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2003 Iowa Football

10-3
Overall
5-3
Big Ten
Bowl
Postseason
Won 37-17 · Outback Bowl
#8
Final AP rank
Kirk Ferentz
Head coach

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
28.7 vs 16.2
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+12.5 points per game
Total yards
334.1 vs 314.5
How many yards Iowa moved the ball, versus how many they let the other team move.
+19.6 difference per game
Pass yards
161.2 vs 221.8
Yards from passing per game — Iowa versus opponents.
-60.6 difference per game
Rush yards
172.9 vs 92.7
Yards on the ground per game — Iowa versus opponents.
+80.2 difference per game
First downs
17.2 vs 16.9
A first down means a fresh set of four tries — earning more is good.
+0.3 difference per game
Turnovers
1.6 vs 1.9
Times Iowa lost the ball (lower is better) versus times the defense took it back (higher is better).
-0.3 difference per game

Top Performers

Quarterback
2,040 passing yards, 18 touchdowns, 10 interceptions (13 games).
Lead rusher
1,355 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns over 13 games.
Lead receiver
33 catches, 507 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns.
Top tackler
0 total tackles, — sacks, 0 interceptions.

Team Stats per Game

Stat
Offense
Defense
Diff
Pass Cmp
13.2
19.8
-6.6
Pass Att
24.7
35.5
-10.8
Pass Cmp %
53.3
55.6
-2.3
Pass Yds
161.2
221.8
-60.6
Pass TD
1.5
0.8
+0.7
Rush Att
41.1
36.9
+4.2
Rush Yds
172.9
92.7
+80.2
Rush Y/A
4.2
2.5
+1.7
Rush TD
1.5
0.8
+0.7
Plays
65.8
72.5
-6.7
Total Yds
334.1
314.5
+19.6
Yds/Play
5.1
4.3
+0.8
1st Downs
17.2
16.9
+0.3
Penalties
6.2
5.5
+0.7
Penalty Yds
49.5
50.1
-0.6
Fumbles
0.8
0.9
-0.1
Interceptions
0.8
1.0
-0.2
Turnovers
1.6
1.9
-0.3

Splits

Offense

ValueGWL Pass YdsRush YdsTotal YdsTO
Home 7.0 7.0 0.0 181.9 195.3 377.1 1.3
Neutral 1.0 1.0 0.0 170.0 238.0 408.0 0.0
Road 5.0 2.0 3.0 130.4 128.6 259.0 2.4

Defense

ValueGWL Pass YdsRush YdsTotal YdsTO
Home 7.0 7.0 0.0 227.0 93.0 320.0 2.4
Neutral 1.0 1.0 0.0 268.0 57.0 325.0 1.0
Road 5.0 2.0 3.0 205.4 99.4 304.8 1.4

Offense

ValueGWL Pass YdsRush YdsTotal YdsTO
Loss 3.0 0.0 3.0 171.3 90.3 261.7 2.7
Win 10.0 10.0 0.0 158.1 197.7 355.8 1.3

Defense

ValueGWL Pass YdsRush YdsTotal YdsTO
Loss 3.0 0.0 3.0 171.3 85.0 256.3 0.3
Win 10.0 10.0 0.0 237.0 95.0 332.0 2.4

Offense

ValueGWL Pass YdsRush YdsTotal YdsTO
August 1.0 1.0 0.0 129.0 232.0 361.0 1.0
January 1.0 1.0 0.0 170.0 238.0 408.0 0.0
November 4.0 3.0 1.0 185.0 169.3 354.3 1.5
October 3.0 2.0 1.0 174.0 126.0 300.0 2.3
September 4.0 3.0 1.0 133.5 180.8 314.3 1.8

Defense

ValueGWL Pass YdsRush YdsTotal YdsTO
August 1.0 1.0 0.0 250.0 54.0 304.0 4.0
January 1.0 1.0 0.0 268.0 57.0 325.0 1.0
November 4.0 3.0 1.0 238.8 139.8 378.5 2.8
October 3.0 2.0 1.0 218.7 56.0 274.7 1.0
September 4.0 3.0 1.0 188.8 91.8 280.5 1.5

Offense

ValueGWL Pass YdsRush YdsTotal YdsTO
Saturday 12.0 9.0 3.0 160.4 167.5 327.9 1.8
Thursday 1.0 1.0 0.0 170.0 238.0 408.0 0.0

Defense

ValueGWL Pass YdsRush YdsTotal YdsTO
Saturday 12.0 9.0 3.0 218.0 95.7 313.7 2.0
Thursday 1.0 1.0 0.0 268.0 57.0 325.0 1.0

Offense

ValueGWL Pass YdsRush YdsTotal YdsTO
Big 12 1.0 1.0 0.0 72.0 171.0 243.0 1.0
Big Ten 8.0 5.0 3.0 177.5 145.3 322.8 2.1
MAC 2.0 2.0 0.0 139.5 262.0 401.5 0.5
Pac-10 1.0 1.0 0.0 154.0 153.0 307.0 2.0
SEC 1.0 1.0 0.0 170.0 238.0 408.0 0.0

Defense

ValueGWL Pass YdsRush YdsTotal YdsTO
Big 12 1.0 1.0 0.0 319.0 71.0 390.0 2.0
Big Ten 8.0 5.0 3.0 228.6 96.5 325.1 1.8
MAC 2.0 2.0 0.0 154.0 140.5 294.5 3.5
Pac-10 1.0 1.0 0.0 160.0 24.0 184.0 1.0
SEC 1.0 1.0 0.0 268.0 57.0 325.0 1.0

Player Stats

Passing

PlayerGCmpAttCmp% YdsTDIntY/AAY/AY/CY/GRate
Nathan ChandlerQB 13 165307 53.7 2,0401810 6.66.3 12.4156.9 122.4
Drew TateQB 6 611 54.5 5510 5.06.8 9.29.2 126.5
Jason MansonQB 3 01 0.0 000 0.00.0 0.0 0.0

Rushing & Receiving

PlayerG Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
AttYdsY/ATDY/G RecYdsY/RTDY/G PlaysYdsTD
Fred RussellRB 13 2821,3554.87104.2 661.000.5 2881,3617
Maurice BrownWR 8 1-5-5.00-0.6 3350715.4463.4 345024
Ramon OchoaWR 13 22211.011.7 3447714.0636.7 364997
Calvin DavisWR 11 0000.0 2333014.3130.0 233301
Jermelle LewisRB 6 462415.2140.2 4235.813.8 502642
Edgar CervantesRB 13 291264.319.7 171378.1010.5 462631
Erik JensenTE 12 0000.0 1618211.4115.2 161821
Marcus SchnoorRB 13 291635.6212.5 0000.0 291632
Matt MelloyWR 13 0000.0 1015515.5211.9 101552
Nathan ChandlerQB 13 891381.6610.6 0000.0 891386
Ed HinkelWR 9 122.000.2 1010810.8112.0 111101
A.J. JohnsonRB 9 22632.917.0 0000.0 22631
Champ DavisRB 6 6305.005.0 33311.005.5 9630
Drew TateQB 6 5469.207.7 0000.0 5460
Tony JacksonTE 13 0000.0 5428.413.2 5421
Warren HollowayWR 7 0000.0 34113.705.9 3410
Aaron MickensWR 8 5265.203.3 177.010.9 6331
Mike FollettTE 12 0000.0 33110.312.6 3311
Sam BrownleeRB 3 3268.708.7 0000.0 3260
James TownsendWR 5 0000.0 3165.303.2 3160
Jason MansonQB 3 2147.004.7 0000.0 2140
Nate KaedingKAA 13 155.010.4 0000.0 151
Kevin SherlockRB 6 155.000.8 0000.0 150
Eric McCollumQB 4 1-2-2.00-0.5 0000.0 1-20
Eric McCollomQB 4 1-2-2.00-0.5 0000.0 1-20
David BradleyK 13 1-5-5.00-0.4 0000.0 1-50

Defense & Fumbles

PlayerG SoloAstCombTFLSk IntYdsTDPDFRFF
Abdul HodgeLB 13 000 1
Antwan AllenDB 13 1240 0
Bob SandersDB 10 100 0
Chris SmithDB 13 100 0
Grant SteenLB 12 1150 0
Jovon JohnsonDB 13 6810 0
Sean ConsidineDB 13 3440 0

Kick & Punt Returns

PlayerG Kick Returns Punt Returns APYd
RetYdsAvgTD RetYdsAvgTD
Ramon OchoaWR 13 1839622.00 4049512.41 1,390
Fred RussellRB 13 615826.30 000 1,519
Marcus SchnoorRB 13 58917.80 000 252
Ed HinkelWR 9 25326.50 3206.70 183
Sean ConsidineDB 13 000 23718.50 99
Calvin DavisWR 11 12323.00 000 353
Matt MelloyWR 13 000 12121.01 176
Chad GreenwayLB 13 000 11616.00 16
Chris SmithDB 13 000 11313.01 13
Warren HollowayWR 7 11313.00 000 54

Kicking & Punting

PlayerG XPMXPAXP% FGMFGAFG%Pts PntYdsY/P
David BradleyK 13 00 000 793,22340.8
Nate KaedingK 13 404197.6 202195.2100 00
John GalleryP 2 00 000 29246.0
Kyle SchlicherK 3 33100.0 003 00

Scoring

PlayerG RushRecPRKRIntFROthTD XPMXPAFGMFGA2PMSftyPtsPts/G
Nate KaedingK 13 100 000 1 4041 2021 00 1068.2
Ramon OchoaWR 13 161 000 8 00 00 00 483.7
Fred RussellRB 13 700 000 7 00 00 00 423.2
Nathan ChandlerQB 13 600 000 6 00 00 00 362.8
Maurice BrownWR 8 040 000 4 00 00 00 243.0
Matt MelloyWR 13 021 000 3 00 00 00 181.4
Jermelle LewisRB 6 110 000 2 00 00 00 122.0
Marcus SchnoorRB 13 200 000 2 00 00 00 120.9
Jermire RobertsLB 13 001 000 1 00 00 00 60.5
Mike FollettTE 12 010 000 1 00 00 00 60.5
Tony JacksonTE 13 010 000 1 00 00 00 60.5
A.J. JohnsonRB 9 100 000 1 00 00 00 60.7
Bob SandersDB 10 000 001 1 00 00 00 60.6
Calvin DavisWR 11 010 000 1 00 00 00 60.5
Chris SmithDB 13 001 000 1 00 00 00 60.5
Edgar CervantesRB 13 100 000 1 00 00 00 60.5
Ed HinkelWR 9 010 000 1 00 00 00 60.7
Erik JensenTE 12 010 000 1 00 00 00 60.5
Aaron MickensWR 8 010 000 1 00 00 00 60.8
Sean ConsidineDB 13 000 001 1 00 00 00 60.5
Kyle SchlicherK 3 000 000 0 33 00 00 31.0

Game Logs

DateOppRslt Passing Rushing Total Penalties TO
CmpAttYdsTDY/ARate AttYdsTD PlaysYdsY/P NoYds FLIntTO
Aug 30 Miami (OH) W 21–3 121912926.8154.9 402321 593616.1 545 101
Sep 6 Buffalo W 56–7 121915027.9164.2 452924 644426.9 430 000
Sep 13 @ Iowa State W 40–21 7147215.1116.8 371712 512434.8 751 101
Sep 20 Arizona State W 21–2 152315436.7155.8 451530 683074.5 545 112
Sep 27 @ Michigan State L 10–20 112315816.9111.2 391070 622654.3 10100 314
Oct 4 Michigan W 30–27 173419525.7111.7 371001 712954.2 435 011
Oct 18 @ Ohio State L 10–19 142715305.792.0 40661 672193.3 752 213
Oct 25 Penn State W 26–14 132617426.7116.2 512121 773865.0 978 123
Nov 1 Illinois W 41–10 1625261210.4178.1 502442 755056.7 1088 101
Nov 8 @ Purdue L 14–27 163020316.8114.5 36981 663014.6 1072 011
Nov 15 Minnesota W 40–22 172821017.5128.4 311343 593445.8 35 011
Nov 22 @ Wisconsin W 27–21 8276612.447.6 342012 612674.4 427 123
Jan 1 vs Florida Outback Bowl W 37–17 132617016.5117.6 492382 754085.4 315 000

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