Iowa's defense lines up against the Syracuse Orange on September 8, 2007.
Iowa opened the 2007 season on September 1, 2007, against Northern Illinois in a game played at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.[3] Hawkeye running backs Albert Young and Damian Sims ran for 144 and 110 yards rushing respectively, while Iowa's defense held the Huskies to just 21 yards rushing. The Hawkeyes won, 16–3, and ended the four-game losing streak that comprised the final four games of Iowa's 2006 season.[4] The next week, Iowa defeated Syracuse in the Hawkeyes' home opener, 35–0.[3] Jake Christensen threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns as the Hawkeye defense held the Orange to just five first downs and 103 yards of total offense in Syracuse's worst defeat since a 51–14 loss to Georgia Tech in the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl.[5] Iowa took a quick 28–0 lead with 9:55 left in the second quarter, and the Hawkeye defense sacked Syracuse six times while holding the Orange to 24 rushing yards.[6] Following the first two games – which saw the Iowa defense give up only three points – the Hawkeyes traveled to Ames, Iowa, to play 0–2 Iowa State on September 15.[3] The Cyclones began the season with losses to Kent State and Northern Iowa, but had won six out of the last nine games against the Hawkeyes, including three of the last four played at Jack Trice Stadium. Iowa fell behind by 12 at half-time, and lost, 15–13, starting yet another four-game losing streak.[3]Placekicker Bret Culbertson scored all of Iowa State's points on five field goals, the last coming with one second remaining.[7]
Iowa takes the field on October 6, 2007, against Penn State.
Following a 20-point loss at Penn State on October 6,[8] which was preceded by losses to Wisconsin and Indiana,[3] the Hawkeyes returned to Kinnick Stadium for a game against Illinois, who was coming into the game after home victories over Penn State and Wisconsin.[9] Christensen threw for 182 yards and the game's only touchdown – a 20-yard pass to Brandon Myers in the third quarter which gave the Hawkeyes a 10–6 lead. However, it appeared that Illinois had taken a 12–10 lead on an 83-yard Eddie McGee touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter, but it was called back due to a penalty. The Illini were forced to punt, but got the ball back with 2:28 remaining. McGee threw passes of 28 and 24 yards to Arrelious Benn, putting the Illini at the Iowa 12-yard line. However, Brett Greenwood intercepted a McGee pass at the goal-line, sealing the win and snapping an eight-game Big Ten losing streak for Iowa heading into a road game at Purdue.[10][11] But Iowa lost to the Boilermakers a week later, 31–6, to put the Hawkeyes' record at 3–5 with only four games remaining. Curtis Painter threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns for Purdue, who had lost to the Hawkeyes, 47–17, only a year earlier.[12] In Iowa's next game against Michigan State, the Hawkeyes entered half-time down by 14 points only to take a 20–17 lead with 10:05 remaining in regulation. The game was destined for overtime when Michigan State's Brett Swenson hit a field goal with four seconds remaining, and the Spartans quickly garnered a seven-point lead following a Jehuu Caulcrick touchdown in the first overtime. Down by a touchdown, Christensen found wide receiver Paul Chaney for a 23-yard touchdown pass and following the extra point, the game headed to double overtime. Iowa had the ball first and scored on a Jevon Pugh one-yard run, giving the Hawkeyes their own seven-point lead. However, the Spartans were unable to score and Iowa won, 34–27. The win was Iowa's first overtime victory in Kinnick Stadium history.[13][14]
Iowa's offense sets up against Western Michigan's defense on November 17, 2007.
On November 3, Iowa defeated Northwestern, 28–17, after trailing, 14–0, in the first quarter. The Wildcats took a 17–14 on a third-quarter field goal after the Hawkeyes tied the game at 14, but Sims ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to seal the Iowa victory. Christensen threw for 299 yards for Iowa, who came back from a 14-point deficit in the second straight game.[15] Later, on November 10, Iowa defeated Minnesota, 21–16, to reclaim the Floyd of Rosedale trophy. With one home game remaining against Western Michigan, Iowa held a three-game winning streak and a 6–5 overall record.[3] But the Hawkeyes lost to the Broncos, 28–19, and gave up 489 yards in the process. Western Michigan took a 19–0 second quarter lead before Iowa scored 13 straight points to make it a six-point game. But the Hawks would get no closer and eventually lost by nine.[16] Soon thereafter, Iowa was not selected for a bowl game, ending a six-year streak in which the Hawkeyes played in a bowl and rumors about the firing of Kirk Ferentz were rampant.[17]
Coaching rumorsedit
Following Michigan's loss to Appalachian State, rumors about the possibility of Ferentz becoming Michigan's head coach began to circulate.[18][19]LSU coach Les Miles was widely believed to be Michigan's top choice for the job,[20] but any chance of that happening likely ended when LSU extended Miles' contract through 2012.[21] Ferentz's relationship with Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman may have contributed to the rumor, as Coleman was the president at Iowa when Ferentz was hired.[20] However, indications that the rumor was false were revealed when Iowa's sports information director, Phil Haddy, reported that Michigan had not asked for permission to talk with Ferentz.[22] It was a point reiterated by Gary Barta, Iowa's athletic director.[23][24] Ferentz's contract has a clause requiring him to contact Barta when talking to other schools,[22] which indicates that he was not a candidate to become Michigan's next head coach. On December 16, West Virginia's Rich Rodriguez was hired as Carr's successor at Michigan.[25]
Soon thereafter, Ferentz was once again rumored for a coaching job, this time for the Baltimore Ravens. Ferentz was an assistant head coach at Baltimore for six years,[1][26] and became a "respected assistant" in his time there. However, when asked about the Baltimore job, Ferentz said, "I've got a great job here, and with that being said, I'm sure Baltimore will get a top-notch coach." Ferentz also cited wanting to see his son James – who is slated to be a freshman at Iowa in 2008 – play every weekend.[27] The Ravens eventually hired Philadelphia Eagles secondary coach John Harbaugh on January 18, 2008.[28]
Recruiting classedit
The Hawkeyes had 24 verbal commitments for the 2008 recruiting class. One of the players, Nate Guillory, is a junior college recruit. The other 23 players are all high schoolseniors. James Ferentz, Kirk's son, is among the players committed to play for Iowa in 2008.[29][30]
Scheduleedit
The Hawkeyes opened the 2008 season with three home games against Maine, Florida International, and Iowa State, followed by a road game versus Pittsburgh.[31] The game marked the first of four meetings between Pittsburgh and Iowa. The teams will met in Iowa City in 2011 and 2015, and in Pittsburgh in 2016.[32] Pitt closed the 2007 season with an upset victory over second-ranked West Virginia. Had the Mountaineers won, they would have likely played in the national championship game.[33]
Following the conclusion of the non-conference portion of their schedule, the Hawkeyes will begin Big Ten play with a home game against Northwestern, and will open October with road games against Michigan State and Indiana.[31] Iowa was 1–1 against the Spartans and Hoosiers in 2007, winning, 34–27, over MSU while losing, 38–20, to IU. Following the two road games, Iowa will play at home against Wisconsin. Iowa lost, 17–13, to the Badgers in 2007.[3] Following a bye week, the Hawkeyes will play at Illinois, in what will be Iowa's third road game in five weeks. However, Iowa follows this with two home games, against Penn State and Purdue.[31] Iowa lost to both teams in 2007 by 20 points or more.[3] A week following the Hawkeyes' final home game against Purdue, Iowa will play Minnesota in the Gophers' home finale.[31][34] Minnesota will look to take back the Floyd of Rosedale trophy a year after Iowa won it for the sixth time in seven years.[35] The game will likely also be Minnesota's last at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.[36]
Two of Iowa's games – vs. Northwestern and at Michigan State – have been scheduled for 11:00 AM starts.[37] The season finale against Minnesota has been set for a 6:00 p.m. start time.[38]
Kirk Ferentz will be in his tenth season as head coach at Iowa in 2008, and he has a 61–49 record entering the season. Ferentz came to Iowa in 1999, following an assistant coaching job for the Baltimore Ravens and a heading coaching job at Maine.[26] Earlier in his career, Ferentz was an assistant coach under Hayden Fry at Iowa. From 1981 to 1989, Ferentz was Iowa's offensive line coach. From there, Ferentz took the heading coaching position at Maine, and followed that by taking an assistant position in Baltimore. He was named Iowa's 25th head football coach on December 2, 1998.[1]
Norm Parker, Iowa's defensive coordinator, will also be in his tenth year at Iowa.[39] The same can also be said for Ken O'Keefe, Iowa's offensive coordinator.[40] Under Parker, Iowa's rushing defense has nationally ranked in the top 10 in three seasons. Parker has also coached several linebackers now playing in the NFL, including Chad Greenway, Abdul Hodge, and LeVar Woods. Before coming to Iowa, Parker coached 12 seasons at Michigan State, five at Minnesota, and three at Illinois.[39] Under O'Keefe, Iowa has had the top scoring offense in the Big Ten twice, in 2001 and 2002, and 14 offensive players coached by O'Keefe have been drafted into the NFL. Before coaching at Iowa, O'Keefe was the head coach at Allegheny College, where he won a Division III national title in 1990. He was also head coach at Fordham University for one year before coming to Iowa.[40]
Playersedit
Returning for the Hawkeyes in 2008 are nine starters on offense, and as many as 18 total starters could be back for Iowa. Senior running back Young is gone, along with fellow running back Damian Sims and fullback Tom Busch. The rest of the offense, including the offensive line and wide receiver positions, are intact going into 2008. On the defense, up to seven starters may return, but the Hawkeyes lose linebackers Mike Klinkenborg and Mike Humpal along with defensive endsKenny Iwebema and Bryan Mattison. Cornerbacks Adam Shada and Charles Godfrey are also done with their playing days at Iowa.[26] Godfrey, who completed 2007 with five interceptions,[41] was regarded as a possible third- to sixth-round draft pick in the 2008 NFL Draft before being picked in the third-round.[42][43] Another Iowa player, Devan Moylan, is seeking for another year after missing most of 2007 with an injury.[26]
Returnees on offense include Jake Christensen, who succeeded Drew Tate at the quarterback position. Christensen threw for 2,269 yards and 17 touchdowns in his sophomore season, while throwing only six interceptions. Also returning are 11 true freshmen and 20 redshirt freshmen who saw playing time in 2007. With 31 total freshmen receiving playing time, the Hawkeyes ranked third in the country in that category, behind North Carolina and Florida, who played 38 and 33 freshmen respectively.[26]
Iowa was able to push visiting Maine around in this opening day victory. Running back duo Shonn Greene and Jewel Hampton combined for almost 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns as the Hawkeyes didn't have to go to the air often is this one-sided contest.
Iowa shutout visiting Florida International in this blowout win. Ricky Stanzi had three touchdowns on just 10 passing attempts and Shonn Greene added 130 yards rushing as the Panthers could not stop the Hawkeyes. The final score isn't even indicative of how much Iowa dominated as they played their second string for the majority of the second half.
Iowa reclaimed the Cy-Hawk trophy in this low-scoring affair. Ricky Stanzi had trouble getting the Iowa offense going throughout the first half. Jake Christensen was brought in and led Iowa on a long drive that put them up 10–3 in the fourth quarter. The game's victor was still well in doubt until Andy Brodell returned a punt back 82 yards for a touchdown to put Iowa in control in the final minutes. With seconds left in the game Iowa kneeled down in the end zone resulting in a safety forcing Iowa State into a long drive that proved to be too much for the Cyclones to overcome.
Iowa entered the game at Heinz Field undefeated and the only FBS team remaining to not give up a touchdown in the 2008 season. Pittsburgh, despite losing their season home opener to Bowling Green, posed a tough team led by 2007 Big East Rookie of the Year and future NFL icon LeSean McCoy. Pittsburgh had finished third in the Big East preseason media poll after spoiling West Virginia's national championship hopes the previous season. The Hawkeyes, still amid a quarterback battle between Christensen and Stanzi, decided to start and end the game with Christensen while rotating throughout the first half. Iowa struggled to defend quarterback draw plays and found themselves in a 14-3 hole with 12:34 left in the second quarter, despite holding McCoy to 18 rushing yards in the first half. Touchdowns from Shonn Greene, who rushed for a game-high 147 yards, and Christensen enabled Iowa to take a 17-14 late third-quarter lead. McCoy put the Panthers in front for good with a 27-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run. Trent Mossbrucker connected on a 39-yard field goal to get the Hawkeyes within a point, but both ensuing Iowa drives sputtered ending in a sack and a fumble, respectively, giving Pittsburgh the win.[44][45][46]
Upstart Northwestern rolled into Kinnick Stadium off to their best start since 1962, having won their first four games of the year. Their strength of competition - Syracuse, Duke, FCS-level Southern Illinois and Ohio - was criticized though.[47] The Wildcats were on the ropes early. Iowa, naming Stanzi as the starter after the previous week's loss to Pittsburgh, leapt to a 17–3 lead behind a Shonn Greene 18-yard touchdown run and a 45-yard touchdown catch by Andy Brodell. Northwestern tipped the score back in their favor with three straight passing touchdowns. Iowa had a final chance with 4:16 left in the game. Stanzi drove the offense to the Northwestern 8 but tossed four consecutive incompletions to seal the loss. Shonn Greene rushed for a career-high 159 yards on 21 carries but was sidelined for the Hawkeyes' final two drives from a fourth-quarter blow to the head while being tackled. The Hawkeyes suffered five turnovers and were held scoreless for the final 32:11 of the game.[48]
Losers of two straight games, Iowa limped into East Lansing against yet another formidable opponent. Michigan State opened the season with a road loss to California but recovered to win four games in a row. Media billed the game as a showdown between Shonn Greene and Spartans' eventual NFL fifth-round draft pick Javon Ringer, the nation's No. 6 and No. 2-ranked rushers at that point, respectively.[49] Turnovers again plagued the Hawkeyes, as the Spartans forced three in the first half on their way to a 16-3 third-quarter lead. Iowa narrowed the margin to three points with a field goal and 31-yard Andy Brodell touchdown reception. With the ball on the Michigan State 21 and 2:16 left in the game, the Hawkeyes faced a fourth-and-1 situation. Rather than attempt a 38-yard game-tying field goal, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz elected to keep his offense on the field. Ricky Stanzi handed off to Greene, but the Spartan defense dropped him for a three-yard loss. Greene rushed for 157 yards on 30 carries in the heartbreaker. Ringer finished with 91 yards in Michigan State's fourth straight home win over Iowa. Ferentz acknowledged after the game if they would have run a play-action pass instead of a run on Greene's three-yard loss, they might have scored a touchdown.[50]
Shonn Greene had arguably the best game of his Doak Walker Award season as he rushed for 217 yards and four touchdowns with nearly nine yards per attempt. Wisconsin was utterly unable to slow him down and Iowa cruised to the win as they rarely had to go the air in this contest.
Iowa got a much-needed win in this under-the-lights upset. Penn State came in heavily favored and was playing for a chance to reach the national championship. It was a back-and-forth affair that came down to a crucial kick. Daniel Murray nailed a 31-yard field goal to give the Hawkeyes the victory. Iowa did have to kick off again though as one second still remained on the clock but Penn State was unable to do anything as Iowa recovered the ball. It was a critical game for Ferentz and propelled them to a 13-game winning streak.
This was the final college football game at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. After a sluggish start in the first quarter Iowa dominated the rest of the way. The Hawkeyes shut out the Gophers and Iowa's offense was able to score at will. Shonn Greene became the all-time single season rushing leader with another great performance – 144 yards and 2 TD. Derrell Johnson-Koulianos hauled in 7 receptions for 181 yards and a touchdown.
Shonn Greene was unstoppable in this Outback Bowl blowout as he rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns. Iowa shutout South Carolina through the first three quarters and forced five turnovers as well.
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The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met December 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa and the Iowa Hawkeyes football program in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season Coached by Kirk Ferentz the Hawkeyes played their seven home games in Kinnick Stadium 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes footballOutback Bowl championOutback Bowl W 31 10 vs South CarolinaConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 20APNo 20Record9 4 5 3 Big Ten Head coachKirk Ferentz 1 10th season Offensive coordinatorKen O Keefe 10th season Offensive schemePro styleDefensive coordinatorNorm Parker 10th season Base defense4 3Home stadiumKinnick Stadium Capacity 70 585 2 UniformSeasons 20072009 2008 Big Ten Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 8 Penn State 7 1 11 2 No 9 Ohio State 7 1 10 3 No 24 Michigan State 6 2 9 4 Northwestern 5 3 9 4 No 20 Iowa 5 3 9 4 Wisconsin 3 5 7 6 Minnesota 3 5 7 6 Illinois 3 5 5 7 Purdue 2 6 4 8 Michigan 2 6 3 9 Indiana 1 7 3 9 BCS representative as conference champion BCS at large representative Conference co championsRankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Leading up to the season 1 1 Previous season 1 2 Coaching rumors 1 3 Recruiting class 2 Schedule 3 Personnel 3 1 Coaches 3 2 Players 4 Season 4 1 Maine 4 2 Florida International 4 3 Iowa State 4 4 Pittsburgh 4 5 Northwestern 4 6 Michigan State 4 7 Indiana 4 8 Wisconsin 4 9 Illinois 4 10 Penn State 4 11 Purdue 4 12 Minnesota 4 13 Outback Bowl 5 Statistics 5 1 Team 5 1 1 Scores by quarter 5 2 Offense 5 2 1 Rushing 5 2 2 Passing 5 2 3 Receiving 5 3 Defense 5 4 Special teams 6 Postseason awards 7 Team players in the 2009 NFL draft 8 ReferencesLeading up to the season editPrevious season edit Main article 2007 Iowa Hawkeyes football team nbsp Iowa s defense lines up against the Syracuse Orange on September 8 2007 Iowa opened the 2007 season on September 1 2007 against Northern Illinois in a game played at Soldier Field in Chicago Illinois 3 Hawkeye running backs Albert Young and Damian Sims ran for 144 and 110 yards rushing respectively while Iowa s defense held the Huskies to just 21 yards rushing The Hawkeyes won 16 3 and ended the four game losing streak that comprised the final four games of Iowa s 2006 season 4 The next week Iowa defeated Syracuse in the Hawkeyes home opener 35 0 3 Jake Christensen threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns as the Hawkeye defense held the Orange to just five first downs and 103 yards of total offense in Syracuse s worst defeat since a 51 14 loss to Georgia Tech in the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl 5 Iowa took a quick 28 0 lead with 9 55 left in the second quarter and the Hawkeye defense sacked Syracuse six times while holding the Orange to 24 rushing yards 6 Following the first two games which saw the Iowa defense give up only three points the Hawkeyes traveled to Ames Iowa to play 0 2 Iowa State on September 15 3 The Cyclones began the season with losses to Kent State and Northern Iowa but had won six out of the last nine games against the Hawkeyes including three of the last four played at Jack Trice Stadium Iowa fell behind by 12 at half time and lost 15 13 starting yet another four game losing streak 3 Placekicker Bret Culbertson scored all of Iowa State s points on five field goals the last coming with one second remaining 7 nbsp Iowa takes the field on October 6 2007 against Penn State Following a 20 point loss at Penn State on October 6 8 which was preceded by losses to Wisconsin and Indiana 3 the Hawkeyes returned to Kinnick Stadium for a game against Illinois who was coming into the game after home victories over Penn State and Wisconsin 9 Christensen threw for 182 yards and the game s only touchdown a 20 yard pass to Brandon Myers in the third quarter which gave the Hawkeyes a 10 6 lead However it appeared that Illinois had taken a 12 10 lead on an 83 yard Eddie McGee touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter but it was called back due to a penalty The Illini were forced to punt but got the ball back with 2 28 remaining McGee threw passes of 28 and 24 yards to Arrelious Benn putting the Illini at the Iowa 12 yard line However Brett Greenwood intercepted a McGee pass at the goal line sealing the win and snapping an eight game Big Ten losing streak for Iowa heading into a road game at Purdue 10 11 But Iowa lost to the Boilermakers a week later 31 6 to put the Hawkeyes record at 3 5 with only four games remaining Curtis Painter threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns for Purdue who had lost to the Hawkeyes 47 17 only a year earlier 12 In Iowa s next game against Michigan State the Hawkeyes entered half time down by 14 points only to take a 20 17 lead with 10 05 remaining in regulation The game was destined for overtime when Michigan State s Brett Swenson hit a field goal with four seconds remaining and the Spartans quickly garnered a seven point lead following a Jehuu Caulcrick touchdown in the first overtime Down by a touchdown Christensen found wide receiver Paul Chaney for a 23 yard touchdown pass and following the extra point the game headed to double overtime Iowa had the ball first and scored on a Jevon Pugh one yard run giving the Hawkeyes their own seven point lead However the Spartans were unable to score and Iowa won 34 27 The win was Iowa s first overtime victory in Kinnick Stadium history 13 14 nbsp Iowa s offense sets up against Western Michigan s defense on November 17 2007 On November 3 Iowa defeated Northwestern 28 17 after trailing 14 0 in the first quarter The Wildcats took a 17 14 on a third quarter field goal after the Hawkeyes tied the game at 14 but Sims ran for two fourth quarter touchdowns to seal the Iowa victory Christensen threw for 299 yards for Iowa who came back from a 14 point deficit in the second straight game 15 Later on November 10 Iowa defeated Minnesota 21 16 to reclaim the Floyd of Rosedale trophy With one home game remaining against Western Michigan Iowa held a three game winning streak and a 6 5 overall record 3 But the Hawkeyes lost to the Broncos 28 19 and gave up 489 yards in the process Western Michigan took a 19 0 second quarter lead before Iowa scored 13 straight points to make it a six point game But the Hawks would get no closer and eventually lost by nine 16 Soon thereafter Iowa was not selected for a bowl game ending a six year streak in which the Hawkeyes played in a bowl and rumors about the firing of Kirk Ferentz were rampant 17 Coaching rumors edit Following Michigan s loss to Appalachian State rumors about the possibility of Ferentz becoming Michigan s head coach began to circulate 18 19 LSU coach Les Miles was widely believed to be Michigan s top choice for the job 20 but any chance of that happening likely ended when LSU extended Miles contract through 2012 21 Ferentz s relationship with Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman may have contributed to the rumor as Coleman was the president at Iowa when Ferentz was hired 20 However indications that the rumor was false were revealed when Iowa s sports information director Phil Haddy reported that Michigan had not asked for permission to talk with Ferentz 22 It was a point reiterated by Gary Barta Iowa s athletic director 23 24 Ferentz s contract has a clause requiring him to contact Barta when talking to other schools 22 which indicates that he was not a candidate to become Michigan s next head coach On December 16 West Virginia s Rich Rodriguez was hired as Carr s successor at Michigan 25 Soon thereafter Ferentz was once again rumored for a coaching job this time for the Baltimore Ravens Ferentz was an assistant head coach at Baltimore for six years 1 26 and became a respected assistant in his time there However when asked about the Baltimore job Ferentz said I ve got a great job here and with that being said I m sure Baltimore will get a top notch coach Ferentz also cited wanting to see his son James who is slated to be a freshman at Iowa in 2008 play every weekend 27 The Ravens eventually hired Philadelphia Eagles secondary coach John Harbaugh on January 18 2008 28 Recruiting class edit The Hawkeyes had 24 verbal commitments for the 2008 recruiting class One of the players Nate Guillory is a junior college recruit The other 23 players are all high school seniors James Ferentz Kirk s son is among the players committed to play for Iowa in 2008 29 30 Schedule editThe Hawkeyes opened the 2008 season with three home games against Maine Florida International and Iowa State followed by a road game versus Pittsburgh 31 The game marked the first of four meetings between Pittsburgh and Iowa The teams will met in Iowa City in 2011 and 2015 and in Pittsburgh in 2016 32 Pitt closed the 2007 season with an upset victory over second ranked West Virginia Had the Mountaineers won they would have likely played in the national championship game 33 Following the conclusion of the non conference portion of their schedule the Hawkeyes will begin Big Ten play with a home game against Northwestern and will open October with road games against Michigan State and Indiana 31 Iowa was 1 1 against the Spartans and Hoosiers in 2007 winning 34 27 over MSU while losing 38 20 to IU Following the two road games Iowa will play at home against Wisconsin Iowa lost 17 13 to the Badgers in 2007 3 Following a bye week the Hawkeyes will play at Illinois in what will be Iowa s third road game in five weeks However Iowa follows this with two home games against Penn State and Purdue 31 Iowa lost to both teams in 2007 by 20 points or more 3 A week following the Hawkeyes final home game against Purdue Iowa will play Minnesota in the Gophers home finale 31 34 Minnesota will look to take back the Floyd of Rosedale trophy a year after Iowa won it for the sixth time in seven years 35 The game will likely also be Minnesota s last at the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome 36 Two of Iowa s games vs Northwestern and at Michigan State have been scheduled for 11 00 AM starts 37 The season finale against Minnesota has been set for a 6 00 p m start time 38 DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 3011 00 AMMaine Kinnick StadiumIowa City IABTNW 46 370 585 September 611 00 AMFlorida International Kinnick StadiumIowa City IABTNW 42 070 585 September 1311 00 AMIowa State Kinnick StadiumIowa City IA Battle for the Cy Hawk Trophy BTNW 17 570 585 September 2011 00 AMat Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh PAESPN2L 20 2150 321 September 2711 00 AMNorthwestern nbsp Kinnick StadiumIowa City IAESPN ClassicL 17 2270 585 October 411 00 AMat Michigan StateSpartan StadiumEast Lansing MIESPN2L 13 1677 526 October 1111 00 AMat IndianaMemorial StadiumBloomington INBTNW 45 933 428 October 1811 00 AMWisconsinKinnick StadiumIowa City IA Battle for the Heartland Trophy BTNW 38 1670 585 November 12 30 PMat IllinoisMemorial StadiumChampaign ILABC ESPNL 24 2762 870 November 82 30 PMNo 3 Penn StateKinnick StadiumIowa City IAABC ESPNW 24 2370 585 November 1511 00 AMPurdueKinnick StadiumIowa City IABTNW 22 1767 676 November 226 00 PMat MinnesotaHubert H Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis MN Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale BTNW 55 064 071 January 110 00 AMvs South Carolina Raymond James StadiumTampa FL Outback Bowl ESPNW 31 1055 117 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central timePersonnel editCoaches edit 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football coaches Head coach Kirk Ferentz Strength and conditioning Chris Doyle Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Ken O Keefe Running backs and Special teams Lester Erb Wide receivers and tight ends Erik Campbell Offensive line Reese Morgan Recruiting and linebackers assistant Eric Johnson Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Norm Parker Defensive backs Phil Parker Defensive line Rick Kaczenski Outside Linebackers and Special teams Darrell Wilson Source HawkeyeSports com Archived 2007 06 25 at the Wayback Machine Kirk Ferentz will be in his tenth season as head coach at Iowa in 2008 and he has a 61 49 record entering the season Ferentz came to Iowa in 1999 following an assistant coaching job for the Baltimore Ravens and a heading coaching job at Maine 26 Earlier in his career Ferentz was an assistant coach under Hayden Fry at Iowa From 1981 to 1989 Ferentz was Iowa s offensive line coach From there Ferentz took the heading coaching position at Maine and followed that by taking an assistant position in Baltimore He was named Iowa s 25th head football coach on December 2 1998 1 Norm Parker Iowa s defensive coordinator will also be in his tenth year at Iowa 39 The same can also be said for Ken O Keefe Iowa s offensive coordinator 40 Under Parker Iowa s rushing defense has nationally ranked in the top 10 in three seasons Parker has also coached several linebackers now playing in the NFL including Chad Greenway Abdul Hodge and LeVar Woods Before coming to Iowa Parker coached 12 seasons at Michigan State five at Minnesota and three at Illinois 39 Under O Keefe Iowa has had the top scoring offense in the Big Ten twice in 2001 and 2002 and 14 offensive players coached by O Keefe have been drafted into the NFL Before coaching at Iowa O Keefe was the head coach at Allegheny College where he won a Division III national title in 1990 He was also head coach at Fordham University for one year before coming to Iowa 40 Players edit Returning for the Hawkeyes in 2008 are nine starters on offense and as many as 18 total starters could be back for Iowa Senior running back Young is gone along with fellow running back Damian Sims and fullback Tom Busch The rest of the offense including the offensive line and wide receiver positions are intact going into 2008 On the defense up to seven starters may return but the Hawkeyes lose linebackers Mike Klinkenborg and Mike Humpal along with defensive ends Kenny Iwebema and Bryan Mattison Cornerbacks Adam Shada and Charles Godfrey are also done with their playing days at Iowa 26 Godfrey who completed 2007 with five interceptions 41 was regarded as a possible third to sixth round draft pick in the 2008 NFL Draft before being picked in the third round 42 43 Another Iowa player Devan Moylan is seeking for another year after missing most of 2007 with an injury 26 Returnees on offense include Jake Christensen who succeeded Drew Tate at the quarterback position Christensen threw for 2 269 yards and 17 touchdowns in his sophomore season while throwing only six interceptions Also returning are 11 true freshmen and 20 redshirt freshmen who saw playing time in 2007 With 31 total freshmen receiving playing time the Hawkeyes ranked third in the country in that category behind North Carolina and Florida who played 38 and 33 freshmen respectively 26 Season editMaine edit Maine at Iowa 1 234TotalBlack Bears 0 300 3 Hawkeyes 14 8321 46 Date August 30Location Kinnick StadiumGame start 11 05 AM CSTElapsed time 3 00Game attendance 70 585Game weather 76 F 24 C Clear and Sunny Wind S 5 mph 8 0 km h Referee Dave WitvoetTelevision network BTN Source Box Score Archived 2019 07 05 at the Wayback Machine Iowa was able to push visiting Maine around in this opening day victory Running back duo Shonn Greene and Jewel Hampton combined for almost 200 yards rushing and three touchdowns as the Hawkeyes didn t have to go to the air often is this one sided contest Florida International edit FIU at Iowa 1 234TotalGolden Panthers 0 000 0 Hawkeyes 21 1407 42 Date September 6Location Kinnick StadiumGame start 11 05 AM CSTElapsed time 2 42Game attendance 70 585Game weather 57 F 14 C Cloudy Wind WNW 6 mph 9 7 km h Referee Mike Cannon See also 2008 FIU Golden Panthers football team Iowa shutout visiting Florida International in this blowout win Ricky Stanzi had three touchdowns on just 10 passing attempts and Shonn Greene added 130 yards rushing as the Panthers could not stop the Hawkeyes The final score isn t even indicative of how much Iowa dominated as they played their second string for the majority of the second half Iowa State edit Iowa State at Iowa 1 234TotalCyclones 0 032 5 Hawkeyes 3 0014 17 Date September 13Location Kinnick StadiumGame start 11 05 AM CSTGame attendance 70 585Game weather 71 F 22 C Cloudy Wind SSW 10 mph 16 km h Television network BTN See also 2008 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Cy Hawk Trophy Iowa reclaimed the Cy Hawk trophy in this low scoring affair Ricky Stanzi had trouble getting the Iowa offense going throughout the first half Jake Christensen was brought in and led Iowa on a long drive that put them up 10 3 in the fourth quarter The game s victor was still well in doubt until Andy Brodell returned a punt back 82 yards for a touchdown to put Iowa in control in the final minutes With seconds left in the game Iowa kneeled down in the end zone resulting in a safety forcing Iowa State into a long drive that proved to be too much for the Cyclones to overcome Pittsburgh edit Iowa at Pittsburgh 1 234TotalHawkeyes 3 773 20 Panthers 7 707 21 Date September 20Location Heinz FieldGame start 11 00 AM CSTGame attendance 50 321Game weather 68 F 20 C Partly Cloudy Wind S 5 mph 8 0 km h TV announcers ESPN2 Pam Ward Ray Bentley See also 2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamIowa entered the game at Heinz Field undefeated and the only FBS team remaining to not give up a touchdown in the 2008 season Pittsburgh despite losing their season home opener to Bowling Green posed a tough team led by 2007 Big East Rookie of the Year and future NFL icon LeSean McCoy Pittsburgh had finished third in the Big East preseason media poll after spoiling West Virginia s national championship hopes the previous season The Hawkeyes still amid a quarterback battle between Christensen and Stanzi decided to start and end the game with Christensen while rotating throughout the first half Iowa struggled to defend quarterback draw plays and found themselves in a 14 3 hole with 12 34 left in the second quarter despite holding McCoy to 18 rushing yards in the first half Touchdowns from Shonn Greene who rushed for a game high 147 yards and Christensen enabled Iowa to take a 17 14 late third quarter lead McCoy put the Panthers in front for good with a 27 yard fourth quarter touchdown run Trent Mossbrucker connected on a 39 yard field goal to get the Hawkeyes within a point but both ensuing Iowa drives sputtered ending in a sack and a fumble respectively giving Pittsburgh the win 44 45 46 Northwestern edit Northwestern at Iowa 1 234Total Wildcats 0 1066 22Hawkeyes 3 1400 17 Date September 27Location Kinnick StadiumGame start 11 00 AM CSTGame attendance 70 585Game weather 72 F 22 C Fair Wind S 5 mph 8 0 km h TV announcers ESPN Classic Dave LaMont Shaun King See also 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football teamUpstart Northwestern rolled into Kinnick Stadium off to their best start since 1962 having won their first four games of the year Their strength of competition Syracuse Duke FCS level Southern Illinois and Ohio was criticized though 47 The Wildcats were on the ropes early Iowa naming Stanzi as the starter after the previous week s loss to Pittsburgh leapt to a 17 3 lead behind a Shonn Greene 18 yard touchdown run and a 45 yard touchdown catch by Andy Brodell Northwestern tipped the score back in their favor with three straight passing touchdowns Iowa had a final chance with 4 16 left in the game Stanzi drove the offense to the Northwestern 8 but tossed four consecutive incompletions to seal the loss Shonn Greene rushed for a career high 159 yards on 21 carries but was sidelined for the Hawkeyes final two drives from a fourth quarter blow to the head while being tackled The Hawkeyes suffered five turnovers and were held scoreless for the final 32 11 of the game 48 Michigan State edit Iowa at Michigan State 1 234TotalHawkeyes 0 337 13 Spartans 7 360 16 Date October 4Location Spartan StadiumGame start 11 00 AM CSTGame attendance 77 526Game weather 48 F 9 C Fair Wind Calm 0 mph 0 km h Television network ESPN2 See also 2008 Michigan State Spartans football teamLosers of two straight games Iowa limped into East Lansing against yet another formidable opponent Michigan State opened the season with a road loss to California but recovered to win four games in a row Media billed the game as a showdown between Shonn Greene and Spartans eventual NFL fifth round draft pick Javon Ringer the nation s No 6 and No 2 ranked rushers at that point respectively 49 Turnovers again plagued the Hawkeyes as the Spartans forced three in the first half on their way to a 16 3 third quarter lead Iowa narrowed the margin to three points with a field goal and 31 yard Andy Brodell touchdown reception With the ball on the Michigan State 21 and 2 16 left in the game the Hawkeyes faced a fourth and 1 situation Rather than attempt a 38 yard game tying field goal Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz elected to keep his offense on the field Ricky Stanzi handed off to Greene but the Spartan defense dropped him for a three yard loss Greene rushed for 157 yards on 30 carries in the heartbreaker Ringer finished with 91 yards in Michigan State s fourth straight home win over Iowa Ferentz acknowledged after the game if they would have run a play action pass instead of a run on Greene s three yard loss they might have scored a touchdown 50 Indiana edit Iowa at Indiana 1 234Total Hawkeyes 10 71414 45Hoosiers 3 600 9 Date October 11Location Memorial StadiumGame start 11 03 AM CSTGame attendance 33 428Game weather 69 F 21 C Cloudy Wind ESE 6 mph 9 7 km h Television network BTN See also 2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team Wisconsin edit Wisconsin at Iowa 1 234TotalBadgers 0 367 16 Hawkeyes 7 71410 38 Date October 18Location Kinnick Stadium See also 2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Heartland Trophy Shonn Greene had arguably the best game of his Doak Walker Award season as he rushed for 217 yards and four touchdowns with nearly nine yards per attempt Wisconsin was utterly unable to slow him down and Iowa cruised to the win as they rarely had to go the air in this contest Illinois edit Iowa at Illinois 1 234TotalHawkeyes 0 6315 24 Fighting Illini 7 3710 27 Date November 1Location Memorial Stadium See also 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Penn State edit See also 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Penn State at Iowa 1 234TotalNo 3 Nittany Lions 3 10100 23 Hawkeyes 7 0710 24 Date November 8Location Kinnick StadiumGame start 2 37 PM CSTElapsed time 3 03Game attendance 70 585Game weather 38 F 3 C Cold and Cloudy Wind WNW 25 mph 40 km h Referee Dan CapronTV announcers ABC ESPN Brad Nessler Bob Griese Paul MaguireScoring summaryQ113 54IOWAGreene 14 yard run Mossbrucker kick IOWA 7 0 Q14 11PSUKelly 24 yard field goalIOWA 7 3 Q212 32PSURoyster 2 yard run Kelly kick PSU 10 7 Q20 55PSUKelly 31 yard field goalPSU 13 7 Q310 26PSUKelly 25 yard field goalPSU 16 7 Q34 43IOWAJohnson Koulianos 27 yard pass from Stanzi Mossbrucker kick PSU 16 14 Q30 29PSUWilliams 9 yard run Kelly kick PSU 23 14 Q49 20IOWAGreene 6 yard run Mossbrucker kick PSU 23 21 Q40 01IOWAMurray 31 yard field goalIOWA 24 23 Iowa got a much needed win in this under the lights upset Penn State came in heavily favored and was playing for a chance to reach the national championship It was a back and forth affair that came down to a crucial kick Daniel Murray nailed a 31 yard field goal to give the Hawkeyes the victory Iowa did have to kick off again though as one second still remained on the clock but Penn State was unable to do anything as Iowa recovered the ball It was a critical game for Ferentz and propelled them to a 13 game winning streak Purdue edit Purdue at Iowa 1 234TotalBoilermakers 0 1007 17 Hawkeyes 6 637 22 Date November 15Location Kinnick Stadium See also 2008 Purdue Boilermakers football team Minnesota edit Iowa at Minnesota 1 234Total Hawkeyes 3 241414 55Golden Gophers 0 000 0 Date November 22Location Hubert H Humphrey MetrodomeGame start 6 03 p m CSTElapsed time 3 15Game attendance 64 071Game weather IndoorsReferee Todd GeerlingsTV announcers BTN Wayne Larrivee Charles Davis Anthony HerronScoring summaryQ17 10IOWAMurray 35 yard field goalIOWA 3 0 Q212 50IOWAMurray 29 yard field goalIOWA 6 0 Q29 57IOWAGreene 9 yard run Mossbrucker kick IOWA 13 0 Q21 13IOWAMyers 3 yard pass from Stanzi Mossbrucker kick IOWA 20 0 Q20 27IOWASpievey 57 yard interception return Mossbrucker kick IOWA 27 0 Q39 21IOWAJohnson Koulianos 29 yard pass from Stanzi Mossbrucker kick IOWA 34 0 Q34 58IOWAGreene 15 yard run Mossbrucker kick IOWA 41 0 Q414 54IOWAMoeaki 13 yard pass from Stanzi Mossbrucker kick IOWA 48 0 Q411 13IOWAHampton 18 yard run Mossbrucker kick IOWA 55 0 See also 2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale This was the final college football game at the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome After a sluggish start in the first quarter Iowa dominated the rest of the way The Hawkeyes shut out the Gophers and Iowa s offense was able to score at will Shonn Greene became the all time single season rushing leader with another great performance 144 yards and 2 TD Derrell Johnson Koulianos hauled in 7 receptions for 181 yards and a touchdown Outback Bowl edit South Carolina vs Iowa 1 234TotalGamecocks 0 0010 10 Hawkeyes 14 7100 31 Date January 1Location Raymond James StadiumGame start 11 05 AM CSTElapsed time 3 22Game attendance 55 117Game weather 65 F 18 C Sunny Wind ESE 13 mph 21 km h Referee John McDaidTV announcers ESPN Sean McDonough Chris Spielman and Rob StoneScoring summaryQ17 39IOWATrey Stross 6 yard pass from Ricky Stanzi Murray kick IOWA 7 0 Q14 41IOWAShonn Greene 1 yard run Murray kick IOWA 14 0 Q28 09IOWAShonn Greene 1 yard run Murray kick IOWA 21 0 Q39 09IOWADaniel Murray 18 yard field goalIOWA 24 0 Q30 04IOWAShonn Greene 11 yard run Murray kick IOWA 31 0 Q413 35SCJared Cook 10 yard pass from Chris Smelley Succop kick PSU 23 21 Q42 02SCRyan Succop 48 yard field goalIOWA 31 10 Main article 2009 Outback Bowl See also 2008 South Carolina Gamecocks football team Shonn Greene was unstoppable in this Outback Bowl blowout as he rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns Iowa shutout South Carolina through the first three quarters and forced five turnovers as well Statistics editTeam edit Iowa Opp Scoring 394 169 Points per Game 30 3 13 0 First Downs 269 215 Rushing 146 68 Passing 108 129 Penalty 15 18 Total Offense 4815 3787 Avg per Play 5 8 4 4 Avg per Game 370 4 291 3 Fumbles Lost 20 13 17 9 Penalties Yards 53 446 65 604 Avg per Game 34 3 46 5 Iowa Opp Punts Yards 51 2088 76 3034 Avg per Punt 40 9 39 9 Time of Possession Game 31 31 28 29 3rd Down Conversions 65 159 67 194 4th Down Conversions 7 14 9 16 Touchdowns Scored 48 17 Field Goals Attempts 19 24 17 23 PAT Attempts 45 47 14 16 Attendance 491 186 288 216 Games Avg per Game 70 169 57 643 Scores by quarter edit 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 91 103 78 91 363 Opponents 27 55 38 49 169 Offense edit Rushing edit Name GP GS Att Yds Avg TDs Long Yds G Shonn Greene 13 13 308 1850 5 9 20 75 142 3 Jewel Hampton 11 0 89 450 5 01 7 22 40 9 Paki O Meara 6 0 21 62 3 0 2 17 10 3 Jake Christensen 7 3 17 30 1 8 1 11 4 3 Andy Brodell 12 11 3 24 8 0 0 24 2 0 Ricky Stanzi 13 10 56 20 0 4 0 20 1 5 Jayme Murphy 2 0 7 7 1 0 0 4 3 5 Derrell Johnson Koulianos 12 12 1 6 6 0 0 6 0 5 Trey Stross 10 10 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 4 Jared Oberland 2 0 3 2 0 7 0 5 1 0 Marvin McNutt 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13 508 2468 4 8 30 75 189 4 Opponents 13 397 1479 3 1 7 29 94 0 Passing edit Name GP GS Effic Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg G Ricky Stanzi 13 10 134 8 254 150 9 59 1 1956 14 59 150 5 Jake Christensen 8 3 117 2 63 36 1 57 1 396 2 40 56 5 Marvin McNutt 2 0 5 3 3 1 1 33 3 10 0 10 5 0 Total 13 82 3 320 187 11 58 4 2362 16 59 181 7 Opponents 13 98 3 463 256 23 55 3 1222 9 52 197 3 Receiving edit Name GP GS No Yds Avg TD Long Avg G Derrell Johnson Koulianos 13 10 44 639 14 5 3 59 49 2 Andy Brodell 12 12 36 533 14 8 4 45 41 0 Brandon Myers 13 13 34 441 13 0 4 28 33 9 Allen Reisner 13 0 11 200 18 2 1 38 15 4 Tony Moeaki 9 1 13 144 11 1 1 48 16 0 Trey Stross 11 2 13 109 8 4 1 20 9 9 Colin Sandeman 13 0 6 76 12 7 2 25 5 8 Shonn Greene 13 13 8 49 6 1 0 23 3 8 Brett Morse 12 9 5 40 8 0 0 13 3 3 Paki O Meara 10 0 3 33 11 0 0 20 3 3 Wade Leppert 11 4 5 22 4 4 0 8 2 0 Ben Evans 2 0 2 20 10 0 0 12 10 0 Paul Channey Jr 5 0 2 19 9 5 0 11 3 8 DeMarco Paine 2 0 3 16 5 3 0 12 8 0 Marvin McNutt 3 0 1 11 11 0 0 11 3 7 Don Nordmann 1 0 1 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 Total 13 187 2362 12 6 16 59 181 7 Opponents 13 256 2565 10 0 9 52 197 3 Defense edit Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL Yds No Yds BrUp QBH No Yds Avg TD Long Rcv Yds FF Pat Angerer 13 11 46 61 107 6 5 21 1 0 3 3 3 5 34 6 8 0 14 0 0 0 0 Total Special teams edit Name Punting Kickoffs No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Total Name Punt Returns Kick Returns No Yds Avg TD Long No Yds Avg TD Long TotalPostseason awards editShonn Greene Winner of the Doak Walker Award 51 presented to the nation s top running back Also received consensus first team All American honors and was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Mitch King Named Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year See also 2008 College Football All America Team and 2008 All Big Ten Conference football teamTeam players in the 2009 NFL draft editMain article 2009 NFL Draft Player Position Round Pick NFL club Shonn Greene Running back 3 65 New York Jets Bradley Fletcher Cornerback 3 66 St Louis Rams Seth Olsen Guard 4 132 Denver Broncos Brandon Myers Tight end 6 202 Oakland Raiders 52 References edit a b c Kirk Ferentz University of Iowa Department of Athletics Archived from the original on October 12 2007 Retrieved October 16 2007 Kinnick Stadium University of Iowa Department of Athletics Archived from the original on October 8 2007 Retrieved October 12 2007 a b c d e f g h Iowa Hawkeyes 2007 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