The Zeitgeist List · coaching
Iowa: a coaching history
See Iowa’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Program GOAT
Forest Evashevski
0 Dynasty · 0 Blue-Blood seasons
Built by
Forest Evashevski
Regional Program II → Power Program I (+39.7)
The fall
Ray Nagel
Power Program III → Regional Program I (−15.9)
Right now
Kirk Ferentz
the 3rd-best of Iowa's 8 coaches so far
Kirk Ferentz is the 3rd-best of Iowa's 8 coaches so far.
Stature & coaches, 1936–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
1999–now
Kirk Ferentzbuilder
+12.0
204–124
1979–1998
Hayden Frybuilder
+30.9
143–89
1974–1978
Bob Commingscaretaker
Regional Program III
17–38
1971–1973
Frank Lauterburcaretaker
−8.6
4–28
1966–1970
Ray Nageldecliner
−15.9
16–32
1961–1965
Jerry Burnsinheritor
−11.7
16–27
1952–1960
Forest Evashevskitransformer
+39.7
52–27
1939–1949
Edward Andersoncaretaker
Regional Program I
35–33