2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Capital One Bowl Champions
Capital One Bowl, W 30–25 vs. LSU
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
AP #8
2004 record 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Kirk Ferentz
Offensive coordinator Ken O'Keefe
Defensive coordinator Norm Parker
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
2004 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#8 Iowa §   7 – 1         10 – 2  
#14 Michigan †§   7 – 1         9 – 3  
#17 Wisconsin   6 – 2         9 – 3  
Northwestern   5 – 3         6 – 6  
#20 Ohio State   4 – 4         8 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4         5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5         7 – 5  
Penn State   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Illinois   1 – 7         3 – 8  
Indiana   1 – 7         3 – 8  
† – BCS representative as conference champion
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games in Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz. Finishing the 2003 season with a 10–3 record and an Outback Bowl victory, the Hawkeyes began the season 2–0 with wins over Kent State and Iowa State.[1] But after rocky performances at Arizona State and Michigan, the Hawkeyes sat at 2–2 going into their game with Michigan State.[1]

The Hawkeyes handily defeated the Spartans 38–16,[2] and turned their attention to Ohio State, a team whom the Hawkeyes had not beaten at home since 1983.[3] Behind a strong defensive performance that allowed only 177 yards,[4] the Hawkeyes easily defeated the Buckeyes by 26 points, the largest margin of victory over Ohio State in Iowa history.[3] However, tragedy struck soon thereafter, when head coach Kirk Ferentz's father died.[5] In the emotional game that ensued, the Hawkeyes narrowly defeated Penn State 6–4 on two Kyle Schlicher field goals.[6]

The Hawkeyes then raised their record to 8–2 with victories over Illinois, Purdue, and Minnesota.[1] With a share of the Big Ten championship on the line, the Hawkeyes met Wisconsin in the final regular season game of the year. Iowa won the game,[7] completing its second consecutive unbeaten season at home, and thousands of Hawkeye fans swarmed the field in celebration.[8] Several weeks following the victory, Iowa accepted a bid to play the LSU Tigers in the 2005 Capital One Bowl.[9]

In a game that was originally thought to be a defensive matchup,[10] the Hawkeyes took a 24–12 lead early in the fourth quarter. But behind freshman quarterback JaMarcus Russell, the Tigers stormed back, and took a one-point lead with 46 seconds remaining.[11] However, LSU's comeback was all for naught, as Iowa's Drew Tate completed a 56-yard touchdown pass to Warren Holloway as time expired, giving Iowa the 30–25 win[11] and a 10–2 final record.[1]

Previous season

In 2003, Iowa began the season 4-0[12] and would eventually complete the regular season with a 9–3 record that included wins over Iowa State, Michigan (Iowa's second straight victory against Michigan), and Minnesota.[13] However, the Hawkeyes lost to Michigan State, Ohio State, and Purdue. Finishing fourth in the Big Ten standings,[14] the Hawkeyes accepted a bid to play the Florida Gators in the Outback Bowl.[15] Despite falling behind early on a 70-yard touchdown pass from Chris Leak to Kelvin Knight, the Hawkeyes reeled off 27 straight points en route to a 37–17 victory.[16] It was a milestone victory, as it gave Iowa its second consecutive 10-win season along with the first Hawkeye victory in a January bowl game since the Rose Bowl in 1959.[16]

Following the season, five Iowa players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.[17] Robert Gallery, the 2003 Outland Trophy winner, became the second-highest pick in school history when he was selected 2nd by the Oakland Raiders.[17] Following Gallery in Iowa's draft order were Bob Sanders, taken 44th by Indianapolis, Nate Kaeding, taken 65th by San Diego, Jared Clauss, taken in the seventh round by Tennessee, and Erik Jensen, who was taken in the seventh round by St. Louis.[17]

Before the season

Prior to the season, the Hawkeyes looked to replace seven offensive starters and four defensive starters.[18] Key losses from 2003 included Maurice Brown, Robert Gallery, Nate Chandler, Fred Russell, and Ramon Ochoa on offense.[18] Defensively, the Hawkeyes looked to replace Howard Hodges, Jared Clauss, Grant Steen, and Bob Sanders.[18]

Replacement starters on offense were Drew Tate, Champ Davis, Jermelle Lewis, Calvin Davis, Tony Jackson, Lee Gray, Mike Elgin, and Chris Felder.[19] On defense, Derreck Robinson, Tyler Luebke, George Lewis, and Marcus Paschal assumed their roles on the starting lineup.[19] On special teams, David Bradley returned for his senior season as punter, while Kyle Schlicher replaced Nate Kaeding as the starting kicker.[19]

Rankings

Recruiting class

Iowa signed 21 players on National Signing Day, which was February 4, 2004. The Hawkeyes added another commit to the class with the late addition of defensive lineman Ettore Ewen.[22]

Another recruit, Kyle Williams, later de-committed from the Hawkeyes and committed to the Purdue Boilermakers.[23]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Nyere Aumaitre
OL		 Camden, NJ Woodrow Wilson HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) 5.10 Jan 20, 2004 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Walner Belleus
CB		 Immokalee, FL Immokalee HS 5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (1.79 m) 177 1⁄2 lb (80.5 kg) 4.42 Dec 14, 2003 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Ted Bentler
DE		 Davenport, IA Assumption HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 242 1⁄2 lb (110.0 kg) 4.675 Oct 5, 2002 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Andy Brodell
WR		 Ankeny, IA Ankeny HS 6 ft 2 1⁄2 in (1.89 m) 182 1⁄2 lb (82.8 kg) 4.40 Sep 28, 2003 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Lucas Cox
DE		 Springdale, PA Springdale JSHS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 238 1⁄2 lb (108.2 kg) 4.815 Jan 16, 2004 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Harold Dalton
S		 Camden, NJ Woodrow Wilson HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 1⁄2 lb (83.2 kg) 4.48 Oct 26, 2003 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Rashad Dunn
OG		 Evans, GA Greenbrier HS 6 ft 3 1⁄2 in (1.92 m) 270 lb (120 kg) 5.20 Jan 26, 2004 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Ettore Ewen
DT		 Tampa, FL Wharton HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 280 lb (130 kg) 4.80 Jul 8, 2004 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bradley Fletcher
S		 Youngstown, OH Liberty HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.50 Apr 19, 2003 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Charles Godfrey
CB		 Baytown, TX Lee HS 6 ft 1 1⁄2 in (1.87 m) 201 1⁄2 lb (91.4 kg) 4.54 Dec 15, 2003 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Shonn Greene
RB		 Atco, NJ Winslow Township HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.465 Dec 14, 2003 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Mitch King
LB		 Burlington, IA Burlington Comm. HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) 4.73 Apr 6, 2003 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Matt Kroul
LB		 Mount Vernon, IA Mount Vernon HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.75 Aug 13, 2002 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Grant McCracken
DE		 Ankeny, IA Ankeny HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.80 Jul 26, 2003 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Brandon Myers
TE		 Monroe, IA PCM HS 6 ft 4 1⁄4 in (1.94 m) 212 1⁄2 lb (96.4 kg) 4.74 Feb 4, 2004 
Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Anton Narinskiy
LB		 Chagrin Falls, OH Kenston HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.60 Dec 3, 2003 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Seth Olsen
OG		 Omaha, NE Millard North HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 302 1⁄2 lb (137.2 kg) 5.40 Jan 9, 2004 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Michael Sabers
TE		 Iowa City, IA Iowa City HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 232 1⁄2 lb (105.5 kg) N/A Jul 11, 2003 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Adam Shada
DB		 Omaha, NE Millard North HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.50 Jun 27, 2003 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Damian Sims
RB		 Boca Raton, FL Leonard HS 5 ft 9 1⁄2 in (1.77 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.475 Jan 28, 2004 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Kyle Williams
LB		 Bolingbrook, IL Bolingbrook HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 4.52 Feb 4, 2004 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 41   Rivals: 38
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 11:00 AM vs. Kent State* #19 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN+ W 39–7   70,397[24]
September 11 11:00 AM Iowa State* #16 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy) ESPN+ W 17–10   70,397[24]
September 18 9:00 PM at Arizona State* #16 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN+ L 44–7   71,700[24]
September 25 2:30 PM at #18 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC L 30–17   111,428[24]
October 2 11:00 AM Michigan Statedagger Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN+ W 38–16   70,397[24]
October 16 2:30 PM #25 Ohio State Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC W 33–7   70,397[24]
October 23 11:00 AM at Penn State #25 Beaver Stadium • State College, PA ESPN2 W 6–4   108,062[24]
October 30 11:00 AM at Illinois #23 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN+ W 23–13   47,651[24]
November 6 2:30 PM Purdue #20 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN W 23–21   70,397[24]
November 13 11:00 AM at Minnesota #19 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale) ESPN W 29–27   64,719[24]
November 20 3:30 PM #9 Wisconsin #17 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Heartland Trophy) ESPN W 30–7   70,397[24]
January 1 12:00 PM vs. #12 LSU* #11 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl) ABC W 30–25   70,229[24]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule note

Due to the Big Ten's rotating schedule, the Hawkeyes did not play either Northwestern or Indiana.[1]

Strength of schedule rankings

Coaching Staff

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

Game notes

Kent State

Golden Flashes (0-0) at #19 Hawkeyes (0-0)
1 234Total
Kent St 0 700 7
• Iowa 10 13106 39

[28]


Iowa State

Cyclones (1-0) at #16 Hawkeyes (1-0)
Cy-Hawk Game
1 234Total
Iowa St 3 070 10
• Iowa 7 730 17

[29]

See also: 2004 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Cy-Hawk Trophy


Arizona State

#16 Hawkeyes (2-0) at Sun Devils (2-0)
1 234Total
Iowa 0 007 7
• Arizona St 10 17107 44
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium
    Tempe, AZ
  • Game start: 7:45 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 71,700
  • Game weather: 75°F, 84% Humidity, Wind SE 20
  • Referee: David Cutaia

[30]


Michigan

Hawkeyes (2-1) at #18 Wolverines (2-1)
1 234Total
Iowa 7 037 17
• Michigan 0 1677 30
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: Michigan Stadium
    Ann Arbor, MI
  • Game start: 2:35 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 111,428
  • Game weather: Low 70s°F, Partly Cloudy, Wind NNW 5-10
  • Referee: B. LeMonnier

[31]


Michigan State

Spartans (2-2) at Hawkeyes (2-2)
1 234Total
Michigan St 0 6010 16
• Iowa 14 3714 38
  • Date: October 2
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT

[32]


Ohio State

#25 Buckeyes (3-2) at Hawkeyes (3-2)
1 234Total
Ohio St 0 007 7
• Iowa 7 3149 33
  • Date: October 16
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 2:35 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Game weather: 45°F, Cloudy, Wind 15-25
  • Referee: Dick Honig

[33]


Penn State

Hawkeyes (4-2) at Nittany Lions (2-4)
1 234Total
• Iowa 3 300 6
Penn St 2 002 4
  • Date: October 23
  • Location: Beaver Stadium
    State College, PA
  • Game start: 11:02 AM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 108,062
  • Game weather: 55°F, Cloudy, Wind 0-3
  • Referee: B.LeMonnier

[34]


Illinois

#23 Hawkeyes (5-2) at Fighting Illini (2-6)
1 234Total
• Iowa 0 7160 23
Illinois 7 006 13
  • Date: October 30
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
    Champaign, IL
  • Game start: 11:10 AM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 47,651
  • Game weather: 63°F, Fair and Windy, Wind SW 28
  • Referee: Steve Pamon

[35]


Purdue

Boilermakers (5-3) at #20 Hawkeyes (6-2)
1 234Total
Purdue 0 777 21
• Iowa 17 006 23
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 2:35 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Game weather: 68°F, Clear, Wind WSW 11
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet

[36]


Minnesota

#19 Hawkeyes (7-2) at Golden Gophers (6-4)
Floyd of Rosedale
1 234Total
• Iowa 10 1333 29
Minnesota 3 7107 27
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Game start: 11:10 AM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 64,719
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier

[37]

See also: 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale

In one of the more unlikely victories of the season, Iowa traveled to the Metrodome to challenge the Golden Gophers powerful rushing duo of Marion Barber III and Laurence Maroney. The Hawkeye defense came into the game rated #1 in the country in rushing defense.

Despite that, the Gopher tandem shredded the Hawkeye defense with the Gophers outrushing Iowa by an outlandish margin of 338 to 6 in yards gained. The Hawkeyes prevailed however behind the deft passing and scrambling of sophomore quarterback Drew Tate, a pass defense that held the Gophers to 64 yards through the air and forced three turnovers, and Iowa's sophomore place-kicker Kyle Schlicher, who was a perfect 5-5 in field goals.

The Hawkeyes led virtually the entire game, but needed a huge defensive stop in the closing minutes, with Jr. linebacker Chad Greenway stopping Marion Barber III for a key loss on 2nd down in Iowa territory and eventually forcing Minnesota to attempt a 51-yard field goal, trailing by two. Although Gopher placekicker Rhyss Lloyd had won three games in his career with last-minute field goals, this time his attempt shanked wide.

QB Drew Tate then guided the Hawks to one closing first down with the help of an offside penalty on Minnesota, and the Hawks survived, winning their sixth consecutive game, all against Big 10 teams. By the time the Hawkeyes kicked off in their next (and final) regular-season game, they learned they would be playing for a portion of the Big Ten title.


Wisconsin

#9 Badgers (9-1) at #17 Hawkeyes (8-2)
Heartland Trophy
1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 700 7
• Iowa 7 7106 30
  • Date: November 20
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium
    Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 2:30 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Game weather: 49°F, Cloudy, Wind NW 14
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski

[38]

See also: 2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Heartland Trophy
Fans celebrate Iowa's victory over the Wisconsin Badgers.


Capital One Bowl vs. Louisiana State

#11 Tigers (9-2) vs. #12 Hawkeyes (9-2)
Capital One Bowl
1 234Total
LSU 0 12013 25
• Iowa 7 7313 30

[39]


Team players in the 2005 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Matt Roth Defensive End2 46 Miami Dolphins
Jonathan Babineaux Defensive Tackle 2 59 Atlanta Falcons
Sean Considine Defensive Back4 102 Philadelphia Eagles
Tony Jackson Tight End6 196 Seattle Seahawks
Pete McMahon Tackle6 214 Oakland Raiders

[40]

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