Taking Flight- Iowa Hawkeyes

[Herky]

IOWA MLB JAMES MORRIS NAMES 1ST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN

Junior linebacker James Morris earned 1st Team All-American honors today. Morris lead the Big Ten in tackles with 99, and was 4th in the nation in that category. He also registered 2 sacks, 1 INT, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and 1 fumble returned for a touchdown.

HAWKEYE RE MELVIN SPEARS NAMES TO FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
RE Melvin Spears made the most of his opportunity this season, filling in due to injury, and was named to the Freshman All-American team. Spears, a RS Freshman from Allen, Texas, recorded 5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles this season.

[Herky]

IOWA ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS

1st Team
WR Keenan Davis (SR): 53 receptions, 963 yards, 10 TDs

RE Melvin Spears (RS FR): 28 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 1 safety

DT Steve Bigach (RS SR): 21 tackles, 7 sacks, 2 forced fumbles,

MLB James Morris (JR): 99 tackles, 1 interception, 2 sacks, 1 TD, 3 FF, 2 FR

2nd Team
TE CJ Fiedorowicz (JR): 61 receptions, 868 yards, 8 TDS

ROLB Anthony Hitchens (JR): 76 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 TD, 1 FF

SS Nico Law (SOPH): 51 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 FF

[Herky]

MICHIGAN WINS THE BIG TEN. DEFEATS WISCONSIN 28-24 In Big Ten Title Game.

Big Ten (Legends) Conference Standings - Updated: Dec 7, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#4 Michigan	9-3	0.750	8-1	372	279	W6
Nebraska	8-4	0.660	4-4	322	191	L2
#19 Michigan State	8-4	0.660	4-4	297	216	L1
Iowa	7-5	0.580	4-4	352	339	L1
Northwestern	4-8	0.330	3-5	285	313	L3
Minnesota	5-7	0.410	2-6	254	307	W2

Big Ten (Leaders) Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 21, 2012
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
#10 Wisconsin	11-2	0.840	7-2	482	177	L1
Ohio State	7-5	0.580	5-3	345	265	L2
Purdue	8-4	0.660	5-3	352	300	W3
Illinois	7-5	0.580	4-4	326	277	W1
Penn State	4-8	0.330	2-6	254	332	L3
Indiana	4-8	0.330	1-7	251	349	L1

[Herky]

DETROIT BOUND- Iowa faces off against ##25 Northern Illinois again in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

Matchup Preview *|* December 27, 2012
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Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5 (4-4), Away)		#25 Northern Illinois Huskies (10-3 (8-1), Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 29.3 Points Per Game 34.3 387.5 Total Offensive Yards 403.7 121 Rushing Yards 158 266.5 Passing Yards 245.7 Defensive Stats Comparison 395.9 Total Yards Allowed 348 190.8 Rushing Yards Allowed 167.0 205 Passing Yards Allowed 181 Injury Report Micah Hyde Broken collarbone (Out for season) Jamal Womble Dislocated hip (Out for season) S. Bigach Broken Ribs (Probably) Game Notes Iowa defeated Northern Illinois 20-15 in Soldier Field in the season opener. Northern Illinois lost to Ohio 31-24 in overtime of the MAC Title Game. Iowa is 14-11-1 in bowl games all-time. Northern Illinois is 4-3.

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STAR OF THE SEQUEL

Vandenberg leads Iowa to a win in their rematch with Northern Illinois. Throws for 308 yards and 3 TDs. School touchdown record set at 31 for a season total.

Iowa Hawkeyes at Northern Illinois Huskies
Dec 27, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Iowa Hawkeyes (8-5 (4-4))	3	17	3	8	31
#25 Northern Illinois Huskies (10-4 (8-1))	3	7	7	0	17

Team Stats Comparison
	IOWA	NIU
Total Offense	475	359
Rushing Yards	167	188
Passing Yards	308	171
First Downs	16	12
Punt Return Yards	8	4
Kick Return Yards	79	169
Total Yards	562	532
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	9-15 (60%)	1-11 (9%)
4th Down Conversion	0-1	2-3
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-0-3 (100%)	1-1-0 (100%)
Penalties	5-45	6-60
Posession Time	22:09	13:50

Iowa Hawkeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Vandenberg 14/18 308 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Bullock 17 63 3.7 0 J. Canzeri 16 104 6.5 0 M. Weisman 4 0 0.0 0 G. Garmon 3 16 5.3 0 J. Vandenberg 3 -16 -5.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Fiedorowicz 4 69 17.0 0 K. Davis 4 74 18.7 1 J. Cotton 3 79 26.3 1 R. Hamilton 1 7 7.0 0 K. Martin Manley 1 80 80.0 1 G. Garmon 1 -2 -2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK M. Tobin 0 1 B. Va Sloten 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD N. Law 7 0 0 0 T. Miller 6 1.5 0 0 A. Hitchens 5 0 0 0 G. Castillo 5 0 0 0 C. Davis 5 0 0 0 B. Lowery 5 0 0 0 J. Gaglione 4 0 0 0 S. Bigach 4 0 0 0 L. Trainca Pasat 4 0 0 0 C. Kirskey 3 0 0 0 K. Buford 2 0 0 0 J. Lowedermilk 2 0 0 0 T. Donatell 2 0 0 0 T. Perry 2 0 0 0 S. Draper 2 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Meyer 3-4 2-2 11 36 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Kornbrar 1 10 30.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Campbell 3 57 19.0 0 J. Cotton 1 22 22.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Buford 1 0 0.0 0 J. Cotton 1 8 8.0 0

Northern Illinois Huskies PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Lynch 16/23 171 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Lynch 19 41 2.1 0 A. Daniels 13 141 10.8 1 L. Settle 1 6 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD D. Brown 4 56 14.0 1 P. Ashford 3 34 11.3 0 T. Lewis 3 43 14.3 0 J. Schepler 3 17 5.6 0 A. Daniels 2 14 7.0 0 R. Sterling 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK L. Pegram 5 1 D. Majors 2 0 L. Settle 1 0 J. Schepler 1 0 M. Battaglia 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD V. Jacques 16 0 0 0 T. Clark 12 0 0 0 J. Bass 6 0 0 0 A. Wells 6 0 0 0 J. Ward 5 0 0 0 A. Baxter 4 0 0 0 S. Progar 4 0 0 0 D. Stone 4 0 0 0 C. Stephen 3 0 0 0 D. Stone 4 0 0 0 C. Stephen 3 0 0 0 R. Melvin 3 0 0 0 S. Evans 2 0 0 0 M. Santacaterina 2 0 0 0 N. Jefferson 2 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. SIms 1-2 2-2 5 39 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 R. Nier 5 198 39.6 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Ashford 5 126 25.2 0 M. Moore 1 18 18.0 0 D. Brown 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Ashford 1 4 4.0 0

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FINAL SEASON STATS
Iowa senior QB James Vandenberg sets single season record for TD passes with 31. The old mark was 27 and was set by Chuck Long in 1985. Junior MLB James Morris led the nation in solo tackles with 70, and Anthony Hitchens was second in the nation with 61 solos.

Iowa Hawkeyes Stats - 2012
Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	LONG	TD	INT	RAT
James Vandenberg	235/356	3418	14.5	262.9	80	31	19	164.7
Jake Rudock	2/3	88	44.0	44.0	67	2	0	533.1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	20+	TD	YDS/G	FUM
Damon Bullock	246	939	3.8	26	3	3	72.2	1
Jordan Canzeri	86	434	5.0	25	2	2	54.2	0
Mark Weisman	83	277	3.3	27	1	2	23.0	0
Greg Garmon	41	165	4.0	16	0	1	16.5	0
Jordan Cotton	2	9	4.5	5	0	0	0.8	0
Brad Rodgers	1	7	7.0	7	0	0	0.5	0
Jake Rudock	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0	0	-1.0	0
James Vandenberg	40	-209	-5.2	11	0	2	-16.0	2
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	DROPS	YDS/G	YAC
CJ Fedorowicz	65	937	14.4	8	69	6	72.0	341
Keenan Davis	57	1028	18.0	11	61	11	79.0	219
Kevonte Martin-Manley	33	609	18.4	4	80	2	46.8	171
Jordan Cotton	26	302	11.6	3	62	4	27.4	93
Damon Bullock	21	203	9.6	1	21	2	15.6	106
Jacob Hillyer	18	222	12.3	2	37	1	27.7	60
Ray Hamilton	12	108	9.0	3	21	0	9.0	47
Steven Staggs	3	97	32.3	1	67	0	32.3	25
Greg Garmon	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	0	-0.2	-2
Jordan Cotton	1	2	2.0	0	2	0	0.2	0
Blocking					PCAKE		SACK
M. Tobin					2		2
James Ferentz					2		1
Brett Van Sloten					1		13
Austin Blythe					1		5
Ray Hamilton					1		0
Brad Rodgers					1		0
Brandon Scherff					0		1
	Tackles			Sacks		Interceptions
Defense	SOLO	AST	TOT	SACK	TLOSS	PD	INT	TD
James Morris	70	35	105	3.5	20	2	1	1
Anthony Hitchens	61	42	103	0.5	16	4	1	1
Nico Law	45	41	86	0.5	7	6	1	0
Micah Hyde	31	35	66	0.0	3	6	0	0
Kevin Buford	34	20	54	0.0	5	3	1	1
Greg Castillo	29	24	53	0.0	3	6	1	1
BJ Lowery	35	18	53	0.0	2	7	4	0
Christian Kirkey	26	15	41	1.0	13	6	0	0
Tanner Miller	19	16	35	0.0	4	2	0	0
Carl Davis	19	13	32	8.0	9	0	0	0
John Lowdermilk	16	11	27	0.0	1	0	1	0
Torrey Campbell	13	12	25	1.0	3	2	0	0
Melvin Spears	18	7	25	5.0	10	0	0	0
Quinton Alston	9	15	24	1.0	1	0	0	0
Joe Gaglione	14	10	24	2.0	6	1	0	0
Steve Bigach	17	5	22	9.0	10	0	0	0
Tom Donatell	12	8	20	0.0	0	0	0	0
Louis Trinca-Pasat	10	7	17	1.5	2	1	0	0
Marcus Collins	9	7	16	0.0	0	0	0	0
Travis Perry	7	6	13	0.0	0	0	0	0
Riley McMinn	4	7	11	0.0	3	1	0	0
Jim Poggi	3	3	6	0.0	1	0	0	0
Dominic Alvis	5	1	6	1.0	3	1	0	0
Darian Cooper	2	3	5	0.0	1	0	0	0
Sean Draper	2	2	4	0.0	1	0	0	0
	Kickoffs					Punts
Returning	ATT	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD	RET	AVG	TD
Jordon Cotton	32	636	19.8	32	0	23	6.0	0
Torry Campbell	25	512	20.4	26	0	9	6.1	0
Greg Garmon	5	103	20.6	24	0	2	7.5	0
Damon Bullock	3	57	19.0	21	0	2	7.0	0
Keenan Davis	2	54	27.0	29	0
Ray Hamilton	1	2	2.0	2	0
Kevin Buford						1	0.0	0
	Field Goals				Extra Points
Kicking	FGM	FGA	PCT	LONG	XPM	XPA	PCT	PTS
Mike Meyer	15	18	83%	43	44	44	100%	89
Punting	PUNTS	YDS	LONG	AVG	NET	BP	IN20	TB
Connor Kornbrath	55	2216	65	40.2	33.4	0	14	4

[Herky]

7-5 (4-4)

Iowa Hawkeyes 2012 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 1	at Northern Illinois	Won, 20-15
Sep 8	vs Northern Iowa	Won, 52-10
Sep 15	vs Iowa State	Lost, 34-31
Sep 22	vs Central Michigan	Won, 21-14
Sep 29	vs Minnesota	Won, 34-17
Oct 13	at #11 Michigan State	Lost, 40-21
Oct 20	vs Penn State	Won, 38-35
Oct 27	at Northwestern	Lost, 36-21
Nov 3	at Indiana	Won, 34-31
Nov 11	vs Purdue	Lost, 45-35
Nov 17	at Michigan	Lost, 41-14
Nov 23	vs Nebraska	Won, 31-21
Dec 27	at Northern Illinois	Won, 31-17

[Herky]

TRANSFERS

Iowa lost three players today who cited lack of playing time for their reason. Laron Taylor and Barkley Hill were true freshman who were red-shirted this season. Hill tore his ACL in spring practice and was awarded a medical red-shirt. Jim Poggi appeared in all 12 games this season, totaling 3 tackle.

Freshman LOLB Laron Taylor to Western Michigan
Freshman RB Barkley Hill to Minnesota
Sophomore ROLB Jim Poggi to Penn State

NFL Draft



SR WR Keenan Davis (1st Round)
SR CB Micah Hyde (4th Round)
SR QB James Vandenberg (7th Round)