2009 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 2009 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa and the Iowa Hawkeyes athletic program during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played its home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. 2009 marked Kirk Ferentz's 11th year as head coach of Iowa. The Hawkeyes finished the season as the 2010 Orange Bowl Champions.

2009 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 24–14 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record11–2 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen O'Keefe (11th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorNorm Parker (11th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(cap. 70,585, artificial turf)
2009 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Ohio State $  7 1   11 2  
No. 7 Iowa %  6 2   11 2  
No. 9 Penn State  6 2   11 2  
Northwestern  5 3   8 5  
No. 16 Wisconsin  5 3   10 3  
Michigan State  4 4   6 7  
Purdue  4 4   5 7  
Minnesota  3 5   6 7  
Illinois  2 6   3 9  
Michigan  1 7   5 7  
Indiana  1 7   4 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hawkeyes came off a 9–4 season in 2008, including a win over South Carolina in the Outback Bowl and a 24–23 upset of Big Ten champion of Penn State.

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