W   34 - 7 

Mark Gronowski started his first game at QB for Iowa after transferring from South Dakota State. The Hawks jumped on the board with a 28-yard FG by Drew Stevens, but struggled the next few series. Albany picked apart the defense early in the 2nd quarter, scoring on a 9-yard TD pass to take a 7-3 lead. The Hawks responded quickly with a dominant rushing attack, capped off by a 3-yard TD run by Xavier Williams, who had 44 yards rushing on the drive (17 and 27 yards). It was his first TD of his career. Williams had a 43-yard run and Gronowski connected with Kaden Wetjen on a 2-yard TD pass right before half, to give Iowa a 17-7 lead. It is Wetjen's first receiving TD of his career. To start the 2nd half, the Hawks drove down the field again, ending with a 1-yard TD run by Gronowski. After the first quarter, the Iowa defense settled down and kept the Great Danes from any chance of scoring.

After Gronowski started experiencing cramps, QB Hank Brown made his Iowa debut late in the 3rd quarter. The drive stalled out, leading to a 55-yard FG by Drew Stevens (career long, his 9th FG over 50 yards). Brown ended the scoring for Iowa with a 1-yard TD run, boosting the lead to 34-7 with under 4 minutes remaining.

Williams finished with 11 carries, 122 yards and 1 TD. Gronowski finished with 8/15 passing for 44 yards and 1 passing TD, and had 1 rushing TD.

With the win, Kirk Ferentz tied Ohio State's Woody Hayes for most wins for a Big Ten coach with 205. It was the first game ever against Albany. Starting RB Kamari Moulton left the game early with an upper body injury.

	1	2	3	4	F
Iowa	3	14	7	10	34
Albany	0	7	0	0	7