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2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football
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Outback Bowl vs. #16 Florida, L 24–31
Conference Big Ten Conference
2005 record 7–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Kirk Ferentz (7th year)
Offensive coordinator Ken O'Keefe (7th year)
Defensive coordinator Norm Parker (7th year)
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,585)
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Penn State $+   7 – 1         11 – 1  
#4 Ohio State %+   7 – 1         10 – 2  
#15 Wisconsin   5 – 3         10 – 3  
Michigan   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Northwestern   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Iowa   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Minnesota   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Purdue   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6         5 – 6  
Indiana   1 – 7         4 – 7  
Illinois   0 – 8         2 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Ball St 0 0 0 0 0
• Iowa 28 21 0 7 56
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 70,585
  • Game weather: 79°F, Sunny, Wind ESE 4
  • Referee: Dan Capron
  • Television network: ESPN+
1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa 0 0 3 0 3
• Iowa St 6 10 0 7 23
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
  • Game start: 2:42 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 54,290
  • Game weather: 88°F, Mostly Clear, Wind S 20-25
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • Television network: ABC
1 2 3 4 Total
UNI 0 7 0 14 21
• Iowa 14 17 7 7 45
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 2:40 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 70,585
  • Game weather: 81°F, Clearn and Sunny, Wind SE 5-10
  • Referee: Todd Geerlings
  • Television network: ESPN+
1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa 0 0 3 3 6
• Ohio St 7 10 7 7 31
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 11:11 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 105,225
  • Game weather: 68°F, Scattered Showers, Wind ESE 5
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • Television network: ABC

The 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa and were coached by Kirk Ferentz.

Iowa finished the season 7–5, including a record of 5–3 in the Big Ten Conference. Despite an up-and-down season, the Hawkeyes were invited to a January bowl game in Florida for the fourth consecutive year.

After three consecutive seasons with at least 10 wins and co-Big Ten championships in 2002 and 2004, expectations were high. A thrilling last second victory over LSU in the Capital One Bowl capped a 10-2 campaign with eight consecutive victories. With the return of first-team All-Big Ten quarterback Drew Tate, and first-team All-Big Ten linebackers Abdul Hodge and Chad Greenway (a preseason All-American) anchoring the defense, the Hawkeyes were considered national title contenders by some publications. Indeed, the presence of a running game (the Hawkeyes ranked 115th nationally in rushing in 2004 due to injuries) was thought to make Iowa even stronger. The Hawkeyes entered the season ranked 11th in the AP Poll (10th in the Coaches' Poll), their highest preseason ranking in two decades.

The Hawkeyes opened the much anticipated 2005 season against a Cardinals team that had 13 players suspended for the game. This one was over early as the Hawks raced to a 28-0 lead after one quarter. Iowa extended the advantage to 49-0 by halftime and cruised from there. Dating back to last season, this was the 9th consecutive win for the Hawkeyes.


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