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2007 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2007 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Iowa Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
2007 record 6–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Kirk Ferentz (9th year)
Offensive coordinator Ken O'Keefe (9th year)
Defensive coordinator Norm Parker (9th year)
MVP Mike Humpal
MVP Albert Young
Captain
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,585)
Uniform
BigTen-Uniform-Iowa-2006-2008.png
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#5 Ohio State $   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#18 Michigan   6 – 2         9 – 4  
#20 Illinois %   6 – 2         9 – 4  
#24 Wisconsin   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Penn State   4 – 4         9 – 4  
Iowa   4 – 4         6 – 6  
Purdue   3 – 5         8 – 5  
Indiana   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Michigan State   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Northwestern   3 – 5         6 – 6  
Minnesota   0 – 8         1 – 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
• Iowa 0 13 3 0 16
Northern Illinois 0 3 0 0 3
1 2 3 4 Total
Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0
• Iowa 14 14 7 0 35
1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa 0 0 10 3 13
• Iowa St 6 6 0 3 15
1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa 0 10 0 3 13
• Wisconsin 0 7 0 10 17
1 2 3 4 Total
• Indiana 7 14 7 10 38
Iowa 0 7 6 7 20
  • Date: Saturday, September 29
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa 0 0 0 7 7
• Penn St 0 13 7 7 27
1 2 3 4 Total
Illinois 3 0 3 0 6
• Iowa 0 3 7 0 10
  • Date: Saturday, October 13
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

The 2007 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Heading into the season, several players left the team while several other players ran into criminal allegations. Following a disappointing 2006 season that included losses to Indiana, Northwestern and Minnesota, the team was coached by Kirk Ferentz and played their six home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Entering 2006 ranked 16th in the AP Poll and 17th in the Coaches Poll, the Hawkeyes had high hopes for the season. Following victories over Montana, Syracuse, Iowa State and Illinois, the Hawkeyes were 4–0 heading into their game with top-ranked Ohio State. With tickets for the game going for US$500 on eBay, the game was hyped as one of the biggest in Kinnick Stadium history. But quarterback Drew Tate threw 3 interceptions, and the Hawkeyes lost 38–17. In total, Iowa had 4 turnovers while Ohio State had zero.

Following the loss to Ohio State, Iowa proceeded to score a season-high 47 points in a victory over Purdue. But the most notable score came during the 4th quarter, when Adam Shada intercepted a Curtis Painter pass and returned it a school record 98-yards for the touchdown. However, Iowa's joy would not last long, as the Hawkeyes were upset by Indiana only a week later. The 31–28 win was Indiana's biggest win since a victory over 9th-ranked Ohio State in 1987.


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