2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football
2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Outback Bowl, L 24–31 vs. Florida
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ken O'Keefe (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium; (Capacity: 70,585)
	Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa and were coached by Kirk Ferentz.

2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Penn State $+	7	–	1	11	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State %+	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 15 Wisconsin	5	–	3	10	–	3
Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northwestern	5	–	3	7	–	5
Iowa	5	–	3	7	–	5
Minnesota	4	–	4	7	–	5
Purdue	3	–	5	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	1	–	7	4	–	7
Illinois	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa finished the season 7–5, including a record of 5–3 in the Big Ten Conference. Despite an up-and-down season, the Hawkeyes were invited to a January bowl game in Florida for the fourth consecutive year.

Preseason

After three consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins and co-Big Ten championships in 2002 and 2004, expectations were high. A thrilling last second victory over LSU in the Capital One Bowl capped a 10-2 campaign with eight consecutive victories. With the return of first-team All-Big Ten quarterback Drew Tate,^[1] and first-team All-Big Ten linebackers Abdul Hodge^[1] and Chad Greenway^[1] (a preseason All-American)^[2] anchoring the defense, the Hawkeyes were considered national title contenders by some publications. Indeed, the presence of a running game (the Hawkeyes ranked 115th nationally in rushing in 2004^[3] due to injuries) was thought to make Iowa even stronger. The Hawkeyes entered the season ranked 11th in the AP Poll (10th in the Coaches' Poll), their highest preseason ranking in two decades.

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 am	Ball State*	No. 11	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	W 56–0	70,585
September 10	2:30 pm	at Iowa State*	No. 8	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	L 3–23	54,290
September 17	2:30 pm	No. 9 (I-AA) Northern Iowa*	No. 22	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	W 45–21	70,585
September 24	11:00 am	at No. 8 Ohio State	No. 21	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 6–31	105,225
October 1	11:00 am	Illinois		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	W 35–7	70,585
October 8	3:30 pm	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	W 34–17	64,785
October 15	11:00 am	Indiana		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	W 38–21	70,585
October 22	11:00 am	Michigan		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 20–23 ^OT	70,585
November 5	11:00 am	at Northwestern		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN	L 27–28	34,550
November 12	2:30 pm	at No. 19 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Battle for the Heartland Trophy)	ESPN	W 20–10	83,184
November 19	11:00 am	Minnesota		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	W 52–28	70,585
January 2	10:00 am	vs. No. 16 Florida*	No. 25	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–31	65,881
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

Quarterbacks

6 Christensen, Jake – freshman
16 Manson, Jason – junior
7 McCollom, Eric – sophomore
5 Tate, Drew – junior

Running backs

36 Bailey, Kalvin – freshman
7 Brown, Dana – freshman
48 Brownlee Sam – junior
35 Busch, Tom – sophomore
46 Davis, Champ – junior
45 Greene, Shonn – freshman
23 Schnoor, Marcus – senior
33 Simmons, Marques – senior
28 Sims, Damian – sophomore
21 Young, Albert – sophomore

Wide receivers

3 Aldrich, Chris – sophomore
80 Brodell, Andy – freshman
17 Christian, Kennon – sophomore
22 Davis, Calvin – junior
4 Grigsby, Herb – sophomore
11 Hinkel, Ed – senior
84 Melloy, Matt – senior
88 Solomon, Clinton – senior
86 Stross, Trey – freshman
11 Wilson, Marcus – freshman

Tight ends

87 Chandler, Scott – junior
49 Follett, Mike – freshman
30 Majerus, Ryan – junior
81 Moeaki, Tony – freshman
83 Myers, Brandon – freshman

Offensive line

55 Aumaitre, Nyere – freshman
59 Cronin, Ben – senior
74 Doering, Dan – freshman
79 Dollmeyer, Greg – junior
56 Dunn, Rashad – freshman
54 Elgin, Mike – junior
61 Ferentz, Brian – senior
75 Gates, Ben – senior
70 Gray, Lee – senior
77 Huntrods, Clint – sophomore
76 Jones, Mike – junior
71 Olsen, Seth – freshman
78 Richardson, Dace – freshman
73 Yanda, Marshal – junior

Defensive line

66 Bain, Ryan – freshman
95 Bentler, Ted – freshman
98 Blum, Tyler – freshman
97 Cox, Lucas – freshman
72 Eshareturi, George – sophomore
38 Ewen, Ettore – freshman
92 Iwebema Jr., Kenny – sophomore
96 Kanellis, Alex – freshman
47 King, Mitch – freshman
53 Kroul, Matt – freshman
99 Mattison, Bryan – sophomore
65 Willcox, Alex – freshman

Linebackers

43 Angerer, Pat – freshman
5 Bergen, Tyler – sophomore
39 Brevi, Chris – sophomore
46 Chinander, Bret – senior
18 Greenway, Chad – senior
52 Hodge, Abdul – senior
44 Anderson, Mike – sophomore
40 Klinkenborg, Mike – sophomore
27 Miles, Edmond – junior

Defensive backs

20 Allen, Antwan – senior
2 Dalton, Harold – freshman
14 Moylan, Devan – junior
10 Edwards, Justin – freshman
23 Fletcher, Bradley – freshman
27 Williams, Anthony- Sophomore
13 Godfrey, Charles – sophomore
26 Johnson, Jovon – senior
15 Merrick, Miguel – junior
25 Paschal, Marcus – junior
9 Price, Khaliq – junior
19 Shada, Adam – sophomore
3 Dawkins, Ma'Quan – junior

Kickers

1 Schlicher, Kyle – junior

Punters

6 Fenstermaker, Andy – junior

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Years at Iowa
Kirk Ferentz	Head Coach	Six Years
Ken O'Keefe	Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks	Six Years
Norm Parker	Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers	Six Years
Chris Doyle	Strength and Conditioning	Six Years
Lester Erb	Receivers and Special Teams	Five Years
Carl Jackson	Running Backs	Six Years
Reese Morgan	Recruiting and Tight Ends	Five Years
Ron Aiken	Defensive Line	Six Years
Phil Parker	Defensive Backs	Six Years
Darrell Wilson	Linebackers and Special Teams	Five Years

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	11	8	22	21	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	—
Coaches	10	8	21	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	25	—
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Ball State

Ball State at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
• No. 11 Hawkeyes	28	21	0	7	56

Date: September 3
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 2:50
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Sunny, Wind ESE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Referee: Dan Capron
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

The Hawkeyes opened the much-anticipated 2005 season against a Cardinals team that had 13 players suspended for the game. This one was over early as the Hawks raced to a 28-0 lead after one quarter. Iowa extended the advantage to 49-0 by halftime and cruised from there. Dating back to last season, this was the 9th consecutive win for the Hawkeyes.

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At Iowa State

Iowa at Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Hawkeyes	0	0	3	0	3
• Cyclones	6	10	0	7	23

Date: September 10
Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
Game start: 2:42 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:22
Game attendance: 54,290
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Mostly Clear, Wind S 20–25 mph (32–40 km/h)
Referee: Dave Witvoet
Television network: ABC

Source: Box Score

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Northern Iowa

UNI at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	14	21
• No. 22 Hawkeyes	14	17	7	7	45

Date: September 17
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game start: 2:40 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Clearn and Sunny, Wind SE 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
Referee: Todd Geerlings
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

The Panthers drove the ball effectively but it wasn't enough to overcome an early deficit.

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At Ohio State

Iowa at Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Hawkeyes	0	0	3	3	6
• No. 8 Buckeyes	7	10	7	7	31

Date: September 24
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
Game attendance: 105,225
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV announcers (ABC): Mike Tirico, Tim Brant, and Suzy Shuster

Source: Box Score

Illinois

Illinois at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	0	0	7	0	7
• Hawkeyes	14	0	14	7	35

Date: October 1
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind S 7 mph (11 km/h)
Referee: Dan Capron
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

Illinois was able to drive the ball but Iowa limited them to just one touchdown in this homecoming game. Albert Young was a force on the ground rushing for over 100 yards with nearly eight yards a carry. One of the most memorable plays of the contest came on the Hawkeyes second touchdown as Ed Hinkel took a reverse 20 yards in for a score, jumping over an Illinois defender in the process. Kenny Iwebema also blocked two Illini field goals in the first half.

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At Purdue

Iowa at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	14	3	6	11	34
Boilermakers	7	7	3	0	17

Date: October 8
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 2:36 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 64,785
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Cloudy, Wind ENE 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Jim Lapetina
Television network: ESPN

Source: Box Score

Both Drew Tate and Clinton Solomon had career games in this blowout on the road. Tate had over 350 yards passing with Solomon compiling 166 of them as Purdue had no answer for him.

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Indiana

Indiana at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	0	7	7	7	21
• Hawkeyes	14	3	7	14	38

Date: October 15
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:35
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Clear and Sunny, Wind NW 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
Referee: Todd Geerlings
Television network: ESPN+

Source: Box Score

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Michigan

Michigan at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Wolverines	0	7	3	7	6	23
Hawkeyes	7	7	0	3	3	20

Date: October 22
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Clear, Wind NW 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV announcers (ABC): Mike Tirico, Tim Brant, Suzy Shuster

Source: Box Score

An overtime loss to the Wolverines snapped the Hawkeyes school-record 22-game winning streak at Kinnick Stadium.

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At Northwestern

Iowa at Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	14	10	0	3	27
• Wildcats	0	7	7	14	28

Date: November 5
Location: Ryan Field, Evanston, IL
Game start: 11:02 a.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:26
Game attendance: 34,550
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Overcast, Wind ENE 11 mph (18 km/h)
Referee: Steve Newman
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Barnett and Chris Spielman

Source: Box Score

Albert Young rushed for 202 yards and 2 touchdowns, but it wasn't enough for the Hawkeyes. After leading 24-7 at half and 27-14 after a Kyle Schlicher field goal with 10:58 remaining in the game, Iowa surrendered the lead and the game when the Wildcats scored a touchdown with 42 seconds left.

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At Wisconsin

Iowa at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hawkeyes	0	3	14	3	20
No. 19 Badgers	10	0	0	0	10

Date: November 12
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 83,184
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Cloudy and Rain, Wind S 15 mph (24 km/h)
Referee: Dennis Lipski
Television network: ESPN

Source: Box Score

In the final match-up of two former Hayden Fry assistant coaches, Kirk Ferentz prevailed to foil Barry Alvarez's home finale. Iowa's defense was smothering in this contest, holding the Badgers to their end of the field for the majority of the game.

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Minnesota

Minnesota at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	7	0	21	28
• Hawkeyes	14	24	7	7	52

Date: November 19
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:15
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Clear, Wind W 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h)
Referee: Bill LeMonnier
Television network: ESPN2

Source: Box Score

The Hawkeyes rolled to 613 yards of total offense in a blowout win on Senior Day. Iowa raced to a 35-0 lead and never looked back in retaining Floyd of Rosedale. Running backs Damian Sims and Albert Young both rushed for more than 100 yards. Wide receiver Ed Hinkel capped his home career in grand style with four touchdown receptions, tying a school record and setting the Kinnick Stadium record. He finished the game with 151 yards on seven receptions.

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Vs. Florida (Outback Bowl)

Iowa vs. Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Hawkeyes	0	7	0	17	24
• No. 16 Gators	7	17	7	0	31

Date: January 2, 2006
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Game start: 11:03 a.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:45
Game attendance: 65,881
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Cloudy, Wind S 13 mph (21 km/h)
Referee: Barry Anderson
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (analyst), and Rob Stone (sideline)

Source: Box Score

Despite allowing a blocked punt for a touchdown, an interception return for a touchdown, and an acrobatic catch for a touchdown with 0:01 before halftime, the Hawkeyes gave themselves a chance late in the game – one that ended in controversy. Iowa kicked a field goal with 1:24 left in the 4th quarter, which brought the game to a one possession lead by Florida. Iowa attempted an onside kick, and recovered the ball. However, flags were down, with the call being offsides against Iowa, giving the ball back to Florida. However, replays clearly showed no one offsides, even being pointed out by commentators. "Challenges" were not allowed in college football at this time, so Iowa had no way of arguing the questionable call.

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Postseason awards

Chad Greenway - First-team All-American

Team players in the 2006 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Chad Greenway	Linebacker	1	17	Minnesota Vikings
Abdul Hodge	Linebacker	3	67	Green Bay Packers

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