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2010 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

2010 Iowa Hawkeyes football
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Insight Bowl Champions
Insight Bowl vs. #14 Missouri, W 27–24
Conference Big Ten Conference
2010 record 8–5 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Kirk Ferentz (12th year)
Offensive coordinator Ken O'Keefe (12th year)
Defensive coordinator Norm Parker (12th year)
Home stadium Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,585)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 Wisconsin $+   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#14 Michigan State +   7 – 1         11 – 2  
Iowa   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Illinois   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Michigan   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Northwestern   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Purdue   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7         5 – 7  
#5 Ohio State %   0* – 1         0* – 1  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • *All wins for Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) in the 2010 season are vacated
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Eastern Illinois 0 7 0 0 7
• #9/10 Iowa 21 7 2 7 37
1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa State 0 0 0 7 7
• #9/9 Iowa 7 21 7 0 35
1 2 3 4 Total
#9/9 Iowa 0 7 7 13 27
• #24/18 Arizona 14 13 0 7 34
  • Date: September 18
  • Location: Arizona Stadium
    Tucson, AZ
  • Game start: 9:41 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 57,864
  • Game weather: 97°F, Clear, Wind NW 8
  • Referee: Larry Farina
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-by-play) & Bob Davie (Color)
1 2 3 4 Total
Ball State 0 0 0 0 0
• #18/18 Iowa 7 14 14 10 45

The 2010 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes, led by 12th year head coach Kirk Ferentz, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

The Hawkeyes finished the regular season 7–5 (4–4 Big Ten) and earned a trip to the Insight Bowl, where they faced the Missouri Tigers. The Hawkeyes won the game 27–24 and finished the season 8–5.

Iowa came off of an 11–2 season in 2009, in which they finished with a victory over Georgia Tech in the 2010 Orange Bowl and a final ranking of No. 7 in both major polls. Many players from the previous season returned, including Ricky Stanzi, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Marvin McNutt, Adrian Clayborn and Tyler Sash, which led to high expectations among Hawkeye fans. Iowa entered the season ranked 9th in the AP Poll and 10th in the Coaches' Poll.


Running back Adam Robinson carried the ball 24 times for 109 yards and 3 touchdowns, while Stanzi, the quarterback, threw for 229 yards and one touchdown as the Hawkeyes won with relative ease. Also scoring for Iowa was Paki O'Meara, who blocked an Eastern Illinois punt and returned it 42 yards. Trailing 21-0, Eastern Illinois' only points came on a second-quarter drive that included a fake punt and an 11-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Large to Von Wise. On the next possession, Stanzi took a tumble onto the turf and limped off to the sidelines, creating concern among the sellout crowd, but Robinson and backup James Vandenberg would lead them down the field for another score. Stanzi would later return.


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