Iowa Dominates UAlbany in Season-Opening Blowout
Iowa overwhelmed UAlbany 34-7 in Week 1, controlling the game from start to finish. The Hawkeyes scored in every quarter, with touchdowns from Mark Gronowski's passing attack and Xavier Williams' rushing prowess setting the tone early. UAlbany's lone score came on a Jack Shields pass to Lasalle Rose Jr. in the second quarter, but Iowa's offense proved too potent to overcome.
Gronowski led Iowa's passing game with 44 completions, while Terrell Washington Jr. rushed for 69 yards. Seth Anderson led receivers with 9 catches. UAlbany managed only modest offensive success, with Shields leading a limited attack.
Iowa's defense made crucial plays throughout, including a fourth-quarter fumble recovery by Abdul Osholake that stalled a Hawkeye drive. The game followed a predictable script, with Iowa building a comfortable lead and never allowing UAlbany to threaten a comeback. The decisive victory set a strong tone for Iowa's season.
AI-generated recap · Aug 24, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UAlbany | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 Iowa | 3 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | UAlbany | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 13-26 | 9-16 |
| Pass Yards | 134 | 48 |
| Rush Yards | 43 | 310 |
| Total Yards | 177 | 358 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 2-11 | 10-16 |
| Penalties | 3-15 | 2-20 |
| Possession | 23:23 | 36:37 |
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Play-by-Play
Kamari Moulton run for 10 yds to the IOWA 45 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Addison Ostrenga for 8 yds to the UALB 47
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Seth Anderson
Kamari Moulton run for 3 yds to the UALB 44 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski run for 5 yds to the UALB 39
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 3 yds to the UALB 36
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Hayden Large for 6 yds to the UALB 30 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski run for 8 yds to the UALB 22
Kamari Moulton run for 9 yds to the UALB 13 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Sam Phillips
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 3 yds to the UALB 10
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Terrell Washington Jr.
Drew Stevens 28 yd FG GOOD
Jack Shields run for 3 yds to the UALB 28
Griffin Woodell run for no gain to the UALB 28
Jack Shields pass complete to Tavahri Groves for 5 yds to the UALB 33
Owen Lawson punt for 42 yds
Terrell Washington Jr. run for no gain to the IOWA 25
Mark Gronowski sacked by Nick Totten for a loss of 8 yards to the IOWA 17
Mark Gronowski run for 4 yds to the IOWA 21
Rhys Dakin punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Lasalle Rose Jr. at the UALB 32
Griffin Woodell run for 4 yds to the UALB 36
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Carter Moses
Jack Shields run for 5 yds to the UALB 41
Jack Shields run for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Lasalle Rose Jr.
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Carter Moses
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Tavahri Groves
Owen Lawson punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Kaden Wetjen at the IOWA 15
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Jacob Gill
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Seth Anderson
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to KJ Parker
Rhys Dakin punt for 53 yds, fair catch by Lasalle Rose Jr. at the UALB 32
Jack Shields run for 4 yds to the UALB 36
Jack Shields pass complete to Jasiah Barron for 7 yds to the UALB 43 for a 1ST down
Jojo Uga run for 2 yds to the UALB 45
Jack Shields pass complete to Jasiah Barron for 19 yds to the IOWA 36 for a 1ST down
(14:26) No Huddle-Shotgun Woodell,Griffin rush right for 2 yards gain to the Iowa34 (Hurkett,Ethan; Llewellyn,Max) PENALTY UA Illegal Formation 5 yards from Iowa36 to Iowa41. NO PLAY.
Jack Shields pass complete to Griffin Woodell for 2 yds to the IOWA 39
Jack Shields pass complete to Caden Burti for 27 yds to the IOWA 12 for a 1ST down
Jack Shields run for 2 yds to the IOWA 10
Jack Shields pass complete to Alex Jreige for 6 yds to the IOWA 4
PENALTY UA False Start (Burti,Caden) 5 yards from Iowa04 to Iowa09. NO PLAY.
Jack Shields pass complete to Lasalle Rose Jr. for 9 yds for a TD (James Bozek KICK)
Xavier Williams run for 14 yds to the IOWA 49 for a 1ST down
Xavier Williams run for 27 yds to the UALB 24 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Seth Anderson for 5 yds to the UALB 19
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 7 yds to the UALB 12 for a 1ST down
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 5 yds to the UALB 7
Mark Gronowski run for 4 yds to the UALB 3
Xavier Williams run for 3 yds for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)
Drew Stevens kickoff for 61 yds , Lasalle Rose Jr. return for 11 yds to the UALB 15
Jack Shields pass complete to Griffin Woodell for 6 yds to the UALB 21
Jack Shields run for 11 yds to the UALB 32 for a 1ST down
Jojo Uga run for 4 yds to the UALB 36
(05:31) No Huddle-Shotgun Shields,Jack pass incomplete deep middle to Barron,Jasiah thrown to Iowa20 PENALTY UA Illegal Formation 5 yards from UA 36 to UA 31. NO PLAY.
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Jasiah Barron
Jack Shields run for 7 yds to the UALB 38
Owen Lawson punt for 40 yds , Kaden Wetjen returns for 17 yds to the IOWA 39
UAlbany Penalty, Defensive Offside (Ron Holmes) declined
Terrell Washington Jr. run for no gain to the IOWA 48
Xavier Williams run for 43 yds to the UALB 9 for a 1ST down
Xavier Williams run for 3 yds to the UALB 6
Mark Gronowski run for 2 yds to the UALB 4
Mark Gronowski run for 2 yds to the UALB 2
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kaden Wetjen for 2 yds for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)
Jack Shields pass complete to Caden Burti for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Jack Shields sacked by Max Llewellyn for a loss of 6 yards to the UALB 44
Jack Shields run for 8 yds to the IOWA 48
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Caden Burti
Owen Lawson punt for 39 yds
Xavier Williams run for 4 yds to the IOWA 13
End of 2nd Quarter
Drew Stevens kickoff for 56 yds , Lasalle Rose Jr. return for 6 yds to the UALB 15
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Caden Burti
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Lasalle Rose Jr.
Jack Shields pass complete to Carter Moses for 9 yds to the UALB 24
Owen Lawson punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the IOWA 40
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 7 yds to the IOWA 47
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 2 yds to the IOWA 49
Mark Gronowski run for 13 yds to the UALB 38 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski run for 6 yds to the UALB 32
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Xavier Williams for 3 yds to the UALB 29
Mark Gronowski run for 2 yds to the UALB 27 for a 1ST down
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 6 yds to the UALB 21
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 5 yds to the UALB 16 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Terrell Washington Jr. for 2 yds to the UALB 14
(07:36) Shotgun Gronowski,Mark pass complete short left to Parker,KJ caught at UA 10, for 4 yards to the UA 10 (Harris,Khian'Dre) PENALTY Iowa Ineligible Downfield on Pass (Dunker,Gennings) 5 yards from UA 14 to UA 19. NO PLAY.
Xavier Williams run for 3 yds to the UALB 16
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jacob Gill for 13 yds to the UALB 3 for a 1ST down
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 2 yds to the UALB 1
Mark Gronowski run for 1 yd for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)
Jack Shields run for 1 yd to the UALB 26
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Caden Burti
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Tavahri Groves
Owen Lawson punt for 60 yds
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 13 yds to the IOWA 27 for a 1ST down
Xavier Williams run for 9 yds to the IOWA 36
Xavier Williams run for 9 yds to the IOWA 45 for a 1ST down
Terrell Washington Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the IOWA 44
Terrell Washington Jr. run for 8 yds to the UALB 48
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Zach Ortwerth for 5 yds to the UALB 43 for a 1ST down
Xavier Williams run for 3 yds to the UALB 40
Xavier Williams run for 4 yds to the UALB 36
Hank Brown run for a loss of 1 yard to the UALB 37
Drew Stevens 55 yd FG GOOD
Drew Stevens kickoff for 57 yds , Lasalle Rose Jr. return for 12 yds to the UALB 20
Jack Shields pass complete to Tavahri Groves for 3 yds to the UALB 23
Alex Jreige run for 3 yds to the UALB 26
(12:47) No Huddle-Shotgun Shields,Jack pass incomplete deep left to Jreige,Alex thrown to UA 49 PENALTY Iowa Pass Interference (Harrell,Jaden) 15 yards from UA 26 to UA 41, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Jojo Uga run for a loss of 4 yards to the UALB 37
Jack Shields pass complete to Caden Burti for 4 yds to the UALB 41
Jack Shields sacked by Aaron Graves for a loss of 11 yards to the UALB 30
punt blocked by Preston Ries blocked by Preston Ries
Jaziun Patterson run for 17 yds to the UALB 49 for a 1ST down
Jaziun Patterson run for 4 yds to the UALB 45
Jaziun Patterson run for 7 yds to the UALB 38 for a 1ST down
Hank Brown pass complete to Seth Anderson for 4 yds to the UALB 34
Nathan McNeil run for 5 yds to the UALB 29
Jaziun Patterson run for 4 yds to the UALB 25 for a 1ST down
Nathan McNeil run for no gain to the UALB 25
Nathan McNeil run for 9 yds to the UALB 16
Jaziun Patterson run for 8 yds to the UALB 8 for a 1ST down
Jaziun Patterson run for 7 yds to the UALB 1
Jaziun Patterson run for no gain to the UALB 1
Hank Brown run for 1 yd for a TD UAlbany Penalty, Defensive Offside (Balansama Kamara) declined (Drew Stevens KICK)
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Jasiah Barron
Caden Burti run for a loss of 4 yards to the UALB 21
Jack Shields run for a loss of 3 yards to the UALB 18
Owen Lawson punt for 75 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UALB 47 , Sam Phillips returns for 46 yds to the UALB 47
Hank Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the 50 yard line Hank Brown fumbled, recovered by UALB Abdul Osholake , return to the 50 yard line
Jojo Uga run for 4 yds to the IOWA 46
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Caden Burti
Jack Shields pass complete to Carter Moses for 12 yds to the IOWA 34 for a 1ST down
Jack Shields pass incomplete to Jasiah Barron
Jojo Uga run for 4 yds to the IOWA 30