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2003 Iowa

10–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2003, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 21–3; won vs. Buffalo 56–7; won at Iowa State 40–21; won vs. No. 16 Arizona State 21–2; lost at Michigan State 10–20; won vs. No. 9 Michigan 30–27; lost at No. 8 Ohio State 10–19; won vs. Penn State 26–14; won vs. Illinois 41–10; lost at No. 16 Purdue 14–27; won vs. No. 19 Minnesota 40–22; won at Wisconsin 27–21; won vs. No. 16 Florida 37–17+49−13Won 21–3 vs. Miami (OH)+18Miami (OH)Won 56–7 vs. Buffalo+49BuffaloWon 40–21 at Iowa State+19Iowa StateWon 21–2 vs. No. 16 Arizona State+19No. 16 Arizona StateLost 10–20 at Michigan State-10Michigan StateWon 30–27 vs. No. 9 Michigan+3No. 9 MichiganLost 10–19 at No. 8 Ohio State-9No. 8 Ohio StateWon 26–14 vs. Penn State+12Penn StateWon 41–10 vs. Illinois+31IllinoisLost 14–27 at No. 16 Purdue-13No. 16 PurdueWon 40–22 vs. No. 19 Minnesota+18No. 19 MinnesotaWon 27–21 at Wisconsin+6WisconsinWon 37–17 vs. No. 16 Florida+20No. 16 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMiami (OH)W 21–⁠372%
Sep 6vsBuffaloW 56–⁠792%
Sep 13atIowa StateW 40–⁠2160%
Sep 20vs16Arizona StateW 21–⁠275%
Sep 27atMichigan StateL 10–⁠2068%
Oct 4vs9MichiganW 30–⁠2757%
Oct 18at8Ohio StateL 10–⁠1937%
Oct 25vsPenn StateW 26–⁠1477%
Nov 1vsIllinoisW 41–⁠1087%
Nov 8at16PurdueL 14–⁠2747%
Nov 15vs19MinnesotaW 40–⁠2261%
Nov 22atWisconsinW 27–⁠2153%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16FloridaOutback BowlW 37–⁠1755%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 37–⁠17 in the Outback Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 23
  2. Wk 5: 18
  3. Wk 6: 13
  4. Wk 7: 23
  5. Wk 8: 14
  6. Wk 9: 9
  7. Wk 10: 16
  8. Wk 11: 13
  9. Wk 12: 10
  10. Wk 13: 20
  11. Wk 14: 17
  12. Wk 15: 13
  13. Wk 16: 12
  14. Final: 8

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2003.

Outland TrophyRobert Gallery, OT

2 consensus All-AmericansRobert Gallery, OT; Nate Kaeding, K

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big Ten
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
373–⁠210
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1714 +80 this season
SP+ rating
21.2 No. 12 of 117; offense No. 36, defense No. 6
SRS
14.8 No. 11 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 40
Offensive coordinator
Ken O’Keefe
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Captains
Robert Gallery, Howard Hodges, Nate Kaeding, Fred Russell and Bob Sanders
Most valuable player
Robert Gallery and Bob Sanders
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 34— allowed
Defense-0.1own 28— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2003 class

Mike Jones OT★★★★No. 103
Kenneth Iwebema Jr WDE★★★No. 682
Tyler Fanucchi WR★★No. 1050
Chris Brevi S★★No. 1050
Clint Huntrods OT★★No. 1050

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2003 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line23.00.852
Defensive line32.30.778
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.767
Whole class102.30.787

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2004

The 2004 draft
Rd 1Robert Gallery OTOakland Raiders
Rd 2Bob Sanders DBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Nate Kaeding KSan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Jared Clauss DTTennessee Titans
Rd 7Erik Jensen TESt. Louis Rams

All-Big Ten

5 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2003 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2003 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan7–⁠110–⁠36
Ohio State6–⁠211–⁠24
Purdue6–⁠29–⁠418
Iowa5–⁠310–⁠38
Minnesota5–⁠310–⁠320
Michigan State5–⁠38–⁠5
Wisconsin4–⁠47–⁠6
Northwestern4–⁠46–⁠7
Penn State1–⁠73–⁠9
Indiana1–⁠72–⁠10
Illinois0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.