| 2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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Big Ten co-champion Capital One Bowl champion | |
Capital One Bowl, W 30–25 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ken O'Keefe (6th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Norm Parker (6th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,397) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Michigan $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Iowa + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Wisconsin | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Ohio State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played their home games in Kinnick Stadium and were coached by Kirk Ferentz. Finishing the 2003 season with a 10–3 record and an Outback Bowl victory, the Hawkeyes began the season 2–0 with wins over Kent State and Iowa State.[1] But after rocky performances at Arizona State and Michigan, the Hawkeyes sat at 2–2 going into their game with Michigan State.[1]
The Hawkeyes handily defeated the Spartans 38–16,[2] and turned their attention to Ohio State, a team whom the Hawkeyes had not beaten at home since 1983.[3] Behind a strong defensive performance that allowed only 177 yards,[4] the Hawkeyes easily defeated the Buckeyes by 26 points, the largest margin of victory over Ohio State in Iowa history at the time.[3] However, tragedy struck soon thereafter, when head coach Kirk Ferentz's father died.[5] In the emotional game that ensued, the Hawkeyes narrowly defeated Penn State 6–4 on two Kyle Schlicher field goals.[6]
The Hawkeyes then raised their record to 8–2 with victories over Illinois, Purdue, and Minnesota.[1] With a share of the Big Ten championship on the line, the Hawkeyes met Wisconsin in the final regular season game of the year. Iowa won the game,[7] completing its second consecutive unbeaten season at home, and thousands of Hawkeye fans swarmed the field in celebration.[8] Several weeks following the victory, Iowa accepted a bid to play the LSU Tigers in the 2005 Capital One Bowl.[9]
In a game that was originally thought to be a defensive matchup,[10] the Hawkeyes took a 24–12 lead early in the fourth quarter. But behind freshman quarterback JaMarcus Russell, the Tigers stormed back, and took a one-point lead with 46 seconds remaining.[11] However, LSU's comeback was all for naught, as Iowa's Drew Tate completed a 56-yard touchdown pass to Warren Holloway as time expired, giving Iowa the 30–25 win[11] and a 10–2 final record.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Iowa 2004 Football Schedule / Results". ESPN. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Iowa 38, Michigan State 16". HawkeyeSports.com. October 2, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ a b "Iowa 33, No. 23 Ohio State 7". HawkeyeSports.com. October 16, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Iowa Cruises Past No. 25 Ohio State, 33–7". HawkeyeSports.com. October 16, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Ferentz's Father Passes Away". HawkeyeSports.com. October 20, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Wine Online: A Defense Battle". HawkeyeSports.com / George Wine. October 24, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Iowa 30, Wisconsin 7". HawkeyeSports.com. November 20, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Wisconsin vs. Iowa". USA Today. November 20, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Iowa Faces "Tough Draw"". HawkeyeSports.com. December 4, 2004. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ "Capital One Bowl Breakdown". SI.com. December 29, 2004. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ a b "Iowa vs. Louisiana State". USA Today. January 2, 2005. Retrieved August 12, 2007.