When: Sat – 09/03/05
Who: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Ball State
Where: Iowa City, IA (Varsity Club Day)
Television: ESPN Plus
Final Score: 56-0 win!
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I was reading about the graduation rate for college football players and the NCAA site has a big database of Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Data but it seems a little outdated. Anyway, it’s spans over 1998-2001 and the graduation rate for Iowa Hawkeyes football players was 75%. Not bad compared to other colleges (*cough* *cough* Iowa State University had only 55%).
The top college with the most football players graduation was Notre Dame with 94% while Arizona came in last at a weak 41%.
The data for the University of Iowa is pretty interesting. From the PDF I read, here are the GSR details for the University of Iowa:
Baseball: 95%
Basketball: 46%
CC/Track: 86%
Football: 75%
Golf: 56%
Gymnastics: 83%
Swimming: 85%
Tennis: 100%
Wrestling: 70%
See all of the data yourself at the NCAA site. See how all the college football programs match up at fanblog.com
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Here’s a recap of the season. Where the Iowa Hawkeyes have played, their wins and losses, and links to more information about the games.
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | |
| Sat | 09/03/05 | Ball State | Iowa City, IA (Varsity Club Day) |
W, 56-0 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen |
| Sat | 09/10/05 | Iowa State | Ames, IA (Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series) |
L, 23-3 Recap | Final Stats | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen | Gametracker |
| Sat | 09/17/05 | Northern Iowa | Iowa City, IA | W, 45-21 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen | Gametracker |
| Sat | 09/24/05 | Ohio State | Columbus, OH | L, 31-6 Recap | Box Score | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen | Gametracker |
| Sat | 10/01/05 | Illinois | Iowa City, IA (Homecoming) |
W, 35-7 Recap | Box Score | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen | Gametracker |
| Sat | 10/08/05 | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | W, 34-17 Recap | Box Score | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen | Gametracker |
| Sat | 10/15/05 | Indiana | Iowa City, IA (Family Weekend) |
W, 38-21 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen | Gametracker |
| Sat | 10/22/05 | Michigan | Iowa City, IA | L, 23-20 (OT) Recap | Final Stats | Quotes | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen | Gametracker |
| Sat | 11/05/05 | Northwestern | Evanston, IL | L, 28-27 Recap | Box Score | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen | Gametracker |
| Sat | 11/12/05 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI | W, 20-10 Recap | Final Stats | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen |
| Sat | 11/19/05 | Minnesota | Iowa City, IA | W, 52-28 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Notes | Photo Gallery | Listen | Gametracker |
| Mon | 01/02/06 | Florida | Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl) |
10:00 AM Gametracker |
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Today was a marvelous day. Hinkel sets Kinnick record with four touchdown catches.
Read all about this and other Iowa games at Hawkeye Sports
Iowa finishes the regular season at 7-4 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten Conference. The Gophers drop to 7-4 and 4-4. Both teams await bowl invitations.
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The Hawks are going bowling!
“MADISON, WI — Iowa brought rain to the home-season finale for No. 19 Wisconsin in more ways than one Saturday, as the Hawkeyes scored 20 unanswered points to pull out a wet 20-10 upset on Barry Alvarez Day.
The governor of Wisconsin had declared Saturday “Barry Alvarez Day” across the state in honor of the Badgers head football coach, whose head coaching career ends after 16 years. Alvarez, who stays on as UW’s athletic director, had his last game inside Camp Randall Stadium before a record crowd of 83,184 and was honored by former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and former Iowa football coach Hayden Fry after the game.
The victory was needed for Iowa (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) to become bowl eligible and avoid three-straight losses. Wisconsin falls to 8-3 overall and 5-3 in the conference for the season. By beating the Badgers for the fourth-straight year, the Hawkeyes retain possession of the Heartland Trophy for the second year of its existence. “
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One Point Loss 
One point! One f’n point loss! OUCH!
Read about this at Hawkeye Sports
CHICAGO (AP) – Ross Lane caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Brett Basanez with 42 seconds remaining to give Northwestern another wild victory, a 28-27 comeback win over Iowa on Saturday.
After Tyrell Sutton scored on a 1-yard run to bring the Wildcats to within six with 2:10 remaining, Reggie McPherson recovered the onside kick at the Iowa 47.
On second-and-2 at the 24, Basanez ran for 6 and Iowa committed a personal foul, putting the ball on the 9. Basanez hit Lane on a slant in the end zone for the winning score, helping Northwestern overcome a 24-7 halftime deficit.
It’s the second time Northwestern has pulled out a game in the waning moments. Last month, the Wildcats beat Purdue with a touchdown in the final two minutes, a week after holding on to beat Wisconsin in a 51-48 shootout. They also lost to Penn State in September when the Nittany Lions scored with 51 seconds remaining.
With the win over Iowa, Northwestern (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) remained in contention for the conference title and became bowl-eligible. Iowa (5-4, 3-3) needs to beat Wisconsin or Minnesota to become eligible for the postseason.
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Well, Iowa Falls in Overtime.
Read about this defeat at Hawkeye Sports
As Jerome Jackson’s 1-yard touchdown run in overtime snapped Iowa’s 22-game home winning streak, the stadium was draped in the official color of mourning.
Michigan emerged with a 23-20 win over the Hawkeyes in the first-ever overtime situation inside the 76-year-old structure. Both teams are now 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten Conference.
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Iowa Hawkeyes kicked ass once again at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA
Read all about it at HawkeyeSports.com. Here are some quotes from the coaches.
Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz:
“Our guys competed, they played hard. Especially the corners, they had a tough match-up because we all know they aren’t the tallest group.
(On Albert Young) He is really playing good football, very versatile player, and very unselfish player.
They came in here expecting to win and they should with them having a better record. They are a very good football team.
(On the Indiana Offense) It’s just one of those days where everything was working, they were hummin’ and moving the ball right along.
(On the Iowa running game) We did better in the fourth quarter, we kept at it and stuck with it. Wh
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So, we won again, this time the score was 34-17. You can read about it here:
http://hawkeyesports.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/100805aac.html
