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2008 November 22 Iowa handed Minnesota a 55-0 defeat in its last- ever game in the Metrodome. carried the ball 22 times for 146 yards and two . The Hawkeyes went on to win the Outback Bowl over South Carolina to close out the year.

1997 1991 1986 1970 November 22 November 23 November 22 November 21 Tim Dwight completed his final Iowa Matt Despite facing a 17-0 half- Iowa’s Dave Brooks recorded career home game with just Rodgers threw for 390 yards time defecit at Minnesota, 26 tackles against Illinois — four receptions for 29 yards and three touchdowns in a the Hawkeyes stormed back 13 of which were unassisted. against Minnesota, but he did- 23-8 win over Minnesota, to capture a 30-27 victory. The Hawkeyes beat the n’t fail to excite Hawkeye fans despite a foot of snowfall in Iowa concluded its 9-3 sea- Illini, 22-16, in Iowa City. — he also returned a punt 44 Iowa City the night before. son with a 39-38 win over Iowa closed out the year Iowa’s hasn’t played a regular-season game after yards for a . The Danan Hughes joined in on San Diego State in the 3-6-1 in Ray Nagel’s last Thanksgiving since 2001. But the Hawkeyes will Hawkeyes blew out the Golden the fun, celebrating by Holiday Bowl. season. travel to Minneapolis for a matchup with the Gophers, 31-0. making a snow angel in the Gophers on Saturday. Page 4. end zone after catching a touchdown pass from Rodgers.

2 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Friday, November 26, 2010 The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Friday, November 26, 2010 - 11 Sunday Hawk Former Hawkeye safety Sean Considine intercepted Colt McCoy’s pass late in the fourth quarter on Nov. 21 for the Jacksonville Jaguars. His sealed the Jags’ sixth victory of the season. They’re tied atop the AFC South with the Colts.

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10 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Friday, November 26, 2010 The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Friday, November 26, 2010 - 3 10,000 yards in his career. Iowa’s season. The Hawkeyes’ kickoff cov- and defensive tackle Karl Klug MINNESOTA is also on that list. erage has been suspect all season, pointed to a more tangible reason Weber has done all of this ranking 86th in the Football Bowl to take Saturday’s matchup seri- CONTINUED FROM 4 despite playing under his third Subdivision. It allowed a 100-yard ously: Floyd of Rosedale. For offensive lineman Julian Van- offensive coordinator in four touchdown against Arizona and The trophy for the annual rival- dervelde and tight end Allen Reis- years. With each coaching change, more than 40 yards per return ry game sat in the first-floor hall- ner, this week isn’t only about foot- the Gophers have altered their against Iowa State. way of the Football ball. They both have class projects scheme considerably. “If we’re smart, we will,” Ferentz complex Tuesday, serving as a due the week after break, and they’ll “What he has had to go through said when asked if the Hawkeyes constant reminder of what’s at work on those while also preparing is a lot harder than what I’ve had will kick away from Stoudermire. to go through,” said Stanzi, who “It’s not like we cover very well. So stake this weekend. for the Minnesota defense. “It just reminds you how impor- Vandervelde said it’s not the altered has played in the same scheme all that’s a sore subject.” game preparation that’s weird. “The five years in Iowa City. “I’m not With the Hawkeyes sitting at 7- tant this game is, how bad we odd part is [going to be] coming back going to try to pretend to know 4 and far below preseason expecta- need to win it,” Klug said. “We after the game and going right back what that’s like. My hat’s off to tions, Sash said the Hawkeyes still can’t go into the postseason with into school,” he said. “Normally, the him for what he has been able to have plenty to play for — a better three-straight losses. We have to guys who live in Minnesota after that do with all that adversity.” bowl game, especially. But both he win this game.” last game, they can just stay in Perhaps more worrisome than Minnesota with their families.” Weber’s passing prowess is Min- The Gophers come into Satur- nesota’s kickoff return specialist, day’s matchup sporting the con- Troy Stoudermire. Ferentz ference’s worst overall record at 2- remembers the junior all too well 9, but they’re coming off their first from the teams’ 2008 matchup conference win of the season, a inside the Metrodome. 38-34 thriller over Illinois. As Stoudermire got a lot of action safety Tyler Sash said, “They have that game, as the Hawkeyes scored nothing to lose.” eight times. In nine kickoff returns, Adam Weber will start his 50th- he posted a 31.4-yard average, consecutive game under center for including a long of 58 yards. Last Minnesota against the Hawkeyes, week against Illinois, he returned a making him the most experienced kickoff 90 yards before being quarterback in the country. Earli- tripped up at the 4-yard line. er this season, Weber became only He ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten and the fifth quarterback in Big Ten No. 15 in the Football Bowl Subdivi- history to pass for more than sion with at 27.9-yard average this

4 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Friday, November 26, 2010 The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Friday, November 26, 2010 - 9 Hawks try to break streak Iowa expects a tough game on Saturday from Minnesota — a team coming off a win with ‘nothing to lose.’ By SCOTT MILLER the 9/11 terrorist attacks. [email protected] With classes on hiatus all week arrived at a Tues- for the holiday, Ferentz said his day interview session with a new players are “like pro football play- look. His customary beard, which ers this week. That could be good or has been ever-present throughout bad. … Fortunately, none of them the 2010 season, was shaved. have the money pro football play- And so began a strange week in ers do, so they can only go so far.” the Hayden Fry Football Complex. The Hawkeyes’ routine will be A beard-less Stanzi will lead different this week. Iowa into Minnesota’s TCF Bank They’ll practice earlier in the Stadium, an outdoor venue, for day — they had a 3:30 p.m. prac- the first time on Saturday. The tice scheduled for Tuesday.They’ll Hawkeyes haven’t played out- practice outside to prepare for the doors in Minneapolis since 1980 Minnesota weather — as of Tues- — a year before head coach Kirk day afternoon, a high of 32 Ferentz arrived as an assistant. degrees was expected for the The 2:37 p.m. kickoff against game, according to the National the Gophers (2-9, 1-6 Big Ten) will Weather Service. And they’ll even mark the first time Iowa has do some work on Thanksgiving played a regular-season game before quitting around midday so Ryan Miller/The Daily Iowan after Thanksgiving since its 2001 that coaches and players can get Iowa defensive end Adrian Clayborn powers his way through a double block during the Iowa vs. matchup against Iowa State. That to their holiday dinners. Michigan State game in Kinnick Stadium on Oct. 30. Clayborn has been routinely double blocked by contest was postponed because of SEE MINNESOTA, 10 Iowa's opponents this season. 8 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Friday, November 26, 2010 The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Friday, November 26, 2010 - 5

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DID YOU KNOW? • Iowa has won eight out of the last nine meetings with Minnesota. The Hawkeyes haven’t allowed a point in the last two games. • The top two kick returners in the Big Ten will be on the field Saturday. Minnesota’s Troy Stoudermire and Iowa’s Derrell Johnson-Koulianos rank first and second in return average. • Minnesota has only one win this season against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent. The Golden Gophers beat Illinois last weekend, 38-34, to snap a nine-game losing streak. • Iowa’s four losses have come by a total of 15 points. Its three Big Ten losses have come by a total of eight points. • Iowa’s roster features 21 players who played quarterback in TIMELESS MOMENTS: Catch up on your Hawkeye History in this week’s high school, including regular starters such as Johnson- edition of Timeless Moments, PAGE 12 Koulianos, Marvin McNutt, Jeff Tarpinian, and Brett Greenwood.

Henderson Johnson-Koulianos McKnight Hyde CB #14 WR #15 WR #6 CB #18

Garin DE #49 Lair DiBona TE #85 OLB #37

Theret Zusevics Sash S #27 RT #56 Olson SS #9 OT #58

Coker Koeppel Clayborn Cooper RB #34 Bunders Edwards RG #67 DE #94 OLB #4 OG #68 DT #68 Stanzi Eskridge QB #12 RB #23

Tinsley Kirskey Klug Morris MLB #51 DT #96 DT #95 MLB #44

Ferentz Morse Weber C #53 Burris Rallis FB #36 QB #8 Hunter C #53 OLB #26 OLB #42 Jacobs Vandervelde Daniels DE #97 LG #63 DT #93 Collado Orton S #2 OG #78

Hoese WR #35 Reisner Reiff Ballard TE #82 Willis LT #77 DL #46 OT #71 Greenwood Stoudermire FS #30 CB #11 Gray McNutt WR #5 Prater WR #7 CB #28 MIKE LAUER/THE DAILY IOWAN