Iowa Hawkeyes Football
Iowa Hawkeyes Football
The University of Iowa’s Hawkeyes football program was officially created in 1889. They were invited to join the Big Ten Conference (at the time, it was known as the Western Conference) in 1899. Since then, the Hawkeyes football team has served as the home for a number of pivotal players and coaches. The team has participated in a large number of Bowl games and championship events. They’ve also seen dozens of players inducted into the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame, State of Iowa Sports Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame, and Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Below, we’ll provide an overview of some important players and coaches that played a key role in the Hawkeyes’ success. We’ll also take a look at former Hawkeyes currently in the NFL.
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Notable Players And Coaches
Shonn Green won the Doak Walker Award in 2008. He was also a Big Ten MVP during that same year. Dallas Clark had his first on-field game experience in 2000. At the end of that season, he was placed in a tight end position, where he performed remarkably. In 2002, he was awarded the John Mackey Award and the following year, he was drafted onto the Indianapolis Colts.
Chad Greenway played with the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2002 through 2005. He was moved to a linebacker position in 2003 and was named the Big Ten Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week. The following year, he won several additional awards and was drafted onto the Minnesota Vikings in 2006.
Hayden Fry was hired in 1978 as Iowa’s 25th head coach of the Hawkeyes football team. He ended his tenure by stepping down in 1998 after several Bowl game appearances and Big Ten titles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. Kirk Ferentz was hired to take Fry’s place as the Hawkeyes’ head coach. In 2004, he led the team to win the Capital One Bowl. The following year, he was named the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year and continues to fill the head coach role today.
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Hawkeyes in the NFL
| Player | Pos. | Current Team | NFL Service | |
| Pat Angerer | LB | Indianapolis Colts | 1 year | |
| Jonathan Babineaux | DL | Atlanta Falcons | 6 years | |
| Jason Baker | P | Carolina Panthers | 10 years | |
| Christian Ballard | DL | Minnesota Vikings | 1st year | |
| Rob Bruggeman | OL | Atlanta Falcons | 2 years | |
| Bryan Bulaga | OL | Green Bay Packers | 1 year | |
| Kyle Calloway | OL | Baltimore Ravens | 1 year | |
| Scott Chandler | TE | Buffalo Bills | 4 years | |
| Dallas Clark | TE | Indianapolis Colts | 8 years | |
| Adrian Clayborn | DL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1st year | |
| Colin Cole | DL | Seattle Seahawks | 8 years | |
| Sean Considine | DB | Carolina Panthers | 6 years | |
| Ryan Donahue | P | Detroit Lions | 1st year | |
| A.J. Edds | LB | Miami Dolphins | 1 year | |
| Bradley Fletcher | DB | St. Louis Rams | 2 years | |
| Robert Gallery | OL | Seattle Seahawks | 7 years | |
| Charles Godfrey | DB | Carolina Panthers | 3 years | |
| Shonn Greene | RB | New York Jets | 2 years | |
| Chad Greenway | LB | Minnesota Vikings | 5 years | |
| Brett Greenwood | DB | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1st year | |
| Jeremiha Hunter | LB | New Orleans Saints | 1st year | |
| Nate Kaeding | PK | San Diego Chargers | 7 years | |
| Aaron Kampman | DL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 years | |
| Mitch King | DL | New Orleans Saints | 2 years | |
| Karl Klug | DL | Tennessee Titans | 1st year | |
| Matt Kroul | OL | New York Jets | 2 years | |
| Bryan Mattison | OL | Baltimore Ravens | 3 years | |
| Tony Moeaki | TE | Kansas City Chiefs | 1 year | |
| Brandon Myers | TE | Oakland Raiders | 2 years | |
| Seth Olsen | OL | Minnesota Vikings | 2 years | |
| Marcus Paschal | DB | Baltimore Ravens | 4 years | |
| Allen Reisner | TE | Minnesota Vikings | 1st year | |
| Derreck Robinson | DL | Cleveland Browns | 6 years | |
| Matt Roth | DL | Jacksonville Jaguars | 6 years | |
| Bob Sanders | DB | San Diego Chargers | 7 years | |
| Tyler Sash | DB | New York Giants | 1st year | |
| Andrew Schulze | LS | Atlanta Falcons | 1st year | |
| Amari Spievey | DB | Detroit Lions | 1 year | |
| Ricky Stanzi | QB | Kansas City Chiefs | 1st year | |
| Eric Steinbach | OL | Cleveland Browns | 8 years | |
| Jeff Tarpinian | LB | New England Patriots | 1st year | |
| Julian Vandervelde | OL | Philadelphia Eagles | 1st year | |
| Casey Wiegmann | OL | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 years | |
| Marshal Yanda | OL | Baltimore Ravens | 4 years |
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