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2013 SEASON NOTES
Iowa nished the season 8-5 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes
placed second in the Legends Division. Iowa accepted an invitaon to play in
the 2014 Outback Bowl, dropping a 21-14 decision to #14 LSU.
Iowa has recorded at least eight wins in four of the last six years.
The 2014 Outback Bowl marked Iowas 11th both appearance overall, and
seventh January bowl appearance, since 2001. Iowa was bowl eligible for the
12th me in the last 13 seasons.
Iowas 2013 schedule included eight bowl teams, including two teams that
competed in BCS bowl games.
With the 8-5 nal record, Iowa was one of six BCS conference teams to have
improved by four victories or more from 2012.
Iowas linebacker trio accounted for 10 takeaways this season. James Morris
has four intercepons and one fumble recovery, while Chrisan Kirksey has one
intercepon, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. Anthony Hitchens
has three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and one intercepon. Iowas oensive line yielded just 15 sacks, the fewest sacks allowed in the Big
Ten.
Iowa allowed 35 plays of 20-plus yards, the second fewest in the country behind
Notre Dame (34).
The Iowa defense held its opponent scoreless in the rst quarter in 10-of-13
games (Michigan scored a defensive touchdown). Iowas defense allowed two
rst-quarter touchdowns, one in Week 1 and one at the Outback Bowl (Week
13).
Iowas ve losses were to teams that nished with a combined record of 56-12
(Northern Illinois, 12-2; Michigan State, 13-1; Ohio State, 12-2, Wisconsin, 9-4;
LSU, 10-3), for a winning percentage of .824.
Iowa earned four road wins this season, its highest total since 2009 (4). AmongBig Ten teams, only Ohio State (5) and Michigan State (4) had four or more road
wins.
Iowas defense held 10-of-13 opponents under their rushing average.
The Iowa defense allowed eight rushing touchdowns, ed for the second low-
est total in the naon. Only BCS naonal champion Florida State (7) allowed
fewer rushing touchdowns.
The Hawkeyes were 6-0 when winning the turnover margin (Missouri State +1,
Iowa State +1, Western Michigan +2, Minnesota +1, Northwestern +1, Nebraska
+3), 1-5 when losing the turnover margin (Northern Illinois, -2; Michigan State,
-1, at Ohio State, -1; Wisconsin, -1; Michigan, -3; LSU, -2), and 1-0 when spling
the turnover margin (Purdue). The Hawkeyes held a halime lead in 10-of-13 games. Iowa was 7-3 in those
contests.
Iowa trailed at halime three mes (Wisconsin, 7-6; Michigan, 21-7; LSU, 14-
0). Iowa was 1-2 in those games, losing to Wisconsin and LSU, and rallying to
beat Michigan.
Iowa allowed 15 red-zone touchdowns, the fourth lowest total in the naon.
Iowa scored 37 oensive touchdowns 19 pass and 18 rush. Net yards are
separated by 223 yards (2,562 passing yards vs. 2,339 rushing yards).
Iowa rushed for 2,339 rushing yards, its highest single-season total since 2008
(2,453).
8/31 Northern Illinois L, 27-30
9/7 Missouri State W, 28-149/14 at Iowa State W, 27-21
9/21 Western Michigan W, 59-3
9/28 at Minnesota * W, 23-7
10/5 Michigan State * L, 14-26
10/19 at #3/4 Ohio State * L, 34-24
10/26 Northwestern * W, 17-10 (OT)
11/2 #24 Wisconsin * L, 9-28
11/9 at Purdue * W, 38-14
11/23 Michigan * W, 24-21
11/29 at Nebraska * W, 38-17
1/1 vs. LSU# L, 21-14
* -- Big Ten Conference game# -- 2014 Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla.
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2013 IOWA RESULTS
8-5, 5-3 BIG TEN
Iowas 2013
All-Big Ten Honors
Player Coaches Media
Brandon Scher First Second
C.J. Fiedorowicz First Second
B.J. Lowrey HM First
Bre Van Sloten Second HM
Carl Davis Second HM
Anthony Hitchens Second HM
James Morris Second Second
Mike Meyer - - - Second
Ausn Blythe HM HM
Conor Bofelli HM HM
Chrisan Kirksey HM HM
Tanner Miller HM HM
Louis Trinca-Pasat HM HM
Casey Kreiter - - - HM
John Lowdermilk - - - HM
James Morris Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
8/30 Northern Iowa
9/6 Ball State
9/13 Iowa State
9/20 at Pisburgh
9/27 at Purdue *
10/11 Indiana (HC) *
10/18 at Maryland *
11/1 Northwestern (FW) *11/8 at Minnesota *
11/15 at Illinois *
11/22 Wisconsin *
11/28 Nebraska *
* -- BIg Ten Conference Game
2014 SCHEDULE
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Iowa was 3-1 in Trophy Games. The Hawkeyes retained Floyd of Rosedale
(Minnesota), reclaimed the Cy-Hawk Trophy (Iowa State), and won their rs
Heroes Trophy (Nebraska). Wisconsin retained the Heartland Trophy. Iowas
three trophy game wins were all on the road.
QB Jake Rudock was the rst starng quarterback in 19 years to makes his debu
in a season opener; Ryan Driscoll was the last Hawkeye to do it (1994). Rudock
completed 204-of-346 pass aempts for 2,383 yards and 18 touchdowns. RB Mark Weisman led Iowa in rushing for the second straight year. He carried
227 mes for 975 yards and eight touchdowns.
WR Kevonte Marn-Manley led Iowa in recepons (40) and receiving yard
(388), while TE C.J. Fiedorowicz led the team with six scoring recepons.
Three Hawkeye linebackers recorded over 100 tackles (Anthony Hitchens 112
James Morris 107, Chrisan Kirksey 104). It is the rst me in program history
three players recorded 100 tackles (tackles became ocial stat in 1968). Iowa
has had two players with 100-plus tackle seven mes (1970, 1972, 1988, 1996
2001, 2003, 2005).
LB Anthony Hitchens and junior OT Brandon Scher were named the Roy J
Carver Most Valuable Players.
IOWA BOWL NOTES
Iowa appeared in its 27th bowl game and has a record of 14-12-1 (.537). The
Hawkeyes have competed in the Rose (ve mes), Outback (four), Alamo (four)
Holiday (three), Orange (two), Peach (two), Sun (two), Insight (two), and the Capita
One, Gator and Freedom bowls once.
Iowa has been bowl eligible 12 of the last 13 seasons under head coach Kir
Ferentz and his sta.
Iowa ranks third in Big Ten bowl appearances. Ohio State and Michigan have
received a conference-best 42 bowl bids, followed by the Hawkeyes (27) and
Wisconsin (24). All four schools were bowl-eligible in 2013.
The Hawkeyes have appeared in 11 bowl games since 2001. The Hawkeyes have posted a 6-5 record in bowl games under Ferentz, including
wins in 4-of-7 January bowl games.
Since the 2001 season, no Big Ten team has won more bowl games or has a
higher winning percentage in bowl games, than Iowa.
Iowa (14-12-1, .537), Penn State (27-15-2, .636) and Purdue (9-8, .529) are the
only Big Ten teams with a posive winning percentage in bowl games.
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). Nebraska played
in the BCS bowls, but never as a Big Ten instuon.
2014 OUTBACK BOWL NOTES Iowa (8-5, 5-3) lost to No. 14 LSU (10-3, 5-3), 21-14, Jan. 1 at the 2014 Outback
Bowl in Tampa, Fla. The Hawkeyes fell to 2-2 all-me in the Outback Bowl. Iowa
defeated Florida, 37-17, in 2004, and South Carolina, 31-10, in 2009. Iowa lost
to Florida, 31-24, in 2006.
LSU scored a touchdown on its opening drive in the rst quarter. It was the
rst oensive touchdown allowed by Iowa in the rst quarter since Week 1
(Northern Illinois).
Iowa forced 10 LSU punts, tying an Outback Bowl record.
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Legends DivisionTeam Big Ten Pct. Oll Pct.
Michigan St. 8-0 1.000 13-1 .929
IOWA 5-3 .625 8-5 .615
Nebraska 5-3 .625 9-4 .692
Minnesota 4-4 .500 8-5 .615
Michigan 3-5 .375 7-6 .538
Northwestern 1-7 .128 5-7 .417
Leaders DivisionTeam Big Ten Pct. Oll Pct.
Ohio State 8-0 1.000 12-2 .857
Wisconsin 6-2 .750 9-4 .692
Penn State 4-4 .500 7-5 .583
Indiana 3-5 .375 5-7 .417
Illinois 1-7 .128 4-8 .333
Purdue 0-8 .000 1-11 .083
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BIG TEN STANDINGS
Bold denotes Iowa 2013 opponents
Iowa trailed at the half, 14-0. It was the third me this year Iowa trailed at the
half (trailed Wisconsin 7-6, lost 28-9; trailed Michigan 21-7, won 24-21).
SS John Lowdermilk recorded his rst career intercepon and returned it 71yards to set up Iowas rst touchdown. It was the 12th-longest intercepon
return in school history.
LB James Morris recorded eight tackles to raise his career total to 400. Morris i
the sixth player in program history to reach 400 career tackles. Morris recorded
two sacks and nished the season with a team-high eight sacks.
LB Anthony Hitchens led Iowa with 10 tackles. It marked his 13th career game
with double-digit tackles.
QB C.J. Beathard relieved QB Jake Rudock at the start of the fourth quarter
Beathard nished the game 4-for-7 for 55 yards and one touchdown. The
touchdown pass was the rst of his career. The four compleons match a caree
high.
WR Jordon Coon returned a kicko an Outback Bowl record 96 yards in the
fourth quarter. It was the longest return of Coons career, and the eighth
longest return in school history. It is the longest non-touchdown kicko return
in school history.
Coon averaged 42.7 yards on three kicko returns. His 42.7 yard average i
also an Outback Bowl record.
K Mike Meyer was perfect on two extra point aempts. He nished his caree
with a school-record 122 consecuve PAT aempts, which is the fourth-longest
acve streak in the naon and the third-best all-me in the Big Ten.
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz caught a game-high four passes to extend his streak o
consecuve games with a recepon to 31. Fiedorowicz had 89 catches for 467
yards over the last 31 games of his career, and caught all 10 career touchdownduring the streak.
Iowa sold 95-percent of it bowl game cket allotment, the highest percentage
of any bowl team.
IN THE RANKINGS
Iowa was 0-3 in 2013 against opponents who were ranked at the me. Iowa
was 1-4 against teams that appeared in the nal rankings. Following are Iowas
most recent wins vs. naonally-ranked opponents:
Home:
24-16 over 13th-ranked Michigan, 11/5/11
37-6 over h-ranked Michigan State, 10/30/10
24-3 over 20th-ranked Penn State, 10/02/10 Road:
38-28 over 24th-ranked Michigan, 10/16/10
21-10 over fourth-ranked Penn State, 9/26/09
Neutral:
27-24 over 12th-ranked Missouri, Insight Bowl, 12/28/10
24-14 over ninth-ranked Georgia Tech, Orange Bowl, 1/5/10
30-25 over 11th-ranked LSU, Capital One Bowl, 1/1/05
IOWA COACHES(Gm Lc)
Offense
Greg Davis (booth) Oensive Coordinator
Brian Ferentz (eld) Oensive Line
Chris White (eld) RBs/Special Teams
Bobby Kennedy (eld) Wide Receivers
DJ Hernandez (eld) Grad. Asst./Tight Ends
Ausn Showalter (booth) Graduate Assistant
Kelvin Bell (eld) Grad. Asst./Special Teams
Defense
Phil Parker (eld) Def. Coordinator/DBs
Eric Johnson (booth) Recruit. Coord./Asst. DL
Reese Morgan (eld) Defensive Line
Jim Reid (booth) Linebackers
LeVar Woods (eld) Linebackers
Chris Polizzi (booth) Graduate Asst./DBs
Iowa holds a 6-3 record in overme games. Iowawon its rst overme contest, defeang Penn State
26-23 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 in
overme in Kinnick Stadium and 4-2 in overmeroad games. Following are Iowas overme games:
Dt Rult OT Oppt
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
OVERTIME GAMES
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BEST IN THE BIG TEN
Iowa has posted a 6-5 bowl record under head coach Kirk Ferentz. Since the
2001 season, no Big Ten team has won more bowl games or has a higher winning
percentage in bowl games, than Iowa. Following is the record for Big Ten team
in bowl games since 2001:
BCS BCS
Team Record Pct. Record Team Record Pct. RecordIowa 6-5 .545 1-1 Purdue 3-5 .375 0-1
Ohio State 5-6 .455 5-4 Michigan State 4-5 .444 1-0
Penn State 5-5 .500 1-1 Wisconsin 4-8 .333 2-3
Illinois 2-2 .500 0-2 Michigan 3-8 .272 2-3
Nebraska 5-6 .455 1-1 Northwestern 1-6 .143 0-0
Minnesota 3-6 .333 0-0 Indiana 0-1 .000 0-0
SCHERFF, FIEDOROWICZ, LOWERY LEAD LIST OF ALL-BIG TEN
Senior TE C.J. Fiedorowicz and junior OT Brandon Scher were named rs
team All-Big Ten by a vote of league coaches. In addion, senior DB B.J. Lowery
was a rst team selecon by league media.
The Big Ten coaches second unit includes senior OT Bre Van Sloten, junior DT
Carl Davis, senior LB Anthony Hitchens and senior LB James Morris. The Big Ten
media second unit features Scher, Fiedorowicz, Morris and senior PK Mike Meye
Hawkeye players earning honorable menon recognion on both the coache
and media units include sophomore C Ausn Blythe, senior OG Conor Boeli, senio
LB Chrisan Kirksey, senior FS Tanner Miller and junior DT Louis Trinca-Pasat.
Lowery was named honorable menon by Big Ten coaches, while Big Ten media
named Davis, Hitchens, Van Sloten, senior LS Casey Kreiter and junior DB John
Lowdermilk to the honorable menon squad. Morris is also Iowas recipient o
the Big Tens Sportsmanship Award.
A complete list of honors earned by the 2013 Hawkeyes is included in the na
notes packet.
THREE HAWKEYES EARN ACADEMIC HONORS
Senior LB James Morris was named to the Capital One Academic All-America
rst team aer earlier being named to the All-District Six rst team. Morris wa
joined on the Capital One Academic All-District Six rst team by sophomore QB
Jake Rudock and senior OL Bre Van Sloten.
Morris, a nave of Solon, Iowa, holds a 3.84 grade point average and is ma
joring in polical science. He earned All-District academic honors last season
and academic All-Big Ten recognion the last three seasons. He was one of 16
Naonal Football Foundaon Naonal Scholar-Athletes and was a nalist for the
Lo IMPACT Trophy and the Wuerel Trophy.
Rudock is a nave of Wesn, Fla., who started all 13 games this season. Hecarries a 3.57 grade point average and is majoring in interdepartmental studies
Rudock completed 204-of-346 pass aempts for 2,383 yards and 18 touchdowns
He also rushed for 218 yards and ve touchdowns.
Van Sloten, a nave of Decorah, Iowa, is a management major and carries a
3.54 grade point average. He earned academic All-Big Ten honors each of the las
four years. Van Sloten started all 13 games in 2013 and all 25 games over the pas
two seasons at right tackle.
In the last 15 seasons, under UI head coach Kirk Ferentz, 22 Iowa footbal
student-athletes have combined to earn academic All-District and All-America
recognion on 42 occasions.
Head Coach Kirk Ferentz______________FAIR-ints
Nathan Bazata____________________BUDGET-uh
C. J. Beathard _____________________
BETH-urd
Ausn Blythe_________________________BLYTH
Corbin Blythe ________________________BLYTH
Ike Boeger_________________________ BOT-gir
Conor Boeli_____________________ bo-FELL-ee
Jordan Canzeri___________________can-ZEAR-ee
LeShun Daniels, Jr. _________________Luh-SEAN
Andrew Donnal____________________ duh-NELL
Jake Duzey_________________________ DEW-zee
Faith Ekakie_________________ ee-KACK-uh-tee
C. J. Fiedorowicz ______________feh-DOR-uh-wits
Colin Goebel ________________________ GO-bul
Brant Gressel_______________________GRES-uhl
Jacob Hillyer ________________________HILL-yir
Anjeus (A. J. ) Jones________________ Ahn-JAY-us
Chrisan Kirksey ____________________KIRK-see
Marshall Koehn________________________
CANEConnor Kornbrath_________________KORN-brath
Henry Krieger Coble ___________ KRAG-ir CO-bull
Nico Law ___________________________ NEE-ko
Jordan Lomax _____________________ LOW-max
B. J. Lowery ________________________LOW-ree
John Lowdermilk_________________LOUD-ir-milk
Kevonte Marn-Manley ___________KUH-von-tay
Greg Mabin ________________________ MAY-bin
Nate Meier __________________________ MYER
Macon Plewa________________________PLEV-uh
Malik Rucker ______________________ Muh-LEEK
Jake Rudock_________________________RU-doc
Brandon Scher ______________________SHERF
Nic Shimonek ___________________SHIM-oh-nik
Sean Skradis _______________________SKRA-dis
Tavaun Smith______________________tae-VOHN
Cody Sokol___________________________
SO-kulLaron Taylor________________________ luh-RON
Louis Trinca-Pasat____________TRIN-kuh puh-sot
Dean Tsopanides_____________ so-puh-NYE-dees
Bre Van Sloten ________________ van-SLOW-n
Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara________________
_________DOE-mahn-s VINS-koos koo-CHAR-uh
Akrum Wadley______________________ACK-rum
Derrick Willies______________________WILL-eez
Jon Wisnieski____________________Wiz-NEW-ski
IOWA
Record 8-5, 5-3
Scoring Average 26.3
Scoring Defense 18.9
Rushing Yards 179.9
Passing Yards 197.1Total Oense 377.0
Rushing Defense 128.4
Passing Defense 174.7
Total Defense 303.1
Punt Return Average 14.0
KO Return Average 22.0
Turnover Margin -1
2013 STATISTICS
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
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Kirk Ferentz (pronounced FAIR-rintz,
rhymes with parents) completed his 15th
season as head football coach at Iowa and
is the dean of Big Ten Conference football
coaches. His latest contract extension
runs through the 2020 season.Ferentz was named the 2009 Dave Mc-
Clain Big Ten Conference Coach of the
Year. He was one of 15 semi-nalists for
the 2009 George Munger Award, pre-
sented by the Maxwell Football Club to
the College Coach of the Year. He was the 2009 AFCA Region
Three Coach of the Year and one of 10 nalists for the Liberty
Mutual naonal Coach of the Year.
Ferentz was honored as the 2002 Associated Press and Walter
Camp Naonal Coach of the Year and was the AFCA Regional
Coach of the Year in 2002 as well. He was named Big Ten Confer-
ence Coach of the Year in 2002, 2004 and 2009, joining Hayden
Fry, Bo Schembechler and Joe Paterno as the only three-merecipients. Ferentz guided Iowa to Big Ten tles in 2002 and 2004.
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 and has four January bowl victories (2004
Outback Bowl, 2005 Capital One Bowl, 2009 Outback Bowl and
2010 FedEx Orange Bowl). Iowa has posted a 97-55 (.638) over-
all mark and a 57-39 (.594) Big Ten record the last 12 seasons.
Ferentz has guided Iowa to 10 rst division nishes, including a
second-place nish in 2009. Iowa was bowl eligible for 11 straight
seasons (2001-2011).
The Hawkeyes are 6-5 in bowl games under Ferentz. His six
bowl wins e as third most among all-me Big Ten coaches and
he has led Iowa to bowl victories in three of the last six seasons.
At Iowa, Ferentz holds an overall record of 108-79 (.578) and
a 64-56 (.533) mark in Big Ten games. In his 18th season as a
college head coach, he holds a career mark of 120-99 (.548).
Seventy-two of Iowas 187 games under Ferentz have been de-
cided by seven points or less (32-40) and 54 were played against
opponents who were ranked in the top 25 at the me (21-33).
Ferentz returned to Iowa aer serving as assistant head coach
and oensive line coach of the NFLs Balmore Ravens. He was
part of the Balmore (Cleveland Browns prior to the move) sta
for six years.
Ferentz was named head coach of the Maine Bears in 1990
and held that posion for three years. Ferentz was a member
of Hayden Frys Iowa sta for nine years as oensive line coach
(1981-89). He coordinated Iowas running game during his rstcoaching snt at Iowa. Iowa appeared in eight bowl games while
Ferentz was an Iowa assistant.
Ferentz was born in Royal Oak, Mich., and aended high school
in Pisburgh, Pa. He earned his bachelors degree in English
Educaon from Conneccut in 1978, where he was a football
captain. Kirk received the Disnguished Alumnus Award from
the Neag School of Educaon at the University of Conneccut in
May, 2009. He was inducted into the Upper St. Clair High School
Hall of Fame in September, 2002 and the Western Chapter of the
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in May, 2003.
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HEAD COACH KIRK FERENTZ 14 HAWKEYES ARE ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN
Fourteen members of the Iowa football program earned
Academic All-Big Ten recognion in 2013. Student-athlete
must be in their second academic year and career a cumula
ve GPA of 3.0 or above to be recognized.
Senior OL Bre Van Sloten earned the Big Ten honor fo
the fourth straight year. Senior LB James Morris and seniolong-snapper Casey Kreiter were recognized for the third
me in their careers.
Hawkeyes earning the honor for the second year include
sophomore LB Cole Fisher, senior OL Nolan MacMillan
sophomore LB Travis Perry, senior WR Don Shumpert, junio
DL Louis Trinca-Pasat and junior RB Mark Weisman. First me
honorees included senior OL Conor Boeli, redshirt freshman
TE George Kile, sophomore DB Jordan Lomax, sophomore
DL Drew O and sophomore Quarterback Jake Rudock.
IOWAS ACADEMIC SUCCESS In October, the NCAA reported that the Iowa footbal
team had scored an 81 on the Graduaon Success Rate (GSR
11 points beer than the naonal average of 70. Iowa wa
one of just 16 bowl-bound teams with a GSR greater than 80
The Hawkeyes were the highest ranked Big Ten Conference
team parcipang in a bowl game, according to GSR.
REID, WOODS SHARE COACHING HONOR
Linebacker coaches Jim Reid and LeVar Woods were
named Linebackers Coaches of the Year by FootballScoop.
Woods, a three-year letterman during his Hawkeye
playing career, completed his second year coaching Iowalinebackers aer serving as an administrave assistant from
2008-11. Reid, a veteran of 35 years in the college and pro
fessional coaching ranks, has just completed his rst season
on the Hawkeye coaching sta.
The defense played a key role in Iowas turnaround from a
4-8 record in 2012. The Hawkeyes ranked sixth naonally in
total defense, seventh in rst downs allowed, ninth in passing
defense and scoring defense, and 19th in rushing defense
Iowa allowed just eight rushing touchdowns in 13 games.
Iowas three senior linebackers, Hitchens, Morris, and
Kirksey, played a key role for the Hawkeyes. The trio ranked
rst, second and third, respecvely, in tackles, while Morris
led the team in tackles for loss (18), sacks (eight) and inter
cepons (four). They also combined for 10 turnovers (six
intercepons and four recovered fumbles).
Iowa accomplished the rare feat of having three lineback
ers post 100-tackle seasons and rank among college football
top 70 tacklers. Hitchens led the way with 112 stops (36th
naonally), Morris recorded 106 tackles (58th), and Kirksey
had 104 tackles (68th).
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MORRIS LEAVES LEGACY
Senior LB James Morris recorded eight tackles against LSU in the Outback Bow
to raise his career total to 400 and become only the sixth player in program history
to record 400 career tackles. He was the only Big Ten player this season to record
at least 100 tackles, eight sacks, and four intercepons.
Was named to the Capital One Academic All-America rst team.
Was named second team All-Big Ten by league coaches and media. Led Iowa with eight sacks to become the rst linebacker since Iowa started
keeping sack totals in 1986 to lead the team in single-season sacks.
Was one of three Hawkeye linebackers to record over 100 tackles (Anthon
Hitchens 112, James Morris 107, Chrisan Kirksey 104). It is the rst me in
program history three players recorded 100 tackles (tackles became ocia
stat in 1968). Iowa has had two players with 100-plus tackle seven mes (1970
1972, 1988, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005).
Started 42 games at Iowa since making his rst career start at linebacker as a
true freshman in 2010.
Named a Naonal Football Foundaon Naonal Scholar-Athlete, to be one
of 16 nalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes the best
scholar-athlete in the naon. Was a nalist for the Wuerel Trophy and the Lo IMPACT Trophy and wa
on watch lists for the Bednarik and Nagurski Awards, and the College Footba
Performance Awards Linebacker Trophy.
Lo IMPACT Trophy naonal Player of the Week vs. Northwestern.
One of two Big Ten players to earn mulple Big Ten Defensive Player of the
Week honors (at Minnesota on Sept. 28; vs. Northwestern on Oct. 26). Ohio
State LB Ryan Shazier was the other.
First Hawkeye to earn two Big Ten defensive POW honors since DL Jonatha
Babineaux did it in 2004.
Named College Sports Madness Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for hi
play in Iowas 17-10 OT win vs. Northwestern.
Recorded 19 career games of double-digit tackles.
Ranked eighth in the Big Ten with 8.2 tackles per game. His 9.4 tackles in Bi
Ten games ranked third.
RUDOCK CAN MOVE THROUGH AIR OR BY LAND
QB Jake Rudock started all 13 games in 2013-14. He completed 204-of-346
pass aempts for 2,383 yards and 18 touchdowns. He also rushed 67 mes fo
218 yards and ve touchdowns.
His 18 passing touchdowns es for the ninth most in single-season history, and
h-most by a rst-year full-me starter.
Led Iowa to four road wins in 2013-14, the highest total for an Iowa starng
quarterback since Ricky Stanzi won four games in 2009. Rudock was 69-of-117(59-percent) for 940 yards and 10 touchdowns in road games (3-1). (Not includ
ing neutral site Outback Bowl.)
Ten of Rudocks 18 touchdown passes were 20-plus yards.
His 85-yard touchdown pass to TE Jake Duzey at Ohio State on Oct. 19 was the
fourth-longest pass-play in the Big Ten this season.
Rushed for ve touchdowns, the highest single-season total by an Iowa quar
terback since Nathan Chandler rushed for six touchdowns in 2003.
One of three FBS players since 2008 to pass and rush for four-plus touchdown
in their rst four career games (Robert Grin III, 2008; Johnny Manziel, 2012
Jake Rudock, 2013).
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HAWKEYE FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS
100 Ferentz became the 12th coach towin 100 games at a Big Ten school(at MSU, 19-16 2OT, 10/13/12)
97 Wins since 2002 rank 22ndbest in the country
66 James Morris became Iowas 66th
player to record 200 career tackles62 Calvin Jones rered number, one
of two in school history.54 NFL Dra picks under Kirk Ferentz34 Former Hawkeyes acve in the NFL26 Bowl games (14-11-1)32 Hawkeyes who have played in the Super Bowl24 Heisman Trophy winner (1939) Nile Kinnicks rered number22 Times nished a season ranked21 Consensus All-Americans (six under Kirk Ferentz)20 Players have combined to earn Academic All-America honors on 38 occasions under Ferentz
16 All-Americans under Ferentz14 Bowl wins, CFB Hall of Famers13 First or second round NFL Dra picks under Kirk Ferentz11 Big Ten Championships9 Former players recognized on Kinnick
Stadium Wall of Honor6 Bowl wins under Kirk Ferentz5 Players under Ferentz who
have won naonal awards4 Four mes nished the year ranked
in top 10 over the past 11 seasons3 Kirk Ferentz has been named B1G
Coach of the Year2 Twice won 11 games under Kirk Ferentz (2002 & 2009)
1 Only one Iowa coach ranks aboveKirk Ferentz in career wins,Hayden Fry (143)
0 Did not lose a B1G game in 2002, one of only ve B1G teams to post a perfect mark in league play in BCS era (1998-2013)
ON THE AVERAGE
DOWN PLAYS AVG.
First Down 400 5.6
Second Down 313 5.2
Third Down 202 4.9
Fourth Down 15 1.3
IOWA BY QUARTERSQUARTER IOWA OPPONENTS
First 61 27
Second 120 65
Third 79 62
Fourth 75 92
OT 7 0
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS
T/O Gained Pts Scored
Iowa 21 59
Opponents 21 68
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Connected with 18 dierent Hawkeyes. He completed 204
pass aempts, 102 to wide receivers, 62 to ght ends, and
37 to running backs. OL Bre Van Sloten was also credited
with a recepon (deected pass).
Threw a career-high three touchdown passes at Ohio State,
including an 85-yarder to TE Jake Duzey, the ninth-longest
touchdown pass in school history and second-longest toa ght end.
Completed 21-of-37 passes for 256 yards, including two
touchdowns (one rush and one pass) and two intercep-
ons, in his Hawkeye debut on Aug. 31. The 256 yards is a
career-high, and es for the fourth-highest by a Hawkeye
quarterback making his rst career start.
Was the rst starng quarterback in 19 years to makes
his debut in a season opener; Ryan Driscoll was the last
Hawkeye to do it. Driscoll made his college debut at start-
ing quarterback in Iowas 1994 season opener.
Aer starng the game 1-of-4 for 5 yards against Michigan
State, Rudock nished the half compleng 11 straightpasses for 138 yards and two touchdowns.
Completed 10-of-12 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown
in the second half against Michigan.
Completed his rst eight passes at Ohio State, all to ght
ends. On Iowas opening touchdown drive, he was 5-of-5
for 50 yards and a touchdown, all to ght ends.
With his 1-yard touchdown rush against Iowa State, Ru-
dock became the rst quarterback under Kirk Ferentz to
rush for a touchdown in three consecuve games.
MARTIN-MANLEY MOVES INTO TOP 10 WR Kevonte Marn-Manley led Iowa with 40 recepons
and 388 receiving yards in 2013-14. He caught two passes
against Michigan to move into the all-me top 10 in career
recepons. His 122 career recepons rank No. 10 in program
history, and his 1,282 receiving yards rank 25th all-me. He
needs 52 catches to break Iowas all-me recepons record
(Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, 173).
He needs four recepons to e Marv Cook for No. 9 on
the all-me recepons list.
Has caught at least one pass in 29 of the last 30 games. He
had a recepon in 23 consecuve games before leaving
the Michigan State contest with a leg injury and withouta recepon. He totaled 90 recepons for 911 yards during
the streak.
Surpassed the 100 career recepons mark and 1,000 ca-
reer receiving yards mark in Week 3 against Iowa State,
with seven recepons for 60 yards and a touchdown in
the road win.
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MARTIN-MANLEY AMONG TOP RETURNERS
WR Kevonte Marn-Manley ranked second in the Big Ten
and eighth in the naon in punt return average (15.7). He had
20 returns for 314 yards and two touchdowns this season
Iowa led the Big Ten, averaging 14.0 yards per punt return.
Earned CFPA and Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
honors following Iowas 59-3 win over Western Michiganon Sept. 21.
Recorded 184 yards on four punt returns against Western
Michigan. He is just the third player in Big Ten history
with two punt return touchdowns in a game, and the rs
since 1983. The 184 yards ranks second best all-me in
the Big Ten, behind Nile Kinnicks record of 201 yards on
nine returns, set in 1939.
Had consecuve punt return touchdowns of 83 and 63
yards against Western Michigan, becoming the rst Big Ten
player to ever return back-to-back-punts for touchdowns
and the rst Iowa player to return two punts for a touch
down in a single game. The punt return touchdowns e aBig Ten record. Earl Girard (Wisconsin, 1947) and Garcia
Lane (OSU, 1983) are the only other Big Ten players to
score two touchdowns on punt returns in a single game
WEISMAN FLIRTS WITH 1,000
Junior RB Mark Weisman rushed for 975 yards on 227
carries in 2013. His yardage total ranks 18th in single-season
history. He was 25 yards shy of becoming the 14th player in
program history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season
Weisman has 1,790 career rushing yards, a number that rank
14th all-me in program history. Led Iowa in rushing yards for the second straight season
He rushed for a career-high 975 yards in 2013, matching
his career-high with a team-best eight touchdowns. He
led Iowa with 815 yards and eight touchdowns in 2012.
Rushed for 100 or more yards four mes in 2013, and ha
eight career 100-yard games to his credit.
Ranked fourth in the Big Ten with 227 rush aempts. His
75 rushing yards per game rank 10th in the Big Ten.
Rushed for 100 yards in each of Iowas rst three contests
becoming the rst running back since Shonn Greene (2008
to rush for 100 or more yards in the rst three games o
the season. His 425 rushing yards were the highest total through three
games since Fred Russell ran for 471 yards in the rst three
games of the 2002 season.
Carried a career-high 35 mes against Iowa State, the
highest single-game total by a Big Ten back this season
and the sixth most in program history.
Watch Lists included Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award
and CFPA Running Back Award.
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FIEDOROWICZ STREAK HITS 30 GAMES
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz nished his career with at least one
recepon in 31 consecuve games, a streak that ranks
second among acve FBS ght ends; Washingtons Ausn
Seferian-Jenkins is rst with 38 straight games with a catch.
Fiedorowicz had 89 catches for 467 yards over his last 31
games, and caught all 10 career touchdowns during thestreak.
Earned rst team All-Big Ten honors by a vote of league
coaches. He was named to the All-Big Ten second team
by a vote of league media.
Had 26 recepons for 253 yards and a team-high six
touchdowns this season, including the overme game-
winner against Northwestern on Oct. 26.
Earned honorable menon honors from the College Foot-
ball Performance Awards following the Michigan game.
He caught three passes for 42 yards, including a 5-yard
touchdown and the game-clinching rst down.
Was one of 29 players named to the John Mackey Award
Midseason Watch List. He was one of ve ght ends from
the Big Ten named to the list. Former Hawkeye Dallas
Clark won the award in 2002.
Invited to play in 2014 Senior Bowl.
KING WEARS THE CROWN
CB Desmond King appeared in all 13 games and started
the nal 12. He had 69 tackles, eight break-ups, and two
fumble recoveries. King was named Big Ten Freshman of
the Week aer registering a career-best 12 tackles at Ohio
State on Oct. 19. Averaged 6.1 tackles in Big Ten games. Only Nebraska LB
Michael Rose (6.9) averaged more tackles among league
freshman. His 63 tackles ed for h-best on the team.
Made his career debut in the season opener against
Northern Illinois, appearing at defensive back and record-
ing four tackles.
Made a then-career best 11 tackles against Michigan State
on Oct. 5, and eclipsed that number with 12 tackles at
Ohio State on Oct. 19.
Recorded three tackles and one fumble recovery in his
rst career start against Missouri State.
Became the rst Iowa true freshman to start on defensesince James Morris (vs. Michigan State, Oct. 30, 2012),
and the rst rookie to start at defensive back since Jovon
Johnson (2002).
His pass breakup in overme against Northwestern on
Oct. 26 negated what would have been a rst down, and
set up a fourth-and-long nal play for the Wildcats. He
also recovered a Northwestern fumble late in the fourth
quarter aer the Wildcats had moved close to eld goal
range.
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IOWA DEFENSE PRESENTS
Iowa ranked second in total defense among Big Ten
schools, and sixth naonally. The Hawkeyes allowed 303.1
yards of total oense, holding their opponents to just 15.9
rst downs per game, the second-best number in the Big
Ten and h-best naonally.
Eight Hawkeyes landed on the All-Big Ten defensiveteams. DB B.J. Lowery was named rst team All-Big
Ten. DT Carl Davis, LB Anthony Hitchens, and LB James
Morris earned second team honors, and LB Chrisan
Kirksey, DT Louis Trinca-Pasat, SS John Lowdermilk and
FS Tanner Miller earned honorable menon recognion
Iowas scoring defense (18.9 ppg) ranked No. 3 in the
Big Ten. Iowas pass defense ranked second (174.7 ypg)
and its rushing defense ranked fourth (128.4).
Iowa held 11-of-13 opponents under their rushing aver
age.
Iowa forced 65 3-and-outs on 162 drives, (40.1 percent)
Iowa allowed 16 red-zone touchdowns, the fourth
lowest total in the naon.
The Hawkeye defense earned ve individual conference
awards. DB B.J. Lowery and LB James Morris earned
back-to-back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Wee
honors on Sept. 21 and Sept. 28, respecvely. Lowery
earned the honor aer recording a pair of intercep
ons against Western Michigan on Sept. 21, and Morris
earned the award aer recording eight tackles, one
sack, and one intercepon at Minnesota on Sept. 28
DB Desmond King earned Freshman of the Week honor
aer recording a career-best 12 tackles at Ohio State onOct. 26. Morris earned his second weekly award for his
play in the win over Northwestern, as he recorded eigh
tackles and a recovered fumble, including 2.5 tackles fo
loss, two of which were QB sacks. LB Chrisan Kirksey
earned the award aer recording 11 tackles, one sack
and one intercepon against Nebraska.
The Iowa defense recorded six sacks against North
western on Oct. 26, a season-high, and its highest tota
since recording six sacks against Florida Internaona
in 2008. The last me Iowa recorded six sacks vs. a Big
Ten opponent was 2007 against Northwestern. Iowas
six sacks came from ve dierent defenders, includingLB James Morris (2-5), LB Anthony Hitches (1-1), DT
Drew O (1-1), DT Louis Trinca-Pasat (1-1) and DE Mike
Hardy (1-1).
Nine Hawkeyes combined for 11 tackles-for-loss (34
yards) in Iowas 24-21 win over Michigan on Nov. 23. DT
Carl Davis recorded a career best eight tackles, including
2.5 TFL (11 yards) and one sack (7 yards).
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Listed below are all the plays that have beenreviewed in an Iowa game in 2013.Gm (R) Rw (Uphl/R)
N. Illinois (2) Kirksey fumble return (upheld) *
Rudock rushing TD (upheld)
Missouri St (1) Mo. St. intercepon return (upheld)
Iowa St (2) Weisman rushing TD (reversed) spot of ISU recepon (upheld)
W. Michigan (1) Iowa fumble (upheld)
Minnesota (1) Minnesota intercepon (upheld)
Michigan St (0) - - -
Ohio State (1) Spot of OSU rush (reversed)
Nwestern (0) - - -
Wisconsin (2) Iowa pass compleon (upheld)
Wisconsin rushing TD (upheld)
Purdue (0) - - -
Michigan (3) Iowa TD recepon (upheld)
Michigan intercepon (upheld)
Iowa fumble recovery (upheld)
Nebraska (1) Iowa rushing TD (overruled)
LSU (2) IA intercepon for TD (overruled)
Iowa fumble (overruled)
* - denotes coaches challenge
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INSTANT REPLAY
School Games Last ShutoutMichigan 632 Oct. 20, 1984 (26-0 at Iowa)Ohio State 253 Nov. 20, 1993 (28-0 at Michigan)Nebraska 229 Sept. 21, 1996 (26-0 at Arizona State)Wisconsin 216 Aug. 24, 1997 (34-0 vs. Syracuse)IOWA 168 Oct. 14, 2000 (31-0 at Illinois)Michigan State 166 Oct. 21, 2000 (14-0 at Michigan)Indiana 159 Oct. 14, 2000
(58-0 at Michigan)Penn State 156 Oct. 6, 2001 (20-0 vs. Michigan)Northwestern 131 Sept. 27, 2003 (20-0 at Ohio State)Minnesota 31 Oct. 1, 2011 (58-0 at Michigan)Illinois 17 Oct. 13, 2012 (45-0 at Michigan)Purdue 4 Nov. 2, 2013 (56-0 vs. Ohio State)
CONSECUTIVE GAMES, NOT SHUTOUT
The Iowa defense held its opponent scoreless in the rst quarter in 10-of-13
games (Michigan scored a defensive touchdown). Iowas defense allowed
two rst-quarter touchdowns this season, rst in Week 1 and then in Week
13 (Outback Bowl).
Iowa shutout its opponents in the rst half four mes (Missouri State, Iowa
State, Minnesota, Northwestern).
MEYER GETS HIS KICKS
Senior PK Mike Meyer was a nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the
outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on. Meye
was Iowas primary kicker for the past four seasons. He nished his senior season
16-for-22 on eld goal aempts and perfect on 41 PAT aempts.
Earned second team All-Big Ten honors by a vote of league media.
Was 19-for-21 in his career on eld goal aempts in the fourth quarter o
overme.
Ranks No. 2 in all-me scoring with 324 career points. Only Nate Kaeding ha
more career points (373).
Scored nine points against Wisconsin (3 FG) to become the second player in
program history to score 300 career points.
Earned a Lou Groza Star of the Week Award aer his performance at Min
nesota (3 FG 49, 23, 46 and 2 PAT).
His 38-yard eld goal against Northwestern was his 55th career eld goa
moving him past Rob Houghtlin for second place all-me. He has 61 caree
eld goals. Only Nate Kaeding (67) has more career eld goals.
His 50-yarder against Northern Illinois on Sept. 1, 2012, ed his career long
(at Iowa State, 2011).
Made four eld goals in a single-game four mes (vs. NIU 2012, at Michigan
State 2012, at Iowa State, 2011, at Indiana 2010). His ve aempts vs. NIU
(2012) es Iowas single-game record, which he also shares (at Indiana in
2010). His 16 made eld goals ranked second in the Big Ten. His 11 made eld goal
in conference games ed for second most in the league.
Made 61-of-80 (.763) career eld goal aempts. Meyer is 46-of-55 (.836) from
kicks 39 yards and closer; 13-of-20 (.650) from 40-49 yards; and 2-of-5 (.400
from 50 yards or farther.
The nave of Dubuque, Iowa, made a school-record 122 consecuve PAT at
tempts, a mark that ranks third-best all-me in the Big Ten.
Four PATs against Central Michigan in 2012 put him past All-Pro Nate Kaeding
previous record of 60 straight. Meyers last PAT miss was in a 37-6 win ove
Michigan State on Oct. 30, 2010, in Iowa City. The only other unsuccessfu
PAT aempt of his career was blocked vs. Wisconsin in 2010.
Connected on a 34-yard eld goal with 6:02 remaining to provide the deciding
points in Iowas 24-21 win over Michigan.
Y M-A.
19-29 31-33
30-39 14-21
40-49 13-20
50+ 2-5
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BULLOCK HITS 1,000 CAREER RUSHING YARDS
RB Damon Bullock is the 44th player in program history to rush for 1,000 ca
reer yards. Bullock has 1,000 career rushing yards on 263 carries. He rushed fo
20 yards as a true freshman in 2011, 513 yards as a sophomore in 2012, and 467
yards as a junior this season. Iowas 44 career 1,000-yard rushers is the eighth
most by any FBS school.
Was Iowas third-leading rusher (467 yards), and fourth-leading receiver (20recepons).
Rushed for 513 yards in 2012, despite missing six games due to injury.
Has two career 100-yard rushing games (Northern Illinois, 2012; Northwestern
2012).
In the 2012 season opener, Bullock rushed for 150 yards in his rst career start
HITCHENS LED DEFENSE
LB Anthony Hitchens led the Iowa defense with 112 tackles, including 13.5
tackles for loss and two QB sacks. He also had two forced fumbles, one fumble
recovery, one intercepon, and one pass break-up.
Shared team MVP honors with OL Brandon Scher. Named second team All-Big Ten by a vote of league coaches.
Ranked sixth in the Big Ten in tackles per game (8.6).
Recorded his rst career intercepon (18 yards) against Nebraska on Nov. 29
Surpassed 200 tackles with his tackle total (team-best 10 stops) in Iowas win
at Minnesota on Sept. 28. He has 260 career tackles.
Had 13 career games with double-digit tackles.
Stripped QB Devin Gardner and recovered the fumble to thwart Michigan
nal drive and preserve Iowas 24-21 victory on Nov. 23. He earned honorable
menon honors from the College Football Performance Awards following the
game.
Was one of three Hawkeye linebackers to record over 100 tackles (Anthon
Hitchens 112, James Morris 107, Chrisan Kirksey 104). It is the rst me inprogram history three players recorded 100 tackles (tackles became ocial sta
in 1968).
Was on the Butkus Award Watch List.
College Sports Madness named Hitchens its Big Ten Defensive Player of the Wee
for his play in Iowas 27-21 win at Iowa State on Sept. 14. Hitchens recorded
10 tackles, including a shared tackle for loss, as the Iowa defense allowed jus
59 net rushing yards and held ISU to seven points unl midway through the
fourth quarter.
KIRKSEY PICK UP NO. 300, EARNS POW WEEKLY HONOR
LB Chrisan Kirksey recorded 11 tackles against Nebraska to become the 17th
player in program history to record 300 career tackles. Kirksey has 315 caree
stops, good enough for 16th in program history, and ranked 10th in the Big Ten
with 8.0 tackles per game.
Earned honorable menon All-Big Ten honors by a vote of league coaches and
media.
Was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week aer the Nebraska game. H
recorded a team-high 11 tackles at Nebraska, including four solo tackles and
seven assists. He also had three tackles for loss, one sack, a forced fumble and
a pass break-up. He led an Iowa defense that held Nebraska to 17 points, 89
net rushing yards and 288 yards total oense.
Had 13 career games with double-digit tackles.
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HAWKEYES UNDER FERENTZ
Overall ..........................................................107-79
vs. ranked teams.............................................21-33
vs. unranked teams ........................................87-46
vs. Big Ten teams ............................................64-56
vs. Big Ten teams (home)................................37-20
vs. Big Ten teams (away).................................27-36
When rushing for 150 yards or more .............64-15When rushing for 200 yards or more ...............40-5
When passing for 250 yards or more .............35-18
When passing for 300 yards or more .................9-6
When Iowa player rushes for 100 yards .........63-23
When opponent has 100-yard rusher ............14-34
When opponent has 300-yard passer ............12-12
When scoring 30 points or more ......................58-5
When scoring 20 points or more ....................79-33
When opponent scores 25 points or more.....12-49
When holding opponent to 10 pts or less ........43-1
When Iowa scores rst ...................................82-24
When Iowa leads at halime ..........................87-17
When Iowa trails at halime ..........................16-59
When game is ed at halime ...........................5-3
When Iowa leads aer 3 quarters ..................91-13
When Iowa trails aer 3 quarters ...................12-62When game is ed aer 3 quarters ....................5-4
Games decided by 11 points or more ............63-28
Games decided by 10 points or less ...............36-41
Games decided by 7 points or less .................30-38
Games decided by 3 points or less .................16-25
When Iowa has a posive turnover margin ...65-19
When opponent has a posive turnover margin ...17-42
When the turnover margin is equal ...............26-18
When returning a punt/kicko for a score .........8-5
Overme games .................................................6-3
When temperature is 50 degrees or above ....77-59
When temperature is below 50 degrees ........31-20
When temperature is over 90 degrees ...............2-3
When raining: ...................................................10-7
2013 IOWA LEADERSHIP GROUP
This group helps formulate policies and enters into
team decision-making maers regarding the pro-
gram.
Seniors
LB Anthony Hitchens
LB Chrisan Kirksey
LS Casey Kreiter
DB B.J. Lowery
LB James Morris
OL Bre Van Sloten
Juniors
WR Kevonte Marn-Manley
OL Brandon Scher
RB Mark Weisman
Sphm
OL Ausn Blythe
DB Jordan Lomax
DL Drew O
QB Jake Rudock
Redshirt Freshmen
QB C.J. Breathard
OL Ryan Ward
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Was one of three Hawkeye linebackers to record over
100 tackles (Anthony Hitchens 112, James Morris 107,
Chrisan Kirksey 104). It is the rst me in program his-
tory three players recorded 100 tackles (tackles became
ocial stat in 1968).
With his third career touchdown in the opening game
against Northern Illinois, Kirksey is believed to be oneof three Iowa players to score three career defensive
touchdowns, joining former defensive backs Tom Knight
and Micah Hyde.
Collected 95 tackles as a junior, ranking ninth in the con-
ference in tackles per contest (7.5). The St. Louis nave
also ranked rst in the Big Ten and second in the naon
with four recovered fumbles.
Was one of eight players in the naon with two intercep-
on returns for touchdowns in 2012.
Was named a Permanent Team Captain and winner of
the Next Man In Award in 2012.
Was on the College Football Performance Awards Line-
backer Trophy Watch List, and was named preseason
fourth team All-Big Ten by Phil Steele.
Forced and recovered a fumble in the second quarter
against Northern Illinois, returning it 52 yards for his third
career touchdown. The 52-yard fumble return ranks as
the third longest fumble return in school history and gives
Kirksey two of the six longest in school history (45 yards
vs. Penn State in 2012).
Returned two intercepons for touchdowns in 2012 (vs.
Minnesota, at Indiana).
Invited to play in 2014 Senior Bowl.
CANZERI PUTS UP CAREER NUMBERS
Sophomore RB Jordan Canzeri rushed for a career-high
481 yards this season on 67 carries. He nearly doubled his
season rushing totals in Iowas 38-14 win at Purdue on Nov.
9. Canzeri rushed for a career-high 165 yards and one touch-
down on 20 carries against the Boilermakers. He entered the
game with 173 rushing yards on 29 carries. Canzeri averaged
6.5 yards per carry in 2013, a number that ranked seventh
in the Big Ten.
Led Iowa in rushing yards three mes this year (5-58 vs.
Wisconsin; 20-165 at Purdue; 13-73 vs. Western Michi-
gan).
His 20 carries against Purdue were two shy of matching
his career high of 22 carries, set against Oklahoma at the
2011 Insight Bowl (22-58).
Caught one pass for a career long and career-best 29
yards at Nebraska, seng up Iowas second touchdown.
DUZEY BREAKS OUT AT OHIO STATE
Sophomore TE Jake Duzey recorded a career-high six
catches for a career-best 138 yards at Ohio State on Oct
19, earning CFPA Honorable Menon Tight End of the Week
honors. Duzeys day included an 85-yard touchdown recep
on in the third quarter, the rst touchdown recepon o
his career and the ninth-longest scoring recepon in schoohistory.
Became Iowas rst 100-yard receiver since Kevonte Mar
n-Manley caught 5 passes for 101 yards against Northern
Iowa on Sept. 15, 2012 (span of 16 games).
His 138 receiving yards are the most by a ght end in the
Kirk Ferentz era, and the most by a Hawkeye since Marvin
McNu had 151 yards on nine catches at Purdue in 2011
His 85-yard touchdown recepon was the ninth-longest in
school history, and the third-longest by a ght end (Dallas
Clark, 95 yards vs. Purdue in 2002). It was also the third-
longest pass-play in the Big Ten this season. Scored his second career touchdown at Purdue on Nov. 9
a 3-yard pass from Jake Rudock.
Caught three passes for 58 yards in the Outback Bowl.
HAWKEYES NAME TEAM CAPATINS
Five team captains for the 2013 season were announced
at Iowas annual awards banquet Dec. 8. They include senio
oensive lineman Bre Van Sloten and junior running back
Mark Weisman on oense, senior linebackers Chrisan Kirk
sey and James Morris on defense and deep snapper Casey
Kreiter on special teams.
Kirksey, Morris, Van Sloten and Weisman served as teamcaptains for each of Iowas 12 regular season games, while
Kreiter was named special teams captain prior to the Outback
Bowl.
16 SENIORS COMPETED IN 2013
Senior members of the Iowa football program played thei
nal game as a Hawkeye at the Outback Bowl. They include
DE Dominic Alvis, OL Conor Boeli, WR Jordan Coon, TE
C.J. Fiedorowicz, LB Palmer Foster, LB Anthony Hitchens, LB
Chrisan Kirksey, LS Casey Kreiter, DB B.J. Lowery, OL Nolan
MacMillan, K Mike Meyer, S Tanner Miller, LB James Morris
WR Don Shumpert, DB Gavin Smith, and OL Bre Van Sloten
TROPHY GAMES
The Hawkeyes were 3-1 in trophy games during the regula
season. Iowa won the rst of four trophy games, 27-21, at Iowa
State (Cy-Hawk) on Sept. 14. The Hawkeyes then retained the
Floyd of Rosedale trophy with a 23-7 win at Minnesota on
Sept. 28. Iowa won its rst Heroes Trophy with a 38-17 win
at Nebraska on Nov. 29. Wisconsin kept possession of the
Heartland Trophy following a 28-9 win Nov. 2.
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CLOSE GAMES THE NORM FOR IOWA
K Mike Meyer kicked a 34-yard eventual game winning
eld goal in the fourth quarter against Michigan to give Iowa
its 10th fourth-quarter comeback since 2009.
Meyers kick against Michigan marked the second me
this season Iowa had a game decided by a eld goal in the
fourth quarter. Northern Illinois defeated the Hawkeyes, 3027, with a eld goal in the closing seconds (:04) of the season
opener. In 2012, Iowa led the country in games decided by
three points or less.
Iowa went to overme Oct. 26 against Northwestern. The
Hawkeyes scored a touchdown on their overme possession
and held Northwestern to a four-and-out to win 17-10. Iowa
is 6-3 all-me in overme games.
Iowa has played 19 games decided by three points or less
since 2009. The Hawkeyes went 4-1 in those games in 2009
1-3 in 2010, 0-2 in 2011, 2-4 in 2012, and 1-1 in 2013. Iowa
is 2-0 in overme the last two seasons.
Three of Iowas losses in the last two seasons have come
on the last oensive play of the game.
LEADING LINEBACKERS
Iowas linebacker trio accounted for 10 takeaways this
season -- six intercepons, four fumble recoveries. LB Jame
Morris has four intercepons and one fumble recovery, while
LB Chrisan Kirksey has one intercepon and two fumble
recoveries. LB Anthony Hitchens has one intercepon and
one fumble recovery.
All three linebackers recorded over 100 tackles (Hitchen
112, Morris 107, Kirksey 104). It is the rst me in programhistory three players recorded 100 tackles (tackles became
ocial stat in 1968).
All three rank among the Big Tens top 10 tacklers. Hitch
ens ranked sixth in the conference averaging 8.6 tackles pe
game. Morris ranked eighth with 8.2 stops per game, and
Kirksey ranked 10th, averaging 8.0 tackles per game. The Big
Ten had nine players with at least 100 tackles, including al
three Iowa linebackers.
Morris ed for third in conference games only, averaging 9.4
tackles per game. Kirksey ranked ninth in conference game
only (8.4), and Hitchens 12th (8.1). All three were on the
Butkus Award Watch List. In their careers, Morris was credited with double-digi
tackle games 19 mes. Hitchens and Kirksey each had 13
double-digit tackle games. All three totaled over 250 caree
tackles.
IOWA 2013 STATISTICS
Player Category Stats Big Ten NCAAMike Meyer PAT Kicking Pct. 100.0 T-1st ---
B.J. Lowery Passes Defended 1.46 2nd 5th
Kevonte Marn-Manley Punt Return Avg. 15.7 2nd 8th
James Morris Sacks 8.0 2nd T-25th
James Morris Tackles for Loss 1.31 T-2nd 18th
James Morris Intercepons 4 T-3rd T-55thJordan Coon Kick Return Avg. 25.2 4th 26th
Mark Weisman Rushing Aempts 227 4th ---
Mike Meyer Field Goals/Game 1.23 5th T-39th
Anthony Hitchens Tackles 8.6 6th T-54th
Jake Rudock Passing 183.3 7th 76th
Jake Rudock Total Oense 200.1 7th 79th
Anthony Hitchens Tackles for Loss 1.04 7th ---
B.J. Lowery Fumbles Forced 3 7th ---
Chrisan Kirksey Fumbles Recovered 2 T-7th T-34th
Desmond King Fumbles Recovered 2 T-7th T-34th
James Morris Tackles 8.2 8th 78th
Connor Kornbrath Punng 40.0 9th 78th
Mark Weisman Rushing 75.0 10th T-64th
Chrisan Kirksey Tackles 8.0 10th 89th
Mike Meyer Scoring 6.8 10th 95th
Tm Stc
Category Stats Big Ten NCAAFewest Penales/Game 4.0 1st T-8th
Fewest Yards Penalized 32.69 1st 9th
Punt Returns 14.04 1st 10th
QB Sacks Allowed 15 1st T-12th
PAT Kicking 1.000 T-1st ---
Total Defense 303.1 2nd 6th
First Downs Allowed 207 2nd 7th
Passing Defense 174.7 2nd 9th
Pass Eciency Defense 113.4 2nd 17th
Scoring Defense 18.9 3rd 9th
Rushing Defense 128.4 4th 19th
Punt Return Defense 4.9 4th 24th
Third Down Defense 35.7 5th 31st
Third Down Conversions 43.6 5th 41st
Turnovers Gained 21 5th T-60thTime of Possession 31:10 6th 37th
Net Punng 37.5 6th 48th
Rushing Oense 179.9 6th 50th
Intercepons 13 T-6th T-53rd
KO Returns 21.97 7th 55th
Turnover Margin -1 7th T-68th
Field Goal Pct. 72.7 7th ---
QB Sacks 24 8th T-77th
Red Zone Defense 85.7 8th T-87th
KO Coverage 23.28 8th 100th
Passing Oense 197.1 T-8th T-93rd
First Downs Gained 256 9th 72nd
Scoring Oense 26.3 9th T-80th
Total Oense 377.0 9th 84th
Turnovers Lost 22 T-9th T-68st
Pass Eciency 122.9 10th 83rd
Fourth Down Defense 57.1 11th T-85th
Red Zone Oense 75.9 11th 105th
Fourth Down Conversions 29.4 12th 116th
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COLLECTING INTERCEPTIONS
The Hawkeyes recorded 12 intercepons during the regular season and one i
the post season. LB James Morris led Iowa with four intercepons, while DB B.J
Lowery and S Tanner Miller recorded three intercepons each. The Hawkeyes ar
one of three Big Ten teams to have three players with at least three intercepon
(Northwestern, Michigan). LB Anthony Hitchens, LB Chrisan Kirksey, and SS John
Lowdermilk had one intercepon each to their credit.In Iowas 59-3 win over Western Michigan, Lowery returned two intercepon
for touchdowns, which is a single-game school record, and es for the second
most in a single game in NCAA history (Houstons Johnny Jackson returned three
for TDs in 1987). Lowery is the second Big Ten player in the BCS era (since 1998
with two intercepons returned for touchdowns in a single game.
Since the start of the 2008 season, Iowa has collected 96 intercepons. Iowa
had 10 intercepons in 2011, with two of those being returned for touchdowns
(89 yards by DB Shaun Prater and 98 yards by DB Tanner Miller). Iowas defense
also registered 10 intercepons in 2012. Two of the 10 thes were returned fo
touchdowns, both by linebacker Chrisan Kirksey (68-yarder vs. Minnesota and 18
yards at Indiana). The intercepon return against Minnesota is the third-longes
in school history.
The Hawkeyes have had an intercepon return for a touchdown in each of the
last six years, including two this season. Iowa has had an intercepon return fo
a score in 11 of the last 13 seasons and 11-of-15 seasons under Kirk Ferentz. Ad
dionally, the Hawkeyes had a fumble return for a touchdown (Chrisan Kirksey
52 yards) in the 2013 season-opener.
NOSE FOR THE END ZONE
Iowa scored touchdowns ve dierent ways this season -- pass (19), rush (18)
punt return (2), intercepon return (2) and fumble return (1). The Hawkeyes scored
touchdowns four dierent ways against Western Michigan -- QB Jake Rudock threw
a pair of touchdowns; RB Mark Weisman and RB Jordan Canzeri each rushed foa score; WR Kevonte Marn-Manley returned two punts for touchdowns; and DB
B.J. Lowery returned two intercepons for scores. That contest marks the onl
game in school history in which Iowa scored four non-oensive touchdowns.
In Iowas season opener, LB Chrisan Kirksey returned a fumble for a touch
down.
O-LINE LEADS RUNNING GAME, HONORED BY COACHES AND MEDIA
Four oensive linemen were named to All-Big Ten teams this season, including
le tackle Brandon Scher, who earned rst team All-Big Ten honors by a vote o
league coaches, and second team honors by a vote of league media. Right tackle
Bre Van Sloten was named second team All-Big Ten by league coaches, and
honorable menon by league media. Center Ausn Blythe and le guard ConoBoeli earned honorable menon by both the coaches and media.
Iowa rushed for 200 yards ve mes this season before passing the 300-yard
mark Nov. 9 at Purdue. The Hawkeyes rushed for 318 yards on 52 carries agains
the Boilermakers. It was Iowas highest yardage total since rushing for 365 yard
on 65 carries at Minnesota in 2002. It was also the rst 300-yard eort since gain
ing 301 vs. Illinois in 2005.
Iowa opened the season with ve straight games of 200-plus yards rush
ing (202 vs. Northern Illinois; 296 vs. Missouri State; 218 at Iowa State; 258 vs
Western Michigan; 246 at Minnesota). During those ve games, Iowas oensive
line paved the way for 1,220 rushing yards on 263 aempts. It marked the rs
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Iowa football players have a long
tradion of being well prepared
for professional football following
their college playing careers. Since
2010, 19 Hawkeyes have been se-
lected in the NFL Dra, more thanany other Big Ten School.
Former Hawkeye, Current NFL Team
Pat Angerer, Indianapolis Colts
Jonathan Babineaux, Atlanta Falcons
Bryan Bulaga, Green Bay Packers
Sco Chandler, Bualo Bills
Dallas Clark, Balmore Ravens
Adrian Clayborn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Colin Cole, Carolina Panthers
Mike Daniels, Green Bay Packers
Bradley Fletcher, Philadelphia Eagles
Adam Ges, Washington Redskins
Charles Godfrey, Carolina Panthers
Shonn Greene, Tennessee Titans
Chad Greenway, Minnesota Vikings
Micah Hyde, Green Bay
Karl Klug, Tennessee Titans
Marvin McNu, Jr., Carolina Panthers
Tony Moeaki, Bualo Bills
Brandon Myers, New York Giants
Shaun Prater, Minnesota Vikings
Riley Rei, Detroit Lions
Allen Reisner, Jacksonville Jaguars
Ricky Stanzi, Jacksonville Jaguars
Je Tarpinian, Houston Texans
Ma Tobin, Philadelphia EaglesJulian Vandervelde, Philadelphia Eagles
Marshal Yanda, Balmore Ravens
Markus Zusevics, New England Patriots
HAWKEYES IN THE NFL
CAPTAINS BY WEEK
Game Players
N. Illinois Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
Missouri St. Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
Iowa State Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
W. Michigan Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
Minnesota Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
Michigan St. Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
Ohio State Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
Nwestern Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
Wisconsin Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
Purdue Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
Michigan Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
Nebraska Weisman, Van Sloten, Morris, Kirksey
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me the Hawkeyes rushed for 200-plus yards in ve consecuve games since a
six-game streak spanning the 1996-97 seasons (1996 227 at Minnesota; 217 vs
Texas Tech; 1997 379 vs. UNI; 408 vs. Tulsa; 233 at Iowa State; 219 vs. Illinois)
Iowa averaged 232.8 rushing yards in its eight wins, rushing 403 mes for 1,862
yards (4.6 ypc). Iowa rushed 60 mes for 218 yards in a 27-21 win over Iowa State
The 60 rushing aempts es for the most in a single-game under head coach Kirk
Ferentz. The last me Iowa had 60 carries was Sept. 4, 2004 against Kent State.Iowa rushed for 296 yards on 58 aempts in a 28-14 win over Missouri State
The 58 rush aempts mark Iowas third highest single-game total under Ferentz
The Hawkeyes matched that total against Western Michigan, rushing 58 mes
for 258 yards.
Iowas oensive line yielded just 15 sacks this season, the fewest sacks allowed
in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes starters on the oensive line included tackles Bre
Van Sloten and Brandon Scher, guards Jordan Walsh and Conor Boeli and cen
ter Ausn Blythe. Junior Andrew Donnal shared me with Walsh throughout the
season.
OFFENSE INCREASES TEMPO, CONTROLS T.O.P.
The Hawkeyes ranked sixth in the Big Ten in me of possession, averaging
31:14 per game. The Hawkeyes had the advantage in me of possession in 8-of
13 games, and owned a me of possession greater than 36 minutes in four of
their victories (38:18 vs. Missouri State; 38:03 at Iowa State; 36:11 vs. Western
Michigan; 36:01 at Minnesota). Iowa was 7-1 when winning me of possession
and had one win without a T.O.P. advantage (Northwestern, 29:47-30:13).
Furthermore, Iowa maintained possession for 38-plus minutes in back-to-back
games for the rst me under Kirk Ferentz (38:18 vs. Missouri State; 38:03 at Iowa
State).
Iowa ran 80-plus plays in its rst three games this season, marking the rs
me under coach Kirk Ferentz the Hawkeyes have taken 80-plus snaps in three
consecuve games. The Hawkeyes took 80 snaps in the season opener, 85 in Wee2, and 83 in Week 3.
LOWERY CONTINUES STREAK OF ALL-BIG TEN HONORS
DB B.J. Lowery earned rst team All-Big Ten honors by a vote of league media
Iowa has had a defensive back named rst team All-Big Ten in each of the last ve
seasons. He is the seventh Hawkeye defensive back since 2009 to earn rst team
all-league honors. He had 16 pass breakups and 19 passes defended, both mark
that rank second in the Big Ten. His 19 passes defended ranked third naonally.
Lowery returned two intercepons for touchdowns against Western Michigan
in Week 4, which is a single-game school record, and es for the second-most in
a single game in NCAA history (Houstons Johnny Jackson returned three for TDs
in 1987). He is the second Big Ten player in the BCS era (since 1998) with twointercepons returned for touchdowns in a single game.
Lowery had three intercepons this season, and four in his career. He inter
cepted his rst pass of the season in the fourth quarter against Iowa State, changing
possession for the Hawkeyes aer Iowa State had recovered an onside kick.
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IOWA CAREER SCORING
Name Pts TD-PAT-FG Years
1. Nate Kaeding 373 1-166-67 2000-03
2. Mike Meyer 324 0-141-61 2010-13
3. Rob Houghtlin 290 0-128-54 1985-87
4. Tom Nichol 277 0-142-45 1981-84
5. Kyle Schlicher 260 0-107-51 2004-06
2013 ANNIVERSARIES
10 Years
2003 team that went 10-3 overall and defeated No.
15 Florida, 37-17, in the Outback Bowl.
50 Years
1963 season nale vs. Notre Dame, scheduled for
Nov. 23, was cancelled following the assasinaon
of President John F. Kennedy (Nov. 22, 1963).
IOWA CONSECUTIVE PATS MADE
Name No. Seasons
1. Mike Meyer 122 2011-13
2. Nate Kaeding 60 2001-02
IOWA CAREER TACKLES
Name Total Solo Ast. Years
1. Larry Staon 492 308 184 1982-85
2. Andre Jackson 465 275 190 1972-75
3. Abdul Hodge 453 289 164 2002-05
4. Brad Quast 435 234 201 1986-89
5. Chad Greenway 416 252 164 2002-056. James Morris 400 180 220 2010-13
7. Fred Barr 376 217 159 1999-02
8. Tom Rusk 361 247 114 1975-78
9. Ma Hughes 354 206 148 1995-98
10. Bob Sanders 348 235 113 2000-03
11. Dave Haight 346 213 133 1985-88
12. Aaron Kampman 342 209 133 1998-01
13. Melvin Foster 337 155 182 1987-90
14. Bobby Diaco 334 175 159 1992-95
15. George Davis 330 216 114 1983-86
16. Ch Kky 315 152 163 2010-13
17. Mike Wells 313 185 128 1990-93
18. Damien Robinson 291 183 108 1993-96
19. Jason Olejniczak 275 176 99 1990-93
20. Todd Simonsen 272 152 120 1979-81
21. Anthony Hitchens 270 125 145 2010-13
IOWA CAREER RUSHING
Nm A-Y TD Y
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
13. Levi Mitchell 425-1,927 10 1969-71
14. Mk Wm 385-1,789 15 2012-p.
IOWA CAREER FIELD GOALS
Name FGs Years
1. Nate Kaeding 67 2000-03
2. Mike Meyer 61 2010-13
3. Rob Houghtlin 54 1985-87
4. Kyle Schlicher 51 2004-06
5. Tom Nichol 45 1981-84
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KORNBRATH RECOGNIZED BY CFPA
The College Football Performance Awards recognized sophomore punter Con
nor Kornbrath for his play in Iowas wins over Western Michigan and at Nebraska
Kornbrath averaged 47 yards on three punts, with a long of 55 yards, against
Western Michigan. One of his three punts was downed at the WMU eight-yard line
and the Broncos had just one yard on one return. He downed two punts inside the
5-yard line and averaged 40.3 yards per punt, including a long of 55 yards, againsNebraska. He earned CFPA honorable menon honors following both games.
For the season, Kornbrath averaged 40.0 yards on 65 punts. Twenty-seven o
his 65 punts were downed inside the 20 and 14 were downed inside the 10. He
ed for third naonally in punts inside the 10 and was ninth in punts inside the
20. Kornbrath had 11 punts over 50 yards. Hawkeye opponents averaged just 4.9
yards on 21 returns, a number that ranked 24th naonally and fourth in the Big
Ten.
COACHING STAFF CHANGES
Iowas coaching sta had four new faces in 2013. Assistant coaches Bobby
Kennedy (wide receivers), Jim Reid (linebackers), and Chris White (running backs
special teams), and graduate assistant D.J. Hernandez, completed their rst season
on the Iowa sideline.
Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker added the responsibility of instrucng
Iowas defensive secondary. Parker coached the secondary for 13 seasons before
being promoted to defensive coordinator in 2012. He handled both assignment
this season.
Iowa has made six changes to the coaching sta since 2012, matching its
combined total from the previous 13 years. Iowa had a total of six changes on it
coaching sta from 1999-2011.
IOWA FEELS LOSS OF NORM PARKER
Former Iowa defensive coordinator Norm Parker passed away Jan 13, 2014Parker, who rered from the Iowa coaching sta following the 2011 season, wa
72.
Parker joined the Iowa program prior to the 1999 season, serving as defensive
coordinator for 13 seasons. He served in the coaching profession for 48 years.
Following the 2011 season, Parker was named Assistant Coach of the Year by the
American Football Coaches Associaon (AFCA). He was a nalist for the Fran
Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year Award in 2004 and 2005.
Under Parkers direcon, Iowa ranked among the top 10 naonally in rush
ing defense ve mes. Iowa ranked in the top 10 in scoring defense three me
from 2008-11. In 2010, Iowa was h naonally in total defense (332.1), sixth in
rushing defense (101.5) and seventh in scoring defense (17.0).
The Hawkeyes were bowl eligible 11 straight seasons (2001-11) and rankedin the nal top 10 of both major polls four mes with Parker direcng the Iowa
defense. Iowa won 85 games from 2002-11, including 50 Big Ten games. The
Hawkeyes earned a share of the Big Ten tle in both 2002 and 2004 and ed fo
second in 2009.
Parker began coaching on the collegiate level at Eastern Michigan in 1968 ae
beginning his coaching career in the high school ranks for three seasons. He also
coached at Wake Forest, Minnesota, Illinois, East Carolina, Michigan State and
Vanderbilt.
Parker was a nave of Hazel Park, Mich., and earned two degrees from Eastern
Michigan University.
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IOWA IN B1G STANDINGS SINCE 2002
TEAM W-L
1. Ohio State 73-15*
2. Wisconsin 61-36
3. Michigan 59-37
4. IOWA 57-39
5. Michigan State 52-44
6. Northwestern 42-54
7. Purdue 40-56
8. Minnesota 34-62
9. Illinois 24-72
10. Indiana 18-78
11. Nebraska 17-7 #
12. Penn State 8-39 ^
* Ohio State vacated wins from 2010 season
^ Penn State vacated wins from 2008-11 seasons
# Nebraska joined conference in 2011
TEAM W-L
1. Michigan State 35-13
2. Wisconsin 32-17
3. Ohio State 33-7 *
4. IOWA 26-22
5. Northwestern 23-25
6. Michigan 21-27
7. Nebraska 17-7 #
8. Minnesota 16-32
9. Purdue 15-33
10. Illinois 12-36
11. Penn State 10-15 ^
12. Indiana 8-40
* Ohio State vacated wins from 2010 season
^ Penn State vacated wins from 2008-11 seasons
# Nebraska joined conference in 2011
IOWA IN B1G STANDINGS SINCE 2008
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FERENTZ THIRD IN LONGEVITY
Ferentz completed his 15th season as Iowas head football coach and ranks
third in longevity among FBS head coaches. Ferentz is rst among Big Ten coaches
and naonally ranks behind Virginia Techs Frank Beamer and Larry Blakeney of
Troy. Ferentz is ed for third with Bob Stoops of Oklahoma.
REMOVE THE REDSHIRT True freshmen RB LeShun Daniels, Jr., DB Desmond King, LB Reggie Spearman,
and WR Ma VandeBerg all saw acon in 2013. Daniels rushed 36 mes for 142
yards, while VandeBerg caught eight passes for 59 yards. VandeBerg made two
starts (vs. Michigan, at Nebraska).
Spearman had 10 tackles, including four stops in his Hawkeye debut against
Western Michigan. King was the only true freshman to see acon in each of Iowas
13 games. He started the last 12 contests and recorded 69 tackles, sixth-most on
the team.
IOWA PROGRAM NOTES
Iowa defeated a team ranked in the Associated Press top ve in 2008 (Penn
State), 2009 (Penn State) and 2010 (Michigan State), along with defeang
13th-ranked Michigan in 2011.
Iowas 34-24 loss at No. 3/4 Ohio State snapped the Hawkeyes three-game
winning streak against top ve teams. The Hawkeyes had previously won their
last three meengs against teams ranked in the top 5 (W, 24-23 vs. No. 3 Penn
State in 2008; W, 21-10 at No. 4 Penn State in 2009; W, 37-6 vs. No. 5 Michigan
State in 2010).
Iowa fans are known for their support of Hawkeye athlecs, and the aendance
gures from 2012-13 support that claim. Iowa was one of four programs in the
naon to rank among the top 25 in aendance for football, mens basketball
and womens basketball events in 2012-13. In addion, Iowa was the only
program in the naon to rank among the top 25 in aendance a year ago infootball, mens basketball, womens basketball, and wrestling. Iowa sold an
esmated 11,000 ckets to the 2014 Outback Bowl, with more than 15,000
Hawkeye fans aending the game in Tampa. Iowa sold 95-percent of it bowl
game cket allotment, the highest percentage of any bowl team.
Iowa earned Big Ten Conference championships in 2002 and 2004 and placed
second in 2009. Iowa (8-0, 2002) is one of three 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 in four of the past 11 seasons, 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.
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.
Iowa compiled an eight-year record of 85-42 (.669), 2002-11, including a 50-30
Big Ten record. The 85 victories ed as the 17th-best total in the naon.
The Cy-Hawk Series is in its 10th season in 2013-14,
being sponsored for the third me by Iowa Corn.
Iowa State leads the series, 10-9,aer nine compe-
ons. The Hawkeyes notched wins in wrestling, 23-9,
swimming and diving (165-135), womens soccer
(3-0) and football (27-21). Iowa State nished ahead
of Iowa in both mens and womens cross country at
NCAA Regionals on Nov. 15. The Cyclones also reg-
istered a 3-1 win in volleyball, and won both mens
and womens basketball games.
Iowa leads the all-me series, 5-4, aer capturing
the Cy-Hawk Series a year ago by a 17-9 margin.
Iowa also captured the inaugural Cy-Hawk Series in
2004-05 (13-8), and won again in 2006-07 (13-8),2008-09 (21-4) and 2010-11 (15-11). Iowa State won
the compeon in 2005-06 (13-8), 2007-08 (18-9),
2009-10 (16-11), and 2011-12 (18-12).
The 12-event series awards two points (except
football, which is worth three) to the winning school
in each head-to-head match-up between the two
instuons. Addionally, one point is awarded to
an instuon if the graduaon rate of its student-
athletes is greater than the national average as
reported each fall by the NCAA.
A commemorave Cy-Hawk Series Cup, which stands
31 inches tall and weighs 19 pounds, is displayed on
the winning teams campus for an enre year aer a
victory. Replica cups are also presented as travelingtrophies for individual victorious teams in the head-
to-head compeon.
This seasons Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series schedule is
listed below. All events are worth two points, except
football, which is worth three points.
Dt Et St/Rult
9/6 Womens Soccer W, 3-0
9/14 Football W, 27-21
9/21 Volleyball L, 3-1
11/15 Mens Cross Country ISU
11/15 Womens Cross Country ISU
12/1 Wrestling W, 23-9
12/12 Womens Basketball L, 83-70
12/13 Mens Basketball L, 85-8212/13 Womens Swimming & Diving W, 165-135
3/7 Womens Gymnascs Ames
4/23 Soball Ames
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Kirk Ferentz has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year
three mes (2002, 2004 & 2009) and he was named Na-
onal Coach of the Year in 2002. Ferentz joins Michigans
Bo Schembechler (four), Iowas Hayden Fry (three) and
Penn States 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
OBrien, 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).
Iowa has appeared in the nal Associated Press poll 22
mes in program history, a total that ranks 25th-best in
the country.
Three former Hawkeyes were broadcasters on BTN in 2013.
Chuck Long, the Hawkeyes all-me leading passer and the
1985 Heisman Trophy runner-up, served as a game color
broadcaster and in-studio analyst. Iowa City nave Paul
Burmeister, who guided Iowa to the 1993 Alamo Bowl,
called play-by-play. Former wide receiver Danan Hughes
returned as a game analyst. Hughes also worked for the
network during baseball season.
The Hawkeyes have had at least one former player on a
Super Bowl roster for 10 consecuve seasons, the eighth-
longest streak of any program in the country. Nebraska
has had a former player on a Super Bowl roster for 20
consecuve years, followed by Purdue (14), Ohio State
(12), LSU (12), Georgia (12), Illinois (12), Florida (11), Iowa
(10), and Texas (8).
IOWA AMONG TOP 25 IN WINS, 2002-13
Iowa has posted 97 wins since the start of the 2002
season, which ranks as the 22nd highest total in Division I
football. The list includes the following: Boise State (136);
Ohio State (129); Oklahoma (129); USC (126); LSU (126); Texas
(120); Georgia (118); Virginia Tech (116); Alabama (115); TCU
(114); Oregon (113); Wisconsin (111); Florida State (111);
Florida (110); Auburn (109); West Virginia (106); Virginia
(106); Utah (103); Nebraska (101); Texas Tech (100); Michigan
(97); Miami, FL (99); Iowa (97); Boston College (92); Hawaii
(88).
HAWKEYES GOOD ON THE POINT AFTER
The Hawkeyes have converted on 123 consecuve PATs
without a miss or block, and 42 consecuve games without
a missed or blocked PAT, the secon