Update: Brian Ferentz will reportedly step down as Iowa’s offensive coordinator following the 2023 season.
Welcome Iowa Hawkeyes fans, Brian Ferentz haters, and all others who fall outside this Venn Diagram that appears to actually be a circle.
Ferentz is in his seventh year as the Hawkeyes’ offensive coordinator. He is on the clock after struggling through several seasons, and his 2023 contract includes a stipulation that in order for Ferentz to keep his job, Iowa must average 25 points per game this season.
This won’t just include points scored by the offense — defensive and special teams points count as well. Which is good news for Ferentz, as the defense and special teams at Iowa are often very good. Ferentz is the son of Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz — a “nepo baby,” to use the popular term for such a hire — and many fans feel that he has been retained on staff for far too long after failing to improve Iowa’s offense year in and year out.
Here we will keep track of Iowa’s moving point average throughout the season, to give fans an idea of whether Ferentz will have a job in Iowa City come 2024.
Brian Ferentz Tracker: Iowa’s average points per game in 2023
September 2: Iowa 24, Utah State 14
September 9: Iowa 20, Iowa State 13
September 16: Iowa 41, Western Michigan 10
September 23: Penn State 31, Iowa 0
September 30: Iowa 26, Michigan State 16
October 7: Iowa 20, Purdue 14
October 14: Iowa 15, Wisconsin 6
October 21: Minnesota 12, Iowa 10
October 28: Bye
October 28 update: Iowa’s ppg total neither went up or down this week since the team was on a bye. The Hawkeyes will travel to Northwestern next Saturday.
Season Average: 19.5 points per game.