2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz. After starting the season 5–1, they dropped 6 of 7 games to finish the season with a 6–7 record which included a Big Ten record of 2–6.

2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Alamo Bowl, L 24–26 vs. Texas
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2006 record6–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen O'Keefe (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (8th season)
MVPMike Klinkenborg
Marshal Yanda
Captain
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,585)
Uniform
2006 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Ohio State $  8 –0     12 –1  
No. 7 Wisconsin  7 –1     12 –1  
No. 8 Michigan %  7 –1     11 –2  
No. 24 Penn State  5 –3     9 –4  
Purdue  5 –3     8 –6  
Minnesota  3 –5     6 –7  
Indiana  3 –5     5 –7  
Iowa  2 –6     6 –7  
Northwestern  2 –6     4 –8  
Michigan State  1 –7     4 –8  
Illinois  1 –7     2 –10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 amMontana*No. 16ESPNUW 41–770,585
September 92:30 pmat Syracuse*No. 14ABCW 20–13 2OT37,199
September 1611:00 amIowa State*No. 16
ESPNW 27–1770,585
September 234:30 pmat IllinoisNo. 14ESPN+W 24–743,066
September 307:00 pmNo. 1 Ohio StateNo. 13
ABCL 17–3870,585
October 711:00 amPurdueNo. 19
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPNUW 47–1770,585
October 1411:00 amat IndianaNo. 15ESPN2L 28–3131,392
October 212:30 pmat No. 2 MichiganABCL 6–20110,923
October 2811:00 amNorthern Illinois*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPNUW 24–1470,585
November 411:00 amNorthwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ESPN+L 7–2170,585
November 1111:00 amNo. 16 Wisconsin
ESPNL 21–2470,585
November 1811:00 amat MinnesotaESPN+L 24–3464,140
December 303:30 pmvs. No. 18 Texas*ESPNL 24–2665,875
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Montana

Montana at Iowa
1 234Total
Grizzlies 0 070 7
• No. 16 Hawkeyes 7 10717 41
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium
  • Game start: 11:03 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:00
  • Game attendance: 70,585
  • Game weather: 74° F, Mostly Sunny, Wind 5-8 mph
  • Referee: Dan Capron


at Syracuse

Iowa at Syracuse
1 234OT2OTTotal
• No. 14 Hawkeyes 0 73037 20
Orange 7 00330 13


Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 7 7 3 0 17
Hawkeyes 3 7 7 10 27


In the final in-state match-up of two former Hayden Fry assistant coaches Kirk Ferentz prevailed over Dan McCarney to bring the Cy-Hawk trophy back to Iowa City. A crucial play of the game came in the fourth quarter with Iowa State electing to go for it on fourth down, coming up inches short.[2]

at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 0 21 0 3 24
Fighting Illini 0 0 0 7 7


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Ohio State

Ohio State at Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 1 Buckeyes 7 14710 38
No. 13 Hawkeyes 3 707 17


ESPN's College GameDay was in Iowa City for this matchup between the #1 Buckeyes (4-0) and #13 Hawkeyes (4-0). After an Albert Young touchdown early in the 2nd quarter brought the Hawkeyes to within 14-10, Ohio State pulled away for the 21-point win.[4]

Purdue

1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 3140 17
• No. 19 Hawkeyes 14 61413 47


The Iowa Hawkeyes welcomed Purdue to Kinnick Stadium one week after losing their much anticipated game against top-ranked Ohio State. Iowa jumped on Purdue early and often, opening up a 14-0 first quarter lead with a touchdown run by Damian Sims and a pass from quarterback Drew Tate to fullback Tom Busch. Kyle Schlicher added two field goals in the second quarter and the Hawkeyes lead 20-3 at halftime. Purdue's only first half scoring came on a 44-yard field goal by freshman Chris Summers. Sims scored again on Iowa's first possession of the second half before Greg Orton caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Curtis Painter. Tate then hit tight end Scott Chandler for a touchdown and Purdue then responded with a Jaycen Taylor touchdown run. The Boilermakers could get no closer as they were shut out in the fourth quarter. Shonn Greene scored on a short run and Adam Shada returned an interception of a Curtis Painter pass 98 yards for a touchdown.[5]

at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawkeyes 14 7 0 7 28
Hoosiers 7 10 7 7 31


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at Michigan

Iowa at Michigan
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 0 060 6
• No. 2 Wolverines 0 3710 20
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Michigan Stadium
    Ann Arbor, MI
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 110,923
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), Cloudy/Light Rain, WSW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color), Paul Maguire (Color) & Erin Andrews (Sideline)


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Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 0 0 14 14
Hawkeyes 7 10 0 7 24


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Northwestern

1 234Total
• Wildcats 7 707 21
Hawkeyes 0 070 7
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:43
  • Game attendance: 70,585
  • Game weather: 48° F, Overcast, Wind 5-10 mph
  • Referee: Todd Geerlings
  • Television network: ESPN+


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Wisconsin

1 234Total
• Badgers 10 707 24
Hawkeyes 0 1407 21
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Game start: 11:02 a.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 70,585
  • Game weather: 34° F, Cloudy, Wind N 7 mph
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier


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at Minnesota

Iowa at Minnesota
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 7 1007 24
• Golden Gophers 6 1477 34
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Game start: 11:10 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 64,140
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Dan Capron


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Alamo Bowl

Texas vs. Iowa
1 234Total
• No. 18 Longhorns 3 7106 26
Hawkeyes 14 073 24


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Team players in the 2007 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Marshal YandaOT386Baltimore Ravens
Scott ChandlerTE4129San Diego Chargers
Mike ElginC6188New England Patriots

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References

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