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2019 OUTBACK BOWL: IOWA VS MISSISSIPPI STATE @HawkeyeFootball Game Notes GAME #13: IOWA VS MISSISSIPPI STATE (OUTBACK BOWL) IOWA HAWKEYES RESULTS/SCHEDULE 8-4, 5-4 IOWA HAWKEYES THE SETTING 9/1 Northern Illinois W, 33-7 Record: 8-4, 5-4 Date: Tuesday, Jan. 1 9/8 Iowa State W, 13-3 AP Ranking: RV Loca on: Tampa Bay, Fla. Stadium: Raymond James Stadium (65,427) 9/15 Northern Iowa W, 38-14 Coaches Ranking: RV Surface: Natural Grass 9/22 #18 Wisconsin* L, 17-28 CFP: NR Kickoff : 11 a.m. (CT) 10/6 at Minnesota* W, 48-31 Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz Series: First mee ng 10/13 at Indiana* W, 42-16 Alma Mater: Connec cut TV: ESPN2 (WATCHESPN) 10/20 Maryland * W, 23-0 Overall Record: 163-122 (23 yrs) Record at Iowa: 151-101 (20 yrs) Mark Jones, play-by-play 10/27 at #17 Penn State* L, 24-30 Dusty Dvoracek, analyst 11/3 at Purdue* L, 36-38 MSU BULLDOGS Molly McGrath, sideline reporter 11/10 Northwestern* L, 10-14 Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network, KRUI, Compass Radio Record: 8-4, 4-4 11/17 at Illinois* W, 63-0 Gary Dolphin, play-by-play AP Ranking: 18 11/23 Nebraska* W, 31-28 Ed Podolak, color analyst Coaches Ranking: 18 1/1 #18 Mississippi St. 11 a.m. (CT)/ESPN2 Rob Brooks, sideline reporter CFP Ranking: 18 Live Audio: hawkeyesports.com (Hawkeye All-Access) * -- Big Ten Conference Game Head Coach: Joe Moorhead Live Stats: hawkeyesports.com Alma Mater: Fordham Twi er: @TheIowaHawkeyes / @IowaFBLive MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Overall Record: 46-17 (5 years) RESULTS/SCHEDULE 8-4. 4-4 Record at MSU: 8-4 (1 year) 9/1 Stephen F. Aus n W, 63-6 9/8 at Kansas State W, 31-10 9/15 Louisiana W, 56-10 9/22 at Kentucky* L, 7-28 9/29 Florida* L, 6-13 T.J. Hockenson was presented the John Mackey Award, presented to the na on’s top 10/6 #8 Auburn* W, 23-9 ght end on Dec. 6, and was named Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the year in the Big Ten 10/20 at #5 LSU* L, 3-19 1 Conference Nov. 28. Hockenson leads Iowa in receiving yards (717) and recep ons (46). 10/27 #16 Texas A&M* W, 28-13 Iowa has the top two kick returners in the Big Ten. Ihmir Smith-Marse e was named 11/3 Louisiana Tech W, 45-3 Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year in the Big Ten Conference. Smith-Marse e 11/10 at #1 Alabama * L, 0-24 is tops in the Big Ten and ranks No. 3 in the country, averaging 29.3 yards on 19 returns. 11/17 Arkansas* W, 52-6 2 Kyle Groeneweg leads the Big Ten, averaging 10.2 yards per punt return. 11/22 at Ole Miss* W, 35-3 The Hawkeyes rank fi rst in the Big Ten in scoring defense (17.4), second in rushing defense 1/1 Iowa 11 a.m. (CT)/ESPN2 (102.8) and total defense (289.6), and fourth in passing defense (186.8). Iowa’s total defense and rush defense rank seventh in the country. Its rushing defense ranks eighth 3 all- me in single-season school history. * -- Southeastern Conference Game The Hawkeyes rank second in the Big Ten with 34 sacks, their highest single-season total IOWA COACHES since recording 34 sacks in 2003. A.J. Epensesa and DE Anthony Nelson e for the Big Ten lead with 9.5 sacks apiece. The 9.5 sacks e for 13th in the country. GAME DAY LOCATIONS 4 OFFENSE Iowa has 18 intercep ons in 2018, ed for most in the country (Boston College, Maryland). Brian Ferentz (fi eld) Off . Coord./TE’s Amani Hooker was named the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive back of the Year. He is the Ken O’Keefe (fi eld) Quarterbacks 5 fourth Hawkeye to earn the defensive back award, and the third in the past four seasons. Derrick Foster (fi eld) Running Backs Nate Stanley has 23 touchdown passes, third most in the Big Ten. The 23 touchdown Kelton Copeland (booth) Wide Receivers passes are the sixth highest single-season total in school history. Stanley’s 49 touchdown Tim Polasek (fi eld) Off ensive Line passes over the last two seasons e for the most ever in school history over a two-year Aus n Showalter (booth) Analyst 6 span. Long tossed 49 touchdown passes from 1984 (22) to 1985 (27). Joe Pawlak (booth) Grad. Assistant Josh Sinagoga (booth) Grad. Assistant Iowa averages 31.5 points per game, the ninth highest single-season total in school history, and its highest since averaging a school-record 37.2 points per game in 2002. Iowa averaged 42.8 points per game in fi ve games away from Iowa City (3-2), and scored 40 points or DEFENSE 7 more in all three of their road wins. Phil Parker (fi eld) Def. Coord./DBs Kelvin Bell (booth) Asst. Def. Line Mekhi Sargent has rushed for 100-plus yards in each of his last two games. He rushed for a Reese Morgan (fi eld) Defensive Line career-high 173 yards on a career-high 26 carries against Nebraska, and a then career-high Seth Wallace (fi eld) Linebackers 8 121 yards at Illinois. Sargent leads the team with 10 touchdowns. Mar n Hopkins (booth) Grad. Asst. Kirk Ferentz (151-101) became Iowa’s all- me winningest coach on Sept. 1, 2018. The Tyler Parker (booth) Analyst Hawkeyes defeated Northern Illinois, 33-7. It was Ferentz’s 144th win as Iowa’s head Shane Viilo (booth) Grad. Asst. coach, one more than his predecessor, Hayden Fry (143-89-6). Fry coached Iowa for 20 9 years (1979-98). Ferentz is in his 20th season. SPECIAL TEAMS Kirk Ferentz’s 151 wins in all games coached as a member of the Big Ten Conference rank LeVar Woods (fi eld) ST Coordinator fi h in league history. He is one of fi ve coaches to win at least 150 games as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The top fi ve includes Woody Hayes (202), Amos Alonza Stagg 10 (199), Bo Schembechler (194), Joe Paterno (162), and Ferentz (151). facebook.com/hawkeyefootball hawkeyesports.com youtube.com/gohawkstv @hawkeyefootball 2019 OUTBACK BOWL: IOWA vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE @HawkeyeFootball Game Notes 4 NATE STANLEY | JR | 6-4 | 242 84 NICK EASLEY | SR | 5-11 | 205 Menomonie, Wisconsin (Menomonie) Newton, Iowa (Newton/Iowa Western CC) • 25 career starts/32 career games played • 21 career starts/25 career games played QB • 23 touchdown passes, third in the Big Ten WR • 44 receptions, second on the team (51 rec. in 2017) • 49 career TDs, 4th all-time • Career highs in rec. (10) and rec. yards (103) in Week 3 • 5,137 career passing yards, 9th all-time • First Hawkeye with 10 receptions in a game since ‘11 (K. Davis) • 49 TDs last 2 seasons, T-1st all-time (Chuck Long) • Led team in rec. Week 3 (10), Week 5 (6), Week 10 (8) 10 MEKHI SARGENT | SO | 5-10 | 210 12 BRANDON SMITH | SO | 6-3 | 219 Key West, Florida (Key West) Lake Cormorant, Mississippi (Lake Cormorant) QB • 3 career starts/12 career games played • 16 career starts/21 career games played RB • Team leader in rushing yards (748) and TDs (10) WR • 25 receptions, 328 yards, two TDs • 100+ rushing yards the last two games • Career-high 5 receptions and 68 yards Week 5 • Career bests 26 rushes, 173 yards Week 12 vs. NEB • 1 of 10 true freshmen to see action in 2017 • Joined program after 1 season at Iowa Western CC • State champion high jumper in Mississippi (6’ 6”) 28 TOREN YOUNG | SO | 5-11 | 221 6 IHMIR SMITH-MARSETTE | SO | 6-1 | 175 Madison, Wisconsin (Monona Grove) Newark, New Jersey (Weequahic) • 4 career starts/19 career games played • 6 career starts/23 career games played RB • 630 rushing yards, second on the team WR • Rodgers-Dwight Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year • 4.9 yards per carry, 5 rushing TDs • Averages 29.3 yards on 19 KO returns, third in FBS • Career-high 96 yards rushing Week 6 at IND • Honorable mention All-Big Ten WR by league media • First career TD reception at IND (11 yards) • 17.5 yards per reception, 3rd in Big Ten 77 ALARIC JACKSON | SO | 6-7 | 320 36 BRADY ROSS | JR | 6-0 | 245 Detroit, Michigan (Renaissance) Humboldt, Iowa (Humboldt) • 23 career starts/23 career games played • 2 career start/32 career games played LT • 23 career starts, all at LT FB • Missed Weeks 8-12 with injury • 2018 Second-team All-Big Ten • Moved from LB to FB prior to 2016 • 2017 FWAA Freshman All-American • Joined team in 2015 as a walk-on • 2017 BTN.com All-Freshman Team • 2016 and 2017 Academic All-Big Ten 59 ROSS REYNOLDS | SR | 6-4 | 295 38 T.J. HOCKENSON | SO | 6-5 | 250 Waukee, Iowa (Waukee) Chariton, Iowa (Chariton) • 13 career starts/30 career games played • 24 career starts/25 career games played LG • Started every game at LG TE • John Mackey Award Recipient, nation’s top tight end • Second-team All-Big Ten by league coaches • Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year • Third-team All-Big Ten by league media • Team-best 717 yards receiving on team-high 46 receptions • Attended the same high school as DE Anthony Nelson • 15.6 yards per catch ranks 10th in Big Ten 69 KEEGAN RENDER | SR | 6-4 | 307 21 IVORY KELLY-MARTIN | SO | 5-10 | 200 Indianola, Iowa (Indianola) Plainfi eld, Illinois (Oswego East) • 32 career starts/51 career games played • 7 career starts/21 career games played C • Started Weeks 1-12 at C (12 career starts at C) RB • Career-high 24 att.