The 2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the

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in the

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. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach

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, who was in his 13th season, and played their homes games at Kinnick Stadium in

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. They are member of the Legends Division of the

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. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in

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

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, 31–14.

Schedule

Roster

Regular season

Tennessee Tech

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''Honorary Captain: Brad Banks''

At Iowa State

At Pittsburgh

Louisiana–Monroe

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At Penn State

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Northwestern

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Indiana

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At Minnesota

Michigan

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Michigan State

At Purdue

At Nebraska

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 (Pro Football Writers)

Players in the 2012 NFL Draft

References

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Iowa Hawkeyes football seasons

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