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IOWA’S BOWL HISTORY
Iowa Sports Information Iowa has been bowl eligible for 10 consecutive seasons. The Hawkeyes have
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posted a 6-3 record in bowl games under Kirk Ferentz, including three straight
Carver-Hawkeye Arena, One Elliott Dr.,
bowl wins (2008-10) for the first time in school history. The six wins tie for the
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third-most by a Big Ten coach. Iowa holds a 14-10-1 (.580) record in 25 bowl ap-
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pearances. Iowa has competed in six January bowl games since the 2002 season.
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Iowa defeated Texas Tech (19-16) in the 2001 Alamo Bowl. The Hawkeyes used
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the 2001 Alamo Bowl win as a springboard to four consecutive January bowl games;
Director .................................................... Phil Haddy
Iowa lost to USC (38-17) in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeated Florida (37-17) in
E-Mail .................. phillip-haddy@hawkeyesports.com
the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU (30-25) in the 2005 Capital One Bowl, and lost
Associate.................................................. Steve Roe to Florida (31-24) in the 2006 Outback Bowl. Iowa returned to the Alamo Bowl
E-Mail ..................... steven-roe@hawkeyesports.com in 2006, falling (26-24) to Texas. Iowa appeared in its fifth January bowl game
Assistant ........................................Matthew Weitzel under Ferentz at the conclusion of the 2008 season, defeating South Carolina (31-
E-Mail ............ matthew-weitzel@hawkeyesports.com 10) in the 2009 Outback Bowl. The Hawkeyes defeated Atlantic Coast Conference
Assistant .................................................Aaron Blau champion Georgia Tech (24-14) in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl. Iowa concluded
E-Mail ..................... aaron-blau@hawkeyesports.com the 2010 season with a 27-24 win over 12th-ranked Missouri in the Insight Bowl.
The Hawkeyes have competed in the Rose (five times), Alamo (four), Holiday
(three), Outback (three), Orange (two), Peach (two), Sun (two), and the Capital
Weekly Football Press Conference One, Freedom, Gator and Insight bowls once.
Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz holds his weekly press
conferences every Tuesday throughout the season. IOWA FEATURED LARGE SENIOR CLASS
The press conferences are held in the auditorium of Twenty-five Iowa seniors played their final game in a Hawkeye uniform in the
the Hayden Fry Football Complex. Coach Ferentz ad- Insight Bowl. That list of players includes DL Christian Ballard, WR Paul Chaney,
dresses the media at 12:30 p.m. and requested players Jr., DL Adrian Clayborn, P Ryan Donahue, WR Ben Evans, DB Brett Greenwood,
will be available following the press conference. In case DB Justin Greiner, OL Kyle Haganman, LB Jeremiha Hunter, LB Troy Johnson, DL
of poor weather, player interviews will be conducted Karl Klug, OL Josh Koeppel, WR Nick Kuchel, FB Brett Morse, PK Daniel Mur-
inside the bubble. ray, WR Don Nordmann, RB Paki O’Meara, LB Ross Petersen, TE Allen Reisner,
Media need to submit their Tuesday player interview WR Colin Sandeman, LS Andrew Schulze, QB Ricky Stanzi, LB Jeff Tarpinian,
requests to Phil Haddy, via e-mail, by 10:30 a.m. CT LB Lance Tillison and OL Julian Vandervelde.
each Sunday. True freshmen are not available for The 2010 seniors led Iowa to three straight bowl wins (2008, 2009, 2010) for
interviews. the first time in school history and earned 28 victories over the last three seasons.
Media can access video highlights of Ferentz’s weekly Only the 2004 senior class (31 wins) and the 1987 seniors (29 wins) posted more
press conference, plus player clips and highlights via victories over a three-year period.
satellite. The time is from 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. (CT). The
satellite feed is available on AMC 3, Transponder 3, HAWKEYES THIRD IN BOWL APPEARANCES
C-Band Analog. Iowa ranks third in Big Ten bowl appearances. Ohio State has received a
All press conferences can be viewed on the official conference-best 42 bowl bids, followed by Michigan (40) and the Hawkeyes (25).
world wide web site of the Iowa Athletic Department at Wisconsin ranks fourth with 22.
hawkeyesports.com (subscription service). Each press Iowa (14-10-1, .580), Penn State (27-14-2, .651) and Purdue (8-7, .533) are the
conference is archived. only Big Ten teams with a winning percentage in bowl games.
Iowa was one of eight Big Ten Conference teams to participate in a bowl game
following the 2010 season. The Big Ten had two teams compete in BCS games for
the 10th time in 13 seasons. Since the inception of the BCS in 1998, the Big Ten has
qualified 23 teams for BCS bowls, more than any other conference. Seven different
Big Ten programs have played in BCS bowl games. The Big Ten sent eight teams
to bowl games for the third time (2003 & 2007). Big Ten Conference teams posted
a 4-3 record in bowl games following the 2009 season and a 3-5 mark in 2010.
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Following Hyde’s touchdown, Missouri drove to the Iowa 46 on its next pos-
Final Big Ten Standings
session, but a pass attempt on fourth-and-six was incomplete and Iowa’s offense
Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. maintained possession for the final 2:15. The Hawkeyes converted a key third and
Ohio State 7-1 .875 12-1 .923 three, as QB Ricky Stanzi connected with TE Allen Reisner for a 39-yard comple-
Michigan State 7-1 .875 11-2 .846 tion to the one-yard line in the final minute of play.
Wisconsin 7-1 .875 11-2 .846 Iowa won the toss and elected to start the game MIZZOU IOWA
IOWA 4-4 .500 8-5 .615 on offense. Coker gave the Hawkeyes an early Score
Illinois 4-4 .500 7-6 .538 24 27
7-0 advantage with a one-yard scoring run to First Downs 32 19
Penn State 4-4 .500 7-6 .538
Michigan 3-5 .375 7-6 .538
complete the opening drive. Missouri responded Rushes-Yds. 29-78 37-225
Northwestern 3-5 .375 7-6 .538 with a field goal on its first drive, but Coker Passing Yds. 434 200
Purdue 2-6 .250 4-8 .333 added a 62-yard scoring run early in the second Passes (C-A-I) 41-57-2 11-21-2
Minnesota 2-6 .250 3-9 .250 period to give Iowa a 14-3 advantage. The Total Offense 86-512 58-425
Indiana 1-7 .125 5-7 .417 Hawkeyes added a 34-yard Mike Meyer field Punts-Avg. 4-42.0 3-44.7
goal later in the period before Missouri scored on Fumbles-Lost 3-0 0-0
Iowa Non-Conference Opponents a 10-yard run to cut Iowa’s halftime advantage Penal es-Yards 5-48 3-19
to 17-10. The Tigers were poised to add to their Time of Possession 29:49 30:11
Team Record-Next Game
Eastern Illinois 2-9
scoring in the final minute of the second quarter
Iowa State 5-7 before Brett Greenwood’s interception in the end zone ended the threat.
Arizona 7-6, lost Alamo Bowl Iowa’s only offensive points of the second half came midway through the third
Ball State 4-8 period when Meyer added a 21-yard field goal for a 20-10 advantage, capping a
93-yard scoring drive. The Tigers cut the lead to 20-17 later in the third quarter
and took their first advantage at 24-20 with under a minute left in the period.
Hawkeyes in the Polls Hyde’s interception return, the fourth for the Hawkeyes in 13 games, was the
Date A C H BCS Result only scoring in the final quarter.
Pre. 9 10 --- --- W, 37-7 Stanzi complemented Coker’s rushing effort by completing 11-21 passes for 200
9/6 9 9 --- --- W, 35-7
9/13 9 10 --- --- L, 27-34
yards. Colin Sandeman (4-44) and Reisner (3-50) led Iowa’s receivers.
9/20 18 18 --- --- W, 45-0 The Hawkeye defense was led by Greenwood, who collected 11 tackles to go
9/27 17 18 --- --- W, 24-3 with his second quarter interception. DB Shaun Prater added nine tackles and LB
10/4 15 15 --- --- open James Morris had seven. DL Karl Klug and DL Christian Ballard each collected
10/11 15 14 --- --- W, 38-28 a QB sack.
10/18 13 12 12 15 L, 30-31
10/25 18 19 17 18 W, 37-6 Scoring Summary
11/1 15 16 14 16 W, 18-13
IA - - Marcus Coker, one-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)
11/8 13 13 12 13 L, 17-21
11/15 21 20 19 20 L, 20-17 Mizzou - - Grant Ressel, 23-yard field goal
11/22 24 24 24 24 L, 27-24 IA - - Marcus Coker, 62-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)
11/29 --- RV RV --- --- IA - - Mike Meyer, 34-yard field goal
12/06 RV --- RV --- --- Mizzou - - Henry Josey, 10-yard run (Grant Ressel kick)
1/11 RV RV RV --- W, 27-24 IA - - Mike Meyer, 21-yard field goal
Mizzou - - Blaine Gabbert, seven-yard run (Grant Ressel kick)
A=Associated Press; C=Coaches; H=Harris; B=BCS Mizzou - - Michael Egnew, three-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Grant Ressel kick)
IA - - Micah Hyde, 72-yard interception return (Mike Meyer kick)
Attendance: 53,453
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FINAL BOWL NOTES
Final Team Stats • Iowa defeated No. 12 Missouri 27-24 to win the 2010 Insight Bowl. Iowa played
All Games Big Ten seven games against ranked opponents in 2010, winning four (#20 Penn State,
Record 8-5 4-4 #24 Michigan, #5 Michigan State and #12 Missouri).
Scoring Avg. 28.9 25.6 • Iowa competed in its 25th bowl game, improving its bowl record to 14-10-1.
Scoring Defense 17.0 18.6 Iowa improves to 4-1 vs. Big 12 Conference teams in bowl games. Iowa holds
Rushing Yards 148.4 120.6
Passing Yards 234.5 225.6
an all-time record of 70-65-3 vs. current Big 12 members. The Hawkeyes have
Total Offense 382.9 346.2 won three consecutive bowl contests (2009 Outback, 2010 Orange and 2010
Rushing Defense 101.5 122.5 Insight) for the first time in school history, a streak that is currently the longest
Passing Defense 230.5 239.4 among Big Ten teams.
Total Defense 332.1 361.9 • The attendance of 53,453 established an Insight Bowl record. The previous mark
Punt Return Avg. 8.2 4.5
KO Return Avg. 25.3 25.1
of 49,385 was set in Tucson (Dec. 26, 1987) when the event was the Copper
Turnover Margin +1.0 +1.1 Bowl.
• Iowa became just the second unranked team in the past eight seasons to win a
bowl game over a team ranked in the top 12 in the BCS. Since the BCS was
Pronunciation Guide formed in 1998, just eight unranked teams have recorded a bowl win over a
team ranked among in the top 12 in the BCS rankings.
Head Coach Kirk Ferentz........................... FAIR-ints • Iowa was one of three unranked teams to record a bowl win over a ranked op-
Assistant Coach Rick Kaczenski ............. kuh-ZIN-ski ponent. Missouri, 12th in the BCS rankings, was the highest ranked team to
lose in a bowl game to an unranked opponent.
Jordan Berns ne ..................................BURN-steen
Steve Bigach ................................................ BIG-ack
• Freshman RB Marcus Coker, who was named the 2010 Insight Bowl Offensive
Broderick Binns ................................................BINS
Player of the Game, started for the fourth time. He rushed 33 times for 219 yards,
Conor Boffeli ........................................... BO-fell-ee surpassing 100 yards for the second time (22-129 at Indiana), while establishing
Greg Cas llo ...........................................kas-TEE-oh career-bests in both categories. Coker set an Iowa bowl record with his rushing
Shane DiBona.................................... duh-BONE-uh attempts and yardage. Bob Jeter’s total of 194 yards (nine attempts) vs. California
Tom Donatell ........................................DON-uh-tell in the 1959 Rose Bowl was the previous rushing record. The previous record
Andrew Donnal ........................................ duh-NELL of 29 rushing attempts was set by Shonn Greene vs. South Carolina in the 2009
James Ferentz ........................................... FAIR-ints Outback Bowl.
C.J. Fiedorowicz............................ feh-DOR-uh-wits • Coker is the first Hawkeye to rush for over 200 yards in game since Shonn
Joe Gaglione.......................................GAG-lee-own Greene rushed 30 times for 211 yards vs. Purdue (11/15/08). Coker’s rushing
Jonathan Gimm.................................................GIM total of 219 yards ranks sixth-best in a single-game in Hawkeye history. The 33
Jus n Greiner ...............................................GRY-nir
carries ties for the eighth most in a game. Coker’s rushing total is the second
Micah Hyde ................................................. MY-kuh
Chris an Kirksey........................................ KIRK-see
highest for a Big Ten freshman in a bowl game (Ron Dayne, Wisconsin, 246
Karl Klug .......................................................KLOU-g yards, 1996 Copper Bowl).
Josh Koeppel ............................................... KEP-uhl • Coker had a 62-yard touchdown run in the second period. That run is the longest
Nick Kuchel............................................ KOOCH-uhl of Coker’s career and is Iowa’s longest touchdown run of the season. Iowa’s
Kevonte Mar n-Manley ...................... KEY-von-tay previous long touchdown run was 39 yards (Adam Robinson vs. Iowa State).
Trent Mossbrucker .............................MOSS-bruk-ir The 62-yard run is the second longest for Iowa of the season, as Robinson had
Paki O’Meara.............................................. PAH-kee a 75-yard run vs. Iowa State.
Woody Orne..................................................... ORN • Sophomore Micah Hyde, who was named the 2010 Insight Bowl Defensive
Jim Poggi .....................................................POE-jee Player of the Game, had a 72-yard interception return for a touchdown in the
Shaun Prater ...............................................PRAY- r fourth period. The return is an Iowa bowl record and the eighth longest in school
Riley Reiff .........................................................REEF
history. The return ranks as the second longest in Insight Bowl history. The
Allen Reisner ............................................... RISE-nir
Colin Sandeman .......................................... CAH-lin
theft is the fourth of the season for Hyde and his second score (he had a 66-yard
Brandon Scherff ............................................ SHERF touchdown vs. Michigan State).
Ricky Stanzi .............................................. STAN-zee • The touchdown return by Hyde marked Iowa’s sixth non-offensive touchdown
Jeff Tarpinian ..................................... tar-PIN-ee-un of the season. Iowa had four interception returns for touchdowns, a blocked
Louis Trinca-Pasat .......................TRIN-kuh puh-sot punt return for a score and a KO return for a touchdown.
Bre Van Sloten ................................ van-SLOW- n • Senior QB Ricky Stanzi completed 11-21 passes for 200 yards. Stanzi completed
Aus n Vier....................................................... VEER passes to five different receivers. Stanzi improved his career totals to 542-907
John Wienke.............................................. WINK-ee for 7,377 yards and 56 touchdowns. Iowa improves to 26-9 with Stanzi as its
Marcus Zusevics ............................... ZOOZ-uh-vicks starting quarterback. He had at least one touchdown pass in the previous 21
games he played, a school record, before the bowl game. He had at least three
scoring passes in five of 13 games in 2010. His 25 TD passes in 2010 rank third
best for a single season. He is third in attempts, passing yards and touchdowns
and fourth in completions. Stanzi is just the third Big Ten quarterback to start
and win three bowl games (Mark Herrmann, Purdue and Brooks Bollinger,
Wisconsin).
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IOWA LEADERSHIP GROUP
Hawkeyes in the NFL Iowa’s Leadership Group for the 2010 season included seniors Adrian Clayborn,
Iowa football players have a long
tradition of being well prepared
Brett Greenwood, Karl Klug, Brett Morse, Ricky Stanzi, Jeff Tarpinian and Julian
for professional football, following Vandervelde; juniors Broderick Binns, Marvin McNutt, Jr., Tyler Nielsen and Tyler
their college playing careers. At Sash; sophomores Greg Castillo and James Vandenberg; redshirt freshmen Shane
the conclusion of the 2010 season, DiBona and Brett Van Sloten; and first-year freshman James Morris.
37 former Hawkeyes were on NFL
rosters. PERMANENT CAPTAINS NAMED
Iowa’s permanent team captains for 2010 are QB Ricky Stanzi, FB Brett Morse,
Former Hawkeye, Current NFL Team
Pat Angerer, Indianapolis Colts
DE Adrian Clayborn, DB Brett Greenwood and DT Karl Klug.
Jonathan Babineaux, Atlanta Falcons
Jason Baker, Carolina Panthers KLUG AND STANZI SHARE MVP HONORS
Ladell Betts, New Orleans Saints Senior defensive tackle Karl Klug and senior quarterback Ricky Stanzi shared
Rob Bruggeman, Atlanta Falcons the honor as the Roy J. Carver Most Valuable Player for 2010. Klug started every
Bryan Bulaga, Green Bay Packers game, recording 57 tackles. He led the Hawkeyes with 5.5 QB sacks for minus
Scott Chandler, Dallas Cowboys
47 yards and with 13 tackles for loss (-67 yards). He also had five QB pressures,
Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts
Colin Cole, Seattle Seahawks
three pass break-ups and a forced fumble. Klug, who started every game over the
Sean Considine, Jacksonville Jaguars last two seasons, was named second team all-Big Ten by league coaches and media.
Jared DeVries, Detroit Lions Stanzi started all 13 games at quarterback, completing 221-345 pass attempts for
A.J. Edds, Miami Dolphins 3,004 yards and 25 touchdowns, with just six interceptions. He ranked second in
Bradley Fletcher, St. Louis Rams the Big Ten and 11th in the nation in pass efficiency (157.63), establishing an Iowa
Robert Gallery, Oakland Raiders single-season record. He established a school record with at least one touchdown
Charles Godfrey, Carolina Panthers
Shonn Greene, New York Jets
pass in 21 consecutive games. His career totals include 542-907 for 7,377 yards
Chad Greenway, Minnesota Vikings and 56 touchdowns.
Abdul Hodge, Carolina Panthers
Ken Iwebema, Arizona Cardinals HAWKEYE TEAM AWARDS
Nate Kaeding, San Diego Chargers Along with the permanent team captains and team MVPs, several other Hawkeye
Aaron Kampman, Jacksonville Jaguars players earned recognition at the annual awards banquet.
Mitch King, New Orleans QB Ricky Stanzi and DT Karl Klug were named co-winners of the Hayden Fry
Matt Kroul, New York Jets
Bryan Mattison, Baltimore Ravens
“Extra Heartbeat” Award. They shared the award with senior DE Adrian Clayborn.
Tony Moeaki, Kansas City Chiefs Clayborn, a consensus All-American and first-team all-American by the American
Brandon Myers, Oakland Raiders Football Coaches Association and the Walter Camp Foundation, was first team all-
Seth Olsen, Minnesota Vikings Big Ten by both the coaches and the media. Clayborn started the final 30 games
Marcus Paschal, Baltimore Ravens of his career and had 37 career starts. The Hayden Fry Award is given in honor of
Derreck Robinson, Cleveland Browns Iowa’s Hall of Fame coach who retired after the 1998 season. The award goes to
Matt Roth, Cleveland Browns
a player who gives that little bit extra at all times.
Bob Sanders, Indianapolis Colts
Amari Spievey, Detroit Lions
Klug was also given the Iron Hawk Award. It is presented to a Hawkeye who has
Eric Steinbach, Cleveland Browns given his all every play, for the entire season, and has represented his team and
Trey Stross, Houston Texans school in an exemplary fashion.
Casey Wiegmann, Kansas City Chiefs Four players shared the Next Man In Award. On offense, senior OL Josh Koeppel
Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Ravens was the recipient. Defensively, the award went to true freshman LB James Morris.
Albert Young, Minnesota Vikings The special teams’ award was shared by true freshman PK Mike Meyer and senior
LB Ross Petersen.
Captains By Week Three student-athletes share the Forest Evashevski Scholastic Achievement
Game Players Award. The award goes annually to a player(s) who displays a high degree of
Eastern Illinois Clayborn, Klug, Stanzi, Vandervelde
Iowa State Clayborn, Klug, Stanzi, Vandervelde
proficiency in both the classroom and on the playing field. This year’s winners are
Arizona Clayborn, Klug, Stanzi, Vandervelde seniors Jeff Tarpinian, Julian Vandervelde and Josh Koeppel.
Ball State Clayborn, Klug, Stanzi, Vandervelde The 2010 “Coaches Appreciation” awards went to five Hawkeyes. Offensively,
Penn State Clayborn, Klug, Stanzi, Vandervelde the award went to sophomore OL James Ferentz and senior TE Allen Reisner. De-
Michigan Clayborn, Klug, Stanzi, Vandervelde fensively, the honor went to a pair of seniors, LB Jeff Tarpinian and DL Christian
Wisconsin Clayborn, Klug, Stanzi, Vandervelde Ballard. Senior RB Paki O’Meara won the special teams’ portion of the award.
Michigan State Clayborn, Klug, Stanzi, Vandervelde
Senior snapper Andrew Schulze was named winner of the Reggie Roby Special
Indiana Clayborn, Klug, Stanzi, Vandervelde
Northwestern Clayborn, Klug, Stanzi, Vandervelde
Teams Specialist of the Year. Senior punter Ryan Donahue was named winner of
Ohio State Clayborn, Greenwood, Klug, Stanzi the overall Reggie Roby Special Teams Player of the Year award. Donahue was
Minnesota Clayborn, Greenwood, Klug, Stanzi a finalist for the Ray Guy Punter of the Year Award. The awards are named after
Missouri Clayborn, Klug, Morse, Greenwood, Stanzi the late Iowa punter who was first-team All-American in 1981 and 1982. Roby
died in 2005. He punted in the NFL for 16 years. It’s the second straight year that
Note: Bowl captains are 2010 Permanent Team Captains both players have taken this honor.
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The “Hawkeye Hustle” awards went to five players. On offense the winner was
Hawkeyes Under Ferentz
sophomore OL Riley Reiff. Three juniors, DT Mike Daniels and DB’s Shaun
Overall .................................................................. 89-60
vs. ranked teams .................................................. 20-26
Prater and Tyler Sash, were honored on defense. Prater also earned the award for
vs. unranked teams .............................................. 69-34
his play on special teams.
vs. Big Ten teams ................................................. 53-43
Team Leader Awards were given offensively to sophomore lineman Casey Mc-
vs. Big Ten teams (home) ..................................... 31-14 Millan and senior WR Nick Kuchel. Defensive winners were linemen junior Joe
vs. Big Ten teams (away) ..................................... 21-29 Forgy and freshman Casey Kreiter. Both Kuchel and Forgy won the same award
When rushing for 150 yards or more .................... 52-12 in 2009. Special Teams Leader Awards went to junior WR Joe Audlehelm and
When rushing for 200 yards or more ...................... 33-2 freshman LB Matt Meyers.
When passing for 250 yards or more ................... 31-16 The “Win During The Week Award” went to seniors Brett Morse and Julian
When passing for 300 yards or more ....................... 8-6 Vandervelde on offense. The defensive award went to Greenwood for the second
When Iowa player rushes for 100 yards ............... 50-18 straight year.
When opponent has 100-yard rusher ................... 12-24
When opponent has 300-yard passer .................. 12-10 TWO EARN FRESHMAN HONORS
When scoring 30 points or more............................... 48-3 Linebacker James Morris and offensive lineman Nolan MacMillan earned Fresh-
When scoring 20 points or more............................. 65-25 man All-America honors from CollegeFootballNews.com and Phil Steele’s College
When opponent scores 25 points or more.............. 10-38 Football. Morris was named a first team selection by CollegeFootballNews.com
When holding opponent to 10 pts or less ................. 39-0 and a third team selection by Phil Steele’s College Football. MacMillan earned
When Iowa scores first ........................................... 67-18 fourth team honors from Phil Steele’s College Football and honorable mention
When Iowa leads at halftime .................................. 71-12 recognition by CollegeFootballNews.com.
When Iowa trails at halftime ................................... 13-47 Morris, a true freshman from Solon, started Iowa’s final six games at middle
When game is tied at halftime .................................... 5-1
linebacker. He recorded 70 tackles to rank fourth on the team. Morris collected
When Iowa leads after 3 quarters........................... 76-10
23 solo stops and 47 assists, along with four pass break-ups, 2.5 tackles for loss
When Iowa trails after 3 quarters.............................. 9-47
and a QB sack. He had a season-best 13 tackles at Northwestern.
When game is tied after 3 quarters ............................ 4-3
Games decided by 11 points or more ..................... 54-22
MacMillan is a redshirt freshman from Toronto, Ontario. He started the first six
Games decided by 10 points or less ...................... 28-31
games of the season at right guard, helping the Hawkeyes win five of their first six
Games decided by 7 points or less ........................ 26-31
outings. MacMillan missed six of the final seven games of the year due to injury.
Games decided by 3 points or less ........................ 13-17 He also earned academic all-Big Ten honors.
When Iowa has a positive turnover margin ............ 51-14
When opponent has a positive turnover margin ..... 15-31 IOWA VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
When the turnover margin is equal......................... 23-15 Iowa posted a 4-3 record while facing seven ranked opponents in 2010, the most
When returning a punt/kickoff for a score ................... 7-4 for a Kirk Ferentz coached Hawkeye team. Iowa played six ranked teams in 1999
Overtime games ......................................................... 4-2 and 2003. The four wins over ranked teams are the most for Iowa since posting a
4-2 record vs. six ranked opponents in 2003.
When temperature is 50 degrees or above ............ 64-46 Three of Iowa’s seven opponents were ranked in the top 10, while Missouri was
When temperature is below 50 degrees ................. 25-14 12th. Iowa lost to No. 10 Wisconsin (31-30), defeated No. 5 Michigan State (37-6)
When temperature is over 90 degrees ....................... 1-2 and lost to No. 7 Ohio State (20-17), all in Kinnick Stadium. Last season, Iowa
When Raining: ............................................................ 7-5 defeated No. 4 Penn State and No. 9 Georgia Tech, while losing at No. 8 Ohio
State in overtime.
With the 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State (10/30/10), Iowa has recorded
Big Ten Conference POW Nominees a victory over a top-five ranked team in each of the last three seasons. Iowa defeated
Game Offense Defense Special Teams fourth-ranked Penn State (21-10) on the road in 2009 and defeated the third-ranked
E. Illinois Robinson Klug O’Meara Nittany Lions (24-23) in Kinnick Stadium in 2008.
Iowa State Robinson Tarpinian Donahue
Arizona Stanzi Tarpinian Donahue
Along with defeating Michigan State, Iowa defeated Missouri (#12), Penn State
Ball State Robinson Daniels Meyer (#20) and Michigan (#24). Along with losses to Wisconsin and Ohio State, Iowa
Penn State Stanzi Clayborn Donahue lost at No. 18 Arizona.
Michigan Stanzi T. Johnson Meyer In Big Ten play, Iowa’s eight opponents posted an overall record of 62-34 dur-
Wisconsin Stanzi Sash Donahue ing the regular season. Iowa did not play Illinois and Purdue. Among the top five
Mich. State Stanzi Prater Donahue teams in the final Big Ten standings, Ohio State’s league opponents were 51-43,
Indiana McNutt Hyde Meyer Penn State’s 52-43, Wisconsin’s 54-42 and Northwestern’s 52-42.
N’western McNutt Morris Donahue
Ohio State Stanzi Hunter Donahue
Minnesota JN-Koulianos
IOWA VS. BOWL TEAMS
Eight of Iowa’s 13 opponents earned bowl invitations. Iowa’s 13 opponents
Bold indicates winner posted a 92-71 (.564) overall record. Wisconsin (Rose) and Ohio State (Sugar)
earned BCS bowl bids, while Arizona, Michigan State, Penn State, Michigan,
Northwestern and Missouri played in the post-season.
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AGAINST THE CHAMPS
Iowa posted a 1-2 record against the three teams that shared the Big Ten title.
Wisconsin, Ohio State and Michigan State were all 7-1 in Big Ten play and 11-1
overall during the regular season. In the three games, Iowa outscored the three
teams by a combined 84-57. Iowa lost by one point to Wisconsin (31-30) and three
to Ohio State (20-17), while defeating Michigan State (37-6).
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FERENTZ ON BOBBY DODD WATCH LIST
Instant Replay Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz was one of seven coaches on the Watch List for the
Listed below are all the plays that were reviewed in an
Iowa game in 2010. 2010 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award. The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year
Game (Rvs) Reviewed Play (Upheld/Reversed)
Award was first given in 1976.
E. Illinois No reviews Ferentz is in his 12th year with the Hawkeyes and guided the 2010 squad to an 8-5
Iowa State Spot of ball short of goal line (upheld) record, with four wins over ranked opponents. He has a career record of 101-81.
Arizona Iowa runner down by contact (upheld) Ferentz has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year three times (2002, 04, 09)
AZ runner down by contack (upheld) and was National Coach of the Year in 2002.
AZ possession of fumble (overturned)
Iowa reception out of bounds (overturned) CLAYBORN NAMED CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN
Ball State Ball State lost fumble (upheld)
Ball State pass completion (upheld)
Senior defensive end Adrian Clayborn earned consensus All-American honors,
Penn State Iowa, spot of ball (upheld) becoming the 21st Hawkeye player to earn that honor. Clayborn was named a first
Penn State, spot of ball (upheld) team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and
Michigan Iowa, completion for TD (upheld) the Walter Camp Foundation. Both the AFCA and Walter Camp recognize only
Michigan, completion (upheld) one All-America team.
Michigan, completion and spot (upheld) Clayborn, a 6-4, 285-pounder from St. Louis, is the eighth Hawkeye player to
Wisconsin Iowa rush, spot of ball (upheld)
ever make the elite AFCA All-America team. He is the fifth Kirk Ferentz coached
Iowa pass, spot of ball (overturned)
Iowa completion (upheld)
Hawkeye to make the AFCA team. The others were PK Nate Kaeding and OL
Iowa completion, spot of ball (overturned) Robert Gallery (2003) and OL Eric Steinbach and TE Dallas Clark (2002).
Wisconsin run, spot of ball (overturned) Clayborn is the 12th Iowa player named to the Walter Camp team (P Reggie Roby
Mich. State MSU receiver down before fumble (upheld) was honored twice). He is the sixth Hawkeye under Ferentz to be recognized on
IA TD before stepping out of bounds (upheld) the team, the first since RB Shonn Greene (2008).
Iowa receiver with legal catch (upheld) Clayborn was on numerous 2010 watch lists and was a finalist for the Lombardi
Indiana Indiana, spot of ball (upheld)
Indiana, incomplete pass (upheld)
and Ted Hendricks awards.
N’western Iowa, spot of ball (upheld) Clayborn totaled 52 tackles his senior campaign, including seven for a loss of
Ohio State Ohio State, reception in bounds (upheld) 42 yards. He had 3.5 sacks and forced a fumble. He started 30 consecutive games
Minnesota Minnesota, touchdown in bounds (upheld) and a total of 37 during his Hawkeye career.
Iowa, reception prior to fumble (upheld) The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945. It is the only All-America
Minnesota, pass completion (upheld) team chosen exclusively by college football’s head coaches.
Missouri Missouri interception (upheld)
Missouri pass completion (overturned)
THREE HAWKEYES EARN ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
Three members of the Iowa football program were named to the ESPN Academic
Consecutive Games, Not Shutout all-District Seven first team. Those players are senior OL Julian Vandervelde,
School Games Last Shutout senior LB Jeff Tarpinian and junior LB Tyler Nielsen.
Michigan 325 Oct. 20, 1984 Vandervelde is a native of Davenport who has earned all-District recognition for
(26-0 at Iowa) the third straight season. He was a first team selection in 2008 and earned second
Ohio State 215 Nov. 20, 1993 team honors last season. He carries a 3.46 GPA and is majoring in English and
(28-0 at Michigan) religious studies.
Wisconsin 177 Aug. 24, 1997
(34-0 vs. Syracuse)
Vandervelde started all 13 games in 2010 and has started 37 games throughout his
IOWA 132 Oct. 14, 2000 career, including 18 straight. He earned second team all-Big Ten honors in 2010
(31-0 at Illinois) and has earned academic all-Big Ten recognition in each of the past four seasons.
Michigan State 128 Oct. 21, 2000 Tarpinian is a native of Omaha, Neb. He is majoring in accounting and has a
(14-0 at Michigan) 3.58 GPA. He has also earned academic all-Big Ten honors in each of the past
Indiana 125 Oct. 14, 2000 four seasons.
(58-0 at Michigan)
Tarpinian has been hampered by injuries in 2010, but started five games, includ-
Penn State 119 Oct. 6, 2001
(20-0 vs. Michigan) ing the Insight Bowl win over Missouri. He returned to limited action in Iowa’s
Northwestern 95 Sept. 27, 2003 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State after missing two games, and started at
(20-0 at Ohio State) outside linebacker at Northwestern. He did not play against Ohio State and Min-
Illinois 22 Sept. 26, 2009 nesota. He recorded 47 tackles, including 2.5 QB sacks. His forced fumble led to
(30-0 at Ohio State) a touchdown against Arizona.
Minnesota 13 Nov. 21, 2009 Nielsen, a native of Humboldt, holds a 3.56 GPA and is a management major.
(12-0 at Iowa)
Purdue 5 Oct. 23, 2010
He has earned academic all-Big Ten recognition in each of the past two seasons.
(49-0 at Ohio State) Nielsen started eight games at outside linebacker. He totaled 42 tackles, including
4.5 tackles for loss, and has four pass break-ups. He had an interception in Iowa’s
35-7 win over Iowa State. He was injured in Iowa’s win over Michigan State and
missed the final five games of the season.
Under Kirk Ferentz the last 12 seasons, 17 Iowa football student-athletes have
combined to earn academic all-District and All-America recognition on 31 occa-
sions.
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STANZI FINALIST FOR TWO AWARDS
National Rankings Senior quarterback Ricky Stanzi was one of five finalists for the Johnny Unitas
Golden Arm Award, which goes to the top senior quarterback in the nation. Others
BCS Standings, Dec. 5 finalists included recipient Scott Tolzien (Wisconsin), Andy Dalton (TCU), Colin
School Record Avg. Prev.
Kaerpernick (Nevada) and Christian Ponder (Florida State).
1. Auburn 13-0 .9866 1
Stanzi was also one of five finalists for the Premier Player of College Football
2. Oregon 12-0 .9720 2
3. TCU 12-0 .9102 3
Award. That award is based on fan voting. Other finalists included QB Denard
4. Stanford 11-1 .8365 4
Robinson (Michigan), QB Jake Locker (Washington), RB LaMichael James (Or-
5. Wisconsin 11-1 .8041 5
egon) and QB Ryan Mallett (Arkansas).
6. Ohio State 11-1 .7660 6 Stanzi ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 12th in the nation in pass efficiency
7. Oklahoma 11-2 .7297 9 (157.63). He completed 221-345 attempts for 3,004 yards and 25 touchdowns,
8. Arkansas 10-2 .7274 7 with just six interceptions. The 25 touchdowns are third best for a single season
9. Michigan State 11-1 .6922 8 at Iowa and the completions and yards ranks fourth best.
10. Boise State 11-1 .6134 11 In career statistics, Stanzi is fourth in completions (542) and third in attempts
11. LSU 10-2 .6137 10 (907), yards (7,377), touchdowns (56) and total offense (7,373).
12. Missouri 10-2 .5276 12 Stanzi was also one of 16 semifinalists for the 2010 Davey O’Brien National
13. Virginia Tech 11-2 .5032 15 Quarterback Award and one of 16 semifinal candidates for the Maxwell Award.
14. Oklahoma State 10-2 .4897 14 He was a semifinal candidate for the O’Brien Award in 2009 as well.
15. Nevada 12-1 .4336 17
16. Alabama 9-3 .4328 16 CLAYBORN FINALIST FOR TWO AWARDS
17. Texas A&M 9-3 .4151 18 Senior DE Adrian Clayborn was one of four finalists for the Rotary Lombardi
18. Nebraska 10-3 .3934 13 Award and one of six finalists for the Ted Hendricks Award. He was also a semi-
19. Utah 10-2 .2549 20 finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award.
20. South Carolina 9-4 .2418 19 Clayborn started 37 games in his Hawkeye career, including the last 30 straight.
21. Mississippi State 8-4 .1828 22 In 13 games in 2010 he collected 52 tackles, including seven tackles for loss and
22. West Virginia 9-3 .1330 24
3.5 quarterback sacks. He also had six QB pressures and blocked a field goal at-
23. Florida State 9-4 .1140 21
tempt in Iowa’s 38-28 win at Michigan. He had seven tackles and a pass break-up
24. Hawaii 10-3 .0778 ---
in Iowa’s loss to seventh-ranked Ohio State.
25. UCF 10-3 .0545 ---
Clayborn collected 10 tackles in Iowa’s win over Penn State, earning recognition
as the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week. He also had a quarterback
Harris Poll, Dec. 5 sack for minus 15 yards and three tackles for loss against the Nittany Lions. He
School Record Pts Prev. added five tackles and the seventh forced fumble of his career against Wisconsin.
1. Auburn (75) 13-0 2,809 2 Clayborn was named to preseason Watch Lists for the Walter Camp Player of the
2. Oregon (38) 12-0 2,773 1 Year Award, the Ted Hendricks Award, the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Bronko
3. TCU (1) 12-0 2,613 3 Nagurski Award. He is the 21st consensus All-American in school history.
4. Wisconsin 11-1 2,443 4
5. Stanford 11-1 2,421 5 DONAHUE A RAY GUY FINALIST
6. Ohio State 11-1 2,293 6 Senior punter Ryan Donahue was one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award.
7. Michigan State 11-1 2,104 7 He joined winner Chas Henry of Florida and Georgia’s Drew Butler on the elite list.
8. Arkansas 10-2 1,992 8 Donahue was a semifinalist in 2009. Donahue averaged 44.6 yards on 54 punts in
9. Oklahoma 11-2 1,926 9 2010, while opponents averaged just 3.9 yards on 21 returns. He has booted five
10. Boise State 11-1 1,800 10 of the 14 longest punts in school history, while averaging over 40 yards per punt
11. LSU 10-2 1,625 11 in each of his four seasons. He had a 73-yard punt at Northwestern, which ties as
12. Virginia Tech 11-2 1,623 12 the 10th longest in school history.
13. Missouri 10-2 1,368 14
14. Nevada 12-1 1,302 15 HAWKEYES ON SEMIFINAL LISTS
15. Oklahoma State 10-2 1,232 16 Senior TE Allen Reisner and junior DB Tyler Sash were also on reduced lists for
16. Alabama 9-3 1,155 18
national honors at their respective positions.
17. Nebraska 10-3 1,136 13
Reisner was one of eight semifinal candidates for the 2010 John Mackey Award.
18. Texas A&M 9-3 1,077 19
The award goes annually to the nation’s best collegiate tight end. Reisner started
19. Utah 10-2 685 21
20. South Carolina 9-4 631 17
all 13 games this year. He had 42 receptions for 460 yards (11.0 average) and two
21. West Virginia 9-3 519 23
touchdowns, including six receptions for 66 yards at Northwestern. Former Iowa
22. Mississippi State 8-4 500 22
tight end Dallas Clark won the Mackey Award in 2002.
23. Florida State 9-4 274 20 Sash was one of 10 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, which goes annually
24. Hawaii 10-3 191 --- to the top collegiate defensive back. He ranks fifth in career interceptions (13).
25. UCF 10-3 190 --- Sash is the Iowa record holder and ranks fourth all-time in Big Ten history with
392 interception return yards. He ranked third in tackles this season with 79 stops
Numbers in parenthesis represent first place votes and he has 217 career tackles.
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FIVE SELECTED TO POST-SEASON GAMES
National Rankings Five Hawkeye players were selected to participate in post-season all-star games.
Punter Ryan Donahue and DL Karl Klug were selected to participate in the East-
Associated Press, Post-season West Shrine Game. DL Adrian Clayborn, DL Christian Ballard and QB Ricky
School Record Pts Prev.
Stanzi were selected to participate in the Senior Bowl.
1. Auburn (56) 14-0 1,472 1
2. TCU (3) 13-0 1,392 3
3. Oregon 12-1 1,379 2
HAWKEYES AMONG SINGLE SEASON LEADERS
4. Stanford 12-1 1,300 5
Several Hawkeyes rank among Iowa’s single season leaders. Freshman RB Mar-
5. Ohio State 12-1 1,220 6
cus Coker’s 622 rushing yards ranks third best among Iowa freshmen. Sophomore
6. Oklahoma 12-2 1,108 9 RB Adam Robinson’s rushing total of 941 yards ranks 18th best for a single season.
7. Wisconsin 11-2 1,055 4 QB Ricky Stanzi completed 221-345 passes for 3,004 yards and 25 touchdowns.
8. LSU 11-2 1,051 11 His totals rank third in touchdown passes, fourth in yardage and completions and
9. Boise State 12-1 1,031 10 sixth in attempts. His pass efficiency rating of 157.63 ranks best in school history
10. Alabama 10-3 961 15 and his total offense (2,998) is third best for a season.
11. Nevada 13-1 866 13 WR Marvin McNutt, Jr., ranks 10th in receiving yards (861 yards and eight touch-
12. Arkansas 10-3 863 8 downs on 53 receptions) and Derrell Johnson-Koulianos ranks 19th (46-745-10
13. Oklahoma State 11-2 833 16 TD). Johnson-Koulianos tied for second in scoring receptions (10) and McNutt,
14. Michigan State 11-2 696 7 Jr., tied for seventh (eight).
15. Mississippi State 9-4 578 21 Freshman PK Mike Meyer ranks 19th in scoring with 73 points, while Robinson
16. Virginia Tech 11-3 577 12 and Johnson-Koulianos tied for 25th with 66 points.
17. Florida State 10-4 502 23 In team statistics, Iowa’s defensive average of allowing just 101.5 rushing yards
18. Missouri 10-3 477 14 per game ranks seventh best for a single season.
19. Texas A&M 9-4 359 18
20. Nebraska 10-4 334 17 IOWA CAREER LEADERS
21. UCF 11-3 225 --- Senior QB Ricky Stanzi ranks among Iowa’s career leaders in several categories.
22. South Carolina 9-5 169 19
He is third in passing touchdowns (56), passing yards (7,377), pass attempts (907)
23. Maryland 9-4 144 ---
and total offense (7,373) and fourth in completions (542).
24. Tulsa 10-3 128 ---
Senior WR Derrell Johnson-Koulianos became Iowa’s career leader in receptions
25. North Carolina St. 9-4 119 ---
(173) and yards (2,616). He is third in scoring receptions (17), fifth in all-purpose
Numbers in parenthesis represent first place votes
yards (4,256) and 11th in scoring (180). Junior WR Marvin McNutt, Jr., is tied for
fourth in career touchdown receptions (16) and is 16th in receiving yards (88-1,546).
USA Today Coaches Poll, Post-season RB Adam Robinson has led Iowa’s rushing attack in both 2009 and 2010. His
School Record Pts Prev. total of 1,775 yards ranks 13th on Iowa’s career chart.
1. Auburn (56) 14-0 1,424 2 In career interceptions, junior Tyler Sash ranks fifth with 13 and senior Brett
2. TCU (1) 13-0 1,336 3 Greenwood is tied for sixth with 12. Sash holds the Iowa record for interception
3. Oregon 12-1 1,333 1 return yards (392). Sophomore DB Micah Hyde has 142 interception return yards,
4. Stanford 12-1 1,254 5 which ranks 10th among Iowa’s career interception leaders. Hyde also has two
5. Ohio State 12-1 1,197 6 touchdown returns. Among Iowa’s career leaders, only Tom Knight (three) and
6. Oklahoma 12-2 1,096 8 Plez Atkins (two) have more than one touchdown return.
7. Boise State 12-1 1,012 10 Among Iowa’s career tackle leaders, senior LB Jeremiha Hunter ranks 20th with
8. LSU 11-2 1,007 12 269 tackles. Greenwood is tied for 42nd (229) and Sash is 51st (217).
Wisconsin 11-2 1,007 4 Senior PK Daniel Murray ranks 14th in career scoring with 152 points (31 FG,
10. Oklahoma State 11-2 883 13 59 PATs).
11. Alabama 10-3 860 18
12. Arkansas 10-3 818 8 IN THE RECORD BOOKS
13. Nevada 13-1 734 15 Senior QB Ricky Stanzi established a school record with a touchdown pass in
14. Michigan State 11-2 676 7 21 consecutive games. Stanzi’s pass efficiency rating of 157.63 for the season is
15. Virginia Tech 11-3 636 11 also a school record.
16. Florida State 10-4 506 23
WR Derrell Johnson-Koulianos is Iowa’s record holder for pass receptions (173)
17. Mississippi State 9-4 505 22
and receiving yards (2,616).
18. Missouri 10-3 473 14
19. Nebraska 10-4 354 16
20. UCF 11-3 328 24
IOWA IN CONFERENCE ONLY STATS
21. Texas A&M 9-4 277 17
As a team, Iowa ranked second in conference games only in scoring defense (18.6),
22. South Carolina 9-5 181 20
KO returns (25.1), rushing defense (122.5), net punting (39.7) and turnover margin
23. Utah 10-3 156 19 (+1.12) and third in pass efficiency (150.2), pass efficiency defense (116.0), few-
24. Maryland 9-4 111 --- est penalty yards (36.4), red zone offense (92.6%) and red zone defense (82.8%).
25. North Carolina State 9-4 94 ---
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Individually, Hawkeyes among the top five in the league included PK Mike
Charting Iowa Rankings Meyer, second in field goals per game (1.43); DB Shaun Prater, tied for first in
interceptions (.38) and tied for fourth in pass break-ups (.88); QB Ricky Stanzi,
Career Passing fourth in passing yards per game (225.6) and fifth in total offense (226.1); DB Brett
Name Comp-Att Yds TDs Years Greenwood, tied for first in interceptions (.38), and LB Jeremiha Hunter, fourth
1. Chuck Long 782-1,203 10,461 74 1981-85 in tackles per game (9.1).
2. Drew Tate 665-1,090 8,292 61 2003-06
3. Ricky Stanzi 542-907 7,377 56 2007-10 STANZI IS MOST EFFICIENT
4. Chuck Hartlieb 512-802 6,934 37 1986-88 Senior QB Ricky Stanzi ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 12th in the nation in
5. Matt Rodgers 550-905 6,725 41 1988-91 pass efficiency. His rating of 157.63 is the best single-season pass efficiency rating
6. Matt Sherman 448-776 6,399 43 1994-97 for an Iowa quarterback since the statistic was first used in 1979. Following are the
7. Kyle McCann 357-603 4,349 23 1998-01 top five Iowa quarterback efficiency ratings:
8. Gary Snook 280-631 3,738 20 1963-65
9. Brad Banks 213-362 3,155 30 2001-02
Year Player G Eff. Att-Com-Int Pct Yards TD Yards
2010 Ricky Stanzi 13 157.63 221-345-6 .641 3,004 25 231.1
10. Larry Lawrence 201-395 2,987 17 1968-69
2002 Brad Banks 13 157.12 170-294-5 .578 2,573 26 197.9
1987 Chuck Hartlieb 13 156.71 217-334-8 .650 3,092 19 237.8
Career Interceptions 1984 Chuck Long 13 156.45 216-322-13 .671 2,871 22 220.8
Name No-Yds Avg. TD Years 1985 Chuck Long 12 153.11 260-388-16 .670 3,297 27 274.8
1. Devon Mitchell 18-202 11.2 0 1982-85
Nile Kinnick 18-91 5.0 0 1937-39 COKER AMONG IOWA’S TOP FRESHMEN
3. Jovon Johnson 17-183 10.8 0 2002-05 Freshman RB Marcus Coker started for the fourth time in Iowa’s Insight Bowl
4. Damien Robinson 14-196 14.0 0 1993-96 win over Missouri. Coker set Iowa bowl records for rushing attempts (33) and
5. Tyler Sash 13-392 30.2 1 2008-pr. rushing yards (219) in the win. He scored on touchdown runs of one and 62 yards
6. B. Greenwood 12-83 7.5 0 2007-10 and was named Offensive Player of the Game. His season totals included 114 car-
Steve Wilson 12-118 9.8 0 1966-68 ries for 622 yards and three touchdowns, while playing in just seven games. Coker
8. Plez Atkins 11-153 13.9 2 1994-97 rushed for over 100 yards in his first career start (22-129) and had 21 carries for
Brad Quast 11-217 19.7 1 1986-89 90 yards at Minnesota. His rushing total ranks fourth best for an Iowa freshman.
Following is a list of Iowa’s top freshmen running back:
Career Total Offense
Name Rush Pass Yards Years Rushing Games Att. Yards TD Long
1. Chuck Long (-207) 10,461 10,254 1981-85
Adam Robinson, ‘09 11 181 834 5 43
Ladell Betts, ‘98 11 188 679 5 40
2. Drew Tate 135 8,292 8,427 2003-06
*Brandon Wegher, ‘09 12 162 641 8 32
3. Ricky Stanzi (-4) 7,377 7,373 2007-10 *Marcus Coker, ’10 7 114 622 3 62
4. Matt Rodgers 130 6,725 6,855 1988-81 Sedrick Shaw, ‘93 12 127 561 2 36
5. Chuck Hartlieb (-364) 6,934 6,570 1986-88 *Jewel Hampton, ‘08 13 91 463 7 22
6. Matt Sherman (-451) 6,399 5,948 1994-97 *Tony Stewart, ‘87 13 68 326 2 24
7. Kyle McCann (-134) 4,349 4,215 1998-01 Mike Saunders, ‘88 13 56 285 4 72
8. Sedrick Shaw 4,156 0 4,156 1993-96 Tavian Banks, ‘94 11 35 257 5 38
9. Ed Podolak 1,710 2,316 4,026 1966-68 *Dennis Mosley, ‘76 10 33 247 1 74
10. Gary Snook 79 3,738 3,817 1963-65
* - - denotes true freshman
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• Junior DB Shaun Prater was named Big Ten Defensive
Iowa in 2010 Statistics Player of the Week following Iowa’s 37-6 win over fifth-
ranked Michigan State. Prater collected a career-high 10
Player Category Stats Big Ten NCAA tackles and had an interception and 42 yard return vs. the
Bre Greenwood Intercep ons 0.38 1st T-22nd Spartans. Iowa held MSU to 31 net rushing yards and one
D. Jhnsn-Koulianos KO Returns 29.3 1st 8th touchdown. The Big Ten honor is the first for Prater.
Shaun Prater Intercep ons 0.33 T-2nd T-40th
Adam Robinson Rushing 94.1 3rd 26th • Senior QB Ricky Stanzi was named Big Ten Offensive
Ricky Stanzi Passing Avg./Game 231.1 3rd 34th Player of the Week following Iowa’s 38-28 win at Michi-
Ryan Donahue Pun ng Avg. 44.6 3rd 15th gan. Stanzi completed 17-24 passes for 248 yards and
Jeremiha Hunter Recovered Fumbles 0.17 T-3rd T-58th three touchdowns, with no interceptions.
Ricky Stanzi Pass Efficiency 157.6 4th 12th • Senior DE Adrian Clayborn was named Big Ten Defensive
Colin Sandeman Punt Returns 8.3 4th T-37th
Adam Robinson All-Purpose Yards 123.1 4th 41st Player of the Week following Iowa’s 24-3 win over Penn
Micah Hyde Intercep ons 0.31 T-4th T-48th State Oct. 2. Clayborn collected 10 tackles in the win,
Micah Hyde Passes Defended 0.85 T-4th T-64th including a quarterback sack for minus 15 yards and three
Mike Meyer Field Goal Pct. 82.4 5th --- tackles for loss. Iowa held Penn State to 54 net rushing
Karl Klug QB Sacks 0.42 5th ---
Karl Klug Tackles for Loss 1.00 T-5th T-81st
yards and just three points. The Big Ten honor is the third
Ricky Stanzi Total Offense 230.6 6th 46th for Clayborn. He earned the recognition for special teams
Marvin McNu , Jr. Rec. Yards per Game 66.2 6th 58th in Iowa’s 2009 win at Penn State and he was defensive
Adam Robinson Scoring (TDs) 6.6 6th 89th Player of the Week in Iowa’s 2009 win at Michigan State.
Shaun Prater Passes Defended 0.83 7th T-79th Clayborn earned honorable mention recognition for his
D. Jhnsn-Koulianos All-Purpose Yards 106.9 7th 75th
Marvin McNu , Jr. Recep ons/Game 4.08 9th --- position from the College Football Performance Awards
Mike Meyer Scoring (Kick) 5.6 9th --- for his play against Penn State as well.
Mike Meyer Field Goals/Game 1.08 9th T-61st • Junior DL Mike Daniels was named Big Ten Conference
Jeremiha Hunter Tackles 7.5 T-9th --- co-Defensive Player of the Week for his play in Iowa’s
Mike Meyer PAT Kicking Pct. 93.9 10th --- 45-0 win over Ball State. Daniels recorded career bests
Micah Hyde Tackles 6.3 T-19th ---
Tyler Sash Tackles 6.1 23rd --- in tackles and tackles for loss in Iowa’s shutout victory
Shaun Prater Tackles 5.7 T-34th --- over Ball State. Daniels had four solo tackles and two
James Morris Tackles 5.4 T-39th --- assists, including four tackles for loss (-20) and one QB
sack (-7). The Hawkeye defense held Ball State to just
Team StaƟsƟcs 112 yards total offense (56 rushing, 56 passing). The Big
Category Stats Big Ten NCAA Ten Player of the Week honor is the first for Daniels, who
Punt Return Defense 3.9 2nd 6th was also named national defensive Performer of the Week
Scoring Defense 17.0 2nd 7th
KO Returns 25.3 2nd 12th
by the College Football Performance Awards.
Rushing Defense 101.5 2nd 6th • Senior RB Paki O’Meara was named Big Ten Conference
Pass Efficiency Defense 115.1 2nd 24th Special Teams Player of the Week for his play in Iowa’s
Fewest Turnovers 11 2nd 2nd 37-7 win over Eastern Illinois. O’Meara blocked an
Intercep ons 19 T-2nd T-11th Eastern Illinois punt in the first period and returned the
Total Defense 332.1 3rd 5th
Net Pun ng 37.8 3rd 31st block for a 42-yard touchdown. His score gave Iowa a
Turnover Margin +13 3rd T-7th 21-0 advantage. He also had four rushing attempts for 34
Third Down Conversions 46.2 3rd 22nd yards in the second half in earning his first Big Ten Player
Pass Efficiency 155.7 3rd 10th of the Week honor.
Fewest Yards Penalized 37.4 3rd 6th • Senior QB Ricky Stanzi earned honorable mention rec-
Red Zone Defense 76.7% 3rd T-27th
Field Goal % .824 4th --- ognition from the College Football Performance Awards
Passing Offense 234.5 5th 49th for his play against Ball State, Michigan, Wisconsin and
First Downs Allowed 19.2 5th T-55th Michigan State. He had three touchdown passes and no
Sacks 1.7 5th 83rd interceptions in each of the four games.
Red Zone Offense 87.8% 5th T-23rd • Junior DB Shaun Prater earned honorable mention rec-
KO Coverage 43.0 5th 50th
Scoring Offense 28.9 6th 50th ognition from the College Football Performance Awards
Punt Returns 8.2 6th 60th for his defensive backfield play in Iowa’s 24-3 win over
First Downs 20.1 6th T-54th Penn State. Prater collected Iowa’s only turnover vs. Penn
Third Down Defense 40.1% 6th 63rd State, returning his interception in the closing minutes 33
Fewest Penal es 4.9 6th T-19th
Passing Defense 230.5 7th 84th
yards for his first career touchdown. He also collected four
QB Sacks Allowed 1.5 7th 38th tackles. He also earned honorable mention recognition
Rushing Offense 148.4 8th 70th for his efforts in Iowa’s 37-6 win over Michigan State (10
Total Offense 382.9 8th 57th tackles, one interception).
Time of Possession 30:10 8th 56th
Kicking .936 10th ---
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• Junior TE Brad Herman earned honorable mention recogni-
Hawkeyes on Watch Lists tion from the College Football Performance Award for his
play in Iowa’s 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State.
Broderick Binns, Jr., DE Ted Hendricks Award Herman had three receptions for 80 yards, matching his
Rotary Lombardi Award career-high in catches and reaching a career-best in receiv-
ing yards.
Adrian Clayborn, Sr., DE One of six finalists,
Ted Hendricks Award IOWA TOUGH ON DEFENSE
One of four finalists, Iowa ranked seventh nationally in scoring defense (17.0),
Rotary Lombardi Award
One of 16 semifinalists, sixth in rushing defense (101.5), 25th in total defense (332.1)
Chuck Bednarik Award and 24th in pass efficiency defense (115.1). The Iowa defense
Bronko Nagurski Trophy was the last unit in the nation to allow a rushing touchdown
Walter Camp Player of the Year this season, that coming in Iowa’s sixth game.
The Hawkeyes ranked seventh in the nation in turnover
Ryan Donahue, Sr., P One of three finalists, margin (+1.0) and tied for 11th with 19 pass interceptions.
Ray Guy Award
Iowa had four interception returns for touchdowns in 2010.
Karl Klug, Sr., DT Outland Trophy Six Iowa opponents scored one touchdown or less, includ-
ing two who scored no touchdowns. For the second straight
Daniel Murray, Sr., PK Lou Groza Award season, eight of Iowa’s 12 regular season opponents scored
17 points or less.
Allen Reisner, Sr., TE One of eight semifinalists, For the third straight season, Iowa allowed only one op-
John Mackey Award ponent to rush for over 100-yards.
Tyler Sash, Jr., DB One of 10 semifinalists,
Jim Thorpe Award IOWA EFFICIENT ON OFFENSE
Lott Trophy Iowa ranked 11th in the nation in pass efficiency (155.72)
Chuck Bednarik Award and the Hawkeyes were 50th in scoring offense (28.9). The
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Hawkeyes were 49th in passing offense (234.5), 57th in total
offense (382.9) and 70th in rushing offense (148.4). Iowa
Ricky Stanzi, Sr., QB One of five finalists, scored 30 or more points in three consecutive Big Ten Con-
Premier Player of College Football Award
One of five finalists, ference games (Michigan, Wisconsin, Michigan State) for
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award the first time since 2005. Iowa scored 30 or more points in
One of 16 semifinalists, six games overall, matching the second highest number of
Maxwell Award games under Kirk Ferentz. Iowa scored 30 or more points
One of 16 semifinalists, in nine games in 2002.
Davey O’Brien Award Iowa has just 11 turnovers (five lost fumbles, six intercep-
Manning Award
tions), which ranked second in the nation. Iowa lost just two
fumbles in eight Big Ten games, both in the regular season
• Sophomore RB Adam Robinson earned honorable men- finale at Minnesota.
tion recognition from the College Football Performance Iowa also ranked sixth in fewest penalty yards per game
Award for his play in Iowa’s 35-7 win over Iowa State. (37.4) and tied for 19th in fewest penalties per game (4.9).
Robinson rushed for a career-best 156 yards on 14 carries On special teams, Iowa ranked sixth in the nation in punt
and scored on a 39-yard run. Robinson also had a 75-yard return defense (3.9 average on 21 returns) and 12th in KO
run to set up another Hawkeye touchdown and surpassed returns (25.3).
1,000 career rushing yards.
• Senior TE Allen Reisner earned honorable mention recog- POSITIVE TURNOVER RATIO
nition from the College Football Performance Award for Iowa ranked third in the Big Ten and tied for seventh nation-
his play in Iowa’s 35-7 win over Iowa State and the 21-17 ally with a plus 1.0 turnover ratio. Iowa was guilty of just 11
loss at Northwestern. Reisner had three receptions for 66 turnovers in 13 games, including just five turnovers in eight
yards and a touchdown vs. Iowa State. His two-yard scor- Big Ten games. The 11 turnovers ranked second in the nation.
ing reception gave Iowa a 21-0 advantage in the second Iowa’s opponents had 142 possessions, and just seven start-
period and his 55-yard catch, the longest of his career, led ed in Iowa territory. Arizona and Minnesota had two posses-
to Iowa’s final score. He added 66 receiving yards on six sions start in Iowa territory and Iowa State, Northwestern and
Ohio State started one possession on Iowa’s end of the field.
receptions at Northwestern.
• Sophomore DB Micah Hyde earned honorable mention INJURY SETBACKS
recognition from the College Football Performance Awards Iowa junior linebacker Bruce Davis and RB Jewel Hampton
for his defensive backfield play in Iowa’s 37-6 win over suffered season-ending knee injuries during Iowa’s 34-27
fifth-ranked Michigan State. Hyde had five tackles and a loss at Arizona in week three. Both had surgery to repair the
66-yard return for a touchdown. damage.
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LB Jeff Tarpinian missed Iowa’s opening game and con-
Hawkeyes Excel in the Classroom tests vs. Michigan and Wisconsin before returning to limited
action vs. Michigan State and Indiana. He did not start vs.
Penn State and was limited to just a few plays on defense.
HAWKEYES RANK HIGH IN GRADUATION RATES
The Iowa Hawkeyes rank among the nation’s leaders in academic
Tarpinian led Iowa in tackles through five games and returned
success for the 70 college football teams that competed in bowl games to the starting line-up at Northwestern before missing Iowa’s
following the 2010 season. final two regular season games. Tarpinian returned to action
Iowa’s 79% ranks 12th in Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for its in the Insight Bowl. Senior FB Brett Morse did not play at
football student-athletes, according to data collected by the NCAA, Michigan, ending his starting streak at 18 consecutive starts,
among the 70 college football teams that participated in the 35 col- but returned vs. Wisconsin.
lege football bowl games. OL Adam Gettis did not play at Indiana and also missed
Iowa’s current GSR of 79%, released in late October, ranked third games vs. Northwestern, Ohio State and Minnesota.
among teams ranked in the BCS top 25 at the time and is 12 percent- Redshirt freshman OL Nolan MacMillan missed three
age points higher than the national average. games before returning to action at Northwestern, but he
A year ago, Iowa’s GSR of 74% ranked second among the 10 teans
that competed in 2010 BCS bowl games.
did not play against Ohio State, Minnesota and Missouri.
The graduation rate for Iowa’s 2009 nationally ranked football pro- He started the first six games. Senior LB Jeremiha Hunter
gram was 67 percent for the second consecutive year. The national started the first seven games before missing the Michigan
average was 55 percent. State contest. Hunter returned to start the last four regular
Iowa’s graduation rate ranked third among teams that appeared in season contests, but saw limited action in the bowl win. He
the 2008 final top 25 rankings. totaled 36 career starts.
OLB Tyler Nielsen, who started the first eight games and
THREE HAWKEYES EARN ACADEMIC HONORS ranked third in tackles, was injured vs. Michigan State and
In 2008 and again in 2010, three Iowa players were named to the missed the remainder the final five games of the season.
ESPN/CoSIDA District Seven first all-academic team. Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker underwent a medi-
Under Kirk Ferentz in the last 12 years, 17 Hawkeye players have cal procedure in late September and missed seven games.
combined to earn academic all-America honors on 31 occasions.
Four players, DL Aaron Kampman, OL Andy Lightfoot, LB Mike
Klinkenborg and DB Adam Shada, were three-time honorees.
QB RICKY STANZI
Senior Julian Vandervelde earned regional honors in each of the • Named a Permanent Team Captain and Most Valuable
past three seasons and senior Jeff Tarpinian and junior Tyler Nielsen Player on offense.
also earned district honors in 2010. • One of five finalists for Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Iowa, in 2006, was the only Division I program in the nation to and Premier Player of the Year Award.
have three players earn first team academic all-America recognition. • Named a Hayden Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award winner for
In addition, Iowa players have been honored 159 times over the past offense.
12 seasons with academic all-Big Ten recognition.
• Was a semifinal candidate for the Maxwell Award and
HAWKEYES ON THE DEAN’S LIST, 2009-10 Davey O’Brien Award.
• Selected to compete in Senior Bowl.
Steve Bigach Charlie Knipper Daniel Murray • Completed 221-345 passes (.641) for 3,004 yards and 25
Ryan Edwards Josh Koeppel Ross Peterson touchdowns in 2010, with six interceptions. Had at least
Justin Greiner Jayme Murphy Julian Vandervelde one touchdown pass in 21 consecutive games and three
scoring strikes in five games in 2010.
HAWKEYES WITH GPA OF 3.0 OR ABOVE, SPRING, 2010
• Ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 11th in the nation in
Steve Bigach Mark Kelly Ross Petersen passing efficiency (157.63). Also third in passing yards
Drew Clark Karl Klug Terrance Pryor (231.1) in the Big Ten.
Adrian Clayborn Charlie Knipper Riley Reiff • Ranks third on Iowa’s single season list with 25 touchdown
Lebron Daniel Josh Koeppel Colin Sandeman passes in 2010 and 17 TD passes in 2009 ties for 10th best.
Ryan Edwards Casey Kreiter Kyle Steinbrecher
Adam Gettis Nick Kuchel Jack Swanson • Ranks third in career scoring passes (56) behind Chuck
Brett Greenwood Wade Leppert Jeff Tarpinian Long (74) and Drew Tate (61). Also third in career passing
Justin Greiner Brett Morse Louis Trinca-Pasat yards (7,377), pass attempts (907) and total offense (7,373)
Eric Guthrie Jayme Murphy Brett Van Sloten and fourth in completions (542).
Martin Hopkins Daniel Murray James Vandenberg • Completed 11-21 passes for 200 yards in Insight Bowl win
Cody Hundertmark Tyler Nielsen Julian Vandervelde
James Hurt Don Nordman Jason White
over Missouri.
• Completed 20-31 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN, 2010 against Ohio State.
• Completed 23-41 passes for 270 yards and two scores at
Steve Bigach Daniel Murray Jeff Tarpinian Northwestern, with one interception.
Justin Greiner Tyler Nielsen Brett Van Sloten • Completed 22-33 passes for 290 yards and a touchdown
Josh Koeppel Ross Peterson James Vandenberg at Indiana, with one interception.
Nick Kuchel Colin Sandeman Julian Vandervelde
Nolan MacMillan Jack Swanson Jason White
Brett Morse
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• Completed 11-15 passes for 190 yards and three touch- • Recorded six tackles, including one tackle for loss, in bowl
downs in win over Michigan State, with no interceptions win over Missouri.
• Completed 25-37 passes for 258 yards and three touch- • Recorded four solo tackles and three assists at Minnesota.
downs vs. Wisconsin, with no interceptions • Recorded six solo tackles and two assists vs. Ohio State.
• Completed 17-24 passes for 248 yards and three touch- • Four solo tackles at Northwestern, including one tackle
downs at Michigan to earn Big Ten Conference Offensive for loss.
Player of the Week honors. • Six tackles in win at Indiana.
• Completed 16-22 passes for 227 yards and a touchdown • Led team with career-high 13 tackles vs. Wisconsin, includ-
vs. Penn State. ing five solo stops and a tackle for loss.
• Completed 19-25 passes for 288 yards and three touch- • Interception and pitch to Micah Hyde led to 66-yard touch-
downs in win over Ball State, with no interceptions. down return vs. Michigan State.
• Completed 171-304 attempts for 2,417 yards in 2009. • Interception and 36-yard return led to touchdown in win at
Season yardage total ranks 12th best in school history. Michigan. Also had 37-yard return of blocked field goal
• Led Iowa to a 26-9 record as a starter, including a 14-4 and seven tackles against the Wolverines.
record in Kinnick Stadium and a 14-8 record in Big Ten • Holds Iowa career record and ranks fourth all-time in Big
games. Ten history with 392 interception return yards.
• Third quarterback in Big Ten history to start and win three • Led Iowa with six interceptions in 2009, a total that ties
bowl games. as sixth best in a single season.
• Tied Iowa’s single-game record with three interceptions
DE ADRIAN CLAYBORN in a win at Iowa State.
• Twenty-first player in Iowa history to earn consensus All- • His 203 interception return yards in 2009 established a
America honors. single-season record.
• One of four finalists for the Rotary Lombardi Award. • Ranked third on team with 79 tackles in 2010 and has 217
• One of six finalists for the Ted Hendricks Award. career tackles.
• Named to AFCA All-America team. • Key member of Iowa defensive unit that ranked sixth
• Named to Walter Camp all-America team. nationally in rushing defense (101.5), seventh in scoring
• Named first team all-Big Ten for second straight season. defense (17.0) and 25th in total defense (332.1).
• Selected to compete in Senior Bowl.
• Permanent Team Captain. WR MARVIN MCNUTT, JR.
• Earned Hayden Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award for defense. • Second team all-Big Ten.
• One of 16 semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award. • 53 receptions for 861 yards and eight touchdowns in 2010,
• Named to numerous preseason All-America teams after averaging 16.2 yards per catch. Receiving yardage ranks
being named Most Valuable Player in Iowa’s win over 10th-best for single season.
Georgia Tech in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl. • Has 16 career touchdown receptions to tie for fourth on
• Started 30 consecutive games and had 37 career starts. career list. Career totals include 88 receptions for 1,546
• Recorded seven tackles, one QB pressure and a pass break- yards to rank 16th in career yards.
up vs. Ohio State. • Seven catches for 92 yards and a touchdown vs. Ohio State.
• Recorded four tackles and a QB pressure in win at Indiana. • Seven catches for 72 yards and a touchdown at Northwest-
• Recorded five tackles vs. Wisconsin, including one QB ern.
sack and a forced fumble. • Six receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown in win at
• Blocked third kick of his career with blocked field goal in Indiana, including 52-yard scoring reception in final min-
win at Michigan. utes for winning margin.
• Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after record- • Seven receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown vs. Wis-
ing 10 tackles in 24-3 win over Penn State, including three consin.
tackles for loss and a QB sack. • Four receptions for 78 yards in 38-28 win at Michigan,
• Recorded 52 tackles in 2010, with seven tackles for loss, with a long of 34 yards.
3.5 QB sacks and six QB pressures. • Four receptions for 93 yards in 24-3 win over Penn State.
• Key member of Iowa defensive unit that ranked sixth • Had 34 receptions for 674 yards in 2009, his first year as
nationally in rushing defense (101.5), seventh in scoring a wide receiver. Caught game-winning pass on the final
defense (17.0) and 25th in total defense (332.1). play of win at Michigan State.
• Completed junior season as one of the Big Ten leaders in • Had eight touchdown receptions in both 2009 and 2010.
tackles for loss, quarterback sacks and forced fumbles.
DB BRETT GREENWOOD
DB TYLER SASH • Permanent Team Captain.
• One of 10 semifinal candidates for the Jim Thorpe Award. • Second team all-Big Ten.
• First team all-Big Ten for second straight season. • Tied for sixth in career interceptions with 12.
• Ranks fifth in career interceptions with 13. • Has 45 career starts, including all 13 games in 2010.
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• Led the Big Ten and tied for 22nd in the nation with five DT KARL KLUG
interceptions. • Named Second team all-Big Ten by league coaches and
• Has 229 career tackles to tie for 42nd on career list. media.
• Eleven tackles and an interception in Insight Bowl win, • Selected to compete in East-West Shrine game.
including career-best nine solo tackles. • Named Permanent Team Captain and Most Valuable Player
• Five tackles and a recovered fumble at Minnesota. on defense.
• Four tackles vs. Ohio State and Northwestern. • Earned Iron Hawk Award and Hayden Fry “Extra Heart-
• Fourth interception of the season came in 18-13 win at beat” Award.
Indiana. Also had six tackles vs. Hoosiers. • Started all 26 games over final two years of career.
• Third interception of the season came in 37-6 win over • Led team in tackles for loss (13-67) and QB sacks (5.5-47)
Michigan State. Also had three tackles vs. Spartans. while recording 57 total tackles.
• Second interception of the season vs. Wisconsin led to • Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in both QB sacks and tackles
Iowa field goal. Also had six tackles vs. Badgers. for loss.
• Two tackles for loss and one QB sack among five tackles
P RYAN DONAHUE in bowl win over Missouri.
• One of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award. • Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss and a QB sack among his
• Started 51 consecutive games, an Iowa record. five tackles at Minnesota.
• Selected to compete in East-West Shrine game. • Seven tackles, including two QB sacks and two QB pres-
• Reggie Roby Special Teams Award. sures, at Northwestern.
• Honorable mention all-Big Ten to complete career with • Forced a fumble and had eight tackles in win at Michigan.
four straight years of earning conference post-season • Six tackles and two pass break-ups vs. Wisconsin.
honors.
• Handled punting duties in all 51 games throughout his DT MIKE DANIELS
career. • Honorable mention all-Big Ten.
• Average of 44.6 yards per punt on 54 punts in 2010 to rank • Second on team in tackles for loss (11-56) and QB sacks
third in Big Ten and 15th in nation. Opponents averaged (4-31).
just 3.9 yards on 21 returns. • Recorded a QB sack inside the Iowa 10-yard line in win
• Averaged 44.7 yards on three punts in Insight Bowl win. at Indiana.
• Averaged 47.5 yards on four punts at Minnesota, with a • Five tackles at Northwestern.
long of 61 yards. • Two of his five tackles in win over Michigan State were
• Averaged 41 yards on four punts vs. Ohio State, with a for loss.
long of 52 yards. • Named Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Week for his
• Averaged 42.9 yards on seven punts at Northwestern, play vs. Ball State. Also named national Defensive Player
including 73-yard punt that ties as 10th longest in school of the Week by College Football Performance Awards.
history, and a 71-yard kick. • Recorded 40 tackles while starting eight of 13 games.
• Twenty-two punts in 2010 were downed inside the 20.
• Recorded five of the 14 longest punts in school history, LB JEREMIHA HUNTER
covering 82, 76, 73, 73 and 71 yards. • Second team all-Big Ten.
• Team leader with 90 tackles and tied for ninth in the Big
DB SHAUN PRATER Ten in tackles per game (7.5).
• First team all-Big Ten by both league coaches and media. • Recorded 269 career tackles (87 solo, 182 assists) to rank
• Tied for second in the Big Ten and tied for 40th nationally 20th in career stops.
with four interceptions. • Has 36 career starts, but missed Michigan State game to
• Ranked fifth on the team with 68 tackles, while playing in injury.
12 of 13 games. • Recorded nine tackles at Minnesota.
• Recorded nine solo tackles and one pass break-up in bowl • Led team with 11 tackles vs. Ohio State.
win over Missouri. • Six tackles and third interception of career at Northwestern.
• Fourth interception of season came vs. Ohio State and led • Returned to action with eight tackles and two pass break-
to fourth quarter Iowa touchdown. Also had five tackles ups in win at Indiana.
and two pass break-ups vs. Ohio State. • Recorded nine tackles vs. Wisconsin.
• Had third interception and a 42-yard return in win over • Recorded career-best 13 tackles in 38-28 win at Michigan.
Michigan State. • Had fumble recovery that led to an Iowa touchdown in win
• Second interception of the season in win over Penn State, over Ball State, the fifth recovery of his career.
returning the theft 33 yards for Iowa’s final touchdown. • Recovered fumble vs. Arizona to stop scoring opportunity
• Had career-high 10 tackles, including seven solo stops, in and turnover led to first Iowa touchdown.
win at Indiana.
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FRESHMEN MADE MARK AT INDIANA high in yards (66) and established a personal-high with
Iowa has used nine true freshmen in 2010 and that group six catches at Northwestern. He gained 50 yards on three
made its mark in Iowa’s 18-13 win at Indiana. James Morris receptions vs. Missouri in the Insight Bowl.
started at middle linebacker and recorded nine tackles and two • Senior LB Jeff Tarpinian totaled 47 stops in eight games,
pass break-ups. Playing mostly on special teams, the group including 12 at Arizona and 11 in the win over Iowa State.
of Anthony Hitchens, Don Shumpert, Christian Kirksey and Tarpinian missed Iowa’s opening game due to injury before
Tanner Miller combined to record six tackles. Mike Meyer starting for the first time against Iowa State. He added a
made 4-5 field goal attempts and added two tackles on kick team-best nine tackles in the win over Ball State before
coverage. TE C.J. Fiedorowicz added a four-yard kickoff playing just a few plays in the win over Penn State due
return. to injury. He did not play vs. Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio
On offense, RB Marcus Coker started for the first time State and Minnesota. He collected three tackles in a re-
and led the Hawkeyes with 129 rushing yards on 22 carries.
turn to limited action against Michigan State and also saw
Redshirt freshman Shane DiBona started at outside linebacker
and recorded three tackles and redshirt freshman Brad Rogers limited action at Indiana. He started at outside linebacker
had two rushing attempts for nine yards. at Northwestern, recording eight tackles. He started in the
Insight Bowl win and collected eight tackles in his final
STANZI AMONG VETERAN RETURNING QBS outing.
With 26 wins as Iowa’s starting quarterback, senior Ricky • Junior DE Broderick Binns had his first career intercep-
Stanzi ranked sixth among FBS signal callers (active in 2010) tion in the loss at Arizona. He returned the theft 20 yards
in victories. Stanzi trailed the following: Andy Dalton, TCU for a touchdown that tied the score at 27-27 in the fourth
(42), Kellen Moore, Boise State (38), Tyrod Taylor, Virginia period. Binns recorded 36 tackles in 12 games. He had a
Tech (33), Colin Kaerpernick, Nevada (32) and Terrell Pryor, season-high nine tackles and a forced fumble at Minnesota.
Ohio State (31). • Senior DE Christian Ballard played both end and tackle
throughout the season, recording 43 tackles while earning
STANZI IN A CLUB OF HIS OWN honorable mention all-Big Ten honors. He started all 39
In leading Iowa to a 24-3 win over Penn State, Iowa senior games over the final three years of his career. He had five
QB Ricky Stanzi improved to 3-0 as a starting quarterback tackles for loss, three QB sacks, two pass break-ups and a
against the Nittany Lions. Stanzi is the only opposing quar- forced fumble. Ballard recorded six tackles in a win over
terback to ever start three games against Penn State and lead Penn State, five stops in the win at Indiana and vs. Ohio
his team to wins in all three games. Iowa won 24-23 in 2008 State and four solo stops at Northwestern. He added three
on a last second field and won 21-10 a year ago at Penn State. solo tackles, including a QB sack, in Iowa’s bowl victory.
Stanzi played every offensive down in all three wins. He • True freshman PK Mike Meyer scored the first point of
is also the third quarterback in the Big Ten to start and win his career with a PAT in the first period against Ball State.
three bowl games. It was his first PAT attempt after he had handled just KO
Stanzi has led Iowa to a 26-9 record as the starting quar- duties in Iowa’s first three games. Meyer was 6-6 on PAT
terback, which ranks second all-time among Iowa signal
kicks and added a 25-yard field goal, while also missing a
callers in career victories. Iowa’s win at Indiana garnered
Stanzi his 14th conference victory to tie Matt Sherman, Matt 37-yard field goal from the left hash mark on his first career
Rodgers and Drew Tate for second in school history behind attempt in the second period. Meyer handled all field goal
Chuck Long’s 24. Following are the records of Iowa’s top and PAT attempts for the remainder of the season. He con-
quarterbacks: nected on 14-17 field goals and 31-33 PAT attempts. His
73 points rank 19th-best best for a single season at Iowa.
Iowa Quarterback Victories He made both of his field goal attempts in the Insight
Quarterback Overall Big Ten Bowl win over Missouri. Meyer made 4-5 field goals in a
1. Chuck Long (1981-85) 33-13-1 (.713) 24-7-1 (.766) win at Indiana, including a season-long of 42 yards in the
2. Ricky Stanzi (2007-10) 26-9-0 (.743) 14-8 (.636) fourth quarter, earning Big Ten Special Teams Player of
3. Matt Sherman (1994-97) 24-10-0 (.706) 14-8-0 (.636) the Week honors. In the Big Ten, he ranked fifth in field
4. Matt Rodgers (1988-91) 21-10-1 (.672) 14-8-0 (.636)
5. Drew Tate (2003-p) 21-13-0 (.618) 14-10-0 (.583) goal accuracy (.824), ninth in kick scoring (5.6) and 10th
in PAT accuracy (.939).
TOP HAWKEYE PERFORMERS • Sophomore DB Micah Hyde had the first interception of his
• Senior TE Allen Reisner had 42 receptions for 460 yards career in the win over Ball State and he added his second
and two touchdowns while earning second team all-Big in Iowa’s win at Michigan. His third came against Ohio
Ten honors. He was one of eight semifinalists for the John State. Hyde had his fourth interception, and a 72-yard
Mackey Award. Reisner had four receptions in the opening touchdown return, in the bowl win over Missouri. His
game, three catches (66 yards) in the win over Iowa State touchdown gave Iowa its final 27-24 margin in the Insight
and five catches for 53 yards against Ball State. He added Bowl, providing the only score in the final period. Hyde
three receptions for 29 yards vs. Penn State and two recep- scored his first career touchdown with a 66-yard return for
tions for 15 yards at Michigan. Reisner had five receptions a touchdown against Michigan State, after taking a pitch
in the first period against Ball State. He matched his career from DB Tyler Sash. He added 10 tackles, along with two
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pass break-ups, in the win at Indiana. He had a career-high The defensive starters returning include: linebackers Tyler
12 tackles (10 solo) at Northwestern and had nine tackles Nielsen and James Morris, tackle Mike Daniels, and defensive
against the Buckeyes. He recorded 82 tackles for the backs Micah Hyde and Shaun Prater.
season to rank second on the team. He earned honorable
mention all-Big Ten honors. DOMINANT AT HOME
• Freshman LB James Morris stepped into the starting line- Iowa has won 49 of its last 60 games (.817) in Kinnick Sta-
up the last six games of the season. Morris collected nine dium, dating back to the 2002 season, including a 5-2 mark
tackles in back-to-back wins over Michigan State and in 2010. The Hawkeye losses came to Western Michigan
Indiana and added seven tackles in a 24-3 win over Penn (28-19 in 2007), Indiana (38-20 in 2007), Michigan (23-20
State. He added a career-high 13 tackles at Northwestern, in overtime in 2005), Ohio State (38-17 in 2006 and 20-17 in
including seven solo stops and a QB sack. He had nine 2010), Northwestern (21-7 in 2006, 22-17 in 2008 and 17-10
tackles against Ohio State and eight tackles and a pass in 2009), Wisconsin (24-21 in 2006 and 31-30 in 2010) and
Iowa State (36-31 in 2002). Iowa recorded a school-record
break-up at Minnesota. He concluded his rookie season
22-game home winning streak between 2002-05, which ended
with seven tackles in the bowl victory over Missouri. in the overtime loss to Michigan.
Iowa’s 44-9 (.830) home record from 2002 thru 2009 ranked
IOWA GETS DEFENSIVE POINTS as the 11th-best home winning percentage in the nation and
Iowa’s defense recorded four interception returns for touch- second in the Big Ten to Ohio State. Iowa is 17-4 at home
downs. Those were by DE Broderick Binns vs. Arizona (20 since the start of the 2008 season.
yards), DB Shaun Prater vs. Penn State (33) and DB Micah
Hyde vs. Michigan State and Missouri. Hyde had a 66-yard HAWKEYES EARN FIRST CAREER START
return after DB Tyler Sash made the interception vs. the Spar- Thirteen Iowa players started for the first time in 2010, in-
tans. Hyde’s return ranks as the ninth longest in school his- cluding OL James Ferentz, OL Nolan MacMillan, OL Markus
tory. He added a 72-yard return for the final points in Iowa’s Zusevics, DL Mike Daniels, DB Micah Hyde, LB Bruce
27-24 Insight Bowl win. That return is the longest for Iowa Davis, LB Tyler Nielsen, LB Jeff Tarpinian, FB Brad Rogers,
in a bowl game and ranks eighth longest in school history. LB James Morris, LB Shane DiBona, OL Josh Koeppel and
Iowa has had at least one pass interception return for a RB Marcus Coker.
touchdown in each of the last three seasons and in six of the Iowa had 13 players (six defense, seven offense) start all 13
last seven years. games in 2010. Those defensive players included DE Adrian
In 2009, safety Tyler Sash had an 86-yard return for a Clayborn, DT Karl Klug, DE/DT Christian Ballard, DB Micah
touchdown in a home win over Indiana. In 2008, DB Amari Hyde, DB Brett Greenwood and DB Tyler Sash. On offense
Spievey returned an interception 57 yards for a touchdown the list included OT Riley Reiff, OG Julian Vandervelde, C
in a win at Minnesota. James Ferentz, OT Markus Zusevics, QB Ricky Stanzi, WR
Marvin McNutt, Jr., and TE Allen Reisner.
IOWA MATCHES ATTENDANCE RECORD
Iowa sold all tickets for its seven home games, matching NEW FACES ON THE FIELD
the school record by averaging 70,585 fans per contest. Iowa Iowa played nine true freshmen in 2010, including TE C.J.
issued over 59,000 season tickets, which included more Fiedorowicz, LB James Morris, LB Christian Kirksey, DB
than 10,000 student tickets. Iowa also averaged 70,585 for B.J. Lowery, DB Tanner Miller, PK Mike Meyer, RB Marcus
all home games in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Iowa has sold out Coker, DB Anthony Hitchens and WR Don Shumpert. Iowa
Kinnick Stadium 49 of the last 51 games. played just three true freshmen in 2009. The Hawkeyes
played seven true freshmen in 2000, 2003 and 2008.
THEY STARTED THEM ALL In addition to the true freshmen, others who have saw the
Iowa had 13 players start all 13 games in 2010, plus punter first action of their career in 2010 included P Eric Guthrie,
Ryan Donahue. Returning players who started every game, DL Joe Forgy, QB John Wienke, FB Jacob Reisen, TE Zach
along with Donahue, include TE Allen Reisner, OL Julian Furlong, DL Joe Gaglione, DL Thomas Nardo, DB Tom Do-
Vandervelde, OL Riley Reiff, OL James Ferentz, OL Markus natell, LB Shane DiBona, FB Brad Rogers, DL Steve Bigach,
Zusevics, QB Ricky Stanzi and FB Brett Morse on offense; OL Conor Boffeli, OL Matt Tobin, OL Casey McMillan, OL
DE Adrian Clayborn, DT Karl Klug, DT Christian Ballard, Brett Van Sloten, OL Woody Orne, DE Dominic Alvis, TE
DB Micah Hyde, DB Brett Greenwood and DB Tyler Sash Zach Derby, WR Joe Audlehelm, OL Drew Clark, LB Dakota
on defense. Getz and LS Casey Kreiter.
STARTERS RETURNING HAWKEYES ON THE TUBE
Iowa is expected to return five starters on defense and five All 2010 Iowa football games were televised on either ABC,
on offense, along with PK Mike Meyer. The returning starters ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or the Big Ten Network. The last
on offense include: tackle Riley Reiff, center James Ferentz, Iowa contest not televised was vs. Minnesota on Nov. 17,
guard Nolan MacMillan, tackle Markus Zusevics and wide 2001. Iowa has appeared on television in its last 116 games.
receiver Marvin McNutt, Jr.
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IOWA LIKES STARTING ON OFFENSE back Bowl. The road winning streak was the longest for
Iowa has started on offense in 124 of its last 143 games. Iowa since the Hawkeyes won all five of their road games
Iowa games vs. Minnesota (11/27/10), Wisconsin (10/23/10), during the 2002 regular season.
Ohio State (11/14/09), Indiana (10/31/09), Purdue (11/15/08), • Iowa had won 10 straight games over the last four seasons
Penn State (11/08/08), Wisconsin (10/10/08), Minnesota with a trophy on the line before the 31-30 loss to Wiscon-
(11/10/07), at Northwestern (11/3/07), vs. Michigan State sin. That streak began with a win over Minnesota in 2007
(10/27/07), at Penn State (10/6/07), vs. Iowa State (9/16/06), for possession of Floyd of Rosedale. Iowa also won the
vs. Minnesota (11/19/05), vs. Michigan (10/22/05), at Purdue battle for Floyd in both 2008 and 2009 and the Cy-Hawk
(10/8/05), at Minnesota (11/13/04), vs. Purdue (11/6/04), at (Iowa State) the last three years. Iowa won the Heartland
Miami, OH (9/7/02) and at Michigan State (9/27/03) are the Trophy (Wisconsin) in 2008 and 2009. The streak included
only contests that the Hawkeyes didn’t start on offense. Iowa wins in the 2009 Outback and 2010 FedEx Orange bowls.
won 13 of those 19 games.
Iowa also lost the Floyd of Rosedale battle this season at
Iowa has started the game on offense in 126 of 149 games
under Kirk Ferentz, including 12 of 13 games in 2010 and 11 Minnesota before earning the 2010 Insight Bowl trophy.
of 13 games in 2009. Iowa scored on its first possession in • Iowa’s 2010 roster included 21 players who played quar-
eight games and Iowa’s opponents scored on their first drive terback in high school. That list included seven members
in seven games in 2010. of the normal starting line-up.
• Iowa’s 2009 win at No. 4/5 ranked Penn State marked
DEPTH CHART INCLUDED NINE WALK-ONS Iowa’s first road win over a team ranked in the top five
Iowa’s final depth chart included nine players who originally since 1990. That season the Hawkeyes scored a 54-28 win
joined the program as a walk-on. That includes four players at fifth-ranked Illinois. Iowa concluded the 2009 season
on defense (DL Thomas Nardo, DB Brett Greenwood, DB with a neutral site win over ninth-ranked Georgia Tech in
Tom Donatell, LB Ross Petersen) two on offense (OL Kyle the Orange Bowl. Iowa has defeated a team ranked in the
Haganman and OL Josh Koeppel), and three specialists (P top five in each of the last three seasons.
Eric Guthrie, PK Mike Meyer and LS Andrew Schulze). • Iowa was 2-1 in night games in 2010, losing at Arizona
Iowa’s bowl depth chart included 15 seniors, 11 juniors, (27-34) before defeating Penn State (24-3) in Kinnick
eight sophomores, five redshirt freshmen and five true fresh- Stadium and Missouri (27-24) in the Insight Bowl. Iowa
men. played four games under the lights in 2009 and won all
four. Iowa is 8-1 in night games over the last four seasons.
HAWKEYE NOTES
• Iowa, in 2009, won four games by three points or less for PROGRAM NOTES
the first time ever in a single season. Iowa was 4-1 in 2009 • Iowa was bowl eligible in 2010 for the 10th straight sea-
when trailing after three periods and 1-1 when tied after son. The Hawkeyes played in their ninth bowl game since
three quarters. Iowa blocked two field goal attempts in the 2001. Iowa played in the 2001 Alamo Bowl, 2003 Orange
final seconds of a win over Northern Iowa and scored on Bowl, 2004 Outback Bowl, 2005 Capital One Bowl, 2006
the final play in a win at Michigan State. The Hawkeyes Outback Bowl, 2006 Alamo Bowl, 2009 Outback Bowl,
lost at Ohio State in overtime. 2010 Orange Bowl and 2010 Insight Bowl.
• Iowa, in 2010, suffered five losses by a combined total • Iowa has posted a 6-3 bowl record under Kirk Ferentz.
of 18 points, including four losses in Big Ten play by a Ferentz is tied for third on the all-time list of Big Ten
combined 11 points. Iowa was tied in the fourth quarter at coaches with six bowl victories.
Arizona before a 34-27 loss. Iowa led in the fourth quarter • Four of Iowa’s six bowl wins under Kirk Ferentz have been
of losses to Wisconsin (31-30), Northwestern (21-17), Ohio in January. Under Ferentz, the Hawkeyes have bowl wins
State (20-17) and Minnesota (27-24). Wisconsin scored over teams from the Southeastern (three), Big 12 (two) and
its winning points with 1:06 to play, Northwestern scored Atlantic Coast conferences.
with 1:22 remaining, Ohio State scored with 1:47 to play • Iowa earned Big Ten Conference championships in 2002
and Minnesota scored with 4:31 remaining. and 2004 and placed second in 2009.
• Since the Big Ten began playing an eight-game conference • Iowa has ranked in the top 10 in the final Associated Press
schedule in 1973, Iowa had never suffered four league and CNN/USA Today coaches polls in four of the past
losses by a margin less than 24 points, that occurring in nine seasons, including a ranking of seventh in both polls
1997 and 2001. at the conclusion of the 2009 season. Iowa ranked eighth
• Dating back to 2008, Iowa has won 10 of its last 14 games in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and the Hawkeyes were also 20th
away from Iowa City, with two of the four losses to ranked in 2008.
teams. A six-game win streak was snapped in the overtime • Iowa established a school record with 11 wins in 2002 (11-
loss at eighth-ranked Ohio State in November, 2009. Iowa 2) and matched that record in 2009. In 2009, Iowa won
lost at 18th-ranked Arizona, at Northwestern and at Min- 10 regular season games for just the fourth time in school
nesota, in 2010. The streak included wins at Minnesota, history.
Iowa State, Penn State, Wisconsin and Michigan State, • Iowa won 10 or more games in three consecutive years
along with a victory over South Carolina in the 2009 Out- (2002-04) for first time in school history.
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• Iowa compiled an eight-year record of 78-36 (.684), 2002- BIG PLAY HAWKEYES
10, third best in the Big Ten. The 78 victories rank as the Iowa had 37 pass plays, 12 rushing plays, 21 KO returns, one
18th best total in the nation. punt return, a blocked punt return, a blocked field goal return,
• Iowa posted a 46-26 Big Ten record from 2002-10, which six interception returns and 14 field goals of at least 20 yards.
ranks second among league teams over that span. Iowa’s opponents had 30 passing plays, only five rushing
• Kirk Ferentz has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year plays and 24 KO returns of 20 yards or more.
three times (2002, 2004 & 2009) and he was named Na-
IOWA BY QUARTERS
tional Coach of the Year in 2002. Ferentz joins Michigan’s
Iowa held a scoring advantage in the first (92-47), second
Bo Schembechler (four) and Iowa’s Hayden Fry (three) (123-53), third (74-42) and fourth (87-79) quarters. Iowa
and Penn State’s Joe Paterno (three) as the only coaches posted one shutout (Ball State), allowed Penn State just three
to be honored in more than two seasons. points and Michigan State, Eastern Illinois and Iowa State
• Iowa is one of 11 Division I programs to have the same just one touchdown.
full-time coaching staff for a third straight year or more in
2010. The others include Baylor, Indiana, Navy, Nebraska, ON THE AVERAGE
North Carolina State, Penn State, Alabama-Birmingham, In 13 games, Iowa averaged 6.5 yards on 376 first down
Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. plays, 5.5 yards on 262 second down plays, 6.5 yards on 159
• Iowa has had national award winners in: Robert Gallery third down plays and six yards on 10 fourth down plays,
(2003 Outland, Top Lineman); Brad Banks (2002 Davey converting 5-10 fourth down attempts.
O’Brien, Top Quarterback; 2002 Associated Press Na-
tional Player of the Year); Dallas Clark (2002 Mackey, AVERAGE SCORING DRIVES
Top Tight End); Nate Kaeding (2002 Groza, Top Kicker); Iowa’s 56 scoring drives averaged 7.5 plays, 63.7 yards and
Shonn Greene (2008 Doak Walker, Top Running Back). 3:43 in elapsed time.
Iowa is one of three football programs (joining Oklahoma Iowa’s opponents had 36 scoring drives, averaging 9.6 plays,
and Texas) to have five different individual players earn 66 yards and 3:55 in elapsed time.
national Player of the Year honors at their position since
2002. IOWA IN THE RED ZONE
Iowa was 43-49 in the red zone, scoring 15 rushing touch-
IOWA JOINS ANOTHER TOP 20 downs, 17 passing touchdowns and 11 field goals.
Iowa has 78 wins since the start of the 2002 season, which Iowa lost a fumble in the red zone and ended the game in
ranks as the 18th highest total in Division I football. The list the red zone against Eastern Illinois, had a missed field goal
includes the following: Boise State (106); USC (100); Ohio vs. Ball State and Indiana and a fumbled snap on a potential
State (99); Oklahoma (98); Texas (95); LSU (92); TCU (92); field goal attempt vs. Wisconsin. Iowa ended the game in the
Virginia Tech (91); Georgia (88); Florida (88); Auburn (86); red zone in the win over Missouri.
West Virginia (85); Utah (84); Wisconsin (81); Boston College Iowa has scored on 106 of the last 118 red zone possessions
(80); Alabama (79); Texas Tech (79); IOWA (78); Miami, FL (71 TDs and 35 FGs), dating back to the Michigan State game
(76); and Penn State (74). in 2008. Iowa is 87-98 (.888) combined inside the red zone
its last 29 games.
BEST DECADE FOR IOWA FOOTBALL Iowa opponents were 33-43 in the red zone, with 11 passing
Iowa’s football record in the 2000 decade was 80-45 (.640), touchdowns, 13 rushing touchdowns and nine field goals.
a record that ranks as the best decade in Iowa football history,
based on total wins. Iowa posted a record of 77-40-4 (.652) POINTS OFF TURNOVERS
during the 1980’s and the Hawkeyes were 62-53-2 (.538) in Iowa scored 109 points following 26 opponent turnovers,
the 1990’s. which includes 14 points following two blocked kicks.
Part of the Hawkeye success is due to the stability in the Iowa had 11 turnovers (five fumbles, six interceptions) in
program, as Iowa has had just two head coaches since 1979. 13 games, allowing 28 points following those turnovers.
Hayden Fry took over prior to the 1979 season and coached Iowa has recorded at least one takeaway in 56 of its last 61
through the 1998 season, posting a record of 143-89-6. Cur- games, dating back to the 2006 campaign. That includes at
rent Coach Kirk Ferentz replaced Fry, leading the program for least one turnover in 12 of 13 games in 2010 and 11 of 13
the last 12 seasons. Ferentz also served as Iowa’s offensive games in 2009.
line coach from 1981-89 under Fry.
In a January, 2010 release, ESPN.com ranked Big Ten pro- SPRING FOOTBALL
grams over the last decade in the following order: Ohio State, Iowa will begin spring practice during the week of March
Iowa, Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Northwest- 21, just after spring break, and will conclude spring activities
ern, Minnesota, Michigan State, Illinois and Indiana. Factors with the final practice and scrimmage in Kinnick Stadium on
such as Big Ten titles, BCS bowl appearances, bowl record Saturday, April 16.
and number of losing seasons played a role in the rankings.
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Iowa Football - - 2010 Season Recap 2010 Recognition
TEAM East-West Shrine Game
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week by FWAA vs. Michigan State Named to preseason Watch List for Ray Guy Award
Honorable mention preseason All-America by College Football Insiders
COACH KIRK FERENTZ
One of seven coaches on Watch List for 2010 Bobby Dodd Coach of JAMES FERENTZ
the Year Award Coaches Appreciation Award, Offense
JOE FORGY
JOE AUDLEHELM Team Leader Award, Defense
Team Leader Award, Special Teams
BRETT GREENWOOD
CHRISTIAN BALLARD Second team all-Big Ten by league coaches and honorable mention by media
Honorable mention all-Big Ten by league coaches and media Permanent Team Captain
Coaches Appreciation Award, Defense Win During the Week Award, Defense
Senior Bowl Honorable mention preseason All-America by NationalChamps.net
STEVE BIGACH JUSTIN GREINER
Academic all-Big Ten Academic all-Big Ten
BRODERICK BINNS BRAD HERMAN
Named to preseason Watch List for Ted Hendricks Award Honorable mention Tight End Performer of the Week vs. Michigan State by
Named to preseason Watch List for Rotary Lombardi Award College Football Performance Awards
ADRIAN CLAYBORN JEREMIHA HUNTER
Consensus All-American Second team all-Big Ten by league coaches and honorable mention by media
First team All-America by American Football Coaches Association Third team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele’s College Football
First team All-America by Walter Camp
Third team all-America by the Associated Press MICAH HYDE
Third team all-America by Phil Steele’s College Football Defensive Player of the Game, 2010 Insight Bowl
Honorable mention All-America by Pro Football Weekly Honorable mention all-Big Ten by league media
One of four finalists for 2010 Rotary Lombardi Award Honorable Mention Defensive Back of the Week vs. Michigan State by
One of six finalists for 2010 Ted Hendricks Award College Football Performance Awards
One of 16 semifinal candidates for Chuck Bednarik Award
First team all-Big Ten by league coaches and media DERRELL JOHNSON-KOULIANOS
First team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele’s College Football First team all-Big Ten by league coaches and honorable mention by
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week vs. Penn State league media
Honorable mention defensive Performer of the Week vs. Penn State by Col- Second team all-Big Ten WR by Phil Steele’s College Football
lege Football Performance Awards Third team all-Big Ten KR by Phil Steele’s College Football
Permanent Team Captain National Kick Returner of the Week vs. Minnesota by College Football
Hayden Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award, Defense Performance Awards
Senior Bowl Honorable mention Wide Receiver of the Week vs. Michigan by Col-
Named to preseason Watch List for Walter Camp Player of the Year lege Football Performance Awards
Named to preseason Watch List for Ted Hendricks Award Named to preseason Watch List for Paul Horning Award
Named to preseason Watch List for Chuck Bednarik Award Named to preseason Watch List for Biletnikoff Award
Named to preseason Watch List for Rotary Lombardi Award Honorable mention preseason All-America by College Football Insiders
Named to preseason Watch List for Bronko Nagurski Trophy
First team preseason All-America by Sports Illustrated KARL KLUG
First team preseason All-America by Sporting News Second team all-Big Ten by league coaches and media
First team preseason All-America by Playboy Magazine Second team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele’s College Football
First team preseason All-America by College Football Insiders Roy J. Carver Most Valuable Player, Defense
First team preseason All-America by Lindy’s Football Preview Permanent Team Captain
First team preseason All-America by The Kickoff Iron Hawk Award
Second team preseason All-America by NationalChamps.net Hayden Fry “Extra Heartbeat” Award, Defense
East-West Shrine Game
MARCUS COKER Named to preseason Watch List for Outland Trophy
Offensive Player of the Game, 2010 Insight Bowl Honorable mention preseason All-America by College Football Insiders
MIKE DANIELS JOSH KOEPPEL
Honorable mention all-Big Ten by league coaches and media Academic all-Big Ten
Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Week vs. Ball State Forest Evashevski Scholastic Achievement Award
National Defensive Lineman and Defensive Performer of the Week vs. Next Man In Award, Offense
Ball State by College Football Performance Awards
Hustle Team Award, Defense CASEY KREITER
Team Leader Award, Defense
RYAN DONAHUE
One of three finalists for Ray Guy Award NICK KUCHEL
Second team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele’s College Football Academic all-Big Ten
Honorable mention all-Big Ten by league coaches and media Team Leader Award, Offense
National Punter of the Week vs. Wisconsin by College Football Per-
formance Awards
Honorable mention Punter of the Week vs. Northwestern and Minnesota
by College Football Performance Awards
Reggie Roby Special Teams Award, Overall
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NOLAN MACMILLAN ADAM ROBINSON
Fourth team Freshman All-America by Phil Steele’s College Football Third team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele’s College Football
Honorable mention Freshman All-America by CollegeFootballNews.com Honorable mention all-Big Ten by league coaches and media
Big Ten Conference all-Freshman team by Rivals.com Honorable mention Running Back of the Week vs. Iowa State by College
Academic all-Big Ten Football Performance Awards
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Season Statistics Includes 13 Games
Overall Conference
Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend
------ ------------- ------- --------- --------- ------- ---------
Sept. 4 Eastern Illinois W, 37-7 1-0 0-0 2:43 70,585
Sept. 11 Iowa State W, 35-7 2-0 0-0 3:10 70,585
Sept. 18 at #24 Arizona L, 27-34 2-1 0-0 3:34 57,864
Sept. 25 Ball State W, 45-0 3-1 0-0 2:59 70,585
*Oct. 2 #20 Penn State W, 24-3 4-1 1-0 2:56 70,585
*Oct. 16 at #24 Michigan W, 38-28 5-1 2-0 3:23 112,784
*Oct. 23 #10 Wisconsin L, 30-31 5-2 2-1 3:23 70,585
*Oct. 30 #5 Michigan State W, 37-6 6-2 3-1 3:11 70,585
*Nov. 6 at Indiana W, 18-13 7-2 4-1 3:05 42,991
*Nov. 13 at Northwestern L, 17-21 7-3 4-2 3:09 47,130
*Nov. 20 #7Ohio State L, 17-20 7-4 4-3 3:09 70,585
*Nov. 27 at Minnesota L, 24-27 7-5 4-4 3:00 50,805
#Dec. 28 #12 Missouri (n) W, 27-24 8-5 4-4 3:09 53,453
Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg
Robinson, Adam 10-10 203 993 52 941 4.6 10 75 94.1 Sandeman, Colin 15 125 8.3 0 21
Coker, Marcus 7- 3 114 645 23 622 5.5 3 62 88.9 Chaney, Jr., Paul 6 13 2.2 0 12
Hampton, Jewel 2- 0 27 117 3 114 4.2 1 17 57.0 O'Meara, Paki 1 42 42.0 1 42
Rogers, Brad 11-1 11 75 0 75 6.8 0 18 6.8 Total 22 180 8.2 1 42
O'Meara, Paki 11-0 10 57 1 56 5.6 0 10 5.1 Opponents 21 82 3.9 0 13
Chaney, Jr., Paul 13-0 6 59 6 53 8.8 0 19 4.1
Jn-Koulianos,Derrell 12-10 5 46 6 40 8.0 0 17 3.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg
Vandenberg,James 3- 0 6 32 0 32 5.3 0 9 10.7 Greenwood, Brett 5 23 4.6 0 15
White, Jason 11-0 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 1.3 Prater, Shaun 4 80 20.0 1 42
Morse, Brett 12-12 4 13 3 10 2.5 0 5 0.8 Hyde, Micah 4 142 35.5 2 72
McNutt, Marvin 13-13 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.4 Sash, Tyler 2 42 21.0 0 36
Sandeman, Colin 12-2 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Nielsen, Tyler 1 0 0.0 0 0
Donahue, Ryan 13-0 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -0.3 Hunter, Jeremiha 1 4 4.0 0 4
Stanzi, Ricky 13-13 48 129 135 -6 -0.1 2 26 -0.5 Binns, Broderick 1 20 20.0 1 20
TEAM 12-0 11 0 26 -26 -2.4 0 0 -2.2 Johnson, Troy 1 4 4.0 0 4
Total 13 449 2188 259 1929 4.3 16 75 148.4 Total 19 315 16.6 4 72
Opponents 13 407 1615 295 1320 3.2 13 36 101.5 Opponents 6 135 22.5 1 85
Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg
Stanzi, Ricky 13-13 157.63 221-345-6 64.1 3004 25 70 231.1 Jn-Koulianos,Derrell 17 498 29.3 1 88
Vandenberg,James 3- 0 151.00 5-8-0 62.5 45 1 14 15.0 Davis, Keenan 9 175 19.4 0 26
TEAM 12-0 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Chaney, Jr., Paul 4 118 29.5 0 38
Wienke, John 1- 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Sandeman, Colin 1 14 14.0 0 14
McNutt, Marvin 13-13 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Fiedorowicz,C.J. 1 4 4.0 0 4
Total 13 155.72 226-357-6 63.3 3049 26 70 234.5 Total 32 809 25.3 1 88
Opponents 13 115.10 298-479-19 62.2 2997 12 49 230.5 Opponents 58 1222 21.1 1 100
Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg
McNutt, Marvin 13-13 53 861 16.2 8 66 66.2 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0
Jn-Koulianos,Derrell 12-10 46 745 16.2 10 70 62.1 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0
Reisner, Allen 13-13 42 460 11.0 2 55 35.4
Robinson, Adam 10-10 24 290 12.1 1 48 29.0
Sandeman, Colin 12-2 21 227 10.8 2 19 18.9
Davis, Keenan 13-0 11 131 11.9 1 20 10.1
Herman, Brad 13-1 9 154 17.1 0 56 11.8
Morse, Brett 12-12 8 54 6.8 1 18 4.5
Hampton, Jewel 2- 0 3 6 2.0 1 4 3.0
Nordmann, Don 13-0 2 52 26.0 0 38 4.0
Coker, Marcus 7- 3 2 23 11.5 0 12 3.3
Rogers, Brad 11-1 2 15 7.5 0 11 1.4
Derby, Zach 10-0 1 17 17.0 0 17 1.7
Chaney, Jr., Paul 13-0 1 15 15.0 0 15 1.2
Stanzi, Ricky 13-13 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1
Total 13 226 3049 13.5 26 70 234.5
Opponents 13 298 2997 10.1 12 49 230.5
2010 University of Iowa Football
Iowa Hawkeyes Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jan 01, 2011)
All games
PAT
Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g
Meyer, Mike - 14-17 31-33 - - - - - 73 Stanzi, Ricky 13 393 -6 3004 2998 230.6
Robinson, Adam 11 - - - - - - - 66 Robinson, Adam 10 203 941 0 941 94.1
Jn-Koulianos,Derrell 11 - - - - - - - 66 Coker, Marcus 7 114 622 0 622 88.9
McNutt, Marvin 8 - - - - - - - 48 Hampton, Jewel 2 27 114 0 114 57.0
Coker, Marcus 3 - - - - - - - 18 Vandenberg,James 3 14 32 45 77 25.7
Mossbrucker, Trent - - 13-14 - - - - - 13 Rogers, Brad 11 11 75 0 75 6.8
Hampton, Jewel 2 - - - - - - - 12 O'Meara, Paki 11 10 56 0 56 5.1
Stanzi, Ricky 2 - - - - 0-1 - - 12 Chaney, Jr., Paul 13 6 53 0 53 4.1
Sandeman, Colin 2 - - - - - - - 12 Jn-Koulianos,Derrell 12 5 40 0 40 3.3
Reisner, Allen 2 - - - - - - - 12 White, Jason 11 1 14 0 14 1.3
Hyde, Micah 2 - - - - - - - 12 Morse, Brett 12 4 10 0 10 0.8
Davis, Keenan 1 - - - - - - - 6 McNutt, Marvin 13 2 5 0 5 0.4
Prater, Shaun 1 - - - - - - - 6 Sandeman, Colin 12 1 3 0 3 0.2
Binns, Broderick 1 - - - - - - - 6 Donahue, Ryan 13 1 -4 0 -4 -0.3
Morse, Brett 1 - - - - - - - 6 TEAM 12 13 -26 0 -26 -2.2
O'Meara, Paki 1 - - - - - - - 6 Total 13 806 1929 3049 4978 382.9
TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2 Opponents 13 886 1320 2997 4317 332.1
Total 48 14-17 44-47 - - 0-1 - 1 376
Opponents 27 11-14 26-26 - - 0-1 - - 221
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
Meyer, Mike 14-17 82.4 0-0 6-7 6-7 2-3 0-0 42 0 Donahue, Ryan 54 2408 44.6 73 12 9 22 15 1
TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FG Sequence Iowa Hawkeyes Opponents Guthrie, Eric 1 32 32.0 32 0 1 0 0 0
Eastern Illinois - - Total 56 2440 43.6 73 12 10 22 15 1
Iowa State - - Opponents 71 2901 40.9 74 3 19 20 14 1
Arizona - (22),(47)
Ball State 37,(25) - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln
Penn State (20) (25) Meyer, Mike 69 4493 65.1 15 1
Michigan (30) 38 Mossbrucker, Trent 5 214 42.8 0 0
Wisconsin (40) (33),67 Murray, Daniel 1 42 42.0 0 0
Michigan State (37) - Total 75 4749 63.3 15 1 21.1 43.0 26
Indiana (23),(27),22,(27),(42) (37),(28) Opponents 50 3130 62.6 15 2 25.3 40.4 29
Northwestern (32) 40
Ohio State 40,(31) (18),(48)
Minnesota (35) (26),(35)
Missouri Tigers (34),(21) (23)
Individual
Points 18 Adam Robinson vs. Eastern Illinois/D. Johnson-Koulianos at Michigan
Rushing Attempts 33 (219 yds.) Marcus Coker vs. Missouri
Yards Rushing 219 (33 att.) Marcus Coker vs. Missouri
Pass Attempts 41 (23 comp.) Ricky Stanzi at Northwestern
Pass Completions 25 (37 att.) Ricky Stanzi vs. Wisconsin
Yards Passing 288 (19-25) Ricky Stanzi vs. Ball State
Receptions 7 (114/70/72/92 yds.) DJK at Arizona/Marvin McNutt vs. Wisconsin, at Indiana, vs. Ohio St.
Yards Receiving 114 (7 rec.) Derrell Johnson-Koulianos at Arizona
Yards Total Offense 288 Ricky Stanzi vs. Ball State
All-Purpose Yards 219 Marcus Coker vs. Missouri
Yards Punt Returns 42 (1 ret.) Paki O’Meara vs. Eastern Illinois (blocked punt return)
Yards Kickoff Returns 118 (3 ret.) Derrell Johnson-Koulianos at Minnesota
Field Goals Made 4 (5 att.) Mike Meyer at Indiana
Extra Points 6 (6 att.) Mike Meyer vs. Ball State
Interceptions 1 Prater, Greenwood, T. Nielsen vs. Iowa State/Binns at Arizona/
Hyde vs. Ball State/Sash, Hyde, Johnson at Michigan/
Greenwood vs. Wisconsin/Prater, Sash, Greenwood vs. Michigan St./
Greenwood at Indiana/Hunter at Northwestern/Hyde, Prater vs.
Ohio St./Greenwood, Hyde vs. Missouri
Tackles 13 Johnson, Hunter at Michigan/Sash vs. Wisconsin
Sacks 2 Karl Klug at Northwestern
Longest Plays
Run 75 Adam Robinson/Iowa State
Pass 70 (TD) Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos at Northwestern
Field Goal 42 Mike Meyer at Indiana
Interception Return 72 (TD) Micah Hyde vs. Missouri
Fumble Return --- ---
Punt Return 42 (Blk, TD) Paki O’Meara vs. Eastern Illinois
Kickoff Return 88 (TD) Derrell Johnson-Koulianos at Minnesota
Scoring drive 97 (3 plays, 1:20 TOP) vs. Iowa State
Non-scoring drive 74 (8 plays, 4:34 TOP) vs. Eastern Illinois
The Last Time . . . Includes 13 Games
OFFENSE
Opponent WR TE LT LG C RG RT QB RB FB FL
Eastern Ill. Sandeman Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz MacMillan Zusevics Stanzi Robinson Morse McNutt
Iowa State Koulianos Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz MacMillan Zusevics Stanzi Robinson Morse McNutt
Arizona Koulianos Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz MacMillan Zusevics Stanzi Robinson Morse McNutt
Ball State Koulianos Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz MacMillan Zusevics Stanzi Robinson Morse McNutt
Penn State Koulianos Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz MacMillan Zusevics Stanzi Robinson Morse McNutt
Michigan Koulianos Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz MacMillan Zusevics Stanzi Robinson Rogers McNutt
Wisconsin Koulianos Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz Gettis Zusevics Stanzi Robinson Morse McNutt
Michigan State Koulianos Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz Gettis Zusevics Stanzi Robinson Morse McNutt
Indiana Koulianos Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz Koeppel Zusevics Stanzi Coker Morse McNutt
Northwestern Koulianos Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz Koeppel Zusevics Stanzi Robinson Morse McNutt
Ohio State Koulianos Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz Koeppel Zusevics Stanzi Coker Morse McNutt
Minnesota Sandeman Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz Koeppel Zusevics Stanzi Coker Morse McNutt
Missouri Sandeman Reisner Reiff Vandervelde Ferentz Koeppel Zusevics Stanzi Coker Morse McNutt
Consec. Starts 2 13 21 18 13 5 13 14 3 7 14
Career Starts 5 16 24 37 13 5 13 34 4 34 18
DEFENSE
Opponent RE DT DT LE LB LB LB CB CB SS FS
Eastern Ill. Clayborn Klug Daniels Ballard Nielsen Davis Hunter Castillo Hyde Sash Greenwood
Iowa State Clayborn Klug Daniels Ballard Nielsen Tarpinian Hunter Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Arizona Clayborn Klug Ballard Binns Nielsen Tarpinian Hunter Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Ball State Clayborn Klug Ballard Binns Nielsen Tarpinian Hunter Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Penn State Clayborn Klug Daniels Ballard Nielsen Johnson Hunter Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Michigan Clayborn Klug Ballard Binns Nielsen Johnson Hunter Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Wisconsin Clayborn Klug Ballard Binns Nielsen Johnson Hunter Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Michigan State Clayborn Klug Daniels Ballard Nielsen Morris DiBona Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Indiana Clayborn Klug Daniels Ballard DiBona Morris Hunter Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Northwestern Clayborn Klug Daniels Ballard Tarpinian Morris Hunter Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Ohio State Clayborn Klug Daniels Ballard Johnson Morris Hunter Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Minnesota Clayborn Klug Ballard Binns Johnson Morris Hunter Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Missouri Clayborn Klug Daniels Ballard Tarpinian Morris Johnson Prater Hyde Sash Greenwood
Consec. Starts 30 26 1 39 1 6 3 12 13 34 16
Career Starts 37 26 8 39 5 6 7 22 13 37 45
Scoring Drives Includes 13 Games
Michigan State 12 80 6:12 TD 1 Colin Sandeman, 3-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi
Michigan State 10 64 4:23 FG 1 Mike Meyer, 37-yard field goal
Michigan State 3 43 1:24 TD 2 Adam Robinson, 32-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi
Michigan State 4 70 1:40 TD 2 Adam Robinson, 2-yard run
Michigan State 6 61 3:12 TD 3 Marvin McNutt, 22-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi
Indiana 10 66 4:39 FG 1 Mike Meyer, 23-yard field goal
Indiana 11 42 4:41 FG 2 Mike Meyer, 27-yard field goal
Indiana 6 47 2:39 FG 3 Mike Meyer, 27-yard field goal
Indiana 7 36 3:21 FG 4 Mike Meyer, 42-yard field goal
Indiana 3 88 0:52 TD 4 Marvin McNutt, 52-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi
Northwestern 10 55 2:58 FG 1 Mike Meyer, 32-yard field goal
Northwestern 7 75 3:21 TD 3 Marvin McNutt, 5-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi
Northwestern 4 81 1:28 TD 3 D. Johnson-Koulianos, 70-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi
Ohio State 8 87 4:35 TD 1 Marvin McNutt, 19-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi
Ohio State 10 65 5:10 FG 3 Mike Meyer, 31-yard field goal
Ohio State 2 27 0:31 TD 4 Marcus Coker, 1-yard run
Minnesota 13 70 5:51 TD 2 D. Johnson-Koulianos, 7-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi
Minnesota 9 42 4:45 FG 2 Mike Meyer, 35-yard field goal
Minnesota 8 70 3:43 TD 4 Marvin McNutt, 18-yard pass from Ricky Stanzi
Missouri 8 67 4:28 TD 1 Marcus Coker, 1-yard run
Missouri 2 68 0:48 TD 2 Marcus Coker, 62-yard run
Missouri 9 69 3:10 FG 2 Mike Meyer, 34-yard field goal
Missouri 13 93 6:17 FG 3 Mike Meyer, 21-yard field goal
Average Drive 7.5 63.7 3:43
LONGEST DRIVES
Plays: 16, Iowa State (71 yards, 8:09 TOP, TD)
Yards: 97, Iowa State (3 plays, 1:20 TOP, TD)
Time of Possession: 8:09, Iowa State (16 plays, 71 yards, TD)
20-Yard Plus Offensive Plays Includes 13 Games
OFFENSIVE PLAYS
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent
75 Rush Adam Robinson Iowa State
70 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Northwestern
66 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Iowa State
62 Rush Marcus Coker Missouri
56 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Brad Herman Michigan State
55 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Allen Reisner Iowa State
52 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Indiana
49 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Missouri
48 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Adam Robinson Ball State
45 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Ball State
45 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Wisconsin
43 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Penn State
39 Rush Adam Robinson Iowa State
39 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Allen Reisner Missouri
38 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Don Nordmann Missouri
37 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Arizona
37 Pass Rick Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Arizona
35 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Brad Herman Eastern Illinois
35 Rush Marcus Coker Missouri
34 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Michigan
32 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Adam Robinson Michigan State
31 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell-Johnson Koulianos Michigan
30 Rush Adam Robinson Wisconsin
28 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Indiana
26 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Adam Robinson Michigan
26 Rush Ricky Stanzi Michigan State
26 Rush Marcus Coker Ohio State
25 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Allen Reisner Arizona
24 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Penn State
24 Rush Adam Robinson Northwestern
23 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Iowa State
23 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Northwestern
23 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Ohio State
22 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Arizona
22 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell-Johnson Koulianos Ball State
22 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Michigan State
21 Rush Marcus Coker Ball State
21 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Wisconsin
21 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Indiana
21 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Allen Reisner Northwestern
21 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derell Johnson-Koulianos Minnesota
20 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Allen Reisner Eastern Illinois
20 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Adam Robinson Eastern Illinois
20 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Keenan Davis Ball State
20 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Penn State
20 Rush Adam Robinson Michigan
20 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Wisconsin
20 Rush Marcus Coker Indiana
RETURNS
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent
88 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Minnesota
72 Interception Return Micah Hyde Missouri
66 Interception Return Micah Hyde Michigan State
42 Punt Return (Block) Paki O'Meara Eastern Illinois
42 Interception Return Shaun Prater Michigan State
40 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Michigan
39 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Michigan State
37 Kickoff Return Derell Johnson-Koulianos Arizona
37 Blocked FG Return Tyler Sash Michigan
36 Interception Return Tyler Sash Michigan
35 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Eastern Illinois
33 Interception Return Broderick Binns Arizona
33 Interception Return Shaun Prater Penn State
31 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Wisconsin
29 Kickoff Return Paul Chaney Jr. Missouri
28 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Iowa State
26 Kickoff Return Paul Chaney, Jr. Ohio State
26 Kickoff Return Keenan Davis Missouri
24 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Eastern Illinois
23 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Ohio State
22 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Arizona
22 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Michigan
22 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Wisconsin
22 Kickoff Return Keenan Davis Indiana
21 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Wisconsin
21 Kickoff Return Keenan Davis Ohio State
20 Kickoff Return Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Iowa State
RETURNS ANALYSIS
Category 20-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51+
Punt Return 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Block Return 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FG Block Return 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kickoff Return 11 5 2 3 0 0 1
Interception Return 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
Miscelleanous Statistics Includes 13 Games
Drive Statistics
IOWA OPPONENTS
3& 3&
OPPONENT NO. OUT PCT. SCORE PCT. TD PCT. OPPONENT NO. OUT PCT. SCORE PCT. TD PCT.
Eastern Ill. 9 0 0.0 4 44.4 4 44.4 Eastern Ill. 10 5 50.0 1 10.0 1 10.0
Iowa State 12 4 33.3 5 41.7 5 41.7 Iowa State 12 5 41.7 1 8.3 1 8.3
Arizona 13 5 38.5 3 23.1 3 23.1 Arizona 12 2 16.7 4 33.3 2 16.7
Ball State 11 1 9.1 7 63.6 6 54.5 Ball State 11 6 54.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
Penn State 11 4 36.4 3 27.3 2 18.2 Penn State 12 5 41.7 1 8.3 0 0.0
Michigan 12 5 41.7 6 50.0 5 41.7 Michigan 12 4 33.3 4 33.3 4 33.3
Wisconsin 9 1 11.5 5 55.6 4 44.4 Wisconsin 8 1 12.5 5 62.5 4 50.0
Michigan State 10 3 30.0 5 50.0 4 40.0 Michigan State 12 6 50.0 1 8.3 1 8.3
Indiana 10 3 30.0 5 50.0 1 10.0 Indiana 10 3 30.0 3 30.0 1 10.0
Northwestern 12 1 8.3 3 25.0 2 16.7 Northwestern 11 0 0.0 3 27.3 3 27.3
Ohio State 9 2 22.2 3 33.3 2 22.2 Ohio State 10 3 30.0 4 40.0 2 20.0
Minnesota 7 1 14.3 3 42.9 2 28.6 Minnesota 11 2 18.2 5 45.5 3 27.3
Missouri 10 0 0.0 4 40.0 2 20.0 Missouri 11 2 18.2 4 36.4 3 27.3
TOTALS 135 30 22.2 56 41.5 42 31.1 TOTALS 142 43 30.3 36 25.4 25 17.6
Field Position
IOWA OPPONENTS
NO. OF AVG. INSIDE PAST NO. OF AVG. INSIDE PAST
OPPONENT DRIVES START 20 50 OPPONENT DRIVES START 20 50
Eastern Ill. 9 OWN 35 1 2 Eastern Ill. 10 OWN 19 5 0
Iowa State 12 OWN 26 4 1 Iowa State 12 OWN 27 2 1
Arizona 13 OWN 31 1 2 Arizona 12 OWN 37 2 2
Ball State 11 OWN 34 0 2 Ball State 11 OWN 22 3 0
Penn State 11 OWN 22 4 0 Penn State 12 OWN 26 4 0
Michigan 12 OWN 33 2 3 Michigan 12 OWN 23 3 0
Wisconsin 9 OWN 31 1 2 Wisconsin 8 OWN 26 2 0
Michigan State 10 OWN 38 1 2 Michigan State 12 OWN 20 4 0
Indiana 10 OWN 31 2 0 Indiana 10 OWN 29 1 0
Northwestern 12 OWN 22 3 0 Northwestern 11 OWN 25 3 1
Ohio State 9 OWN 28 4 1 Ohio State 10 OWN 30 1 1
Minnesota 7 OWN 33 2 0 Minnesota 11 OWN 37 2 2
Missouri 10 OWN 26 2 0 Missouri 11 OWN 22 4 0
TOTALS 135 OWN 30 2 0 TOTALS 142 OWN 28 36 7
Wisconsin Wisconsin
QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT
1st IOWA 22 06:51 9-78 4:20 TOUCHDOWN 1st WISC 14 15:00 15-70 8:09 FIELD GOAL
2nd IOWA 10 12:11 4-13 1:33 Punt WISC 41 02:31 10-59 5:20 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 28 08:46 10-55 5:33 Downs 2nd WISC 27 10:38 3(-10) 1:52 Punt
WISC 49 01:53 9-49 1:37 TOUCHDOWN WISC 17 03:13 4-3 1:20 Punt
3rd IOWA 20 15:00 3-9 2:03 Punt WISC 35 00:16 2-15 0:16 Missed FG
IOWA 31 06:30 7-69 3:22 TOUCHDOWN 3rd WISC 20 12:57 12-80 6:27 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 20 01:01 13-80 5:45 TOUCHDOWN WISC 49 03:08 4-51 2:07 TOUCHDOWN
4th WISC 26 10:04 4-3 1:29 FIELD GOAL 4th WISC 20 08:35 15-80 7:29 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 25 01:06 9-40 1:06 End of Half
Michigan State
Michigan State QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT
QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT 1st MSU 27 08:48 3-9 1:41 Punt
1st IOWA 20 15:00 12-80 6:12 TOUCHDOWN MSU 22 02:44 6-37 2:34 Interception
IOWA 17 07:07 10-64 4:23 FIELD GOAL MSU 29 00:10 12-44 6:41 Interception
2nd MSU 43 08:29 3-43 1:24 TOUCHDOWN 2nd MSU 19 07:05 5-7 4:24 Punt
IOWA 30 02:41 4-70 1:40 TOUCHDOWN MSU 20 01:01 4-4 1:01 Downs
3rd MSU 49 13:16 3-2 0:49 Punt 3rd MSU 22 15:00 3-3 1:44 Interception
IOWA 39 10:47 6-61 3:12 TOUCHDOWN MSU 04 12:27 3-9 1:40 Punt
IOWA 42 06:24 5-14 3:39 Punt MSU 20 07:35 3-8 1:11 Punt
4th IOWA 40 14:56 6-15 3:53 Punt MSU 11 02:45 8-89 2:49 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 31 09:48 3(-16) 1:55 Punt 4th MSU 20 11:03 3(-3) 1:15 Punt
IOWA 39 06:08 5-16 3:40 Punt MSU 47 07:53 6-14 1:45 Downs
MSU 10 02:28 3(-8) 1:05 Punt
Indiana
QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT Indiana
1st IOWA 28 15:00 10-66 4:39 FIELD GOAL QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT
IOWA 22 07:00 4-17 1:57 Interception 1st IU 22 10:21 8-59 3:21 FIELD GOAL
IOWA 48 02:26 11-42 4:41 FIELD GOAL IU 47 05:03 7-18 2:37 Interception
2nd IOWA 36 08:20 12-60 6:01 Missed FG 2nd IU 45 12:45 12-45 4:25 FIELD GOAL
IOWA 42 00:50 3-22 0:50 End of Half IU 20 02:19 3-0 1:29 Punt
3rd IOWA 17 14:05 7-39 4:28 Punt 3rd IU 32 15:00 3-4 0:55 Punt
IOWA 44 08:12 6-47 2:39 FIELD GOAL IU 20 09:37 3-8 1:25 Punt
IOWA 38 00:42 3-0 1:06 Punt IU 31 05:33 12-69 4:51 TOUCHDOWN
4th IOWA 39 11:54 7-36 3:21 FIELD GOAL 4th IU 09 14:36 5-13 2:42 Punt
IOWA 12 03:42 3-88 0:52 TOUCHDOWN IU 25 08:33 8-33 4:51 Punt
IU 41 02:50 11-41 2:22 Downs
Drive Charts Includes 13 Games
Northwestern Northwestern
QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT
1st IOWA 20 15:00 4-5 2:03 Punt 1st NU 38 12:57 11-62 5:20 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 20 07:37 4-8 2:13 Punt NU 32 05:24 4-15 1:53 Punt
IOWA 20 03:31 5-32 2:32 Punt NU 20 00:59 5-16 2:13 Punt
2nd IOWA 19 13:46 5-9 3:27 Punt 2nd IOWA 40 10:19 7-17 2:26 Missed FG
IOWA 23 07:53 3-0 1:41 Punt NU 04 06:12 5-21 2:50 Punt
IOWA 31 03:22 10-55 2:58 FIELD GOAL 3rd NU 20 15:00 5-13 1:40 Punt
3rd IOWA 25 13:20 7-75 3:21 TOUCHDOWN NU 20 09;59 6-20 2:30 Punt
IOWA 19 07:29 4-81 1:28 TOUCHDOWN NU 20 06:01 7-28 2:44 Punt
IOWA 14 03:17 6-18 3:12 Punt NU 30 00:05 7-32 1:42 Interception
4th IOWA 38 13:23 4-19 2:27 Interception 4th NU 15 10:56 13-85 4:35 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 20 06:21 5-19 2:13 Punt NU 09 04:08 11-91 2:46 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 20 01:22 15-35 1:16 Downs
Ohio State
Ohio State QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT
QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT 1st OSU 16 09:28 7-28 3:48 Punt
1st IOWA 19 15:00 10-39 5:32 Punt OSU 41 01:05 8-58 4:31 FIELD GOAL
IOWA 13 05:40 8-87 4:35 TOUCHDOWN 2nd OSU 21 09:22 3-4 1:05 Punt
2nd IOWA 32 11:34 3-5 2:12 Punt OSU 22 03:38 8-35 2:32 Interception
IOWA 33 08:17 9-45 4:39 Missed FG 3rd OSU 23 15:00 12-77 6:24 TOUCHDOWN
3rd IOWA 22 08:36 10-65 5:10 FIELD GOAL OSU 40 3:26 3-4 1:28 Punt
IOWA 15 01:58 7-28 3:36 Punt 4th OSU 20 13:22 3-0 0:58 Interception
4th OSU 27 12:24 2-27 0:31 TOUCHDOWN OSU 39 11:53 11-30 4:15 FIELD GOAL
IOWA 19 07:38 3-5 1:33 Punt OSU 24 6:05 12-76 4:18 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 36 1:47 4-8 0:37 Downs IOWA 44 1:10 4-19 1:10 End of Half
Minnesota Minnesota
QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT
1st IOWA 30 05:44 13-70 5:51 TOUCHDOWN 1st UM 33 15:00 11-58 4:45 FIELD GOAL
2nd IOWA 22 13:12 1-1 0:05 Fumble UM 42 10:14 11-58 4:30 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 41 05:35 9-42 4:45 FIELD GOAL 2nd UM 36 14:53 3-6 1:41 Punt
3rd IOWA 24 15:00 5-10 1:45 Punt IOWA 23 13:07 2-23 0:51 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 17 07:34 6-26 3:00 Punt UM 37 12:04 11-45 6:29 FIELD GOAL
IOWA 14 03:43 3(-12) 2:45 Punt 3rd UM 15 13:15 6-20 2:41 Punt
IOWA 30 00:18 8-70 3:43 TOUCHDOWN UM 18 07:34 7-33 3:51 Punt
4th IOWA 20 09:07 4-19 1:31 Punt UM 45 00:58 3-25 0:40 Fumble
IOWA 33 04:31 1-12 0:17 Fumble 4th UM 39 11:35 5-11 2:28 Punt
UM 23 07:36 6-77 3:05 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 45 04:14 9-19 4:14 End of Half
Drive Charts Includes 13 Games
Missouri Missouri
QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT QTR. START TIME PLAYS-YDS TOP RESULT
1st IOWA 33 15:00 8-67 4:28 TOUCHDOWN 1st MIZ 20 10:32 17-75 6:39 FIELD GOAL
IOWA 30 03:46 5-23 3:44 Punt MIZ 20 00:02 3(-3) 0:48 Punt
2nd IOWA 32 13:21 2-68 0:48 TOUCHDOWN 2nd MIZ 06 13:21 7-54 2:43 Punt
IOWA 14 10:38 9-69 3:10 FIELD GOAL MIZ 18 07:22 9-82 2:31 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 20 04:51 4-17 2:09 Punt MIZ 16 02:42 11-70 2:14 Interception
3rd IOWA 03 13:20 13-93 6:17 FIELD GOAL 3rd MIZ 30 14:54 4-12 1:34 Punt
IOWA 38 04:26 2-10 0:37 Interception MIZ 23 06:58 8-77 2:24 TOUCHDOWN
IOWA 27 00:47 7-31 3:51 Punt MIZ 43 03:49 9-57 2:55 TOUCHDOWN
4th IOWA 41 10:27 4-11 2:02 Interception 4th MIZ 20 11:56 3-4 1:29 Punt
IOWA 43 02:15 5-54 2:15 End of Half MIZ 31 08:25 6-40 2:53 Interception
MIZ 19 05:26 10-38 3:11 Downs
Individual Career Bests
Adam Robinson
Returns: 1 vs. Michigan (Oct. 10, 2009)
Yards: 24 vs. Michigan (Oct. 10, 2009)
Long: 24 vs. Michigan (Oct. 10, 2009)
Colin Sandeman
Returns: 1 vs. Eastern Illinois (Sept. 4, 2010)
Yards: 14 vs. Eastern Illinois (Sept. 4, 2010)
Long: 14 vs. Eastern Illinois (Sept. 4, 2010)
Superlatives Under Coach Ferentz