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IOWA FOOTBALL
2016 MEDIA GUIDE
2016 Schedule
Date_____ Opponent________ Location______________ Time (TV)
#& Sept. 3____ Miami, Ohio_______ Iowa City________2:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sept. 10___ Iowa State________ Iowa City__________ 6:30 p.m. (BTN)
Sept. 17___ North Dakota State_ Iowa City____ 11 a.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
Sept. 24___ at Rutgers________ Piscataway, NJ_______________ TBA
* Oct. 1_____ Northwestern_____ Iowa City___________ 11 a.m. (TBA)
Oct. 8_____ at Minnesota______ Minneapolis, Minn.___________ TBA
Oct. 15____ at Purdue_________ West Lafayette, Ind.__ 11 a.m. (TBA)
Oct. 22____ Wisconsin________ Iowa City___________________ TBA
Oct. 29____ Open
Nov. 5____ at Penn State______ University Park, Pa.___6:30 p.m., BTN
$ Nov. 12___ Michigan_________ Iowa City_______ 7 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)
Nov. 19___ at Illinois_________ Champaign, Ill.______________ TBA
Nov. 25___ Nebraska_________ Iowa City___________________ TBA
# ‐ ‐ Varsity Club Day; & - - Fry Fest Weekend;
* ‐ ‐ Homecoming; $ ‐ ‐ Family Weekend
NOTE: Times listed are central time and subject to change
2015 Results (12-2 overall, 8-0 Big Ten)
Date_________Opponent____________ Result
Sept. 5________Illinois State___________ W, 31-14
Sept. 12_______at Iowa State___________ W, 31-17
Sept. 19_______Pittsburgh_____________ W, 27-24
Sept. 26_______North Texas____________ W, 62-16
* Oct. 3_________at #18/19 Wisconsin_____ W, 10-6
* Oct. 10________Illinois________________ W, 29-20
* Oct. 17________at #20/21 Northwestern__ W, 40-10
* Oct. 31________Maryland______________ W, 31-15
* Nov. 7________at Indiana_____________ W, 35-27
* Nov. 14_______Minnesota_____________ W, 40-35
* Nov. 21_______Purdue_______________ W, 40-20
* Nov. 27_______at Nebraska____________ W, 28-20
& Dec. 5________#5 Michigan State (n)____ L, 16-13
# Jan. 1_________#5/6 Stanford (n)________ L, 45-16
* - - Big Ten Conference Game; & - - Big Ten Championship, Indianapolis;
# - - 2016 Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Fall Schedule
Thursday, Aug. 4_______________ First practice
Saturday, Aug. 6_______________ Media Day
Saturday, Aug. 13______________ Kid’s Day/Open scrimmage
Monday, Aug. 22_______________ First day of fall classes
Saturday, Sept. 3_______________ First game vs. Miami, Ohio - 2:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL FACTS & INFORMATION
Iowa Quick Facts
Location:_________________ Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Enrollment:_______________ 31,387
Founded:_________________ 1847
President:________________ Bruce Harreld
Athletic Director:__________ Gary Barta
Nickname:________________ Hawkeyes
Colors:___________________ Gold and Black
Conference:_______________ Big Ten (West Division)
School song:______________ On Iowa
Mascot:__________________ Herky the Hawk
Stadium:_________________ Kinnick Stadium (1929)
Capacity:_________________ 70,585
Surface:__________________ FieldTurf
Head Coach:______________ Kirk Ferentz
Career Record:____________ 139-108 (20 years)
Record at Iowa:____________ 127-87 (17 years)
Big Ten Record:____________ 76-60
Lettermen Returning/Lost:_ 39/24
Offense:________________ 20/12
Defense:_______________ 18/10
Specialists:_____________ 1/2
Lettermen Breakdown:____ 39
Three-year:_______________ 6
Two-year:________________ 12
One-year:________________ 21
Offense:_________________ Multiple
Defense:_________________ 4-3
Starters Returning/Lost:___ 15/11
Offense:________________ 7/5
Defense:_______________ 7/4
Specialists:_____________ 1/2
Squad Breakdown by class:_ 119
Seniors:________________ 15
Juniors:________________ 20
Sophomores:___________ 26
Redshirt Freshmen:______ 26
Freshmen:______________ 32
Big Ten Conference Football Divisions
West Division
Illinois
IOWA
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Purdue
Wisconsin
East Division
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers
Office - - (319) 335-9411
Press Box - - (319) 335-9466/9467
Director/FB Contact: Steve Roe 319-339-0980 (H); 319-430-6346 (C)
Secondary Football: Matt Weitzel 319-430-8176 (C)
Assistants: James Allan, Chris Brewer, Brandee Britt, Jil Price, Traci Wagner
Credential Application: hawkeyesports.com/media
Overnight Mailing Address:
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Iowa Hawkeye Football
Athletic Communications
Suite 300, Carver-Hawkeye Arena
One Elliott Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52242
IOWA VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - Each Tuesday, Iowa offers video highlights
of Coach Kirk Ferentz’ weekly news conference, plus player clips &
highlights. The video will normally be available, via the UI Drop Box, by
3 p.m. CT, or via the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rwtnlapoyg59ngu/EYUE4OUqpS?lst
Login: ath-media@uiowa.edu
Password: hawkeyes16
Iowa Athletic Communications
IOWA ON THE INTERNET - Updated information on the University of
Iowa football team and all athletic programs is also available on the
University of Iowa’s athletic department home page on the Internet,
hawkeyesports.com. During the season, live game stats are available
on the Internet through the Iowa home page. Fans can also access
information via twitter: @HawkeyeFootball and @theIowaHawkeyes.
E-MAIL SERVICE AVAILABLE - If you wish to receive game notes, game
statistics and season statistics via e-mail, contact the Big Ten Conference
(http://office.bigten.org/media), prior to the start of the season to
sign up to receive information. Releases are e-mailed each Monday
and all game stats, coaches’ quotes and season stats are available each
Saturday following the game.
MEDIA INFORMATION - Additional information concerning game day
operations at Kinnick Stadium and information for obtaining media
credentials for Iowa home games can be found on pages 230-231 of
this guide. To apply for credentials, visit online at: hawkeyesports.com/
media. The 2016 Iowa Football media guide is also available through
the UI Athletic Communications office and on the UI’s official website,
hawkeyesports.com.
ALL INTERVIEWS SHOULD BE ARRANGED THROUGH THE IOWA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE.