant (1977) at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut. The next two years (1978-79) were spent at Worcester Academy, where he also taught English literature. He then served as a graduate assistant offensive line coach at the University of Pittsburgh during the 1980 season. That Pittsburgh team (coached by Jackie Sherrill) finished with an 11-1 record and a number two national ranking.

Ferentz joined Hayden Fry’s Iowa staff as the offensive line coach in 1981, which became Iowa’s first winning seasons in 19 years. The season was highlighted by the Hawkeyes winning a conference title and earning a Rose Bowl berth – both of which had not occurred in 20 years.

He continued as Iowa’s offensive line coach through the 1989 season and had great success coaching offensive lines that, to date, have anchored four of Iowa’s highest scoring offenses. In addition, eight of Iowa’s top 10 offensive teams, in terms of yards gained per game, have operated with Ferentz as the head coach or offensive line coach. And Iowa’s top nine passing teams of all time have occurred with Ferentz as the head coach, or offensive line coach.

Ferentz was named head coach of the University of Maine Black Bears in 1990 and held that position for three years before being hired by Bill Belichick and the Cleveland Browns to coach the offensive line. He remained with the organization after it moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Ravens, serving as assistant head coach and offensive line coach. In all, he worked six years with the Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League.

He rejoined the Hawkeyes as head coach in 1999 and is Iowa’s longest tenured head football coach.

Personal History
Off the field, family is the top priority for Ferentz. Ferentz and his wife, Mary, have been married for 45 years. They have five children: Brian, Kelly, Joanne, James, and Steven. They also have five granddaughters (Presley, Blakely, Connolly, Jolie, and Bella), and seven grandsons (John, Forest, Nixon, Lincoln, Beckett, Marshall and Lucas). All five of their children graduated from City High School in Iowa City and earned degrees from the University of Iowa; and each of the boys had the incredible experience of playing football at the University of Iowa with their father as head coach.

Kirk and Mary are very enthusiastic supporters of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. They serve as advocates for the Children’s Hospital, hosting and speaking at events across the state to raise awareness and support for the hospital. Kirk and Mary established the “Ferentz Family Pediatric Research and Education Endowment Fund” in 2007. In honor of their granddaughter, Mary and Kirk donated more than $1 million in 2017 to establish the Savvy Elizabeth Ferentz Neonatology Research Fund. In addition, the Iowa Ladies’ Football Academy has donated $3 million to the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital, which opened across the street from Kinnick Stadium in December, 2016.

Ferentz has also been involved in supporting several community and university-related initiatives, including serving as the honorary chair of the University of Iowa’s United Way campaign. Kirk and Mary have also contributed generously to the University of Iowa, including donations to the University’s College of Liberal Arts. Another significant gift was a $500,000 commitment to support the Iowa Football Legacy Campaign, which included two key projects benefitting the Hawkeye football program; the indoor practice facility; and the Stew and LeNore Hansen Football Performance Center.

Ferentz was born Aug. 1, 1955, in Royal Oak, Michigan. He attended Upper St. Clair High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in English Education. He was a football captain and an academic All-Yankee Conference linebacker at Connecticut.

Ferentz received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut in May, 2009. He was inducted into the Upper St. Clair High School Hall of Fame in September, 2002, and the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in May, 2003.

Coaching Career
Team —  Position, Years 
Iowa — Head Coach, 1999-present
Baltimore/Cleveland — Offensive Line, 1993-98
Maine — Head Coach, 1990-92
Iowa — Offensive Line, 1981-89
Pittsburgh — Graduate Assistant, 1980
Worcester Academy — Offensive Line, Defensive Coordinator, 1978-79
Connecticut — Student Assistant, 1977

Career Record
Overall: 225-149 (30 years)
At Iowa: 213-128 (27 years)
Big Ten: 134-91

•    Big Ten winningest coach with 213 overall wins conference wins and ranks second all-time in Big Ten Conference victories (134)
•    Ranks first all-time at Iowa in coaching victories with 213
•    One of just seven Big Ten coaches ever to guide a team to 10 wins or more in three straight seasons

Year-By-Year Record at Iowa

Year	Overall Record (%)	Big Ten Record (%)	Bowl Game
2025	9-4 (.692)	6-3 (.667)	ReliaQuest
2024	8-5 (.615)	6-3 (.667)	Music City
2023	10-4 (.714)	7-2 (.778)	Citrus
2022	8-5 (.593)	5-4 (.556)	Music City
2021	10-4 (.714)	7-2 (.778)	Citrus
2020	6-2 (.750)	6-2 (.750)	Music City
2019	10-3 (.769)	6-3 (.667)	Holiday
2018	9-4 (.692)	5-4 (.556)	Outback
2017	8-5 (.615)	4-5 (.444)	Pinstripe
2016	8-5 (.615)	6-3 (.667)	Outback
2015	12-2 (.857)	8-0 (1.000)	Rose
2014	7-6 (.538)	4-4 (.500)	TaxSlayer
2013	8-5 (.615)	5-3 (.625)	Outback
2012	4-8 (.333)	2-6 (.250)	– – –
2011	7-6 (.538)	4-4 (.500)	Insight
2010	8-5 (.615)	4-4 (.500)	Insight
2009	11-2 (.846)	6-2 (.750)	Orange
2008	9-4 (.692)	5-3 (.625)	Outback
2007	6-6 (.500)	4-4 (.500)	– – –
2006	6-7 (.462)	2-6 (.250)	Alamo
2005	7-5 (.583)	5-3 (.625)	Outback
2004	10-2 (.833)	7-1 (.875)	Citrus
2003	10-3 (.769)	5-3 (.625)	Outback
2002	11-2 (.846)	8-0 (1.000)	Orange
2001	7-5 (.583)	4-4 (.500)	Alamo
2000	3-9 (.250)	3-5 (.375)	– – –
1999	1-10 (.091)	0-8 (.000)	– – –
Overall	213-128 (.625)	134-91 (.596)	23 bowl games

Coaching Honors 
2015 Eddie Robinson FWAA Coach of the Year
2015 Dodd Trophy Coach of the Year
2015 Woody Hayes Coach of the Year (Columbus Touchdown Club)
2015 AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year
2015 Dave McClain Big Ten Coach of the Year
2015 Hayes-Schembechler Big Ten Coach of the Year
2015 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Finalist
2015 Maxwell Club George Munger Coach of the Year Finalist
2015 Associated Press Big Ten Coach of the Year
2009 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year
2009 Dave McClain Big Ten Coach of the Year
2004 Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year
2002 Associated Press national Coach of the Year
2002 Walter Camp national Coach of the Year
2002 Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year
Joins Bo Schembechler (Michigan) in being named Big Ten Coach of the Year more than three times

Postseason Success
Has guided Iowa to 23 bowl appearances in 27 seasons

• 2025 ReliaQuest Bowl
• 2024 Music City Bowl
• 2024 Citrus Bowl
• 2022 Music City Bowl
• 2021 Citrus Bowl
• 2020 Music City Bowl
• 2019 Holiday Bowl
• 2019 Outback Bowl
• 2017 Pinstripe Bowl
• 2017 Outback Bowl
• 2016 Rose Bowl
• 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl
• 2014 Outback Bowl
• 2011 Insight Bowl
• 2010 Insight Bowl
• 2010 Orange Bowl
• 2009 Outback Bowl
• 2006 Alamo Bowl
• 2006 Outback Bowl
• 2005 Citrus Bowl
• 2004 Outback Bowl
• 2003 Orange Bowl
• 2001 Alamo Bowl

• 11 bowl victories rank first all-time among Big Ten coaches
• Has twice led Iowa to three straight bowl wins (2008-10 and 2017-19)
• Iowa appeared in four straight January bowls, 2002-05; four straight from 2013-16, and 14 overall under Ferentz
• Iowa was one of just eight schools in the nation to appear in six January bowl games between 2002-09
• Iowa has earned 13 straight bowl invitations between 2013 and 2025, the longest bowl streak in school history

In the Final Rankings
2025    23rd (CFP)/17th (AP)/17th (Coaches)
2023    17th (CFP)/24th (AP)/22nd (Coaches)
2021    15th (CFP)/23rd (AP)/23rd (Coaches)
2020    15th (CFP)/15th (Coaches)/16th (AP)
2019    15th (AP)/15th (Coaches)/16th (CFP)
2018    25th (AP)
2015    9th (AP)/10th (Coaches)/5th (CFP)
2009    7th (AP)/7th (USA Today)
2008    20th (AP)/20th (USA Today)
2004    8th (AP)/8th (USA Today)
2003    8th (AP)/8th (USA Today)
2002    8th (AP)/8th (USA Today)

As Iowa Offensive Line Coach
Overall record of 73-33-4 in nine seasons

•    1988 Peach Bowl
•    1987 Holiday Bowl
•    1986 Holiday Bowl
•    1986 Rose Bowl
•    1984 Freedom Bowl
•    1983 Gator Bowl
•    1982 Peach Bowl
•    1982 Rose Bowl

First Round NFL Draft Selections
DL Lukas Van Ness, 2022 (13th selection, Green Bay)
LB Jack Campbell, 2022 (18th selection, Detroit)
OL Tyler Linderbaum, 2021 (25th selection, Baltimore)
OL Tristan Wirfs, 2020 (13th selection, Tampa Bay)
TE T.J. Hockenson, 2019 (8th selection, Detroit)
TE Noah Fant, 2019 (20th selection, Denver)
OL Brandon Scherff, 2014 (5th selection, Washington)
OL Riley Reiff, 2012 (23rd selection, Detroit)
DL Adrian Clayborn, 2011 (20th selection, Tampa Bay)
OL Bryan Bulaga, 2010 (23rd selection, Green Bay)
LB Chad Greenway, 2006 (17th selection, Minnesota)
OL Robert Gallery, 2004 (2nd selection, Oakland)
TE Dallas Clark, 2003 (24th selection, Indianapolis)

NFL Draft Highlights
• 13 first round selections
• 12 second round selections
• Ferentz ranks first among active college football coaches with 94 NFL Draft selections
• 88% of Iowa’s senior starters the last 23 years were selected in the NFL Draft or signed to an NFL free agent contract
• Iowa ranks third among Big Ten leaders in number of players drafted (65) over the past 16 years

NFL Honors
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1)
DB Bob Sanders, Indianapolis, 2007

NFL All-Pro Honors (16)    
LB Jack Campbell (Detroit)
DB Cooper DeJean (Philadelphia)
OL Tristan Wirfs (Tampa)
TE T.J. Hockenson (Detroit)
TE George Kittle (San Francisco)
DB Desmond King (LA Chargers)
DL Mike Daniels (Green Bay)
DB Micah Hyde (Buffalo)
OL Brandan Scherff (Washington)
TE Dallas Clark (Indianapolis)
LB Chad Greenway (Minnesota)
DL Aaron Kampman (Green Bay)
PK Nate Kaeding (San Diego)
TE Sam LaPorta (Detroit)
DB Bob Sanders (Indianapolis)
OL Marshal Yanda (Baltimore)

Consensus All-Americans (20)
OL Logan Jones, 2025
RS Kaden Wetjen, 2025
LB Jay Higgins, 2024
RB Kaleb Johnson, 2024
DB/RS Cooper DeJean, 2023
P Tory Taylor, 2023
LB Jack Campbell, 2022
OL Tyler Linderbaum, 2021
DT Daviyon Nixon, 2020
K Keith Duncan, 2019
DB Josh Jackson, 2017
LB Josey Jewell, 2017
DB Desmond King, 2015
OL Brandon Scherff, 2014
DE Adrian Clayborn, 2010
RB Shonn Greene, 2008
OL Robert Gallery, 2003
PK Nate Kaeding, 2003
OL Eric Steinbach, 2002
TE Dallas Clark, 2002

First Team All-Americans (35)
OL Logan Jones, 2025 *
OL Beau Stephens, 2025
RS Kaden Wetjen, 2025 *
LS Luke Elkin, 2024
LB Jay Higgins, 2024 *
RB Kaleb Johnson *
Kaden Wetjen, 2024
DB/RS Cooper DeJean, 2023 *
LB Jay Higgins, 2023 *
P Tory Taylor, 2023 *
LB Jack Campbell, 2022 *
P Tory Taylor, 2022
OL Tyler Linderbaum, 2021 *
DB Riley Moss, 2021
DT Daviyon Nixon, 2020 *
K Keith Duncan, 2019
OL Tristan Wirfs, 2019
TE T.J. Hockenson, 2018
DB Josh Jackson, 2017 *
LB Josey Jewell, 2017 *
DB Desmond King, 2016
DB Desmond King, 2015 *
OL Brandon Scherff, 2014 *
OL Riley Reiff, 2011
DE Adrian Clayborn, 2010
LB Pat Angerer, 2009
OL Bryan Bulaga, 2009
RB Shonn Greene, 2008
OL Robert Gallery, 2003
PK Nate Kaeding, 2003
QB Brad Banks, 2002
TE Dallas Clark, 2002
PK Nate Kaeding, 2002
OL Bruce Nelson, 2002
OL Eric Steinbach, 2002
* -- unanimous, consensus

National Honors
Fourteen Hawkeyes have earned national Player of the Year honors on 17 occasions

Joe Moore Offensive Line Award, 2025
Logan Jones, 2025 Rimington Trophy
Kaden Wetjen, 2025 Jet Award
Kaden Wetjen, 2024 The Jet Award
Tory Taylor, 2023 Ray Guy Award
Jack Campbell, 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy
Jack Campbell, 2022 Butkus Award
Tyler Linderbaum, 2021 Rimington Trophy
T.J. Hockenson, 2018 John Mackey Award
Josey Jewell, 2017 Lott IMPACT Trophy
Desmond King, 2015 Jim Thorpe Award
Brandon Scherff, 2014 Outland Trophy
Shonn Greene, 2008 Doak Walker Award
Robert Gallery, 2003 Outland Trophy
Brad Banks, 2002 Davey O’Brien Award
Brad Banks, 2002 Associated Press Player of the Year
Dallas Clark, 2002 John Mackey Award
Nate Kaeding, 2002 Lou Groza Award
Joe Moore Offensive Line Award, 2016

Big Ten Honors
Big Ten Most Valuable Player (2)
RB Shonn Greene, 2008
QB Brad Banks, 2002

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2)
RB Shonn Greene, 2008
QB Brad Banks, 2002

Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (3)
DT Daviyon Nixon, 2020
LB Josey Jewell, 2017
LB Jack Campbell, 2022

Big Ten Player of the Year, by Position (31)
Kaden Wetjen, 2025 (return specialist)
Jay Higgins, 2024 (linebacker)
Kaleb Johnson, 2024 (running back)
Kaden Wetjen, 2024 (return specialist)
Cooper DeJean, 2023 (defensive back)
Cooper DeJean, 2023 (return specialist)
Tory Taylor, 2023 (punter)
Jack Campbell, 2022 (linebacker)
Sam LaPorta, 2022 (tight end)
Charlie Jones, 2021 (return specialist)
Tyler Linderbaum, 2021 (offensive line)
Riley Moss, 2021 (defensive back)
Daviyon Nixon, 2020 (defensive line)
Tory Taylor, 2020 (punter)
Keith Duncan, 2019 (kicker)
Tristan Wirfs, 2019 (offensive line)
T.J. Hockenson, 2018 (tight end)
Amani Hooker, 2018 (defensive back)
Ihmir Smith-Marsette, 2018 (return specialist)
Josh Jackson, 2017 (defensive back)
Josey Jewell, 2017 (linebacker)
Desmond King, 2015 (defensive back)
Brandon Scherff, 2014 (offensive line)
Micah Hyde, 2012 (defensive back)
Marvin McNutt, Jr., 2011 (wide receiver)
Bryan Bulaga, 2009 (offensive line)
Shonn Greene, 2008 (running back)
Mitch King, 2008 (defensive line)
Robert Gallery, 2003 (offensive line)
Brad Banks, 2002 (quarterback)
Eric Steinbach, 2002 (offensive line)

Academic Honors
Academic All-America Honors (19)
Gennings Dunker, second team Academic All-America, 2025
Aaron Graves, second team Academic All-America, 2024
Quinn Schulte, second team Academic All-America, 2023
Anthony Nelson, second-team Academic All-America, 2018
Anthony Nelson, first team Academic All-America, 2017
Parker Hesse, second team Academic All-America, 2017
Jordan Lomax, second team Academic All-America, 2015
Mark Weisman, second team Academic All-America, 2014
James Morris, NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award, 2013
James Morris, first team Academic All-America, 2013
Mike Klinkenborg, first team Academic All-America, 2007
Adam Shada, first team Academic All-America, 2007
Mike Klinkenborg, first team Academic All-America, 2006
Adam Shada, first team Academic All-America, 2006
Mike Elgin, first team Academic All-America, 2006
Mike Elgin, first team Academic All-America, 2005
Nate Kaeding, second team Academic All-America, 2002
Aaron Kampman, first team Academic All-America, 2001
Aaron Kampman, second team Academic All-America, 2000

596 Academic All-Big Ten honorees

Assistant Coach Recognition
Phil Parker, Frank Broyles Award, 2023
Phil Parker, AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year, 2023
Jim Reid, FootballScoop Linebacker Coach of the Year, 2013
LeVar Woods, FootballScoop Linebacker Coach of the Year, 2013
Norm Parker, AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year, 2011
Norm Parker, Frank Broyles Award Finalist, 2005
Norm Parker, Frank Broyles Award Finalist, 2004
Ron Aiken, AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year, 2002