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2007 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten
2007 Record	3-5 (1-4 Big Ten)
Head Coach	Kirk Ferentz
Offensive Coordinator	Ken O'Keefe
Defensive Coordinator	Norm Parker
Home Stadium	Kinnick Stadium
Seasons « 2006 2008 »

The 2007 Iowa Hawkeyes football team is currently representing the University of Iowa during the 2007 college football season. Heading into the season, several players left the team while several other players ran into criminal allegations. Following a disappointing 2006 season that included losses to Indiana, Northwestern and Minnesota, the team is coached by Kirk Ferentz and will play their six home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Previous season

Main article: 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Entering 2006 ranked 16th in the AP Poll^[1] and 17th in the Coaches Poll,^[2] the Hawkeyes had high hopes for the season. Following victories over Montana, Syracuse, Iowa State and Illinois, the Hawkeyes were 4-0 heading into their game with top-ranked Ohio State. With tickets for the game going for $500 on eBay, the game was hyped as one of the biggest in Kinnick Stadium history.^[3] But quarterback Drew Tate threw 3 interceptions, and the Hawkeyes lost 38–17. In total, Iowa had 4 turnovers while Ohio State had zero.^[4]

Following the loss to Ohio State, Iowa preceded to score a season-high 47 points in a victory over Purdue. But the most notable score came during the 4th quarter, when Adam Shada intercepted a Curtis Painter pass and returned it a school record 98-yards for the touchdown.^[5] However, Iowa's joy would not last long, as the Hawkeyes were upset by Indiana only a week later. The 31–28 win was Indiana's biggest win since a victory over 9th-ranked Ohio State in 1987.^[6]

From there, the season unraveled, and the Hawkeyes lost four of their remaining five games en route to a 6-6 record.^[7] However, the Hawkeyes came out against Texas in the 2006 Alamo Bowl with renewed energy, and quickly jumped out to a two touchdown lead. Later, after three straight Texas scores, Iowa once again took the lead 21–20. But it was not enough to win the game, as Texas won 26–24 behind the record-tying performance of freshman quarterback Colt McCoy.^[8]

Before the season

On April 20, 2007, it was announced by Ferentz that two players, Ryan Bain and Justin Edwards, were leaving the team. Both are planning on transferring to other schools.^[9] Bain, who had 56 career tackles, was later found guilty on charges of disorderly conduct.^[10] About two months later, it was announced that Shonn Greene and Amari Spievey were no longer on the team. Greene, a junior running back, had 378 rushing yards and two touchdowns in his career.^[11] Another month later, and it was announced that Lucas Cox and Marcus Wilson were leaving the team. Wilson, a sophomore defensive back, played in all 13 games in 2006 and recorded 21 tackles and one interception.^[12] Earlier in July, senior defensive back Devan Moylan was given an additional year of eligibility. After suffering a leg injury in the fourth game of 2006 against Illinois, he applied for a medical hardship. Prior to the 2007 season, he had 28 tackles and one interception in his career.^[13]

Criminal charges

On August 20, 2007, two Hawkeye wide receivers were arrested and charged with the unauthorized use of a credit card. Dominique Douglas and Anthony Bowman, both sophomores, were suspended indefinitely by Ferentz following allegations that they bought more than $2,000 in merchandise with stolen credit cards. The crime is a felony, and if convicted, the two players can face up to five years in prison along with a $7,500 fine.^[14] Another player, Arvell Nelson, also experienced trouble with the law. Nelson posted a $545 bond for failure to appear in court after being charged with driving with a suspended license. He also paid a $390 fine for not having insurance.^[15]

Recruiting class

The Hawkeyes received 22 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 7, 2007.

2007 Recruits

Name Hometown High School Height Weight† 40‡ Commit date Christian Ballard DE Lawrence, KS Lawrence Free State HS 6' 4" 277 4.75 2006-09-26  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 79 Jordan Bernstine S Des Moines, IA Lincoln HS 5' 11" 200 4.42 2006-12-23  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 78 Broderick Binns LB St. Paul, MN Cretin Durham Hall 6' 2" 235 4.70 2006-11-06  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 78 Bryan Bulaga OG Woodstock, IL Marian Central Catholic HS 6' 6" 273 4.79 2006-05-20  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 80 Jacody Coleman LB Beaumont, TX West Brook Senior HS 6' 2" 232 4.63 2006-12-17  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 73 Lebron Daniel LB Cleveland, OH Glenville HS 6' 2" 223 4.84 2006-12-30  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 40 Mike Daniels DE Blackwood, NJ Highland HS 6' 1" 230 4.60 2007-01-29  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 40 Bruce Davis LB Cleveland, OH Glenville HS 5' 11" 230 4.70 2007-01-30  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 65 Cedric Everson CB Detroit, MI Mumford HS 6' 1" 178 4.35 2007-02-07  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 79 Zach Furlong TE Xenia, OH Xenia HS 6' 5" 214 4.72 2006-12-11  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 73 Adam Gettis DE Frankfort, IL Lincoln-Way East HS 6' 3" 233 4.90 2006-11-27  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 71 Cody Hundertmark DT Humboldt, IA Humboldt HS 6' 4" 266 4.78 2006-05-06  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 71 Marvin McNutt QB Florissant, MO Hazelwood Central HS 6' 3" 183 4.60 2006-07-09  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 77 Diaunate Morrow S Lakewood, OH St. Edward HS 6' 0" 182 4.65 2006-12-13  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 65 Dezman Moses LB Willingboro, NJ Willingboro HS 6' 2" 214 4.60 2006-11-22  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 40 Tyler Nielsen LB Humboldt, IA Humboldt HS 6' 4" 213 4.50 2006-05-10  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 78 Jevon Pugh RB Naples, FL Naples HS 5' 10" 210 4.60 2007-01-30  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 68 Allen Reisner TE Marion, IA Marion HS 6' 3" 215 4.70 2007-02-03  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 40 Colin Sandeman WR Bettendorf, IA Bettendort HS 6' 1" 188 4.52 2006-05-06  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 76 Tyler Sash S Oskaloosa, IA Oskaloosa HS 6' 1" 191 4.56 2006-08-03  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 69 Abe Satterfield CB Erie, PA Cathedral Prepatory School 6' 1" 283 4.40 2006-08-14  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 67 Markus Zusevics OT Arlington Heights, IL Prospect HS 6' 5" 258 4.80 2007-01-04  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN: 78 Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout - 37   Rivals - 22 † Weight is in pounds ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. Sources: Iowa Commit List for 2007. Rivals.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-05. Scout.com: Football Recruiting. Scout.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-05. Recruit Tracker 2007. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-05. Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings. Scout.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-05. 2007 Team Ranking. Rivals.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.

Awards

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
09/01/2007*	2:30 p.m.	vs. Northern Illinois		Soldier Field • Chicago, IL	ESPNU	W 16–3	61,500
09/08/2007*	7:00 p.m.	Syracuse		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 35–0	70,585
09/15/2007*	12:30 p.m.	@ Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	Versus	L 15–13	49,516
09/22/2007	7:00 p.m.	@ #7 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	L 17–13	82,630
09/29/2007†	11:00 a.m.	Indiana		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 38–20	70,585
10/06/2007	2:30 p.m.	@ Penn State		Beaver Stadium • State College, PA	ABC	L 27–7	108,951
10/13/2007	11:00 a.m.	#19 Illinois		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	W 10–6	70,585
10/20/2007	11:00 a.m.	@ Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	L 31–6	-
10/27/2007	11:00 a.m.	Michigan State		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2		-
11/03/2007		@ Northwestern		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL			-
11/10/2007		Minnesota		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA			-
11/17/2007*		Western Michigan		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA			-
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule notes

Due to the Big Ten's rotating schedule, Iowa will not play either Michigan or Ohio State in 2007. Instead, Iowa will play Michigan State and Penn State, two teams that the Hawkeyes have not played against since 2004.

Iowa's schedule was ranked as the 9th toughest (or 3rd easiest) in the Big Ten by SI.com.^[23]

Players

Depth chart

This is the depth chart released by the University of Iowa on August 24, 2007.^[24][25][26]

Defense

Defensively, the Hawkeyes return eight starters from 2006.^[27]

FS Devan Moylan Brett Greenwood	WLB MLB SLB Mike Humpal Mike Klinkenborg A.J. Edds Bryon Gattas Pat Angerer Jeremiha Hunter	SS Harold Dalton Lance Tillison Diauntae Morrow
CB Adam Shada Drew Gardner Jordan Bernstine	DE DT DT DE Kenny Iwebema Matt Kroul Mitch King Bryan Mattison Adrian Clayborn Karl Klug Anton Narinskiy Chad Geary	CB Charles Godfrey Bradley Fletcher Cedric Everson

Offense

On offense, the Hawkeyes return seven starters, two of which who are not currently listed on the two deeps.^[24][27]

WR Andy Brodell James Cleveland	LT LG C RG RT Kyle Calloway Andy Kuempel Rafael Eubanks Julian Vandervelde Seth Olsen Bryan Bulaga Dan Doering Travis Meade Tyler Blum Wesley Aeschliman	TE Tony Moeaki Brandon Myers	WR Trey Stross Derrell Johnson-Koulianos
RB Albert Young Damian Sims	QB Jake Christensen Arvell Nelson Ricky Stanzi	FB Tom Busch Jordan McLaughlin

Special teams

H Ryan Donahue

LS Daniel Olszta Clint Huntrods

PK Austin Signor Daniel Murray

P Ryan Donahue Eric Guthrie

KR Damian Sims Derrell Johnson-Koulianos

PR Andy Brodell

Note: Returning starters are shown in bold.

Roster

2007 Iowa Hawkeyes football roster
Quarterbacks 6 Christensen, Jake - Sophomore 7 McNutt, Marvin - Freshman 8 Nelson, Arvell - Freshman 11 Farnsworth, Adam - Junior 12 Stanzi, Ricky - Freshman Running Backs 19 O'Meara, Paki - Freshman 21 Young, Albert - Senior 27 Pugh, Jevon - Freshman 28 Sims, Damian - Senior 29 Williams, Eddie - Junior 31 Brown, Dana - Sophomore 33 Mongongo, Brian - Freshman 35 Busch, Tom - Senior 36 Morse, Brett - Freshman 38 McLaughlin, Jordan - Junior Wide Receivers 10 Evans, Ben - Freshman 15 Johnson-Koulianos, Derrell - Freshman 22 Sandeman, Colin - Freshman 26 Chaney, Jr, Paul - Freshman 32 Nordmann, Don - Freshman 80 Brodell, Andy - Junior 84 Bowman, Anthony - Sophomore 86 Stross, Trey - Sophomore 88 Douglas, Dominique - Sophomore 89 Cleveland, James - Freshman Tight Ends 30 Spading, Kyle - Sophomore 81 Moeaki, Tony - Junior 82 Reisner, Allen - Freshman 83 Myers, Brandon - Junior 85 Sabers, Michael - Junior 87 Furlong, Zach - Freshman 90 Gerstandt, Tyler - Sophomore Long Snappers 42 Murphy, Nick - Freshman 65 Schulze, Andrew - Freshman 65 Olszta, Daniel - Senior 67 Koeppel, Josh - Freshman 77 Huntrods, Clint - Senior		Offensive Line 51 Blum, Tyler - Sophomore 52 Eubanks, Rafael - Sophomore 54 Amendola, Richie - Sophomore 55 Aumaitre, Nyere - Junior 56 Zusevics, Markus - Freshman 58 Bruggeman, Rob - Junior 59 Thilges, Ben - Freshman 60 Detweiler, Tyrel - Freshman 60 Calloway, Kyle - Sophomore 61 Meade, Travis - Sophomore 63 Vandervelde, Julian - Freshman 68 Kuempel, Andy - Sophomore 69 Haganman, Kyle - Freshman 70 Postler, Austin - Junior 71 Olsen, Seth - Junior 73 Gettis, Adam - Freshman 74 Doering, Dan - Sophomore 75 Aeschliman, Wesley - Junior 76 Kanellis, Alex - Junior 78 Richardson, Dace - Junior 79 Bulaga, Brian - Freshman Defensive Line 46 Ballard, Christian - Freshman 47 King, Mitch - Junior 53 Kroul, Matt - Junior 56 Rashad, Dunn - Junior 58 Oberland, Jared - Junior 59 Narinskiy, Anton - Junior 64 Hundertmark, Cody - Freshman 72 Mahmens, Mark - Sophomore 74 Brayton, Nick - Freshman 87 Nardo, Thomas - Freshman 90 McCracken, Grant - Junior 91 Binns, Broderick - Freshman 92 Iwebema, Kenny - Senior 93 Daniels, Mike - Freshman 94 Clayborn, Adrian - Freshman 95 Klug, Karl - Freshman 96 Daniel, Lebron - Freshman 98 Geary, Chad - Sophomore 99 Mattison, Bryan - Senior		Linebackers 33 Tarpinian, Jeff - Freshman 37 McGrath, Gavin - Junior 40 Klinkenborg, Mike - Senior 41 Gattas, Bryon - Sophomore 42 Hunter, Jeremiha - Freshman 43 Angerer, Pat - Sophomore 44 Humpal, Mike - Senior 45 Nielsen, Tyler - Freshman 48 Johnson, Troy - Freshman 49 Edds, A.J. - Sophomore 50 Petersen, Ross - Freshman 51 Moses, Dezman - Freshman 55 Coleman, Jacody - Freshman 57 Morio, Mike - Freshman 57 Davis, Bruce - Freshman Defensive Backs 1 Greiner, Justin - Freshman 2 Dalton, Harold - Junior 3 Morrow, Diauntae - Freshman 4 Bernstine, Jordan - Freshman 9 Sash, Tyler - Freshman 13 Godfrey, Charles - Senior 14 Moylan, Devan - Senior 16 Gardner, Drew - Junior 17 Murphy, Jayme - Freshman 17 Satterfield, Abe - Freshman 18 Tillison, Lance - Freshman 19 Shada, Adam - Senior 20 Everson, Cedric - Freshman 20 Kuchel, Nick - Freshman 29 Fletcher, Bradley - Junior 30 Greenwood, Brett - Freshman 32 Smith Derrick - Freshman 34 Rowell, Chris - Sophomore 36 Herbst, Taylor - Sophomore Punters 2 Guthrie, Eric - Freshman 5 Donahue, Ryan - Freshman Kickers 1 Murray, Daniel - Freshman 39 Signor, Austin - Sophomore - indicates redshirt (second-year freshman)

Coaches

Name	Position	Year at Iowa
Kirk Ferentz	Head Coach	9th
Ken O'Keefe	Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks	9th
Norm Parker	Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers	9th
Chris Doyle	Strength and Conditioning	9th
Lester Erb	Receivers and Special Teams	8th
Carl Jackson	Running Backs	22nd
Eric Johnson	Recruiting Coordinator and Tight Ends	9th
Reese Morgan	Offensive Line	8th
Rick Kaczenski	Defensive Line	3rd
Phil Parker	Defensive Backs	9th
Darrell Wilson	Outside Linebackers and Special Teams	6th
Bill Dervrich	Director of Football Operations	28th
James Dobson	Strength and Conditioning Assistant	9th
Seth Wallace	Defensive Graduate Assistant Coach	2nd
Ned Amendola	Director, UI Sports Medicine Center	6th
Matthew Engelbert	Video Coordinator	19th
Paul Federici	Director of Athletic Training Services	4th
Bob Rahfeldt	Assistant Video Coordinator	11th
Scott Southmayd	Quality Control Director	6th
John Streif	Assistant Athletic Trainer	35th

Game notes

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	13	3	0	16
Huskies	0	3	0	0	3

Playing in Soldier Field in Chicago, the Hawkeyes defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 16–3. Albert Young ran for 144 yards and a touchdown as Iowa's defense kept the Huskies from scoring a touchdown. Damian Sims also made his mark by running for 110 yards. The Hawkeyes held Northern Illinois to 21 yards rushing, and Charles Godfrey intercepted two Dan Nicholson passes. Sophomore quarterback Jake Christensen opened the season with 133 yards and one touchdown.

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	0	0	0	0
Hawkeyes	14	14	7	0	35

Behind a strong defensive performance, the Hawkeyes shut out the Syracuse Orange at Kinnick Stadium. Rebounding from a shaky performance against Northern Illinois, Christensen threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to tight end Tony Moeaki. On special teams, Kenny Iwebema blocked two field goals to help preserve the worst loss for Syracuse coach Greg Robinson in his tenure with the Orange. After the game, Syracuse running back Curtis Brinkley said:

“

We need to be a lot more fundamentally sound, there were a lot of missed assignments and there were a lot of people not hitting their targets. There's a little bit of everything we need to fix up.

”

The 35-point loss was Syracuse's most-lopsided since a 51–14 loss to Georgia Tech in the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl.

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	10	3	13
Cyclones	6	6	0	3	15

See also: Cy-Hawk Trophy

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	10	0	3	13
Badgers	0	7	0	10	17

See also: 2007 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Heartland Trophy

Iowa's defense forced three Wisconsin turnovers, but could not hold off the Badgers' 4th quarter rally, losing 17–13.

Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	7	14	7	10	38
Hawkeyes	0	7	6	7	20

Iowa was unable to contain a scoring explosion from Indiana, including three early touchdowns by Hoosier quarterback Kellen Lewis. Iowa added to its difficulties with penalties and breakdowns in pass protection. Although quarterback Jake Christensen passed for 308 yards and three touchdowns, he was sacked nine times, including four by Jammie Kirlew. The Hawkeyes also missed two field goals and an extra point.

Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	0	0	7	7
Nittany Lions	0	13	7	7	27

See also: 2007 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Quarterback Jake Christensen was sacked twice, and the Hawkeyes were held scoreless until Trey Stross' 4th quarter touchdown reception in a 27–7 loss on the road at Penn State.^[28]

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	3	0	3	0	6
Hawkeyes	0	3	7	0	10

See also: 2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Entering the game, Iowa had lost eight straight Big Ten games, with their last win a 47–17 decision over Purdue on October 7, 2006.^[29] Illinois, however, entered the game ranked 18th in the country, and was looking to become bowl eligible with a win over the Hawkeyes.^[29]

From the very beginning, the game was a defensive one. The Hawkeyes held Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall to 67 yards, and slowed the nation's fifth-best rushing offense to 137 yards total.^[30] But the Illinois defense remained strong against the run, and held the Hawkeyes to a three yards per rush average.^[31]

Illinois did not trail until late in the third quarter, when Iowa quarterback Jake Christensen found tight end Brandon Myers down the middle for the touchdown.^[30][31] With the score at 10–6 in favor of the Hawkeyes, the Illini made a switch to Eddie McGee at quarterback, after starter Isiah Williams had a fumble recovered by Iowa. With McGee in, the Illini appeared to have stunned the Kinnick Stadium crowd with an 83-yard touchdown pass, but it was called back due to an Illinois penalty.^[30]

Despite the penalty, Illinois was not done. On Illinois' final drive, McGee drove the Illini down to the Iowa 12 with passes of 28 and 24 yards to Arrelious Benn. But with 1:12 left in the game, a McGee pass was intercepted at the goal line by Iowa's Brett Greenwood. The win was Iowa's first over a ranked team since 2005.^[30]

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	3	0	3	0	6
Boilermakers	7	7	7	10	31

See also: 2007 Purdue Boilermakers football team

See also

• Iowa Hawkeyes
• Iowa Hawkeyes football
• University of Iowa

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