2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Kirk Ferentz, who was in his 13th season, and played their homes games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. They are member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in Big Ten Conference play to finish in fourth place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Insight Bowl, for the second consecutive year, where they were defeated by [2011 2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma], 31–14.
Regular season
Tennessee Tech
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Louisiana–Monroe
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At Penn State
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Northwestern
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Indiana
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Michigan
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Vs. Oklahoma (Insight Bowl)
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Postseason awards
- Marvin McNutt - Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year
- Riley Reiff - First-team All-American
Players in the 2012 NFL draft
| Riley Reiff | Offensive Tackle | 1 | 23 | Detroit Lions | |
| Mike Daniels | Defensive tackle | 4 | 132 | Green Bay Packers | |
| Adam Gettis | Offensive Guard | 5 | 141 | Washington Redskins | |
| Shaun Prater | Cornerback | 5 | 156 | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Marvin McNutt | Wide receiver | 6 | 194 | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Jordan Bernstine | Cornerback | 7 | 217 | Washington Redskins |