Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Vanderbilt Commodores

Dec 31, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IOWA	7	7	10	10	34
VAN	0	3	14	10	27

Game Recap

Iowa holds off Vanderbilt's comeback bid for 34-27 victory in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Mark Gronowski threw two touchdowns and rushed for another to lead Iowa to a 34-27 win over No. 13 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Wednesday.

Scoring Summary

IOWAVAN

Q112:55Kamari Moulton 4 Yd Run (Drew Stevens Kick).70
Q27:49Brock Taylor 41 Yd Field Goal.73
Q20:41Reece Vander Zee 10 Yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Drew Stevens Kick).143
Q38:50DJ Vonnahme 21 Yd pass from Mark Gronowski (Drew Stevens Kick).213
Q38:37Tre Richardson 75 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor Kick).2110
Q33:54Drew Stevens 47 Yd Field Goal.2410
Q31:41Joseph McVay 16 Yd pass from Diego Pavia (Brock Taylor Kick).2417
Q413:35Mark Gronowski 1 Yd Run (Drew Stevens Kick).3117
Q411:19Diego Pavia 11 Yd Run (Brock Taylor Kick).3124
Q44:13Drew Stevens 44 Yd Field Goal.3424
Q42:58Brock Taylor 37 Yd Field Goal.3427

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:00
70
Punt — 6 plays, 30 yards, 4:21
70
Interception — 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:31
70
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:46
70

2nd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:16
70
Field Goal — 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:05
73
Punt — 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:52
73
Punt — 7 plays, -2 yards, 3:14
73
Touchdown — 1 play, 10 yards, 0:02
143
End Of Half — 5 plays, 35 yards, 0:31
143

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 2:45
143
Touchdown — 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:18
213
Touchdown — 1 play, 75 yards, 0:09
2110
Punt — 3 plays, -3 yards, 1:35
2110
Downs — 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:39
2110
Field Goal — 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:29
2410
Touchdown — 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:06
2417

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:59
3117
Touchdown — 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:11
3124
Field Goal — 13 plays, 49 yards, 7:06
3424
Field Goal — 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:10
3427
End of Game — 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:57
3427

Team Stats

IOWA

VAN

34Points27

379Total Yards398

212Pass Yards347

167Rush Yards51

32:18Time of Possession27:42

19First Downs21

4Touchdowns3

2(2)Field Goals(Attempts)2(2)

1Turnovers0

53Penalty Yards53

Game Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 · 12:00 PM

Raymond James Stadium · Tampa, FL

attendance: 35,382 (53.7%)

spread: VAN -3

over/under: 47.5