2016 Iowa Hawkeyes Opponent First Down Game Log through 01/09/2017
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/03/16 | Miami (OH) | Turf | W 45-21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 09/10/16 | Iowa State | Turf | W 42-3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 09/17/16 | North Dakota State | Turf | L 21-23 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 09/24/16 | @ Rutgers | Turf | W 14-7 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 10/01/16 | Northwestern | Turf | L 31-38 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 10/08/16 | @ Minnesota | Turf | W 14-7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| 10/15/16 | @ Purdue | Grass | W 49-35 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 24 |
| 10/22/16 | 8 Wisconsin | Turf | L 9-17 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 11/05/16 | @ 5 Penn State | Grass | L 14-41 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| 11/12/16 | 6 Michigan | Turf | W 14-13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 11/19/16 | @ Illinois | Turf | W 28-0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 11/25/16 | 24 Nebraska | Turf | W 40-10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 01/02/17 | + 20 Florida | Grass | L 3-30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 106 | 115 | 15 | 236 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||