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Additional Information
Additional Information
Links
Official Sites:
Official School Site - University of Iowa
Student Newspaper - The Daily Iowan
Official Athletic Site - Hawkeye Sports
Official Conference Site - Big Ten Conference
Previews/Breakdowns:
2005 Big Ten Football Prospectus - Big Ten
2005 Big Ten Team Previews - Big Ten
2005 Big Ten - Iowa - Preview - Big Ten
2005 Iowa Hawkeye Preview - CFN
2005 Iowa Hawkeye Offensive Preview - CFN
2005 Iowa Hawkeye Defensive Preview - CFN
2005 Iowa Hawkeye Further Anaylsis - CFN
Big Ten Preview - Part 1 (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan) - CFN
Spring Preview 2005 ... Big Ten Coaches - CFN
NCAA Football Preview - Iowa Hawkeyes - The Sports Network
2005 Iowa Hawkeyes - Football.com
2005 Iowa Preview - Real Football 365
Hawkeyes Team Report - The Sporting News
Iowa Team Report-Inside Slant (9/9/05) - College Sports (The Sports Exchange)
Iowa Team Report-Inside Slant (9/12/05) - College Sports (The Sports Exchange)
Iowa Team Report-Inside Slant (9/14/05) - College Sports (The Sports Exchange)
Iowa Team Report-Inside Slant (Current) - College Sports (The Sports Exchange)
Prospectus & Info:
2005 Spring Football Prospectus (PDF) - Hawkeye Sports
2005 Media Fact Book (PDF) - Hawkeye Sports
2005 Roster/Coaches - Hawkeye Sports
Current Statistics - Hawkeye Sports
Message Boards & Team Pages:
Message Boards - (Scout)
Message Boards - (Rivals)
Message Boards - (Hawk Fans - Independent)
Message Boards - (Hawks Nest - Independent)
Team Page - ESPN
Team Page - USA Today
Team Page - Fox Sports
Team Page - CNN/SI
Team Page - CFN
Team Page - CBS Sportsline
Team Page - Yahoo! Sports
Team Page - AOL Sports
News Sources:
Quad City Times - Local News
Des Moines Register - Local News
Cedar Rapids Gazette - Local News
Iowa City Press Citizen - Local News
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz is 42-31-0 at Iowa, 54-52 overall.
Kirk Ferentz, by all accounts, has done a marvelous job of resurrecting the Iowa football program. In fact, he now has the best 3 year record (since 2002) in school history, the most wins (11) in a single season and the Big tens longest home win streak at 18 games and counting. Kirk also received his second consecutive Big Ten Coach of the Year Award. He achieved his first win over OSU and Jim Tressel last season. Kirk is 1-3 versus the Bucks and 1-2 versus Tressel (1-1 Iowa vs OSU and 0-1 Maine vs YSU). Kirk was born August 1, 1955 and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1978, where he played linebacker and was named team captain. He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant for UConn then moved on to Worcester Academy, then to Pittsburgh under Jackie Sherrill. In 1981 he joined Hayden Fry's staff at Iowa and stayed through the 1989 season. Ferentz took over as head coach for the Maine Bears for 3 seasons. Finally he went on to an assistant coaching position in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens (and formerly Cleveland Browns) before returning to the top position at Iowa in 1998. Iowa's 25th head coach has garnered multiple accolades including AP, Walter Camp and Big Ten Coach of the Year honors.
Assistant Coaches:
Ken O'Keefe - Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks
Norm Parker - Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers
Ron Bernard Aiken - Defensive Line
Chris Doyle - Strength and Conditioning
Lester Erb - Receivers and Special Teams
Carl Jackson - Running Backs
Eric Johnson - Recruiting Coordinator and Tight Ends
Reese Morgan - Offensive Line
Phil Parker - Defensive Backs
Darrell Wilson - Linebackers and Special Teams
Raimond Braithwaite - Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Bryan Dermody - Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Bill Dervrich - Director of Football Operations
James Dobson - Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Rick Kaczenski - Offensive Graduate Assistant
Michael Ketchum - Defensive Graduate Assistant
Jon McLaughlin - Quality Control Assistant
Ned Amendola, M.D. - Head Team Physician
Matthew Engelbert - Football Video Coordinator
Paul Federici - Director of Athletic Training Services
Bob Rahfeldt - Assistant Video Coordinator
Scott Southmayd - Adiministrative Assistant
John Streif - Assisant Athletic Trainer and Travel
Rebuild or Reload
Starters Returning: 12 (Offense 6, Defense 5, Special Teams 1)
Lettermen Returning: 44 (Offense 22, Defense 21, Special Teams 1)
Notable Returners:
QB - Drew Tate (2005 Preseason Media BigTen Offensive Player of the Year)
LB - Chad Greenway (Multiple Preseason Award Watch Lists)
LB - Abdul Hodge (Multiple Preseason Award Watch Lists)
Starters Lost: 12 (Offense 5, Defense 6, Special Teams 1)
Lettermen Lost: 17 (Offense 7, Defense 8, Special Teams 2)
Incoming Recruits:
In 2005, the University of Iowa had one of its best recruiting classes ever. Last February, the Hawkeyes signed the #11 recruiting class according to Rivals, with five players being members of the Rivals 100 list; by comparison, the Buckeyes signed the #12 class, with three Rivals 100 prospects. Iowa's prized recruit for the class of 2005 was OL Dan Doering, the top player in the state of Illinois, who signed with the Hawks over Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Tennessee; Doering should be a classic "anchor" along Iowa's offensive line in years to come. Other stars of the class include TE Anthony Moeaki, OL Dace Richardson, and QB Jake Christensen, who were ranked the second, third, and fifth best players in Illinois, respectively.
As a small state, Iowa doesn't have much high school talent, so the Hawkeyes' staff must expend much of their recruiting efforts on out-of-state talents. In recent years, the Hawkeyes have done a great job in Illinois, having signed five of the top seven players from the state in 2005; the state's top overall prospect in 2004 (Kyle Williams, now with Purdue); and two of the top 6 prospects in 2003 (OL Mike Jones and RB A.J. Johnson). In addition, Ever since the Hayden Fry days, Iowa has recruited very well in the state of Texas, and over the past four years, the Hawks have signed ten Texans.
Despite the fact that Iowa and Ohio State are both Big Ten powerhouses, the two schools rarely engage in a serious recruiting battle. Many of Iowa's top recruits (such Dan Doering and Ryan Bain) had a passing interest in Ohio State, and some Buckeye recruits likewise expressed a fleeting interest in the Hawkeyes (for example, Chris Wells and Jake Ballard). The most serious recruiting battle came in 2004, when one of the nation's top offensive linemen, Kyle Mitchum from Erie, Pennsylvania, narrowed his final choices to Ohio State and Iowa. At the time, reports had Kyle wavering almost weekly between the two schools, but in late January of that year, he selected the Buckeyes because he felt like "an Ohio State person".
In 2005, Iowa was the early leader for Cleveland Glenville LB Freddie Lenix, who held out for and eventually received a late offer from the Buckeyes. In the end, of course, Freddie decided to follow the Glenville pipeline to Columbus, but the Hawks were close to "stealing" Lenix from the Buckeyes. That same year, the same two schools also fought hard for Florida LB Elijah Hodge. Many thought that Hodge would attend Iowa, since his older brother Abdul was an All-American linebacker for the Hawkeyes; while others were convinced that the younger Hodge was enamored with Ohio State. In somewhat of a surprise move, Elijah spurned both schools and signed with Wisconsin.
This recruiting season, Ohio State and Iowa have already battled for the services of Cincinnati Colerain LB Tyler Moeller. The Hawkeyes offered Tyler early in the process, and actually held the lead for most of the way. However, the Bucks entered the fray in mid-summer, and the lure of playing for the home state team and with classmate OL Connor Smith was too much to resist, and Moeller committed to Ohio State just a few days ago. The Bucks and Hawks are also major players for Euclid LB Thaddeus Gibson, although most observers feel that he will eventually sign with Ohio State.
Over the past two seasons, the Hawks have made significant inroads into the state of Ohio, having signed five players from the Buckeye State during that time - LB Anton Narinskiy (Chagrin Falls) and DB Bradley Fletcher (Youngstown Liberty) in 2004; and DB Chris Rowell (Warrensville Heights), WR Trey Stross (Avon Lake), and LB B.J. Travers (Westlake) in 2005. Although Ohio State did not offer any of the aforementioned players, all were considered top prospects within the state, and Stross and Travers received some serious national attention. This year, the Hawkeyes have once again targeted several "second tier" Ohio players (that is, prospects who have not been offered by Ohio State) such as Glenville stars QB Arvell Nelson, WR Ray Fisher, and LB Derrick Smith, along with DB Derrell Johnson(Youngstown Mooney), RB Lance Smith(Warren Howland; Wisconsin verbal), WR Robby Parris(Cleveland St. Ignatius; Notre Dame verbal). Look for the Hawkeyes to be a growing presence in state of Ohio in the upcoming years.
LB Pat Angerer, Bettendorf, Iowa (6' 0", 200 lbs, 4.63 forty); Rivals 3* (#5 in Iowa); Scout 3*
RB Kalvin Bailey, Seffner (Florida) Armwood (5' 11", 245 lbs, 4.7 forty); Rivals 4* (#97 nationally); Scout 4*
DL Ryan Bain, Bollingbrook, Illinois (6' 2", 250 lbs, 4.7 forty); Rivals 4* (#7 in Illinois); Scout 4*
DL Tyler Blum, Walnut, Iowa (6' 6", 250 lbs, 4.8 forty); Rivals 3* (#2 in Iowa); Scout 4*
RB Dana Brown, Clariton, Pennsylvania (5' 11", 200 lbs, 4.48 forty); Rivals 2* (#35 in Pennsylvania); Scout 2*
OL Kyle Calloway, Bellville (illinois) East (6' 7", 267 lbs, 5.19 forty); Rivals 3* (#22 in Illinois); Scout 3*
QB Jake Christensen, Lockport, Illinois (6' 0", 200 lbs, 4.89 forty); Rivals 4* (#89 nationally); Scout 4*
DL Justin Collins, Fort Worth (Texas) Brewer (6' 2", 250 lbs, 4.7 forty); Rivals 2*; Scout 2*
OL Dan Doering, Barrington, Illinois (6' 6", 300 lbs, 5.0 forty); Rivals 5* (#27 nationally); Scout 5*
DB Justin Edwards, Garland (Texas) Naaman Forest (6' 2", 180 lbs, 4.5 forty); Rivals 2*; Scout 2*
OL Rafael Eubanks, Roseville (Minnesota) Cretin-Derham Hall (6' 3", 290 lbs, 5.2 forty); Rivals 4* (#2 in Minnesota); Scout 4*
RB Shonn Greene, New Berlin (New York) Milford Academy (5' 11", 210 lbs, 4.48 forty); Rivals 3*; Scout 3*
DL Vernon Jackson, Orlando (Florida) Evans (6' 1", 260 lbs, 5.2 forty); Rivals 2*; Scout 2*
DL Alex Kanellis, Iowa City West (6' 4", 239 lbs, 4.68 forty); Rivals 4* (#1 in Iowa); Scout 4*
OL Andy Kuempel, Marion (Iowa) Linn Mar (6' 6", 250 lbs, 5.25 forty); Rivals 3* (#3 in Iowa); Scout 3*
TE Anthony Moeaki, Wheaton (Illinois) South (6' 4", 250 lbs, 4.7 forty); Rivals 4* (#52 nationally); Scout 5*
OL Dace Richardson, Wheaton (Illinois) South (6' 6", 300 lbs, 5.0 forty); Rivals 4* (#54 nationally); Scout 5*
RB Corey Robertson, Denison, Texas (6' 1", 205 lbs, 4.59 forty); Rivals 3* (#33 in Texas); Scout 3*
DB Chris Rowell, Warrensville Heights, Ohio (6' 0", 170 lbs, 4.46 forty); Rivals 3* (#20 in Ohio); Scout 3*
WR Trey Stross, Avon Lake, Ohio (6' 3", 195 lbs, 4.47 forty); Rivals 3* (#15 in Ohio); Scout 4*
LB B.J. Travers, Westlake, Ohio (6' 0", 228 lbs, 4.87 forty); Rivals 3* (#17 in Ohio); Scout 3*
WR Marcus Wilson, Camden (New Jersey) Catholic (6' 2", 190 lbs, 4.5 forty); Rivals 3* (#10 in New Jersey); Scout 3*
OL Marshal Yanda, Mason City (Iowa) North Iowa Area CC (6' 4", 310 lbs); Rivals 3*; Scout 2*
Of the incoming freshmen, RB Shonn Greene is listed as the third-string tailback, and Dace Richardson as a second-string offensive tackle; Tony Moeaki should see some time at tight end. Junior College transfer Marshal Yanda (entering Iowa as a junior) is a starting guard for the Hawkeyes.
So far, the Hawkeyes have five verbal commitments for the class of 2006:
RB Anthony Bowman, Orchard Lake (Michigan) St. Mary's (5' 10", 157 lbs, 4.4 forty); Rivals 3*; Scout 1*
K Ryan Donahue, Chicago St. Rita (6' 3", 180 lbs); Rivals 2*; Scout 3*
LB Julian Smith, New Berlin (New York) Milford Academy (6' 4", 220 lbs, 4.55 forty); Rivals NR; Scout 2*
DB Jeff Tarpinian, Omaha Millard North (6' 2", 195 lbs, 4.55 forty); Rivals 3*; Scout 2*
OL Julian Vandervelde, Davenport (Iowa) Central (6' 3", 295 lbs. 5.1 forty); Rivals 3*; Scout 2*
Historical Data
University of Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa) Founded in 1847
Football 1st Season: 1889
Stadium: Kinnick (1929) 70,397 (Stadium currently under renovation)
Conference: Big Ten Conference since 1900
Colors: Black & Gold
Mascot: Hawk (Herky)
College Classification: D-IA (or equivalent) since 1937 (first year of NCAA classification)
Conference Championships: 13 total, 11 Big Ten Championships (7 are Co-Champs) 1900, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004
Also 1 Missouri Valley Conference and 1 Western Interstate University Football Association Conference Championship
Consensus All-Americans: 18
College Hall-of-Famers: 14
Pro Hall-of-Famers: 2
Award Winners: 1 Heisman, 1 Walter Camp POY, 3 Outland Trophy, 2 Maxwell Award, 2 Davey O'Brien Award, 1 AP Player of the Year Award, 1 Lou Groza Award, 1 John Mackey Award, 1 Mosi Tatupu Award, 1 AFCA Coach of the Year, 1 AP Coach of the Year, 1 Walter Camp Coach of the Year
National Championships: 5 non-recognized (1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960)
Number of AP/Coaches final rankings: AP-19 years, Coaches-19 years
Inside the Numbers
Looking into the stats that are availible for Iowa so far this year is an exercise in abject futility. The two wins have produced some very gaudy numbers but they come against what was essentially a MAC 2nd string and a 1-AA school so they tell you nothing about how Iowa will do vs OSU. The one loss they had came against a decent BCS conference school but Iowa's starting QB was hurt early on and it was a rivalry game so again, draw conclusions at your own risk.
Instead I want to revist a topic from last year and look at how OSU has fared in our B10 openers throught the past 51 years. Of particular interest to me was the breakdown of how OSU does in seasons when they win vs seasons when we lose. This rough correlation actually predicted the season record for 2004 after we lost to Northwestern so pay attention, large sample size's of data usually paint a pretty clear picture.
B10 opener and corresponding season records 1953-2004(51 years)
Overall OSU record 1953-2004: 427-135-13 (.743)
B10 Openers
overall: 40-11 (.784)
record in seasons with win: 453 games 355-89-9 (.784)
record in seasons with a loss: 122 games 72-46-4 (.590)
total score: 1465-705
avg score: 28.73-13.8
Home Games
record: 26-4-1 (.839)
total score: 990-419
avg score: 31.9-13.5
Away Games
record:14-6 (.700)
total score: 475-286
avg score: 23.75-14.3
So at quick glance, winning the B10 opener means we will normally enjoy a better than average year while losing is usually a harbinger of disaster. For example, here are the records for the seasons in which we lost our B10 opener since '53:
1999:6-6
1992:8-3-1
1990:7-4-1
1989:8-4
1988:4-6-1
1985:9-3
1983:9-3
1967:6-3
1966:4-5
1959:3-5-1
2004: 8-4
Based on this if we win we should expect a 9-2 regular season mark in 2005.
I'm going to go against my better judgement and base my prediction on the large data, hope the offense shows some freakin life and call it 32-13 OSU.
Records
All Time: 540-487-39 (.525)
Bowl Games: 11-8-1 (.575) Most recently a win over Louisiana State in last season's Capital One Bowl
All Time vs the BigTen: 267-329-26 (.450) Using conference alignment at time of game.
All Time vs the Ohio State Buckeyes: 14-42-3 (.263) Most recently a 33 to 7 drubbing of the Buckeyes at Iowa City. The win broke a string of 8 straight losses to OSU.
Last Season: Iowa finished 10-2-0 (7-1-0 in Big Ten, Conference Co-Champions)
W - Kent St. (OH) (39-7)
W - Iowa St. (17-10)
L - Arizona St. (7-44)
L - Michigan (17-30)
W - Michigan St. (38-16)
W - Ohio St. (33-7)
W - Penn St. (6-4)
W - Illinois (23-13)
W - Purdue (IN) (23-21)
W - Minnesota (29-27)
W - Wisconsin (30-7)
W - Louisiana St. (30-25) Capital One Bowl
Last 5 Years: 41-21-0 (.661)
Last 10 Years: 69-51-0 (.575)
Preseason Rankings
#2 - CBS SportsLine - Magazine
#3 - Athlon Sports
#3 - Football.com (Fierce 40)
#4 - ESPN (Ivan Maisel)
#5 - CBS SportsLine (Dennis Dodd)
#5 - ESPN (Pat Forde)
#6 - Football Action
#6 - The Gold Sheet
#7 - MSNBC Top 25
#8 - CNN/SI.com
#9 - CNN/SI (Stewart Mandel)
#9 - Scout
#10 - Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook
#10 - The Sporting News
#10 - USA Today Coaches Poll
#11 - AP Poll
#11 - Detoit News Top 25
#11 - NationalChamps.net
#11 - RealFootball365
#11 - Terry's (Bowden) Preseason Sweet 16 (Yahoo! Sports)
#13 - Street & Smith’s
#14 - Phil Steele
#15 - Lindy’s
#18 - CollegeFootballNews
Preseason Watch Lists
2005 Heisman Watch List
2005 Walter Camp POY Watch List
LB - Chad Greenway
QB - Drew Tate
2005 Doak Walker Award Watch List
2005 Maxwell Watch List
2005 Outland Trophy Watch List
2005 Lombardi Trophy Watch List
LB - Chad Greenway
LB - Abdul Hodge
2005 Butkus Award Watch List
LB - Chad Greenway
LB - Abdul Hodge
2005 Rimington Watch List
2005 Bronko Nagurski Watch List
LB - Chad Greenway
LB - Abdul Hodge
2005 Bednarik Watch List
LB - Chad Greenway
LB - Abdul Hodge
2005 Thorpe Watch List
2005 Davey O'Brien Watch List
QB - Drew Tate
2005 Groza Watch List
K - Kyle Schlicher
2005 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
2005 Hendricks Watch List
2005 Lott Trophy Watch List
LB - Chad Greenway
LB - Abdul Hodge
Preseason Conference Accolades
2005 BigTen Football Media Day
2005 BigTen Media Poll - only the top 3 were listed
1. Michigan
2. Ohio State
3. Iowa
2005 BigTen Offensive Player of the Year
Drew Tate, QB, Iowa
2005 BigTen Defensive Player of the Year
A.J. Hawk, LB, Ohio State
Big Ten Conference Players of the Week
Sept. 3, 2005 (Week 1)
OFFENSE: RB - Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin
DEFENSE: LB - John Pannozzo, Indiana
SPECIAL TEAMS: P - Jeremy Kapinos, Penn State
Sept. 10, 2005 (Week 2)
OFFENSE: RB - Tyrell Sutton, Northwestern
DEFENSE: LB - A.J. Hawk, Ohio State
CO-SPECIAL TEAMS: PR - Marquice Cole, Northwestern & Brandon Williams, Wisconsin
Sept. 17, 2005 (Week 3)
OFFENSE: RB - Drew Stanton, Michigan State
DEFENSE: LB - Chad Greenway, Iowa
SPECIAL TEAMS: P - Ken DeBauche, Wisconsin
Notes of interest
• The Hawkeyes had 3 players (Mike Haight, Ronnie Harmon, Chuck Long) drafted in the first round in 1986.
• Hawkeye consensus All-Americans include Nile Kinnick (1939), Alex Karras (1957), Reggie Roby (1981), Chuck Long (1985), and Tim Dwight (1997)
• Kinnick stadium was named in 1972 for the famed halfback and Heisman Trophy winner.
Note: Statistical data was complied using a variety of sources, including:
Stassen (Chris Stassen) - Data
College Football Data Warehouse - Data
Two Cousins College Football Emporium - Data
American College Football-RSFC (Dave Wilson) - Data
D1A Football (Formerly WALJ 10 College Football) - Data
National Champs.net - Data
Hickok Sports - Data
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