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2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 37–17 vs. Florida
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen O'Keefe (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (5th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPRobert Gallery
Bob Sanders
CaptainRobert Gallery
Howard Hodges
Nate Kaeding
Fred Russell
Bob Sanders
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)[2]
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Michigan $   7 1     10 3  
No. 4 Ohio State %   6 2     11 2  
No. 18 Purdue   6 2     9 4  
No. 8 Iowa   5 3     10 3  
No. 20 Minnesota   5 3     10 3  
Michigan State   5 3     8 5  
Wisconsin   4 4     7 6  
Northwestern   4 4     6 7  
Penn State   1 7     3 9  
Indiana   1 7     2 10  
Illinois   0 8     1 11  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Following a 2002 season that saw the Hawkeyes finish 11–2 with a Big Ten Conference championship, expectations for a third straight bowl game were well warranted.[3] With four offensive starters and seven defensive starters returning from the 2002 season, the Hawkeyes looked to be a primarily defensive team going into the season.[3]

The Hawkeyes opened the season strong, winning games over Miami (OH), Buffalo, Iowa State and Arizona State en route to a 4–0 record.[4] Undefeated and ranked ninth in the country, the Hawkeyes headed into East Lansing, Michigan for their Big Ten opener.[5] Playing a Michigan State Spartans team that had just beaten Notre Dame a week earlier, the Hawkeyes turned the ball over four times and committed ten penalties in a 20–10 loss.[5] However, with Michigan next up on the schedule, things would get no easier for the Hawkeyes. Before the game, Michigan held a 37–9–4 lead in the series between the two teams.[6]

Down by 14 in the first quarter for the second straight game,[7] the Hawkeyes came back to take a 30–20 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Michigan threatened the Iowa lead late, but the Hawkeyes held on for the 30–27 victory.[8] After the victory, Iowa lost on the road to Ohio State, but followed with home wins over Illinois and Penn State. With a loss to Purdue, Iowa's record was 7–3 with two regular season games remaining.[4] Playing against Minnesota and the Big Ten's top-ranked offense, the Hawkeyes scored 33 points before the Gophers scored a touchdown.[9]

Following the 40–22 victory, the Hawkeyes fell behind unranked Wisconsin 21–7 during the second quarter. Needing a pass deflection in the end zone by Sean Considine with no time remaining, the Hawkeyes scored 20 straight points and escaped with a 27–21 win and a 9–3 regular season record.[10] Playing in the 2004 Outback Bowl on January 1, 2004, the Hawkeyes won their first game in the state of Florida with a 37–17 victory over the Florida Gators. The win was also Iowa's first in the month of January since 1959.[11]

Previous season

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Behind strong performances by quarterback Brad Banks, who finished second in the Heisman voting,[12] and the Hawkeye rushing defense, which finished fifth-best in the country,[3] Iowa finished 11–2 and shared the Big Ten championship with undefeated Ohio State.[13] The Hawkeyes finished with an 8–0 conference record that included wins over Penn State and Michigan. Iowa's lopsided 34–9 victory over the Wolverines in Ann Arbor was Michigan's worst home loss since 1967.[14] Despite losses to Iowa State and Southern California, the eleven victories remained the single-season school record (tied by the 2009 Hawkeyes) [1][15] until 2015 when Iowa went 12–2.

Before the season

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Recruiting class

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On National Signing Day, February 5, 2003, the Hawkeyes signed 22 players on football scholarships.[16]

Preseason Rankings

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Entering the season, Iowa was unranked by both major polls.[17][18] However, the Hawkeyes would debut in the Coaches Poll as the 25th-ranked team before their first game against Miami University.[19]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3011:00 AMMiami (OH)*ESPN2W 21–354,128
September 611:00 AMBuffalo*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN+W 56–754,471
September 1311:30 AMat Iowa State*No. 23FSNW 40–2153,488
September 205:00 PMNo. 16 Arizona State*No. 18
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN2W 21–270,397
September 2711:00 AMat Michigan StateNo. 13ESPN+L 10–2072,276
October 42:30 PMNo. 9 MichigandaggerNo. 23
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCW 30–2770,397
October 182:30 PMat No. 8 Ohio StateNo. 9ABCL 10–19105,044
October 2511:00 AMPenn StateNo. 16
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCW 26–1470,397
November 111:00 AMIllinoisNo. 13
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN+W 41–1070,397
November 82:30 PMat No. 16 PurdueNo. 10ESPNL 14–2760,058
November 1511:00 AMNo. 19 MinnesotaNo. 20
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ESPNW 40–2270,397
November 222:30 PMat WisconsinNo. 17ABCW 27–2179,931
January 110:00 AMvs. No. 17 Florida*No. 13ESPNW 37–1765,372
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 9 Maurice Brown Sr
QB 10 Nathan Chandler Sr
TE 87 Scott Chandler Fr
OL 61 Brian Ferentz  So
OL 78 Robert Gallery Sr
WR 86 Warren Holloway Jr
TE 81 Tony Jackson Jr
TE 35 Erik Jensen Sr
OL 76 Mike Jones Fr
OL 69 Pete McMahon Jr
RB 2 Fred Russell Sr
QB 5 Drew Tate Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 45 Jonathan Babineaux Jr
DL 90 Jared Clauss Sr
DB 37 Sean Considine Jr
LB 18 Chad Greenway  So
LB 52 Abdul Hodge  So
DL 48 Howard Hodges Sr
LB 44 Mike Humpal Fr
DB 26 Jovon Johnson So
LB 40 Mike Klinkenborg Fr
DT 99 Bryan Mattison Fr
LB 27 Edmond Miles So
DL 98 Derreck Robinson Jr
DL 31 Matt Roth Jr
DB 33 Bob Sanders Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 28 David Bradley Jr
K 95 Nate Kaeding Sr
K 1 Kyle Schlicher Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRV2318132314916131020171312138
CoachesRV252319141915916141020171211128
BCSNot released1511112018121213Not released

Game summaries

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Miami (OH)

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Miami (Ohio) at Iowa
1 234Total
RedHawks 3 000 3
Hawkeyes 7 707 21

Future NFL star Ben Roethlisberger was intercepted four times on this opening day victory for the Hawkeyes. The win would prove more impressive as the season progressed as the Redhawks went on to win their last 13 games and were the eventual MAC conference champion.

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Statistics M-OH IOWA
First downs 22 17
Total yards 304 361
Rushing yards 54 232
Passing yards 250 129
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 33:34 26:26

Buffalo

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Buffalo at Iowa
1 234Total
Bulls 0 007 7
Hawkeyes 21 21140 56
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 54,471
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Sunny, Wind SSW 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Referee: Dan Capron
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Larry Morgan (Play-by-play) & Marv Cook (Color)
     

Nathan Chandler and the Iowa offense were unstoppable in this one-sided affair. Future NFL player Sean Considine returned a fumble for a touchdown and Ramon Ochoa returned a punt 70 yards for a score as well as the Hawkeyes were clicking in every phase of the game.

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Statistics BUF IOWA
First downs 19 28
Total yards 285 442
Rushing yards 227 292
Passing yards 58 150
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 31:52 28:08

at Iowa State

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No. 23 Iowa at Iowa State
1 234Total
No. 23 Hawkeyes 10 10137 40
Cyclones 7 0014 21
       

Iowa was able to end the five-year losing streak to their in-state rival in this dominant win. Iowa State had the ball for almost 10 more minutes but the Hawkeyes held them to just a touchdown through the first three quarters of play. Four field goals by future NFL kicker Nate Kaeding kept Iowa in control throughout the game.

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Statistics IOWA ISU
First downs 10 22
Total yards 243 390
Rushing yards 171 71
Passing yards 72 319
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 25:23 34:37

No. 16 Arizona State

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No. 16 Arizona State at No. 18 Iowa
1 234Total
No. 16 Sun Devils 2 000 2
No. 18 Hawkeyes 0 1470 21
 

After surrendering a safety early, the Hawkeyes made sure they were the only team to score for the remainder of the game. Nathan Chandler threw three touchdowns on the day with two of them going to Ramon Ochoa. The Iowa defense clamped down on the Sun Devils, allowing only 184 total yards and just 24 rushing yards. Iowa was off to a 4–0 start for the first time since 1997.[24]

Statistics ASU IOWA
First downs 12 19
Total yards 184 307
Rushing yards 24 153
Passing yards 160 154
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 26:40 33:20

at Michigan State

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No. 13 Iowa at Michigan State
1 234Total
No. 13 Hawkeyes 0 730 10
Spartans 14 303 20
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
  • Game start: 11:10 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 72,276
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Partly Cloudy, Wind SW 18–25 mph (29–40 km/h)
  • Referee: Steve Patmon
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play) & Kelly Stouffer (Color)
  

Four turnovers had the Hawkeyes playing from behind all day. A Nate Kaeding field goal early in the third quarter made it a one possession game, but the Iowa offense was unable to score again. Michigan State went on to start 4–0 in Big Ten play and vault to No. 9 in the AP poll before a late season slide.[25]

Statistics IOWA MSU
First downs 14 17
Total yards 265 263
Rushing yards 107 45
Passing yards 158 218
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 26:47 33:13

No. 9 Michigan

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No. 9 Michigan at No. 23 Iowa
1 234Total
No. 9 Wolverines 14 607 27
No. 23 Hawkeyes 7 1067 30
       

Still smarting from the loss to Sparty, Iowa put together their most impressive win of the season by handing the eventual conference champion Wolverines their only Big Ten loss.[26]

Statistics MICH IOWA
First downs 18 14
Total yards 463 295
Rushing yards 74 100
Passing yards 389 195
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 29:04 30:56

at No. 8 Ohio State

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No. 9 Iowa at No. 8 Ohio State
1 234Total
No. 9 Hawkeyes 3 007 10
No. 8 Buckeyes 10 072 19
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 2:36 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 105,044
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), Clear and Cool, Wind SSW 12 mph (19 km/h)
  • Referee: Richard Honing
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (play-by-play)
   

All three touchdowns scored in this slugfest came on special teams plays. While holding Ohio State to just 185 yards of offense, Iowa made too many mistakes to overtake the Buckeyes in Columbus.[27]

Statistics IOWA OSU
First downs 15 11
Total yards 219 185
Rushing yards 66 56
Passing yards 153 129
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 29:52 30:08

Penn State

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Penn State at No. 16 Iowa
1 234Total
Nittany Lions 7 070 14
No. 16 Hawkeyes 0 12140 26
   

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Statistics PSU IOWA
First downs 9 20
Total yards 176 386
Rushing yards 38 212
Passing yards 138 174
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 26:49 33:11

Illinois

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Illinois at No. 13 Iowa
1 234Total
Fighting Illini 0 0010 10
No. 13 Hawkeyes 7 10177 41
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), Fair, Wind NNE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
  • Referee: Steve Newman
  • Television network: ESPN+
     

The Hawkeyes rolled up over 500 yards of total offense in a balanced attack and thorough dismantling of the Illini.[29]

Statistics ILL IOWA
First downs 12 24
Total yards 265 505
Rushing yards 59 244
Passing yards 206 261
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 23:49 36:11

at No. 16 Purdue

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No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes (7–2) at No. 16 Purdue Boilermakers (7–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 0 0 7714
Purdue 7 6 14027

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Game information
Statistics IOWA PUR
First downs 16 16
Total yards 301 321
Rushing yards 98 154
Passing yards 203 167
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 28:19 31:41

No. 19 Minnesota

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No. 19 Minnesota at No. 20 Iowa
1 234Total
No. 19 Golden Gophers 6 0016 22
No. 20 Hawkeyes 3 17137 40
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
  • Game start: 11:02 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), Overcast, Wind SSE 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Referee: Jim Lapetina
  • Television network: ESPN
        

Coming off a loss to the Boilermakers, No. 19 Minnesota didn't stand a chance in Kinnick Stadium. Two Rhys Lloyd field goals gave the Gophers a 6–3 lead before the Hawkeyes rattled off 37 straight points. Iowa led 40–6 before two Minnesota TDs in the last five minutes.[30]

Statistics MINN IOWA
First downs 29 15
Total yards 563 344
Rushing yards 175 134
Passing yards 388 210
Turnovers 5 1
Time of possession 35:34 25:26

at Wisconsin

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No. 17 Iowa at Wisconsin
1 234Total
No. 17 Hawkeyes 7 1073 27
Badgers 14 700 21
    

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Statistics IOWA WIS
First downs 9 17
Total yards 267 365
Rushing yards 201 171
Passing yards 66 194
Turnovers 3 4
Time of possession 27:15 32:45

vs. No. 17 Florida (Outback Bowl)

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No. 13 Iowa vs. No. 17 Florida
1 234Total
No. 13 Hawkeyes 7 13143 37
No. 17 Gators 7 037 17
  • Date: January 1, 2004
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 65,372
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Sunny & Clear, Wind E 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Bob Davie (color commentator), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
      

A Chris Leak-led Florida team had the initial score in Iowa's first Outback Bowl appearance but from that point the game belonged to the Hawkeyes. Iowa scored 27 unanswered points and put up over 400 yards of total offense as they controlled the ball and field position for the majority of the contest.[32]

Statistics IOWA UF
First downs 22 16
Total yards 408 325
Rushing yards 238 57
Passing yards 170 268
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 34:10 25:50

Postseason Awards

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  • Robert Gallery - Winner of the Outland Trophy,[33] presented to the nation's best interior lineman. Also received consensus first-team All-American honors.
  • Nate Kaeding - First-team All-American honors at kicker, along with Nick Browne (TCU) and Drew Dunning (Washington State).

Team players in the 2004 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Robert Gallery Tackle 1 2 Oakland Raiders
Bob Sanders Free Safety 2 44 Indianapolis Colts
Nate Kaeding Kicker 3 65 San Diego Chargers
Jared Clauss Defensive Tackle 7 230 Tennessee Titans
Erik Jensen Tight End 7 237 St. Louis Rams

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