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Season Snapshot 2004 at a glance

2004 Iowa Football

10-2
Overall
7-1
Big Ten
Bowl
Postseason
Won 30-25 · Capital One Bowl
#8
Final AP rank
Kirk Ferentz
Head coach

By the Numbers

Yards per game
313
average total offense per game
Yards allowed per game
294
what the defense gave up on average
Power rating
+14.4
Simple Rating System — #11 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score
39
vs Kent State on Sep 4
Best defensive game
held them to 4
vs Penn State (6-4)
Closest game
2-point win
vs Penn State (6-4)
Biggest win
by 32
vs Kent State (39-7)

Rankings & Streaks

Final AP rank
#8
end-of-season Associated Press poll
Longest win streak
8
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
6-0
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
3-2
true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #12 LSU

30 vs 25
vs LSU (neutral) · Jan 1, 2005
Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) — defining win on the season's biggest stage

Signature Wins

VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Beat #9 Wisconsin

30 vs 7
home vs Wisconsin · Nov 20, 2004
Trophy game — beat #9 Wisconsin
RANKED WIN

Beat #25 Ohio State

33 vs 7
home vs Ohio State · Oct 16, 2004
Took down #25 at home
VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE

Beat Minnesota

29 vs 27
at Minnesota · Nov 13, 2004
Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 2

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

VS A TOP TEAM

Faced #18 Michigan

17 vs 30
at Michigan · Sep 25, 2004
Tough matchup against #18

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Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM