A BCS Orange Bowl Dream: Hawkeyes Stay Hot in Chilly Miami (2009)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2010
- It was the appropriate ending for what was a magical 2009 season for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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After being invited to play in the FedEx Orange Bowl on Jan. 5, the Hawkeyes made the most of their invitation to Miami, defeating ACC champion Georgia Tech, 24-14. Iowas 11-2 record tied with that of the 2002 season for the best in Hawkeye history.
The Hawkeyes also won a major bowl for the first time since claiming the 1959 Rose Bowl over California.
During the season, Iowa thrived in the second half. But against the Yellow Jackets, the Hawkeyes set the tone first.
On Iowas second offensive series, the Hawkeyes marched down the field for a score when junior quarterback Ricky Stanzi found sophomore wide receiver Marvin McNutt for a 4-yard touchdown pass. The key play was Stanzi hitting senior tight end Tony Moeaki for a 54-yard completion that took the Hawkeyes to the Georgia Tech 9-yard line.
Iowa scored again after a Yellow Jacket 3-and-out, when Stanzi found junior wideout Colin Sandeman for a 21-yard strike. At that point, the Hawkeyes led 14-0.
We knew they were going have to have long drives to score, Moeaki said. We wanted to start fast, and thats what we did.
While the offense put up points, the Hawkeye defense put on a clinic. Coming into the Orange Bowl, Georgia Tech had not punted in its previous two contests, against Georgia and in the ACC championship against Clemson.
Iowa forced the Yellow Jackets to punt on each of their first six possessions, and their lone score in the first half came from the defense.
Members of the Hawkeye defense credited their dominance, especially during the early part of the contest, to the scheme drawn up by defensive coordinator Norm Parker.
They got us in a defense that worked, Iowa senior linebacker A.J. Edds said. Its not what we do on a weekly basis. We kind of put it together ad hoc throughout the course of December, tweaking it, adjusting it, a lot of film watching trying to see what worked.
We just had to be flexible, and it worked out.
The Hawkeyes may have never trailed, but like the majority of the 2009 season, they left hearts racing among the Iowa faithful.
Late in the fourth quarter, Iowa led 17-14; the Hawkeyes cemented the victory when running back Brandon Wegher scampered into the end zone from 32 yards out to regain a double-digit lead.
In a span of four months, the Hawkeyes went from a team dodging bullets against a Football Championship Subdivision school in the season-opener to a team standing on a podium receiving a Bowl Championship Series bowl game trophy.
I think its a real credit to our players, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said. They just stay the course out there on the field. They dont get too high, too low. No matter what happens, they keep playing.
I tell you, theyre a mentally tough group, and thats what it takes to finish games. - กีฬา
When we used to win bowl games 😩
Go Hawks!
The Bacons back to back bowl wins Go Hawks
one of the best vids i have ever seen
hawks always been good at defending the options
Your vid gets me all pumped up!! Great vid and music.
Excelent video
Today is the Day before the BIG GAME vs PENN STATE -10-8-21
GO HAWKS, we can DO THIS! HAWKS!
That was a good game. I rushed that field!
@@JoshSevcik nobody rushing fields this week!!
@@kirkferentzrocks rushin off of it...
@@JoshSevcik I have lost hope in Iowa now due to Brian Ferentz. Pathetic, what we have become!
@@JoshSevcik How do you think the HAWKS (we) finish out the 2023 season- 10-15-23- KIRKFERENTZROCKS (or he used to LOL)
Nice!
Love your vids man, GO HAWKS!!!! USA USA USA!
@BullzOnParade17 Thing they overlooked is that Iowa beat a Penn State team much better than Georgia Tech in the early half of the season, but it was essentially "Big Ten Hatefest", so that win didn't count in their eyes. The Hawks actually could've won this game by even more if it were not those missed field goals. I wish that Iowa would've gotten the chance to REALLY show how good they were by beating Florida or Cincy in a bowl game, but it's hard to complain about a win over the ACC champ.
remmeber in like 04 or 05 when we played lsu with like time running out, hail mary with few seconds left by drew tate lol
.......OH FUCK YA!
BCS National Championship game @ Glendale in Jan 2011:
Iowa vs. Alabama
You heard it here first.
fezzadork and you only heard it here..
@al3231 they done the same thing with west virginia
and look at all the players in the nfl now . mcnutt, stanzi, abot 50 lineman, a clayborn, pat angerer, greenway. babineax. the dude from carolina with the pic six charles godfrey.
Too bad mcnutt and stanzi are doing nothing and greenway is retired now
Muscatine!!!!!
GDawgRllnz ur vidz git me all exsyted dwg! GoHwkz!