Dec. 9, 2003 #13 Iowa vs. #15 Florida Raymond James Stadium

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1 Iowa Football Dec. 9, 2003 #13 Iowa vs. #15 Florida Raymond James Stadium IOWA TO PLAY IN OUTBACK BOWL Iowa (9-3, 5-3) will meet Florida (8-4, 6-2) of the Southeastern Conference in the 2004 Outback Bowl. The game will be played Thursday, Jan. 1 at 10 a.m. (CST) in Raymond James Stadium (65,657). ON THE TUBE ESPN will televise the contest to a national cable audience. Mark Jones, Bob Davie and Holly Rowe will call the action. RADIO BROADCAST Iowa games are broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network. Gary Dolphin handles the play-by-play, with color commentator Ed Podolak and sideline reporter Mark Allen. The Hawkeye Radio Network includes more than 40 stations throughout the state. HAWKEYE HISTORY Iowa has played 1,051 games since beginning football in Iowa s overall record is (.522). That includes a (.632) record in home games, a (.405) record in games away from Iowa City, a (.444) mark in Big Ten games and a (.575) record in Kinnick Stadium Schedule/Results IOWA S BOWL HISTORY Iowa will be playing in its third-straight bowl game after defeating Texas Tech (19-16) in the 2001 Alamo Bowl and losing to USC (38-17) in the 2003 Orange Bowl. In addition, Iowa will be playing in consecutive January bowl games for the first time in school history. The Outback Bowl will be Iowa s seventh January bowl appearance. The Hawkeyes hold a (.528) alltime bowl record. The Hawkeyes have competed in the Rose (five times), Holiday (three), Alamo (three), Peach (two), Sun (two) and the Orange, Gator and Freedom Bowls once each. IOWA IN THE OUTBACK & FLORIDA Iowa has never played in the Outback Bowl or Raymond James Stadium. The Hawkeyes have played five games (0-5) in the state of Florida. USC defeated Iowa in the 2003 Orange Bowl. The Hawkeyes lost three games to Miami in Orange Bowl Stadium during the 1950, 1966 and 1990 regular seasons. Iowa s only other game in the state of Florida was the 1983 Gator Bowl when the Hawkeyes dropped a 14-6 decision to Florida. Iowa (9-3, 5-3) Florida (8-4, 6-2) Aug. 30 Miami (OH) W 21-3 Aug. 30 San Jose State W 65-3 Sept. 6 Buffalo W 56-7 Sept. 6 at Miami L Sept. 13 at Iowa State W Sept. 13 Florida A&M W 63-3 Sept. 20 Arizona State W 21-2 Sept. 20 Tennessee L Sept. 27 at Michigan State L Sept. 27 at Kentucky W Oct. 4 Michigan W Oct. 4 at Ole Miss L Oct. 18 at Ohio State L Oct. 11 at LSU W 19-7 Oct. 25 Penn State W Oct. 18 at Arkansas W Nov. 1 Illinois W Nov. 1 vs. Georgia W Nov. 8 at Purdue L Nov. 8 Vanderbilt W Nov. 15 Minnesota W Nov. 15 at South Carolina W Nov. 22 at Wisconsin W Nov. 22 Florida State L Jan. 1 vs. Florida, 10 a.m. Jan. 1 vs. Florida, 10 a.m. THE BIG TEN IN THE OUTBACK The Big Ten Conference is 6-8 in the Outback Bowl. The first Big Ten appearance was Jan. 2, 1988, where Michigan defeated Alabama (28-24). Last year, Michigan defeated Florida in a shootout (38-30). Michigan (3-1) and Ohio State (0-4) have played in the Outback Bowl four times each, the most in the Big Ten. Penn State (2-0) and Wisconsin (1-1) have played in the bowl twice, while Illinois (0-1) and Purdue (0-1) have been there once. IN THE RANKINGS Iowa is ranked 12th in the ESPN/USA Today poll and 13th in the Associated Press and Bowl Championship Series polls. Florida is ranked 15th in the BCS poll and 17th in the two major polls. The Hawkeyes have been ranked as high as ninth in the ESPN/USA Today poll twice this year. This year marks the first time in school history that Iowa has been ranked in the top 10 three times after falling out following a loss. Below is a list of Iowa in the rankings this season. Two Major Polls PreseasonRV/RV Aug /RV Aug /RV Sept. 7 19/23 Sept Sept. 21 9/13 Sept /23 Oct. 5 15/14 Oct. 12 9/9 Oct /16 Oct /13 Nov. 2 10/10 Nov. 9 20/20 Nov /17 Nov /13 Nov /12 Dec. 7 12/13 ESPN-USA Today/Associated Press BCS Rankings Oct Oct Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec. 7 13

2 Coach Kirk Ferentz The 2002 Associated Press Coach of the Year, Walter Camp Coach of the Year, AFCA Regional Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year, Kirk Ferentz (pronounced FAIR-rintz, rhymes with parents), is concluding his fifth season as Iowa s head football coach. He resurrected the Iowa program and led the 2002 Hawkeyes to an 11-2 record, a Big Ten title and an Orange Bowl berth. Ferentz guided the Hawkeyes to a 9-3 mark this year and a 20-5 mark the last two seasons, which is the best two-year run in school history. Ferentz, at Iowa, holds an overall record of (.517) and a (.500) mark in Big Ten games. He holds a 24-8 (.750) record in Iowa s last 32 games. In eight seasons as a college head coach his career mark is (.462). Taking over a program that won three games in 1998, Ferentz guided the 2001 Hawkeyes to a 7-5 overall record, including a win in the Alamo Bowl over Texas Tech. Iowa in 2001 was 4-4 in the Big Ten, earning a fourth place tie. Ferentz and the Hawkeyes posted a 3-9 record in 2000, winning two of the final three games of the season while playing one of the strongest schedules in the nation. Twenty-one of Iowa s 60 games over the last four seasons have been decided by seven points or less and 22 of the 60 were played against opponents who were ranked in the top 25 at the time. Ferentz joined the Iowa staff after serving as assistant head coach and offensive line coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He had been part of the Baltimore (Cleveland Browns prior to the move) staff for six years. Ferentz was named head coach of the Maine Bears in 1990 and held that position for three years. Ferentz was a member of Hayden Fry s Iowa staff for nine years as offensive line coach ( ). He coordinated Iowa s running game during his coaching stint with the Hawkeyes. Iowa appeared in eight bowl games during the time Ferentz was an Iowa assistant, posting a 4-4 record. A pair of Rose Bowls (1982 & 1986), two Holiday Bowl appearances (1986 & 1987) and a pair of Peach Bowl visits (1982 & 1988), along with appearances in the Gator (1983) and Freedom Bowls (1984) highlighted his previous Iowa stay. Iowa s record in those nine years was and included two 10-win and two nine-win seasons. Ferentz was born in Royal Oak, MI, and attended high school in Pittsburgh, PA. Kirk earned his bachelor s degree in English Education from the University of Connecticut in 1978, where he was a football captain. Ferentz has never faced Florida or Coach Ron Zook as a head coach. HAWKEYES EARN NATIONAL HONORS Senior offensive tackle Robert Gallery was named to the Walter Camp, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), The Sporting News and Football Writers of America s (FWAA) first all-america team. Place kicker Nate Kaeding garnered all-american honors by the AFCA. Wide receiver Calvin Davis and offensive guard Mike Jones were named to the Rivals.com Freshman all-america team. Both were named to the group s honorable mention unit. Jones was also named to The Sporting News third team Freshman all-america squad and Big Ten all- Freshman team. Linebacker Edmond Miles was also named to the Big Ten all-freshman team by the publication. HAWKEYES EARN BIG TEN ACCOLADES Senior Robert Gallery was honored as the 2003 Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year. Iowa landed eight players on this year s coaches and media first and second all-big Ten teams. Earning first team accolades by both the coaches and media are OL Robert Gallery, PK Nate Kaeding, DE Matt Roth and SS Bob Sanders. Gallery and Sanders were unanimous selections by the coaches, the only two in the selective group. LB Abdul Hodge was a first team honoree by the media and a second team pick by the coaches. Other Hawkeyes named to the second team by both the coaches and media are RB Fred Russell, DE Howard Hodges and LB Chad Greenway. DT Jared Clauss and LB Grant Steen were honorable mention all-big Ten choices by the coaches. FINAL GAME FOR SENIORS A total of 24 players will be taking part in a Hawkeye football game for the final time at Iowa s bowl game: OL Sam Aiello, OL Kory Borchers, WR Maurice Brown, FB Edgar Cervantes, QB Nathan Chandler, DL Jared Clauss, DL Marshall Freeman, OL Robert Gallery, LB Jacob Gancarczyk, DL Jory Helms, DL Howard Hodges, TE Erik Jensen, PK Nate Kaeding, OL Brian Meidlinger, WR Ramon Ochoa, LB Tom Revak, LB Jermire Roberts, OL Eric Rothwell, RB Fred Russell, DB Bob Sanders, DB Chris Smith, LB Grant Steen, DL John Traynor and LB Kevin Worthy. The bowl game will also be the final game for managers Jaime Hymer, Jay Buchholz, Dan Grady, Chris Idler and Andy Hayes and student trainers Katie Gordon, Tom Hove and Jesse Strand. IOWA VS. RANKED TEAMS These are Iowa s most recent wins vs. nationally ranked opponents: At Home: over ninth-ranked Michigan, 10/4/03 On the Road: 34-9 over eighth-ranked Michigan, 10/26/02 Neutral: over 20th-ranked Washington, Sun Bowl, 12/29/95

3 FLORIDA COACH RON ZOOK Ron Zook is about to complete his second season as a college head coach, both at Florida. Zook has posted a record of 16-9 (.593) while guiding the Gators to consecutive Outback Bowl games. He has 26 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and professional level. Prior to being named Florida s head coach, Zook coached for six years on three NFL franchises (New Orleans, Kansas City, Pittsburgh). Zook coached under longtime Florida Coach Steve Spurrier for five seasons before making the jump to the NFL. He was the Gators defensive coordinator for three years ( ) and the special teams coordinator for two seasons ( ), while also being named associate head coach in Prior to joining the Florida staff, he made coaching stops at Ohio State ( ), Virginia Tech (1987), Tennessee ( ), Kansas (1983), Cincinnati ( ) and Murray State ( ). Zook coached on five SEC Championship teams (four at Florida and one at Tennessee) and will be participating in his 15th bowl game on Jan. 1. He was a three-year letterwinner as a defensive back at Miami (OH). Zook has never coached against Iowa or Coach Kirk Ferentz as a head coach. THE SERIES This will be the second meeting between the two schools. Iowa lost to Florida (14-6) in the 1983 Gator Bowl. Iowa is 2-2 all-time against SEC squads. In addition to its loss against Florida, Iowa defeated Arkansas (25-0, 1925), and split meetings with Tennessee (28-22, 1982 Peach Bowl and 22-23, 1987 Kickoff Classic). LAST MEETING Cold weather stalled a couple of high-powered offenses in the 39th annual Gator Bowl as Florida defeated Iowa The wind chill at game time was 13 degrees below zero. The Hawkeyes and Gators combined for six interceptions, 19 penalties and only 7-31 third down conversions in a ragged contest. The play of the game took place with 1:08 left in the first half. Tom Nichol, attempting to punt out of his own end zone, misplayed a high snap and Florida s Doug Drew covered it for a touchdown. Nichol scored the Hawkeyes only points on a pair of short field goals. Owen Gill led the Hawkeye offense with 83 yards rushing. Here is the yardstick: Team Stats IOWA FLORIDA First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Total Offense Punts-Average Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards IOWA, FLORIDA NOTES Florida has played in the Outback Bowl once before. Michigan defeated the Gators (38-30) last year. Florida is 7-3 against teams from the Big Ten Conference (Illinois 2-0, Northwestern 2-0, Penn State 2-0, Iowa 1-0, Michigan 0-1, Indiana 0-1, Michigan State 0-1). Both Florida Coach Ron Zook and Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz coached on the professional level for six years. Zook coached for New Orleans, Kansas City and Pittsburgh, while Ferentz coached for Baltimore/Cleveland. Zook and Ferentz coached against each other for three years when Zook was with the Steelers. Pittsburgh defeated the Ravens all three years ( ). Iowa defensive coordinator, Norm Parker, coached at Vanderbilt of the SEC for four seasons ( ). Florida defeated Vanderbilt all four years Parker was with the Commodores. Parker was named the 1997 SEC Defensive Coordinator of the Year. Vanderbilt led the SEC and ranked ninth in the nation in total defense. Other Hawkeye coaches that coached against Florida while at Vanderbilt include defensive line coach Ron Aiken ( ) and recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach Eric Johnson ( ). Florida s linebackers coach Bill Miller, served as the defensive coordinator at Michigan State for four years ( ) before joining the Gators. The Spartans were 2-2 against the Hawkeyes while Miller was on the Michigan State coaching staff. He also was the defensive backs coach for three years at Minnesota ( ) and was the secondary coach at Drake for two years ( ). Florida s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ed Zaunbrecher, coached with Iowa Defensive Coordinator Norm Parker at Michigan State for three years ( ). Parker coached Michigan State s outside linebackers for 12 years ( ) and served as the defensive coordinator for five years. Zaubrecher was the quarterbacks coach for one season (1991) and was the linebackers coach for two ( ). He also coached at Purdue for three years ( ) where he was coached the offensive backs and receivers. FLORIDA HAWKEYES Iowa s roster includes eight players from the state of Florida, including three from the Tampa Bay area. DB Antwan Allen hails from Tampa, DB Chris Brevi is from Seffner and DB Marcus Paschal is from Largo. WR Maurice Brown, LB Abdul Hodge, LB George Lewis and OL David Walker are from Fort Lauderdale, while LB Edmond Miles is from Tallahassee. Brevi is a true freshman who is redshirting this season. HAWKEYES ON THE TUBE Iowa s bowl game will mark the 42nd consecutive game the Hawkeyes have been selected for television. The last Iowa contest that was not televised was at Illinois on Oct. 14, 2000.

4 BIG TEN BOWL SEASON A record eight members of the Big Ten Conference are going to bowl games. They include Iowa (Outback), Michigan (Rose), Ohio State (Fiesta), Purdue (Capital One), Michigan State (Alamo), Minnesota (Sun), Wisconsin (Music City) and Northwestern (Motor City). Iowa defeated Michigan (30-27), Wisconsin (27-21) and Minnesota (40-21), while losing to Ohio State (19-10), Purdue (26-14) and Michigan State (20-10). All three of Iowa s losses were on the road. The Hawkeyes did not play Northwestern. HAWKEYES EARN ACADEMIC HONORS Seniors Kody Asmus, QB Nathan Chandler, DT Jared Clauss, DB Sean Considine, OL Robert Gallery, LB Jacob Gancarczyk, TE Erik Jensen and PK Nate Kaeding, junior LB Tom Revak, sophomores OL Brian Ferentz and WR Matt Melloy and redshirt freshman TE Ryan Majerus were named academic all-big Ten. The academic honor is the third for Clauss, Considine, Gallery, Jensen and Kaeding. HAWKEYES THIRD IN BOWL APPEARNACES Iowa ranks third in the Big Ten in bowl appearances. Ohio State and Michigan have received a conference-best 35 bowl bids each, while the Hawkeyes will be heading to their 19th bowl game. Michigan State ranks fourth with 16. Penn State has gone to seven bowls while a member of the Big Ten Conference. KAEDING AND CLAUSS EARN ACADEMIC HONOR PK Nate Kaeding and DL Jared Clauss were named to the 2003 Verizon District VII first team Academic all-america squad. This marks the second consecutive year Kaeding has been selected to the first team. Clauss was named to the second team last season. Kaeding is a history major with a 3.48 GPA and Clauss is a communication studies major with a 3.53 GPA. IOWA EXTENDS HOME WINNING STREAK Iowa s win over Minnesota on Nov. 15 extended its home winning streak to 12. The 12-game home winning streak, dating back to 2002, is a new Kinnick Stadium record. Overall, Iowa s longest home winning streak is 20 games, dating from Nov. 19, 1918 to Oct. 20, In Big Ten games only, Iowa s current streak of nine straight wins is the best for the Hawkeyes in Kinnick Stadium. Overall, Iowa won 10 straight home conference games from Nov. 9, 1918 to Oct. 20, The current nine-game win streak in conference games began with a win over Minnesota in PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Iowa had at least one Big Ten Player of the Week five times this year. PK Nate Kaeding earned the accolade twice this season and five times in his career. Kaeding scored 16 points both weeks he was honored (at Iowa State and vs. Minnesota). He became Iowa s all-time scoring leader after he set a school record for most kicking points in a game (16) at Iowa State. Kaeding later matched career highs in points in a game (16), field goals in a game (4) and longest field goal (55) vs. Minnesota. The senior has kicked four field goals in a game twice this season and four times in his career. SS Bob Sanders was named Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 17. Sanders collected a season-high 16 tackles (10 solo), including two tackles for loss and one sack and forced a career-high three fumbles, recovering one vs. Minnesota. In one of the turning points of the game, Sanders forced and recovered a Minnesota fumble on Iowa s goal line in the second quarter, stopping a Golden Gopher scoring threat. The threetime first team all-big Ten honoree earned the second weekly honor of his career and first since the 2001 campaign. Punter David Bradley was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 1. Bradley punted five times against the RedHawks for a 48.4 average. He downed one punt inside the 20-yard line and boomed a career-long 62-yarder in the second quarter. DB Jovon Johnson was named Big Ten co-defensive Player of the Week after leading the Iowa secondary with two interceptions, the fifth and sixth of his career. Johnson returned his first interception 20 yards to the Iowa one-yard line, which led to Iowa s second touchdown. He intercepted his second pass in the end zone to erase a potential Miami (OH) scoring drive. He also finished with five tackles and three pass breakups. LB Chad Greenway was named co-defensive Player of the Week after leading the Iowa defense to a dominating performance in a 21-2 victory over then-no. 16 Arizona State. Greenway matched a career-high with 17 tackles (11 solo). It marked the second consecutive game that the sophomore tallied 17 stops. Additionally, the native of Mt. Vernon, SD, ranks first in the Big Ten in tackles (12.8). This marks the first time Greenway earned the weekly honor from the Big Ten. DE Matt Roth was named co-defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3. Roth forced his third fumble of the year and collected six tackles (4 solo) vs. Illinois. He also matched his career-high with three sacks. The fumble forced by Roth was recovered by Sanders and returned three yards for a touchdown. The accolade is the first for Roth. Below is a list of Iowa players named Big Ten Player of the Week. 9/1 Co-Defense Jovon Johnson Special Teams David Bradley 9/15 Special Teams Nate Kaeding 9/22 Co-Defense Chad Greenway 11/3 Co-Defense Matt Roth 11/17 Co-Special Teams Nate Kaeding Defense Bob Sanders

5 FOUR PUNT BLOCKS IS A FIRST FOR IOWA For what is believed to be the first time in school history, Iowa has blocked four opponent punts in a single season. Sean Considine blocked two punts in the win at Iowa State, Chris Smith blocked a Michigan punt in Iowa s win over the Wolverines and Chad Greenway blocked a punt in the win over Penn State. The first block at Iowa State and the block vs. Penn State were returned for Iowa touchdowns, while the Hawkeyes added a field goal following the second block at Iowa State and the block vs. Michigan. The Hawkeyes blocked two punts, one field goal and one PAT attempt last season and last blocked three punts in KAEDING NAMED LOU GROZA FINALIST PK Nate Kaeding is in his final season after becoming the first Hawkeye to ever win the Lou Groza Award, which is given to the nation s top place kicker, last year. He is one of three finalists for the 2003 Lou Groza Award. The other finalists are Trey DiCarlo (Oklahoma) and Jonathon Nichols (Mississippi). Kaeding was named to the AFCA all-america squad. He also garnered first team all-big Ten accolades by both the media and coaches and Verizon academic all-district first team honors for the second-consecutive season. After receiving numerous accolades last season, Kaeding entered his senior season on four pre-season all-america teams (Sports Illustrated, Playboy, Athlon and The Sporting News). Kaeding has 354 career kick points and 360 overall. His 354 points rank third all-time in kick scoring in the Big Ten Conference, one point shy of Purdue s Travis Dorsch s ( ) second place mark of 355. In Iowa s final regular season game at Wisconsin, Kaeding connected on a 50-yard field goal just before halftime, his second kick of 50 yards or more in as many weeks. He added a 28- yarder in the fourth quarter. Against Minnesota, Kaeding tied career highs in points in a game (16), field goals in a game (4) and longest field goal (55). In addition, the 16 points and four field goals in a game tied his own school record and the 55-yard field goal ties as the third longest in school history. His efforts earned him co-special Teams Player of the Week, marking the second time this season and fifth time in his career that he has earned the accolade from the Big Ten. Kaeding has kicked four field goals in a game twice this year and four times in his career. He first accomplished the feat in a win at Penn State in He also kicked four field goals in Iowa s Alamo Bowl win over Texas Tech in 2001 and at Iowa State this year. Kaeding was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for the first time this year on Sept. 15. He became Iowa s career scoring leader after he set a school record for most kicking points in a game (16) at Iowa State. Kaeding kicked four PATs and four field goals. Kaeding passed Ron Houghtlin Iowa Internet Address For information on The University of Iowa athletic department and the Iowa football team World Wide Web, go to: Information on the football team and all other University of Iowa athletic teams, including schedules, rosters, statistics, season outlooks and other information, is available at those sites. as Iowa s all-time scoring leader, who held the record since Kaeding collected his first career touchdown at Ohio State when he scored a five-yard touchdown on a fake field goal in the fourth quarter. Kaeding missed his third career PAT following a Penn State block in the second quarter this year. He had converted 56 straight PATs before the block. Kaeding s previous miss was at Penn State last year. It was also blocked. For the season, Kaeding has converted field goals and PATs. He ranks seventh in the Big Ten in scoring (7.8), third in field goals made (1.42) and fourth in kicking points (7.2). Kaeding has made career field goal attempts, including from outside 40 yards and a perfect 5-5 from outside 50 yards, and PATs. Kaeding is the school record holder for career field goals (64) and PATs (163). The 64 career field goals rank fourth in Big Ten history. Wisconsin s Todd Gregoire ( ) ranks third with 65. A year ago, he was selected as a first team all-america selection by The Sporting News, the Football Writers Association, ESPN.com and CNN-SI.com and a second team choice by the Associated Press. He was also named to the first team all-big Ten coaches team, while earning second team laurels by the media. Kaeding was also a 2002 Verizon Academic all-america second team selection. Kaeding made PATs and field goals to finish the 2002 season with 120 points. Kaeding s 120 points are an Iowa single season scoring record and a Big Ten single season kick scoring record. He set an Iowa single season record for PATs made (57) and attempted (58). His only PAT miss and one of his three missed field goals were blocked. The Coralville, IA, native had an overall consecutive field goal streak of 22 (19 in 2002) end after missing a 27-yard attempt vs. Wisconsin last year. Prior to that game, his last miss was in the first quarter of the 2001 Alamo Bowl win.

6 GALLERY BIG TEN S BEST LINEMAN Senior offensive tackle Robert Gallery (6-7, 320), who is a finalist for the Outland Award, was named the 2003 Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year. Gallery becomes the ninth Iowa player to earn the prestigious honor. He was also named to the first team all-big Ten team by both the media and coaches and was a unanimous choice by the coaches. In addition, Gallery was named to the FWAA all-america, AFCA, Walter Camp and The Sporting News all-america squads. He was a semi-finalist for the Lombardi Award. He was a first team all-big Ten selection last season and was also named to several pre-season all-america teams. He is a first team all-america selection by The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated and Playboy and a second team all-america pick by Athlon Sports. In addition to his talents on the field, Gallery has been a member of the academic all-big Ten team in each of the last two years. Gallery has started 43 consecutive games at tackle after moving from tight end his freshman year. His 43-game starting streak is tops in the Big Ten. Gallery is the only Iowa player to be selected a team captain every week this year. He has also recorded three tackles this season following Iowa turnovers. In addition, ESPN NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. has Gallery listed as his fourth overall prospect for next spring s draft. SANDERS BIG TEN S BEST SAFETY Senior SS Bob Sanders is only the ninth Hawkeye to earn first team all-big Ten honors three-consecutive years. The last Iowa player to be a first team all-big Ten selection three years was Jared DeVries ( ). Sanders was named to the first team by both the coaches and media and was a unanimous selection by the coaches. Sanders collected 10 tackles (5 solo) at Ohio State to top 300 career tackles. Sanders was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career after collecting a season-high 16 tackles (10 solo), including two for loss and one sack, forcing a career-high three fumbles and recovering one vs. Minnesota. Sanders ranks eighth in school history with 345 career tackles. He is only two tackles from moving past Dave Haight ( ) for seventh on Iowa s career tackle chart. He has seven career interceptions. Sanders finished the regular season with 30 tackles in Iowa s final three games. In Iowa s final regular season game at Wisconsin, Sanders was instrumental in preserving Iowa s sixpoint lead down the stretch. He collected seven tackles (2 solo), including one for loss, recovered one fumble and intercepted his first pass of the season. The native of Erie, PA, has collected 69 tackles in eight games this season. He ranks third on the team in tackles and leads the Big Ten in forced fumbles (6). All six forced fumbles have come in conference games. Against Illinois, Sanders registered three tackles (2 solo), forced a fumble and recovered a fumble, which he returned three yards for his first career touchdown. The previous week vs. Penn State, Sanders forced two fumbles and registered six tackles (4 solo). Sanders, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right foot Sept. 5, returned to Iowa s lineup at Michigan State after missing three games and recorded seven tackles (5 solo). Sanders collected seven tackles (six solo) and had one pass break-up vs. Michigan in his first start of the season. Sanders was a candidate for the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Year award and the Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of the Year award. He was also named a pre-season first team all-american by The Sporting News and third team all-american by Athlon Sports. Sanders did not start in Iowa s season-opener against Miami (OH) due to his foot injury, but did see significant minutes. Sanders was a first team all-big Ten selection by both the media and coaches last season and was named as a fourth team all-america selection by The Sporting News. He was a first team pick by the coaches in RAZOR SHARP Senior WR Ramon Ochoa leads the Hawkeye receiving corps and punt and kickoff return units this season. Ochoa ranks first on the squad in receptions (33), receiving yards (472) and touchdown receptions (6). On special teams, Ochoa has returned 36 punts for a school record 445 yards. His 12.4 return average ranks fourth in the Big Ten and 21st nationally. He has returned 18 kickoffs for 396 yards. His 22.0 average ranks fifth in the conference. Ochoa returned his first career punts in grand fashion against Buffalo. Ochoa returned three punts for 99 yards. He returned a punt 70 yards for his first career touchdown on his second attempt. The 70-yard scamper marked the 11th-longest punt return in school history. The native of Maywood, CA, recorded a 21-yard return on his first attempt and eight yards on his third. In its last regular season game at Wisconsin, Ochoa scored Iowa s first two touchdowns on an 18-yard scoring run on a reverse and a six-yard reception. The 18-yard scoring run was his first career rushing touchdown. For the season, Ochoa has scored eight touchdowns, six receiving, one rushing and one on a punt return. He becomes the first Hawkeye player to post at least one rushing and receiving touchdown and a punt return for a score in a single season since Tim Dwight ran for three scores, caught four touchdowns and returned two punt returns in Ochoa had his best game at wide receiver in Iowa s win over Minnesota, posting career highs in receptions (8) and receiving yards (92). He also caught a six-yard touchdown, his fifth of the year and returned two punts for 56 yards (28.0). Against Penn State, Ochoa caught five passes for 67 yards and

7 2003 Big Ten Standings Big Ten All Games W L Pct. W L Pct. Michigan Ohio State Purdue IOWA Minnesota Michigan St Wisconsin Northwestern Penn State Indiana Illinois caught one touchdown and returned seven punts 50 yards (7.1 avg.). At Ohio State, Ochoa caught four passes for 86 yards, including a career-long 51-yard reception. Against Michigan, Ochoa recorded 169 yards total offense. Ochoa ran back three punts for 48 yards, three kickoffs for 85 yards and caught two passes for 36 yards, including a crucial 31-yard touchdown that gave Iowa a 10-point cushion (30-20) late in the fourth quarter. Ochoa caught four passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns in Iowa s win over Arizona State. His 40-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter marked his first scoring reception. His other touchdown was a three-yard reception in the third quarter. OCHOA BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD WR Ramon Ochoa broke the school record for most punt return yardage in a single season. Ochoa s 36 punt returns for 445 yards breaks WR Tim Dwight s record of 440 (24 returns) set in In addition, his 36 punt returns is three shy of the record for most in a season (39) set by Peter Marciano in Iowa Single Season Punt Return Yardage Leaders Name Att.-Yards Avg. TDs Year 1. Ramon Ochoa Tim Dwight BROWN CATCHES ON Senior WR Maurice Brown has played in seven games this year after missing five contests due to injury. Brown ranks second on the team in receptions (27), receiving yards (411) and touchdown receptions (3). The native of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, had a 17-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter at Iowa State. Brown did not return to the game after making the touchdown reception, due to injury. He caught one touchdown pass in each of Iowa s first three games. In his first game back from injury, Brown saw limited action and caught two passes for 31 yards vs. Illinois. At Purdue, Brown caught a career-high eight receptions and matched a career high with 129 receiving yards. He had a touchdown reception in the first half called back due to an Iowa penalty. Brown had at least 100 receiving yards for the first time this year and the sixth time in his career. He caught four passes for 82 yards and one score in Iowa s win over Buffalo and seven passes for 78 yards and one TD in Iowa s season opening win over Miami (OH). In his first full season as receiver, Brown established a new school record with 11 touchdown receptions. Brown finished with 966 receiving yards, which ranks fourth best in school history. The honorable mention all-big Ten selection, also ranked fourth nationally with an average 20.1 yards per reception. Brown s career totals include 78 receptions for 1,419 yards. He ranks 15th in receiving yards and 22nd in receptions on Iowa s career receiving charts. He boasts 18.2 yards per catch on 78 receptions for his career, which ranks third-best at Iowa. Bill Schultz ( ) is Iowa s leader with a 22.3 average on 57 catches, while Robert Smith ( ) ranks second with a 20.8 average on 69 catches. CONSIDINE LEADS SPECIAL TEAMS Junior DB Sean Considine blocked two Iowa State punts, tying the Iowa school record for blocked kicks in a game. His first block was recovered for a Hawkeye touchdown and the second resulted in a field goal. Considine blocked punts last season in wins over Purdue and Utah State, and both were recovered for touchdowns. Iowa s individual record for blocked kicks in a season is three and the record for career blocks is seven. In addition to his special teams success, he is a leader defensively as well. The native of Byron, IL, is second on the team in interceptions (3) and ranks sixth in tackles (55). He scored his first career points when he returned a fumble 18 yards against Buffalo. Considine had a great finish to the regular season. At Purdue, he collected a career-high six tackles (5 solo). He bested that performance with seven tackles (6 solo) vs. Minnesota and matched his career high with tackles (4 solo) in Iowa s regular season finale at Wisconsin. In addition to collecting seven tackles against the Badgers, his 24-yard interception return was the turning point in the game. Considine returned the interception to the Wisconsin one-yard line late in the third quarter. RB Fred Russell scored on the next play to give Iowa a lead. He also deflected Wisconsin QB John Stocco s game-tying pass attempt in the end zone on the final play of the game.

8 Iowa in Big Ten & NCAA Statistics Player Category Stats Big 10 NCAA Abdul Hodge Tackles st 24th Bob Sanders Forced Fumbles 6 1st ---- Bob Sanders Fumbles Recovered 3 1st ---- Jovon Johnson Interceptions nd 33rd Chad Greenway Tackles nd 35th Nate Kaeding Field Goal Pct. 94.4% 2nd ---- Fred Russell Rushing Yards nd 26th Matt Roth Sacks nd 17th Matt Roth Forced Fumbles 4 2nd ---- Nate Kaeding Field Goals rd 20th Jovon Johnson Passes Defended 16 3rd 30th Ramon Ochoa Punt Returns th 21st Nate Kaeding Scoring (Kick) 7.2 4th 62nd Matt Roth TFL th ---- Howard Hodges Sacks th 22nd Ramon Ochoa All Purpose Yards th 66th Nate Kaeding Scoring 7.8 7th 35th Nathan Chandler Pass Efficiency th 65th Fred Russell All Purpose Yards th 72nd Nate Kaeding PAT Pct. 97.3% 7th ---- David Bradley Punting th 64th Nathan Chandler Total Offense th 75th Nathan Chandler Passing Yards th ---- Howard Hodges TFL th ---- Team Statistics Category Stats Big 10 NCAA KO Returns nd 31st Red zone Defense 64.5% 2nd ---- Red zone Offense 88.0% 2nd ---- Scoring Defense rd 10th Rushing Defense rd 11th Punt Returns rd 18th Pass Efficiency Def rd 21st Turnover Margin +3 3rd 46th Total Defense th 15th Net Punting th 36th Sacks 31 4th ---- KO Coverage th ---- Rushing Offense th 44th Scoring th 51st QB Sacks Allowed 22 5th ---- Passing Defense th 57th Pass Efficiency th 70th Time of Possession 29:01 7th ---- Penalty Yards th ---- Total Offense th 95th Third Down Conv. % th ---- First Downs th ---- Passing Offense th 105th HODGES AND ROTH LEAD DEFENSIVE LINE Defensive ends Howard Hodges and Matt Roth have led Iowa s defensive line this season. Both were named to the pre-season watch list for the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award and earned all-big Ten accolades. Roth earned first team honors by both the coaches and media, while Hodges was a second team pick by both. Hodges was also named to the watch list for the Outland Trophy, which goes to college football s top interior lineman and was named a pre-season third team all-american by Athlon Sports. Hodges ranks fifth in the Big Ten and 22nd nationally in sacks (0.83), ranks second on the Hawkeyes in TFL (12) and seventh in total tackles (49). He posted four tackles, including two for loss and one sack in Iowa s regular season finale at Wisconsin. Hodges collected a career-high 12 tackles (11 solo) in Iowa s victory over Minnesota. He collected five tackles, including one sack vs. Penn State. He registered four tackles, including a career-high three sacks at Ohio State the previous week. At Michigan State, he registered five tackles, including two sacks. The native of Copperas Cove, TX, earned first team all-big Ten honors in 2002 when he recorded 62 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss and nine QB sacks. Roth ranks second in the Big Ten and 17th nationally in sacks (0.88) and fifth in tackles for loss (1.21), ranks second on the Hawkeyes in quarterback hurries (4) and eighth in tackles (47). He has recorded at least one sack in 14 of Iowa s last 19 games. Against Illinois, Roth forced a fumble that SS Bob Sanders returned for a three-yard touchdown and collected six tackles (4 solo). He matched his career high with three sacks. His efforts earned him his first Big Ten co-defensive Player of the Week honor. The native of Villa Park, IL, led the Hawkeyes in sacks (10) and ranked 11th in tackles (48) in His 10 QB sacks ranked second in the Big Ten in all games and ranked first in conference games only (9). Roth ended the season recording at least one sack in each of the last seven games. IOWA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Iowa s Leadership Council for the 2003 season includes 13 players (five seniors, three juniors, three sophomores two redshirt freshmen and a true freshman). Permanent team captains are named at the conclusion of each season. The Leadership Council for this season includes seniors Robert Gallery, Bob Sanders, Nathan Chandler, Nate Kaeding and Jared Clauss, juniors Sean Considine, Jonathan Babineaux and Jermelle Lewis, sophomores Ed Hinkel, Abdul Hodge and Chad Greenway, redshirt freshmen Jason Manson and Cy Phillips and true freshman Drew Tate.

9 Big Ten Bowl Lineup December, Motor City Bowl (Detroit, MI) Northwestern vs. Bowling Green, 4 p.m. (ESPN) December Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) Michigan State vs. Nebraska, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Dec Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) Wisconsin vs. Auburn, 11 a.m. (ESPN) Dec Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) Minnesota vs. Oregon, 1 p.m. (CBS) Jan Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) Iowa vs. Florida, 10 a.m. (ESPN) Jan Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) Purdue vs. Georgia, 12 p.m. (ABC) Jan Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) Michigan vs. USC, 3:30 p.m. (ABC) Jan Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) Ohio State vs. Kansas State, 7 p.m. (ABC) LINEBACKERS ARE BIG TEN LEADERS Linebackers Chad Greenway and Abdul Hodge have been a force in the middle of Iowa s defense this season. Hodge and Greenway both earned all-big Ten laurels. Hodge was a first team pick by the media and a second team honoree by the coaches, while Greenway earned second team accolades by both. The duo of Hodge and Greenway rank one-two in the Big Ten in tackles, respectively. Both have collected double figures in tackles in seven of Iowa s last 10 games, including the last three contests. Hodge ranks first in the Big Ten and 24th nationally in tackles (11.1) and his 133 tackles tie for 10th in single season tackles at Iowa. He is six tackles from tying Jim Reilly (1988) and Dave Simms (1971) for third place. He ranks 25th in the nation in solo tackles (6.67). Nine of his 133 tackles are for loss, ranking fourth on the Hawkeyes. Hodge recorded 30 tackles (16 solo) in Iowa s final two games. He posted 14 tackles (7 solo) at Wisconsin and tied a career high with 16 tackles (9 solo) and had one pass break-up vs. Minnesota. At Purdue, Hodge registered a game-high 11 tackles (7 solo), including one for loss. Against Illinois, Hodge collected a team-high nine tackles (7 solo) and recovered his second fumble in as many weeks. Against Penn State, Hodge recovered his first career fumble and returned it 47 yards, the longest return by Iowa this year. The native of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, also registered five solo tackles against the Nittany Lions. At Ohio State, he collected a career and game-high 16 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, had one pass break-up and forced a fumble on Iowa s goal line to stop an Ohio State scoring threat. Against Michigan, Hodge collected a game-high 13 tackles (3 solo), including one for loss. He registered 15 tackles at Iowa State and then matched his tackle total the next week vs. Arizona State. Greenway ranks second in the league and 35th nationally in tackles (10.7), ranks third on the Hawkeyes in TFL (11) and pass break-ups (6). His 128 tackles rank 16th in single season tackles at Iowa. Greenway posted 10 tackles at Purdue and vs. Minnesota and recorded 11 at Wisconsin. Four of his 10 were solo vs. Minnesota, including two for loss. He also had one pass breakup. Greenway collected seven solo tackles and three assists at Purdue, including one half for loss. He collected eight tackles (2 solo), including one for loss and one pass break-up vs. Illinois. Against Penn State, he registered a game-high 11 tackles (9 solo). He recorded a career-high 17 tackles at Iowa State and duplicated his efforts vs. Arizona State. His performance earned him Big Ten co-defensive Player of the Week laurels, the first of his career. At Ohio State, Greenway collected 10 tackles (5 solo), including 2.5 for loss. Iowa Single Season Tackle Leaders Name Total Solo-Ast. Year 1. Andre Jackson Dave Clement Jim Reilly Dave Sims Larry Station Tom Rusk Larry Station Matt Hughes Bobby Diaco Abdul Hodge Brad Quast Mike Dailey Dave Brooks George Davis Larry Station Chad Greenway FIRST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS Iowa has had 11 players record their first career touchdowns this year. The list includes FB Aaron Mickens (vs. Miami, OH), DB Sean Considine (vs. Buffalo), A.J. Johnson (vs. Buffalo), QB Nathan Chandler (vs. Buffalo), TE Erik Jensen (vs. Arizona State), TE Mike Follett (at Michigan State), WR Calvin Davis (vs. Michigan), PK Nate Kaeding (at Ohio State), WR Matt Melloy (vs. Penn State), SS Bob Sanders (Illinois) and TE Tony Jackson (Illinois).

10 JOHNSON ENDS SCORING THREATS DB Jovon Johnson has intercepted five passes this year, two in the end zone. His five interceptions in 2003 are the most by an Iowa player since Damien Robinson had six thefts in Johnson intercepted his fifth pass of the season and second in as many weeks in Iowa s regular season finale at Wisconsin. The native of Erie, PA, returned the interception a team best 39 yards. It resulted in a second quarter touchdown. Johnson returned his fourth interception of the year eight yards vs. Minnesota. It marked the second straight season that he has intercepted Minnesota QB Asad Abdul-Khaliq. He collected two interceptions against Miami (OH) quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, one of which came in the end zone. Johnson intercepted his third pass of the season, in the end zone, against Arizona State. Johnson ranks second in the Big Ten in interceptions (5) and 34th in the nation. Additionally, he ranks ninth on the team in tackles (38) and ranks first in pass break-ups (11). He ranks third in the Big Ten and 30th nationally in passes defended (16). His nine interceptions in 24 career games ties for 11th in career interceptions at Iowa. He was named Big Ten co-defensive Player of the Week along with Ohio State defensive end Simon Fraser on Sept. 1. Johnson led the Iowa secondary with two interceptions, the fifth and sixth of his career. Johnson returned his first interception 20 yards to the Iowa one-yard line, which led to Iowa s second touchdown. He intercepted his second pass in the end zone to erase a potential Miami (OH) scoring drive. He also finished with five tackles and three pass break-ups. IOWA NOTES The Hawkeyes are 3-2 against ranked opponents this year. Iowa defeated then-no. 16 Arizona State (21-2), then-no. 8 Michigan (30-27) and then-no. 17 Minnesota (40-22) in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes lost to then-no. 8 Ohio State (19-10) and then-no. 14 Purdue (27-14) on the road. After winning 11 games in 2002, Iowa has won as many as nine games in consecutive seasons for the first time since winning nine games in 1986 and 10 contests in The Hawkeyes are the only team to beat Miami, OH this year (21-3) and one of only two squads (Oregon, 31-27) to beat Michigan (30-27). Since the week one 18-point defeat to the Hawkeyes, the RedHawks have won 12-straight games and have averaged 45.8 ppg. Miami s (OH) scoring offense ranks fifth in the nation. Iowa out-scored its opponents in the second quarter and in the third quarter this year. In Iowa s regular season finale at Wisconsin, the Badgers scored seven points in the second quarter. It marked the first time Iowa s defense yielded a second quarter touchdown all season. Wisconsin scored the touchdown following an interception return to Iowa s 36-yard line. After struggling with penalties and penalty yardage all season, Iowa finished the season strong by limiting the amount of mistakes in its final two games. The Hawkeyes collected only three penalties for five yards vs. Minnesota and three for 30 yards at Wisconsin. David Bradley posted a career long 75-yard punt in the second quarter vs. Minnesota. The 75-yard punt ties for the fifthlongest in school history. Nick Gallery had a 75-yard boot vs. Indiana (10/14/95). Iowa s 18-play, 77-yard game-opening touchdown drive vs. Illinois, that consumed 9:06, marked its longest scoring drive since the Hawkeyes scored a touchdown a 19-play, 81-yard drive that consumed 9:28 against Michigan on 10/20/84. Iowa ranks in the top three in the Big Ten in 12 categories. The Hawkeyes have won 19 of their last 21 games in Kinnick Stadium, dating back to the end of the 2000 season. Iowa s two losses came against Iowa State (36-31 in 2002) and Michigan (32-26 in 2001). The Hawkeyes rushed the ball a season-high 51 times vs. Penn State. Iowa totaled a season-high 505 yards of offense vs. Illinois. The previous season best was 442 vs. Buffalo. The last time Iowa collected 500 yards or more of total offense was vs. Utah State (9/21/02), a span of 19 games. Iowa has won 18 of its last 21 regular season games. The Hawkeyes loss at Michigan State on Sept. 27, stopped a 13- game regular season winning streak, the third longest in school history. Iowa posted five home sellouts this year (Arizona State, Michigan, Penn State, Illinois and Minnesota). Iowa s home attendance average of 65,798 is its best since 1998 (68,330). Iowa opponents have scored first in six of the last nine games. The Hawkeyes scored on their opening possession in four of 12 contests, including touchdown drives vs. Buffalo and Illinois and field goals vs. Iowa State and Minnesota. Iowa won all four contests when it scored on its opening drive. Hawkeye Coach Kirk Ferentz started the season 4-0 for the first time as Iowa s head coach. He has posted a 23-8 (.742) mark over the last 31 games. Iowa s 56 points against Buffalo mark the first time it has scored 50 points or more since a win over Northwestern ( ). Iowa has blocked four punts this year, all of which have resulted in points. Two of the four punts were recovered and returned for touchdowns (at Iowa State and vs. Penn State). Iowa finished fourth in the Big Ten and now has 45 firstdivision finishes in the conference, including four championships and seven additional finishes among the top three teams in the league.

11 CHANDLER DIRECTS HAWKEYE OFFENSE Senior Nathan Chandler has completed passes for 1,870 yards, 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. His 1,870 yards passing rank 15th-best, while his 2,014 yards of total offense rank 14th-best in a single season at Iowa. His pass efficiency rating of 122.4, ranks seventh in the Big Ten and 65th nationally. Chandler has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 11 of Iowa s 12 games. Iowa s game at Ohio State marked the only time this year he failed to toss a touchdown pass. Chandler s 17 touchdown passes ties for third in the league. He has passed for over 200 yards in three of Iowa s last four contests. He completed a season-long 51- yard pass to Ramon Ochoa at Ohio State. He has rushed the ball 80 times for 137 yards and five touchdowns. His five rushing touchdowns rank second on the squad behind RB Fred Russell. Against Minnesota, Chandler completed passes for 210 yards and one touchdown, and he also scored on a two-yard run. He completed passes for a career-high 243 yards and one touchdown vs. Illinois. In Iowa s win over Michigan, Chandler collected career bests in completions (17), attempts (34) and passing yardage (195). He also threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in Iowa s upset win over then-no. 9 Michigan. Against Arizona State, Chandler completed passes for 154 yards, threw for three touchdowns and had one interception. He had thrown 67 passes (20 last season) before his first interception. The three scoring passes are the most for an Iowa QB since Brad Banks had four TD passes in an overtime win at Penn State last year. Chandler directed the Iowa offense to its first victory over Iowa State in six tries in week three. Chandler completed 7-14 passes for 72 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed three times for 53 yards, including a career-long run of 42 yards in the second quarter. Against Miami (OH), Chandler completed for 129 yards, two touchdowns and 24 yards rushing. The native of Southlake, TX, was 6-6 for 37 yards on the Hawkeyes first scoring drive and 7-7 for 40 yards in the first quarter. The scoring drive ended with Chandler s second career touchdown pass. Chandler threw the third touchdown of his career and the second of the game in the fourth quarter when he floated a 28-yard pass to Maurice Brown. Chandler completed 8-11 passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns in Iowa s victory over Buffalo. He engineered touchdown drives on Iowa s first four possessions, before the coaching staff substituted Drew Tate late in the second quarter. Chandler transferred to the University of Iowa after one season with Pasadena CC. Chandler saw action in five games last year. The native of Southlake, TX, completed 7-12 passes for 92 yards last year against Akron, which was his first game as a Hawkeye. Chandler threw his first touchdown pass, as a Hawkeye, in Iowa s convincing victory over Northwestern. Chandler finished the game completing 2-2 passes for 33 yards. He combined with QB Brad Banks for 197 yards to break the NCAA record for team passing percentage in a single game. The previous mark was SPECIAL TEAMS SUCCESS After a successful season last year, Iowa s special teams continued to shine in Iowa scored three special team and two defensive touchdowns in Against Illinois, SS Bob Sanders scored his first career touchdown when he returned a fumble three yards for a touchdown. Against Penn State, LB Jermire Roberts scored his second career touchdown when he returned a blocked punt 26 yards for a score. At Ohio State, the Hawkeyes scored a touchdown on a fake field goal. Holder David Bradley pitched the ball to place kicker Nate Kaeding, who ran five yards to the right corner of the end zone and scored. At Iowa State, Sean Considine blocked two punts, both leading to points. Considine s first punt block was recovered in the end zone by Chris Smith, while Kaeding kicked a field goal after the second blocked punt. Against Michigan, DB Chris Smith blocked Iowa s third punt of the season in the third quarter that led to a Kaeding field goal. Against Buffalo, Ramon Ochoa returned a punt 70 yards for a TD and Considine returned a fumble 18 yards for a score. Iowa has returned 30 kickoffs for an average of 22.6, 43 punt returns for an average of Iowa is four punt returns from tying the school record of 47 returns set in The Hawkeyes rank third in the Big Ten and 18th nationally in punt returns and second in the conference and 31st nationally in kickoff returns. Iowa s kickoff coverage unit yields 17.1 yards per return on 34 attempts, which ranks fourth in the Big Ten. Last year, Iowa s special teams blocked four kicks (two punts, one field goal and one PAT attempt). All four blocks resulted in points for the Hawkeyes. Both blocked punts were recovered in the end zone, while the blocked field goal and PAT attempt were scooped up and returned for scores. IOWA STARTS ON OFFENSE Iowa has started on offense in 52 of its last 54 games. Iowa s games at Miami, OH (9-7-02) and at Michigan State ( ) are the only contests that the Hawkeyes didn t start on offense. Iowa has started the game on offense in 54 of 60 games under Kirk Ferentz.