2005 IOWA SPRING FOOTBALL

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1 2005 IOWA SPRING FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS Location: Iowa City, Iowa Enrollment: 29,697 Founded: 1847 President: Dr. David Skorton Athletic Director: Robert Bowlsby SID: Phil Haddy Assoc. SID: Steve Roe Asst. SID s: Matt Weitzel, Traci Wagner and Tony Wirt Sports Information Phone: (319) Sports Information Fax: (319) FB Pressbox Phone: (319) Record: Big Ten Record/Finish: 7-1/T 1 st Nickname: Hawkeyes Colors: Gold and Black Conference: Big Ten School song: On Iowa Mascot: Herky the Hawk Stadium: Kinnick Stadium (1929) Surface: Natural grass Capacity: 70,397 Season Tickets: Public $280, Staff $225, Students $120 Single Game Tickets: $48 (Michigan - $60) Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz Career Record: (9 years) Record at Iowa: (6 years) Big Ten Record: Offense: Multiple Defense: 4-3 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 45/17 Starters Returning/Lost: 13/11 Offense: 7/4 Defense: 5/6 Kickers: 1/1 Offensive Starters Returning (7): G Mike Jones, G Brian Ferentz, T Lee Gray, C Mike Elgin, QB Drew Tate, RB Sam Brownlee, WR Ed Hinkel. Lost (4): WR Warren Holloway, T Pete McMahon, TE Tony Jackson, FB Aaron Mickens. Defensive Starters Returning (5): LB Abdul Hodge, LB Chad Greenway, DB Jovon Johnon, DB Antwan Allen, DB Marcus Paschal. Lost (6): DE Derreck Robinson, DE Matt Roth, DT Jonathan Babineaux, DT Tyler Luebke, LB George Lewis, DB Sean Considine IOWA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Result Score Sept. 3 Ball State Iowa City, IA TBA _ DNP Sept. 10 at Iowa State Ames, IA TBA W HY-VEE CY-HAWK Series Sept. 17 Northern Iowa Iowa City, IA TBA _ DNP Sept. 24 at Ohio State Columbus, OH TBA W 33-7 Oct. 1 Illinois Iowa City, IA TBA W Oct. 8 at Purdue W. Lafayette, IN _ TBA W Oct. 15 Indiana Iowa City, IA TBA _ DNP Oct. 22 Michigan Iowa City, IA TBA L Nov. 5 at Northwestern Evanston, IL TBA _ DNP Nov. 12 at Wisconsin Madison, WI TBA W 30-7 Nov. 19 Minnesota Iowa City, IA TBA W All times are CT and subject to change Varsity Club Day Ball State; Homecoming Illinois; Family Weekend Indiana Follow the Hawks on Kickers Returning (1): Placekicker Kyle Schlicher. Lost (1): Punter David Bradley. Spring Practice: March 23 to April 16 Spring Media Press Conferences: March 22 & April 12 (both at 12:30 p.m.) Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon: August 1-2 (Hyatt Regency Chicago) Fall Media Day: (TBA) THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA The University of Iowa is a major public research university with a longstanding commitment to teaching, research, and service. Founded in 1847 as Iowa s first public institution of higher learning, the University has long been a national leader in such areas as creative writing, space physics, and health sciences. Today the University enrolls almost 30,000 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs. The faculty of about 1,600 members is teachers and researchers in 11 colleges: Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Graduate, Law, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health and Pharmacy SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 1

2 HEAD COACH KIRK FERENTZ Kirk Ferentz is beginning his seventh year as Iowa s head football coach. The Hawkeyes, under Ferentz, have put together the greatest three-year run in school history. Add this year s 10-2 record to an 11-2 record in 2002 and a 10-3 campaign last year and you have the best three-year win total in school history (31-7). And, Iowa s 20 Big Ten wins are the most ever by a Hawkeye team in a three-year span. He recently signed a contract extension with the University that carries thru the 2012 season. Ferentz led the 2004 Hawkeyes to their second Big Ten title in three years and, in the process, won the league s Coach of the Year honors for the second time. Iowa s 10-2 (7-1 in the Big Ten) record was expected by very few, especially following a mediocre 2-2 start. Iowa ended the season with eight straight wins (fourth longest active streak in the nation). It enabled Iowa to fi nish eighth in the national polls for the third straight year. The appearance in the 2005 Capital One Bowl against Louisiana State was Iowa s third straight appearance in a January bowl game, a feat never before achieved at Iowa. The 56-yard touchdown pass from Drew Tate to Warren Holloway, on the fi nal play of the game, will go down as one of the greatest moments in Iowa football history. The score gave Iowa a come-from-behind win over LSU. Iowa has won 18 consecutive home games, a new Kinnick Stadium record. The home streak is the fourth longest in the nation. The 2004 season marked the fi rst time Iowa has sold out its entire home schedule and the 70,397 average attendance-per-game is a new record. Seven of Iowa s 10 wins came against teams that, at one time or another, were ranked in the nation s top twenty. In addition to Ferentz being named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2004, fi ve Hawkeyes were named to the fi rst all-big Ten team. Most pre-season polls picked Iowa somewhere in the bottom third of the 2003 Big Ten race. However, the Hawkeyes fooled the experts by rising into the nation s top ten four times during the year, getting as high as eighth in the season-ending poll. It was the fi rst time since that Iowa has fi nished consecutive seasons in the top ten. Iowa also fi nished eighth in the fi nal 2002 poll. Iowa put the topping on the 2003 season by beating a favored Florida team (37-17) in the Outback Bowl on New Year s Day. It marked the fi rst time Iowa played in January bowl games in consecutive years. The 2003 Hawkeyes were the only Big Ten team to beat league champion Michigan (30-27). And, fi ve Iowa players were named to the 2003 fi rst all-big Ten team while two were named fi rst-team all-america. Hawkeye offensive lineman Robert Gallery won the 2003 Outland Award, which goes to the nation s top collegiate interior lineman. The 2002 team was probably the most decorated in Iowa football history. Kirk was named 2002 Associated Press and The Walter Camp Football Foundation s Coach of the Year in college football. He was also named Big Ten Coach of the Year in a season that saw his team climb as high as third in the national rankings. Ferentz led the 2002 Iowa football team to its fi rst Big Ten title since 1990 and the most wins (11) in school history. The Hawkeyes also played in the BCS s FedEx Orange Bowl for the fi rst time. Iowa fi nished the year ranked eighth in both major polls. The only losses during the 2002 season came at the hands of Iowa State and Southern Cal. Iowa posted impressive road wins at Penn State and Michigan on its way to the school s fi rst undefeated Big Ten campaign since The win over Michigan was the most convincing by a Wolverine opponent, in Ann Arbor, since Winning three of its fi nal four games during the 2001 season, Ferentz led the Hawkeyes to the Sylvania Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, TX, where Iowa defeated Texas Tech It was the fi rst bowl game for Ferentz as a head coach. At Iowa, Ferentz has an overall record of 42-31, going in Big Ten play. He has a career record of in nine seasons as a collegiate head coach. Ferentz was named Iowa s 25th head football coach on December 2, He replaced Hayden Fry, who retired following 20 years at Iowa. He took over the Iowa football program after serving as assistant head coach and offensive line coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He had been a part of the Baltimore (Cleveland Browns prior to the move) staff for six years SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

3 HEAD COACH KIRK FERENTZ 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. A pair of Rose Bowls (1982 & 1986), two Holiday Bowl appearances ( ) and a pair of Peach Bowl visits (1982 & 1988), along with appearances in the Gator (1983) Freedom (1984) highlighted his previous Iowa stay. Iowa s record in those nine years was and included two 10-win and two nine-win seasons. Offensive lines under the direction of Ferentz anchored four of Iowa s highest scoring offenses. Five of Iowa s top offensive teams, in terms of yards gained per game, were operating behind Ferentz coached offensive lines. And, seven of Iowa s top 10 passing teams of all time occurred during the Ferentz years of the 1980 s. Kirk s coaching career began as a graduate assistant (1977) at his alma mater, Connecticut. The next two years ( ) were spent at Worcester Academy as defensive coordinator and offensive line coach. While at Worcester, Kirk also taught English literature for two years. He served as a graduate assistant offensive line coach at Pittsburgh during the 1980 season. That Pittsburgh team (coached by Jackie Sherrill) finished with an 11-1 record and a number two national ranking. He joined Fry s staff in 1981 and the Hawkeyes won their first conference title and Rose Bowl berth in over 20 years. A string of 19 straight non-winning seasons ended in Ferentz continued as Iowa s line coach and running game coordinator thru the 1989 season. Eleven Hawkeyes, coached by Ferentz (the assistant), went on to play in the National Football League. They were John Alt, Rob Baxley, Dave Croston, Scott Davis, Mike Devlin, Chris Gambol, Mike Haight, Ron Hallstrom, Joel Hilgenberg, Bob Kratch and Brett Miller. Alt, Haight and Hallstrom were first round picks in the NFL draft and five of his players were first team all-big Ten. He was appointed head coach at Maine in 1990 and held that position for three years. Kirk served as the honorary chair of the University of Iowa s United Way campaign and he serves on the National Advisory Board of the Bethesda Family Services Foundation. Ferentz was born August 1, 1955, in Royal Oak, MI. He attended Upper St. Clair high school in Pittsburgh. He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1978 with a bachelor s degree in English Education. He was a football captain and an academic all-yankee Conference linebacker at UConn. Kirk and his wife, Mary, have five children. They are Brian (22), Kelly (20), Joanne (18), James (16) and Steven (12). Brian will be a senior on the 2005 Iowa squad. FERENTZ S COACHING CAREER Iowa HC, 1999-present Baltimore/Cleveland (NFL) OL, Maine HC, Iowa OL, Pittsburgh GA, 1980 Worcester Academy OL, DC, Connecticut GA, 1977 The Ferentz Family, front row (l-r): Steven, Kelly and Joanne. Back (l-r): Mary, Kirk, Brian and James SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 3

4 COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES RON BERNARD AIKEN Defensive Line Seventh Year at Iowa Ron Bernard Aiken is in his seventh season as defensive line coach at the University of Iowa. He was named 2002 American Football Coaches Association Division I Assistant Coach of the Year. Featuring a well-balanced offense, a solid, hard-hitting defense and special teams that rank among the best in the nation, Iowa has appeared in four straight bowl games. Iowa has won Big Ten titles two of the last three years while winning 38 games over the past four seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 31 games over the past two seasons, competing in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. Iowa s defense has been among the nation s best over the past four years. One of the main ingredients has been the stellar play of the line. Iowa s rushing defense was fi rst in the Big Ten and fi fth nationally last year. DE Matt Roth earned all-america honors and was a concensus fi rst team all-big Ten selection. Tackle Jonathan Babineaux also a fi rst team all-big Ten pick. Tackle Tyler Luebke and end Derreck Robinson also had stellar senior campaigns. Roth and end Howard Hodges were all-big Ten picks in Aiken coached tackle Colin Cole to all-american honors in Both Cole and end Howard Hodges were named to the fi rst all-big Ten team in Roth earned pre-season all-america recognition heading into the 2004 season. In 2001, DE Aaron Kampman was fi rst team all-big Ten and earned academic all-america honors. Cole and DT Derrick Pickens earned honorable mention all-big Ten honors and Pickens was the Defensive Player of the Game in the Sylvania Alamo Bowl. Iowa s three defensive linemen who were seniors in 2001 all signed NFL contracts. Cole signed an NFL contract with the Minnesota Vikings following his senior season in Jared Clauss was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the 2004 NFL Draft and Howard Hodges signed a free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers. Ron currently serves as the Big Ten Conference representative for the Assistant Coaches Committee of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). He also served as Committee Chair for the AFCA awards banquet in Aiken joined the Iowa staff in 1999 after serving as linebackers coach at San Diego State during the 1998 season. Aiken coached defensive tackles at the University of Texas in 1997 and coached the defensive line at Vanderbilt University from Aiken coached linebackers and defensive ends at New Mexico from In 1998 all three of Aiken s linebackers at San Diego State earned all-conference honors in the Western Athletic Conference. San Diego State fi nished 35th nationally in total defense in 1998 and the Aztecs earned an invitation to the Las Vegas Bowl after winning a share of the WAC title. During his two years at Vanderbilt Ron worked with Norm Parker, Iowa s current defensive coordinator, helping the Commodores rank as one of the top 30 defensive units in the nation. While on the staff at New Mexico Aiken coached fi ve players who earned all-wac honors and at Vanderbilt Ron coached two players who earned all-conference recognition in the Southeastern Conference. Aiken was the head coach at Langston (OK) from , where his teams led the nation (NAIA Div. I) in defense in two of four seasons. The Lions fi nished 5-5 and in Aiken s last two seasons there. Ron was special teams coordinator at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1985, he was offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Tarkio College from and he coached the offensive line and special teams at Bethany College from Aiken began his coaching career as the offensive line coach at Boiling Springs HS in South Carolina and in 1979 became head coach at Greensville County (VA) High School. Aiken earned all-conference honors while playing guard and center at North Carolina A&T. He was a team captain in Ron earned his B.A. degree in history from North Carolina A&T in 1977 and an M.A. in secondary education from The Citadel in Aiken was born August 18, 1955 in Moncks Corner, SC. He and his wife, Sheryl, have three sons: Matthew, Stephen and Joshua SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

5 LESTER ERB Receivers and Special Teams Sixth Year at Iowa COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES Lester Erb is in his sixth season as wide receivers and special teams coach at the University of Iowa. He became a member of the Hawkeye coaching staff in 2000 after spending one year on the Army staff as tight ends coach. Featuring a well-balanced offense, a solid, hard-hitting defense and special teams that rank among the best in the nation, Iowa has appeared in four straight bowl games. Iowa has won Big Ten titles two of the last three years while winning 38 games over the past four seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 31 games over the past three seasons, competing in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. During the past four years, the play of Iowa s special teams has been a key ingredient in Iowa s success. Blocked kicks and turnover margin has been a key to the Hawkeye success the last few years. Last year placekicker Kyle Schlicher set a new Iowa record with fi ve fi eld goals and 17 kicking points in a game. And punter David Bradley averaged over 40 yards per kick. The Hawkeyes ranked third in the in the Big Ten in KO coverage last year. Erb coached PK Nate Kaeding to fi rst team all-america honors in 2003 & Kaeding was also named winner of the 2002 Lou Groza Placekicker of the Year award and he was one of three fi nalists for the 2003award. Kaeding is Iowa s career scoring leader and holds 14 school records. He was drafted in the third round of the NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers, the fi rst kicker since 2000 to be selected on the fi rst day of the draft. Wide receivers Clinton Solomon and Ed Hinkel were both named to various all-big Ten teams in The pair combined for 121 receptions last season. Wide receivers C.J. Jones and Maurice Brown were both named to the honorable mention all-big Ten team in Jones last season played in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns. In 2001, Iowa led the Big Ten Conference in punt returns (14.6 yards per return) and ranked fi fth in kickoff returns (20.1 yards per return). WR Kahlil Hill was named as the national Special Teams Player of the Year after ranking nationally in both punt and KO returns. Defensively, Iowa s opponents averaged just 7.5 yards on punt returns and 19 yards on kickoff returns. Iowa s wide receivers also had an excellent season in 2000, with Kevin Kasper setting a single-season record with 82 catches (for 1,010 yards) and Hill catching 58 passes for 619 yards. Hill also ranked among national leaders in both kickoff and punt returns as a junior. Five Iowa receivers, coached by Erb over the last three seasons, have signed NFL contracts. Erb has two years experience (1997 & 1998) in the National Football League, having worked directly with Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz on the Baltimore Ravens staff. He was Baltimore s offensive quality control coach while working with the offensive line. He was largely responsible for scouting opponent defenses and assisted with special teams. Erb has gained experience on the Syracuse and Hobart College football staffs. Erb served three years at Syracuse, where his primary responsibilities included helping with the offensive line and scout team preparation. Erb also coached receivers at Hobart College for three years. Erb was a standout receiver at Bucknell University, where he set records for touchdown receptions in a season and career. He set a school record for average yards per catch in a single game when he averaged 33.7 yards on six catches vs. Fordham. His 902 receiving yards in 1989 ranks second best all-time at Bucknell. He ranks fi fth in career all-purpose yards (3,286) and was Bucknell s Most Valuable Player as a senior in He earned his B.A. in business administration from Bucknell and his M.A. in high educational administration from Syracuse. Erb was born April 22, He and his wife, Eileen, have a son, Jacob, and a daughter, Emily SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 5

6 COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES CARL JACKSON Running Backs 20 th Year at Iowa Carl Jackson, a member of the University of Iowa coaching staff from , is in his seventh year as running backs coach since re-joining the Iowa staff. Carl previously served in that same capacity for the Hawkeyes from and he was Iowa s offensive coordinator from Featuring a well-balanced offense, a solid, hard-hitting defense and special teams that rank among the best in the nation. Iowa has appeared in four straight bowl games while winning 38 games over the past four seasons. Iowa has won Big Ten titles two of the last three years. The Hawkeyes have won 31 games over the past three seasons, competing in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. Due to an unusually high number of injuries to running backs, the ground game suffered last year. The three top running backs going into the season (Jermelle Lewis, Albert Young and Marcus Schnoor) all suffered season-ending injuries early in the season. The next two on the charts were also injured at some time during the year. Iowa s ground game was only able to gain 871 yards all season as a result. That was not the case in the previous couple of years. A key part of Iowa s offensive success in was running back Fred Russell. Russell was fi rst team all-big Ten in 2002 and second team in He rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of those two seasons and ended his career with 2,760 yards, fourth best in school history. Russell signed a free agent contract with the Miami Dolphins to become the fourth Hawkeye running back coached by Jackson in the past fi ve years to move onto the NFL. In addition, fullback Edgar Cervantes, a 2003 senior, signed a free agent contract with the New York Giants. In 2001, Jackson helped coach running back Ladell Betts to second team all-big Ten honors and a spot in the Senior Bowl. Betts became the fi rst Iowa player to lead the team in rushing four straight years and he has been a member of the NFL s Washington Redskins the past three seasons. Betts rushed for over 1,000 yards in both 2000 and Betts ranks second in career rushing and is one of three Iowa RBs (Russell and Sedrick Shaw are the others) to gain over 1,000 yards in more than one season. Jackson has coached eight of the 10 Hawkeye running backs who have rushed for over 1,000 yards in a season and 12 running backs Jackson has coached in college have gone on to play in the NFL. During his fi rst 13-year stint with the Hawkeyes he coached fi ve running backs (Tony Stewart, Nick Bell, Dennis Mosley, Rick Bayless and Ronnie Harmon) to 1,000-yard seasons. Mosley in 1979 became the fi rst Iowa player ever to rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season and Stewart ended his career as Iowa s career rushing leader (he currently ranks third). With Jackson on the coaching staff, Iowa has won fi ve Big Ten championships, earning Rose Bowl appearances in 1982, 1986 and 1991, a BCS Orange Bowl appearance in 2002, an Outback Bowl appearance in 2003 and Capital One Bowl spot last season. The Hawkeyes have appeared in eight additional bowl games. The Hawkeyes led the Big Ten in total offense and scoring offense in Iowa was ranked 11th in scoring offense, 14th in rushing offense and 15th in total offense, nationally. In 1991 the Hawkeyes tied the school record with 10 victories and were ranked 5th in the nation in the fi nal CNN/USA Today coaches poll. Iowa led the Big Ten in scoring in both 2001 (32.6) and 2002 (37.2). Jackson also worked with the Hawkeye kicking game during his previous stint on the Iowa staff. Punter Reggie Roby in 1981 set an NCAA record by averaging 49.8 yards per punt and placekicker Rob Houghtlin was Iowa s career scoring leader before being passed by Nate Kaeding a year ago. In 1992, Jackson joined the staff of the San Francisco 49 ers as offensive backfi eld coach. The 49 ers made the NFL playoffs all fi ve of Jackson s seasons in San Francisco ( ), winning the Super Bowl in He also coached two NFL Pro Bowl games in 1993 and In 1997 Jackson moved to the University of Texas, serving as offensive backfi eld coach under head Coach John Mackovic. At Texas, Carl coached NCAA rushing and scoring leader Ricky Williams. He coached Lincoln High School in Port Arthur, TX, in Jackson served as running backs coach at North Texas State under Hayden Fry from before coming to Iowa. He coached 14 years ( ) in the Texas high school ranks prior to joining Fry at NTSU in An outstanding athlete at Prairie View A&M, Jackson was a two-time allconference quarterback and fi rst team academic All-American. He was named the school s outstanding athlete in He placed third in the long jump at the NAIA national track meet in 1961 and second in His career best leap was /2. Jackson earned his B.S. degree in 1963 and his M.S. in 1975, both from Prairie View A&M. Jackson was born Aug. 16, 1940, in Bay City, TX. He and his wife, Doris, have two grown children, Carl, Jr. and Cheryl, and two grandchildren, Cara and Aaron Jackson SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

7 ERIC JOHNSON Recruiting Coordinator and Tight Ends Seventh Year at Iowa COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES Eric Johnson is in his seventh year at the University of Iowa. Johnson is in his third year as Iowa s recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach after serving as Iowa s quality control assistant for three years. He was a defensive graduate assistant during his fi rst year (1999) at Iowa. Johnson has been heavily involved in Iowa s recruiting efforts since joining the Hawkeye staff. Iowa recruiting classes in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004 were all ranked in the nation s top 25 by most of the top recruiting services. However, the 2005 recruiting class has been his best. The most recent group of recruits is ranked in the top fi ve nationally by many recruiting services. Eric, in his fi rst three years, also headed Iowa s Ambassador s program, a group of students who assist during the visitation process of prospective student-athletes. Iowa has appeared in four straight bowl games. Iowa has won Big Ten titles two of the last three years while winning 38 games over the past four seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 31 games over the past three seasons, competing in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. In 2003 Johnson coached Erik Jensen, who was taken in the NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. All tight ends who have started for Iowa over the last fi ve years have gone on to play for NFL teams. Last year s starter was Tony Jackson and he awaits the 2005 draft. Johnson joined the Iowa staff after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Vanderbilt University from , working one season with the linebackers and two years with the defensive backs. At Vanderbilt Eric worked under Coach Woody Widenhofer for one season and under Norm Parker, Iowa s current defensive coordinator, for two years. Johnson attended Vanderbilt after his prep career at Whitefi sh Bay HS in Milwaukee, WI, where he was defensive MVP as a senior linebacker. After a redshirt season Eric was a member of the Vanderbilt squad for one season before being injured. Johnson was a student assistant coach at Vandy for two seasons, working with Coach Gerry DiNardo. After earning his bachelor s degree in history in 1995, Eric remained at Vanderbilt as Director of Football Operations for one year before serving as a graduate assistant coach. Johnson has completed course work towards his master s degree in health, promotion and education. Eric was born May 24, 1972 in Milwaukee. Eric and his wife, Patsy, have twin daughters, Jamieson and Sydney SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 7

8 COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES REESE MORGAN Offensive Line Sixth Year at Iowa Reese Morgan, one of the most successful high school coaches in Iowa prep history, is in his sixth year with the Hawkeyes. Morgan is in his third season as Iowa s offensive line coach after spending the fi rst three years on the staff as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. Featuring a well-balanced offense, a solid, hard-hitting defense and special teams that rank among the best in the nation. Iowa has appeared in four straight bowl games while winning 38 games over the past four seasons. Iowa has won Big Ten titles two of the last three years. The Hawkeyes have won 31 games over the past three seasons, competing in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. Among the reasons for Iowa s success the last few years has been the emergence of a strong offensive line, under the direction of Morgan. Last year s offensive line was relatively inexperienced and earned their stripes during the season. That same line should be much better this season. Anchored by consensus all-american Robert Gallery, the Outland Trophy winner, at left tackle, Iowa s 2003 offensive line had four new starters at the beginning of the year. By the end of the season, in which the Hawkeyes won 10 games and featured RB Fred Russell with over 1,300 rushing yards, the offensive line had meshed as one of Iowa s strong points. Gallery was named fi rst team on every all-america team at the end of the year. He was the second player selected in the NFL Draft, being taken by the Oakland Raiders. In becoming Iowa s third Outland Trophy winner, he became the second Outland Trophy winner coached by Morgan. As the head coach at Benton Community HS, Morgan coached Chad Hennings, the 1987 winner who was a defensive tackle at the Air Force Academy. In addition to Gallery going in the fi rst round of the 2004 draft, center Eric Rothwell (Kansas City) and tackle Sam Aiello (Chicago) signed free agent contracts immediately following the draft. As tight ends coach in 2002, Morgan coached tight end Dallas Clark to consensus all-america honors. Clark was also named winner of the John Mackey Award, which goes annually to college football s top tight end. Clark was named to at least seven fi rst team all-america teams. Morgan became part of the Iowa staff after eight years at West High School in Iowa City. He took a West program that had lost 35 straight games and resurrected the program to elite status in the state. West won state Class 4A (largest class in the state) titles in 1995, 1998 and Morgan left the program with a 26-game winning streak. Between 1994 and 1999, his West High School teams were His overall record at West was He has totaled 146 career prep victories. Morgan is a member of the Iowa High School Coach s Hall of Fame. He also served as Assistant Principal and Dean of Students at Iowa City West High School. Reese also served as a teacher ( ), assistant football coach ( ) and head football coach ( ) at Benton Community High School. He led Benton Community to a winning football season in 1978 and guided his teams there into the state playoffs on three occasions. Morgan attended St. Mary s High School in Lorain, OH. He lettered three times in football and one year in track and fi eld. He was a linebacker on the Wartburg College football team. Reese was a fouryear letterman for the Knights and was team captain as a senior in Morgan earned his BA degree in education from Wartburg and earned a master s degree in educational administration from the University of Northern Iowa. Morgan was born June 22, Reese and his wife, Jo, have two daughters, Jessica and Caitlin, and a granddaughter, Morgan SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

9 KEN O KEEFE Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Seventh Year at Iowa COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES Ken O Keefe is in his seventh season as offensive coordinator at the University of Iowa. O Keefe is in his sixth season as Iowa s quarterbacks coach after coaching Hawkeye wide receivers in With a senior quarterback leading the way in three of the past four years and a sophomore who was fi rst team all-big Ten last year, Iowa has appeared in four straight bowl games. Iowa has won Big Ten titles two of the last three years while winning 38 games over the past four seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 31 games over the past three seasons, competing in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. In his fi rst year as a starter, Drew Tate was second in the league in pass effi ciency and third in passing yards. He is expected to be named to numerous pre-season all-big Ten teams. He threw for 2,786 yards and 20 touchdowns last year. It ll be an unusual luxury for O Keefe to have a returning starter back at quarterback. Iowa fi nished with a 10-2 record and a high national ranking behind Tate s leadership in In 2003 Nathan Chandler directed a balanced Iowa offense as the Hawkeyes posted a 10-3 overall record. Chandler passed for over 2,000 yards as Iowa s offense averaged passing yards and rushing yards per game. Chandler signed a free agent contract with Buffalo. Ken coached QB Brad Banks to all-america honors in Banks fi nished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting and was named Associated Press College Football Player of the Year. Banks was also named winner of the Davey O Brien Quarterback of the Year Award and won the Chicago Tribune s Silver Football, emblematic of the Big Ten s Most Valuable Player. He is now playing in the Canadian Football League. Seven Iowa players were named to the all-big Ten fi rst offensive unit in That included players named Offensive Player of the Year (Brad Banks) and Offensive Lineman of the Year (Eric Steinbach). Four offensive players, Banks, Steinbach, TE Dallas Clark and center Bruce Nelson, earned fi rst team all-america recognition. Several Iowa quarterbacks coached by O Keefe have had the opportunity to play in the NFL and, over the past six years, nine offensive players coached by O Keefe have been selected in the NFL draft. In 2001, QB Kyle McCann led the Hawkeyes to seven wins, including a victory over Texas Tech in the Alamo Bowl. McCann ranked second in the Big Ten in pass effi ciency while completing 66.3% of his passes and throwing for 2,028 yards. McCann competed for Barcelona in the NFL Europe professional league following his career at Iowa. O Keefe is responsible for the resurgence in Iowa s offense. The Hawkeyes were second in league pass effi ciency in Iowa ranked third in the Big Ten in 2003 scoring at 28.7 points per game a year ago after leading the league in scoring offense in both 2001 (32.6 ppg) and 2002 (37.2 ppg). Iowa fi nished third in the league in total offense in 2002 at yards a game, a fi gure which ranked 13th nationally. The Hawkeyes fi nished fi rst in the Big Ten and second nationally in passing effi ciency (156.3) in Iowa also led the league in thirddown conversions during the 2002 season and QB sacks allowed (12), while ranking second in rushing offense (214.2) and third in total offense (424.5). O Keefe was the head coach at Fordham University in 1998 and was the head coach at Allegheny College for eight seasons ( ). His career record of includes a mark at Allegheny, where his team won fi ve North Coast Athletic Conference titles and the 1990 NCAA Division III national title. O Keefe led Allegheny to four undefeated regular seasons (1990, 1991, 1994 and 1996) and six NCAA playoffs. For his outstanding fi rst year at Allegheny, O Keefe was named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year in He was also named conference Coach of the Year four times (1990, 1991, 1993 and 1996) while at Allegheny. All eight of his teams ranked among the nation s top 12 at the end of the season and he coached 38 All-Americans. Prior to becoming head coach at Allegheny, O Keefe served as offensive line coach ( ) and offensive coordinator ( ) there. Ken was an assistant coach at the University of New Haven in 1976 and In 1985, he coached Fort Worth (TX) Country Day School, and from he led Worcester (MA) Academy to a record and three New England Class A prep championships. In 1992, O Keefe led a North Coast Athletic Conference all-star team to Moscow, Russia for a game with the semi-pro Moscow Bears. That experience led to a partnership called Friendship Thru Football that resulted in the fi rst youth football games ever between the United States and Russia. O Keefe earned his B.A. degree in history from John Carroll University in 1975, where he played football and baseball. He was a three-year starter at wide receiver while at John Carroll. O Keefe was born Aug. 18, 1953 in Milford, Conn. He and his wife, Joanne, have two children, Brendan and Meghan SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 9

10 COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES NORM PARKER Defensive Coordinator and Inside Linebackers Seventh Year at Iowa Norm Parker is in his seventh year as defensive coordinator at the University of Iowa. He also coaches the Hawkeye linebackers. In his fi rst three years on the Iowa staff he coached the outside linebackers. He was one of six fi nalists for Assistant Coach of the Year in With a defensive unit that has earned a reputation as one of the most physical, hard-hitting units in the Big Ten and the nation, Iowa has appeared in four straight bowl games. Iowa has won Big Ten titles two of the last three years while winning 38 games over the past four seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 31 games over the past three seasons, competing in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. Last season Iowa ranked fi rst in the Big Ten in red-zone defense (64.7%), turnover margin (1.08) and rushing defense (92.5). The Hawkeyes were third in total defense (293.8) and pass defense (201.3). In 2003 Iowa ranked seventh nationally in scoring defense (16.2), eighth in rushing defense (92.7), 16th in total defense (314.5) and 24th in pass effi ciency defense (110.3). The Hawkeye defense held eight of 13 opponents to under 75 rushing yards led the Big Ten Conference in red zone defense. Iowa has ranked among the top 10 in the nation in rushing defense the last three seasons and the Hawkeyes return two of the best linebackers in college football. They are senior linebackers Abdul Hodge and Chad Greenway, who both ranked in the top ten of league tackles last season. The Hawkeyes fi nished second in the Big Ten in rushing defense in 2002 and 2003 and led the league in scoring defense (16.2) in Iowa fi nished second in the Big Ten in total defense (325 yards) in 2001, third in 2004 (293.8), fourth in 2003 (314.5) and fi fth (355.3) in Matt Roth, Chad Greenway, Abdul Hodge and Jonathan Babineaux were named fi rst-team all Big Ten in Three Hawkeyes were named fi rst-team all-big Ten, defensively, in In his fi rst two years at Iowa Norm coached LeVar Woods, who has played with the NFL s Arizona Cardinals the past four seasons. Parker, in his coaching career, has coached 23 players who have gone on to play in the NFL. LB Fred Barr led Iowa in tackles in 2002 and signed an NFL contract with the Tennessee Titans. Kevin Worthy, a 2003 Hawkeye senior linebacker, who also handled deep snaps, signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis Rams. The 1997 Southeastern Conference Defensive Coordinator of the Year, Parker served in that capacity at Vanderbilt University for two seasons and as linebackers coach there for four seasons. In 1997, Vanderbilt s defense led the SEC and ranked ninth in the nation as all six seniors on that defensive unit went on to sign NFL contracts. The Vanderbilt defense was one of the SEC s best each year under Parker. As linebacker coach in his fi rst two seasons in Nashville, Parker was instrumental in the development of fi rst team All-American Jamie Duncan. Parker is familiar with Big Ten style football, having coached 12 seasons ( ) at Michigan State, fi ve seasons at Minnesota ( ) and three seasons at Illinois ( ). At Michigan State, Parker served as defensive coordinator for fi ve years and also coached the outside linebackers. During his tenure at Michigan State, the Spartans won the 1987 Big Ten title and shared the 1990 championship with the Hawkeyes. Parker helped Michigan State to seven bowl games, including the 1988 Rose Bowl, where the Spartans defeated USC, From Parker served as defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach at East Carolina, and he coached outside linebackers and was director of recruiting at Illinois from At Minnesota from Parker helped the Gophers compile winning records in three of fi ve seasons. Parker also coached receivers at Wake Forest from Parker earned his B.S. degree in special education in 1965 and his M.A. in physical education in 1967 from Eastern Michigan, where he lettered four times in football and was a member of the wrestling squad for two seasons. Parker was the head coach at St. John s High School in Ypsilanti, MI ( ) before joining the staff at Eastern Michigan as offensive line coach (1968). Parker was born Oct. 9 and he is a native of Hazel Park, MI. He and his wife, Linda, have fi ve grown children, Chelly, Joyce, Jim, and Suzy, along with a special Hawk, Jeff, who is deceased. They also have six grandchildren, Tyler, Alyssa, Colton, Zack, Sidney and Roxanne SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

11 PHIL PARKER Defensive Backs Seventh Year at Iowa COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES Phil Parker is in his seventh season as defensive backs coach at the University of Iowa. Featuring a well-balanced offense, a solid, hard-hitting defense and special teams that rank among the best in the nation, Iowa has appeared in four straight bowl games. Iowa has won Big Ten titles two of the last three years while winning 38 games over the past four seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 31 games over the past three seasons, competing in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. Phil coached strong safety Bob Sanders to fi rst team all-big Ten honors He was the ninth Iowa player to be so recognized for three seasons, Sanders earned second team all-america honors in 2003 and was taken by Indianapolis in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He ranks seventh in career tackles (348). Last year, Jovon Johnson, Antwan Allen and Sean Considine were all honorable mention all-big ten picks. All except Considine return in In addition, free safety Derek Pagel, a former walk-on, was one of Iowa s top defensive backs in Pagel earned second team all-big Ten honors and was a fi fth round selection of the New York Jets in the 2003 NFL Draft. D.J. Johnson, another senior in 2002, is playing for Montreal in the Canadian Football League. Allen and Johnson each collected freshman all-america honors in 2002 as well. The play of the secondary over the past two seasons has helped the Iowa defense rank among the best in the Big Ten in turnover margin, rushing defense, pass effi ciency defense and scoring defense. (19.7). Iowa s secondary had 17 interceptions a year ago and three of four starters, Allen, Johnson and Marcus Paschal, return this season. In 1999, Iowa s secondary was led by the play of safety Matt Bowen. Bowen led the team in tackles (109) for the second straight season. He was voted second team all-big Ten and was a sixth round selection of the St. Louis Rams in the NFL Draft. Bowen joined the Washington Redskins for the 2003 season after signing a multi-year contract. Parker was the defensive backfi eld coach at Toledo for 11 seasons prior to joining the Iowa staff. During his tenure at Toledo, Parker coached 10 all-conference selections and helped the Rockets win conference division championships in 1997 and Toledo won Mid-American Conference championships in 1990 and 1995 and competed in the 1995 Las Vegas Bowl. In 1995 Toledo completed an undefeated season and was ranked 22nd in the fi nal UPI poll and 24th in the CNN poll. Toledo that season led the nation in turnover margin. Two of his Toledo players, Darren Anderson and Clarence Love, were drafted and played in the NFL. In 1998, Toledo ranked 19th in the nation in scoring defense. In 1990 the Toledo defense ranked 12th in the nation in total defense. Toledo in 1992 ranked ninth in the nation in pass effi ciency defense and 11th in rushing defense. Parker served as a graduate assistant coach for one year at Michigan State. Parker was on the Spartan staff in 1987 when MSU won the Big Ten title and defeated Southern California in the 1988 Rose Bowl. Phil was a standout defensive back at Michigan State, earning fi rst team all-big Ten honors in 1983, 1984 and Parker was named defensive MVP at Michigan State in 1983 and 1985 and was invited to the Hula Bowl following his senior season. While at Michigan State Parker helped the Spartans earn invitations to the 1984 Cherry Bowl, where he was named Most Valuable Player, and the 1985 All-American Bowl. Parker earned his B.S. degree from Michigan State in Parker was born March 13, 1963 in Lorain, OH. Phil and his wife, Sandy, have two children, Tyler and Paige SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 11

12 COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES DARRELL WILSON Outside Linebackers and Special Teams Third Year at Iowa Darrell Wilson, a coach with collegiate and high school football coaching experience, is in his third year on the Iowa staff. He coaches the outside linebackers and special teams. He has been a key fi gure in coaching Iowa s special teams, which rank among the best in the nation. Iowa has appeared in four straight bowl games while winning 38 games over the past four seasons. Iowa has won Big Ten titles two of the last three years. The Hawkeyes have won 31 games over the past three seasons, competing in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. Darrell has coached Grant Steen and George Lewis at outside linebacker the past three two years. Lewis had 43 tackles last season. Steen earned second team all-big Ten honors in 2002 and honorable mention recognition in Steen intercepted three passes in a win at Indiana in 2002, a feat that tied an NCAA record for interceptions in a game by a linebacker. Steen signed a free agent contract with the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots last year. Iowa s defense the last two seasons has ranked among the best in the Big Ten in rushing defense, turnover margin, QB sacks, scoring defense and pass effi ciency defense. In addition, the play of Iowa s special teams has been equally outstanding. Iowa s turnover margin last season led the Big Ten and the total defense was third in the league and 11 th nationally. A blocked punt was turned into a touchdown in Iowa s recent win over LSU in the Capital One Bowl. It was the second blocked kick by the Hawkeyes in the game. In 2003 Iowa set a school record with fi ve blocked punts, with three of the blocks being recovered for Iowa touchdowns and the other two leading to Hawkeye fi eld goals. Iowa was second in the Big Ten in KO returns (22.2) and third in punt returns (13.1) last season. In addition, Iowa s opponents averaged just 16.6 yards per KO return and 6.9 yards per punt return. Wilson joined the Iowa staff after serving as outside linebacker coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Wisconsin for two years ( ). One of his star players at Wisconsin was punter Kevin Stemke, winner of the 2000 Ray Guy Punter of the Year Award. He also coached running backs at Rutgers (1999) and the defensive secondary and wide receivers at Rhode Island ( ). Before his collegiate coaching career began, he compiled a record as head coach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, NJ ( ). His Wilson HS teams won fi ve conference championships and four times advanced to the South Jersey Group III state fi nals. Along with the outstanding success of his teams on the football fi eld, Wilson was named Camden s Citizen of the Year by the Rotary Club in A former honorable mention Division I-AA all-america defensive back for Connecticut ( ), Wilson was named to the Huskies 100th anniversary all-time team in He played one year with the New England Patriots (1981) and fi ve seasons ( ) with the CFL s Toronto Argonauts. He was a member of the 1983 squad that won the CFL s Grey Cup. Wilson graduated with a B.A. in sociology from Connecticut in Darrell was born July 28, He and his wife, Monica, have four daughters, Brianna, Kayla, Kiana and Jehlani SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

13 COACHING STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES CHRIS DOYLE Strength and Conditioning Seventh Year at Iowa Chris Doyle is in his seventh year as strength and conditioning coach for the University of Iowa football program. He is credited with giving Iowa players the strength to Break the Rock, winning the 2002 and 2004 Big Ten titles. As the head of Iowa s strength and conditioning program, Doyle has seen the Hawkeyes appear in four straight bowl games. Iowa has won Big Ten titles two of the last three years while winning 38 games over the past four seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 31 games over the past three seasons, competing in the 2003 Orange Bowl, defeating Florida in the 2004 Outback Bowl and LSU in the 2005 Capital One Bowl. Doyle is a certifi ed strength and conditioning specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). That group named him the Big Ten Strength Coach of the Year in He was one of 20 nominees for the Professional of the Year Award, an award given annually and selected by the NSCA membership. The award recognizes college professionals who have shown excellence in a strength training and conditioning programs. He served as director of strength and conditioning for the University of Utah in Under Doyle s direction, the Utah basketball team played in the national championship game. While in Utah, Doyle also served as state director for the NSCA. Doyle was assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Wisconsin from He oversaw the training programs for football and hockey teams during this time. The Badger football team participated in two bowl games (Copper and Outback) and the hockey team won the WCHA championship during his tenure. As a strength and conditioning professional, Doyle has tutored 122 student-athletes who have advanced to the professional ranks in the NFL, NHL and NBA. Iowa has had 10 players selected in the past two NFL Drafts, while as many as 15 additional Hawkeye players have signed free agent contracts in the past two years. BILL DERVRICH Director of Football Operations 26th Year at Iowa A member of the Iowa football program since 1980, Bill Dervrich is in his 19 th season as Iowa s full-time Director of Football Operations. Dervrich coordinates all the off-the-fi eld logistics as well as practice schedules and other football-related items for Head Coach Kirk Ferentz. Bill is a member of both the American College Football Coaches Association and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. When Bill fi rst joined the Iowa staff he coordinated and implemented the school s fi rst strength training and conditioning program. His program helped Iowa to seven straight bowl appearances and two Big Ten championships. He was promoted to his administrative position in the spring of Prior to coming to Iowa, Dervrich was an assistant strength coach at Penn State University, under the direction of Dan Riley, one of the top strength coaches in the nation. He also conducted strength training research at the U.S. Military Academy and was part of the Project Fitness program funded by the Nautilus Corporation. Dervrich earned all-america and all-state honors as an offensive lineman and all-league honors as both a defensive and offensive lineman at Quakertown (PA) High School. He attended West Chester State University, where he was an all-league choice at offensive guard and voted the team s Most Valuable Player as a senior. Bill was inducted into the West Chester State University football Hall of Fame in Dervrich earned his B.S. in health and physical education from West Chester State University in Bill was born Jan. 13, 1953, in Quakertown, PA. He has a son, Sean. Doyle served as offensive line coach at Holy Cross from He also worked as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame in 1991 and Syracuse in Notre Dame won the 1992 Sugar Bowl following the 1991 season and Syracuse won the 1990 Aloha Bowl. Doyle was a three-year starter on the offensive line at Boston University from Doyle served as a student assistant for the football program there in Chris earned his B.S. in human movement from Boston University in 1990 and his M.Ed. in education from Boston University in Doyle was born June 30, Chris is from Quincy, Mass. and attended Boston College High School. Chris and his wife, Tia, have three sons, Declan, Donovan and Dillon SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 13

14 A LOOK AHEAD 2005 IOWA FOOTBALL OUTLOOK Iowa football continues to improve and make strides. The 2004 season was no exception. Despite many and various challenges, the Hawkeyes had an excellent season that resulted in another Big Ten title and January bowl game. Head Coach Kirk Ferentz and his staff continue to guide the Hawkeyes up the ladder of collegiate football success, knowing, at the same time, that many more steps are waiting to be climbed. The staff and players look forward to the challenges that lie ahead. So, exactly what s been happening in the world of Iowa football over DREW TATE the last few years. Two Big Ten championships in the last three years. Appearances in three straight New Year s Day (or later) bowl games. Three straight finishes among the nation s top ten. Three straight seasons of 10 or more wins. Eighteen straight home wins. Two straight bowl wins over highly regarded foes from the Southeastern Conference (Florida & LSU). A 31-7 record the last three seasons. And, Iowa will carry a streak of eight straight wins into the 2005 season, the fourth longest active streak in the nation. Moreover, Ferentz has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year two of the last three years and was the 2002 Associated Press Coach of the Year. Defensive Coordinator Norm Parker was a finalist for the 2004 Frank Broyles Award as Assistant Coach of the Year. Over the last two years Iowa s winning percentage (20-5, 80%) ranks 10 th nationally among all Division I schools. The Hawkeyes have the best overall winning percentage among all Big Ten teams the last two years. Iowa s winning percentage over the last three years (31-7,.816%) ranks eighth nationally. And, finally, Iowa s overall record was the best in the Big Ten following bowl games; It is the first time since 1991 that has happened. Individually, defensive end Matt Roth was a second team all-american last year. Joining Roth as first team all-big Ten performers were linebackers Chad Greenway, Abdul Hodge, defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux and quarterback Drew Tate. In the face of much adversity and possessing virtually no running attack, 2004 will be a year talked about and remembered for a very long time. The expectations for 2005 will be high, indeed. Many publications already have the Hawkeyes listed among the top twenty in pre-season polls. A strong blend of experience and underclassmen will again make Iowa a team to be reckoned with. The success of the last four years has eliminated Iowa s chance of sneaking up on many opponents in the future. But, like past years, Iowa players remain confident that the coming season will be a successful one. As already noted, the Hawkeyes have posted a 31-7 record the last three years and a 20-4 mark in league play. Iowa has now won 18 straight home games, a new Kinnick Stadium record and the fourth longest home streak in the nation. The Hawkeyes have also won a stadium record 13 straight league games. Iowa has also won seven straight Big Ten games. For the first time in school history Iowa sold out it s entire home schedule in The home attendance average of 70,397 is a new Iowa record. The Hawkeyes have played before 11 consecutive home sellouts, also a school record. Words cannot aptly describe the loyalty of Iowa fans. Over 30,000 made the trek to Orlando for the Capital One Bowl win over LSU. That means over 100,000 Hawkeye fans have traveled to Iowa s last three bowl games. It s no coincidence that Iowa ranks high on the wish list of virtually every bowl game in America. The beginning of the 2004 season gave no clues as to what lied ahead for Hawkeye fans. September road losses to very good Arizona State and Michigan teams left the Hawkeyes on the edge of a potentially mediocre season. But, seven straight league wins propelled Iowa to the Big Ten title and another January 1 st bowl game. Of special note during the year was the Hawkeyes fifth straight win over Penn State and third straight over Wisconsin and Minnesota. Iowa s mental toughness was instrumental with the fact that five wins were by seven points or less and three were by a mere two points. The success of the 2004 Hawkeyes was achieved under adverse conditions. Ferentz has stated with pride that his squads usually are a team on the run-pass ratio. Last year the Hawkeyes were forced into becoming primarily a one-dimensional passing team. Four of Iowa s top five rushers were hurt during the season with three going down with seasonending injuries in Iowa s first three home games. What little rushing the Hawkeyes were able to muster came from a walk-on and a transfer who coming into the season were listed 4-5 on the depth chart and both of them were hurt during the season. Once again, all 12 of Iowa s games were televised last season. The Hawkeyes appeared on national TV five times during the 2004 season. Iowa has been very popular with the networks, as 40 straight games have been televised. The last time an Iowa game was not aired on TV was against Minnesota during the 2001 season. We seem to be repeating ourselves, but another great senior class has graduated. The missing includes four from offense (Warren Holloway, Pete McMahon, Tony Jackson and Aaron Mickens), six from defense (Derreck Robinson, Matt Roth, Jonathan Babineaux, Tyler Luebke, George Lewis SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

15 A LOOK AHEAD 2005 IOWA FOOTBALL OUTLOOK and Sean Considine) and their punter (David Bradley). The Hawkeyes lost 17 lettermen, seven fewer than the previous year. Nevertheless, their loss in terms of talent and leadership will be immeasurable. The good news is the return of 45 lettermen. That list includes five returning starters on defense (Chad Greenway, Abdul Hodge, Antwan Allen, Jovon Johnson and Marcus Paschal) and seven on offense (Mike Jones, Brian Ferentz, Lee Gray, Mike Elgin, Drew Tate, Sam Brownlee and Ed Hinkel and part-time starter Ben Cronin). Placekicker Kyle Schlicher returns for his junior year. Hodge, Greenway and Tate are returning first-team all-big Ten players while Clinton Solomon was named to the second team. The 2005 Hawkeyes could be very strong offensively with a group that includes all-big Ten quarterback, Drew Tate. The Hawkeyes were second in Big Ten passing offense (240.1 yards a game). An excellent group of receivers are back to take in Tate s aerials. The hope this year is to keep a stable of running backs healthy behind an experienced offensive line. The Iowa defense starts with a pair of all-america candidates in linebackers Chad Greenway and Abdul Hodge. They could very well be the best linebacking duo in college football. The defensive front needs to be rebuilt, but three-fourths of a talented and experienced secondary return. The stability of the coaching staff has been a strong suit with Iowa. The group remains intact for another year. There have been very few coaching changes since Kirk Ferentz arrived on the Hawkeye scene. There s no question staff continuity has played a major role in Iowa s success. Iowa opens it 2005 season on September 3 rd against Ball State. Missing from the Hawkeye schedule are Big Ten foes Michigan State and Penn State. Indiana and Northwestern are back on the schedule after a twoyear absence. The Hawkeyes have an open date (Oct. 29 th ). Something all connected with Iowa football are looking forward to is the completion of the Kinnick Stadium renovation. The $90 million dollar project began the day following Iowa s final home game last year. The project will include a new south end zone, new locker and training facilities and a new press box. The entire project will take two years. The south end zone is expected to be done prior to the 2005 season and the new press box prior to the 2006 season. Here is a look at the Hawkeyes, position by position. QUARTERBACK Last season was the first time in five years Iowa didn t begin the season with a senior quarterback. Now the team will reap the rewards of something it s unfamiliar with, a returning starter at quarterback. Drew Tate returns as the league s all-big Ten signal caller from 2004 and is a legitimate candidate for all-america honors. He was named Iowa s offensive MVP, the MVP of the Capital One Bowl and College Football News Big Ten Player of the Year. Tate (6-0, 185) threw for 2,786 yards and 20 touchdowns. He completed 233 of 375 passes while starting all 12 games. He was second in league pass efficiency (134.7), third in passing yards a game (232.2) and fourth in total offense (225.8). His accurate passing and ability to make things happen was an invaluable asset to an injury riddled Iowa running game. He was credited with 89 rushes last year. Tate is the hub in Iowa s offensive wheel and big things will be expected of him in And, if Drew Tate never played another down at Iowa, he d still be forever known as the quarterback who threw a 56-yard scoring strike to Warren Holloway on the final play of the game to win the Capital One Bowl. MARQUES SIMMONS No other Iowa quarterback threw a pass or had a rushing attempt last year. Listed behind Tate on the depth charts are junior Jason Manson (6-1, 195) and senior Cy Phillips (6-6, 227). Both are talented athletes with strong arms but have little game experience. Coordinator Ken O Keefe has done a masterful job directing new Iowa quarterbacks. This year he won t have to begin as slowly with a new starter. RUNNING BACK Last year was very challenging for Iowa s running backs. The Hawkeyes lost starters (Marcus Schnoor, Albert Young and Jermelle Lewis) to season ending injuries in Iowa s first three home games. Furthermore, the fourth and fifth backs on the depth chart were hurt at other times during the season. Walk-on junior Sam Brownlee (5-10, 200) and senior transfer Marques Simmons (5-8, 202) carried much of the load following the injuries to the top three. Simmons was injured in Iowa s game with Ohio State and missed four games while Brownlee was injured in the Minnesota game. Following the Simmons injury Ferentz was forced to pull the redshirt off 2005 SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 15

16 IOWA FOOTBALL 2004 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 2005 CAPITAL ONE BOWL CHAMPIONS A LOOK AHEAD 2005 IOWA FOOTBALL OUTLOOK FULLBACK Sophomore Tom Busch (5-11, 231) begins spring practice listed No. 1. He takes over for the departed Aaron Mickens. He replaced an injured Mickens while starting three of Iowa s final four games, including the Capital One Bowl. In 2004 Busch rushed for 26 yards and a touchdown and caught six passes for 56 yards. He is considered an excellent blocker. Behind Busch is senior Paul Wilson (5-11, 242) with virtually no game experience. TOM BUSCH DAMIAN SIMS freshman Damian Sims (5-9, 185). He played in seven games during a season he expected to redshirt. It just was not a good year to be a Hawkeye running back. Brownlee led Iowa rushers with 227 net yards, Simmons totaled 194 yards and Sims had 45. Young had 92 yards in the two games he did play and Schnoor had 25 in his only game. Simmons, Brownlee and Sims are listed on the spring depth chart. Schnoor (6-1, 198) and Young (5-10, 207) will continue to rehab from their injuries, but are expected to be 100% by the time fall workouts begin. Schnoor was Iowa s third leading rusher in 2003 with 163 yards (5.6 average) and is considered a hard-nosed runner. Young, was also injured (broken leg) just prior to the start of the 2003 season. Working under the assumption that all are healthy, and they re expected to be, Iowa s running back corps is expected to be very good. Like Tate, they ll have the benefit of working behind an experienced offensive line. All of the above listed running backs were number one on the depth charts at one time last year. It s very possible the depth chart could look much different when Iowa takes the field against Ball State Sept. 3rd. All are talented and could handle the demands of being Iowa s top running back SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS Another candidate could be Champ Davis, who sat out much of last year with an injury. Davis (6-2, 227) started the 2003 season opener as a true freshman. He caught four passes for 14 yards and rushed four times four eight yards last year. He is an excellent all-around athlete with good running and receiving skills. Senior Kevin Sherlock (5-11, 231) will miss spring practice following off-season surgery. He is hoping to find playing time in his final campaign. This is a position where any of the candidates has a legitimate chance at grabbing the starting slot. A good spring is essential for Iowa s fullback candidates. TIGHT END This is a position the Hawkeyes hope to utilize more in the coming season. Honorable mention all-big Ten pick Tony Jackson is gone. He caught only seven passes for 82 yards and a touchdown last year. The 2004 season will find the Hawkeyes with even less experience than the previous season.

17 IOWA FOOTBALL 2004 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 2005 CAPITAL ONE BOWL CHAMPIONS A LOOK AHEAD 2005 IOWA FOOTBALL OUTLOOK Junior Ryan Majerus (6-3, 237) will begin spring drills in the starting spot. He caught only two passes for 15 yards last season, but played in all 12 games. Majerus also played an important role on Iowa s special teams having blocked one kick. Converted junior wide receiver Scott Chandler (6-7, 242) will push Majerus for the starting spot. Chandler was Iowa s fourth leading receiver last year with 24 catches for 324 yards and two touchdowns. He played in 2003 as a true freshman. Senior C.J. Barkema (6-8, 280) will return to tight end after playing offensive line last year. Redshirt freshman Brandon Myers (6-4, 238) is considered a talented newcomer who could push the upper classmen for playing time. Overall, the staff expects good production from this group. WIDE RECEIVER This position is well stocked with talent and experience. Seniors Ed Hinkel (6-1, 190) and Clinton Solomon (6-3, 196) are both playmakers capable of post-season honors. The only notable absence in the wide receiving corps is Warren Holloway, who had 29 catches for 283 yards and one really big touchdown (vs. LSU on final play of Capital One Bowl). Hinkel and Solomon were Iowa s top two receivers in Hinkel caught 63 passes for 744 yards and seven touchdowns while Solomon ED HINKEL had 58 receptions for 905 yards and six touchdowns. Solomon was a second-team all-big Ten selection while Hinkel was honorable mention. Hinkel has 95 career catches for 1,070 yards and eight TD s. Many of his catches are highlight reel material. His 10 catches in the Capital One Bowl was a career high. His 63 receptions and seven touchdowns led the team last season. The 63 catches ties for the third best in Iowa history. He ranked third in the Big Ten with an average of 5.25 catches per game. Solomon had four 100-yard receiving games last season. His 905 yards rank seventh best in Iowa history. He has caught 72 career passes for 1,064 yards and seven touchdowns. Behind the two veterans are some very good receivers. Listed second on the charts are junior Calvin Davis (6-1, 197) and senior Matt Melloy (6-3, 208). Both suffered injuries during 2004 that kept them on the sidelines for a number of games. Davis caught five passes for 69 yards and Melloy three for 24 yards and two touchdowns. As sophomores in 2003, Davis started four games and caught 23 passes for 330 yards and a score while Melloy caught 10 for 155 yards and two scores. CLINTON SOLOMON A group of very talented athletes will be pushing the four top receivers for playing time. They include junior James Townsend (6-1, 185), sophomores Eric McCollom (6-1, 190), Tyler Fanucchi (5-10, 187), Herb Grigsby (6-0, 170) and Kennon Christian (6-2, 205) and redshirt 2005 SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 17

18 IOWA FOOTBALL 2004 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 2005 CAPITAL ONE BOWL CHAMPIONS A LOOK AHEAD 2005 IOWA FOOTBALL OUTLOOK freshman Andy Brodell (6-3, 185). Townsend caught three passes for 82 yards and a touchdown last season. The others are anxiously looking for their first catch. BRIAN FERENTZ The receivers were a very big part of Iowa s offense last year, mainly due to the injury problems at running back. The Hawkeye passing game could be very dangerous to opposing defenses this year. This will be one of the strongest areas on the team. OFFENSIVE LINE There was a lot of inexperience and unfamiliarity between members of the Iowa offensive line early last year. About four games into the season the line began to perform as a unit and the starters remained pretty much intact for the remainder of the season. Eighty percent of that group returns with tackle Pete McMahon being the only loss to graduation. season-ending elbow injury. Sophomore Todd Plagman (6-5, 295) and redshirt freshman Seth Olsen (6-5, 297) are both talented offensive linemen listed behind Walker and Ferentz. Plagman started two games last year and Olsen was almost used as a true freshman, but was kept on the redshirt list. MIKE ELGIN All-Big Ten candidate Mike Elgin (6-4, 277), a junior, returns at center where he started 11 of 12 games. Senior Ben Cronin (6-5, 285) started one game and will be behind Elgin this spring. Seniors Brian Ferentz (6-3, 282) and David Walker (6-2, 295) are listed as the starting guards. Ferentz is considered a candidate for all-big Ten honors. Ferentz made a quick recovery from off-season surgeries and is credited with pumping life into Iowa s line. He started Iowa s final eight games at right guard. Walker was one of Iowa s hard-luck players. He was injured coming into the 2004 season and did not see action until the third game. He played less than a half of that game before sustaining a SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS Junior Mike Jones (6-5, 299) returns to right tackle after starting the final 10 games at left guard last year. He is also a strong all-big Ten candidate. Jones made the switch from tackle to guard after two games last year. He started all 12 games. He s back at the tackle spot where the coaches feel he ll be the most comfortable. Senior Lee Gray (6-6, 310) will begin the spring as the top left tackle. He started 11 of 12 games there last year. Senior Ben Gates (6-6, 286) started two games and could see considerable playing time. Behind Jones will be junior college transfer, Marshal Yanda (6-4, 315), a junior. He entered Iowa at the semester and is considered a strong threat to push the starters at tackle. The offensive line is expected to be stronger this year. The experience factor alone will make the Hawkeye line much better. Coach Reese Morgan thinks his line will be able to protect the quarterback and running backs in DEFENSIVE LINE (Includes ends) The Hawkeyes have had an abundance of returning starters and experience across the defensive line the last two years. After reaping the benefits of one of the best defensive fronts in college football, the Hawkeyes must now start anew. Gone are all-americans and first team all-big Ten performers Matt Roth at end and tackle Jonathan Babineaux. Also graduated are defensive end Derreck Robinson and tackle Tyler Luebke. The foursome started every game and was responsible for 208

19 A LOOK AHEAD 2005 IOWA FOOTBALL OUTLOOK tackles last year. The quartet was also responsible for 51 tackles for loss in Their presence will be sorely missed, but Hawkeye fans have confidence in what defensive coordinator Norm Parker and line coach Ron Aiken will do with the new talent up front. Three sophomores and a freshman are listed number one at their defensive line position entering spring practice. The Hawkeye front will be young, but they are talented and lack only game experience. Sophomores Kenny Iwebema (6-4, 246) and Bryan Mattison (6-3, 262) enter spring as the starting ends. The pair saw action in all 12 games last season, but accounted for only eight tackles between them. Both are considered hard hitters with very athletic skills. Backing them up will be redshirt freshman Anton Narinskiy (6-4, 247) and junior Richard Kittrell (6-5, 289). The report is much the same at tackle. Redshirt freshman Matt Kroul (6-2, 223) and sophomore George Eshareturi (6-3, 284) are number one on the depth charts. Eshareturi played in five games last year and had one tackle. Once again, the coaches think the only void on their resume is experience. Hoping to push past Kroul and Eshareturi are sophomore Alex Willcox (6-2, 280), redshirt freshman Ted Bentler (6-4, 273), senior Nate Roos (6-0, 280) and sophomore Jacob Spratt (6-2, 233). Willcox is expected to miss much of spring practice with an injury. As noted, there is very little experience in the line. This area needs to mature in order to catch up with the rest of an experienced defense. ABDUL HODGE a position already loaded with starting talent. Sophomore Chris Brevi (6-2, 215) will back up Miles and Follett. He had six tackles last year and should see a considerable increase in playing time. This area is very talented. However, until depth is developed, the Hawkeyes need to stay healthy. LINEBACKERS (includes outside linebackers) Last year, it was said that Iowa s returning inside linebackers may have been the best tandem in college football. Nothing has changed as Abdul Hodge (6-2, 234) and Chad Greenway (6-4, 244) are now back as seniors. Both are legitimate all-america candidates after great sophomore and junior campaigns. Both players were first team all-big Ten last year. Greenway was named to a number of all-america teams and was named Iowa s Special Teams Player of the Year. Hodge also made one all-america team. The two were 1-2 on Iowa s tackle charts with Hodge making 116 and Greenway 113 last year. Hodge has four and a half tackles for loss for -15 yards. Greenway had eight tackles for a loss of 23 yards. Hodge has 295 career tackles to rank 14th on the Iowa charts. He ranked ninth nationally last year in solo tackles with 6.58 per game. Greenway was named national Defensive Player of the Week following a ten tackle, two interception game against Kent State. He ranked 18 th nationally in solo tackles with 5.92 per game. His 260 career tackles rank 23 rd at Iowa. The linebacking duo has 555 career tackles. A number of relatively inexperienced candidates back up the all-america candidates. Hoping to impress coaches this spring are sophomores Mike Humpal (6-2, 225), Tyler Bergan (5-11, 215) and Mike Klinkenborg (6-2, 230), junior Zach Gabelmann (6-1, 227) and redshirt freshman Mitch King (6-3, 237). All have the benefit of learning from two of the best. George Lewis, who started 10 of 12 games at outside linebacker last year is gone. Junior Edmond Miles (6-1, 222) and senior Mike Follett (6-5, 255) are the leading candidates to take over. Miles started two games and was credited with 24 tackles last year. He also had three tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks. Miles is considered an excellent hitter. Follett sat out much of last year with an injury while playing tight end. He s making the switch to linebacker this season. The two compliments CHAD GREENWAY 2005 SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 19

20 IOWA FOOTBALL 2004 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 2005 CAPITAL ONE BOWL CHAMPIONS A LOOK AHEAD 2005 IOWA FOOTBALL OUTLOOK DEFENSIVE BACKS Three-fourths of an improved secondary return for the 2005 season. The only missing starter is free safety Sean Considine who started every game the last two years. He had 46 tackles, three interceptions and a blocked kick in Sophomore Adam Shada (6-1, 180), junior Ma Quan Dawkins (5-9, 166) and redshirt freshman Bradley Fletcher are corners hoping to get playing time. Shada played in 11 games as a true freshman last year and had 13 tackles. Dawkins played in 10 games and had three tackles. The starting safety spots for the start of spring practice will be manned by sophomore Charles Godfrey (6-1, 202) and junior Miguel Merrick (6-0, 201). Merrick saw considerable action in all 12 games. He started twice and had 33 tackles and two blocked kicks. Godfrey played in 11 games and had 10 tackles. Out for all of spring practice will be junior Marcus Paschal (6-0, 199). He started all 12 games before suffering an injury in the Capital One Bowl game. He s expected to be 100% this fall. It ll be hard to push the starters off the field. Hoping to gain experience are junior Andrew Becker (6-1, 201), sophomore Jonathan Zanders (6-2, 190) and redshirt freshman Harold Dalton (6-1, 189). Much like the linebacking corps, the defensive backfield appears to solid and strong. Developing depth and providing experience for the newcomers will be a key. JOVON JOHNSON But everyone else is back in an area of the team which should be even stronger than last year. The Hawkeyes have improved in the secondary every year since Ferentz took over. Last year Iowa finished third in Big Ten pass defense giving up 201 yards a game. That s even more impressive when you take into account that teams averaged only 92 yards a game rushing against Iowa. The three returning starters in the secondary have a lot of career starts to their credit. Allen has started every game (38) during his Iowa career. Johnson has started every game the last two years (25) and has 27 career starts. Corners Antwan Allen (5-10, 180) and Jovon Johnson (5-9, 177) had 95 tackles between them last year. Each had four interceptions in 2004 to lead the team in that category. The pair have 289 career tackles between them (Allen has 175) SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS ANTWAN ALLEN

21 A LOOK AHEAD 2005 IOWA FOOTBALL OUTLOOK SPECIAL TEAMS Junior Kyle Schlicher (5-9, 179) was the correct answer to the question of who was going to replace Iowa s all-time leading scorer, Nate Kaeding. Schlicher was an honorable mention all-big Ten pick. He put his name in the Iowa records book last season when he kicked five field goals and had 17 kicking points against Minnesota. Not even Kaeding ever did that during his brilliant Iowa career. It tied for the second most field goals ever kicked in a Big Ten game. Schlicher made 21 of 26 field goals and 29 of 32 PAT s. The 21 field goals in a season ties the Iowa record. He led the Hawkeyes in scoring with 92 points. He was third in the Big Ten and seventh nationally in field goals made per game (1.75). His kickoffs got stronger as the 2004 season progressed and became a real weapon for Iowa. The Hawkeyes will have to find a new punter as fouryear starter David Bradley has departed. Bradley averaged 40.5 on his punts and was a consistent force the last few years. Senior John Gallery (6-2, 240) and junior Andy Fenstermaker (6-3, 221) will be the two top candidates to replace Bradley. Gallery punted twice as a sophomore averaging 46 yards. Fenstermaker has not seen game action. Both have strong legs and are capable of handling the punting chores. Iowa was second in the Big Ten and 15 th nationally in punt returns (13.7) last year. Receiver Ed Hinkel has been one of Iowa s top punt returners for three years and 2005 should not be an exception. A number of other players, some veterans, some not, will have a chance to earn return jobs this spring. It is no secret that in the Iowa system, a good way to earn more playing time is through special teams. Coaches Lester Erb and Darrell Wilson continue to do an excellent job with Iowa s special teams. The Hawkeyes have blocked 11 kicks over the last two years. THE SCHEDULE Iowa will play an 11-game regular season schedule. The Hawkeyes have traditionally played one of the nation s top schedules and this year is no different. Seven of Iowa s 2004 opponents were ranked in the nation s top twenty at some point during the season. Eight of last year s opponents also appeared in bowl games. Six of this year s opponents appeared in post-season action last season. New to Iowa s non-conference schedule is season-opening foe Ball State and Northern Iowa. Both games will be in Iowa City. Included in Iowa s 11-game regular season schedule are six home contests. In addition to Ball State and Northern Iowa, the Hawkeyes have Kinnick Stadium encounters with Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Minnesota. Road contests are against Iowa State, Ohio State, Purdue, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Michigan State and Penn State are Big Ten teams leaving the Iowa schedule while Northwestern and Indiana are back on after a two-year hiatus. The Hawkeyes will have an open week on October 29 th. FUTURE SCHEDULES 2006 Sept. 2 Western Michigan Sept. 9 at Syracuse Sept. 16 Iowa State Sept. 23 at Illinois Sept. 30 Ohio State Oct. 7 Purdue (HC) Oct. 14 at Indiana Oct. 21 at Michigan Nov. 4 Northwestern (FW) Nov. 11 Wisconsin Nov. 18 at Minnesota 2007 Sept. 1 Northern Illinois Sept. 8 Syracuse Sept. 15 at Iowa State Sept. 22 at Wisconsin Sept. 29 Indiana Oct. 6 at Penn State Oct. 13 Illinois Oct. 20 at Purdue Oct. 27 Michigan State Nov. 3 at Northwestern Nov. 10 Minnesota KYLE SCHLICHER 2008 * Aug. 30 TBA Sept. 6 TBA Sept. 13 Iowa State Sept. 20 TBA Sept. 27 Northwestern Oct. 4 at Michigan State Oct. 11 at Indiana Oct. 18 Wisconsin Nov. 1 at Illinois Nov. 8 Penn State Nov. 15 Purdue Nov. 22 at Minnesota * three games to be added 2005 SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 21