2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Outback Bowl, L 24–31 vs. Florida
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kirk Ferentz (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ken O'Keefe (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Norm Parker (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,585)
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Penn State $+		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State %+		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 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

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,^[1] and first-team All-Big Ten linebackers Abdul Hodge^[1] and Chad Greenway^[1] (a preseason All-American)^[2] 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^[3] 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.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 am	Ball State*	No. 11	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	W 56–0	70,585
September 10	2:30 pm	at Iowa State*	No. 8	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA (Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	L 3–23	54,290
September 17	2:30 pm	No. 9 (I-AA) Northern Iowa*	No. 22	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	W 45–21	70,585
September 24	11:00 am	at No. 8 Ohio State	No. 21	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 6–31	105,225
October 1	11:00 am	Illinois		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN+	W 35–7	70,585
October 8	3:30 pm	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	W 34–17	64,785
October 15	11:00 am	Indiana		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	W 38–21	70,585
October 22	11:00 am	Michigan		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 20–23 OT	70,585
November 5	11:00 am	at Northwestern		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN	L 27–28	34,550
November 12	2:30 pm	at No. 19 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Battle for the Heartland Trophy)	ESPN	W 20–10	83,184
November 19	11:00 am	Minnesota		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	W 52–28	70,585
January 2	10:00 am	vs. No. 16 Florida*	No. 25	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	L 24–31	65,881
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Quarterbacks 6 Christensen, Jake – freshman 16 Manson, Jason – junior 7 McCollom, Eric – sophomore 5 Tate, Drew – junior  Running backs 36 Bailey, Kalvin – freshman 7 Brown, Dana – freshman 48 Brownlee Sam – junior 35 Busch, Tom – sophomore 46 Davis, Champ – junior 45 Greene, Shonn – freshman 23 Schnoor, Marcus – senior 33 Simmons, Marques – senior 28 Sims, Damian – sophomore 21 Young, Albert – sophomore  Wide receivers 3 Aldrich, Chris – sophomore 80 Brodell, Andy – freshman 17 Christian, Kennon – sophomore 22 Davis, Calvin – junior 4 Grigsby, Herb – sophomore 11 Hinkel, Ed – senior 84 Melloy, Matt – senior 88 Solomon, Clinton – senior 86 Stross, Trey – freshman 11 Wilson, Marcus – freshman  Tight ends 87 Chandler, Scott – junior 49 Follett, Mike – freshman 30 Majerus, Ryan – junior 81 Moeaki, Tony – freshman 83 Myers, Brandon – freshman Offensive line 55 Aumaitre, Nyere – freshman 59 Cronin, Ben – senior 74 Doering, Dan – freshman 79 Dollmeyer, Greg – junior 56 Dunn, Rashad – freshman 54 Elgin, Mike – junior 61 Ferentz, Brian – senior 75 Gates, Ben – senior 70 Gray, Lee – senior 77 Huntrods, Clint – sophomore 76 Jones, Mike – junior 71 Olsen, Seth – freshman 78 Richardson, Dace – freshman 73 Yanda, Marshal – junior

Defensive line 66 Bain, Ryan – freshman 95 Bentler, Ted – freshman 98 Blum, Tyler – freshman 97 Cox, Lucas – freshman 72 Eshareturi, George – sophomore 38 Ewen, Ettore – freshman 92 Iwebema Jr., Kenny – sophomore 96 Kanellis, Alex – freshman 47 King, Mitch – freshman 53 Kroul, Matt – freshman 99 Mattison, Bryan – sophomore 65 Willcox, Alex – freshman Linebackers 43 Angerer, Pat – freshman 5 Bergen, Tyler – sophomore 39 Brevi, Chris – sophomore 46 Chinander, Bret – senior 18 Greenway, Chad – senior 52 Hodge, Abdul – senior 44 Anderson, Mike – sophomore 40 Klinkenborg, Mike – sophomore 27 Miles, Edmond – junior Defensive backs 20 Allen, Antwan – senior 2 Dalton, Harold – freshman 14 Moylan, Devan – junior 10 Edwards, Justin – freshman 23 Fletcher, Bradley – freshman 27 Williams, Anthony- Sophomore 13 Godfrey, Charles – sophomore 26 Johnson, Jovon – senior 15 Merrick, Miguel – junior 25 Paschal, Marcus – junior 9 Price, Khaliq – junior 19 Shada, Adam – sophomore 3 Dawkins, Ma'Quan – junior

Kickers 1 Schlicher, Kyle – junior Punters 6 Fenstermaker, Andy – junior

Name	Position	Years at Iowa
Kirk Ferentz	Head Coach	Six Years
Ken O'Keefe	Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks	Six Years
Norm Parker	Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers	Six Years
Chris Doyle	Strength and Conditioning	Six Years
Lester Erb	Receivers and Special Teams	Five Years
Carl Jackson	Running Backs	Six Years
Reese Morgan	Recruiting and Tight Ends	Five Years
Ron Aiken	Defensive Line	Six Years
Phil Parker	Defensive Backs	Six Years
Darrell Wilson	Linebackers and Special Teams	Five Years

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	11	8	22	21	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	—
Coaches	10	8	21	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	25	—
BCS	Not released								—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Ball State at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 11 Hawkeyes 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 (26 °C), Sunny, Wind ESE 4 mph (6.4 km/h) Referee: Dan Capron Television network: ESPN+ Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 10:59 Iowa M. Schnoor 1-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 7–0 1 7:09 Iowa A. Young 2-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 14-0 1 2:30 Iowa J. Johnson 90-yard punt return (Schlicher kick) Iowa 21-0 1 0:42 Iowa C. Solomon 7-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 28-0 2 12:33 Iowa H. Grigsby 33-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 35-0 2 8:10 Iowa S. Brownlee 11-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 42-0 2 1:46 Iowa S. Brownlee 1-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 49-0 4 14:19 Iowa S. Greene 6-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 56-0

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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Iowa at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 Hawkeyes 0 0 3 0 3 • Cyclones 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 (31 °C), Mostly Clear, Wind S 20–25 mph (32–40 km/h) Referee: Dave Witvoet Television network: ABC Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 6:33 ISU Flynn 12-yard pass from Meyer (Yelk kick no good) ISU 6–0 2 4:12 ISU Yelk 29-yard field goal ISU 9-0 2 3:11 ISU Hicks 28-yard interception return (Yelk kick) ISU 16-0 3 10:44 Iowa Schlicher 44-yard field goal ISU 16-3 4 3:50 ISU Kock 2-yard run (Yelk kick) ISU 23-3

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UNI at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 7 0 14 21 • No. 22 Hawkeyes 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 (27 °C), Clearn and Sunny, Wind SE 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Referee: Todd Geerlings Television network: ESPN+ Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 12:04 Iowa A. Young 10-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 7–0 1 7:04 Iowa A. Young 1-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 14-0 2 11:51 Iowa J. Johnson 18-yard interception return (Schlicher kick) Iowa 21-0 2 8:10 UNI Cutright 12-yard pass from E. Sanders (Wingert kick) Iowa 21-7 2 3:03 Iowa Schlicher 23-yard field goal Iowa 24-7 2 1:03 Iowa C. Solomon 11-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 31-7 3 9:08 Iowa C. Solomon 71-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 38-7 4 12:44 UNI Surrency 4-yard pass from E. Sanders (Schlicher kick) Iowa 38-14 4 1:55 UNI Horne 22-yard pass from E. Sanders (Schlicher kick) Iowa 38-21 4 0:30 Iowa D. Sims 39-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 45-21

The Panthers drove the ball effectively but it wasn't enough to overcome an early deficit.

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Iowa at Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Hawkeyes 0 0 3 3 6 • No. 8 Buckeyes 7 10 7 7 31 Date: September 24 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT Game attendance: 105,225 Referee: Dennis Lipski TV announcers (ABC): Mike Tirico, Tim Brant, and Suzy Shuster Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 7:43 OSU Anthony Gonzalez 8-yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) OSU 7–0 2 14:30 OSU Troy Smith 16-yard run (Josh Huston kick) OSU 14-0 2 0:00 OSU Josh Huston 47-yard field goal OSU 17-0 3 9:59 OSU Troy Smith 4-yard run (Josh Huston kick) OSU 24-0 3 2:48 Iowa Kyle Schlicher 52-yard field goal OSU 24-3 4 11:48 Iowa Kyle Schlicher 37-yard field goal OSU 24-6 4 6:36 OSU Anthony Gonzalez 29-yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) OSU 31-6

Illinois at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Illini 0 0 7 0 7 • Hawkeyes 14 0 14 7 35 Date: October 1 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Mostly Sunny, Wind S 7 mph (11 km/h) Referee: Dan Capron Television network: ESPN+ Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 11:20 Iowa M. Schnoor 3-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 7–0 1 6:26 Iowa E. Hinkel 20-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 14-0 3 9:59 Iowa E. Hinkel 10-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 21-0 3 4:57 ILL Halsey 1-yard pass from Brasic (Reda kick) Iowa 21-7 3 0:18 Iowa S. Chandler 7-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 28-7 4 13:05 Iowa D. Sims 66-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 35-7

Illinois was able to drive the ball but Iowa limited them to just one touchdown in this homecoming game. Albert Young was a force on the ground rushing for over 100 yards with nearly eight yards a carry. One of the most memorable plays of the contest came on the Hawkeyes second touchdown as Ed Hinkel took a reverse 20 yards in for a score, jumping over an Illinois defender in the process. Kenny Iwebema also blocked two Illini field goals in the first half.

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Iowa at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 14 3 6 11 34 Boilermakers 7 7 3 0 17 Date: October 8 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN Game start: 2:36 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 64,785 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Cloudy, Wind ENE 10 mph (16 km/h) Referee: Jim Lapetina Television network: ESPN Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 11:32 PUR Sheets 15-yard run (Jones kick) PUR 7–0 1 10:34 Iowa C. Solomon 78-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Tied 7-7 1 5:58 Iowa R. Majerus 3-yard pass from D. Tate Iowa 14-7 2 14:43 Iowa Schlicher 33-yard field goal Iowa 17-7 2 1:23 PUR Bryant 24-yard pass from Kirsch (Jones kick) Iowa 17-14 3 9:47 Iowa Schlicher 31-yard field goal Iowa 20-14 3 7:14 PUR Jones 46-yard field goal Iowa 20-17 3 3:37 Iowa Schlicher 21-yard field goal Iowa 23-17 4 6:26 Iowa C. Solomon 36-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick failed) Tied 29-17 4 6:10 Iowa Team Safety Iowa 31-17 4 3:10 Iowa Schlicher 34-yard field goal Iowa 34-17

Both Drew Tate and Clinton Solomon had career games in this blowout on the road. Tate had over 350 yards passing with Solomon compiling 166 of them as Purdue had no answer for him.

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Indiana at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Hoosiers 0 7 7 7 21 • Hawkeyes 14 3 7 14 38 Date: October 15 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), Clear and Sunny, Wind NW 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Referee: Todd Geerlings Television network: ESPN+ Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 9:26 Iowa M. Melloy 8-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 7–0 1 1:48 Iowa A. Young 31-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 14-0 2 4:13 IND Powers 1-yard run (Kleinsmith kick) Iowa 14-7 2 0:00 Iowa Schlicher 35-yard field goal Iowa 17-7 3 12:54 Iowa C. Solomon 42-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 24-7 3 5:11 IND Hardy 1-yard pass from Powers (Kleinsmith kick) Iowa 24-14 4 9:51 IND Bailey 6-yard pass from Powers (Kleinsmith kick) Iowa 24-21 4 8:02 Iowa A. Young 26-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 31-21 4 4:18 Iowa D. Sims 30-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 38-21

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Michigan at Iowa

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Wolverines 0 7 3 7 6 23 Hawkeyes 7 7 0 3 3 20 Date: October 22 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C), Clear, Wind NW 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Referee: Dave Witvoet TV announcers (ABC): Mike Tirico, Tim Brant, Suzy Shuster Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 9:07 Iowa H. Grigsby 13-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 7–0 2 13:45 Mich J. Avant 5-yard pass from Chad Henne (Rivas kick) Tied 7-7 2 8:09 Iowa H. Grigsby 4-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 14–7 3 8:25 Mich Rivas 26-yard field goal Iowa 14-10 4 8:51 Mich S. Breaston 52-yard pass from Chad Henne (Rivas kick) Mich 17-14 4 0:00 Iowa Schlicher 32-yard field goal Tied 17-17 OT Iowa Schlicher 28-yard field goal Iowa 20-17 OT Mich J. Jackson 1-yard run (Schlicher kick) Mich 23-20

An overtime loss to the Wolverines snapped the Hawkeyes school-record 22-game winning streak at Kinnick Stadium.

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Iowa at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 14 10 0 3 27 • Wildcats 0 7 7 14 28 Date: November 5 Location: Ryan Field, Evanston, IL Game start: 11:02 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:26 Game attendance: 34,550 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Overcast, Wind ENE 11 mph (18 km/h) Referee: Steve Newman TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Barnett and Chris Spielman Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 10:05 Iowa A. Young 12-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 7–0 1 6:33 Iowa A. Young 21-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 14-0 2 12:36 NW Herbert 34-yard pass from Basanez Iowa 14-7 2 9:56 Iowa D. Tate 10-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 21-7 2 0:02 Iowa Schlicher 19-yard field goal Iowa 24-7 3 10:19 NW Sutton 12-yard run (Howells kick) Iowa 24-14 4 10:58 Iowa Schlicher 32-yard field goal Iowa 27-14 4 2:10 NW Sutton 1-yard run (Howells kick) Iowa 27-21 4 0:42 NW Ross 9-yard pass from Basanez (Howells kick) NW 28-27

Albert Young rushed for 202 yards and 2 touchdowns, but it wasn't enough for the Hawkeyes. After leading 24-7 at half and 27-14 after a Kyle Schlicher field goal with 10:58 remaining in the game, Iowa surrendered the lead and the game when the Wildcats scored a touchdown with 42 seconds left.

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Iowa at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 3 14 3 20 No. 19 Badgers 10 0 0 0 10 Date: November 12 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 83,184 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), Cloudy and Rain, Wind S 15 mph (24 km/h) Referee: Dennis Lipski Television network: ESPN Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 7:11 Wis Williams 17-yard pass from Stocco (Mehlhaff kick) Wis 7–0 1 0:47 Wis Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal Wis 10-0 2 11:00 Iowa Schlicher 35-yard field goal Wis 10-3 3 10:11 Iowa C. Davis 6-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Tied 10-10 3 1:11 Iowa R. Majerus 13-yard pass from D. Tate Iowa 17-10 4 9:21 Iowa Schlicher 32-yard field goal Iowa 20-10

In the final match-up of two former Hayden Fry assistant coaches, Kirk Ferentz prevailed to foil Barry Alvarez's home finale. Iowa's defense was smothering in this contest, holding the Badgers to their end of the field for the majority of the game.

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Minnesota at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 0 7 0 21 28 • Hawkeyes 14 24 7 7 52 Date: November 19 Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 70,585 Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Clear, Wind W 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) Referee: Bill LeMonnier Television network: ESPN2 Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 9:30 Iowa E. Hinkel 46-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 7–0 1 4:08 Iowa S. Chandler 6-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 14-0 2 13:32 Iowa D. Sims 71-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 21-0 2 6:46 Iowa E. Hinkel 26-yard pass from C. Solomon (Schlicher kick) Iowa 28-0 2 5:57 Iowa A. Young 5-yard run (Schlicher kick) Iowa 35-0 2 2:53 Minn J. Shevlin 60-yard interception return (Giannini kick) Iowa 35-7 2 0:08 Iowa Schlicher 28-yard field goal Iowa 38-7 3 4:41 Iowa E. Hinkel 38-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 45-7 4 11:29 Minn Russell 16-yard run (Giannini kick) Iowa 45-14 4 9:36 Iowa E. Hinkel 3-yard pass from Drew Tate (Schlicher kick) Iowa 52-14 4 7:44 Minn Valentine 3-yard run (Monroe kick) Iowa 52-21 4 1:34 Minn Payne 3-yard pass from Cupito (Monroe kick) Iowa 52-28

The Hawkeyes rolled to 613 yards of total offense in a blowout win on Senior Day. Iowa raced to a 35-0 lead and never looked back in retaining Floyd of Rosedale. Running backs Damian Sims and Albert Young both rushed for more than 100 yards. Wide receiver Ed Hinkel capped his home career in grand style with four touchdown receptions, tying a school record and setting the Kinnick Stadium record. He finished the game with 151 yards on seven receptions.

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Iowa vs. Florida

1 2 3 4 Total No. 25 Hawkeyes 0 7 0 17 24 • No. 16 Gators 7 17 7 0 31 Date: January 2, 2006 Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL Game start: 11:03 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 65,881 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Cloudy, Wind S 13 mph (21 km/h) Referee: Barry Anderson TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Chris Spielman (analyst), and Rob Stone (sideline) Source: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 13:25 UF McCollum 0-yard blocked punt return (Hetland kick) UF 7–0 2 9:31 UF Hetland 21-yard field goal UF 10-0 2 1:57 UF Brown 60-yard interception return UF 17-0 2 1:10 Iowa C. Solomon 20-yard pass from D. Tate (Schlicher kick) UF 17-7 2 0:01 UF Baker 24-yard pass from Leak UF 24-7 3 5:23 UF Baker 38-yard pass from Leak UF 31-7 4 13:51 Iowa E. Hinkel 4-yard pass from D. Tate UF 31-14 4 6:59 Iowa E. Hinkel 14-yard pass from D. Tate UF 31-21 4 1:24 Iowa Schlicher 45-yard field goal UF 31-24

Despite allowing a blocked punt for a touchdown, an interception return for a touchdown, and an acrobatic catch for a touchdown with 0:01 before halftime, the Hawkeyes gave themselves a chance late in the game – one that ended in controversy. Iowa kicked a field goal with 1:24 left in the 4th quarter, which brought the game to a one possession lead by Florida. Iowa attempted an onside kick, and recovered the ball. However, flags were down, with the call being offsides against Iowa, giving the ball back to Florida. However, replays clearly showed no one offsides, even being pointed out by commentators. "Challenges" were not allowed in college football at this time, so Iowa had no way of arguing the questionable call.

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• Chad Greenway - First-team All-American

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Chad Greenway	Linebacker	1	17	Minnesota Vikings
Abdul Hodge	Linebacker	3	67	Green Bay Packers

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