Iowa Hawkeyes vs Vanderbilt Commodores, ReliaQuest Bowl

College FootballReliaQuest Bowl

#23Iowa

9-4

34-27

Final

#14Vanderbilt

10-3

Raymond James Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Field Goal
Field Goal
Touchdown
Touchdown
Touchdown

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

Who won: Iowa 34-27

The Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 34-27 in ReliaQuest Bowl on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Raymond James Stadium. Mark Gronowski led the Iowa in passing yards (16/22, 212 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT). Diego Pavia led the Vanderbilt in passing yards (25/38, 347 YDS, 2 TD).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

IOWAVAN

191st Downs21

6-123rd down efficiency2-9

0-04th down efficiency0-1

379Total Yards398

212Passing347

16/22Comp/Att25/38

9.6Yards per pass9.1

167Rushing51

37Rushing Attempts22

4.5Yards per rush2.3

5-53Penalties10-53

1Turnovers0

0Fumbles lost0

1Interceptions thrown0

32:18Possession27:42

Player of the game

Diego Pavia

VAN · 25/38, 347 YDS, 2 TD, 1 RUSH TD

8.5

Win probability

100%IOWA final

IOWAVAN

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Play by play

Q4 0:00IOW
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:36IOW
Rush
Kneel down by #11 M.Gronowski at Iowa48 for loss of 2 yards
3rd & 15 at 50
Q4 1:11
Stuffed for a loss of 2
Kneel down by #11 M.Gronowski at Vandy50 for loss of 2 yards
M. Gronowski · 10 CAR, 54 YDS · 2nd & 13 · 2nd & 13 at VAN 48
Q4 1:49
Stuffed for a loss of 3
Kneel down by #11 M.Gronowski at Vandy48 for loss of 3 yards
M. Gronowski · 10 CAR, 54 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at VAN 45
Q4 2:00IOW
Timeout
Timeout Iowa, clock 02:00
Q4 2:01
FLAG
11 yd run
#26 X.Williams rush left for 11 yards gain to the Vandy45 (#11 B.Longwell), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Vandy Offside declined
X. Williams · 5 CAR, 25 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at IOWA 44
Q4 2:07VAN
Timeout
Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 02:07
Q4 2:07
No gain on the run
Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski rush middle for 0 yards to the Iowa44 (#15 Z.Wood; #24 N.Rinaldi)
M. Gronowski · 10 CAR, 54 YDS · 2nd & 1 · 2nd & 1 at IOWA 44
Q4 2:48
9 yd run
Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski rush left for 9 yards gain to the Iowa44 (#10 L.Patterson)
M. Gronowski · 10 CAR, 54 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at IOWA 35
Q4 2:57
Kickoff, touchback
#88 B.Taylor kickoff 30 yards to the Iowa35 #15 R.Vander Zee return 0 yards to the Iowa35, End Of Play
B. Taylor · 2/2 FG
FIELD GOALQ4 2:58
VAN
37 yd field goal is good
Brock Taylor 37 Yd Field Goal
IOWA 34 - 27 VAN
Q4 3:03VAN
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Pavia pass incomplete short right to #6 T.Richardson thrown to Iowa01
1st & 10 at IOWA 19
Q4 3:16
16 yd completion to T. Richardson
Shotgun #2 D.Pavia pass complete short right to #6 T.Richardson caught at Iowa20, for 16 yards to the Iowa19 (#2 T.Hall), 1ST DOWN
D. Pavia · 25/38, 347 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at IOWA 35
Q4 3:26
Incomplete to R. Hoskins
Shotgun #2 D.Pavia pass incomplete deep left to #5 R.Hoskins thrown to Iowa01 QB hurried by #43 K.Sharar
D. Pavia · 25/38, 347 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at IOWA 35
Q4 3:31
Incomplete to T. Richardson
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Pavia pass incomplete deep middle to #6 T.Richardson thrown to Iowa00 broken up by #6 Z.Lutmer
D. Pavia · 25/38, 347 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at IOWA 35
Q4 3:49
37 yd completion to J. Sherrill
Shotgun #2 D.Pavia pass complete short middle to #0 J.Sherrill caught at Vandy45, for 37 yards to the Iowa35 (#3 J.Watson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
D. Pavia · 25/38, 347 YDS · 2nd & 18 · 2nd & 18 at VAN 28
Q4 3:58
FLAG
Sacked for a loss of 0
Shotgun #2 D.Pavia pass incomplete short right thrown to Vandy30 PENALTY Vandy Intentional Grounding (#2 D.Pavia)
D. Pavia · 25/38, 347 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at VAN 36
Q4 4:08
FLAG
Flag: penalty
Shotgun #2 D.Pavia pass incomplete short right to #5 R.Hoskins thrown to Vandy31 PENALTY Iowa Roughing The Passer (#95 A.Graves) 15 yards from Vandy21 to Vandy36, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
D. Pavia · 25/38, 347 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at VAN 21
Q4 4:08
Kickoff returned 21 yds
#18 D.Stevens kickoff 65 yards to the Vandy00 #81 K.Barnett return 21 yards to the Vandy21 (#7 R.Godfrey Jr.)
D. Stevens · 2/2 FG
FIELD GOALQ4 4:13
IOW
44 yd field goal is good
Drew Stevens 44 Yd Field Goal
IOWA 34 - 24 VAN
Q4 4:15IOW
Timeout
Timeout Iowa, clock 04:15
Q4 4:17VAN
Timeout
Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 04:17
Q4 4:15
8 yd completion to D. Vonnahme
Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass complete short middle to #81 D.Vonnahme caught at Vandy28, for 8 yards to the Vandy26 (#1 D.Carter)
M. Gronowski · 16/22, 212 YDS · 3rd & 12 · 3rd & 12 at VAN 34
Q4 4:58
Stuffed for a loss of 2
#21 K.Wetjen rush right for 2 yards loss to the Vandy34 (#6 J.Matthews), out of bounds
K. Wetjen · 2 CAR, 3 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at VAN 32
Q4 5:03VAN
Timeout
Timeout Vanderbilt, clock 05:03