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IOWA OFFENSE ILLINOIS OFFENSE

WR .........9 J. Smith, 17 Hillyer WR .........8 Allison, 9 MaysLT .........64 Croston, 75 Boeger LT ..........57 Schmidt, 72 MegginsonLG ........79 Welsh, 54 Ferentz LG .........55 Boles, 73 O’Connor C .........63 Blythe, 58 Simmons C ...........71 Spencer, 53 AllegreRG ........65 Walsh, 78 Daniels RG ........69 Karras, 74 BrennanRT ........75 Boeger, 69 Render RT .........67 DiLauro, 75 FlavinTE .........80 Krieger Coble, 46 Kile/92 Outsey TE .........87 White, 39 Echard

WR .......89 VandeBerg, 83 McCarron WR .......16 Murdock, 86 CainWR .......17 Hillyer, 83 McCarron QB ........12 Lunt, 7 CrouchQB ........16 Beathard, 8 Wiegers WR .......11 Turner, 4 Taylor

RB ........33 Canzeri, 29 Daniels, Jr. RB ...........6 Ferguson/5 Vaughn, 23 EnyenihiFB.........42 Plewa, 38 Cox

IOWA DEFENSE ILLINOIS DEFENSE

DE ........34 Meier, 96 Nelson DE.........17 Ward, 6 PhillipsDT ........67 Johnson, 56 Ekakie NT ........11 Clements, 94 OdenigboDT ........99 Bazata, 61 Terlouw DT .........16 Bain, 42 FotuDE ........95 O, 40 Hesse OLB ......91 Smoot, 45 McGrew

OLB ......44 Niemann, 41 Bower WLB......43 Monheim, 22 WallsMLB .....43 Jewell, 39 Perry MLB ......52 Neal, Jr., 33 WatsonWLB .....36 Fisher, 31 Mends OLB ........5 Crawford/14 FinneyLC .........13 Mabin, 28 Fleming CB ...........2 Bentley, 24 MoselySS .........19 Taylor, 12 Gair SS ...........3 Barton, 7 DayFS ........ 27 Lomax, 37 Snyder FS .........20 Fejedelem, 15 LileRC ........14 King, 7 Draper/15 Jackson CB .........27 Spence, 28 Dunlap

PT.........16 Kidd, 1 Koehn PT .........13 Frain/38 ReisnerPK .......... 1 Koehn, 91 Recinos PK .........17 Zalewski/38 Reisner

TIME & PLACE - - 11:01 a.m. (CT), Saturday, Oct. 10, KinnickStadium (70,585), Iowa City, Iowa.

TICKETS - - Tickets are $65 and remain on sale at the UI Athlet-ics Ticket Oce in Carver-Hawkeye Arena or by phone or website(1-800-IA-HAWKS or hawkeyesports.com) .

RADIO - - (Originang Network): Leareld Communicaons witha network of over 40 staons. Gary Dolphin and Ed Podolak callthe acon, with sideline reporter Rob Brooks. KRUI (89.7 FM),the UI student radio staon, and on Sirius channel 119 and XMchannel 203 on satellite radio.

TELEVISION - - The game will be televised by ESPNU. The an-nouncers are Clay Matvick and John Congemi.

HOMECOMING - - Iowa is celebrang Homecoming this week.Iowa’s Homecoming record is 56-42-5, including a 5-5-2 recordvs. Illinois. Iowa has won ve of its last six Homecoming games,including a 45-29 win over Indiana a year ago.

THE RECORDS - - Iowa is 5-0, 1-0, with wins over Illinois State(31-14), at Iowa State (31-17), Pisburgh (27-24), North Texas(62-16), and at Wisconsin (10-6).

Illinois is 4-1 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten play. Illinois has defeatedKent State (52-3), Western Illinois (44-0), Middle Tennessee State(27-25) and Nebraska (14-13), with a loss at North Carolina (48-14).

THE SERIES - - Illinois holds a 38-30-2 advantage in the seriesthat began with a 58-0 Iowa victory in 1899. Iowa won 30-14 atIllinois last year in the rst meeng since 2008. Illinois has notplayed in Iowa City since a 10-6 Hawkeye win in 2007. Illinois holdsan 18-16-2 advantage in games played in Iowa City.

COACHING RECORDS - - Kirk Ferentz is in his 20th year as acollege head coach and his 17th year as Iowa’s head coach. Hiscareer record is 132-106 and he is 120-85 at Iowa. He ranks ninth

in the Big Ten Conference in coaching wins.Bill Cubit is in his rst season as head coach at Illinois and histhird season as oensive coordinator. Cubit is in his 14th seasonas a college head coach, with a 89-66-1 record. He was the headcoach at Western Michigan for eight seasons (2005-12), and Divi-sion III Widener from 1992-96.

NEXT GAME - - Iowa travels to Northwestern for the WildcatHomecoming game (11 a.m., TBA). Illinois is idle.

@HawkeyeFootball Game NotesGame #6 vs. Illinois

28 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 22 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees


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OffensePos. ..........No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)

SE ................. 9 Jerminic Smith ̂ 6-1 180 Fr. Garland, Texas (South Garland) 17 *** Jacob Hillyer 6-4 212 Sr. Somerset, Texas (Somerset)LT ............... 64 * Cole Croston 6-5 295 Jr. Sergeant Blu, Iowa (Sergeant Blu-Luton) 75 * Ike Boeger 6-6 300 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls)LG .............. 79 * Sean Welsh 6-3 288 So. Springboro, Ohio (Springboro) 54 Steve Ferentz 6-2 278 Jr. Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City)C ................ 63 *** Ausn Blythe 6-3 290 Sr. Williamsburg, Iowa (Williamsburg) 58 * Eric Simmons 6-2 295 Sr. Madrid, Iowa (Iowa Western CC)RG .............. 65 *** Jordan Walsh 6-4 290 Sr. Glendale Heights, Ill. (Glenbard West) 78 James Daniels ^ 6-4 285 Fr. Warren, Ohio (Harding)RT............... 75 * Ike Boeger 6-6 300 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls) 69 Keagan Render 6-4 305 #Fr. Indianola, Iowa (Indianola)TE ............... 80 *** Henry Krieger Coble 6-4 250 Sr. Mount Pleasant, Iowa (Mount Pleasant) 46 ** George Kile 6-4 235 Jr. Norman, Okla. (Norman)OR 92 Jarmeer Outsey 6-3 235 #Fr. Somerset, N.J. (Franklin)WR ............. 89 ** Ma VandeBerg ^ 6-1 185 Jr. Brandon, S.D. (Brandon Valley)

83 ** Riley McCarron 5-9 186 Jr. Dubuque, Iowa (Wahlert)WR ............. 17 *** Jacob Hillyer 6-4 212 Sr. Somerset, Texas (Somerset) 83 ** Riley McCarron 5-9 186 Jr. Dubuque, Iowa (Wahlert)QB .............. 16 ** C.J. Beathard 6-2 209 Jr. Franklin, Tenn. (Bale Ground Academy) 8 Tyler Wiegers 6-4 222 #Fr. Lake Orion, Mich. (Detroit Country Day)RB .............. 33 *** Jordan Canzeri 5-9 192 Sr. Troy, N.Y. (Troy) 29 LeShun Daniels, Jr. ^ 6-0 225 Jr. Warren, Ohio (Harding)FB ............... 42 ** Macon Plewa 6-2 244 Sr. Franklin, Wis. (Franklin) 38 * Adam Cox 5-11 234 Sr. Chana, Ill. (Sllman Valley)PK ................ 1 * Marshall Koehn 6-0 200 Sr. Solon, Iowa (Solon) 91 Miguel Recinos 6-1 180 #Fr. Mason City, Iowa (Mason City)

DefensePos. ..........No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)LE ............... 34 ** Nate Meier ^ 6-2 252 Sr. Tabor, Iowa (Fremont-Mills) 96 Ma Nelson 6-8 270 #Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier)LT ............... 67 * Jaleel Johnson 6-4 310 Jr. Lombard, Ill. (Monni Catholic)

56 Faith Ekakie 6-3 290 Jr. Brampton, Ontario (Lake Forest Acad.)RT............... 99 Nathan Bazata 6-2 284 So. Howells, Neb. (Howells-Dodge) 61 Kyle Terlouw 6-4 288 Jr. Sully, Iowa (Iowa Central CC)RE .............. 95 ** Drew O ^ 6-4 272 Sr. Trumbull, Neb. (Giltner) 40 Parker Hesse 6-3 240 #Fr. Waukon, Iowa (Waukon)OLB ............ 44 * Ben Niemann ^ 6-3 225 So. Sycamore, Ill. (Sycamore) 41 * Bo Bower 6-1 228 So. West Branch, Iowa (West Branch)MLB ........... 43 * Josey Jewell 6-2 230 So. Decorah, Iowa (Decorah) 39 *** Travis Perry 6-3 234 Sr. Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale)WLB ........... 36 *** Cole Fisher 6-2 236 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North) 31 Aaron Mends 6-0 212 #Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Winnetonka)LC ............... 13 * Greg Mabin 6-2 200 Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Calvery Chrisan Academy) 28 ** Maurice Fleming 6-0 205 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Curie Metropolitan)SS ............... 19 * Miles Taylor ^ 6-0 195 So. Silver Spring, Md. (Gonzaga College) 12 ** Anthony Gair 6-2 210 Jr. Plano, Texas (Prestonwood Chrisan)FS ............... 27 *** Jordan Lomax 5-10 205 Sr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (DeMatha Catholic)

37 Brandon Snyder 6-1 210 #Fr. Larchwood, Iowa (West Lyon)RC .............. 14 ** Desmond King ^ 5-11 200 Jr. Detroit, Mich. (East English Village) 7 *** Sean Draper ̂ 6-0 190 Sr. Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville)OR 15 Josh Jackson 6-1 185 Fr. Corinth, Texas (Lake Dallas)PT ............... 16 Dillon Kidd 6-2 215 Sr. Deereld Beach, Fla. (El Camino CC) 1 * Marshall Koehn 6-0 200 Sr. Solon, Iowa (Solon)

Punt Returns: 14 Desmond King Kickof Returns: 14 Desmond King 83 Riley McCarron 83 Riley McCarron

Deep Snaps: 97 Tyler Kluver Holder: 16 Dillon Kidd 96 Ma Nelson 8 Tyler Wiegers

* - - Leers won ^ - - Redshirt year sll available # - - Indicates redshirt freshman


28 Bowl Games 11 Big Ten Championships 22 Consensus All-Americans 14 CFB Hall of Fame Inductees


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9/5 Illinois State W, 31-14

9/12 at Iowa State W, 31-179/19 Pisburgh W, 27-24

9/26 North Texas W, 62-16

10/3 at #18/19 Wisconsin* W, 10-6

10/10 Illinois (HC)* 11:01 a.m./ESPNU

10/17 at N’western*11 a.m./ABC/ESPN/ESPN2

10/31 Maryland* TBA

11/7 at Indiana* TBA

11/14 Minnesota* 7 p.m.

11/21 Purdue* TBA

11/27 at Nebraska* TBA

* Big Ten Conference game

9/5 Kent State W, 52-3

9/12 Western Illinois W, 44-0

9/19 at North Carolina L, 14-48

9/26 Middle Tennessee State W, 27-25

10/3 Nebraska* W, 14-13

10/10 at #22/23 IOWA* 11:01 a.m./ESPNU

10/24 Wisconsin* 2:30 p.m.

10/31 at Penn State* TBA

11/7 at Purdue* 11 a.m.

11/14 Ohio State* TBA11/21 at Minnesota* TBA

11/28 vs. Northwestern* TBA

* Big Ten Conference game


GAME #6: ILLINOIS AT #22/23 IOWA

IOWA HAWKEYESRecord: 5-0, 1-0

Ranking: No. 22 (AP)Ranking: No. 23 (USA Today )

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

Alma Mater: Conneccut

Overall Record: 132-106 (20 yrs)

Record at Iowa: 120-85 (17 yrs)

ILLINOIS

FIGHTING ILLINIRecord: 4-1, 1-0

Ranking: NR (AP)

Ranking: NR (USA Today )

Head Coach: Bill Cubit

Alma Mater: Delaware

Overall Record: 89-66-1 (14 yrs)Record at Illinois: 4-1 (1 yr) (1 yr)

THE SETTINGDate: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015

Lc: Iowa City, IowaStadium: Kinnick Stadium (70,585)

Surface: Field Turf

Kck : 11:01 a.m. (CT)

Series: Illinois leads,38-30-2

Tickets: hawkeyesports.com; 1-800-IA-HAWKS

TV: ESPNU

Clay Matvick, play-by-play

John Congemi, color analyst

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network & KRUI Radio

Gary Dolphin, play-by-play

Ed Podolak, color analyst

Rob Brooks, sideline reporter

Live Audio: hawkeyesports.com (Hawkeye All-Access)

Live Stats: hawkeyesports.com

Twr: @TheIowaHawkeyes / @IowaFBLive

Satellite Radio: Sirius Channel 119; XM Channel 203

IOWA RESULTS/SCHEDULE

5-0, 1-0 BIG TEN

ILLINOIS RESULTS/SCHEDULE

41, 10 big Ten

IOWA COACHES

GAME DAY LOCATION

Offs

Greg Davis (booth) Oensive Coordinator/QB’s

Brian Ferentz (eld) Run Game Coordinator/OL

Chris White (eld) RB’s/Special Teams

Bobby Kennedy (eld) Wide Receivers

Broderick Binns (booth) GA/Defense

Tyler Anderson (booth) GA/Defense

Dfs

Phil Parker (eld) Def. Coordinator/DB’s

Seth Wallace (led) Recruit. Coord./CB’s

Reese Morgan (eld) Defensive Line

Jim Reid (booth) Linebackers

LeVar Woods (eld) TE’s/Special Teams

A.J. Haase (booth) GA/Oense

Head coach Kirk Ferentz has 120 wins as a member of the Big Ten Conference, which

ranks ninth in conference history. Ferentz’s 69 Big Ten wins trails John Cooper by one for

ninth all-me.

The Hawkeyes are trying to improve to 6-0 for the rst me since 2009, the second me

under Kirk Ferentz, and the seventh me in school history.

Iowa is ranked 22nd in the AP Poll and 23rd in the coaches poll. It is the Hawkeyes’ rst

appearance in the AP Poll since Nov. 21, 2010, a span of 75 weeks.

Iowa has scored 41 points o turnovers, aer scoring 35 points o turnovers all of last

season.

Iowa is the only school in the country yet to allow a rushing touchdown. The Hawkeyes

yield an average of 84.4 rushing yards per game, second best in the Big Ten and 11th

naonally.

Iowa did not allow touchdown in its Big Ten opening win at #18 Wisconsin. The last me

Iowa held a Big Ten opponent without a touchdown was in 2010, a 24-3 victory over No.

20 Penn State.

Junior QB C.J. Beathard is undefeated in six career starts. He is 3-0 at home, 3-0 on the

road, and 2-0 in the Big Ten. The last Iowa quarterback to win his rst six career starts was

Ma Sherman, who won seven from 1994-95.

Junior DB Desmond King leads the Big Ten with ve intercepons. The last Hawkeye to

lead to lead the conference in intercepons was Tyler Sash in 2009 (6).

Junior WR Ma VandeBerg leads Iowa and ranks second in the Big Ten with 31 recepons.

He has at least six recepons in four of ve games.

Senior RB Jordan Canzeri leads the Big Ten and is ed for eighth naonally with eight rush -

ing touchdowns. He entered his senior season with two career rushing touchdowns in 29

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Lc: Iowa City, IowaFounded: 1847Enrollment: 31,065President: Bruce HarreldDrcr Ahlc: Gary BartaConference: Big Ten (West Division)Nickname: HawkeyesMascot: HerkyColors: Black and Gold (PMS 116)First Year of Football: 1889All-Time Record: 618-541-39All-Time Bowl Record: 14-13-1nl Chmp: 1921, ‘56, ‘58, ‘60

GENERAL INFORMATION

Oc: (319) 335-9411

Director (Contact): Steve Roe

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Assistant: James Allan

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Admr A: Erika Driessen

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Mailing Address:

S300 Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Iowa City, IA 52242-1020

Stadium: Kinnick StadiumOpened: 1929Capacity: 70,585

Playing Surface: Field Turf All-Time Record: 272-177-15

bc O: MulpleBasic Defense: 4-3Lrm Rur:

38 (20 oense, 15 defense, 3 specialists)

Lrm L:

20 (10 oense, 9 defense, 1 specialist)Starters Returning/Lost: 14/10

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IOWA/ILLINOIS NOTES

• The last me Iowa and Illinois met with undefeated conference records was 1983.

Both teams were 1-0 in the Big Ten. Unranked Illinois defeated fourth-ranked Iowa

33-0 in Champaign and went on to win the Big Ten tle and berth in the Rose Bowl.

Iowa nished the season 9-3 with a Gator Bowl appearance.

• Saturday is Illinois’ rst visit to Kinnick Stadium since 2007, a 10-6 Hawkeye win.

• Iowa is one victory from becoming bowl eligible for the 14th me in 15 years.

• Iowa and Illinois e for the conference lead with seven intercepons. Iowa CB

Desmond King leads the Big Ten with ve intercepons. Illinois DB Taylor Barton es

for second in the league with three intercepons.

• Iowa (+3) and Illinois (+4) both have 10 takeaways.

• Kirk Ferentz is 6-3 all-me against the Illini.

• Iowa allows 84.4 rushing yards per game, second in the Big Ten. Illinois’ rush oense

ranks 13th in the league with 155.8 ypg.

• Iowa’s roster includes 14 Illinois naves, more than any other outside state. Illinois

has one Iowa nave on its roster (TE Andrew Davis, Marion, Iowa).

• Iowa outgained Illinois 587-235 in total yards in 2014.

HAWKEYES ON HOMECOMING

Iowa holds a 56-42-5 (.568) record in 103 Homecoming games. Iowa has won four of

its last ve Homecoming games, including a 45-29 win against Indiana last season.

Iowa is 16-4 on Homecoming since 1995, and 12-3 since 2000, including winning seven

in a row from 2000-06. The Hawkeyes are 5-5-2 against the Illini on Homecoming, and

12-4 in Homecoming contests under Kirk Ferentz.

FROM 5-0 TO 6-0

Iowa is 5-0 for the 13th me in school history, and is aiming for its seventh 6-0 start all-

me. Iowa started 9-0 in 2009, its best start in school history. The Hawkeyes were 7-0 in

1985, 1922, and 1921, and 6-0 in 1960 and 1928.

KING NAMED BIG TEN CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Junior DB Desmond King was named Big Ten Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week

for his performance in Iowa’s 10-6 win at Wisconsin.

The Big Ten honor is the second for King. He was also recognized on Oct. 21, 2013, aerrecording 12 in a 34-24 loss at No. 3 Ohio State.

King led Iowa’s defensive eort in the win at Wisconsin as the Hawkeye defense held the

Badgers to two eld goals in snapping Wisconsin’s 10-game home winning streak. King’s

rst intercepon, and 15-yard return, led to the only touchdown in the game as Iowa took

a 7-3 advantage. He recorded his second intercepon at the Iowa 11-yard line to stop

Wisconsin’s opening drive of the third quarter.

King also had ve solo tackles, four assists and two pass break-ups against the Badgers.

On special teams, King had three kick returns for 65 yards.

King is the third Hawkeye to earn the honor this season. QB C.J. Beathard earned the

oensive award following Iowa’s win at Iowa State, and PK Marshall Koehn was the special

teams winner following Iowa’s last-second victory over Pisburgh. It is the rst me since

2010 Iowa has had a weekly honoree on oense, defense, and special teams (O: Ricky

Stanzi; D: Mike Daniels, Adrian Clayborn, Shaun Prater; ST: Pake O’Meara).

EARNING THE ‘W’ HIGH AND LOW

Iowa averaged 37.8 points per game in its rst four wins, but scored just 10 in its Big

Ten opener against Wisconsin. It marked the fewest points scored in a Big Ten win since

defeang No. 18 Illinois, 10-6, in 2007.

The 151 points scored (37.8 ppg) through four games was Iowa’s highest total since

2011, when it also scored 151 points (34, 41, 31, 45).


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Wst DvsoTeam Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct.IOWA 1-0 1.000 5-0 1.000Northwestern 1-0 1.000 5-0 1.000Illinois 1-0 1.000 4-1 .800Purdue 0-1 .000 1-4 .200

Minnesota 0-1 .000 3-2 .600Wisconsin 0-1 .000 3-2 .600Nebraska 0-1 .000 2-3 .400

east DvsoTeam Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct.Ohio State 1-0 1.000 5-0 1.000Michigan 1-0 1.000 4-1 .800Penn State 1-0 1.000 4-1 .800Michigan State 1-0 1.000 5-0 1.000Indiana 0-1 .000 4-1 .800Rutgers 0-1 .000 2-2 .500Maryland 0-1 .000 2-3 .400

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BIG TEN STANDINGS

THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN

NATIONAL RANKINGS

AP PollOct. 4

1. Ohio State

2. TCU

3. Baylor

4. Michigan State

5. Utah

6. Clemson

7. LSU

8. Alabama

9. Texas A&M

10. Oklahoma

11. Florida

12. Florida State

13. Northwestern14. Ole Miss

15. Notre Dame

16. Stanford

17. USC

18. Michigan

19. Georgia

20. UCLA

21. Oklahoma State

22. IOWA23. California

24. Toledo

25. Boise State

USA Today PollOct. 4

1. Ohio State

2. TCU

3. Michigan State

4. Baylor

5. LSU

6. Clemson

7. Utah

8. Florida State

9. Oklahoma

10. Alabama

11. Texas A&M

12. Florida

13. Ole Miss14. Northwestern15. Notre Dame

16. Georgia

17. USC

18. Stanford

19. Oklahoma State

20. UCLA

21. Michigan

22. California

23. IOWA24. Boise State

25. Memphis

Bold denotes Iowa 2015 opponents

Saturday, Oct. 10

Illinois at IOWA, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)

Maryland at Ohio State, 11 a.m. (BTN)

Indiana at Penn State, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)

Northwestern at Michigan, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)

Wisconsin at Nebraska, 2:30 p.m. (ABC)

Minnesota at Purdue, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Michigan State at Rutgers, 7 p.m. (BTN)

THE SERIES

Saturday will be the 71st meeng between Iowa and Illinois. Iowa trails the all-me

series, 30-38-2, and is 16-18-2 in games played in Iowa City. Iowa has won nine of the last

12 meengs and six of the last seven. Here are the series results:

11/30/1899 W 58-0

*11/09/1901 L 0-2711/27/1902 L 0-80

*11/21/1903 W 12-0

11/19/1904 L 0-29

*11/09/1907 W 25-12

11/07/1908 L 0-22

*10/26/1918 L 0-19

10/18/1919 L 7-9

10/23/1920 L 3-20

*10/15/1921 W 14-2

10/21/1922 W 8-7

*10/20/1923 L 6-9

11/01/1924 L 0-36

*10/17/1925 W 12-1010/16/1926 L 6-13

*11/05/1927 L 0-14

*10/20/1929 T 7-7

10/26/1935 W 19-0

*10/17/1936 T 0-0

*11/23/1940 W 18-7

11/08/1941 W 21-0

*10/17/1942 L 7-12

*11/06/1943 L 10-19

10/14/1944 L 6-40

11/10/1945 L 7 48

*11/02/1946 L 0-7

*10/04/1947 L 12-3511/06/1948 L 0-14

*10/08/1949 L 14-20

*11/11/1950 L 7-21

11/10/1951 L 13-40

*11/08/1952 L 13-33

*11/25/1967 L 19-21

11/23/1968 W 37-13

11/22/1969 W 40-0

*11/21/1970 W 22-16

11/20/1971 L 0-31

*11/25/1972 W 15-14

10/27/1973 L 0-50

*10/26/1974 W 14-12

*9/11/1975 L 12-27

9/11/1976 L 6-2410/06/1979 W 13-7

*10/11/1980 L 14-20

10/31/1981 L 7-24

*10/30/1982 W 14-13

10/01/1983 L 0-33

*9/29/1984 W 21-16

*11/09/1985 W 59-0

11/08/1986 L 16-20

*11/04/1989 L 7-31

11/03/1990 W 54-28

*10/19/1991 W 24-21

10/17/1992 W 24-14

*10/16/1993 L 3-49

10/15/1994 L 7-47

*11/04/1995 L 7-26

11/02/1996 W 31-21

*9/27/1997 W 38-10

9/26/1998 W 37-14

*11/06/1999 L 24-40

10/14/2000 L 0-31

*11/01/2003 W 41-10

10/30/2004 W 23-13

*10/01/2005 W 35-7

9/23/2006 W 24-7

*10/13/2007 W 10-611/1/2008 L 24-27

11/15/2014 W 30-14

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Head Coach Kirk Ferentz ______________ FAIR-intsNathan Bazata ____________________BUDGET-uhC. J. Beathard _____________________ BETH-urdAusn Blythe _________________________ BLYTHIke Boeger _________________________ Bu-girJordan Canzeri ___________________ can-ZEAR-eeLeShun Daniels, Jr. _________________ Luh-SEANJake Duzey _________________________DEW-zeeFaith Ekakie _________________ ee-KACK-uh-teeAdrian Falconer ____________________ FALCON-irSteve Ferentz _______________________ FAIR-intsDaniel Gaey _______________________ GAFF-eeAngelo Garbu _____________________ GAR-butJake Gervase ________________________JIR-voss

Brant Gressel _______________________GRES-uhlParker Hesse ________________________HESS-eeJacob Hillyer ________________________ HILL-yirJusn Jinning ________________________ GIN-ingMarcel Joly ___________________________JOLLYConnor Keane _________________________ KEENTyler Kluver ________________________ CLUE-virMarshall Koehn ________________________KANEHenry Krieger Coble ___________ KRAG-ir CO-bullDrake Kulick ________________________ KOO-lickJordan Lomax _____________________ LOW-maxGreg Mabin ________________________ MAY-binNate Meier __________________________ MYERBen Niemann _____________________KNEE-munEmmaneul Ogwo ___________________ OUG-wooMichael Ojemudia __________ oh-jay-MOO-dee-uhJameer Outsey _____________ juh-MEER OUT-see

Peter Pekar _________________________ PEE-karMacon Plewa ________________________PLEV-uhColten Rasteer __________________ RASS-tet-irMiguel Recinos ___________ muh-GEL ray-SEE-nosBrady Rei ____________________________ REEFJerminic Smith __________________ jir-muh-NEEKTavaun Smith ______________________ tae-VOHNJackson Subbert _____________________SUE-birtKyle Terlouw ______________________ TUR-lauwOmar Trui _________________________ TRUE-itNate Vejvoda ____________________ vuh-VO-duhAkrum Wadley ______________________ ACK-rumBre Waechter ______________________ WAX-rTyler Wiegers ______________________ WEE-girsJon Wisnieski ____________________Wiz-NEW-ski

IOWA ILL

Record 5-0 4-1Scoring Average 32.2 30.2Scoring Defense 15.4 17.8Rushing Yards 185.80 155.80Passing Yards 209.8 244.4Total Oense 395.6 400.2Rushing Defense 84.40 126.00Passing Defense 215.4 177.4Total Defense 299.8 303.4Punt Return Average 18.71 12.80KO Return Average 22.50 23.13

Turnover Margin 0.60 0.80

THE SERIES: BY THE NUMBERS

STATISTICAL COMPARISON

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE


Series Record: Illinois leads, 38-30-2

at Iowa City: Illinois leads, 18-16-2

Current Streak: Iowa, 1

Last Iowa Win: 30-14, 2014 in Champaign

Largest Margin in UI Victory: 59-0, 1985

Highest Scoring Game: Iowa, 54-28

Lowest Scoring Game: Tie, 0-0, 1936

IOWA ILLINOIS

Score 30 14

First Downs 26 12

Rushes-Yds. 55-304 25-88

Passing Yds. 283 147

Passes (C-A-I) 17-24-0 17-31-0

Tl O 79-587 56-235

Pu-A. 2-31.5 8-39.9

Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0

Pl-Yrd 1-10 8-59

Time of Possession 35:46 24:14

LAST MEETING: Iowa 30, Illinois 14 (Nov. 15, 2014 at Memorial Stadium)

Iowa scored 28 consecuve points en route to a 30-14 triumph over Illinois at Memorial

Stadium in Champaign.

The Hawkeyes amassed season highs in total yards (587) and rushing yards (304); both

totals rank as the fourth-highest by an Iowa team during the Kirk Ferentz era.

DT Louis Trinca-Pasat forced an Illinois safety and

the defensive unit accumulated seven tackles forloss.

Iowa quarterbacks combined for 283 yards

passing, 39 yards rushing, and four touchdowns

(three passing, one rushing). QB Jake Rudock

completed 14-of-21 passes for 210 yards and two

touchdowns. Rudock also rushed eight mes for 39

yards and a touchdown. C.J. Beathard was 3-of-3

passing for 73 yards and a score.

Mark Weisman rushed 23 mes for 134 yards.

Trailing 7-2, Iowa scored 28 consecuve points

to grab a 30-7 advantage. TE Ray Hamilton caught touchdown passes of one and six yards;

the rst scores of his career. Hamilton became the rst Iowa ght end with two receiving

touchdowns in a single game since Tony Moeaki in 2009 (Michigan).Rudock scampered six yards for a score early in the fourth period, and WR Damond Powell

caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Beathard to close Iowa’s scoring.

TE Jake Duzey caught three passes for 110 yards. SS John Lowdermilk and DE Nate Meier led

Iowa with seven tackles each. LB Josey Jewell made his rst career start, collecng ve stops.

The Hawkeyes dominated me of possession, holding the ball for a season-high 35:46,

while the Illini maintained possession for only 24:14.

Iowa converted 10-of-15 (67 percent) third down aempts, while Illinois was 6-of-16 (38

percent) and was forced to punt eight mes.

WE’LL GO FIRST

Iowa received the opening kicko in four of ve games this season. The Hawkeyes have

scored touchdowns on two of four opening drives when starng on oense. The Hawkeyes

have outscored their opponents 27-6 in the rst quarter. In 17 seasons as Iowa’s head coach, Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes received the opening

kicko in 167-of-205 games (99-67). Iowa has started the game on defense in 39-of-205

games under Ferentz (21-18).

STARTING 5

The Hawkeyes are 5-0 for the second me under Kirk Ferentz. A win Saturday would

be Iowa’s second 6-0 start in the Ferentz era (2009). The 2009 Hawkeyes won their rst

nine games, nished 11-2 overall, and won the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl.

RUSH DEFENSE… NO TOUCHDOWNS FOR YOU

Iowa is the only school in the country yet to allow a rushing touchdown. The Hawkeyes

yield an average of 84.4 rushing yards per game, second best in the Big Ten and 11th naonally.

Iowa limits its opponents to 2.6 yards per carry (161 aempts, 422 yards), 10th best in thecountry.

2-FOR-2 AGAINST POWER 5

Iowa recorded two wins against Power 5 schools in its nonconference schedule: Iowa

State, 31-17, and Pi, 27-24. The Hawkeyes were one of only two Big Ten schools with two

wins against teams from a Power 5 league in nonconference play. The other was Northwestern

(Stanford and Duke).


7/44


Kirk Ferentz (pronounced FAIR-rintz,

rhymes with parents) is in his 17th season

as head football coach at Iowa and the dean

of Big Ten Conference football coaches. His

latest contract extension runs through the2020 season.

• Named Big Ten Conference Coach of the

Year in 2002, 2004 and 2009, joining

Hayden Fry, Bo Schembechler and Joe

Paterno as the only three-me recipients.

• Guided Iowa to Big Ten tles in 2002 and

2004.

• Ferentz ranks ninth with 120 overall wins as a member of the Big

Ten Conference. He has 69 Big Ten wins, ninth all-me.

• Named the 2002 Associated Press and Walter Camp Naonal

Coach of the Year and AFCA Regional Coach of the Year.

• Iowa has made two BCS bowl appearances, including a 24-14 win

in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl.

• Iowa has played in seven January bowl games with four Januarybowl victories (2004 Outback Bowl, 2005 Capital One Bowl, 2009

Outback Bowl and 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl).

• Iowa has posted a 111-64 (.634) overall mark and a 64-46 (.582)

Big Ten record since 2001. Ferentz has placed in the top one-half

of the conference nine mes, including Big Ten tles in 2002 and

2004, and a second-place nish in 2009.

• At Iowa, Ferentz holds an overall record of 120-85 (.585) and a

69-60 (.535) mark in Big Ten games. In his 19th season as a college

head coach, he holds a career mark of 132-106 (.555). He had an

overall record of 12-21 at Maine from 1990-92.

• The only Division I head coach to coach three sons at the same

college. Brian, in his fourth season as Iowa’s oensive line coach,

was a Hawkeye leerman from 2003-05. James was a three-year

starter on the Hawkeye oensive line before graduang in May,2013. Steven is an oensive lineman in his fourth season.

FERENTZ COACHING RECORD AT IOWA (17 YEARS)

YEAR OVERALL (PCT) BIG TEN (PCT) BOWL

2015 5-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 - - -

2014 7-6 .538 4-4 .500 TaxSlayer

2013 8-5 .615 5-3 .625 Outback

2012 4-8 .333 2-6 .250 - - -

2011 7-6 .538 4-4 .500 Insight

2010 8-5 .615 4-4 .500 Insight

2009 11-2 .846 6-2 .750 Orange

2008 9-4 .692 5-3 .625 Outback

2007 6-6 .500 4-4 .500 - - -2006 6-7 .462 2-6 .250 Alamo

2005 7-5 .583 5-3 .625 Outback

2004 10-2 .833 7-1 .875 Capital One

2003 10-3 .769 5-3 .625 Outback

2002 11-2 .846 8-0 1.000 Orange

2001 7-5 .583 4-4 .500 Alamo

2000 3-9 .250 3-5 .375 - - -

1999 1-10 .091 0-8 .000 - - -

Orll 120-85 .585 69-60 .535


HEAD COACH KIRK FERENTZ FERENTZ MOVES UP IN VICTORIES Head coach Kirk Ferentz has 120 wins as a member of the Big

Ten Conference, The ninth most in conference history. Ferentz is

two wins shy of tying Lloyd Carr for eighth all-me (122).

Ferentz has 69 Big Ten wins, the 10th most in conference history.

He trails John Cooper (Ohio State) by one victory for ninth all-me.

Only eight coaches rank in the top 10 in both categories:overall wins as a member of the Big Ten, and conference wins. The

others include Woody Hayes (OSU), Amos Alonzo Stagg (CHI), Bo

Schembechler (MICH), Hayden Fry (IOWA), Robert Zuppke (ILL),

Lloyd Carr (MICH), and Barry Alvarez (WIS).

Ferentz also has six bowl wins as a member of the Big Ten, tying

Fry and Carr for No. 2 all-me. Only Alvarez has more (9).

FERENTZ SECOND IN LONGEVITY

Kirk Ferentz is in his 17th season as Iowa’s head football coach

and ranks second in longevity among FBS head coaches. Ferentz

is rst among Big Ten coaches and naonally ranks behind Virginia

Tech’s Frank Beamer (28). Ferentz is ed for second with Bob Stoops

of Oklahoma.

6 THE OTHER WAY

Iowa es for the league lead with seven intercepons (Illinois).

The Hawkeyes returned two intercepons for touchdowns in Week

4 against North Texas. LB Josey Jewell recorded the rst intercepon

of his career, returning it 34 yards for a touchdown. LB Bo Bower

returned an intercepon 88 yards for a touchdown in the fourth

quarter. It is the seventh longest intercepon return in school

history.

Iowa has at least one intercepon returned for a touchdown in

each of the last eight seasons, and 13 of the last 15 seasons. The

last me Iowa returned two intercepons for touchdowns was

2013 against Western Michigan (both by B.J. Lowery).

FIRST TIME STARTERS

The Hawkeyes have used 12 rst me starters. RB LeShun

Daniels, Jr., LT Boone Myers, DT Nathan Bazata, DT Jaleel Johnson,

LB Cole Fisher, LB Ben Niemann, SS Miles Taylor, TE Jameer Outsey,

DE Parker Hesse, WR Riley McCarron, LT Cole Croston, and WR

Jerminic Smith.

REMOVE THE REDSHIRT

Three true freshmen have played in 2015, and all saw their

college rst acon in the season opener: OL James Daniels,

WR Jerminic Smith, and WR Adrian Falconer. Smith started at

Wisconsin, becoming the rst Iowa freshman to start at widereceiver since Ma VandeBerg started two games in 2013.

Daniels is the rst true freshman to play oensive line since

Bryan Bulaga in 2007. Daniels joined the Iowa program last

spring and parcipated in spring pracce.


8/44



HAWKEYE FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS

100 Ferentz became the 12th coach to

win 100 games at a Big Ten school

(at MSU, 19-16 2OT, 10/13/12)

62 Calvin Jones’ rered number, one

of two in school history

60 NFL Dra picks under Kirk Ferentz

33 Hawkeyes who have played

in the Super Bowl

30 Former Hawkeyes acve in the NFL

28 Bowl games (14-13-1)

26 All-America honors under Ferentz

24 Heisman Trophy winner (1939)

Nile Kinnick’s rered number

24 Players have combined to earn

Academic All-America honors

on 44 occasions under Ferentz

23 Consensus All-Americans

(eight under Kirk Ferentz)

22 Times nished a season ranked

14 Bowl wins, CFB Hall of Famers14 First or second round NFL

dra picks under Kirk Ferentz

11 Big Ten Championships

9 Former players recognized on Kinnick

Stadium Wall of Honor

6 Bowl wins under Kirk Ferentz

6 Players under Ferentz who

have won naonal awards

4 Four mes nished the year ranked

in top 10 over the past 12 seasons

3 Kirk Ferentz has been named B1G

Coach of the Year

2 Twice won 11 games under

Kirk Ferentz (2002 & 2009)1 Only one Iowa coach ranks above

Kirk Ferentz in career wins,

Hayden Fry (143)

0 Did not lose a B1G game in

2002, one of only ve B1G teams

ON THE AVERAGE

DOWN PLAYS AVG.

First Down 154 6.3

Second Down 109 6.3

Third Down 65 4.5

Fourth Down 6 5.7

IOWA BY QUARTERS

QUARTER IOWA OPPONENTS

First 27 6

Second 62 34

Third 27 16

Fourth 45 21

OT 0 0

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS

T/O Gained Pts Scored

Iowa 10 41

Opponents 7 27

FLIRTING WITH 100

Junior QB C.J. Beathard gained 111 yards but lost 34 yards rushing against Iowa State on

Sept. 12. His net gain of 77 yards threatened his career-high of 82 set at the 2015 TaxSlayer

Bowl. The last Iowa quarterback to rush for 100 yards in a single game was Butch Caldwell,

who ran for 109 yards on 12 aempts against Michigan State on Nov. 24, 1973 in Iowa City.

Qb C.J. beATHARD (JR., 6-2, 209) Career Games Played/Starts: 19/6

Junior QB C.J. Beathard threw for just 77 yards in Iowa’s Big Ten opening win at

Wisconsin. It was the rst me Iowa won a game with fewer than 100 yards passing since

2008 vs. Purdue (72 yards).

Beathard entered the Wisconsin contest with consecuve games of career bests. He

threw for a then career-high 258 yards against Pi in Week 3, and topped that with 278

yards on 18-of-21 passing against North Texas in Week 4.

Beathard in 3-2-1:

• Undefeated in six career starts. Numbers include 101-of-168 (62.6) passing for 1,284

yards, eight touchdowns, and three intercepons, and 192 yards rushing with three

rushing touchdowns.

• Has won his rst six career starts. The last Iowa quarterback to win his rst six career

starts was Ma Sherman. Sherman won his rst seven starts, including the nal twogames of 1994 and the rst ve games in 1995.

• Earned Co-Big Ten Oensive Player of the Week honors aer helping lead Iowa to a

14-point triumph at Iowa State. Beathard totaled 292 yards (215 passing and 77 rushing)

against the Cyclones.

OL AUSTin bLYTHe (SR., 6-3, 290)

Career Games Played/Started: 41/40

Senior C Ausn Blythe is the veteran on an oensive line that includes three sophomores.

He has started 40 games for Iowa, more than any other acve Hawkeye, since debung

as Iowa’s starng RG as a redshirt freshman in the 2012 season opener.

Blythe in 3-2-1:

• 35 consecuve starts on the oensive line.

• Iowa’s opening day starng center for three straight years.• Rimington and Outland Trophy Watch Lists.

Rb JORDAn CAnZeRi (SR., 5-9, 192)

Career Games Played/Starts: 34/5

Senior RB Jordan Canzeri ed a school record with four rushing touchdowns in Week

4 against North Texas. He was named College Sports Madness Big Ten Oensive Player of

the Week. It was the sixth me in program history a player rushed for four touchdowns,

and the rst me since Shonn Greene scored four mes against Wisconsin in 2008.

Canzeri leads Iowa in rushing yards (441) and ranks second in recepons (14). His 600

all-purpose yards rank sixth in the conference.

Canzeri in 3-2-1:

• Eight rushing touchdowns es for the Big Ten lead (Ezekiel Ellio, OSU) and es for

eighth naonally. He entered his senior season with two career rushing touchdownsin 29 career games.

• Five career 100-yard rushing games, including three this season.

• Second on the team with 14 recepons. Has eight straight games with at least one

recepon.


9/44


Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz holds his weekly

press conferences every Tuesday throughout the

season.

The press conferences are held in the All-American

Room of the Hansen Football Performance Center.

Coach Ferentz addresses the media at 1:15 p.m.(CT). Player interviews are 11 a.m. each Tuesday in

the front foyer of the HFPC.

Media need to submit their player interview re-

quests to Steve Roe, via e-mail, by 9 a.m. each Sunday.

True freshmen are not available for interviews.

Media can access video highlights of Ferentz’s

weekly press conference via the UI Drop Box. Contact

the Iowa Athlec Communicaons oce for login

informaon.

All press conferences can be viewed on the ocial

world wide web site of the Iowa Athlec Department

at hawkeyesports.com (subscripon service). Each

press conference is archived.


WEEKLY FOOTBALL PRESS CONFERENCE

HAWKEYE INJURY UPDATES

The Big Ten coaches teleconferences are heldeach Tuesday. The teleconference begins at 11 a.m.

(CT) and each coach is available for eight minutes. To

parcipate on the teleconference, media members

should dial 1-866-392-7674. Contact the Big Ten

oce at 847-696-1010 for the weekly passcode.

All mes listed below are CT:

11:00 a.m. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

11:08 a.m. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan

11:16 a.m. Paul Chryst, Wisconsin

11:24 a.m. Mike Riley, Nebraska

11:32 a.m. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State

11:40 a.m Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

11:48 a.m. Jerry Kill, Minnesota

11:56 a.m. Kyle Flood, Rutgers

12:04 p.m. Bill Cubit, Illinois12:12 p.m. Randy Edsall, Maryland

12:20 p.m. Darrell Hazell, Purdue

12:28 p.m. James Franklin, Penn State

12:36 p.m. Urban Meyer, Ohio State

12:44 p.m. – Kevin Wilson, Indiana

WEEKLY TELECONFERENCES

• Tevaun Smith -- did not play last week

• Boone Myers -- did not play last week

• Derrick Mitchell, Jr. -- did not play last week

RB LeSHUN DANIELS, JR. (JR., 6-0, 225)


Junior RB LeShun Daniels started the rst two weeks of the season, but has seen

limited acon since leaving the Iowa State game due to injury. Daniels rushed for 179

yards through the rst ve-plus quarters of the season, but has been limited to 47 yards

rushing over the last three games.

Daniels in 3-2-1:• Set career highs in carries (26), rushing yards (123), and longest rush (27) in his rst

career start against Illinois State on Sept. 5. It was his rst career 100-yard game.

• Entered the season with 184 rushing yards in 12 games. Has 226 rushing yards in 2015.

• He was Iowa’s eighth dierent opening day starng running back since 2007.

Cb DeSMOnD King (JR., 5-11, 190)


Junior CB Desmond King recorded his fourth and h intercepons of the season in

Iowa’s Big Ten opener at Wisconsin. He was named Big Ten Conference Co-Defensive

Player of the Week. It was his second mul-intercepon game of the season (Pi). His

second quarter intercepon led to an Iowa touchdown. Three of his ve intercepons

this season have resulted in Iowa scores (2 TDs, 1 FG).

King in 3-2-1:• Leads the Big Ten with ve intercepons. The last Hawkeye to lead the league in

intercepons was Tyler Sash in 2009 (6).

• First Hawkeye with ve intercepons in a single-season since Bre Greenwood had

ve in 2010. He is the rst Hawkeye to have two mul-intercepon games since Tyler

Sash in 2009. First Hawkeye with two intercepons in a game since John Lowdermilk

in the fourth period at Purdue in 2014.

• Totaled 180 return yards against North Texas (71 punt and 109 kicko). He became

the fourth Big Ten player in the last 20 seasons with 100-plus kicko return yards and

70-plus punt return yards in a single game.

DE DREW OTT (SR., 6-4, 272)

Career Games Played/Started: 46/29

Senior DE Drew O returned to the starng lineup against North Texas in Week 4,recording two tackles, one sack and one forced fumble. O saw limited acon against

Pi in Week 3, one week aer leaving the Iowa State game with three minutes le in the

rst quarter. He did not start against Pi, snapping his streak of 15 consecuve starts at

defensive end, but did play.

O recorded three tackles in the win at Wisconsin, including 2.5 tackles for loss and

a QB sack. He forced a fumble in the second quarter that led to an Iowa eld goal.

O recorded two sacks for a loss of 20 yards and forced one fumble in Iowa’s season

opener. His two sacks against Illinois State are the rst me a Hawkeye collected mulple

sacks in a season-opener since Mitch King had a pair in 2007. O led the team and ed

for third in the Big Ten with 8.0 sacks in 2014. He had two tackles, one sack (7 yards), and

two quarterback hurries against Pi in 2014.

O 3-2-1:

• Has started 29 of the last 31 games at defensive end and is ed for third in the Big Tenwith three forced fumbles.

• One of 11 players on Big Ten Players to Watch List.

• Picked up a deected punt against Nebraska in 2014 and returned it 12 yards for his

rst career touchdown.


10/44



IOWA STATISTICS

Player Category Stats Big Ten NCAA

Marshall Koehn PAT Pct. 94.7 10th T-89th

C.J. Beathard Passing 207.8 5th 57th

C.J. Beathard Total Oense 240.4 3rd 45th

Nate Meier Sacks 5.0 T-4th T-9th

Drew O Sacks 4.0 T-9th T-21st

Nathan Bazata Kicks/Punts Blocked 1 T-1st T-7th

Marshall Koehn Field Goal Pct. 83.3 3rd T-28th

Desmond King Kicko Returns 22.50 6th 59th

Desmond King Intercepons 5 1st T-1st

Tm Sc

KO Coverage 17.90 5th 22nd

Fewest Yards Penalized 229 3rd T-40th

PAT Kicking 95.2 10th 94th

Fewest Penales/Game 5.2 2nd T-29th

Passing Defense 215.4 8th 64th

Fourth Down Conversions 66.7 T-1st T-22nd

Third Down Conversions 47.69 3rd T-14th

Time of Possession 31:54 9th 36th

Passing Oense 209.8 8th 82nd

QB Sacks Allowed 9 12th T-62nd

First Downs Allowed 90 9th T-60th

First Downs Gained 103 T-6th T-52nd

Pass Eciency 145.27 3rd 39th

Turnovers Lost 7 7th T-55th

Total Defense 299.8 6th 19th

Rushing Defense 84.40 2nd 11th

Total Oense 395.6 7th 72nd

Intercepons 7 T-1st T-18th

Kick/Punts Blocked 1 T-4th T-7th

Pass Eciency Defense 111.25 7th 34th

Third Down Defense 35.67 8th 53rd

Rushing Oense 185.80 7th 54th

Scoring Oense 32.2 3rd 49th

Scoring Defense 15.4 5th 15th

Tackles for Loss Allowed 23.0 6th T-36th

Field Goal Pct. 83.3 T-2nd T-33rd

KO Returns 22.50 7th T-48th

QB Sacks 16 4th 11th

Passes Defended 28 3rd T-11th

Punng Avg. 44.70 3rd 20th

Red Zone Defense 63.64 3rd 10th

Kicko Avg. 63.28 4th 37th

Tackles for Loss 30.0 12th T-48th

Turnover Margin 0.60 6th T-37th

Fumbles Forced 4 T-6th T-49th

Red Zone Oense 85.00 5th T-50th

Turnovers Gained 10 T-4th T-25th

Fourth Down Defense 44.44 9th T-57th

Punt Returns 18.71 2nd 12th

Fumbles Lost 5 T-10th T-95th

Punt Return Defense 15.20 13th 113th

Fumbles Recovered 3 T-6th T-56th

FS JORDAN LOMAX (SR., 5-10, 205)


Senior FS Jordan Lomax ranks third on the team with 34

tackles. He had eight stops and one breakup in Iowa’s Big Ten

opening win at Wisconsin.

Lomax in 3-2-1:

• He has started 17 of Iowa’s last 18 games.• 10 tackles against Pi were one shy of matching his career

high (11), set at Maryland in 2014.

• Saw acon in 11 games as a true freshman before redshirng

in 2012 with shoulder injury.

WR TEVAUN SMITH (SR., 6-2, 205)


Senior WR Tevaun Smith missed the Wisconsin game with a

knee injury. He is out indenitely. Smith recorded his rst career

100-yard receiving game in Week 4 against North Texas, the

same game he suered the injury. Smith had four catches for a

career-high 115 yards, including a career-best 81-yard touchdown

recepon, the longest recepon in the Big Ten this season. His1,172 career receiving yards rank 31st in program history.

Smith in 3-2-1:

• Ranks second in the Big Ten averaging 19.6 yards per catch

(12 for 235).

• Nine of his 12 catches have resulted in a rst down, including

two touchdowns (14, 81).

• Has at least one recepon in 17 straight games played.

WR MATT VANDEBERG (JR., 6-1, 185)


Junior WR Ma VandeBerg had more catches through the

rst three games of the season (22) than any player in the Kirk

Ferentz era (since 1999). Kevin Kasper had 21 recepons throughthe rst three games of 2000, and Kevonte Marn-Manley, the

school’s all-me leader in recepons, had 19 catches through

three games in 2013 and 2014.

VandeBerg in 3-2-1:

• Leads Iowa and ranks second in the Big Ten with 31 recepons.

• Has six or more recepons in four of ve games this season.

Career best entering the season was ve.

• Set career highs with nine recepons and 114 receiving yards

in Iowa’s 31-17 win at Iowa State on Sept. 12.

DE NATE MEIER (SR., 6-2, 252)


Senior Nate Meier leads the Hawkeyes and ranks fourth in theBig Ten with ve sacks. Meier entered 2015 with three career

sacks. His 30 tackles e for fourth on the team.

Meier in 3-2-1:

• Leads Iowa in tackles-for-loss (6.5-36) and sacks (5-32). His

ve sacks rank fourth in the Big Ten.

• Meier and fellow defensive end Drew O were two of seven

true freshmen to see acon in 2012.

• One of three Hawkeye defensive linemen to play 8-man

football in high school (Drew O, Nathan Bazata).


11/44


Listed below are all the plays that have beenreviewed in an Iowa game in 2015.

Game (Rvs) Rwd Ply (Crmd/Rrd)

Illinois State No Reviews

Iowa State 3 Reviews (2/1)

Pisburgh 3 Reviews (2/1)North Texas 1 Review (1/0)

Wisconsin 1 Review (1/0)

Illinois - - -

Northwestern - - -

Maryland - - -

Indiana - - -

Minnesota - - -

Purdue - - -

Nebraska - - -


INSTANT REPLAY

School Games Last ShutoutOhio State 257 Nov. 20, 1993 (28-0 at Michigan)Nebraska 234 Sept. 21, 1996 (26-0 at Arizona State)IOWA 173 Oct. 14, 2000 (31-0 at Illinois)Michigan State 171 Oct. 21, 2000 (14-0 at Michigan)Indiana 164 Oct. 14, 2000 (58-0 at Michigan)Penn State 161 Oct. 6, 2001 (20-0 vs. Michigan)Northwestern 136 Sept. 27, 2003 (20-0 at Ohio State)Illinois 22 Oct. 13, 2012

(45-0 at Michigan)Michigan 15 Sept. 6, 2014 (31-0 at Notre Dame)Purdue 9 Nov. 2, 2013 (56-0 vs. Ohio State)Rutgers 9 Nov. 1, 2014 (37-0 vs. Wisconsin)Wisconsin 6 Aug. 24, 1997 (59-0 vs. Ohio State)Maryland 0 Oct. 3, 2015 (28-0 vs. Michigan)Minnesota 0 Oct. 3, 2015 (27-0 at Northwestern)

IOWA IN OVERTIME

Iowa holds a 6-3 record in overme games. Iowawon its rst overme contest, defeang Penn State26-23 on Nov. 4, 2000, in State College, Pa. TheHawkeyes are 2-2 in single overme, 3-0 in doubleoverme and 1-1 in triple overme. Iowa is 2-1 inoverme in Kinnick Stadium and 4-2 in overmeroad games. Following are Iowa’s overme games:

Date Result OT’s Opponent

11/4/00 W, 26-23 Double at Penn State

9/28/02 W, 42-35 Single at Penn State

10/22/05 L, 23-20 Single vs. Michigan

9/09/06 W, 20-13 Triple at Syracuse

10/27/07 W, 34-27 Double vs. Michigan St.

11/14/09 L, 27-24 Single at Ohio State

9/10/11 L, 44-41 Triple at Iowa State

10/13/12 W, 19-16 Double at Michigan St.

10/26/13 W, 17-10 Single vs. Northwestern

CONSECUTIVE GAMES, NOT SHUTOUT

LB COLE FISHER (SR., 6-2, 236)


Senior LB Cole Fisher leads Iowa and ranks h in the Big Ten with 47 tackles. He has

started each of Iowa’s rst ve games (his rst ve career starts).

Fisher in 3-2-1:

• Has been Iowa’s leading tackler in four of ve games (Illinois State, Pi, North Texas,

and Wisconsin).• Recorded a career-high 14 tackles against Wisconsin in Iowa’s Big Ten opener.

• Has three sacks, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, and one pass break-up. Entered senior season

with zero sacks, TFL, or break-ups.

TE JAKE DUZEY (SR., 6-4, 248)


Senior TE Jake Duzey made his rst appearance of the season in Week 4 against North

Texas. Duzey suered a knee injury in the nal week of spring pracce and missed the

rst three games of his senior season.

Duzey in 3-2-1:

• Three touchdown recepons in 2014 ed for the team lead (Damond Powell, Ray

Hamilton, Tevaun Smith).

• Had 36 recepons in 2014, a single-season career high and ed for the second mostby a Big Ten ght end this season.

• 85-yard TD recepon at Ohio State in 2013 is ninth longest scoring recepon in school

history.

K MARSHALL KOEHN (SR., 6-0, 200)

Senior K Marshall Koehn has 19 touchbacks, the second highest total in the conference,

on 27 kickos (70 percent).

Koehn also dabbles in the punt game, rugby-style. He has two punts for an average of

56.5 yard per punt. Both punts have been downed inside the opponent’s 10-yard line.

He was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week following his game-winning

57-yard eld goal against Pi on Sept. 19.

Koehn in 3-2-1:

• Has made ve-of-six eld goal aempts. Four-of-ve made eld goals are 40-plus yards,while his lone miss was from 27 yards.

• Hit a career-long 57 yard eld goal as me expired to defeat Pi, 27-24, on Sept. 19. It

is the second longest eld goal in school history (Tim Douglas, 1998) and es a Kinnick

Stadium record (Lee Pistor, Arizona, 1977). He has kicked two of Iowa’s nine longest

eld goals in school history -- both coming against Pi (52 at Pi in 2014 and 57 vs.

Pi in 2015).

• Has 108 career points. He is the 36th player in program history with 100 career points

and ranks 28th in career scoring.

P DILLON KIDD (SR., 6-2, 215)

Senior P Dillon Kidd shared punng dues in 2014, averaging 38.5 yards per punt. In

near full-me duty in 2015 (Marshall Koehn has two of Iowa’s 19 punts) Kidd is averaging

45.9 yards on 17 punts.

Kidd in 3-2-1:

• Ranks second in the Big Ten averaging 45.9 yards per punt.

• 64-yard punt against Pi is a career long.

• Has seven punts of 50-plus yards, the h highest total in the Big Ten.


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HAWKEYES UNDER FERENTZ

Overall ..........................................................120-85vs. ranked teams.............................................22-34vs. unranked teams ........................................97-51vs. Big Ten teams ............................................69-60vs. Big Ten teams (home)................................39-22vs. Big Ten teams (away).................................30-38

When rushing for 150 yards or more .............71-16When rushing for 200 yards or more ...............45-6When passing for 250 yards or more .............40-20When passing for 300 yards or more ...............10-8When Iowa player rushes for 100 yards .........68-24When opponent has 100-yard rusher ............16-37When opponent has 300-yard passer ............13-12When scoring 30 points or more ......................64-7When scoring 20 points or more ....................87-37When opponent scores 25 points or more .....13-54When holding opponent to 10 pts or less ........46-1When Iowa scores rst ...................................89-28When Iowa leads at halime ..........................94-19When Iowa trails at halime ..........................19-63When game is ed at halime ...........................6-3When Iowa leads aer 3 quarters ..................98-15When Iowa trails aer 3 quarters...................14-66When game is ed aer 3 quarters .............. ......7-4Games decided by 11 points or more ............69-30Games decided by 10 points or less ...............40-45Games decided by 7 points or less .................34-42Games decided by 3 points or less .................17-28When Iowa has a posive turnover margin ...70-19When opponent has a posive turnover margin ...20-47When the turnover margin is equal ...............29-18When returning a punt/kicko for a score .........9-6Overme games .................................................6-4When temperature is 50 degrees or above ....86-63When temperature is below 50 degrees ........31-20When temperature is over 90 degrees ............. ..3-3When raining: ...................................................10-7

2015 IOWA LEADERSHIP GROUP

This group helps formulate policies and enters into

team decision-making maers regarding the program. OL Ausn Blythe, Sr.

RB Jordan Canzeri, Sr.DL Darian Cooper, Sr.FB Adam Cox, Sr.TE Jake Duzey, Sr.WR Jacob Hillyer, Sr.K Marshall Koehn, Sr.DB Jordan Lomax, Sr.DE Nate Meier, Sr.DE Drew O, Sr.LB Travis Perry, Sr.FB Macon Plewa, Sr.WR Tevaun Smith, Sr.QB C.J. Breathard, Jr.RB LeShun Danies, Jr.LB Josey Jewell, So.

Coach, Team Wins Seasons Years

1. Woody Hayes, OSU 153 28 1951-782. Bo Schembechler, MICH 143 21 1969-893. Amos Alonzo Stagg, CHI 115 37 1896-324. Hayden Fry, IOWA 96 20 1979-985. Lloyd Carr, MICH 81 13 1995-076. Robert Zuppke, ILL 76 29 1913-417. Duy Daugherty, MSU 72 19 1954-728. John Cooper 70 13 1988-009. Krk Frz, iOWA 69 16 1999-pr.

10. George Perles, MSU 66 12 1983-94 Murray Warmath, MINN 66 18 1954-7112. Barry Alvarez, WIS 65 16 1990-05

BIG TEN COACHING WINS

THE KICK

Marshall Koehn kicked a 57-yard eld goal as me expired to defeat Pi, 27-24, on

Sept. 19. The game-winning eld goal was the second longest in school history and ed

the Kinnick Stadium record (Arizona’s Lee Pistor in 1977).

Aer Pi ed the game, 24-24, with 0:52 le in the fourth quarter, Iowa DB Desmond

King picked up a squib kick at the 3-yard line and returned it 27 yards to the Iowa 30. QB

C.J. Beathard picked up two rushing rst downs to move the ball into Pi territory, andaer a pair of sideline routes to WR Tevaun Smith fell incomplete, Beathard scrambled

for eight yards to the Pi 39-yard line. Iowa then used its nal meout to stop the clock

with two seconds le.

On fourth-and-2, Pi called a meout to freeze Koehn. Koehn let a kick sail anyway,

but it landed far short of the goal post. On the ensuing aempt, Dillon Kidd placed a snap

from Tyler Kluver on the Pi 47-yard line, and Koehn split the uprights, giving Iowa its rst

walk-o eld goal since 1986 (Holiday Bowl).

THE DRIVE

Iowa put together a 99-yard scoring drive on its second possession of the season. It

was the Hawkeyes’ rst 99-yard touchdown drive since 2002. Iowa passed six mes and

rushed six mes while converng ve rst downs on the drive. QB C.J. Beathard was 4-of-

6 passing for 63 yards. He also carried once for two yards. RB LeShun Daniels, Jr., carriedfour mes for 18 yards, and RB Jordan Canzeri took his rst carry of the season ve yards

into the end zone. Canzeri also had a 21-yard recepon.

THE FOURTH QUARTER

QB C.J. Beathard and the Hawkeyes’ rush defense have dominated the fourth quarter

in 2015. Iowa’s rush defense, the No. 2 defense in the conference, has yielded 73 total

rushing yards in the fourth quarter this season. That includes a 55-yard eort from North

Texas against Iowa reserves.

Beathard is 15-of-19 passing for 207 yards and one touchdown. He has also rushed nine

mes for 28 yards and one touchdown in the fourth quarter this season. He has engineered

game-winning drives in the fourth quarter two mes this season (Iowa State and Pi). He

was 4-of-4 for 46 yards and a touchdown against Iowa State, and he rushed for 27 yards

on three carries to set up K Marshall Koehn’s 57-yard game winning eld goal against Pi. In Iowa’s last six games, including the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl, Beathard’s fourth quarter

numbers include 22-of-26 passing for 302 yards and three touchdowns, and 11 carries for 66

yards and one touchdown. Beathard did not play in the fourth quarter against North Texas.

FIND THE NFL-ER

Since 1999, Kirk Ferentz’s rst year as UI head coach, the Hawkeyes have had a future

NFL player start on the oensive line in every season.

In each of the last eight years, an eventual NFL rst-round dra pick started on the

oensive line. Brandon Scher, selected by the Washington Redskins h overall in 2015,

was Iowa’s le tackle from 2012-14. Riley Rei, selected 23rd overall by the Detroit Lions in

2012, started at le tackle from 2010-11. Bryan Bulaga, selected 23rd overall by the Green

Bay Packers in 2010, started at le guard in 2007 before moving to le tackle in 2008-09.

From 2005-06, Balmore Ravens All-Pro Marshal Yanda shared me at tackle and guardfor the Hawkeyes. Mike Elgin, a seventh round selecon of New England, was Iowa’s starng

center in 2004. Pete McMahon, draed by Oakland in 2005, was Iowa’s right guard in 2003.

Oakland’s rst round pick in 2004, Robert Gallery, was Iowa’s le tackle from 2001-03. Eric

Steinbach (Cincinna) started at guard for Iowa from 2000-02, and Bruce Nelson (Carolina)

was a four-year starter from 1999-02. Both players were second round dra picks in 2003.

BAPTISM BY FIRE

Junior Cole Croston made his rst career start at Wisconsin in the Big Ten opener.

Croston started at le tackle in place of LT Boone Myers, who was out with injury. Myers

and RT Ike Boeger entered 2015 with one combined career start (Boeger started as a


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Au blyh

Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List

Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List

Preseason second team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele

Preseason third team All-Big Ten by Athlon SportsPreseason third team All-Big Ten by College Sports

Madness

Jordan Canzeri

Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List

Jake Duzey

Mackey Award Preseason Watch List

Preseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele

Desmond King

Preseason second team All-Big Ten by College SportsMadness

Preseason third team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele

Preseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports

Jordan Lomax

William F. Campbell Trophy candidate

Lo IMPACT Trophy preseason Watch List

Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

Preseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports

Preseason fourth team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele

Drw ONamed to Big Ten West Division Players to Watch List

Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List

Preseason second team All-Big Ten by College Sports

Madness

Preseason second team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports

Preseason second team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele

Tevaun Smith

Preseason third team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele

Jordan Walsh

Preseason third team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports

HAWKEYES ON PRESEASON LISTS second ght end against Wisconsin in 2014). The sophomores replace a

pair of NFL lineman -- 2014 Outland Trophy winner LT Brandon Scher

(Washington Redskins) and RT Andrew Donnal (St. Louis Rams).

Myers joined the program as a walk-on and was put on scholarship

prior to the 2014 season. He saw acon in four games last season.

Boeger joined the team as a ght end but was moved to oensive

line in 2013. He saw acon in seven games as a redshirt freshman in2014.

GLANCE AT THE SCHEDULE

• Iowa’s Homecoming game is Saturday against Illinois at 11 a.m. Iowa

is 56-42-5 all-me in Homecoming contests, and has won ve of its

last six Homecoming games. Illinois is vising Kinnick Stadium for

the rst me since 2007.

• The Hawkeyes opened Big Ten play with a 10-6 win at Wisconsin.

It marked the 13th me in Kirk Ferentz’s 17 years at Iowa that the

Hawkeyes opened the conference season on the road.

• For the rst me in program history Iowa plays more than one

night game at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa defeated Pi, 27-24, in a BTN

primeme game Sept. 19. The Hawkeyes host Minnesota on Nov.14 at 7 p.m. (CT) on BTN.

• Iowa is one of four Big Ten teams (Iowa, Michigan, NW, Rutgers)

with two power ve schools on its nonconference schedule (Iowa

State, Pi). The Hawkeyes defeated Iowa State, 31-17, on Sept. 12,

and Pi, 27-24, on Sept. 19.

• The Hawkeyes defeated Illinois State, 31-14, in the season opener.

The Redbirds lost to North Dakota State in the 2014 FCS tle game.

Iowa opens the 2016 season hosng North Dakota State.

• Iowa will face Maryland on Oct. 31 in Iowa City. It marks Maryland’s

rst football game in Iowa City. It also marks the 16th me in Iowa

program history the Hawkeyes play on Halloween (6-8-1).

• The Hawkeyes do not face Big Ten opponents Michigan, Michigan

State, Ohio State, Penn State, and Rutgers.• Three of Iowa’s nonconference opponents are led by coaches who

have been assistants in the Big Ten, including Illinois State’s Brock

Spack (Purdue), Pi’s Pat Narduzzi (Michigan State), and North Texas’

Dan McCarney (Iowa, Wisconsin). Iowa State’s Paul Rhoads was a

graduate assistant under John Cooper at Ohio State.

• Iowa has four trophy games on its schedule in 2015: Iowa State

(Cy-Hawk: W, 31-17), Wisconsin (Heartland; W, 10-6), Minnesota

(Floyd of Rosedale), and Nebraska (Heroes).

IOWA PROGRAM NOTES

• The Hawkeyes have earned bowl eligibility in 13 of the last 14

seasons.

• Iowa earned Big Ten Conference championships in 2002 and 2004and placed second in 2009. Iowa (8-0, 2002) is one of four Big Ten

teams to post a perfect mark in conference play since 1998 (BCS

era).

• Iowa has ranked in the top 10 in the nal Associated Press and CNN/

USA Today coaches polls four mes since 2002, including a ranking

of seventh in both polls at the conclusion of the 2009 season. Iowa

ranked eighth in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and the Hawkeyes were also

20th in 2008.

• Since 1936 when the rst AP poll was released, Iowa has appeared

the poll 298 mes, the h highest total in the Big Ten (Ohio State,

Michigan, Wisconsin, MSU). Iowa has been the top-ranked team in


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IOWA CAREER SCORING

Name Pts. TD-PAT-FG Years

1. Nate Kaeding 373 1-166-67 00-032. Mike Meyer 324 0-141-61 10-133. Rob Houghtlin 290 0-128-54 85-8723. Eddie Phillips 120 20-0-0 1980-8324. Johnson-Koulianos 114 19-0-0 2007-10 Shonn Greene 114 19-0-0 2005-08 Kahlil Hill 114 19-0-0 1998-01 Tony Stewart 114 19-0-0 1987-9028. Marshall Koehn 108 0-57-17 2012- Dennis Mosley 108 18-0-0 1976-79 Marcus Coker 108 18-0-0 2010-11

2015 ANNIVERSARIES

25 YEARS

1990 team posted an 8-4 overall record and 6-2

league mark to e for rst place in the Big Ten an

earn a Rose Bowl appearance

30 YEARS

1985 team registered a 10-2 overall record and 7-1

league mark winning the Big Ten championship and

compete in the Rose Bowl

55 YEARS

1960 team recorded an 8-1 overall record and 5-1

rst place record in the Big Ten.

IOWA CAREER RECEIVING YARDS

Name Yards TDs Years

1. Marvin McNu, Jr. 2,861 28 2008-11

2. D. Johnson-Koulianos 2,616 17 2007-10

3. Tim Dwight 2,271 21 1994-97

4. Danan Hughes 2,216 21 1989-92

5. Ronnie Harmon 2,045 10 1982-85--------------------------------------------------------------------

24. Keith Chappelle 1,377 9 1978-80

25. Kerry Reardon 1,361 11 1968-70

26. Dallas Clark 1,281 8 2001-02

27. Bill Schultz 1,272 9 197.-76

28. Sco Slutzker 1,261 5 1992-95

29. Alan Cross 1,259 8 1989-92

30. Mike Flagg 1,187 13 1984-87

31. Tevaun Smith 1,172 5 2012-

IOWA CAREER RUSHING

nm A-Yrd TD Yr

1. Sedrick Shaw 837-4,156 33 1993-96

2. Ladell Bes 831-3,686 25 1998-01

3. Albert Young 660-3,173 23 2004-07

4. Tavian Banks 505-2,977 33 1994-97

5. Fred Russell 514-2,760 17 2001-13

6. Tony Stewart 532-2,562 17 1987-90

7. Owen Gill 489-2,556 22 1981-84

8. Ronnie Harmon 443-2,271 22 1982-85

9. Eddie Phillips 465-2,177 19 1980-83

10. Dennis Mosley 458-2,133 14 1976-79

11. Shonn Greene 347-2,107 19 ‘05-06, ‘08

12. Marcus Coker 395-2,006 18 2010-11

--------------------------------------------------------------------

19. Jim Jensen 367-1,661 9 1972-75

20. David Hudson 340-1,629 24 1985-88

21. Tim Sullivan 357-1,584 15 1967-70

22. Rick Bayless 317-1,561 13 1984-87

23. Jordan Canzeri 274-1,530 10 2011-

the country 11 mes.

• Iowa established a school record with 11 wins in 2002 (11-2) and matched that record

in 2009. In 2009, Iowa started 9-0 and won 10 regular season games for just the fourth

me in school history.

• Iowa won 10 or more games in three consecuve years (2002-04) for the rst me in

school history.

• Kirk Ferentz has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year three mes (2002, 2004 & 2009)and he was named Naonal Coach of the Year in 2002. Ferentz joins Michigan’s Bo

Schembechler (four), Iowa’s Hayden Fry (three) and Penn State’s Joe Paterno (three)

as the only coaches to be honored in more than two seasons.

• Iowa has had naonal award winners in: Robert Gallery (2003 Outland, Top Lineman);

Brad Banks (2002 Davey O’Brien, Top Quarterback; 2002 Associated Press Naonal Player

of the Year); Dallas Clark (2002 Mackey, Top Tight End); Nate Kaeding (2002 Groza, Top

Kicker); Shonn Greene (2008 Doak Walker, Top Running Back); Brandon Scher (2014

Outland, Top Lineman).

• Iowa’s football record in the 2000 decade was 80-45 (.640), 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) during the 1980’s and the Hawkeyes were 62-53-2 (.538) in the 1990’s.

• Part of the Hawkeyes’ long term success is due to the stability in the program. Iowa has

had just two head coaches since 1979. Hayden Fry took over prior to the 1979 seasonand coached through the 1998 season, posng a record of 143-89-6. Current coach

Kirk Ferentz replaced Fry, leading the program for the 17th season. Ferentz also served

as Iowa’s oensive line coach from 1981-89 under Fry.

PAULSENS ARE A FAMILIAR FACE

Freshmen Landan and Levi Paulsen are the sixth set of twins to play football at the

University of Iowa. The oensive linemen from Woodbury High School in Northwest Iowa

join the company of Leo and Lloyd Jensvold (1929-30), Harold and Herbert Shoener (1946-

47), Kent and Kevin Ellis (1977-80), Aaron and Evan Kooiker (1992), and Shane and Shaun

Prater (2008).

The Paulsens are one of three sets of brothers on Iowa’s 2015 roster, joining DB Kevin

Ward and OL Ryan Ward, and OL James Daniels and RB LeShun Daniels.

AMONG THE BEST IN THE BIG TEN

Iowa has posted a 6-6 bowl record under head coach Kirk Ferentz. Since the 2001

season, only Ohio State has won more bowl games (including the FBS championship game),

than Iowa. Following is the record for Big Ten teams in bowl games since 2001:Team Record Pct. Team Record Pct.Ohio State 7-6 .538 Wisconsin 5-8 .385IOWA 6-6 .500 Purdue 3-5 .375Rutgers 6-3 .667 Michigan 3-8 .273Penn State 6-5 .545 Illinois 2-3 .400Maryland 5-4 .555 Northwestern 1-6 .143Michigan State 5-5 .500 Minnesota 3-7 .300

Nebraska 5-7 .417 Indiana 0-1 .000

HAWKEYE HISTORY

Iowa has played 1,198 games since beginning football in 1889. Iowa’s overall record is

618-541-39 (.530). That includes a 389-213-16 (.641) record in home games, a 229-328-23

(.413) record in games away from Iowa City, a 307-366-25 (.457) mark in Big Ten games

and a 272-177-15 (.600) record in Kinnick Stadium.

HOME GROWN HAWKEYES

Iowa’s roster of 114 players includes 49 players from Iowa. The roster includes 14

players from Illinois; nine from Texas; seven from Maryland; six from Missouri, ve from

Ohio; four from Michigan; three from Florida, Nebraska, and New Jersey; two from South

Dakota, Wisconsin, and Canada; one from Alabama, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, and

Tennessee.


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Iowa football players have a long

tradion of being well prepared

for professional football follow-

ing their college playing careers.

Since 2010, 22 Hawkeyes have

been selected in the NFL Dra.

Today, 30 Hawkeyes are on acve NFL rosters.

Former Hawkeye, Current NFL Team

Jonathan Babineaux, Atlanta Falcons

Bryan Bulaga, Green Bay Packers

Sco Chandler, New England Patriots

Adrian Clayborn, Atlanta Falcons

Colin Cole, Carolina Panthers

Mike Daniels, Green Bay Packers

Carl Davis, Balmore Ravens

Andrew Donnal, St. Louis Rams

James Ferentz, Denver Broncos

CJ Fiedorowicz, Houston Texans

Bradley Fletcher, New England Patriots

Adam Ges, New York Giants (PS)

Chad Greenway, Minnesota Vikings

Ray Hamilton, Pisburgh Steelers (IR)

Anthony Hitchens, Dallas Cowboys

Micah Hyde, Green Bay Packers

Chrisan Kirksey, Cleveland Browns

Karl Klug, Tennessee Titans

James Morris, New York Giants (PS)

Brandon Myers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Damond Powell, Arizona Cardinals (NFIL)

Riley Rei, Detroit Lions

Allen Reisner, Balmore Ravens (IR)

Brandon Scher, Washington Redskins

Ricky Stanzi, Detroit Lions (PS)

Ma Tobin, Philadelphia EaglesLouis Trinca-Pasat, St. Louis Rams (PS)

Julian Vandervelde, Philadelphia

Mark Weisman, Cincinna Bengals (IR)

Marshal Yanda, Balmore Ravens

HAWKEYES IN THE NFL

CAPTAINS BY WEEK

Illinois State Beathard, Blythe, Lomax, OIowa State Beathard, Blythe, Lomax, O

Pisburgh Beathard, Blythe, Lomax, O

North Texas Beathard, Blythe, Lomax, O

Wisconsin Beathard, Blythe, Lomax, O

Illinois

Northwestern

Maryland

Indiana

Minnesota

Purdue

Nebraska

IOWA FOOTBALL AND THE NFL

• There are 30 Hawkeyes currently acve in the NFL.

• Five Iowa graduates are acve oensive tackles in the NFL, more than any other school

(Virginia also has ve).

• At least one Iowa Hawkeye has been selected in every NFL Dra since 1978.

• Kirk Ferentz has produced seven rst-round dra picks, ed for ninth most among acve

college coaches.• Since 2011, Iowa has had 22 players draed in the NFL. Among Big Ten teams, only

Ohio State matches Iowa’s NFL total. Iowa has had ve rst round picks in the last six

NFL dras, tying Wisconsin (5) for the league lead.

• Iowa had 22 players draed from 2010-15, including four rst round picks (OL Bryan

Bulaga, 2010; DE Adrian Clayborn, 2011; OL Riley Rei, 2012; OL Brandon Scher, 2015).

• Iowa and Alabama were the only two college football programs to have a rst round

dra selecon following the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons.

• Iowa had six players draed in the 2012 NFL Dra, which ed for the most in the Big

Ten and ed for fourth in the country.

• Former Hawkeye Marshal Yanda (Balmore OL) is a four-me Pro-Bowler (2011-14)

and was named NFL All-Pro in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

• In NFL 2011 regular season stascs, former Hawkeye linebackers Chad Greenway

(Minnesota) and Pat Angerer (Indianapolis) nished third and fourth, respecvely, intackles. Greenway was named to the Pro Bowl in 2012 and 2013.

• Three former Hawkeyes were involved in the 2012 Super Bowl. DB Tyler Sash played for

the Super Bowl champion New York Giants, while LB Je Tarpinian was on the injured

reserve roster of the New England Patriots. Former Iowa center Brian Ferentz, now is

his fourth year as Iowa’s oensive line coach, was New England’s ght ends coach.

• Former Iowa DB Sean Considine and OL Marshal Yanda won Super Bowl rings with the

2012 Balmore Ravens in the 2013 Super Bowl.

• Former Iowa LB James Morris (injured reserve) earned a Super Bowl ring with the New

England Patriots in 2015. Former TE Tony Moeaki played for the Seale Seahawks in

the same game.

• Every Iowa senior starng ght end (11) under Kirk Ferentz has been draed in the NFL

or made an NFL team in his rst year as a rookie (including 2015 rookie Ray Hamilton).

• All 11 members of Iowa’s starng defensive unit in 2008 were either draed or signedto NFL free agent contracts following the dras.

• Over the past 13 years, 123-of-137 (90 percent) of Iowa’s senior starters have been

draed in the NFL or signed NFL free agent contracts.

IOWA AMONG TOP 25 IN WINS, 2002-15

Iowa has posted 109 wins since the start of the 2002 season, ed for the 20th highest

total in Division I football. The list includes the following: Boise State (152); Ohio State

(147); Oklahoma (141); USC (138); LSU (138); Georgia (132); Alabama (131); TCU (131);

Oregon (129); Texas (127); Florida State (128); Virginia Tech (125); Wisconsin (125); Florida

(122); Auburn (120); West Virginia (117); Utah (116); Virginia (112); Nebraska (112); Iowa

(109); Miami, FL (108); Texas Tech (107); Michigan (106).

KIRK FERENTZ RADIO SHOW Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz is featured on “Hawk Talk with Kirk Ferentz” each week. The

90-minute radio call-in show is hosted by Gary Dolphin, the play-by-play voice of the Iowa

Hawkeyes. The show airs each Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. from Carlos O’Kelly’s in

Iowa City.


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Game #6 vs. Illinois @HawkeyeFootball Game Notes

IOWA BOWL NOTES

Iowa has appeared in 28 bowl games with a record of 14-13-

1 (.518). The Hawkeyes have competed in the Rose (ve mes),

Outback (four), Alamo (four), Holiday (three), Orange (two), Peach

(two), Sun (two), Insight (two), Gator/TaxSlayer (two), and the

Capital One, and Freedom bowls once.

Iowa has played 12 bowl games under Kirk Ferentz (6-6).• Iowa has been bowl eligible 13 of the last 14 seasons under

head coach Kirk Ferentz and his sta.

• Iowa ranks third in Big Ten bowl appearances. Ohio State has

received a conference-best 45 bowl bids, followed by Michigan

(43), Iowa (28) and Wisconsin (26).

• During the BCS bowl era (1998-2013), the Big Ten qualied 27

teams for BCS bowls, more than any other conference. Eight

dierent Big Ten programs played in BCS bowl games, including

two appearances by Iowa (1-1).

• For just the second me in league history, 10 Big Ten Conference

teams competed in bowl games in 2014 (2011). Ohio State won

the inaugural College Football Playo, while Michigan State won

the Coon Bowl, another College Football Playo bowl.

IOWA LEADERSHIP GROUP

The University of Iowa football program has 16 players on its

2015 Leadership Group, including 13 seniors, two juniors, and one

sophomore. The purpose of the group is to assist in formulang

policies, and being involved in team decision-making maers

regarding the upcoming season. Players are selected by a team

vote.

The seniors are OL Ausn Blythe, RB Jordan Canzeri, DL Darian

Cooper, FB Adam Cox, TE Jake Duzey, WR Jacob Hillyer, PK Marshall

Koehn, DB Jordan Lomax, DE Nate Meier, DE Drew O, LB Travis

Perry, FB Macon Plewa and WR Tevaun Smith. The junior class is

represented by QB C.J. Beathard and RB LeShun Daniels, Jr., and

LB Josey Jewell represents the sophomore class.

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has two of his three sons involved in the

Iowa program again in 2015. Brian, a former Hawkeye leerman

and captain (2003-05), is in his fourth season as Iowa’s oensive line

coach. Steven is an oensive lineman who is in his fourth season

as a redshirt junior. James Ferentz was a three-year starter on the

Hawkeye oensive line and a team captain before graduang in

May 2013. He is currently playing for the NFL’s Denver Broncos.

Ferentz is the only FBS coach ever to coach three sons at the same

school.

MORE THAN ONE Eleven high schools have contributed more than one player to

the current Iowa football roster. Dowling Catholic HS in West Des

Moines, Iowa; and Providence Catholic HS in Homer Glen, Illinois

each graduated three current Hawkeyes. The schools with two

current Hawkeyes include DeMatha Catholic HS (Washington, D.C.),

Harding HS (Warren, Ohio), Regina HS (Iowa City, Iowa), Solon HS

(Solon, Iowa), Waukee HS (Waukee, Iowa), West Branch HS (West

Branch, Iowa), West Lyon HS (Inwood, Iowa), Williamsburg HS

(Williamsburg, Iowa), and Woodbury Central HS (Moville, Iowa).

THE HAWKEYES, SIZE WISE

Redshirt freshman WR Brandon Bishop and freshman WR

Emmanuel Ogwo are the lightest Hawkeye players at 170 pounds.

Junior DL Jaleel Johnson is the heaviest at 310 pounds. A total of

seven Hawkeye players are listed at 300 pounds or more.

The tallest player at 6-8 is redshirt freshman DE Ma Nelson.

The shortest player, at 5-8, is sophomore WR Jonathan Parker. The average Hawkeye player is 6-2 and weighs 232 pounds.

That is the one inch taller and two pounds heavier than the average

Iowa player in 2013.

FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS

Iowa has nine players on its 2015 roster whose father played

for the Hawkeyes. WR Brandon Bishop (Willie in 1986), QB Drew

Cook (Marv in 1985-88), OL Cole Croston (Dave in 1984-86), OL

Mitch Keppy (Myron in 1986-87), LS Tyler Kluver (Todd in 1986-87),

TE George Kile (Bruce in 1977-80), WR Anthony Nelson (Je in

1990-92), TE Peter Pekar (Jim in 1980-81), and QB Ryan Schmidt

(Rick 1984-85).

BEATHARD EARNS NATIONAL MANNING AWARD

Junior quarterback C.J. Beathard was selected as the Manning

Award Quarterback of the Week following his play in Iowa’s 31-17 win

at Iowa State. He earned the honor over seven other Manning Award

Stars of the Week in the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s Facebook contest.

In his third career start, the Franklin, Tennessee, nave completed

15-of-25 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns as the Hawkeyes

scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to earn the road

victory. His 25-yard touchdown pass to junior WR Riley McCarron in

the fourth quarter gave the Hawkeyes the lead with 2:14 le in the

game. Beathard also carried the ball a career high 10 mes for 77

yards, showcasing his athlecism on runs of 44 and 57 yards in the

rst half. He was also named the Big Ten Conference Co-Oensive

Player of the Week.

Beathard earned the award over Washington State’s Luke Falk,

who completed 47-of-66 passes for 478 yards and four touchdowns

in a 37-34 win at Rutgers. Third in the vong was Paxton Lynch from

Memphis, who led the Tigers to a 55-23 win at Kansas to snap a 19-

game losing streak against power-ve teams.

Each week during the regular season, eight quarterbacks are

recognized as Manning Quarterbacks of the Week. Sixty-two players

from 58 dierent schools were honored during the 2014 season.

BEATHARD EARNS WEEKLY HONOR

Junior quarterback C.J. Beathard was named co-Oensive Player

of the Week by the Big Ten aer leading Iowa to a 31-17 win at Iowa

State on Sept. 15. He completed 15-of-25 aempts for 215 yards and

three touchdowns with no intercepons. He also rushed 10 mes for

77 yards, including runs of 44 and 57 yards. His scoring strikes covered

three, 14, and 25 yards, with the 25-yard score giving Iowa the lead

with 2:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.

The Big Ten weekly honor was the rst for Beathard. He is the

rst Hawkeyes to win the oensive honor since former WR Marvin

McNu, Jr., following a win over Indiana in 2011.


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KOEHN EARNS BIG TEN HONOR

K Marshall Koehn was named Big Ten Conference Special

Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Iowa’s 27-24

win over Pisburgh on Sept. 19.

The Big Ten honor is the rst for Koehn (6-foot, 200-pounds),

a senior from Solon, Iowa (Solon HS). He is one of two Hawkeyes

to earn a weekly conference honor this season (QB C.J. Beathardvs. Iowa State). He is the rst Iowa kicker to earn the special

teams award since Mike Meyer was recognized following a 19-16

double overme win at Michigan State in 2012.

Koehn delivered the winning margin against Pisburgh as

he booted a 57-yard eld goal as me expired. The kick ed the

Kinnick Stadium record for longest eld goal (Lee Pistor, Arizona,

1977) and ranks as the second longest in Iowa history (58 yards,

Tim Douglas at Illinois, 1998). With a 52-yard kick in the 24-

20 win at Pisburgh in 2014, Koehn now has two of the nine

longest eld goals in Iowa history. It was the rst walk-o eld

goal for Iowa football since Rob Houghtlin connected from 41

yards to win the 1986 Holiday Bowl.

JOE MOORE AWARD COMES KNOCKING

Iowa’s oensive line earned a “Game Ball” from the Joe

Moore Award following wins at Iowa State and against Pi. The

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