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21, 2009
Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Iowa Sports Information: 319-335-9411
TIME & PLACE - - 7:12p.m. (CDT), Saturday, Beaver Stadium THE SERIES - - This is the 22nd game in the series and Penn
(107,282), University Park, PA. State leads 11-10. Iowa has won six of the last seven, including
last year’s thrilling 24-23 game in Iowa City. Iowa has won four of
TICKETS - - The game is sold out. A crowd in excess of 108,000 the last five games at University Park. Penn State’s last win in the
is expected. series came two years ago (27-7) at University Park. Iowa leads
the all-time series (6-4) in games played at Penn State.
RADIO - - (Originating Network): Learfield Communications with
a network of over 40 stations. Gary Dolphin and Ed Podolak will COACHING RECORDS - - Kirk Ferentz is in his 14th year as a
call the action along with sideline reporter Rob Brooks. college head coach and his 11th year as Iowa’s head coach. His
career record is 85-74 and he is 73-53 at Iowa. He is 30-16 in non-
TELEVISION - - The game will be televised nationally by ABC. conference games at Iowa. This is Joe Paterno’s 44th year as a
The announcers are Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and sideline head coach, all at Penn State. He is the winningest major college
announcer Lisa Salters. ESPN Gameday will also be in University coach in football with 386 wins (Bobby Bowden has 384). Paterno
Park with its crew of Chris Fowler, Herbstreit, Lee Corso and has a 386-127-3 career record.
Desmond Howard.
NEXT WEEK - - Arkansas State at Iowa (11 a.m., ESPN Classics/
2009 RECORDS - - Iowa and Penn State are both 3-0. The ESPN2). Penn State at Illinois.
Hawkeyes beat Northern Iowa (17-16) in their season opener
at home, Iowa State (35-3) at Ames, and Arizona (27-17) last
Saturday. Penn State has beaten Akron, Syracuse and Temple,
all at home.
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Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Iowa Sports Information: 319-335-9411
Offense
Pos. ..........No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School)
SE ............... 22 ** Colin Sandeman ^ 6-1 200 Jr. Bettendorf, IA (HS)
7 Marvin McNutt 6-4 215 So. St. Louis, MO (Hazelwood Central)
LT ............... 77 Riley Reiff 6-6 280 #Fr. Parkson, SD (HS)
78 ** Dace Richardson 6-6 305 Sr. Wheaton, IL (Warrenville South)
LG .............. 78 ** Dace Richardson 6-6 305 Sr. Wheaton, IL (Warrenville South)
73 Adam Gettis 6-4 280 So. Frankfort, IL (Lincoln Way East)
or 68 * Andy Kuempel 6-7 300 Sr. Cedar Rapids, IA (Linn-Mar)
C ................ 52 *** Rafael Eubanks 6-3 280 Sr. St. Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall)
67 * Josh Koeppel 6-2 267 Jr. Iowa City, IA (City)
RG .............. 63 ** Julian Vandervelde 6-3 300 Jr. Davenport, IA (Central)
74 ** Dan Doering 6-6 300 Sr. Barrington, IL (HS)
RT............... 60 ** Kyle Calloway 6-7 315 Sr. Belleville, IL (East)
56 Markus Zusevics 6-5 278 So. Arlington Heights, IL (Prospect)
TE ............... 82 ** Allen Reisner ^ 6-3 235 Jr. Marion, IA (HS)
39 * Brad Herman 6-5 242 So. Metamora, IL (HS)
QB .............. 12 * Ricky Stanzi 6-4 218 Jr. Mentor, OH (Lake Catholic)
16 James Vandenberg 6-3 205 #Fr. Keokuk, IA (HS)
or ............... 14 John Wienke 6-5 220 #Fr. Tuscola, IL (HS)
WR ............. 86 *** Trey Stross 6-4 200 Sr. Avon Lake, OH (HS)
26 * Paul Chaney, Jr. 5-9 167 Jr. St. Louis, MO (University)
RB .............. 32 Adam Robinson 5-9 205 #Fr. Des Moines, IA (Lincoln)
3 Brandon Wegher^ 5-11 206 Fr. Dakota Dunes, SD (SC Heelan)
FB............... 36 ** Brett Morse 6-3 238 Jr. Willowbrook, IL (Hinsdale Central)
47 * Wade Leppert 6-0 245 So. Wauconda, IL (Mundelein)
PK ................ 1 ** Daniel Murray 5-10 185 Jr. Iowa City, IA (Regina)
8 * Trent Mossbrucker ^ 6-0 200 So. Mooresville, IN (HS)
Defense
Pos. ..........No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School)
DE .............. 94 ** Adrian Clayborn 6-3 282 Jr. St. Louis, MO (Webster Groves)
58 * Lebron Daniel 6-2 250 So. Cleveland, OH (Glenville)
DT .............. 95 * Karl Klug 6-4 258 Jr. Caledonia, MN (HS)
61 * Travis Meade 6-0 285 Sr. Iowa City, IA (West)
DT .............. 46 ** Christian Ballard ^ 6-5 285 Jr. Lawrence, KS (Free State)
93 Mike Daniels 6-1 267 So. Blackwood, NJ (Highland Regional)
DE .............. 91 * Broderick Binns 6-2 255 So. St. Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall)
64 * Cody Hundertmark 6-4 280 Jr. Humboldt, IA (HS)
OLB ............ 49 *** A.J. Edds ^ 6-4 244 Sr. Greenwood, IN (Greenwood Community)
45 * Tyler Nielsen 6-4 232 So. Humboldt, IA (HS)
MLB ........... 43 ** Pat Angerer 6-1 235 Sr. Bettendorf, IA (HS)
48 ** Troy Johnson 6-2 235 Jr. Lakeland, FL (HS)
WLB ........... 42 ** Jeremiha Hunter 6-2 235 Jr. York, PA (Harrisburg Science & Tech)
33 ** Jeff Tarpinian 6-3 233 Jr. Omaha, NE (Millard North)
LC ............... 28 * Shaun Prater ^ 5-11 175 So. Omaha, NE (Central)
10 William Lowe ^ 5-10 170 So. Cleveland, OH (Glenville Academic Campus)
SS ................. 9 * Tyler Sash 6-1 210 So. Oskaloosa, IA (HS)
31 * David Cato ^ 5-11 205 So. Arlington, TX (Summit)
FS ............... 30 ** Brett Greenwood 6-0 200 Jr. Bettendorf, IA (Pleasant Valley)
................... 20 Joe Conklin 5-11 195 Sr. Davenport, IA (Assumption)
RC .............. 19 * Amari Spievey 6-0 190 Jr. Middletown, CT (Iowa Central CC)
2 Greg Castillo 5-11 180 #Fr. Mount Laurel, NJ (St. Joseph’s Prep, PA)
PT................. 5 ** Ryan Donahue 6-3 180 Jr. Evergreen Park, IL (St. Rita)
6 Eric Guthrie 6-6 240 So. Nevada, IA (HS)
Punt Returns: 26 Paul Chaney, Jr. Kickoff Returns: 25 Paki O’Meara/ 26 Paul Chaney, Jr.
Deep Snaps: 65 Andrew Schulze Holder: 5 Ryan Donahue
67 Josh Koeppel
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Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Iowa Sports Information: 319-335-9411
Game Four Date: Sept. 26, 2009 Time: 7:12 p.m. (CDT) Site: University Park, PA
Stadium: Beaver Stadium Capacity: 107,282 Surface: natural grass
In the Rankings: Iowa (receiving votes) Penn State (4/5)
vs. TV: ABC (HD); ESPN360.com Announcers: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Lisa Salters
Hawkeye Radio Network: Gary Dolphin-Play-By-Play; Ed Podolak-Analyst; Rob Brooks-Sideline
National Radio: Westwood One Radio Sports (Chuck Cooperstein and Eddie George)
Penn State Iowa Internet: Iowa radio broadcast available on hawkeyesports.com (subscription service)
3-0, 0-0 3-0, 0-0 Series History: Penn State leads, 11-10 Live Stats: hawkeyesports.com
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TICKET UPDATE
Big Ten Standings
Tickets remain for all Iowa home games except the Homecoming contest vs.
Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. Michigan (Oct. 10). Tickets remain for Arkansas State, Indiana, Northwestern and
IOWA 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Minnesota. Fans may purchase tickets online at hawkeyesports.com, by calling
Indiana 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 1-800-IA-HAWKS or in person at the UI athletic ticket office in Carver-Hawkeye
Michigan 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Arena. Iowa has sold over 10,000 student season tickets for the 2009 season.
Penn State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000
Wisconsin 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000
Iowa’s record for average home attendance is 70,585 (2005, 2006 and 2007).
Minnesota 0-0 .000 2-1 .667
Northwestern 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 IOWA LEADERSHIP GROUP
Ohio State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Iowa’s Leadership Group for the 2009 season includes three seniors, four juniors,
Illinois 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 four sophomores, two redshirt freshmen and one true freshman. Permanent team
Michigan State 0-0 .000 1-2 .333
Purdue 0-0 .000 1-2 .333
captains are named at the conclusion of each season. The Leadership Group for
this season includes seniors Pat Angerer, A.J. Edds and Tony Moeaki; juniors
This Week in the Big Ten Bryan Bulaga, Adrian Clayborn, Brett Greenwood and Ricky Stanzi, sophomores
Iowa at Penn State (7:12 p.m., ABC) Broderick Binns, Marvin McNutt, Tyler Nielsen and Tyler Sash, redshirt freshmen
Indiana at Michigan (11 a.m., ESPN2) Greg Castillo and James Vandenberg and true freshman Keenan Davis.
Michigan State at Wisconsin (11 a.m., ESPN)
Minnesota at Northwestern (11 a.m., BTN) ON THIS DATE
Illinois at Ohio State (2:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN)
Iowa is 8-4 when playing on Sept. 26. The Hawkeyes defeated Coe 27-0 in
Notre Dame at Purdue (7 p.m., ESPN)
1905, Carleton 14-0 in 1936, Nebraska 27-0 in 1942, California 42-12 in 1959,
Idaho 34-24 in 1964, UCLA 20-7 in 1981, Kansas State 38-13 in 1987 and Illinois
Week Three Results 37-14 in 1998.
Iowa 27, Arizona 17 Iowa lost to UCLA 22-7 in 1947, Michigan State 21-7 in 1953, Southern Cal 48-0
Michigan 45, Eastern Michigan 17 in 1970 and Colorado 28-12 in 1992.
California 35, at Minnesota 21
Syracuse 37, Northwestern 34 THE SERIES
Ohio State 38, Toledo 0 Penn State holds an 11-10 advantage in the series that began with a 19-0 Iowa
Penn State 31, Temple 6
win Nov. 15, 1930 in Iowa City.
Northern Illinois 28, at Purdue 21
Wisconsin 44, Wofford 14
Iowa has won seven of the last nine meetings, including a 24-23 win last season
Indiana 38, at Akron 21 in Iowa City when the Hawkeyes converted a 31-yard field goal with one second to
Notre Dame 33, Michigan State 30 play. Penn State won 27-7 in 2007 when the teams last met at University Park.
Both teams have had a five-game winning streak in the series. Penn State won
each game played between 1971 and 1975. Iowa’s longest streak in the series
Iowa Non-Conference Opponents began with a double-overtime win in 2000 and included wins from 2000-04. The
teams did not meet in 2005 and 2006.
Team Record-Next Game
Northern Iowa 2-1, at Missouri State
Iowa holds a 7-5 advantage since 1993 when the Nittany Lions joined the Big
Iowa State 2-1, Army Ten Conference. The Hawkeyes are 6-4 in games played at Penn State, with wins
Arizona 2-1, at Oregon State in four of the last five played in Beaver Stadium. The teams have played two
Arkansas State 1-1, Troy overtime games, both at Penn State. Iowa won in two overtimes in 2000 (26-23)
and in single overtime in 2002 (42-35). Here are the series results:
Hawkeyes in the Polls
Date A C H B Result *11/15/30 W 19-0 *10/21/95 L 27-61
Pre. 22 21 --- --- W, 17-16 *9/25/71 L 14-44 10/19/96 W 21-20
9/8 rv rv --- --- W, 35-3
9/30/72 L 10-14 *10/09/99 L 7-31
9/14 rv rv --- --- W, 27-17
9/29/73 L 8-27 11/04/00 W 26-23 (2OT)
9/21 rv rv --- --- ---
9/28 --- --- --- --- ---
*9/28/74 L 0-27 *9/29/01 W 24-18
10/5 --- --- --- --- --- *9/27/75 L 10-30 9/28/02 W 42-35 (OT)
10/12 --- --- --- --- --- 9/25/76 W 7-6 *10/25/03 W 26-14
10/19 --- --- --- --- --- 9/17/83 W 42-34 10/23/04 W 6-4
10/26 --- --- --- --- --- *9/15/84 L 17-20 10/6/07 L 7-27
11/2 --- --- --- --- --- *9/18/93 L 0-31 *11/08/08 W 24-23
11/9 --- --- --- --- --- 9/17/94 L 21-61 * - - at Iowa City
11/16 --- --- --- --- ---
IOWA UNDER THE LIGHTS
A=Associated Press; C=Coaches; H=Harris; B=BCS Iowa will play three games under the lights in 2009, beginning with the contest at
Penn State (7:12 p.m. CT, ABC). Additional night games include the Homecom-
ing contest vs. Michigan (7:12 p.m. CT, Oct. 10) and the road game at Michigan
State (6 p.m. CT, Oct. 24). Iowa’s most recent night game was a 35-0 home win
over Syracuse on Sept. 8, 2007.
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
IOWA TO FACE TWO FORMER PLAYERS
Comparing the Stats The 2009 college football season will feature 14 Division I games in which a
IOWA PSU head coach is facing his alma mater. Iowa is the only team that will face two op-
Record 3-0, 0-0 3-0, 0-0 ponents that are being coached by former players. Iowa defeated Arizona 27-17
Scoring Avg. 26.3 30.0 last weekend. The Wildcats are coached by former Hawkeye Mike Stoops (1981,
Scoring Defense 12.0 6.7 1983-84). Former Hawkeye Bret Bielema (1989-92) is the head coach at Wisconsin
Rushing Yards 137.0 133.3
Passing Yards 227.3 264.0
(Oct. 17, at Madison).
Total Offense 364.3 397.3
Rushing Defense 140.7 46.3 PENN STATE COACH JOE PATERNO
Passing Defense 162.7 166.0 Joe Paterno is in his 60th season on the Penn State football coaching staff, includ-
Total Defense 303.3 212.3 ing 43 years as head coach. Paterno’s career record is 386-127-3 (.751) since taking
Punt Return Avg. 5.4 2.6
KO Return Avg. 17.1 15.0
over in 1966. He ranks first in all-time NCAA FBS career victories (Bobby Bowden
Turnover Margin +3 -2 384). Paterno’s teams have appeared in 35 bowl games, winning 23, won national
titles in 1982 and 1986 and posted undefeated records in 1968, 1969, 1973, 1986
and 1994. Last year, he guided the Nittany Lions to an 11-2 record and a share of
Pronunciation Guide
the Big Ten title. His teams have won as many as 11 games in 14 seasons and he
Head Coach Kirk Ferentz........................... FAIR-ints
has been National Coach of the Year on four occasions.
Assistant Coach Rick Kaczenski ............. kuh-ZIN-ski Paterno has been the Penn State coach for 20 of the 21 meetings between the
Hawkeyes and Nittany Lions.
Pat Angerer ............................................. ANN-gir-ir
Jordan Bernstine ..................................BURN-steen IOWA, PENN STATE NOTES
Steve Bigach ................................................ BIG-ack • Iowa begins Big Ten conference play on the road for the ninth time in 11 seasons
Broderick Binns ................................................BINS under Coach Kirk Ferentz. Iowa is 3-7 under Ferentz in the opening conference
Conor Boffeli ........................................... BO-fell-ee game of the season, including 2-6 when opening on the road. Under Ferentz,
Brian Bulaga ....................................... BOO-laug-uh Iowa has opened conference play against Penn State on two occasions. The
Greg Castillo ...........................................kas-TEE-oh
Hawkeyes won 24-18 at Iowa City in 2001 and 42-35 (OT) at University Park
Tyrel Detweiler ....................................... DET-wile-ir
Shane DiBona.................................... duh-BONE-uh
in 2002. The overtime win in 2002 marked the start of Iowa’s perfect (8-0) Big
Ten season.
Tom Donatell ........................................DON-uh-tell
A.J. Edds ........................................................... EEds • Iowa has played five overtime games in its history and two have come vs. Penn
Rafael Eubanks ..................... RAH-fi-el YOU-banks State at University Park (the other three were at home vs. Michigan in 2005,
James Ferentz ........................................... FAIR-ints at Syracuse in 2006 and at home vs. Michigan State in 2007). The Hawkeyes
Joe Gaglione.......................................GAG-lee-own are 4-1 in overtime games, with the lone defeat coming to Michigan in 2005.
Jonathan Gimm.................................................GIM Iowa won both overtime contests at Penn State. Iowa’s 26-23 double overtime
Justin Greiner ...............................................GRY-nir victory at Penn State in 2000 was Iowa’s first-ever overtime game. In 2002, the
Micah Hyde ................................................. MY-kuh Nittany Lions rallied from a 35-13 fourth quarter deficit to send the game into
D. Johnson-Koulianos..... dir-RELL KOU-lee-ah-nos overtime, only to see the Hawkeyes prevail (42-35).
Karl Klug .......................................................KLOU-g
Charlie Knipper ..................................... kuh-NIPP-ir
• Penn State is playing its fourth straight home game and plays six of its first seven
Josh Koeppel ............................................... KEP-uhl
in Beaver Stadium. Iowa has played two of its three games at home and the
Nick Kuchel............................................ KOOCH-uhl
other was at in-state rival Iowa State. Iowa returns home for its next two games,
while Penn State plays on the road for the first time next week (at Illinois).
Andy Kuempel............................................KEM-pul
Wade Leppert ............................................... LEP-irt • Iowa’s 42 points at Penn State in 2002 matches the highest scored by Iowa in
Tony Moeaki.................................... MO-ee-AH-kee the series (Iowa won 42-34 in 1983). Iowa’s lowest point total in a win over
Trent Mossbrucker .............................MOSS-bruk-ir Penn State came by a 6-4 margin in 2004.
Paki O’Meara.............................................. PAH-kee • Penn State ranks second in the nation in scoring defense (6.7) and Iowa is 15th
Woody Orne..................................................... ORN (12.0). Iowa is 25th in pass defense (162.7) and Penn State is 29th (166.0).
Shaun Prater ...............................................PRAY-tir
Riley Reiff .........................................................REEF
• Iowa’s win at Penn State in 2002 featured the only occasion in which the
Hawkeyes have scored two points after blocking an opponent PAT. D.J. Johnson
Allen Reisner ............................................... RISE-nir
recovered the blocked kick and returned it for two critical points.
Chris Rowell.................................................. RAH-ul
Colin Sandeman .......................................... CAH-lin
• Iowa has two players from Pennsylvania on its roster, including starting line-
Kyle Spading ............................................ SPADE-ing
backer Jeremiha Hunter from York and DL Thomas Nardo from Lancaster. Coach
Amari Spievey ......................uh-MAR-ee spuh-VAY Kirk Ferentz attended high school in Pittsburgh, Defensive Line Coach Rick
Ricky Stanzi .............................................. STAN-zee Kaczenski hails from Erie and Director of Football Operations Paul Federici
Jeff Tarpinian ..................................... tar-PIN-ee-un earned his bachelor’s degree at Penn State.
Brett Van Sloten ................................ van-SLOW-tin • Iowa will play at Ohio State later this season, giving Iowa two games away from
Brandon Wegher.........................................WAY-gir home in which the attendance will exceed 100,000. Iowa has not played at both
John Wienke.............................................. WINK-ee Penn State and Ohio State in the same season since 1973. Iowa lost at Penn
Marcus Zusevics ............................... ZOOZ-uh-vicks State 27-8 on Sept. 29 and lost at Ohio State 55-13 on Nov. 17 that season.
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
PENN STATE IN THE BIG TEN
Head Coach Kirk Ferentz Since joining the Big Ten Conference in 1993, Penn State
has a winning record against seven of its Big Ten opponents.
The Nittany Lions are 4-10 vs. Michigan, 6-10 vs. Ohio State
Kirk Ferentz (pronounced FAIR-rintz, and 5-7 vs. Iowa. Only Iowa (4-2) and Michigan (5-2) hold
rhymes with parents) is in his 11th a winning record in Beaver Stadium during that time.
season as head football coach at the
University of Iowa. His latest contract IOWA WON A YEAR AGO
extension, signed this past summer, runs Iowa scored 10 fourth-quarter points, capped off by a PK
through the 2015 season. Daniel Murray 31-yard field goal with one second remaining,
Ferentz was honored as the 2002 Asso- to lift the Hawkeyes to a 24-23 victory over third-ranked Penn
ciated Press and Walter Camp National State at Kinnick Stadium last Nov. 8.
Coach of the Year and was the AFCA Iowa jumped out to a
Regional Coach of the Year that season quick 7-0 lead on a RB Score
PSU IOWA
23 24
as well. He was named Big Ten Confer- Shonn Greene 14-yard First Downs 24 19
ence Coach of the Year in both 2002 and 2004. Ferentz guided touchdown run at the 13:54 Rushes-Yds. 46-180 32-101
Iowa to Big Ten titles twice in the last seven years and five Passing Yds.
mark of the first period. Passes (C-A-I) 109 171
January bowl games, including three New Year’s Day bowl The initial score was set up Total Offense
10-24-1 15-25-1
70-289 57-272
victories (2004 Outback Bowl, 2005 Capital One Bowl and by a sack and caused fum- Punts-Avg. 3-36.3 3-44.3
2009 Outback Bowl). Iowa has posted a 62-29 (.681) overall ble by DE Adrian Clay- Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
mark and a 36-20 (.643) Big Ten record the last seven-plus Penalties-Yards
born. Although Penn State Time of Possession 35:52 3-35 5-47
seasons. Ferentz has guided the Hawkeyes to seven first recovered the fumble, the
24:08
division finishes. Hawkeyes were able to
Ferentz, at Iowa, holds an overall record of 73-53 (.579) and establish very good field position for their first possession.
a 43-37 (.538) mark in Big Ten games. In 13 seasons as a col- Following Iowa’s score, Penn State controlled the majority
lege head coach his career mark is 85-74 (.535). Ferentz, who of the first half. The Nittany Lions totaled 203 yards on 47
boasts the second-most victories by a Hawkeye head coach, offensive plays, while the Hawkeyes had 70 yards on only
coached his 150th career game as a head coach at Indiana 15 plays, in the first stanza. Penn State closed the half with
(Oct. 11, 2008). three-straight scoring drives, all topping 11 plays, 70 yards
Forty-five of Iowa’s 126 games under Ferentz have been and 5:00 possession time.
decided by seven points or less (21-24) and 36 were played PSU PK Kevin Kelly kicked field goals of 24, 25 and 31
against opponents who were ranked in the top 25 at the time yards and RB Evan Royster ran for a two-yard touchdown
(14-22). to give the Nittany Lions a 16-7 cushion early in the third
Ferentz joined the Iowa staff after serving as assistant head quarter.
coach and offensive line coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the WR Derrell Johnson-Koulianos caught a 27-yard touch-
National Football League. He had been part of the Baltimore down pass from QB Ricky Stanzi, on a third-and-13, to cut
(Cleveland Browns prior to the move) staff for six years. the deficit to two points at the 4:43 mark of the third period.
Ferentz was named head coach of the Maine Bears in 1990 Penn State answered with a WR Derrick Williams nine-yard
and held that position for three years. Ferentz was a member of scoring run to reclaim a nine-point advantage.
Hayden Fry’s Iowa staff for nine years as offensive line coach Stanzi engineered a 15-play, 57-yard TD drive, that included
(1981-89). He coordinated Iowa’s running game during his three third-down conversions (one via penalty), to put the
first coaching stint with the Hawkeyes. Iowa appeared in eight Hawkeyes in position for the game-winning kick.
bowl games during the time Ferentz was an Iowa assistant, Iowa was 7-8 on third-down conversions in the second half,
posting a 4-4 record. A pair of Rose Bowls (1982 & 1986), opposed to 0-2 in the first half, and totaled 202 of its 272 yards
two Holiday Bowl appearances (1986 & 1987) and a pair of in the final 30 minutes. The Hawkeye defense limited Penn
Peach Bowl visits (1982 & 1988), along with appearances in State to just 86 yards and 0-5 on third-down conversions in
the Gator (1983) and Freedom bowls (1984) highlighted his the second half.
previous Iowa stay. Iowa’s record in those nine years was 73- Stanzi completed 15-25 passes for 171 yards and a score.
33-4 and included two 10-win and two nine-win seasons. Greene rushed a game-high 28 times for 117 yards and two
Ferentz was born in Royal Oak, MI, and attended high school touchdowns. Johnson-Koulianos caught a game-high seven
in Pittsburgh, PA. Kirk earned his bachelor’s degree in English passes for 89 yards and a score.
Education from the University of Connecticut in 1978, where Defensively, four Hawkeyes posted double-digit tackles,
he was a football captain. Kirk received the Distinguished LB Pat Angerer (12), LB Jeremiha Hunter (12), DB Brett
Alumnus Award from the Neag School of Education at the Greenwood (12) and LB A.J. Edds (11). In addition to an
University of Connecticut in May, 2009. He was inducted into interception in the fourth quarter, DB Tyler Sash added eight
the Upper St. Clair High School Hall of Fame in September, tackles and was recognized as the Big Ten Defensive Player
2002 and the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of the Week.
of Fame in May, 2003.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Hawkeyes in the NFL IA - - Greene, 14-yard run (Mossbrucker kick)
Iowa football players have a long
tradition of being well prepared PSU - - Kelly, 24-yard field goal
for professional football, following PSU - - Royster, 2-yard run (Kelly kick)
their college playing careers. As PSU - - Kelly, 31-yard field goal
of Sept. 12, 31 former Hawkeyes PSU - - Kelly, 25-yard field goal
were on NFL rosters.
IA - - Johnson-Koulianos (Mossbrucker kick)
Former Hawkeye, Current NFL Team PSU - - Williams, 9-yard run (Kelly kick)
Jonathan Babineaux, Atlanta Falcons IA - - Greene, 6-yard run (Mossbrucker kick)
Jason Baker, Carolina Panthers IA - - Murray, 31-yard field goal
Ladell Betts, Washington Redskins
Rob Bruggeman, Atlanta Falcons
IOWA DEFEATS ARZONA
Scott Chandler, Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts Iowa used another solid defensive effort in taking a 27-17 win over Arizona in a
Colin Cole, Seattle Seahawks battle of undefeated teams. After building a 14-10 halftime advantage, Iowa turned
Sean Considine, Jacksonville Jaguars to its defense to dominate the second half. The Wildcats had just 94 yards of total
Jared DeVries, Detroit Lions offense in the final two periods, and 63 of the 94 yards came on the final scoring
Bradley Fletcher, St. Louis Rams
drive in the last four minutes after Iowa held a 27-10 lead.
Robert Gallery, Oakland Raiders
Charles Godfrey, Carolina Panthers For the day, Iowa allowed Arizona just 148 UA IOWA
Mike Goff, Kansas City Chiefs rushing yards and 253 yards total offense. Of Score 17 27
Shonn Greene, New York Jets the 253 yards, 92 yards came on running plays First Downs 8 19
Chad Greenway, Minnesota Vikings of 58 and 34 yards, respectively. The Iowa de- Rushes-Yds. 25-148 42-133
Abdul Hodge, Cincinnati Bengals Passing Yds. 105 205
fense allowed just eight Arizona first downs as Passes (C-A-I) 10-26-1 20-32-1
Ken Iwebema, Arizona Cardinals
Nate Kaeding, San Diego Chargers the Wildcats converted on just 2-12 third down Total Offense 51-253 74-338
Aaron Kampman, Green Bay Packers conversions. Arizona entered the game averag- Punts-Avg. 6-38.2 5-51.0
Mitch King, Tennessee Titans ing over 300 rushing yards and 500 total yards Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-41 5-35
Matt Kroul, New York Jets per game. Time of Possession 22:04 37:56
Bryan Mattison, Baltimore Ravens
LB Jeremiha Hunter led Iowa with seven
Ed Miles, Atlanta Falcons
Brandon Myers, Oakland Raiders tackles. DE Adrian Clayborn added six tackles,
Seth Olsen, Denver Broncos including one of Iowa’s two QB sacks and a forced fumble. DB Tyler Sash had
Matt Roth, Miami Dolphins his fourth interception of the season, which led to a Hawkeye field goal in the
Bob Sanders, Indianapolis Colts second half. Seven of the Arizona points came on a 38-yard interception return
Eric Steinbach, Cleveland Browns
for a touchdown in the first period.
Casey Wiegmann, Denver Broncos
Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Ravens Iowa’s offense did its part as well, controlling the ball for just under 38 minutes.
Albert Young, Minnesota Vikings The Hawkeyes drove 75 yards for a touchdown on their opening drive, with Adam
Robinson getting the score from the two. Arizona tied the game on the intercep-
tion return and took the lead on a 20-yard field goal. The field goal came after the
Captains By Week Wildcats had a first and goal at the Iowa one.
Game Players The Hawkeyes answered the Arizona field goal with a 70 yard touchdown drive.
UNI Angerer, Edds, Moeaki, Stanzi Robinson had the key play in the drive, gaining 43 yards on a draw play on third
Iowa State Angerer, Edds, Moeaki, Stanzi
Arizona Angerer, Edds, Moeaki, Stanzi
and 23. A 34-yard completion from Ricky Stanzi to WR Marvin McNutt put the
Penn State ball at the one, where Robinson scored his second touchdown of the day.
Arkansas St Iowa added two Daniel Murray field goals in the second half to increase its advan-
Michigan tage to 20-10 before consuming most of the fourth quarter with another touchdown
Wisconsin drive. Iowa’s final drive covered 74 yards in 14 plays and took 8:30 off the clock.
Michigan St
Indiana
RB Brandon Wegher completed the drive with a one-yard touchdown.
N’western Stanzi ended the day by completing 20-32 passes for 205 yards and one intercep-
Ohio State tion. Robinson (18-101) had the first 100-yard game of his career to go with the
Minnesota two touchdowns and Wegher added 46 yards on 17 carries. WR Colin Sandeman
led Iowa’s receivers with five catches for 47 yards, both career bests. Punter Ryan
Donahue averaged 51 yards on five punts, with four kicks of at least 50 yards.
Donahue was named co-Special Teams Player of the Week in the Big Ten.
EXTRA POINTS
• Iowa’s win makes the Hawkeyes 3-0 for the second straight season. Iowa de-
feated a Pac-10 team for the first time since a 21-2 win over 16th-ranked Arizona
State in 2003 at Kinnick Stadium.
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Hawkeyes Under Ferentz • Iowa has started the season with at least three straight wins for the fifth time in
Overall .................................................................. 73-53 11 seasons under Coach Kirk Ferentz. Iowa was 4-0 in 2003 and 2008 and 3-0
vs. ranked teams .................................................. 14-22 in 2001 and 2008.
vs. unranked teams .............................................. 59-32 • Iowa held the ball for 12:43 of the first period, as Arizona had no first downs in
vs. Big Ten teams ................................................. 43-37 the opening period. The Wildcats tied the score in the first period on an inter-
vs. Big Ten teams (home) ..................................... 27-12 ception return. Iowa had a season best 37:56 in time of possession, including
vs. Big Ten teams (away) ..................................... 16-25 a touchdown drive of over eight minutes in the fourth quarter. The 37:56 is
When rushing for 150 yards or more .................... 45-12
Iowa’s third-longest time of possession under Ferentz. Iowa had the ball for
When rushing for 200 yards or more ...................... 30-2
When passing for 250 yards or more ................... 27-13
41:53 vs. Kent State (2004) and 38:27 vs. Michigan (2002). All three of Iowa’s
touchdown drives covered at least 70 yards.
When passing for 300 yards or more ....................... 7-6
When Iowa player rushes for 100 yards ............... 41-16 • Iowa’s defense held Arizona to 148 rushing yards, with 58 yards coming on
When opponent has 100-yard rusher ................... 11-23 one play and 34 yards on another. Arizona entered the game averaging 305.5
When opponent has 300-yard passer .................... 11-8 rushing yards per game, fifth best in the NCAA through two games. Wildcat
When scoring 30 points or more............................... 41-2 RB Nic Grigsby (11 carries for 75 yards) entered the contest averaging 162.5
When scoring 20 points or more............................. 56-21 rushing yards per game. The Hawkeye defense held Arizona to only 105 yards
When opponent scores 25 points or more................ 8-34 passing on 25 attempts and just eight first downs.
When holding opponent to 10 pts or less ................. 31-0
When Iowa scores first ........................................... 57-15
• Iowa was 4-4 in the red zone against Arizona. Iowa has scored on 42 of its last
44 red zone possessions (29 TDs and 13 FGs), dating back to the Michigan State
When Iowa leads at halftime .................................... 59-9
game in 2008. Iowa is 23-24 combined inside the red zone its last five games,
When Iowa trails at halftime ................................... 10-42
taking a knee late in the win at Iowa State.
When game is tied at halftime .................................... 3-1
When Iowa leads after 3 quarters............................. 64-9
• Redshirt freshman RB Adam Robinson had a 43-yard run in the second period,
When Iowa trails after 3 quarters.............................. 4-41 Iowa’s longest run from scrimmage in three games. Robinson ended the day
When game is tied after 3 quarters ............................ 3-1 with 18 rushes for 101 yards, the first 100-yard game of his career.
Games decided by 11 points or more ..................... 46-22 • WR Paul Chaney had Iowa’s longest punt return of the season, a 24-yard return
Games decided by 10 points or less ...................... 23-28 in the third period that led to an Iowa field goal. Chaney also had three rushing
Games decided by 7 points or less ........................ 20-24 attempts for 16 yards and three pass receptions for 22 yards.
Games decided by 3 points or less .......................... 9-13 • DB Tyler Sash had his fourth interception of the season in the third period, along
When Iowa has a positive turnover margin ............ 42-12 with a 41-yard return. Sash tied Iowa’s school record with three interceptions in
When opponent has a positive turnover margin ..... 18-26 the win at Iowa State. He tied for the team lead last season with five interceptions
When the turnover margin is equal......................... 15-13
and 147 return yards. He also had two interceptions in Iowa’s win over South
When returning a punt/kickoff for a score ................... 5-2
Overtime games ......................................................... 4-1
Carolina in the 2009 Outback Bowl. Sash has collected seven interceptions in
Iowa’s last five games (Minnesota - - 1; South Carolina - - 2; UNI - - 0; ISU - -
3; Arizona - - 1).
Big Ten Conference POW Nominees
Game Offense Defense Special Teams • Iowa has recorded at least one takeaway in 36 of its last 38 games, dating back
UNI Moeaki Angerer Hunter to the 2006 campaign. Iowa scored three points following the lone Arizona
Iowa State Stanzi Sash Donahue turnover. Iowa did not score in game one after collecting one Northern Iowa
Arizona Robinson Clayborn Donahue turnover and scored 28 points following six Iowa State turnovers. Last season,
Penn State
Iowa scored 99 points following 32 opponent turnovers.
Arkansas St
Michigan • Junior punter Ryan Donahue had punts of 50 and 51 yards in the second period
Wisconsin and added punts of 62 and 58 yard in the third period. He has at least one punt
Michigan St over 50 yards in 12 of Iowa’s last 14 games. He is on the Ray Guy Watch List
Indiana this season. Donahue averaged 51 yards on five punts, including downing two
N’western of the punts inside the 20-yard line today. Arizona had one punt return for four
Ohio State
yards.
Minnesota
Bold indicates winner
• Junior QB Ricky Stanzi completed 20-32 for 205 yards vs. Arizona. He ranks
14th in career passing yards (2,600).
• DL Adrian Clayborn had six tackles, including a sack, forcing his first career
fumble and collecting a career-high three QB Hurries. LB Jeremiha Hunter re-
corded a team-best seven tackles. LB Pat Angerer had six tackles and matched
a personal best with two pass break-ups.
• Junior PK Daniel Murray connected on field goals of 20 and 40 yards vs. Ari-
zona. Murray made two field goals in a game for the fifth time in his career and
the first time since Iowa’s win at Minnesota last season. Murray is 3-4 on field
goals this season after making one of two in the win over Northern Iowa. He
was also 3-3 on PATs against Arizona to remain perfect on the season.
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• Instant replay was used once in the first period and once in the third. On Iowa’s
opening drive, a fumble at the goal line was confirmed as called on the field, an
Iowa touchdown. In the third period, replay was used to confirm a call on the
field, that a long pass by Arizona was incomplete.
• Three Iowa players started for the first time in their career. Those players were
junior TE Allen Reisner, junior WR Colin Sandeman and sophomore DB Shaun
Prater. Sandeman had career-bests in both receptions and yards (five catches
Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series for 47 yards).
Iowa holds a 5-2 advantage in the sixth annual Hy-
Vee Cy-Hawk Series with Iowa State. Iowa scored
three points with a win in football and two points PENN STATE STOPS TEMPLE
for a 2-0 soccer win, while Iowa State won the vol-
leyball match.
Penn State improved to 3-0 with a 31-6 home win over Temple. The Nittany
Lions used a balanced offense and a strong defense in claiming the win. PSU held
Iowa holds a 3-2 advantage in the in-state competi- Temple to 46 rushing yards on 29 attempts and just 251 yards total offense. The
tion that began in 2004-05. The Hawkeyes captured
the Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series a year ago by a 21-4
Owls scored on field goals in the first and third periods.
margin. The Nittany Lions took a 7-0 advantage in the first period and then added two
touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 21-3 halftime advantage. Penn State
Last season, Iowa captured victories in football, wom-
en’s soccer, women’s cross country, men’s basketball,
rushed for 186 yards and had 173 passing yards in gaining 359 yards total of-
women’s basketball, wrestling, women’s gymnastics fense. RB Evan Royster led PSU with 134 rushing yards on 19 carries, including
(twice) and softball. The Cyclones recorded wins in a seven-yard touchdown run. QB Daryll Clark completed 16-26 passes for 167
volleyball and men’s cross country.
yards, including scoring strikes of one and four yards.
Along with the series win a year ago, Iowa captured Linebacker Josh Hull and Sean Lee led the Penn State defense. Hull had 13
the inaugural Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series (13-8) in tackcles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Lee collected 12 tackles, including 2.5
2004-05 and won again in 2006-07 (13-8). Iowa
State won the competition in 2005-06 (13-8) and
tackles for loss and a QB sack. Lee was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the
2007-08 (18-9). Week.
The 13-event series awards two points (except foot-
ball, which is worth three) to the winning school in
IOWA DEFENSE SOLID
each head-to-head match-up between the two insti- Iowa’s defense has been solid through three games. After allowing one touchdown
tutions. Additionally, two points are awarded to an in the opening win (second period), the Hawkeye defense did not allow a touchdown
institution if the graduation rate of its student-athletes
is greater than the national average as reported each
for nine straight quarters. That streak ended late in the win over Arizona when the
fall by the NCAA. Women’s tennis has been added to Wildcats scored with 1:53 to play.
the competition for the first time in 2009-10. Iowa ranks 11th nationally in pass efficiency defense (85.7), 15th in scoring
A commemorative Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series Cup,
defense (12.0) and 25th in pass defense (162.7). The Hawkeyes are also fourth in
which stands 31 inches tall and weighs 19 pounds, is net punting (42.9).
displayed on the winning team’s campus for an entire Arizona rushed for over 300 yards and averaged over 500 yards total offense in
year after a victory. Replica cups are also presented
as “traveling trophies” for individual victorious teams
its first two games. The Iowa defense held Arizona to eight first downs, 148 net
in the head-to-head competition. rushing yards, 253 yards total offense and 2-12 on third down conversions.
Iowa is plus three in turnover margin through three games, with six intercep-
This season’s sixth annual Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series
schedule is listed below. All events are worth two
tions.
points, except football, which is worth three points: Linebackers Pat Angerer and A.J. Edds are the only senior starters on the Iowa
defense.
Date Event Site/Result
9/11 Volleyball ISU, 3-1
Dating back to 2008, Iowa’s defense has not allowed a rushing touchdown in 25
9/12 Football Iowa, 35-3 consecutive quarters, including the final 13 quarters last season and 12 quarters this
9/18 Women’s Soccer Iowa, 2-0 season. Penn State, with a touchdown in the third period of the game last Nov. 8,
11/14 M. Cross Country Springfield, MO
11/14 W. Cross Country Springfield, MO
is the last team to score a rushing touchdown against the Iowa defense.
12/6 Wrestling Ames
12/10 Women’s Basketball Ames SPREADING THE OFFENSE
12/11 Men’s Basketball Ames
12/11 Women’s Swim. & Diving Ames
In the 35-3 win at Iowa State, Iowa quarterbacks Ricky Stanzi and James Van-
2/21 Women’s Gymnastics Iowa City denberg completed passes to 12 different receivers. That is the highest number of
2/21 Women’s Tennis Iowa City Iowa players to have at least one reception in a game since 13 different Hawkeyes
3/5 Women’s Gymnastics Ames
3/31 Softball Ames
had at least one reception in a 43-7 win over Iowa State Sept. 13, 1986 in Kinnick
Stadium.
Academic Opportunities Earlier this season the 12 players included seven wide receivers, three tight ends,
Two points for an institution if the student-athlete one running back and one fullback. In 1986 the 13 receivers included seven wide
graduation rate for all student-athletes is greater than
the national average for all student-athletes, accord-
receivers, three running backs, two tight ends and one fullback.
ing to the annual graduation rate report issued each
September/October by the NCAA.
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
TRUE FRESHMEN IN 2009
Instant Replay Iowa has used three true freshmen this season. They are DB Micah Hyde, RB
Listed below are all the plays that have been reviewed Brandon Wegher and WR Keenan Davis. Wegher and Davis both scored touch-
in an Iowa game in 2009. downs in Iowa’s win at Iowa State and Wegher added a touchdown vs. Arizona.
Wegher (15-101 at ISU) became the second Iowa RB in two seasons to rush for
Game (Rvs) Reviewed Play (Upheld/Reversed) over 100 yards in a game as a true freshman. Jewel Hampton had 114 rushing
UNI (3) Two Iowa pass completions (both upheld) yards a year ago in a win at Indiana.
spot of ball, time on clock (upheld)
Iowa State IA player stepping out of bounds (upheld)
The Hawkeyes had seven true freshmen play a year ago. Iowa also had seven
IA player scoring touchdown (reversed) true freshmen play in 2003 and 2000.
Arizona Iowa touchdown before fumble (upheld)
Arizona incompletion (upheld) SASH SETS RETURN RECORD
Penn State Sophomore DB Tyler Sash had an interception and 41 yard return to set up a field
Arkansas St
goal in the win over Arizona. With the return, Sash established a new Iowa record
Michigan
Wisconsin for career interception return yards with 251. The previous best of 202 yards (18
Michigan St interceptions) was held by Devon Mitchell.
Indiana Sash tied Iowa’s single game record with three interceptions in the win at Iowa
N’western State (63 return yards).
Ohio State Sash has four interceptions for 104 yards (104 yards) through three games. He
Minnesota
tied for the team lead last season with five interceptions for 147 yards. He has
seven interceptions in Iowa’s last five games. The Iowa single season record is
Consecutive Games Without Being eight interceptions and the career mark is 18 interceptions.
Shutout Sash was named co-Defensive Player of the Week in the Big Ten for his play in
the win at Iowa State.
School Games Last Shutout
Michigan 303 Oct. 20, 1984
(26-0 at Iowa)
DONAHUE IS TOP PUNTER
Ohio State 192 Nov. 20, 1993 Junior punter Ryan Donahue started the season on a high note, averaging 42.8
(28-0 at Michigan) yards on five punts in Iowa’s opening win. He averaged 39 yards on four punts
Wisconsin 155 Aug. 24, 1997 at Iowa State and had a 51-yard average on five punts vs. Arizona. Donahue had
(34-0 vs. Syracuse) a long of 56 yards against Northern Iowa and a 57-yard boot at Iowa State. He
IOWA 108 Oct. 14, 2000 had a 62-yard punt vs. Arizona as four of his five punts covered at least 50 yards.
(31-0 at Illinois) Iowa’s three opponents have four punt returns for five net yards. He has at least
Michigan State 105 Oct. 21, 2000 one punt of over 50 yards in 12 of Iowa’s last 14 games. He is on the Ray Guy
(14-0 at Michigan) Watch List this season.
Indiana 103 Oct. 14, 2000 Donahue was named co-Special Teams Player of the Week in the Big Ten for his
(58-0 at Michigan)
play in the win over Arizona.
Penn State 96 Oct. 6, 2001
(20-0 vs. Michigan)
Northwestern 72 Sept. 27, 2003 CLAYBORN EARNS RECOGNITION
(20-0 at Ohio State) Junior DE Adrian Clayborn played a solid game in Iowa’s win over Arizona and
Illinois 37 Sept. 9, 2006 was recognized on espn.com’s website on the Big Ten Conference. Clayborn was
(33-0 at Rutgers) tabbed the defensive player of the week by the site. Against Arizona he collected
Purdue 33 Oct. 28, 2006 six tackles, including one QB sack, and he also had a forced fumble and three QB
(12-0 vs. Penn State) pressures. With Clayborn leading the way, Iowa held Arizona to 94 yards total
Minnesota 4 Nov. 22, 2008 offense in the second half of the 27-17 win.
(55-0 vs. Iowa)
HAWKEYES TO WATCH
Hawkeye Birthdays! Seven Hawkeye players are listed on 10 different pre-season “Watch Lists” for
The following Iowa student athletes have birthdays in individual national awards. Those players include senior LB Pat Angerer (Butkus
September: Award, Chuck Bednarik Award and Lott Trophy), junior OL Bryan Bulaga (Outland
Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award), junior P Ryan Donahue (Ray Guy Award),
1: Dace Richardson
3: Ricky Stanzi, Kyle Steinbrecher
senior OLB A.J. Edds (Butkus Award), senior TE Tony Moeaki (John Mackey
10: Chris Rowell Award), junior DB Amari Spievey (Jim Thorpe Award) and junior QB Ricky Stanzi
14: Brett Greenwood (Manning Award).
18: A.J. Edds Iowa is one of three football programs (joining Oklahoma and Texas) to have
19: Woody Orne five different individual players earn national Player of the Year honors at their
23: Andrew Schulze
28: Daniel Murphy
position since 2002.
29: Allen Reisner
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
DOMINANT AT HOME
National Rankings Iowa has won 40 of its last 48 games (.830) in Kinnick Stadium, dating back to
the 2002 season. The eight Hawkeye losses came to Western Michigan (28-19
Associated Press, Sept. 20
School Record Pts Prev.
in 2007), Indiana (38-20 in 2007), Michigan (23-20 in overtime in 2005), Ohio
1. Florida (55) 3-0 1,488 1
State (38-17 in 2006), Northwestern (21-7 in 2006 and 22-17 in 2008), Wisconsin
2. Texas (2) 3-0 1,428 2 (24-21 in 2006) and Iowa State (36-31 in 2002). Iowa recorded a school-record
3. Alabama (3) 3-0 1,390 4 22-game home winning streak between 2002-05. Iowa’s 32-7 (.821) home record
4. Mississippi 2-0 1,213 5 from 2003 thru 2008 ties West Virginia for 15th-best nationally and ranks third in
5. Penn State 3-0 1,212 5 the Big Ten.
6. California 3-0 1,169 8
7. LSU 3-0 1,120 9 DEPTH CHART INCLUDES NINE WALK-ONS
8. Boise State 3-0 1,038 10 Iowa’s depth chart includes nine walk-ons, two on offense, three on defense and
9. Miami, FL 2-0 920 20 four on special teams. That list includes OL Josh Koeppel, FB Wade Leppert,
10. Oklahoma 2-1 862 12
DL Travis Meade, DB Brett Greenwood, DB Joe Conklin, KR Paki O’Meara, PK
11. Virginia Tech 2-1 852 13
12. USC 2-1 825 3
Daniel Murray, P Eric Guthrie and long snapper Andrew Schulze.
13. Ohio State 2-1 810 11
14. Cincinnati 3-0 739 17 THREE HAWKEYES WILL MISS SEASON
15. TCU 2-0 674 15 Senior RB Jayme Murphy, sophomore RB Jewel Hampton and Junior DB Jordan
16. Oklahoma State 2-1 478 16 Bernstine will miss the 2009 season due to injuries.
17. Houston 2-0 455 21 Bernstine (5-11, 205) was listed as a first team cornerback following spring
18. Florida State 2-1 363 --- practice before suffering an ankle injury at the start of fall drills. He saw action in
19. Brigham Young 2-1 349 7 seven games a year ago, recording 12 tackles. He had a pass interception against
20. Kansas 3-0 343 22 Michigan State. Bernstine did not use a redshirt at Iowa in 2007, recording nine
21. Georgia 2-1 318 23 tackles as a true freshman.
22. North Carolina 3-0 271 24
Hampton (5-9, 210), who will miss the season with a knee injury, was listed
23. Michigan 3-0 247 25
24. Washington 2-1 194 ---
as the first team running back following spring practice. He rushed 91 times for
25. Nebraska 2-1 132 19
463 yards and seven touchdowns in 2008 as a true freshman. The seven rushing
touchdowns are an Iowa freshman record.
Numbers in parenthesis represent first place votes Murphy (5-11, 210) will miss this season due to a back injury. Murphy had just
seven rushing attempts a year ago but made his mark throughout his career with
USA Today/Coaches, Sept. 20 his outstanding play on Iowa’s special teams.
School Record Pts Prev.
1. Florida (59) 3-0 1,475 1 A GLANCE AT THE SCHEDULE
2. Texas 3-0 1,412 2
Iowa plays four of its first six games in Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes opened
3. Alabama 3-0 1,355 4
at home Sept. 5 and played at Iowa State Sept. 12 before hosting Arizona Sept. 19.
4. Penn State 3-0 1,224 5
5. Mississippi 2-0 1,182 6
Iowa returns home to host Arkansas State (Oct. 3) and Michigan (Oct. 10) following
6. California 3-0 1,149 7 the trip to Penn State. The Hawkeyes conclude the season with road contests at
7. LSU 3-0 1,122 7 Wisconsin (Oct. 17), Michigan State (Oct. 24) and Ohio State (Nov. 14), and home
8. Boise State 3-0 975 10 dates with Indiana (Oct. 31), Northwestern (Nov. 7) and Minnesota (Nov. 21).
9. Oklahoma 2-1 917 12 Seven of Iowa’s 2009 opponents competed in bowl games at the conclusion of
10. USC 2-1 905 3 the 2008 season, along with Northern Iowa advancing to the semi-finals of the FCS
11. Ohio State 2-1 900 11 playoffs. Of the seven bowl participants, Michigan State, Ohio State and Penn
12. Virginia Tech 2-1 853 14 State played in January bowl events.
13. Miami, FL 2-0 724 22
14. Texas Christian 2-0 701 15
IOWA VS. RANKED TEAMS
15. Cincinnati 3-0 580 21
These are Iowa’s most recent wins vs. nationally ranked opponents:
16. Oklahoma State 2-1 576 17
17. Georgia 2-1 457 20
18. North Carolina 3-0 445 19
Home: 24-23 over third-ranked Penn State, 11/8/08
19. Kansas 3-0 381 23 10-6 over eighth-ranked Illinois, 11/20/04
20. Brigham Young 2-1 279 9 Road: 20-10 over 19th-ranked Wisconsin, 11/12/05
21. Missouri 3-0 214 25 34-9 over eighth-ranked Michigan, 10/26/02
22. Michigan 3-0 205 24 Neutral: 30-25 over 11th-ranked LSU, Capital One Bowl, 1/1/05
23. Houston 2-0 160 16 37-17 over 17th-ranked Florida, Outback Bowl, 1/1/04
24. Nebraska 2-1 158 18
25. Florida State 2-1 154 ---
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
STANZI LEADS IOWA OFFENSE
Charting Iowa Rankings • Ricky Stanzi emerged as Iowa’s starting quarterback after four games in
2008.
Career Receiving
Name No-Yards Avg. TDs Years
• Stanzi began his junior season by completing 22-34 passes for 242 yards and a
touchdown in an opening win over Northern Iowa.
1.
2.
Tim Dwight
Danan Hughes
139-2,271
146-2,216
16.3
15.2
21 1994-97
21 1989-92
• Stanzi had a career-best four TD passes against Iowa State. He previously had
three scoring strikes in two games last season. He completed 18-34 passes for
3. Ronnie Harmon 146-2,045 14.0 10 1982-85 197 yards at Iowa State and has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 10 of
4. Kevin Kasper 157-1,974 12.6 11 1997-00 Iowa’s last 12 games. He completed 20-32 passes for 205 yards vs. Arizona,
5. Dave Moritz 109-1,912 17.5 9 1980-83 but did not have a touchdown pass.
6.
7.
Kahlil Hill
Clinton Solomon
152-1,892
118-1,864
12.4
15.8
15 1998-01
14 02, 04-05
• Stanzi ranks 14th in career passing with 2,600 yards. He has completed 210-358
career passes, with 19 touchdowns.
8.
9.
Harold Jasper
Quinn Early
107-1,863
106-1,845
17.4
17.4
8 1991-94
13 1984-87
• Stanzi completed 15-25 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown, including en-
gineering Iowa’s 15-play, 57-yard game-winning drive in the final minutes, vs.
10. Marv Cook 126-1,825 14.5 6 1986-88 then-No. 3 Penn State last year.
11.
12.
Travis Watkins
Bill Happel
108-1,765
112-1,685
16.3
15.0
10 1986-89
10 1982-85
• Stanzi completed 15-28 passes for a career-high 255 yards and three touchdowns
in the regular season finale at Minnesota.
13.
14.
Al Bream
Ed Hinkel
114-1,642
135-1,588
14.4
11.8
7 1966-68
15 2002-05
• Stanzi completed 13-19 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown in his first bowl
game, a 31-10 win over South Carolina in the 2009 Outback Bowl.
15.
16.
Maurice Brown
Karl Noonan
84-1,515
102-1,478
18.0
14.5
15 2000-03
4 1963-65
• Stanzi completed 150-254 (.591) passes for 1,956 yards and 14 touchdowns in
2008.
17. Scott Chandler 117-1,467 12.5 10 2003-06
18. Robert Smith 69-1,438 20.8 16 1983-86 HAWKEYE PLAYER NOTES
19.
20.
Keith Chappelle
Andy Brodell
86-1,377
94-1,369
16.0
14.6
9 1979-80
9 2005-08
• Redshirt freshman RB Adam Robinson had the first 100-yard game of his ca-
reer against Arizona, rushing 18 times for 101 yards and two scores. He had a
J.-Koulianos 86-1,182 13.7 6 2007-pr. career-best 43 yard run vs. Arizona to set up an Iowa touchdown in the second
period. Robinson leads Iowa’s rushing attack through three games, rushing 45
Career Passing times for 233 yards and three scores.
Name Comp-Att Yds TDs Years • True freshman Brandon Wegher scored the first touchdown of his career in the
1. Chuck Long 782-1,203 10,461 74 1981-85 third period on a one-yard run at Iowa State. Wegher ended the game with 15
2. Drew Tate 665-1,090 8,292 61 2003-06 carries for 101 yards and had two pass receptions for 17 yards. Iowa has had
3. Chuck Hartlieb 512-802 6,934 37 1986-88 a true freshman rush for over 100 yards for the second straight season. Jewel
4. Matt Rodgers 550-905 6,725 41 1988-91 Hampton had 114 yards at Indiana last season.
5. Matt Sherman 448-776 6,399 43 1994-97 • Senior TE Tony Moeaki collected a career-best 10 receptions in the win over
6. Kyle McCann 357-603 4,349 23 1998-01 Northern Iowa. Moeaki gained 83 receiving yards and scored on a six-yard
7. Gary Snook 280-631 3,738 20 1963-65 reception early in the fourth period to give the Hawkeyes a 17-13 advantage.
8. Brad Banks 213-362 3,155 30 2001-02 Moeaki is among the pre-season candidates for the John Mackey Award. Moeaki
9. Larry Lawrence 201-395 2,987 17 1968-69 battled through injuries, again, in 2008, finishing with 13 catches for 144 yards
10. Jake Christensen 257-468 2,950 21 2006-08 and one touchdown, in nine contests. He has accumulated 57 receptions for 653
14. Ricky Stanzi 210-358 2,600 19 2007-pr. yards and eight touchdowns during his injury-plagued collegiate career. He also
did not play vs. Arizona due to injury.
Hawkeyes on Watch Lists • Junior WR Johnson-Koulianos led Iowa in receptions (44) and receiving yards
(639) and was second in kickoff returns (9-178-19.8) in 2008. DJK’s career
Pat Angerer, Sr., LB Butkus Award numbers include 86 receptions for 1,182 yards and six touchdowns, including an
Chuck Bednarik Award 18-yard scoring reception at Iowa State. He is tied for 20th in career receptions
Lott Trophy
and ranks 27th in career receiving yards.
Bryan Bulaga, Jr., OL Outland Trophy • Senior WR Trey Stross had three receptions for 61 yards against Northern Iowa.
Rotary Lombardi Award He led Iowa with four receptions for 69 yards at Iowa State and added four
receptions for 37 yards against Arizona. Stross ranked fifth in team receiving
Ryan Donahue, Jr., P Ray Guy Award in 2008, collecting 13 receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown, in 11 games.
He has 53 career receptions for 737 yards and six scores.
A.J. Edds, Sr., OLB Butkus Award
• DB Brett Greenwood collected 12 tackles against Northern Iowa, just two shy
Tony Moeaki, Sr., TE John Mackey Award of his career high. Greenwood had five solo tackles and added one pass break-
up. Greenwood collected two of Iowa’s five pass interceptions in the win at
Amari Spievey, Jr., DB Jim Thorpe Award Iowa State and added two pass break-ups. He ranks second on the team with
Ricky Stanzi, Jr., QB Manning Award
23 tackles in three games.
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
IOWA IN THE RED ZONE THEY STARTED THEM ALL
Iowa is 11-12 in the red zone (10 TDs) through three games, Iowa returns seven players who started all 13 games last
not scoring in the red zone at the end of the 35-3 win at Iowa season. That list includes OL Kyle Calloway, OLB A.J. Edds,
State. The Hawkeyes have scored on 42 of its last 44 red zone DB Brett Greenwood, OL Bryan Bulaga, DE Christian Bal-
possessions (29 TDs and 13 FGs) dating back to the Michigan lard, LB Jeremiha Hunter and DB Amari Spievey. In addition,
State game in 2008. Iowa is 23-24 combined inside the red punter Ryan Donahue has handled all punting duties over the
zone in its last six games. past 28 games. Calloway did not play in the opening game
Northern Iowa was a perfect 4-4 in the red zone, collecting and Bulaga missed Iowa’s last two games.
three field goals and one touchdown, while Iowa State did not Additional Iowa players who started every game a year
reach the red zone in game two. Arizona was 2-2 in the red ago, but are not returning this season, included WR Andy
zone, with one passing touchdown and a field goal. Brodell, TE Brandon Myers, OL Rob Bruggeman, RB Shonn
Greene, DL Matt Kroul, DL Mitch King and DB Bradley
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Fletcher. With the exception of Brodell, all are currently
Iowa scored three points after collecting one turnover (in- with NFL teams.
terception) in the win over Arizona. For the season, Iowa has
scored 31 points (four TDs, one FG) following eight opponent EXPERIENCE IN OFFENSIVE LINE
turnovers (six interceptions, two fumbles). Iowa’s returning offensive linemen have combined to start
Iowa has been guilty of five turnovers (three interceptions, 114 games throughout their careers. Seniors Rafael Eubanks
two fumbles). The Iowa opponents have scored 13 points has started 28 games and senior Kyle Calloway has 27 starts.
(one touchdown on interception return, two field goals) fol- Others with starting experience include Bryan Bulaga (19),
lowing those turnovers. Julian Vandervelde (17), Dace Richardson (12), Dan Doer-
ing (6), Andy Kuempel (2) Adam Gettis (1) and Riley Reiff
HAWKEYES BY THE NUMBERS (2). In addition, senior Travis Meade started five games as
Iowa returns 48 lettermen from 2008, including 22 on of- an offensive lineman before moving to defense for his final
fense, 22 on defense and four specialists. The 48 lettermen are season.
four less than the 52 that returned a year ago. The Hawkeyes
return six starters on offense, eight on defense and their place DOWN TO THE WIRE FOR HAWKEYES
kicker and punter. The lettermen breakdown includes five • Five of Iowa’s eight 2008 Big Ten games were decided in
three-year lettermen, 22 two-year lettermen and 21 one-year the final minutes of play, including wins over Penn State
lettermen. and Purdue and losses to Northwestern, Michigan State
The total roster has 117 players, and includes 15 seniors, and Illinois. Iowa’s 2009 opening win over Northern Iowa
30 juniors, 25 sophomores, 23 redshirt freshmen and 24 true was not decided until the final play of the game.
freshmen. The depth chart includes 10 seniors, 20 juniors, • In the win over Northern Iowa, the Hawkeyes blocked
14 sophomores and five redshirt freshmen. field goal attempts on UNI’s final two plays of the game,
the second with one second remaining.
STARTERS RETURNING • In a 22-17 loss to Northwestern, Iowa had a first and goal
Iowa returns six starters on offense, eight on defense and at the Wildcat eight-yard line but failed to convert and
three specialists. The returning starters on offense include: Northwestern took over with 1:08 remaining.
tackles Bryan Bulaga and Kyle Calloway, guard Julian • In a 16-13 loss at Michigan State, Iowa failed to convert a
Vandervelde, receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, quarter- fourth and one at the MSU 21-yard line and the Spartans
back Ricky Stanzi and fullback Brett Morse (plus part-time took over with 2:10 remaining.
starters, guards Rafael Eubanks and Andy Kuempel, fullback • In a 27-24 loss at Illinois, Iowa tied the game at 24 with
Wade Leppert and receiver Trey Stross). The defensive start- 2:46 to play before Illinois kicked the winning field goal
ers returning include: ends Adrian Clayborn and Christian with 24 seconds left in the game.
Ballard, linebackers Pat Angerer, A.J. Edds and Jeremiha • In a 24-23 win over No. 3 Penn State, Iowa scored the game
Hunter and backs Brett Greenwood, Tyler Sash and Amari winning 31-yard field goal with one second remaining.
Spievey. Punter Ryan Donahue and place kicker Daniel • In a 22-17 win over Purdue, the Boilermakers reached the
Murray also return (plus part-time starting place kicker Trent Iowa 27-yard line in the final seconds before a pass into
Mossbrucker). the end zone was incomplete as time expired.
• In non-conference play, Iowa lost by a single point (21-20)
RETURNING WITH HONORS at Pittsburgh when the Panthers took the lead early in the
Iowa returns seven players who earned all-Big Ten honors fourth quarter.
a year ago. That list includes LB Pat Angerer, OL Bryan
Bulaga, OL Kyle Calloway, P Ryan Donahue and CB Am-
ari Spievey, who were second team honorees by either the
coaches or media. LB A.J. Edds and FS Brett Greenwood
earned honorable mention accolades.
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
TALENTED DEFENSIVE NUCLEUS RETURNS
Iowa returns eight talented defensive starters from a year
• Iowa has placed in the Big Ten Conference first division
in seven of the past eight seasons, winning the league title
ago. The list includes ends Adrian Clayborn and Christian in 2002 and 2004.
Ballard (who will see action at both end and tackle), lineback-
ers Pat Angerer, A.J. Edds and Jeremiha Hunter and backs
• Iowa has recorded at least one takeaway in 36 of its last 38
games, dating back to the 2006 campaign. Against Iowa
Brett Greenwood, Tyler Sash and Amari Spievey. State, Iowa scored 28 points after collecting six turnovers.
Eight of Iowa’s top 11 tacklers from last season return for Iowa scored three points following an interception against
2009. Angerer ranked first in team tackles (107) and tied Arizona, but did not score in game one after collecting
with Sash for the team-lead in thefts (5). Hunter amassed 80 one Northern Iowa turnover. Last season, Iowa scored 99
tackles to rank second. Edds totaled 59 stops and has started points following 32 opponent turnovers.
25 straight games.
Spievey recorded 68 tackles, 43 of which were solo. He
• Over the past eight plus years, Iowa is 50-7 when leading
at the half and 55-6 when leading after three quarters.
also collected four interceptions. Greenwood also was cred-
ited with 68 tackles. Sash accounted for 53 tackles and five
• Iowa sold out six of its seven home games in 2008 and the
2009 opening game vs. Northern Iowa. The Hawkeyes
interceptions, returning the thefts a team-best 147 yards. The have sold out 38 of their last 39 games, dating back to the
147 yards rank as the second-most interception return yards 2003 season. The last Iowa game not sold out was vs.
in a single-season. Sash was named by Rivals.com as the top Purdue (Nov. 15, 2008). That ended a 36-game consecu-
defensive freshman in the Big Ten. tive sellout streak that began vs. Buffalo (Sept. 6, 2003).
Clayborn and Ballard registered 50 and 40 tackles, respec-
tively. Ballard started all 13 games a year ago and Clayborn
• Iowa’s four losses in 2008 came by a combined 12 points
(21-20 at Pittsburgh, 22-17 vs. Northwestern, 16-13 at
had 11 starts, missing two games due to injury. They are Michigan State and 27-24 at Illinois). Three of the four
both juniors. losses were on the road.
DEFENSE MADE A STAND IN ‘08
• Iowa won all three traveling trophy games in 2008. The
Hawkeyes defeated Iowa State 17-5 to gain possession
Iowa, in 2008, ranked fourth in the country in interceptions
of the Cy-Hawk Trophy, Wisconsin 38-16 to claim the
(23), fifth in scoring defense (13.0) and pass efficiency defense
Heartland Trophy and Minnesota 55-0 to keep Floyd of
(98.32), ninth in rushing defense (94.0), 12th in total defense
Rosedale. Iowa’s 35-3 win at Iowa State on Sept. 12 keeps
(291.3) and 19th in red zone defense (76%). Iowa’s defense
the Cy-Hawk Trophy in Iowa City.
forced 67 punts, 42 three-and-outs (31.4%), blocked a field
goal (Northwestern) and a punt (Wisconsin) and collected a
WATCHING FROM ABOVE
safety (Maine).
Iowa’s coaches in the press box are Lester Erb (running
Iowa’s defense allowed only seven rushing touchdowns in
back and special teams), along with quality control Scott
2008, which ties the Iowa record for fewest in a single-season
Southmayd and graduate assistant coaches Dan Clark and
(1981 and 1984).
Charlie Bullen. That leaves Norm Parker (defensive coordi-
Iowa recorded 23 interceptions to tie a school single-season
nator), Ken O’Keefe (offensive coordinator), Erik Campbell
record (23 in 1986). Nine different Hawkeyes intercepted at
(receivers and tight ends), Phil Parker (defensive backs),
least one pass in 2008 and Iowa had 439 return yards (and
Reese Morgan (offensive line), Darrell Wilson (linebackers
one touchdown).
and special teams), Rick Kaczenski (defensive line) and Eric
Johnson (assistant linebackers) on the sidelines.
IOWA NOTES
• Iowa is one of 10 college football programs in the nation
KINNICK STADIUM TOPS BIG TEN
to compete in at least five January bowl games over the
The Sporting News ranked Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium as the
last seven seasons. Iowa has been bowl eligible in each of
best college football stadium in the Big Ten Conference in its
the last eight seasons. The Hawkeyes have played in seven
pre-season publication. Kinnick Stadium was also selected
bowl games since 2001, including the 2001 Alamo Bowl,
as the best stadium in the Big Ten by the Sporting News in
2003 Orange bowl, 2004 Outback Bowl, 2005 Capital One
2007.
Bowl, 2006 Outback Bowl, 2006 Alamo Bowl and 2009
Outback Bowl.
HAWKEYES ON THE TUBE
• Iowa is one of three football programs (joining Oklahoma
All Iowa football games this season will be televised on
and Texas) to have five different individual players earn
either ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Big Ten Network or
national Player of the Year honors at their position since
Fox Sports Net. The last Iowa contest not televised was vs.
2002. Iowa’s national award winners have been: Robert
Minnesota on Nov. 17, 2001. Iowa has appeared on televi-
Gallery (2003 Outland, Top Lineman); Brad Banks (2002
sion in its last 93 games.
Davey O’Brien, Top Quarterback; 2002 Associated Press
National 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).
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
FAMILY AFFAIR HOME GROWN HAWKEYES
Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz and his son, James, are Iowa’s roster of 117 players includes 56 players from Iowa.
believed to be one of only seven father-son duos in Divi- The roster includes 17 players from Illinois; 13 from Ohio;
sion I in 2009. They join Bobby Petrino and sons Nick and four from Florida; three from Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri
Bobby from Arkansas, Dan Hawkins and his son Cody from and New Jersey; two from Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Texas
Colorado, Pat Hill and his son Zak from Fresno State, Tommy and Wisconsin, one from Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Mas-
West and his son Turner from Memphis, Scott Downing and sachusetts, Montana, South Dakota and Canada.
his son Andrew from Northern Colorado, and Steve Spurrier
and son Scott from South Carolina. MORE THAN ONE
In addition, Akron defensive coordinator Jim Fleming has Twelve high schools have contributed more than one player
a son, Will, playing at Akron, Oregon State assistant Joe to the current Iowa football roster. The leaders are Iowa City
Seumalo has a son, Andrew, playing at Oregon State, Rice as- High (Iowa) with four and Humboldt (Iowa) and Glenville
sistant Darrell Patterson has a son, Michael, who plays for the (Ohio) with three. Nine additional Iowa high schools, along
Owls, Western Illinois def. coordinator Mark Hendrickson, with Cretin-Derham Hall (Minnesota), have two players on
a former Iowa assistant coach, has a son, Myers, who plays the roster.
for WIU, Fresno State defensive coordinator Randy Steward
has a son, Taylor, on the Fresno State team and San Jose State THE NAME GAME
defensive coordinator Keith Burns has a son, Tanner, on the Kyle and Tyler are the most popular first names. There
San Jose State team. are four Kyle’s (Calloway, Haganman, Spading and Stein-
Arizona State head Coach Dennis Erickson has a son, Bryce, brecher) and four Tyler’s (Christensen, Harrell, Nielsen and
who is the ASU running backs coach and Northern Colorado Sash). There are three players named Brett (Greenwood,
offensive coordinator Dennis Darnell has a son, Pete, who is Morse and Van Sloten), James (Ferentz, Hurt and Vanden-
the Northern Colorado quarterbacks coach. berg), Joe (Conklin, Forgy and Gaglione) and Nick (Kuchel,
Tennessee Coach Lane Kiffin’s father, Monte, is the Ten- Murphy and Nielsen). There are two named Adam (Gettis
nessee defensive coordinator. and Robinson), Andrew/Andy (Schulze and Kuempel), Brad
(Herman and Rogers), Colin/Collin (Sandeman and Sleeper),
BEST IN THE BUSINESS Dan/Daniel (Doering and Murray), Jeff (Brinson and Tarpin-
Iowa football Coach Kirk Ferentz (2002) and men’s basket- ian), John/Jonathon (Wienke and Gimm), Jordan (Bernstine
ball Coach Todd Lickliter (2007) have each been recognized and Cotton), Josh (Brown and Koeppel), Matt (Murphy and
as national Coach of the Year in their respective sports. Only Tobin), Steve/Steven (Bigach and Staggs), Thomas/Tom
six other Division I programs currently have coaches in those (Nardo and Donatell) and Zach (Derby and Furlong).
sports that have earned that distinction. The schools include
Florida (Urban Meyer and Billy Donovan); Florida State THE HAWKEYES, SIZE WISE
(Bobby Bowden and Leonard Hamilton); Illinois (Ron Zook Junior WR Paul Chaney, Jr. is the lightest Hawkeye player
and Bruce Weber); Kansas (Mark Mangino and Bill Self): at 167 pounds. Senior OL Kyle Calloway and junior OL
Maryland (Ralph Friedgen and Gary Williams) and Southern Bryan Bulaga are the heaviest at 315 pounds. A total of eight
Methodist (June Jones and Matt Doherty). Hawkeye players are listed over 300 pounds.
The tallest players, at 6-7, are Calloway and OL Andy
STATION NAMED TO HALL OF FAME Kuempel, while the shortest players, at 5-9, are Chaney, Jr.,
Larry Station, the former University of Iowa linebacker who sophomore RB Jewel Hampton and redshirt freshman RB
compiled nearly 500 career tackles and twice was named con- Adam Robinson.
sensus All-American, has been elected to the College Football The average Hawkeye player is 6-2 and weighs 231 pounds.
Hall of Fame. Station is the 14th former Hawkeye player That is the exact same height and two pounds lighter than the
or coach to earn the honor and the first since Hayden Fry in average Iowa player in 2008.
2003. Fry was Station’s coach at Iowa from 1982-85. The
Hall of Fame class will be inducted at the National Football ROSE BOWL EXPERIENCE
Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 8, 2009, in New Four members of the Iowa coaching staff have coached or
York City. The recipients will be officially enshrined at the played in the Rose Bowl. Kirk Ferentz coached in two Rose
Hall of Fame in South Bend, IN, in the summer of 2010. Bowl games while on the Iowa staff. Norm Parker and Phil
Station will be recognized at Kinnick Stadium Oct. 10 as Parker both coached in the Rose Bowl while on the staff at
Iowa hosts Michigan for Homecoming. Michigan State. Erik Campbell played in one Rose Bowl
during his Michigan career and coached in four others while
on the Wolverine coaching staff.
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
BIG TEN MEDIA CENTER IOWA FOOTBALL WITH KIRK FERENTZ
The conference office has a Big Ten football media center The weekly television replay show, featuring Iowa Football
on bigten.org, providing a single site for media to access Coach Kirk Ferentz, is a 30-minute program, which includes
information on every Big Ten football program. Iowa football highlights and weekly features about the Uni-
The media center includes downloadable PDFs of media versity of Iowa football program. Gary Dolphin, the radio
guides for the conference and every school, weekly releases, play-by-play voice of the Iowa Hawkeyes, hosts the show.
statistics, player of the week selections, information on the Consult local listings for day and time.
weekly coaches teleconference (along with links to the live
and archived audio) and more. In addition, it features sched- KIRK FERENTZ RADIO SHOW
ules broken down by school and week, which will include Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz is featured on “Hawk Talk with
game notes for each team, final stats and game recaps. Every Kirk Ferentz” each week. The 90-minute radio call-in show
Big Ten school also has an individual page containing infor- is hosted by Gary Dolphin, the play-by-play voice of the Iowa
mation on the football contact, media guides and schedules. Hawkeyes. The show airs each Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.
The media center can be accessed by going to the primary from Carlos O’Kelly’s in Iowa City.
football page on bigten.org and clicking on the “Football
Media Center” link on the right-hand side of the page. This IOWA TV SATELLITE SERVICE
website is meant for media use only and is password-protect- Each Tuesday Iowa offers video highlights of Coach Kirk
ed. Contact the conference office for more information. Ferentz’s weekly news conference, plus player clips & high-
lights, via satellite. The time is from 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. (CT).
IOWA STATS ON THE INTERNET The satellite feed will be available on C-Band Analog, Galaxy
Statistics and play-by-play accounts of every Iowa foot- 19, Transponder 8.
ball game are available live on the Internet. The statistical
program allows viewers to read the play-by-play action just AFTER THIS
moments after it takes place, and to view all individual and Iowa returns home Oct. 3 for its final non-conference game
team statistics while the game is in progress. against Arkansas State (11 a.m., TBA). The Hawkeyes are
The program can be accessed through hawkeyesports.com also home the following week, hosting Michigan (7:12 p.m.,
and then clicking on the GT link. This feature is available ABC/ESPN).
for all home games and most road contests during the 2009
campaign.
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Iowa at Penn State - - Beaver Stadium Date of Release: Sept. 21, 2009
2009 Recognition BRENT GREENWOOD
Pre-season third team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele’s College
KIRK FERENTZ Football
Named Big Ten Conference pre-season Coach of the Year
by Sporting News JEWEL HAMPTON
Pre-season second team all-Big Ten by Athlon Sports and
PAT ANGERER Lindy’s Football
Named to Butkus Award pre-season Watch List Pre-season third team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele’s College
Named to Lott Trophy pre-season Watch List Football
Named to Chuck Bednarik Award pre-season Watch List
Pre-season first team all-Big Ten by Athlon Sports, Phil JEREMIHA HUNTER
Steele’s College Football and Lindy’s Football Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week vs.
Northern Iowa
CHRISTIAN BALLARD Pre-season fourth team all-Big Ten by Phil Steele’s
Pre-season third team all-Big Ten by Athlon Sports College Football
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Season Statistics Includes Three Games
Overall Conference
Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend
------ ------------- ------- --------- --------- ------- ---------
Sept. 5 Northern Iowa W, 17-16 1-0 0-0 3:24 70,585
Sept. 12 at Iowa State W, 35-3 2-0 0-0 3:11 52,089
Sept. 19 Arizona W, 27-17 3-0 0-0 3:06 70,585
Sept. 26 at Penn State
Oct. 3 Arkansas State
Oct. 10 Michigan
Oct. 17 at Wisconsin
Oct. 24 at Michigan State
Oct. 31 Indiana
Nov. 7 Northwestern
Nov. 14 at Ohio State
Nov. 21 Minnesota
Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg
Robinson, Adam 3-2 45 237 4 233 5.2 3 43 77.7 Chaney, Jr., Paul 4 28 7.0 0 24
Wegher, Brandon 3-0 32 149 2 147 4.6 2 17 49.0 Spievey, Amari 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Chaney, Jr., Paul 3- 0 4 44 0 44 11.0 0 28 14.7 Total 5 27 5.4 0 24
Morse, Brett 3- 3 3 26 0 26 8.7 0 16 8.7 Opponents 4 5 1.2 0 4
O'Meara, Paki 3-1 10 30 5 25 2.5 0 9 8.3
Brinson, Jeff 2- 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 3.5 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg
Vandenberg, James 1- 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Sash, Tyler 4 104 26.0 0 41
Stanzi, Ricky 3-3 12 10 81 -71 -5.9 0 3 -23.7 Greenwood, Brett 2 17 8.5 0 17
Total 3 108 503 92 411 3.8 5 43 137.0 Total 6 121 20.2 0 41
Opponents 3 91 460 38 422 4.6 0 58 140.7 Opponents 3 79 26.3 1 41
Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg
Stanzi, Ricky 3-3 124.60 60-100-3 60.0 644 5 39 214.7 Spievey, Amari 4 73 18.2 0 20
Vandenberg, James 1-0 173.07 2-3-0 66.7 38 0 35 38.0 Chaney, Jr., Paul 2 31 15.5 0 18
Total 3 126.01 62-103-3 60.2 682 5 39 227.3 O'Meara, Paki 2 33 16.5 0 17
Opponents 3 85.89 46-95-6 48.4 488 2 50 162.7 Total 8 137 17.1 0 20
Opponents 14 286 20.4 0 42
Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g
Stross, Trey 3- 3 11 167 15.2 0 39 55.7 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg
Moeaki, Tony 2- 2 11 87 7.9 1 22 43.5 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0
McNutt, Marvin 3- 2 8 121 15.1 0 34 40.3 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sandeman, Colin 2- 1 6 55 9.2 0 20 27.5
Reisner, Allen 3- 1 5 59 11.8 1 29 19.7
Chaney, Jr., Paul 3- 0 5 38 7.6 0 12 12.7
Johnson-Koulianos, D 2- 0 4 61 15.2 1 22 30.5
Wegher, Brandon 3- 0 4 24 6.0 0 12 8.0
Morse, Brett 3- 3 3 9 3.0 1 7 3.0
Davis, Keenan 3- 0 2 21 10.5 1 11 7.0
Nordmann, Don 2- 0 1 35 35.0 0 35 17.5
Herman, Brad 3- 0 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.0
Robinson, Adam 3- 2 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.7
Total 3 62 682 11.0 5 39 227.3
Opponents 3 46 488 10.6 2 50 162.7
2009 University of Iowa Football
Iowa Hawkeyes Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 19, 2009)
All games
PAT
Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g
Murray, Daniel - 3-4 10-10 - - - - - 19 Stanzi, Ricky 3 112 -71 644 573 191.0
Robinson, Adam 3 - - - - - - - 18 Robinson, Adam 3 45 233 0 233 77.7
Wegher, Brandon 2 - - - - - - - 12 Wegher, Brandon 3 32 147 0 147 49.0
Reisner, Allen 1 - - - - - - - 6 Chaney, Jr., Paul 3 4 44 0 44 14.7
Davis, Keenan 1 - - - - - - - 6 Vandenberg, James 1 4 0 38 38 38.0
Moeaki, Tony 1 - - - - - - - 6 Morse, Brett 3 3 26 0 26 8.7
Johnson-Koulianos, D 1 - - - - - - - 6 O'Meara, Paki 3 10 25 0 25 8.3
Morse, Brett 1 - - - - - - - 6 Brinson, Jeff 2 1 7 0 7 3.5
Total 10 3-4 10-10 - - - - - 79 Total 3 211 411 682 1093 364.3
Opponents 3 5-7 3-3 - - - - - 36 Opponents 3 186 422 488 910 303.3
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
Murray, Daniel 3-4 75.0 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-0 40 0 Donahue, Ryan 14 625 44.6 62 1 5 9 6 0
Total 14 625 44.6 62 1 5 9 6 0
FG Sequence Iowa Hawkeyes Opponents Opponents 18 660 36.7 55 0 6 2 2 0
Northern Iowa (39),48 (39),(34),(39),40,41
Iowa State - (46) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln
Arizona (20),(40) (20) Murray, Daniel 16 1027 64.2 2 0
Penn State - - Total 16 1027 64.2 2 0 20.4 43.8 26
Arkansas State - - Opponents 9 565 62.8 1 0 17.1 45.3 24
Michigan - -
Wisconsin - -
Michigan State - -
Indiana - -
Northwestern - -
Ohio State - -
Minnesota - -
Individual
Points 12 Adam Robinson vs. Arizona
Rushing Attempts 18 (101 yards) Adam Robinson vs. Arizona
Yards Rushing 101 (15/18 att.) Brandon Wegher at Iowa State/Adam Robinson vs. Arizona
Pass Attempts 34 (22/18 comp.) Ricky Stanzi vs. Northern Iowa/at Iowa State
Pass Completions 22 (34 att.) Ricky Stanzi vs. Northern Iowa
Yards Passing 242 (22-34) Ricky Stanzi vs. Northern Iowa
Receptions 10 (83 yds.) Tony Moeaki vs. Northern Iowa
Yards Receiving 83 (10 rec.) Tony Moeaki vs. Northern Iowa
Yards Total Offense 242 Ricky Stanzi vs. Northern Iowa
All-Purpose Yards 118 Brandon Wegher at Iowa State
Yards Punt Returns 24 (2 ret.) Paul Chaney, Jr. vs. Arizona
Yards Kickoff Returns 33 (2 ret.) Paki O’Meara vs. Northern Iowa
Field Goals Made 2 (2 att.) Daniel Murray vs. Arizona
Extra Points 5 (5 att.) Daniel Murray at Iowa State
*Interceptions 3 Tyler Sash at Iowa State
Tackles 12 Brett Greenwood and Pat Angerer vs. Northern Iowa
Sacks 1 Four times by Ballard, Clayborn and Klug (twice)
Longest Plays
Run 43 Adam Robinson vs. Arizona
Pass 39 Ricky Stanzi to Trey Stross at Iowa State
Field Goal 40 Daniel Murray vs. Arizona
Interception Return 41 Tyler Sash vs. Arizona
Fumble Return --- ---
Punt Return 24 Paul Chaney, Jr. vs. Arizona
Kickoff Return 20 Amari Spievey vs. Northern Iowa and Arizona
Scoring drive 84 (12 plays) at Iowa State
Non-scoring drive 52 (14 plays) vs. Northern Iowa
The Last Time. . . Includes Three Games
OFFENSE
Opponent WR TE LT LG C RG RT QB RB FB FL
Northern Iowa Stross Moeaki Bulaga Gettis Eubanks Doering Richardson Stanzi O’Meara Morse McNutt
Iowa State Stross Moeaki Reiff Richardson Eubanks Vandervelde Calloway Stanzi Robinson Morse McNutt
Arizona Stross Reisner Reiff Richardson Eubanks Vandervelde Calloway Stanzi Robinson Morse Sandeman
Career Starts 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 12 2 3 1
Career Starts 6 1 2 11 28 17 27 13 2 12 1
DEFENSE
Opponent RE DT DT LE LB LB LB CB CB SS FS
Northern Iowa Clayborn Klug Ballard Binns Edds Angerer Hunter Castillo Spievey Sash Greenwood
Iowa State Clayborn Klug Ballard Binns Edds Angerer Hunter Castillo Spievey Sash Greenwood
Arizona Clayborn Klug Ballard Binns Edds Angerer Hunter Prater Spievey Sash Greenwood
Consec. Starts 7 3 16 3 28 14 16 1 16 11 23
Career Starts 14 3 16 3 28 14 16 1 16 14 23
Scoring Drives Includes Three Games
LONGEST DRIVES
Plays: 14, Northern Iowa/Arizona (14 plays, 52 yards, 5:43, FG/14 plays, 74 yards, 8:30, TD)
Yards: 84, Iowa State (12 plays, 84 yards, 5:15, TD)
Time of Possession: 8:30, Arizona (14 plays, 74 yards, 8:30, TD)
20-Yard Plus Offensive Plays Includes Three Games
OFFENSIVE PLAYS
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent
43 Rush Adam Robinson Arizona
39 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Trey Stross Iowa State
35 Pass James Vandenberg to Don Nordmann Iowa State
34 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Arizona
29 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Trey Stross Northern Iowa
29 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Allen Reisner Arizona
28 Rush Paul Chaney, Jr. Northern Iowa
23 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Marvin McNutt Iowa State
22 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Tony Moeaki Northern Iowa
22 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos Northern Iowa
20 Pass Ricky Stanzi to Colin Sandeman Arizona
RETURNS
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent
41 Interception Return Tyler Sash Arizona
31 Interception Return Tyler Sash Iowa State
24 Punt Return Paul Chaney, Jr. Arizona
21 Interception Return Tyler Sash Iowa State
20 Kickoff Amari Spievey Northern Iowa
20 Kickoff Amari Spievey Iowa State
20 Kickoff Amari Spievey Arizona
RETURNS ANALYSIS
Category 20-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51+
Punt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kickoff 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interception 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Miscelleanous Statistics Includes Three Games
Turnovers
Iowa Opponent
OPPONENT FUM INT TOT PTS OFF MARGIN FUM INT TOT PTS OFF
UNI 1 0 1 0 -1 2 0 2 6
Iowa State 1 5 6 28 +4 0 2 2 0
Arizona 0 1 1 3 Even 0 1 1 7
Penn State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arkansas State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michigan State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 2 6 8 31 +3 2 3 5 13
Miscelleanous Statistics Includes Three Games
Drive Statistics
IOWA OPPONENTS
3& 3&
OPPONENT NO. OUT PCT. SCORE PCT. TD PCT. OPPONENT NO. OUT PCT. SCORE PCT. TD PCT.
UNI 13 3 23.1 3 23.1 2 15.4 UNI 12 5 41.7 4 33.3 1 8.3
Iowa State 13 1 7.7 5 38.5 5 38.5 Iowa State 12 1 8.3 1 8.3 0 0.0
Arizona 12 3 25.0 5 41.7 3 25.0 Arizona 10 4 40.0 2 20.0 1 10.0
Penn State Penn State
Arkansas State Arkansas State
Michigan Michigan
Wisconsin Wisconsin
Michigan State Michigan State
Indiana Indiana
Northwestern Northwestern
Ohio State Ohio State
Minnesota Minnesota
TOTALS 38 7 18.4 13 34.2 10 26.3 TOTALS 34 10 29.4 7 20.6 2 5.9
Field Position
IOWA OPPONENTS
NO. OF AVG. INSIDE PAST NO. OF AVG. INSIDE PAST
OPPONENT DRIVES START 20 50 OPPONENT DRIVES START 20 50
UNI 13 34 0 2 UNI 12 28 4 1
Iowa State 13 37 2 4 Iowa State 12 23 4 0
Arizona 12 31 3 3 Arizona 10 26 3 0
Penn State Penn State
Arkansas State Arkansas State
Michigan Michigan
Wisconsin Wisconsin
Michigan State Michigan State
Indiana Indiana
Northwestern Northwestern
Ohio State Ohio State
Minnesota Minnesota
TOTALS 38 35 5 9 TOTALS 34 25 11 1