To celebrate Kirk's 200th career victory at Iowa, let's list what are your top 10 games (or merely just top 10 favorite games) from the Kirk Ferentz Era from 1999 to as of 2024:
10. 2002 Iowa at Minnesota (dominant win clinches Iowa's first B10 title since 1990)
9. 2016 Michigan at Iowa (Amidst a string of mediocrity from 2016 to 2019, there were a few bright spots. One such was Iowa's out of nowhere classic upset over Michigan featuring a walk-off FG)
8. 2004 Outback Bowl- Iowa vs Florida (In hindsight, Ron Zook was not a good HC, but at the time, this was an eye-opening win for Iowa and its first NYD Bowl win since 1959)
7. 2021 Penn State at Iowa (In the moment, at least, there may have never been a greater moment or feeling from Hawkeye Nation in the program's history, and Kinnick Stadium may have never looked or sounded better than it did on that night)
6. 2009 Iowa at Michigan State (Stanzi to McNutt. TOUCHDOWN)
5. 2008 Penn State at Iowa (the win that signified Kirk 2.0 had arrived. Iowa turns a corner after 3 seasons of struggling from '05-'07 and stuns PSU for the biggest upset win in the Ferentz era.
4. 2017 Ohio State at Iowa (55-24 will be etched in the minds of everyone who got to bear witness on that day.....)
3. 2005 Capitol One Bowl- Iowa vs LSU (Thrilling ending which can be argued was the greatest finish in Iowa football history. Victory came over a Top 15 LSU team in the former Citrus Bowl at a time when it still carried some prestige)
2. 2010 Orange Bowl- Iowa vs Georgia Tech (Classic Iowa "blowout" earning a 10 pt win over the ACC champs for Kirk's biggest bowl victory to date)
1. 2004 Wisconsin at Iowa (Iowa swarms the Badgers and storms the field as the Hawks win a de facto B10 CCG for their second title in 3 years)
10. 2002 Iowa at Minnesota (dominant win clinches Iowa's first B10 title since 1990)
9. 2016 Michigan at Iowa (Amidst a string of mediocrity from 2016 to 2019, there were a few bright spots. One such was Iowa's out of nowhere classic upset over Michigan featuring a walk-off FG)
8. 2004 Outback Bowl- Iowa vs Florida (In hindsight, Ron Zook was not a good HC, but at the time, this was an eye-opening win for Iowa and its first NYD Bowl win since 1959)
7. 2021 Penn State at Iowa (In the moment, at least, there may have never been a greater moment or feeling from Hawkeye Nation in the program's history, and Kinnick Stadium may have never looked or sounded better than it did on that night)
6. 2009 Iowa at Michigan State (Stanzi to McNutt. TOUCHDOWN)
5. 2008 Penn State at Iowa (the win that signified Kirk 2.0 had arrived. Iowa turns a corner after 3 seasons of struggling from '05-'07 and stuns PSU for the biggest upset win in the Ferentz era.
4. 2017 Ohio State at Iowa (55-24 will be etched in the minds of everyone who got to bear witness on that day.....)
3. 2005 Capitol One Bowl- Iowa vs LSU (Thrilling ending which can be argued was the greatest finish in Iowa football history. Victory came over a Top 15 LSU team in the former Citrus Bowl at a time when it still carried some prestige)
2. 2010 Orange Bowl- Iowa vs Georgia Tech (Classic Iowa "blowout" earning a 10 pt win over the ACC champs for Kirk's biggest bowl victory to date)
1. 2004 Wisconsin at Iowa (Iowa swarms the Badgers and storms the field as the Hawks win a de facto B10 CCG for their second title in 3 years)
