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Montana at #16/17 Iowa -- Kinnick Stadium

Date of Release: Aug. 23, 2006 Iowa Sports Information: 319-335-9411

IOWA OFFENSE

WR......... 22

Davis, 86 Stross

LT........... 78

Richardson, 60 Calloway

LG.......... 76

Jones, 68 Kuempel

C.......... 52

Eubanks, 58 Bruggeman

RG ......... 54

Elgin, 71 Olsen

RT.......... 73

Yanda, 79 Doering

TE.......... 87

Chandler, 81 Moeaki, 30 Majerus

QB ......... 5

Tate, 16 Manson, 6 Christensen

WR......... 80

Brodell, 7 McCollom

RB.......... 21

Young, 28 Sims/23 Greene

FB.......... 35

Busch, 46 Ch. Davis

IOWA DEFENSE

DE.......... 96

Kanellis, 66 Bain

DT.......... 53

Kroul, 93 Ewen

DT.......... 47

King, 91 Jackson

DE.......... 99

Mattison, 64 Collins

OLB ....... 27

Humpal, 37 McGrath

MLB ....... 40

Klinkenborg, 51 Gabelmann

WLB....... 27

Miles, 41 Gattas

LC.......... 19

Shada, 11 Wilson

SS.......... 15

Merrick, 14 Moylan

FS.......... 25

Paschal, 2 Dalton

RC ......... 13

Godfrey/29 Fletcher

PT .......... 6 PK.......... 1

Fenstermaker Schlicher

MONTANA OFFENSE

WR .........82

Ferriter, 8 Schulte

LT ...........71

Balogh, 75 Dyk

LG ..........78

Michel, 77 Hillesland

C.............63

Wells, 64 Girard

RG ..........79

Dow, 73 Marshall

RT ..........66

Russum, 72 Horn

TE...........87

Beaudin/ 88 Pfahler

QB .......... 7

Swogger, 14 Berquist, 16 Stapp

TB...........40

Coleman, 20 Bradshaw

WR ......... 3

Bagley, 81 Palmer

WR ......... 5

Allen, 83 Mariani

MONTANA DEFENSE

DE ..........21

Dlouhy, 53 Biermann

DT ..........98

Mullan, 59 Kain

DT ..........50

Mettler, 97 Carlson

DE ..........90

Murphy, 57 Pitcher

WLB ....... 6

Joyce, 43 Hawthorne

MLB ........46

Ryan, 52 S. Lebsock

SLB ........37

Utterback, 4 Foreman

CB ..........13

Harris, 34 Jackson

SS ..........17

Van Cooper, 19 Anderson

FS...........32

Thomas, 27 M. Lebsock

CB ..........18

Wilson, 10 Freeman, 9 Parks

PT........... 26 PK .......... 29

Johnson, 29 Carpenter Carpenter

TIME & PLACE ? 11:03 a.m. (CDT), Saturday, Kinnick Stadium (70,585), Iowa City, IA.

ATTENDANCE ? The game is expected to be sold out. A few hundred tickets remain. The season opener will be Iowa's 18th consecutive sellout in Kinnick Stadium, dating back to the 2003 season.

2005 RESULTS -- Iowa finished the 2005 season 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten (T-3rd). The Hawkeyes played in the Outback Bowl and were a January bowl participant for the fourth straight year. Montana finished 8-4 in all games and 5-2 in the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies have won or tied for eight straight league titles. Last year Montana tied Eastern Washington and Montana State for the Big Sky Conference title.

KINNICK STADIUM is being re-dedicated this weekend. The $88-million renovation has recently been completed and improvements to the 77-year old stadium are in place.

RADIO -- (Originating Network): Learfield Communications with a network of over 40 stations. Gary Dolphin and Ed Podolak will call the action along with sideline reporter Rob Brooks.

TELEVISION ? ESPNU will televise the game to a cable audience. Announcers are Clay Matvick and Marv Cook.

THE SERIES ? This is the second meeting between the two schools. Iowa beat Montana 48-6, in 1954, in Iowa City.

COACHING RECORDS -- Kirk Ferentz is in his 11th year as a college head coach and his eighth year at Iowa. His career record is 61-57 and he is 49-36 at Iowa. Ferentz has never played against Montana as a player or coach. Bobby Hauck is in his fourth year at Montana. His career record is 29-11 and he is 16-5 in Big Sky play. He is 0-0 against Iowa and Kirk Ferentz.

NEXT WEEK ? Iowa at Syracuse (2:35 p.m. CDT, ABC). South Dakota State at Montana (1:05 p.m., MDT).



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Montana at #16/17 Iowa -- Kinnick Stadium

Date of Release: Aug. 23, 2006 Iowa Sports Information: 319-335-9411

Offense

Pos. ......... No.

SE..............22

86

LT...............78

60

LG..............76

68

C ................ 52

58

RG .............54

71

RT ..............73

79

TE .............. 87

81

30

QB ...............5

16

6

WR.............80

7

RB..............21

28

or

23

FB .............. 35

46

PK................1

Defense

Pos. ......... No.

DE..............96

66

DT..............53

93

DT..............47

91

DE..............99

64

OLB ...........44

37

MLB ...........40

51

WLB...........27

41

LC .............. 19

11

SS..............15

14

FS .............. 25

2

RC .............13

or

29

PT ................ 6

Punt Returns: 80 21

Deep Snaps: 65 77

Name *** Calvin Davis

Trey Stross * Dace Richardson

Kyle Calloway *** Mike Jones

Andy Kuempel Rafael Eubanks Rob Bruggeman ** Mike Elgin * Seth Olsen * Marshal Yanda Dan Doering *** Scott Chandler * Tony Moeaki *** Ryan Majerus *** Drew Tate * Jason Manson Jake Christensen * Andy Brodell Eric McCollom * Albert Young ** Damian Sims * Shonn Greene ** Tom Busch *** Champ Davis ** Kyle Schlicher

Name * Alex Kanellis * Ryan Bain * Matt Kroul

Ettore Ewen * Mitch King

Vernon Jackson ** Bryan Mattison

Justin Collins * Mike Humpal

Gavin McGrath ** Mike Klinkenborg *** Zach Gabelmann *** Edmond Miles

Bryon Gattas ** Adam Shada

Marcus Wilson *** Miguel Merrick ** Devan Moylan *** Marcus Paschal

Harold Dalton ** Charles Godfrey * Bradley Fletcher * Andy Fenstermaker

* Andy Brodell * Albert Young

* Daniel Olszta * Clint Huntrods

Ht.

Wt.

6-1

197

6-3

190

6-6

306

6-7

295

6-5

302

6-7

295

6-3

288

6-3

280

6-4

288

6-5

301

6-4

305

6-7

290

6-7

257

6-4

250

6-3

245

6-0

192

6-1

195

6-1

205

6-3

193

6-0

190

5-10

209

5-9

185

5-11

225

5-11

231

6-2

238

5-9

184

Ht.

Wt.

6-4

281

6-2

282

6-3

271

6-0

275

6-3

264

6-1

265

6-3

272

6-2

250

6-2

232

6-2

231

6-2

240

6-1

233

6-1

228

6-1

233

6-1

185

6-3

198

6-0

203

5-10

201

6-0

207

6-1

192

6-1

208

6-2

195

6-3

225

Kickoff Returns:

Holder:

Yr.

Hometown (High School)

Sr.

Iowa City, IA (City High)

#Fr.

Avon Lake, OH (HS)

So.

Wheaton, IL (Warrenville South)

#Fr.

Belleville, IL (East)

Sr.

Oak Lawn, IL (Richards)

#Fr.

Marion, IA (Linn-Mar)

#Fr.

St. Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall)

So.

Cedar Rapids, IA (Washington)

Sr.

Bankston, IA (W. Dubuque)

So.

Omaha, NE (Millard North)

Sr.

Anamosa, IA (HS)

#Fr.

Barrington, IL (HS)

Sr.

Southlake, TX (Carroll)

So.

Wheaton, IL (Warrenville South)

Sr.

Oelwein, IA (HS)

Sr.

Baytown, TX (Robert E. Lee)

Sr.

Bloomfield, CT (HS)

#Fr.

Lockport, IL (HS)

So.

Ankeny, IA (HS)

Jr.

Camden, SC (HS)

Jr.

Moorestown, NJ (HS)

Jr.

Boynton Beach, FL (Leonard)

So.

Sicklerville, NJ (Milford Academy)

Jr.

Cottage Grove, MN (Park)

Sr.

Plano, TX (West)

Sr.

Ankeny, IA (HS)

Yr.

Hometown (High School)

So.

Iowa City, IA (West)

So.

Bolingbrook, IL (HS)

So.

Mount Vernon, IA (HS)

So.

Tampa, FL (Wharton)

So.

Burlington, IA (HS)

#Fr.

Orlando, FL (Evans)

Jr.

Mishawaka, IN (Penn)

#Fr.

Ft. Worth, TX (Brewer)

Jr.

New Hampton, IA (HS)

So.

Cedar Rapids, IA (Washington)

Jr.

Rock Rapids, IA (Central Lyon)

Sr.

Bettendorf, IA (HS)

Sr.

Tallahassee, FL (Godby)

Jr.

Mt. Prospect, IL (Harper JC)

Jr.

Omaha, NE (Millard North)

#Fr.

Pennsauken, NJ (Camden Catholic

Sr.

Union City, NJ (Emerson)

Sr.

Panorama Terrace, IA (Iowa Central CC)

Sr.

Largo, FL (HS)

So.

Camden, NJ (Wilson)

Jr.

Baytown, TX (Robert E. Lee)

So.

Youngstown, OH (Liberty)

Sr.

Mt. Pleasant, IA (HS)

# - - Indicates redshirt freshman

23

* Shonn Greene

21

* Albert Young

6

* Andy Fenstermaker



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Montana at #16/17 Iowa -- Kinnick Stadium

Date of Release: Aug. 23, 2006 Iowa Sports Information: 319-335-9411

Game 1 vs.

Montana 0-0

#16/17 Iowa 0-0

Date: Sept. 2, 2006

Time: 11:03 a.m.

Site: Iowa City, IA

Stadium: Kinnick Stadium

Capacity: 70,585

Surface: Grass

TV: ESPNU

Announcers: Clay Matvick and Marv Cook

Hawkeye Radio Network: Gary Dolphin-Play-By-Play; Ed Podolak-Analyst; Rob Brooks-Sideline

Satellite Radio: none

Internet: Iowa radio broadcast available on (subscription service)

Live Stats:

Series History: Iowa leads, 1-0

Last Meeting: Iowa 48, Montana 6 on October 2, 1954, in Iowa City.

Iowa Hawkeyes

Schedule/Results

9/2 Montana (VCD)

11:03 a.m./ESPNU

9/19 at Syracuse

2:35 p.m./ABC

9/16 Iowa State

11:05 a.m./ESPN

9/23 at Illinois*

TBA

9/30 Ohio State*

7:05 p.m./ABC

10/7 Purdue* (HC)

11:05 a.m.

10/14 at Indiana*

TBA

10/21 at Michigan*

TBA

10/28 Northern Illinois

TBA

11/4 Northwestern* (FW)

TBA

11/11 Wisconsin*

TBA

11/18 at Minnesota*

TBA

All times listed are central; * Big 10 Conference game

OPENING KICKOFF Iowa opens the 2006 season Saturday, September 2, hosting Montana. Game time is 11:03

a.m. in Kinnick Stadium (70,585).

ON THE TUBE ESPNU will televise the contest to a cable audience. Clay Matvick and Marv Cook will call

the action. This will be Iowa's first game on ESPNU.

RADIO BROADCAST Iowa games are broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network. Gary Dolphin handles the play-

by-play, with color commentator Ed Podolak and sideline reporter Rob Brooks. The Hawkeye Radio Network includes more than 40 stations throughout the state.

HAWKEYE HISTORY Iowa has played 1,078 games since beginning football in 1889. Iowa's overall record is

547-492-39 (.526). That includes a 345-192-16 (.638) record in home games, a 203-300-23 (.408) record in games away from Iowa City, a 270-330-25 (.452) mark in Big Ten games and a 228-157-15 (.589) record in Kinnick Stadium.

Montana Grizzlies

Schedule/Results

9/2 at Iowa

11:03 a.m./ESPNU

9/9 South Dakota State

3:05 p.m.

9/23 Sacramento State*

3:05 p.m.

9/30 at Portland State*

9:05 p.m.

10/7 at Eastern Washington*

5:05 p.m.

10/14 Northern Arizona*

3:05 p.m.

10/21 at Weber State*

3:05 p.m.

10/28 Idaho State*

3:05 p.m.

11/4 Cal Poly

2:05 p.m.

11/11 at Northern Colorado*

2:05 p.m.

11/18 Montana State*

2:05 p.m.

All times listed are central; * Big Sky Conference game

BARTA TAKES OVER Iowa's contest vs. Montana will be its first football game under new Athletics Director Gary

Barta. Barta has 19 years of athletic administration experience and came to Iowa after serving three years as director of athletics at Wyoming.

KINNICK STADIUM The second phase of the $88-million renovation to Kinnick Stadium is nearly complete. The

second phase of renovation began after the last home football game in 2006 and included improvements to concessions, restrooms and the press box. The first phase of the renovation included demolition and reconstruction of the south end zone, addition of a new jumbotron and scoreboards and parking lot improvements.

NEW PRESS BOX Iowa's game against Montana will be its first in the new press box. The press box has been

named the "Paul W. Bechler Press Box". Earlier this year, the Iowa Board of Regents, approved the naming of the new press box at Kinnick Stadium in honor of Iowa director and business manager. During his tenure, UI teams won three Big Ten football championships and two Rose Bowl games, made two appearances in the Final Four in men's basketball, and won Big Ten championships in four additional sports. Numerous student-athletes earned all-Big Ten and all-America honors and many advanced to participation in the Olympics.



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Release Date: Aug. 23, 2006

Iowa Sports Information Mailing Address 157 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 52242-1020 Phone ................................................... 319-335-9411 FAX....................................................... 319-335-9417 E-Mail .......................sportsinfo@ Sports Information Football Contacts Director.................................................... Phil Haddy E-Mail .................. phillip-haddy@ Associate.................................................. Steve Roe E-Mail ....................... steve-roe@ Assistant ............................................... Matt Weitzel E-Mail ............ matthew-weitzel@

VARSITY CLUB DAY Five former University of Iowa student-athletes, one coach and one administrator will be

inducted into the National Iowa Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, Sept. 2. Athletes John Niland (Football 1963-65), Rummy Macias (Wrestling 1944-46, 48), Fred Brown (Basketball 1970-71) Reggie Roby (Football 1979-82), and Rafal Szukala (Swimming 1992-1995), are being inducted, along with former Women's Basketball Coach C. Vivian Stringer and former Athletic Director Dr. Christine Grant. The class will be inducted at the annual Varsity Club banquet and recognized at halftime of the Montana football game.

IN THE RANKINGS Iowa is ranked 16th in the Associated Press Preseason Poll and 17th in the USA Today Pre-

season Poll. Montana is ranked third in The Sports Network Preseason I-AA Poll. The Grizzlies received five first place votes in the initial poll.

Weekly Football Press Conference

Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz holds his weekly press conferences every Tuesday throughout the season.

The press conferences are held in the auditorium of the Hayden Fry Football Complex. Coach Ferentz addresses the media at 12:30 p.m. and requested players will be available following the press conference. In case of poor weather, player interviews will be conducted inside the bubble.

Media need to submit their Tuesday player interview requests to Phil Haddy near the conclusion of the previous Saturday's football game. Media not in attendance should e-mail their requests to Haddy. True freshmen are not available for interviews.

Media can access video highlights of Ferentz's weekly press conference, plus player clips and highlights via satellite. The time will be from 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. (CT). The satellite feed will be available on C-Band, IA-5 (Intelsat), Transponder C-15.

All press conferences can be viewed on the official world wide web site of the Iowa Athletic Department at (subscription service). Each press conference will be archived.

Weekly Big Ten Teleconference

The Big Ten coaches teleconferences are held each Tuesday. The teleconference begins at 11 a.m. (CT) and each coach is available for 10 minutes. Media wishing to participate in the teleconference can contact the Big Ten Office at 847-696-1010 to obtain the call-in information. All times listed below are central time:

11:00 11:10 11:20 11:30 11:40 11:50 Noon 12:10 12:20 12:30 12:40 12:50

Jim Tressel, Ohio State Lloyd Carr, Michigan Terry Hoeppner, Indiana John L. Smith, Mich. State Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin Ron Zook, Illinois Joe Tiller, Purdue Joe Paterno, Penn State Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Glen Mason, Minnesota Player(s) of the Week, if available

SEASON OPENERS Iowa is 84-31-2 (.726) in season-opening games and 86-29-1 (.746) in home openers. Iowa

has averaged 44.8 points and a winning margin of 38.6 in its last five season-opening victories (Ball State 56-0 in 2005; Kent State 39-7 in 2004 and 51-0 in 2001; Miami, OH 21-3 in 2003; Akron 57-21 in 2002). Iowa's last season-opening loss came to Kansas State (27-7) in 2000.

ON THIS DATE Saturday will be Iowa's first game ever played on September 2.

THE SERIES Iowa leads the series 1-0. The Hawkeyes defeated Montana (48-6) on October 2, 1954 in

Iowa City.

SCOUTING MONTANA Montana has won or shared eight Big Sky Conference championships in a row and garnered

league titles 11 of the past 13 seasons. The Grizzlies have also registered a record 13 straight Division I-AA playoff appearances. Montana has been ranked in The Sports Network's Division I-AA top 25, 185 of the past 189 weeks, including being ranked third in this year's preseason poll.

Montana, which has compiled 20 consecutive winning seasons, returns 15 starters and 45 lettermen from an 8-4 team that was ranked 12th in The Sports Network's season-ending poll. Starting RB Lex Hilliard suffered a season-ending foot injury in mid-August and is replaced on the depth chart with Greg Coleman. Coleman transferred to Montana after rushing for 419 yards and four touchdowns at Iowa State in 2006. QB Josh Swogger is a senior transfer from Washington State and earned the starting nod after a solid spring.

The Grizzlies ranked sixth nationally in turnover margin (+1.08), eighth in net punting (36.47), ninth in kickoff returns (22.74) and 16th in scoring defense (18.17) in 2005.

Montana Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Ends Coach Kraig Paulson was on Utah State's coaching staff in 2002 when the Aggies lost, 48-7, to Iowa in Kinnick Stadium. Paulson served as the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for Utah State in 2002.

MONTANA HEAD COACH BOBBY HAUCK Bobby Hauck enters his fourth year as a college head coach, all at Montana. Hauck has

posted a 29-11 overall mark and 16-5 record in the Big Sky Conference. He has guided the Grizzlies to three straight league championships and three Division I-AA playoff appearances, including the championship game in 2004. Hauck began his collegiate coaching career in 1988 with the Grizzlies. Following a three-year stint, he moved on to UCLA for three years (1990-93), Northern Arizona for two years (1993-94), Colorado four years (1995-98) and then Washington four years (1999-02). Hauck has two family members on his coaching staff. Tim, his younger brother, is in his third year coaching safeties. Tom, his uncle, enters his seventh year coaching defensive tackles.



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Release Date: Aug. 23, 2006

2006 Big Ten Standings

Team

Big 10 Pct.

Illinois

0-0

.000

Indiana

0-0

.000

Iowa

0-0

.000

Michigan

0-0

.000

Michigan St. 0-0

.000

Minnesota 0-0

.000

Northwestern 0-0

.000

Ohio State 0-0

.000

Penn State 0-0

.000

Purdue

0-0

.000

Wisconsin 0-0

.000

Overall Pct.

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

0-0

.000

This Week in the Big 10

Thursday, August 31 Minnesota at Kent State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN360) Northwestern at Miami (OH), 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Saturday, September 2 Montana at Iowa, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Vanderbilt at Michigan, 11 a.m. (ESPN) Idaho at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (ESPN Plus) Indiana State at Purdue, 12 p.m. (No TV) Akron at Penn State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Wisconsin vs. Bowling Green, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Northern Illinois at Ohio State, 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Eastern Illinois at Illinois, 6 p.m. (No TV) Western Michigan at Indiana, 6 p.m. (No TV) all times listed are central

Iowa Non-Conference Opponents

Team

Record-Next Game

Montana

0-0, at Iowa

Syracuse

0-0, at Wake Forest

Iowa State 0-0, Toledo -- 8/31

N. Illinois

0-0, at Ohio State

Hawkeyes in the Polls

Date

A

C

H Result

Pre.

16 17 -- --

A=Associated Press; C=Coaches; H=Harris

COACH KIRK FERENTZ The 2002 Associated Press, Walter Camp and AFCA Regional Coach of the Year and two-time

Big Ten Coach of the Year, Kirk Ferentz (pronounced FAIR-rintz, rhymes with parents), is in his eighth season as Iowa's head football coach. Ferentz guided Iowa to Big Ten titles twice in the last four years (2002 and 2004) and four straight January bowl games, including back-to-back New Year's Day bowl victories (2004 Outback Bowl and 2005 Capital One Bowl). Iowa has posted a 38-12 (.760) overall mark and a 25-7 (.781) Big Ten record the last four seasons.

Ferentz, at Iowa, holds an overall record of 49-36 (.576) and a 32-24 (.571) mark in Big Ten games. In 10 seasons as a college head coach his career mark is 61-57 (.517).

Twenty-nine of Iowa's 85 games over the last seven seasons have been decided by seven points or less (14-15) and 29 were played against opponents who were ranked in the top 25 at the time (12-17).

Ferentz joined the Iowa staff after serving as assistant head coach and offensive line coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He had been part of the Baltimore (Cleveland Browns prior to the move) staff for six years.

Ferentz was named head coach of the Maine Bears in 1990 and held that position for three years. Ferentz was a member of Hayden Fry's Iowa staff for nine years as offensive line coach (1981-89). He coordinated Iowa's running game during his first coaching stint with the Hawkeyes. Iowa appeared in eight bowl games during the time Ferentz was an Iowa assistant, posting a 4-4 record. A pair of Rose Bowls (1982 & 1986), two Holiday Bowl appearances (1986 & 1987) and a pair of Peach Bowl visits (1982 & 1988), along with appearances in the Gator (1983) and Freedom Bowls (1984) highlighted his previous Iowa stay. Iowa's record in those nine years was 73-33-4 and included two 10-win and two nine-win seasons.

Ferentz was born in Royal Oak, MI, and attended high school in Pittsburgh, PA. Kirk earned his bachelor's degree in English Education from the University of Connecticut in 1978, where he was a football captain.

FERENTZ CLOSES IN ON MILESTONES Head Coach Kirk Ferentz is only one victory from collecting his 50th overall win at the Univer-

sity of Iowa. Additionally, he is only three triumphs from tying Forest Evashevski (1952-60) for the second-most wins by a Hawkeye head coach. Ferentz's next conference victory will also tie Evashevski for second at Iowa with 33. Hayden Fry (1979-98) is Iowa's all-time winningest coach with 143 overall wins and 96 league victories.

IOWA OPENS BIG TEN PLAY ON ROAD Iowa will begin its quest for a 12th Big Ten championship Sept. 23 at Illinois. This year marks

the seventh time in eight years, including the last five, the Hawkeyes will open league play on the road. Iowa's lone conference home opener, under Coach Ferentz, came in 2001 when it defeated Penn State.

HAWKEYES ON THE TUBE Iowa's season-opener vs. Montana will mark the 53rd consecutive game the Hawkeyes have been

selected for television. The last Iowa contest not televised was against Minnesota on Nov. 17, 2001.

IOWA AMONG THE BIG TEN'S ELITE Iowa is tied with Michigan and Ohio State for the most conference victories the last four years.

All three schools have 25 wins during that time. Michigan (19) has won the most league contests the last three years, followed by Iowa (17) and Ohio State (17).

HAWKEYES BY THE NUMBERS Iowa returns 43 lettermen from 2005, including 23 on offense, 18 on defense and two special-

ists. The Hawkeyes return seven starters on offense and seven on defense, plus placekicker Kyle Schlicher and punter Andy Fenstermaker. The lettermen breakdown includes 11 three-year lettermen, 12 two-year lettermen and 20 one-year lettermen.

The total roster has 112 players, and includes 19 seniors, 15 juniors, 30 sophomores, 23 redshirt freshmen and 25 true freshmen.



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National Rankings

USA Today Poll, Preseason

School

Record

Points

1. Ohio State (28)

0-0

1,487

2. Texas (11)

0-0

1,378

3. USC (1)

0-0

1,348

Notre Dame (9)

0-0

1,348

5. Oklahoma (13)

0-0

1,320

6. Auburn (1)

0-0

1,206

7. West Virginia

0-0

1,202

8. Florida

0-0

1,054

9. LSU

0-0

1,037

10. Florida State

0-0

874

11. Miami

0-0

839

12. California

0-0

798

13. Lousiville

0-0

785

14. Georgia

0-0

784

15. Michigan

0-0

778

16. Virginia Tech

0-0

591

17. IOWA

0-0

519

18. Clemson

0-0

493

19. Penn State

0-0

406

20. Oregon

0-0

373

21. TCU

0-0

270

22. Nebraska

0-0

261

23. Tennessee

0-0

216

24. Alabama

0-0

210

25. Texas Tech

0-0

198

Numbers in parenthesis represent first place votes

Associated Press Poll, Preseason

School

Record

Points

1. Ohio State (35)

0-0

1,558

2. Notre Dame (10)

0-0

1,470

3. Texas (8)

0-0

1,411

4. Auburn (3)

0-0

1,395

5. West Virginia (6)

0-0

1,354

6. USC (3)

0-0

1,345

7. Florida

0-0

1,178

8. LSU

0-0

1,144

9. California

0-0

975

10. Oklahoma

0-0

960

11. Florida State

0-0

949

12. Miami

0-0

893

13. Louisville

0-0

844

14. Michigan

0-0

824

15. Georgia

0-0

743

16. IOWA

0-0

720

17. Virginia Tech

0-0

614

18. Clemson

0-0

479

19. Penn State

0-0

386

20. Nebraska

0-0

332

21. Oregon

0-0

324

22. TCU

0-0

257

23. Tennessee

0-0

215

24. Arizona State

0-0

182

25. Texas Tech

0-0

181

Numbers in parenthesis represent first place votes

Release Date: Aug. 23, 2006

DOMINANT AT HOME Iowa boasts the fourth-best home winning percentage in the nation since the start of the

2003 season. The Hawkeyes are tied with Oklahoma with a .947 (18-1) winning percentage in fourth. Leading the pack is USC (1.000, 18-0), followed by Ohio State (.952, 20-1) and Boise State (.950, 19-1).

Home Winning Percentage Since 2003

School

W-L

1. USC

18-0

2. Ohio State

20-1

3. Boise State

19-1

4. IOWA

18-1

Oklahoma

18-1

6. Texas

17-1

7. Louisville

16-1

8. Toledo

15-1

9. LSU

18-2

10. Georgia

16-2

Texas Tech

16-2

12. Northern Illinois

15-2

13. Navy

14-2

Pct. 1.000 .952 .950 .947 .947 .944 .941 .938 .900 .888 .888 .882 .875

STARTERS RETURNING Iowa returns seven starters on offense and seven on defense, in addition to PK Kyle Schlicher

and P Andy Fenstermaker. The returning starters on offense include guards Mike Jones and Mike Elgin, tackle Marshal Yanda, running back Albert Young, fullback Tom Busch, tight end Scott Chandler and quarterback Drew Tate. The defensive starters returning include ends Kenny Iwebema and Bryan Mattison, tackles Matt Kroul and Mitch King, linebacker Edmond Miles and safeties Marcus Paschal and Miguel Merrick.

THE SPORTING NEWS LIKES HAWKEYES The Sporting News has a number of Hawkeyes listed in its preseason rankings. The publication

ranks Drew Tate as the fourth-best quarterback in the nation, while it also ranks Marcus Paschal as the fourth-best free safety. Kyle Schlicher was chosen as the fifth-best place kicker and Mike Jones was selected as the fifth-best offensive guard. Albert Young is picked the seventh-best running back, while Kenny Iwebema is ranked the eighth-best defensive end.

RETURNING WITH HONORS Iowa returns five players who earned all-Big Ten honors a year ago. That list includes defensive

end Kenny Iwebema, who was a first team honoree. Place kicker Kyle Schlicher and running back Albert Young earned second team laurels. Defensive tackle Mitch King and safety Marcus Paschal earned honorable mention accolades. King was also named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14.

IOWA LIKES STARTING ON OFFENSE Iowa has started on offense in 72 of its last 79 games. Iowa's games vs. Minnesota (11/19/05),

vs. Michigan (10/22/05), at Purdue (10/8/05), at Minnesota (11/13/04), vs. Purdue (11/6/04), at Miami, OH (9/7/02) and at Michigan State (9/27/03) are the only contests that the Hawkeyes didn't start on offense. Iowa won five of those seven games. Iowa has started the game on offense in 74-of-85 games under Kirk Ferentz.

IOWA VS. RANKED TEAMS These are Iowa's most recent wins vs. nationally ranked opponents:

Home: Road: Neutral:

30-7 over ninth-ranked Wisconsin, 11/20/04 33-7 over 23rd-ranked Ohio State, 10/6/04 20-10 over 19th-ranked Wisconsin, 11/12/05 30-17 over 18th ranked Michigan, 9/25/04 30-25 over 11th-ranked LSU, Capital One Bowl, 1/1/05 37-17 over 17th-ranked Florida, Outback Bowl, 1/1/04



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Release Date: Aug. 23, 2006

Charting Iowa Career Rankings

Rushing

Name

Att-Yards Avg. TDs Years

1. Sedrick Shaw 837-4,156 5.0 33 1993-96

2. Ladell Betts 831-3,686 4.4 25 1994-97

3. Tavian Banks 505-2,977 5.9 33 1994-97

4. Fred Russell 514-2,760 5.4 17 2001-03

5. Tony Stewart 532-2,562 4.8 17 1987-90

6. Owen Gill

489-2,556 5.2 22 1981-84

7. Ronnie Harmon 443-2,271 5.1 22 1982-85

8. Eddie Phillips 465-2,177 4.7 19 1980-83

9. Dennis Mosley 458-2,133 4.6 14 1976-79

10. Levi Mitchell 425-1,927 4.5 10 1969-71

11. Nick Bell

311-1,748 5.6 18 1988-90

12. Ed Podolak 407-1,710 4.2 14 1966-68

13. Bill Reichardt 384-1,665 4.3 6 1949-51

14. Jim Jensen 367-1,661 4.5 9 1972-75

15. David Hudson 340-1,629 4.8 24 1985-88

16. Tim Sullivan 357-1,584 4.4 15 1967-70

17. Rick Bayless 317-1,561 4.9 13 1984-87

18. Mike Saunders 309-1,476 4.8 16 1988-91

19. Ryan Terry 293-1,443 4.9 12 1992-94

20. Albert Young 276-1,426 5.2 10 2004-p

Passing

Name 1. Chuck Long 2. Chuck Hartlieb 3. Matt Rodgers 4. Matt Sherman 5. Drew Tate

C-A

Yds. TDs Years

782-1,203 10,461 74 1981-85

512-802 6,934 37 1986-88

550-905 6,725 41 1988-91

448-776 6,399 43 1994-97

458-738 5,669 43 2003-p

Total Offense

Name 1. Chuck Long 2. Matt Rodgers 3. Chuck Hartlieb 4. Matt Sherman 5. Drew Tate

Rush (-207) 130 (-364) (-451) 11

Pass Yds. Years 10,461 10,254 1981-85 6,725 6,855 1988-91 6,934 6,570 1986-88 6,399 5,948 1994-97 5,669 5,680 2003-p

Scoring

Name

Points

1. Nate Kaeding 373

2. Rob Houghtlin 290

3. Tom Nichol 277

4. Tavian Banks 218

Zach Bromert 218

6. Sedrick Shaw 214

Jeff Skillett

214

8. Tim Dwight 192

Ronnie Harmon 192

10. Kyle Schlicher 189

TDs-PAT-FG 1-66-67 0-128-54 0-142-45 36-1-0 0-140-26 35-2-0 0-112-34 32-0-0 32-0-0 0-75-38

Years 2000-03 1985-87 1981-84 1994-97 1995-98 1993-96 1988-91 1994-97 1982-85 2004-p

Field Goals Made

Name

FGM-FGA Pct.

Years

1. Nate Kaeding 67-83

.807 2000-03

2. Rob Houghtlin 54-85

.635 1985-87

3. Tom Nichol

45-74

.608 1981-84

4. Kyle Schlicher 38-47

.809 2004-p

TATE CLIMBS CAREER CHARTS QB Drew Tate, who is on the Maxwell Award Watch List, enters the 2006 season ranked high

in all the Iowa career passing charts. The senior ranks second in touchdown passes (43), third in completion percentage (.621), fourth in completions (458) and fifth in attempts (738), yards (5,669) and total offense (5,680). Tate is within reach to climb into second in completions, attempts, yards and total offense. The all-Big Ten performer is only 1,265 yards behind second place Chuck Hartlieb for yards and 1,175 yards behind second place Matt Rodgers for total offense. He is 92 completions and 167 attempts from tying Matt Rodgers for second. Chuck Long is Iowa's all-time leader in completions (782), attempts (1,203), yards (10,461) and total offense (10,254).

Tate garnered first team all-Big Ten laurels from the coaches and second team recognition by the media in 2004. He became the first Iowa sophomore quarterback to make first team all-Big Ten since Chuck Long was honored in 1983. Tate was also recognized as the 2004 Big Ten Player of the Year by .

TATE AMONG HAWKEYE ELITE Drew Tate joins Chuck Long, Matt Rodgers and Matt Sherman as the only three-year starters

at quarterback in Iowa history. Tate has collected 17 overall victories under center, which ranks fourth in Hawkeye annals behind Long (33), Sherman (24) and Rodgers (21). Tate has also amassed 12 conference wins directing the Hawkeye offense, which ranks fourth behind Long (24) and Sherman (14) and Rodgers (14).

Iowa QB Victories Quarterback 1. Chuck Long (1981-85) 2. Matt Sherman (1994-97) 3. Matt Rodgers (1988-91) 4. Drew Tate (2003-p) 5. Chuck Hartlieb (1986-88)

Overall 33-13-1 (.713) 24-10-0 (.706) 21-10-1 (.672) 17-6-0 (.739) 15-5-3 (.717)

Big Ten 24-7-1 (.766) 14-8-0 (.636) 14-8-0 (.636) 12-4-0 (.750) 9-3-3 (.700)

TATE EFFICIENT AMONG NATION'S BEST Drew Tate ranks fifth in the nation among active quarterbacks in interception percentage vs. top

25 opponents since 2003. In nine games against ranked foes, Tate has thrown 10 interceptions in 257 attempts for a 3.9 percentage. Tate ranks behind Florida's Chris Leak (2.0), Wisconsin's John Stocco (2.4), Syracuse's Perry Patterson (3.1) and Notre Dame's Brady Quinn (3.2).

Active QB Interception Pct. vs. Top 25 opponents since 2003

Quarterback

Games

Att.

Int.

Pct.

1. Chris Leak (Florida)

18

548

11

2.0

2. John Stocco (Wisconsin)

10

250

6

2.4

3. Perry Patterson (Syracuse)

10

226

7

3.1

4. Brady Quinn (Notre Dame)

14

463

15

3.2

5. Drew Tate (Iowa)

9

257

10

3.9

YOUNG LEADS IOWA'S RUSHING ATTACK All-Big Ten RB Albert Young, who is on the Maxwell Award Watch List, returns after carrying

the ball 249 times for 1,334 yards (111.2 avg.) and a team-best eight touchdowns in 2005. He ranked 17th nationally and fourth in the Big Ten for all games. Young, who was a second team all-Big Ten selection by the media and honorable mention pick by the coaches, averaged 125.2 yards in conference games to lead the league by 0.3 yards per game over Minnesota's Laurence Maroney (124.9). Young also ranked second in all-purpose yards in league games, only 0.9 yards behind leader Brandon Williams (177.9) of Wisconsin. Young rallied to become the first Hawkeye to lead the conference in rushing (league games only) since Dennis Mosley in 1979. He ranked fifth among all rushers after five Big Ten games and climbed to No. 1 following big games against Northwestern, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

He rushed for over 100 yards in seven straight games (an Iowa record) and eight times in 2005 (Iowa State, Illinois, Purdue, Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Minnesota). He averaged 139.6 yards rushing per game during the streak. Iowa has had a 1,000-yard rusher in five of the last six years. Ladell Betts (2000-01), Fred Russell (2002-03) and Albert Young (2005). Young also surpassed 200 all-purpose yards in four of the last seven games. He ranked



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Hawkeyes in the NFL

Iowa football players have a long tradition of being well prepared for professional football, following their college playing careers. As of Aug. 23, 36 former Hawkeyes were on NFL rosters.

Former Hawkeye, Current NFL Team Jonathan Babineaux, Atlanta Falcons Jason Baker, Carolina Panthers Ladell Betts, Washington Redskins Matt Bowen, Buffalo Bills Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts Jared Clauss, Tennessee Titans Colin Cole, Green Bay Packers Sean Considine, Philadelphia Eagles Jared DeVries, Detroit Lions Tim Dwight, New York Jets Brian Ferentz, Atlanta Falcons Robert Gallery, Oakland Raiders Mike Goff, San Diego Chargers Chad Greenway, Minnesota Vikings Ed Hinkel, Indianapolis Colts Abdul Hodge, Green Bay Packers Tony Jackson, New York Giants Erik Jensen, Dallas Cowboys D.J. Johnson, New York Jets Jovon Johnson, New York Jets C.J. Jones, Seattle Seahawks Nate Kaeding, San Diego Chargers Aaron Kampman, Green Bay Packers Kevin Kasper, Minnesota Vikings Pete McMahon, New York Jets Derek Pagel, Dallas Cowboys Derreck Robinson, San Diego Chargers Matt Roth, Miami Dolphins Fred Russell, St. Louis Rams Bob Sanders, Indianapolis Colts Ben Sobieski, San Francisco 49ers Clinton Solomon, St. Louis Rams Eric Steinbach, Cincinnati Bengals Ross Verba, Detroit Lions Casey Wiegmann, Kansas City Chiefs LeVar Woods, Detroit Lions

Captains By Week

Game

Players

Montana TBD

Syracuse

Iowa State

Illinois

Ohio State

Purdue

Indiana

Michigan

N. Illinois

N'western

Wisconsin

Minnesota

Hawkeyes on Watch Lists

Scott Chandler, Sr., TE John Mackey Award Ken Iwebema, Jr., DE Ted Hendricks Award Lott Trophy Bednarik Award Edmond Miles, Sr., LB Bednarik Award Kyle Schlicher, Sr., PK Lou Groza Award Drew Tate, Sr. QB Maxwell Award Albert Young, Jr., RB Maxwell Award Mike Elgin, Sr., OL Rimington Trophy

Release Date: Aug. 23, 2006

fifth in the Big Ten and 18th nationally in all-purpose yards (146.7). Young enters the 2006 season ranked 20th in Iowa career rushing with 1,426 yards. Another

solid campaign will move him into the top ten. The junior needs only 501 yards to tie Levi Mitchell for 10th (1,927).

SCHLICHER THE KICKER PK Kyle Schlicher returns for his senior campaign after earning second team all-conference

accolades last season. Schlicher, who is on the Lou Groza Collegiate Place Kicker Watch List, ranked first in team scoring his junior year (17-21 FGs, 43-44 PATs ? 94 points), sixth in Big Ten scoring and third in league kicking points. He ranked 26th in the nation in field goals per game (1.42) and 39th in overall scoring per game (7.8). Additionally, the 94 points rank seventh-most in a single season at Iowa. His .810 field goal percentage was tops in the Big Ten last year. He was a Groza semifinalist in 2005.

The Ankeny native enters 2006 with 189 career points, which ranks 10th in Iowa career scoring. He is only three points from equaling Ronnie Harmon and Tim Dwight (192) in eighth place. He is 38-47 in career field goal attempts, including 6-13 from beyond 40 yards, and 75-79 on PATs. Schlicher has only missed two field goals under 39 yards (30-32). He has made two field goals or more in 11 contests.

SCHLICHER AMONG NATION'S ELITE Kyle Schlicher ranks among the nation's best place kickers in active career field goal percent-

age and field goals made per game (min. 30 FG made). Entering the 2006 season, Schlicher ranks first in field goals made (1.58) and fourth in percent-

age (.809). Schlicher (1.58) is 0.1 field goals per game ahead of Clemson's Jad Dean (1.57). Schlicher (.809) trails Eastern Michigan's Andrew Wellock (.815), Virginia Tech's Brandon Pace (.816) and Southern Mississippi's Darren McCaleb (.828) in field goal percentage.

Field Goals Per Game Kyle Schlicher, Iowa (SR) Jad Dean, Clemson, Clemson (SR) Andrew Wellock, E. Michigan (SR) Brandon Pace, Virginia Tech (SR) Jeremy Ito, Rutgers (JR)

Field Goal Percentage Darren McCaleb, S. Miss. (SR) Brandon Pace, Virginia Tech (SR) Andrew Wellock, E. Michigan (SR) Kyle Schlicher, Iowa (SR) Jad Dean, Clemson, Clemson (SR)

GM

FGA

FGA

Pct.

FG/GM

24

38

47

.809

1.58

23

36

46

.783

1.57

34

53

65

.815

1.56

26

40

49

.816

1.54

23

35

51

.686

1.52

GM

FGA

FGA

Pct.

FG/GM

36

53

64

.828

1.47

26

40

49

.816

1.54

34

53

65

.815

1.56

24

38

47

.809

1.58

23

36

46

.783

1.57

IWEBEMA ANCHORS DEFENSIVE LINE DE Kenny Iwebema has received considerable praise from pre-season publications. The

junior is a second team all-America honoree by Street & Smith and selected to the third team by Athlon Sports. He is on the watch lists for the Ted Hendricks Award, the Lott Trophy and the Bednarik Award.

The native of Arlington, TX, ranked seventh in Big Ten QB sacks (0.58) for all games and tied for fourth (0.62) in league games in 2005. Iwebema tied an Iowa single-game record with two blocked kicks (both field goals) in a 35-7 triumph over Illinois in 2005. He was a first team all-Big Ten selection by the media, finishing his sophomore year with 47 tackles (10 TFL).

IOWA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Iowa's Leadership Council for the 2006 season includes six seniors, three juniors, four

sophomores, one redshirt freshmen and one true freshman. A member of the incoming freshman class will be named soon. Permanent team captains are named at the conclusion of each season. The Leadership Council for this season includes seniors Mike Elgin, Jason Manson, Miguel Merrick, Marcus Paschal, Drew Tate and Marshal Yanda; juniors Mike Humpal, Bryan Mattison and Albert Young; sophomores Mitch King, Matt Kroul, Tony Moeaki and Seth Olsen and redshirt freshman Jake Christensen.



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