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Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
Home football weekends for the University of Iowa are more than just a Saturday afternoon football game. Hawkeye fans from all parts of the state of Iowa and from the entire Midwest converge on Iowa City for an entire weekend of activities on the Iowa campus. Tailgating activities around the stadium begin as the sun comes up and continue all day as Iowa fans support their Hawkeyes, come rain or shine. Iowa home games are played in historic Kinnick Stadium, named after 1939 Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick. With a capacity of 70,585, Kinnick Stadium ranks as one of the 20 largest college-owned stadiums in the nation.
Seating Chart:
Kinnick Stadium Seating Chart
Team Schedule:
Sep 1 @Northern Illinois 3:30pm
Sep 8 Syracuse 8:05pm
Sep 15 @Iowa St. 1:30pm
Sep 22 @Wisconsin 8:00pm
Sep 29 Indiana 12:05pm
Oct 6 @Penn St. TBA
Oct 13 Illinois TBA
Oct 20 @Purdue TBA
Oct 27 Michigan St. TBA
Nov 3 @Northwestern TBA
Nov 10 Minnesota TBA
Nov 17 W. Michigan TBA
Season Preview:
If the Hawkeyes can show the same work ethic that produced a competitive game against Texas in the Alamo Bowl, instead of the lackluster and sloppy (minus-11 turnover margin) effort that led to losses against Indiana, Northwestern and Minnesota during a dark cloud of a second half of last season, Iowa can be on the way to a seventh straight bowl appearance. The Hawkeyes catch a break with the schedule, which doesn't include Ohio State or Michigan. With an inexperienced offensive line and a very young receiving corps, it's up to RBs Albert Young and Damian Sims to take pressure off of QB Jake Christensen. Young moves the chains (2,205 rushing yards in two seasons) and Sims provides big-play fireworks. The strength of this unit is an outstanding line. The front four returns intact but will have a new coach after Ron Aiken took the same position with the Arizona Cardinals and was replaced by Rick Kaczenski. Concerns include little depth at linebacker and the lack of experience at both safety slots. Freshman Ryan Donahue, a high school All-American, replaces P Andy Fenstermaker. Sophomore Austin Signor handled most of the kickoff duties last year and made 2 of 2 on field goals and 5 of 5 extra points. Junior Andy Brodell will return punts and junior Shonn Greene and Young will share kick return duties. This unit will be under the microscope after finishing sixth in the Big Ten in 2006 in net punting, eighth in kickoff coverage and 10th in punt returns.
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