Cody Myers is in his 10th year as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the University of Iowa football program.
Iowa posted an 8-5 record in 2022, concluding the season with a 21-0 win over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl and wins in five of its final six games. Iowa’s streak of 10 straight bowl invitations is the longest in school history and the Hawkeyes have been in the Top 25 final rankings in four of the last five seasons. Iowa’s streak of 10 straight winning seasons ranks 10th best in the nation.
The Hawkeyes won 10 games in 2021, winning the Big Ten’s West Division title and advancing to the conference championship game. Iowa concluded the season with an appearance in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl and was ranked 23rd in the nation in the final national rankings.
Iowa closed the 2021 regular season with four straight victories to earn the West Division title for the second time since 2015. Iowa has earned 24 conference wins in the past four seasons, matching Iowa’s highest four-year conference win total since 2002-05.
Iowa’s most recent bowl game invitations include the 2022 Music City Bowl, 2022 Citrus Bowl, 2020 Music City Bowl, 2019 Holiday Bowl, 2019 Outback Bowl, 2017 Outback Bowl, 2016 Rose Bowl Game, 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl and 2014 Outback Bowl. The Hawkeyes have ranked in the final top 10 of both major polls five times in the past 21 seasons.
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. 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 rankings and coaches poll, and 16th by the Associated Press. The Hawkeyes were selected to compete in the 2020 Music City Bowl, but that event was canceled.
Iowa won 47 games from 2015-19, the highest total in school history over any five-year period, and a total that ranked ninth nationally. Iowa won its final four games in 2019 and ranked 15th in the nation in the final Associated Press and coaches polls.
The Hawkeyes concluded the 2019 campaign with a 10-3 record following a 49-24 win over No. 22 Southern California in the Holiday Bowl. The three losses were all to ranked opponents by a combined 14 points. The Hawkeyes were 4-1 in trophy games for the third straight season.
Iowa completed the 2018 season with a 9-4 mark and a final ranking of 25th in the Associated Press national rankings. The Hawkeyes earned a 27-22 Outback Bowl win over No. 18 Mississippi State to close the season with three straight wins. The four losses came by a total of 23 points and all were decided in the final minutes of play. Iowa tied for second in the Big Ten West Division.
The Hawkeyes posted a perfect 12-0 regular season record in 2015, winning the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. Iowa participated in the 2016 Rose Bowl Game and the 2015 Big Ten Championship and ended the season in the top 10 in the final national rankings.
Myers previously served as assistant coordinator of strength and conditioning at Coe College. He was an intern with the Iowa football strength and conditioning program beginning in 2014.
At Coe, Myers designed and implemented strength and conditioning programs for the baseball and softball programs, while assisting with the football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball and wrestling teams.
Myers is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.
Myers is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps (2003-10) and a veteran of the Iraq War and the Global War on Terrorism. While serving, he held earned the rank of Corporal and held the positions of Fire Team Leader and Vehicle Commander. He conducted security operations and escorted high ranking officials.
Myers earned his Associate Degree from Kirkwood Community College and his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Coe College in 2015. He earned a Masters of Science degree in exercise science in performance enhancement and injury prevention from California University of Pennsylvania.
Myers was born May 8, 1984, and is a native of Keosauqua, Iowa, where he attended Van Buren High School. His wife’s name is Nicole, and he has two sons, Gunner and Cutter, and two daughters, Hadley and Hayley.