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2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2004
team	Iowa Hawkeyes
image	Iowa Athletics wordmark.svg
image_size	150
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	8
APRank	8
record	10–2
conf_record	7–1
head_coach	Kirk Ferentz
hc_year	6th
off_coach	Ken O'Keefe
oc_year	6th
def_coach	Norm Parker
dc_year	6th
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
stadium	Kinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
champion	Big Ten co-champion
Capital One Bowl champion
bowl	[Capital One Bowl](2005-capital-one-bowl)
bowl_result	W 30–25 vs. [LSU](2004-lsu-tigers-football-team)

(Capacity: 70,397) Capital One Bowl champion

The 2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games in Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz. Finishing the 2003 season with a 10–3 record and an Outback Bowl victory, the Hawkeyes began the season 2–0 with wins over Kent State and Iowa State. But after rocky performances at Arizona State and Michigan, the Hawkeyes sat at 2–2 going into their game with Michigan State.

The Hawkeyes handily defeated the Spartans 38–16, and turned their attention to Ohio State, a team whom the Hawkeyes had not beaten at home since 1983. Behind a strong defensive performance that allowed only 177 yards, the Hawkeyes easily defeated the Buckeyes by 26 points, the largest margin of victory over Ohio State in Iowa history at the time. However, tragedy struck soon thereafter, when head coach Kirk Ferentz's father died. In the emotional game that ensued, the Hawkeyes narrowly defeated Penn State 6–4 on two Kyle Schlicher field goals.

The Hawkeyes then raised their record to 8–2 with victories over Illinois, Purdue, and Minnesota. With a share of the Big Ten championship on the line, the Hawkeyes met Wisconsin in the final regular season game of the year. Iowa won the game, completing its second consecutive unbeaten season at home, and thousands of Hawkeye fans swarmed the field in celebration. Several weeks following the victory, Iowa accepted a bid to play the LSU Tigers in the 2005 Capital One Bowl.

In a game that was originally thought to be a defensive matchup, the Hawkeyes took a 24–12 lead early in the fourth quarter. But behind freshman quarterback JaMarcus Russell, the Tigers stormed back, and took a one-point lead with 46 seconds remaining. However, LSU's comeback was all for naught, as Iowa's Drew Tate completed a 56-yard touchdown pass to Warren Holloway as time expired, giving Iowa the 30–25 win and a 10–2 final record.

Before the season

Prior to the season, the Hawkeyes looked to replace seven offensive starters and four defensive starters. Key losses from 2003 included Maurice Brown, Robert Gallery, Nate Chandler, Fred Russell, and Ramon Ochoa on offense. Defensively, the Hawkeyes looked to replace Howard Hodges, Jared Clauss, Grant Steen, and Bob Sanders.

Replacement starters on offense were Drew Tate, Champ Davis, Jermelle Lewis, Calvin Davis, Tony Jackson, Lee Gray, Mike Elgin, and Chris Felder. On defense, Derreck Robinson, Tyler Luebke, George Lewis, and Marcus Paschal assumed their roles on the starting lineup. On special teams, David Bradley returned for his senior season as punter, while Kyle Schlicher replaced Nate Kaeding as the starting kicker.

Preseason Rankings

NationalChamps.net – 12th
USA today – 12th
SI.com – 15th
AP top 25 – 19th

Recruiting class

Iowa signed 21 players on National Signing Day, which was February 4, 2004. The Hawkeyes added other late commits to the class with the late additions of defensive lineman Ettore Ewen .

Another recruit, Kyle Williams, later de-committed from the Hawkeyes and committed to the Purdue Boilermakers.

Schedule

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Schedule note

Due to the Big Ten's rotating schedule, the Hawkeyes did not play either Northwestern or Indiana.

Strength of schedule rankings

FootballFantasy.com – 13th
Russell rankings – 18th
AndersonSports – 18th

Roster

Depth chart

TE#87 Scott Chandler WR#86 Warren Holloway WR#84 Matt Melloy RB#35 Tom Busch QB#5 Drew Tate WR#8 James Townsend RB#43 Aaron Mickens WR#11 Ed Hinkel RB#21 Albert Young WR#22 Calvin Davis TE#81 Tony Jackson RB#3 Taylor Strube RB#23 Marcus Schnoor--

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Years at Iowa
Kirk Ferentz	Head coach	Five Years
Ken O'Keefe	Offensive coordinator and Quarterbacks	Five Years
Norm Parker	Defensive coordinator and Linebackers	Five Years
Chris Doyle	Strength and conditioning	Five Years
Lester Erb	Receivers and Special Teams	Four Years
Carl Jackson	Running backs	Five Years
Reese Morgan	Recruiting and Tight Ends	Four Years
Ron Aiken	Defensive line	Five Years
Phil Parker	Defensive backs	Five Years
Darrell Wilson	Linebackers and Special Teams	Four Years

Rankings

Game summaries

Kent State

Source: Box Score

The Hawkeyes, wearing throwback uniforms commemorating 75 years at Kinnick Stadium, smothered the Golden Flashes. Sophomore Drew Tate had two touchdown passes in his debut as starter. Junior linebacker Chad Greenway had a blocked punt and two interceptions, the latter turning into a pick six midway through the fourth quarter to close out the scoring.

Statistics	Kent State Golden Flashes}}"	KENT
First downs	11	22
Total yards	110	437
Rushing yards	13	214
Passing yards	123	223
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	18:07	41:53

Iowa State

Cy-Hawk Game**

Source: Box Score

Statistics	Iowa State Cyclones}}"	ISU
First downs	16	16
Total yards	236	305
Rushing yards	66	85
Passing yards	170	220
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	28:23	31:37

at Arizona State

Tempe, AZ

Source: Box Score

Statistics	Iowa Hawkeyes}}"	IOWA
First downs	6	23
Total yards	100	511
Rushing yards	56	76
Passing yards	44	435
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	23:05	36:55

at No. 18 Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Source: Box Score

Statistics	Iowa Hawkeyes}}"	IOWA
First downs	16	18
Total yards	255	329
Rushing yards	61	122
Passing yards	270	236
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	27:45	32:15

Michigan State

Source: Box Score

Statistics	Michigan State Spartans}}"	MSU
First downs	27	20
Total yards	449	464
Rushing yards	204	124
Passing yards	245	340
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	31:32	28:28

No. 25 Ohio State

Iowa City, IA

Source: Box Score

Kirk Ferentz was able to get his first win over Ohio State in this dominant victory. Iowa's defense was relentless and held the Buckeyes to just 27 yards rushing on 29 attempts. Additionally, Ohio State only ran six plays in Hawkeye territory through the first three quarters of the game, and scored their only points with just over two minutes remaining in the game. Sophomore quarterback Drew Tate had four touchdowns (1 rushing).

Statistics	Ohio State Buckeyes	color=white}}"
First downs	12	24
Total yards	177	448
Rushing yards	27	117
Passing yards	150	331
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	26:02	33:58

at Penn State

State College, PA

Source: Box Score

Iowa's first win without a touchdown since beating Michigan in 1985.

Statistics	Iowa Hawkeyes}}"	IOWA
First downs	10	6
Total yards	168	147
Rushing yards	42	51
Passing yards	126	96
Turnovers	2	5
Time of possession	33:58	26:02

at Illinois

Champaign, IL

Source: Box Score

Statistics	Iowa Hawkeyes}}"	IOWA
First downs	19	16
Total yards	319	268
Rushing yards	76	58
Passing yards	243	210
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	35:10	24:50

Purdue

Iowa City, IA

Source: Box Score

Statistics	Purdue Boilermakers	color=white}}"
First downs	19	18
Total yards	357	321
Rushing yards	52	43
Passing yards	305	278
Turnovers	5	1
Time of possession	27:51	32:09

at Minnesota

Floyd of Rosedale** Minneapolis, MN

Source: Box Score

In one of the more unlikely victories of the season, Iowa traveled to the Metrodome to challenge the Golden Gophers powerful rushing duo of Marion Barber III and Laurence Maroney. The Hawkeye defense came into the game rated #1 in the country in rushing defense.

Despite that, the Gopher tandem shredded the Hawkeye defense with the Gophers outrushing Iowa by an outlandish margin of 337 to 6 in yards gained. The Hawkeyes prevailed however behind the deft passing and scrambling of sophomore quarterback Drew Tate, a pass defense that held the Gophers to 73 yards through the air and forced three turnovers, and Iowa's sophomore place-kicker Kyle Schlicher, who was a perfect 5–5 in field goals.

The Hawkeyes led virtually the entire game, but needed a huge defensive stop in the closing minutes, with Jr. linebacker Chad Greenway stopping Marion Barber III for a key loss on 2nd down in Iowa territory and eventually forcing Minnesota to attempt a 51-yard field goal, trailing by two. Although Gopher placekicker Rhyss Lloyd had won three games in his career with last-minute field goals, this time his attempt shanked wide.

QB Drew Tate then guided the Hawks to one closing first down with the help of an offside penalty on Minnesota, and the Hawks survived, winning their sixth consecutive game, all against Big 10 teams. By the time the Hawkeyes kicked off in their next (and final) regular-season game, they learned they would be playing for a portion of the Big Ten title.

Statistics	Iowa Hawkeyes}}"	IOWA
First downs	18	20
Total yards	339	410
Rushing yards	6	337
Passing yards	333	73
Turnovers	0	4
Time of possession	30:56	29:04

No. 9 Wisconsin

Heartland Trophy** Iowa City, IA

Source: Box Score

Iowa clinched a share of Big Ten title with this victory over Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes' defense was smothering, holding a top-ten Badger team to just seven points. Fans rushed the field as it capped off a historic run and an undefeated home season.

Statistics	Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}"
First downs	15	14
Total yards	186	262
Rushing yards	41	76
Passing yards	145	186
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	26:16	33:44

Fans celebrate Iowa's victory over the Wisconsin Badgers.

vs. No. 11 LSU (Capital One Bowl)

Capital One Bowl**

Source: Box Score

Main article: 2005 Capital One Bowl

LSU would not go away in this back-and-forth bowl game. The Tigers took the lead with under a minute to play. Drew Tate was able to find Warren Holloway for a 56-yard pass as time expired to give the Hawkeyes a miracle victory which would become to be known as "The Catch" among Iowa fans.

Statistics	LSU Tigers}}"	LSU
First downs	19	16
Total yards	346	334
Rushing yards	118	47
Passing yards	228	287
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	34:12	25:48

Postseason awards

Team players in the 2005 NFL draft

Main article: 2005 NFL draft

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