Few teams have sustained the success that the Iowa Hawkeyes have over the last decade. Winning seasons, bowl trips, and a ton of wins to their name do not protect them from the inevitable.
Regardless of your wins and other successes, there are villains to every team that are their kryptonite for one reason or another. The Hawkeyes have met a handful of villains who have taken them down in important moments, had their number throughout their career, or changed the course of an entire season.
Check out the biggest villains of the Iowa Hawkeyes of the last decade.
LJ Scott, Michigan State RB
The memorable, or rather unforgettable to Iowa fans, drive by Michigan State to end Iowa’s College Football Playoff bid and perfect record was capped off by the biggest villain Iowa has dealt with this decade.
The 22-play drive that lasted 9:04 ended dramatically. Spartans’ back LJ Scott was initially stopped behind the line of scrimmage at the three-yard line and then met by two more Iowa defenders at the two-yard line. After what looked like the play was going to be a Hawkeyes’ stop, Scott spun towards the goal line to extend the ball over the goal line to put the Spartans up 16-13.
December 5, 2015: Michigan State freshman RB LJ Scott powers his way into the endzone w/ 0:27 left for the game-winning score to cap a 9-min, 22-play 82-yard drive vs Iowa in the Big 10 Championship Game.
MSU would win 16-13. Gus Johnson on the call.
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The play ended Iowa’s perfect record, stopped their closest run to the College Football Playoff, and will live in infamy for Iowa fans.
David Bell, Purdue WR
Forget Jerry Rice, David Bell against the Iowa Hawkeyes may be the single greatest wide receiver to walk this planet. What David Bell did to Iowa in his three games…
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Publish date : 2025-05-21 13:45:00
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