2002 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Season — Schedule, Stats, Results

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2002 Iowa Football

11-2

Overall

8-0

Big Ten

Bowl

Postseason

Lost 17-38 · Orange Bowl

Final AP rank

Kirk Ferentz

Head coach

2002 Schedule 13 games

Date	Opponent	Score
Aug 31	Home Akron	57–21	W
Sep 7	Away Miami (OH)	29–24	W
Sep 14	Home Iowa State	31–36	L
Sep 21	Home Utah State	48–7	W
Sep 28	Away (12) Penn State	42–35	W
Oct 5	Home Purdue	31–28	W
Oct 12	Home Michigan State	44–16	W
Oct 19	Away Indiana	24–8	W
Oct 26	Away (8) Michigan	34–9	W
Nov 2	Home Wisconsin	20–3	W
Nov 9	Home Northwestern	62–10	W
Nov 16	Away Minnesota	45–21	W
Jan 2	Neutral (5) USC Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)	17–38	L

Team & Player Stats

Numbers in plain English. Switch to Advanced to see every column. Full stat tables — passing rates, splits, game-by-game breakdowns.

Per-Game Averages

Points per game

37.2 vs 19.7

Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.

+17.5 points per game

Total yards

424.5 vs 355.3

How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.

+69.2 difference per game

Pass yards

210.3 vs 273.4

Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.

-63.1 difference per game

Rush yards

214.2 vs 81.9

Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.

+132.3 difference per game

First downs

20.8 vs 21.7

A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.

-0.9 difference per game

Turnovers

1.2 vs 2.4

Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).

-1.2 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback

Brad Banks

2,573 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 5 interceptions (13 games).

Lead rusher

Fred Russell

1,264 rushing yards, 9 touchdowns over 11 games.

Lead receiver

Maurice Brown

48 catches, 966 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns.

Top tackler

Adolphus Shelton

0 total tackles, — sacks, 1 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat

Offense

Defense

Diff

Pass Cmp

14.0

23.1

-9.1

Pass Att

24.2

41.2

-17.0

Pass Cmp %

58.0

56.1

+1.9

Pass Yds

210.3

273.4

-63.1

Pass TD

2.1

1.2

+0.9

Rush Att

42.5

32.0

+10.5

Rush Yds

214.2

81.9

+132.3

Rush Y/A

5.0

2.6

+2.4

Rush TD

1.8

1.3

+0.5

Plays

66.7

73.2

-6.5

Total Yds

424.5

355.3

+69.2

Yds/Play

6.4

4.9

+1.5

1st Downs

20.8

21.7

-0.9

Penalties

7.9

5.6

+2.3

Penalty Yds

66.0

43.0

+23.0

Fumbles

0.8

0.0

Interceptions

0.4

1.5

-1.1

Turnovers

1.2

2.4

-1.2

Splits

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	214.4	222.6	437.0	1.0
Neutral	1.0	0.0	1.0	204.0	119.0	323.0	2.0
Road	5.0	5.0	0.0	205.8	221.4	427.2	1.4

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Home	7.0	6.0	1.0	260.0	71.7	331.7	2.4
Neutral	1.0	0.0	1.0	303.0	247.0	550.0	0.0
Road	5.0	5.0	0.0	286.2	63.2	349.4	2.8

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	2.0	0.0	2.0	191.0	170.5	361.5	2.5
Win	11.0	11.0	0.0	213.8	222.1	435.9	1.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Loss	2.0	0.0	2.0	332.0	166.0	498.0	0.5
Win	11.0	11.0	0.0	262.7	66.6	329.4	2.7

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	1.0	0.0	217.0	376.0	593.0	1.0
January	1.0	0.0	1.0	204.0	119.0	323.0	2.0
November	3.0	3.0	0.0	201.7	246.7	448.3	0.3
October	4.0	4.0	0.0	198.8	157.5	356.3	1.3
September	4.0	3.0	1.0	228.3	229.8	458.0	1.8

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
August	1.0	1.0	0.0	296.0	67.0	363.0	3.0
January	1.0	0.0	1.0	303.0	247.0	550.0	0.0
November	3.0	3.0	0.0	180.3	85.7	266.0	3.7
October	4.0	4.0	0.0	272.0	80.0	352.0	2.8
September	4.0	3.0	1.0	331.5	43.5	375.0	1.5

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	12.0	11.0	1.0	210.8	222.1	432.9	1.2
Thursday	1.0	0.0	1.0	204.0	119.0	323.0	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Saturday	12.0	11.0	1.0	270.9	68.2	339.1	2.6
Thursday	1.0	0.0	1.0	303.0	247.0	550.0	0.0

Offense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	178.0	222.0	400.0	3.0
Big Ten	8.0	8.0	0.0	207.6	197.4	405.0	1.1
Ind	1.0	1.0	0.0	218.0	300.0	518.0	0.0
MAC	2.0	2.0	0.0	236.5	282.0	518.5	1.0
Pac-10	1.0	0.0	1.0	204.0	119.0	323.0	2.0

Defense

Value	G	W	L	Pass Yds	Rush Yds	Total Yds	TO
Big 12	1.0	0.0	1.0	361.0	85.0	446.0	1.0
Big Ten	8.0	8.0	0.0	253.5	78.9	332.4	3.1
Ind	1.0	1.0	0.0	223.0	21.0	244.0	1.0
MAC	2.0	2.0	0.0	319.5	40.5	360.0	2.0
Pac-10	1.0	0.0	1.0	303.0	247.0	550.0	0.0

Player Stats

Passing

Player	G	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate
Brad BanksQBH-2	13	170	294	57.8	2,573	26	5	8.8	9.8	15.1	197.9	157.1
Nathan ChandlerQB	5	12	20	60.0	161	1	0	8.1	9.1	13.4	32.2	144.1

Rushing & Receiving

Player	G	Rushing					Receiving					Scrimmage
		Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Y/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Y/G	Plays	Yds	TD
Fred RussellRB	11	220	1,264	5.7	9	114.9	1	11	11.0	0	1.0	221	1,275	9
Maurice BrownWR	13	2	-8	-4.0	0	-0.6	48	966	20.1	11	74.3	50	958	11
Jermelle LewisRB	13	123	709	5.8	8	54.5	4	48	12.0	1	3.7	127	757	9
Dallas ClarkTEAA	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	43	742	17.3	4	57.1	43	742	4
C.J. JonesWR	13	2	30	15.0	0	2.3	38	468	12.3	9	36.0	40	498	9
Brad BanksQBH-2	13	81	423	5.2	5	32.5	0	0	—	0	0.0	81	423	5
Ed HinkelWR	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	22	218	9.9	1	16.8	22	218	1
Clinton SolomonWR	12	0	0	—	0	0.0	14	159	11.4	1	13.3	14	159	1
Edgar CervantesRB	13	28	134	4.8	1	10.3	1	5	5.0	0	0.4	29	139	1
Marcus SchnoorRB	8	29	127	4.4	1	15.9	0	0	—	0	0.0	29	127	1
Aaron GrevingRB	5	39	120	3.1	0	24.0	1	-1	-1.0	0	-0.2	40	119	0
Ramon OchoaWR	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	5	64	12.8	0	4.9	5	64	0
Erik JensenTE	8	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	33	16.5	0	4.1	2	33	0
Tony JacksonTE	13	0	0	—	0	0.0	2	10	5.0	0	0.8	2	10	0
Nathan ChandlerQB	5	5	8	1.6	0	1.6	0	0	—	0	0.0	5	8	0
Kevin SherlockRB	4	4	8	2.0	0	2.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	4	8	0
Mike ManganWR	1	1	8	8.0	0	8.0	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	8	0
Aaron MickensWR	12	7	-4	-0.6	0	-0.3	1	11	11.0	0	0.9	8	7	0
David BradleyK	13	1	-11	-11.0	0	-0.8	0	0	—	0	0.0	1	-11	0

Defense & Fumbles

Player	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	TFL	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	PD	FR	FF
Adolphus SheltonDB	13	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	0	—	0	—
Antwan AllenDB	13	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	0	—	0	—
Bob SandersDB	12	—	—	—	—	—	2	15	0	—	0	—
Derek PagelDB	13	—	—	—	—	—	4	89	1	—	0	—
D.J. JohnsonDB	11	—	—	—	—	—	1	19	0	—	0	—
Grant SteenLB	13	—	—	—	—	—	3	17	0	—	0	—
Jonathan BabineauxDL	12	—	—	—	—	—	1	10	0	—	0	—
Jovon JohnsonDB	13	—	—	—	—	—	4	71	0	—	0	—
Kevin WorthyLB	13	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	1	—
Scott BoleynDB	13	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	0	—	0	—

Kick & Punt Returns

Player	G	Kick Returns				Punt Returns				APYd
		Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
C.J. JonesWR	13	19	506	26.6	1	3	26	8.7	0	1,030
Jermelle LewisRB	13	14	360	25.7	1	0	0	—	0	1,117
Ed HinkelWR	13	0	0	—	0	27	324	12.0	1	542
Sean ConsidineDB	13	1	23	23.0	0	2	36	18.0	0	59
Edgar CervantesRB	13	3	40	13.3	0	0	0	—	0	179
Clinton SolomonWR	12	0	0	—	0	3	26	8.7	0	185

Kicking & Punting

Player	G	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	Pts	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
David BradleyK	13	0	0	—	0	0	—	0	53	2,093	39.5
Nate KaedingK	13	57	58	98.3	21	24	87.5	120	0	0	—
Ryan MolinaroP	11	0	1	0.0	0	0	—	0	0	0	—

Scoring

Player	G	Rush	Rec	PR	KR	Int	FR	Oth	TD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	2PM	Pts	Pts/G
Nate KaedingK	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	57	58	21	24	0	120	9.2
Maurice BrownWR	13	0	11	0	0	0	0	—	11	0	0	0	0	0	66	5.1
Jermelle LewisRB	13	8	1	0	1	0	0	—	10	0	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
C.J. JonesWR	13	0	9	0	1	0	0	—	10	0	0	0	0	0	60	4.6
Fred RussellRB	11	9	0	0	0	0	0	—	9	0	0	0	0	0	54	4.9
Brad BanksQB	13	5	0	0	0	0	0	—	5	0	0	0	0	0	30	2.3
Dallas ClarkTE	13	0	4	0	0	0	0	—	4	0	0	0	0	0	24	1.8
Ed HinkelWR	13	0	1	1	0	0	0	—	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.9
Antwan AllenDB	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Jared ClaussDL	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Derek PagelDB	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Jermire RobertsDB	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Kevin WorthyLB	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Marcus SchnoorRB	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.8
Clinton SolomonWR	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
Mike FollettDB	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.9
Edgar CervantesRB	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.5
D.J. JohnsonDB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.2

Game Logs

Date	Opp	Rslt	Passing						Rushing			Total			Penalties		TO
			Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	Rate	Att	Yds	TD	Plays	Yds	Y/P	No	Yds	FL	Int	TO
Aug 31	Akron	W 57–21	12	20	217	2	10.9	184.1	45	376	4	65	593	9.1	5	40	1	0	1
Sep 7	@ Miami (OH)	W 29–24	18	27	256	1	9.5	158.5	40	188	2	67	444	6.6	6	74	1	0	1
Sep 14	Iowa State	L 31–36	12	21	178	2	8.5	159.8	42	222	2	63	400	6.3	6	29	3	0	3
Sep 21	Utah State	W 48–7	17	33	218	1	6.6	117.0	49	300	3	82	518	6.3	6	55	0	0	0
Sep 28	@ Penn State	W 42–35	18	30	261	4	8.7	163.7	49	209	1	79	470	5.9	9	84	1	2	3
Oct 5	Purdue	W 31–28	14	22	226	2	10.3	179.9	37	158	0	59	384	6.5	9	80	1	0	1
Oct 12	Michigan State	W 44–16	9	21	157	2	7.5	127.6	40	127	1	61	284	4.7	11	86	0	1	1
Oct 19	@ Indiana	W 24–8	11	16	190	1	11.9	176.6	37	168	2	53	358	6.8	5	50	2	1	3
Oct 26	@ Michigan	W 34–9	18	29	222	3	7.7	160.5	49	177	1	78	399	5.1	11	66	0	0	0
Nov 2	Wisconsin	W 20–3	17	30	275	2	9.2	155.7	37	130	0	67	405	6.0	8	64	0	0	0
Nov 9	Northwestern	W 62–10	12	12	230	4	19.2	371.0	50	245	4	62	475	7.7	8	82	1	0	1
Nov 16	@ Minnesota	W 45–21	9	17	100	2	5.9	141.2	56	365	4	73	465	6.4	6	63	0	0	0
Jan 2	vs USC Orange Bowl	L 17–38	15	36	204	1	5.7	92.9	22	119	0	58	323	5.6	13	85	1	1	2

2002 Roster 36 players

Player	Class	Pos	Season summary
Adolphus Shelton	FR	DB
Antwan Allen	FR	DB
Bob Sanders	JR	DB
Derek Pagel	SR	DB
D.J. Johnson	SR	DB
Jermire Roberts	JR	DB
Jovon Johnson	FR	DB
Mike Follett	FR	DB
Scott Boleyn	SR	DB
Sean Considine	SO	DB
Jared Clauss	JR	DL
Jonathan Babineaux	SO	DL
David Bradley	SO	K
Nate Kaeding	JR	K
Grant Steen	JR	LB
Kevin Worthy	JR	LB
Eric Steinbach*	—	OL
Ryan Molinaro	JR	P
Brad Banks	SR	QB	170 Cmp, 294 Att, 2573 Yds, 26 TD
Nathan Chandler	JR	QB	12 Cmp, 20 Att, 161 Yds, 1 TD
Aaron Greving	JR	RB	39 Att, 120 Yds, 3.1 Avg
Edgar Cervantes	JR	RB	28 Att, 134 Yds, 4.8 Avg
Fred Russell	JR	RB	220 Att, 1264 Yds, 5.7 Avg
Jermelle Lewis	SO	RB	123 Att, 709 Yds, 5.8 Avg
Kevin Sherlock	FR	RB	4 Att, 8 Yds, 2.0 Avg
Marcus Schnoor	FR	RB	29 Att, 127 Yds, 4.4 Avg
Dallas Clark	JR	TE	43 Rec, 742 Yds, 17.3 Avg
Erik Jensen	JR	TE	2 Rec, 33 Yds, 16.5 Avg
Tony Jackson	SO	TE	2 Rec, 10 Yds, 5.0 Avg
Aaron Mickens	SO	WR	1 Rec, 11 Yds, 11.0 Avg
C.J. Jones	SR	WR	38 Rec, 468 Yds, 12.3 Avg
Clinton Solomon	FR	WR	14 Rec, 159 Yds, 11.4 Avg
Ed Hinkel	FR	WR	22 Rec, 218 Yds, 9.9 Avg
Maurice Brown	JR	WR	48 Rec, 966 Yds, 20.1 Avg
Mike Mangan	SO	WR
Ramon Ochoa	JR	WR	5 Rec, 64 Yds, 12.8 Avg

History Library

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Greatest Iowa Teams

Season	Record	AP Final	Coach	Bowl
1922	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
1921	7-0	—	Howard Jones	—
1956	9-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	Won — Rose Bowl
1960	8-1	#3	Forest Evashevski	—
1899	8-0-1	—	Alden Knipe	—
1900	7-0-1	—	Alden Knipe	—
2015	12-2	#9	Kirk Ferentz	Lost — Rose Bowl
2009	11-2	#7	Kirk Ferentz	Won — Orange Bowl
2002	11-2	#8	Kirk Ferentz	Lost — Orange Bowl
1991	10-1-1	#10	Hayden Fry	Tied — Holiday Bowl

Iowa Bowl Games

Season	Bowl	Result	Score	Opponent
2025	ReliaQuest Bowl	Won	34-27	vanderbilt
2024	Music City Bowl	Lost	24-27	missouri
2023	Citrus Bowl	Lost	0-35	tennessee
2022	Music City Bowl	Won	21-0	kentucky
2021	Citrus Bowl	Lost	17-20	kentucky
2019	Holiday Bowl	Won	49-24	southern-california
2018	Outback Bowl	Won	27-22	mississippi-state
2017	Pinstripe Bowl	Won	27-20	boston-college
2016	Outback Bowl	Lost	3-30	florida
2015	Rose Bowl	Lost	16-45	stanford
2014	TaxSlayer Bowl	Lost	28-45	tennessee
2013	Outback Bowl	Lost	14-21	louisiana-state
2011	Insight Bowl	Lost	14-31	oklahoma
2010	Insight Bowl	Won	27-24	missouri
2009	Orange Bowl	Won	24-14	georgia-tech
2008	Outback Bowl	Won	31-10	south-carolina
2006	Alamo Bowl	Lost	24-26	texas
2005	Outback Bowl	Lost	24-31	florida
2004	Capital One Bowl	Won	30-25	louisiana-state
2003	Outback Bowl	Won	37-17	florida
2002	Orange Bowl	Lost	17-38	southern-california
2001	Alamo Bowl	Won	19-16	texas-tech
1997	Sun Bowl	Lost	7-17	arizona-state
1996	Alamo Bowl	Won	27-0	texas-tech
1995	Sun Bowl	Won	38-18	washington
1993	Alamo Bowl	Lost	3-37	california
1991	Holiday Bowl	Tied	13-13	brigham-young
1990	Rose Bowl	Lost	34-46	washington
1988	Peach Bowl	Lost	23-28	north-carolina-state
1987	Holiday Bowl	Won	20-19	wyoming
1986	Holiday Bowl	Won	39-38	san-diego-state
1985	Rose Bowl	Lost	28-45	ucla
1984	Freedom Bowl	Won	55-17	texas
1983	Gator Bowl	Lost	6-14	florida
1982	Peach Bowl	Won	28-22	tennessee
1981	Rose Bowl	Lost	0-28	washington
1958	Rose Bowl	Won	38-12	california
1956	Rose Bowl	Won	35-19	oregon-state

Iowa Rivalries

Trophy	Opponent	W-L-T	Years
Cy-Hawk Trophy	Iowa State	47-21	1899–2025
Floyd of Rosedale	Minnesota	54-61-2	1901–2025
Heartland Trophy	Wisconsin	47-48-2	1906–2025
Heroes Trophy	Nebraska	19-26-1	1903–2025

All-time numbers will fill in as historical Iowa schedules are imported.

Best Iowa Defenses

Season	Pts allowed/G	National rank	Record
1899	0.6	#1	8-0
1900	1.5	#3	7-0
1910	2.1	#18	5-2
1929	3.5	#10	4-2
1918	4.0	#14	6-2
1922	4.7	#23	7-0
1935	4.9	#14	4-2
1914	5.1	#21	4-3
1921	5.1	#22	7-0
1928	5.2	#22	6-2

All-Time Single-Season Leaders

Passing yards

Player	Season	Passing
Chuck Hartlieb	1988	3,310
James Vandenberg	2011	3,022
Ricky Stanzi	2010	3,004
Chuck Long	1985	2,978
Nathan Stanley	2019	2,951

Rushing yards

Player	Season	Rushing
Shonn Greene	2008	1,850
Tavian Banks	1997	1,639
Kaleb Johnson	2024	1,537
Marcus Coker	2011	1,384
Fred Russell	2003	1,355

Receiving yards

Player	Season	Receiving
Marvin McNutt	2011	1,315
Keith Chappelle	1980	1,037
Kevin Kasper	2000	1,010
Quinn Early	1987	978
Maurice Brown	2002	966

Tackles

Player	Season	Tackles
Jay Higgins	2023	171
Abdul Hodge	2005	158
Chad Greenway	2005	156
Pat Angerer	2009	145
Jack Campbell	2021	143

AP Poll History

Season	Final AP rank
2025	#17
2023	#24
2021	#23
2020	#16
2019	#15
2018	#25
2015	#9
2009	#7
2008	#20
2004	#8
2003	#8
2002	#8
1996	#18
1995	#25
1991	#10
1990	#18
1987	#16
1986	#16
1985	#10
1984	#16
1983	#14
1981	#18
1960	#3
1958	#2
1957	#6
1956	#3
1953	#9
1939	#9

Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM

Football History

Season Snapshot 2002 at a glance

2002 Iowa Football

By the Numbers

Memorable Games

Rankings & Streaks

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #8 Michigan

Signature Wins

Beat #12 Penn State

Beat Minnesota

Beat Wisconsin

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

Lost to USC

Faced Iowa State

Compare This Team

2002 Schedule 13 games

Team & Player Stats

Per-Game Averages

Top Performers

Team Stats per Game

Splits

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Offense

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Offense

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Player Stats

Passing

Rushing & Receiving

Defense & Fumbles

Kick & Punt Returns

Kicking & Punting

Scoring

Game Logs

2002 Roster 36 players

2002 AP Poll Movement

AP Poll

Greatest Teams

Bowl Games

Rivalries

Best Defenses

Player Leaders

AP Poll History

Greatest Iowa Teams

Iowa Bowl Games

Iowa Rivalries

Best Iowa Defenses

All-Time Single-Season Leaders

Passing yards

Rushing yards

Receiving yards

Tackles

AP Poll History