American college football season
The 2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Kirk Ferentz , who was in his 13th season, and played their homes games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa . They are member of the Legends Division of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in Big Ten Conference play to finish in fourth place in the Legends Division. They were invited to the Insight Bowl , for the second consecutive year, where they were defeated by Oklahoma , 31–14.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 11:00 am Tennessee Tech * BTN W 34–770,585[ 1] September 10 11:00 am at Iowa State * FSN L 41–44 3OT 56,058[ 2] September 17 11:00 am Pittsburgh * Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN2 W 31–2770,585[ 3] September 24 11:00 am Louisiana–Monroe * Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA BTN W 45–1770,585[ 4] October 8 2:30 pm at Penn State ABC /ESPN L 3–13103,497[ 5] October 15 6:00 pm Northwestern Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA BTN W 41–3170,585[ 6] October 22 11:00 am Indiana Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA BTN W 45–2470,585[ 7] October 29 2:30 pm at Minnesota BTN L 21–2246,543[ 8] November 5 11:00 am No. 13 Michigan Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN W 24–1670,585[ 9] November 12 11:00 am No. 13 Michigan State Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA ESPN2 L 21–3770,585[ 10] November 19 11:00 am at Purdue BTN W 31–2144,017[ 11] November 25 11:00 am at No. 22 Nebraska ABC L 7–2085,595[ 12] December 30 9:00 pm vs. No. 19 Oklahoma * ESPN L 14–3154,247[ 13]
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2011 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Ken O'Keefe – Offensive coordinator and Quarterbacks Norm Parker – Defensive coordinator Erik Campbell – Wide receivers Lester Erb – Running backs and Special Teams Eric Johnson – Recruiting Coordinator and tight ends Rick Kaczenski – Defensive line Reese Morgan – Offensive line Phil Parker – Defensive backs Darrell Wilson – Linebackers and Special Teams Chris Doyle – Strength and conditioning Dustyn Baethke – Strength and Conditioning Assistant Charlie Bullen – Defensive Graduate Assistant Chad Kraklio – Strength and Conditioning Assistant David Raih – Offensive Graduate Assistant Doug West – Senior Athletic Trainer Ned Amendola, M.D. – Director, UI Sports Medicine Center Raimond Braithwaite – Strength and Conditioning Assistant Chigozie Ejiasi – Director of player development Matthew Engelbert – Video Coordinator Paul Federici – Director of football operations Russ Haynes – Associate Director, Athletic Training Services Bob Rahfeldt – Assistant Video Coordinator Scott Southmayd – Quality Control Director John Streif – Assistant Athletic Trainer LeVar Woods – Administrative Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 12, 2011
Tennessee Tech at Iowa 1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee Tech (0–1) 0 0 0 7 7 • Iowa (1–0) 3 24 7 0 34
Date: September 3Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 4:27Game attendance: 70,585Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), Rain, Wind 6 mph (9.7 km/h) SSW (Game delayed 1 hour and 24 minutes)Referee: Bill LeMonnierTV announcers (BTN ): Tom Werme , Danan Hughes & Stacy Paetz Scoring summary 1 5:10 Iowa Mike Meyer 39-yard field goal Iowa 3–0 2 10:38 Iowa J. Vandenberg 1-yard run (Meyer kick) Iowa 10–0 2 7:20 Iowa M. McNutt 88-yard pass from J. Vandenberg (Meyer kick) Iowa 17–0 2 3:18 Iowa Mike Meyer 20-yard field goal Iowa 20–0 2 0:10 Iowa Shaun Prater 89-yard interception return (Meyer kick) Iowa 27–0 3 6:19 Iowa M. McNutt 19-yard pass from J. Vandenberg (Meyer kick) Iowa 34–0 4 5:02 TTU Dontey Gay 1-yard run (Sharp kick) Iowa 34–7
Honorary Captain: Brad Banks [ 15]
Iowa at Iowa State Cy-Hawk Trophy 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total Iowa (1–1) 7 3 6 8 7 7 3 41 • Iowa State (1–0) 0 10 7 7 7 7 6 44
Date: September 10Location: Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:50Game attendance: 56,058Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), mostly clear, wind 5–10 mph (8.0–16.1 km/h) NReferee: John O'NeillTV announcers (FSN ): Joel Meyers , Joel Klatt , Jim Knox
Pittsburgh at Iowa 1 2 3 4 Total Pittsburgh (2–0) 10 0 14 3 27 • Iowa (2–1) 0 3 7 21 31
Louisiana-Monroe at Iowa 1 2 3 4 Total Louisiana-Monroe (1–2) 3 0 14 0 17 • Iowa (3–1) 14 14 14 3 45
Scoring summary 1 11:39 Iowa J. Vandenberg 1-yard run (Meyer kick) Iowa 7–0 1 5:40 ULM J. Manton 43-yard field goal Iowa 7–3 1 1:39 Iowa M. McNutt 13-yard pass from J. Vandenberg (Meyer kick) Iowa 14–3 2 9:32 Iowa M. Coker 4-yard run (Meyer kick) Iowa 21–3 2 2:07 Iowa M. McNutt 17-yard pass from J. Vandenberg (Meyer kick) Iowa 28–3 3 9:35 ULM Browning 4-yard run (Manton kick) Iowa 28–10 3 6:47 Iowa M. Coker 2-yard run (Meyer kick) Iowa 35–10 3 1:56 ULM Maye 1-yard run (Manton kick) Iowa 35–17 3 0:39 Iowa K. Davis 23-yard pass from J. Vandenberg (Meyer kick) Iowa 42–17 4 8:57 Iowa Mike Meyer 23-yard field goal Iowa 45–17
Iowa at Penn State 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa (3–2) 0 3 0 0 3 • Penn State (4–1) 3 3 0 7 13
Scoring summary 1 1:36 PSU A. Fera 20-yard field goal PSU 3–0 2 10:51 Iowa Mike Meyer 23-yard field goal Tied 3–3 2 4:59 PSU A. Fera 20-yard field goal PSU 6–3 4 8:08 PSU Haplea 2-yard pass from Matt McGloin (Fera kick) PSU 13–3
Northwestern at Iowa 1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern (2–3) 0 7 10 14 31 • Iowa (4–2) 10 7 0 24 41
Scoring summary 1 11:17 IOWA Mike Meyer 27-yard field goal IOWA 3-0 1 4:08 IOWA Tanner Miller 98-yard interception return (Mike Meyer kick) IOWA 10-0 2 9:34 IOWA Keenan Davis 47-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick) IOWA 17-0 2 3:54 NW Jeremy Ebert 6-yard pass from Dan Persa (Jeff Budzien kick) IOWA 17-7 3 9:06 NW Adonis Smith 4-yard run (Jeff Budzien kick) IOWA 17-14 3 4:19 NW Jeff Budzien 47-yard field goal Tied 17-17 4 13:55 IOWA Marcus Coker 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)IOWA 24-17 4 8:51 IOWA Marvin McNutt 35-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meye kick)IOWA 31-17 4 6:49 IOWA Mike Meyer 40-yard field goal IOWA 34-17 4 4:50 NW Drake Dunsmore 18-yard pass from Kain Colter (Jeff Budzien kick) IOWA 34-24 4 3:56 IOWA Marcus Coker 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) IOWA 41-24 4 2:34 NW Rashad Lawrence 35-yard pass from Trevor Siemian (Jeff Budzien kick) IOWA 41-31
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Indiana at Iowa Homecoming 1 2 3 4 Total Indiana (1–6) 7 7 3 7 24 • Iowa (5–2) 14 21 3 7 45
Scoring summary 1 7:50 Iowa Marcus Coker 1-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 7-0 1 1:34 Indiana Cody Latimer 3-yard pass from Tre Roberson (Mitch Ewald kick) Tied 7-7 1 0:38 Iowa Marvin McNutt 80-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 14-7 2 9:33 Indiana S. Houston 1-yard run (Mitch Ewald kick) Tied 14-14 2 8:10 Iowa Marvin McNutt 24-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 21-14 2 1:38 Iowa Marcus Coker 2-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 28-14 2 0:16 Iowa Marvin McNutt 29-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 35-14 3 8:56 Indiana Mitch Ewald 22-yard field goal Iowa 35-17 3 4:50 Iowa Mike Meyer 47-yard field goal Iowa 38-17 4 3:10 Iowa Brad Herman 1-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 45-17 4 0:50 Indiana S. Houston 1-yard run (Mitch Ewald kick) Iowa 45-24
Iowa at Minnesota Floyd of Rosedale 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa (5–3) 0 7 7 7 21 • Minnesota (1–6) 0 7 3 12 22
Michigan at Iowa 1 2 3 4 Total #13/13 Michigan (7–2) 6 0 3 7 16 • Iowa (6–3) 7 10 0 7 24
Scoring summary 1 10:29 Iowa Marcus Coker 4-yard run (Mike Meyer kick)Iowa 7-0 1 2:14 Mich Fitzgerald Toussaint 5-yard pass from Denard Robinson (run failed)Iowa 7-6 2 6:58 Iowa Brad Herman 1-yard pass from James Vandenburg (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 14-6 2 2:11 Iowa Mike Meyer 42-yard field goal Iowa 17-6 3 6:19 Mich Brendan Gibbons 32-yard field goal Iowa 17-9 4 10:42 Iowa Marcus Coker 13-yard run (Mike Meyer kick) Iowa 24-9 4 7:53 Mich Kevin Koger 7-yard pass from Denard Robinson (Brendan Gibbons kick)Iowa 24-16
Michigan State at Iowa Senior Day 1 2 3 4 Total • #13/13 Michigan State (7–2) 14 17 3 3 37 Iowa (6–4) 0 7 14 0 21
Iowa at Purdue 1 2 3 4 Total • Iowa (7–4) 14 7 3 7 31 Purdue (5–5) 7 7 0 7 21
Iowa at Nebraska Heroes Game 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa (7–5) 0 0 0 7 7 • #22/22 Nebraska (8–3) 0 10 3 7 20
Date: November 25Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 11:00 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:06Game attendance: 85,595Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Overcast, wind 13 mph (21 km/h) SReferee: Todd GeerlingsTV announcers (ABC ): Bob Wischusen , Bob Davie & Jeanine Edwards
Vs. Oklahoma (Insight Bowl)[ edit ] Iowa vs. Oklahoma Insight Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa (7–6) 0 0 0 14 14 • #19/19 Oklahoma (9–3) 7 7 7 10 31
Scoring summary 1 10:19 Oklahoma Blake Bell 4-yard run (Hunnicutt kick)Oklahoma 7–0 2 6:56 Oklahoma Blake Bell 4-yard run (Hunnicutt kick) Oklahoma 14–0 3 7:42 Oklahoma T. Ratterree 3-yard pass from Landry Jones (Hunnicutt kick) Oklahoma 21–0 4 14:46 Iowa C.J. Fiedorowicz 5-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Meyer kick) Oklahoma 21–7 4 6:56 Iowa Jordan Canzeri 9-yard pass from James Vandenberg (Meyer kick) Oklahoma 21–14 3 2:28 Oklahoma Mike Hunnicutt 35-yard field goal Oklahoma 24–14 4 0:45 Oklahoma Blake Bell 21-yard run (Hunnicutt kick) Oklahoma 31–14
Players in the 2012 NFL Draft [ edit ]
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