1/2/2006 (2005-2006)
Outback Bowl

Raymond James Stadium [Tampa Bay, Florida]

#25 Iowa vs #16 Florida #25 Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs #16 Florida on 1/2/2006 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L 24 - 31

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Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 65,881
Kickoff Temp: 72° F
Start Time: 11:03 am CST

RECAP

Florida scored the game's first 17 points and held off a late Iowa surge to defeat the Hawkeyes 31-24 in the 2006 Outback Bowl at Tampa, FL. The Gators blocked and returned an Iowa punt for a score on Iowa's first possession to take a 7-0 advantage. Iowa scored its first points on a 20-yard touchdown pass from QB Drew Tate to WR Clinton Solomon. Iowa rallied to score 17 fourth-quarter points to make for an exciting finish. Iowa's comeback fell short as the Hawkeyes failed to recover an onside kick. On the previous play, Iowa recovered the onside kick, only to be flagged for an incorrect offside penalty.

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 0 7 0 17 24

Florida 7 17 7 0 31

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COACH GAME QUOTES

After that game, we probably would have signed on for any bowl that would have taken us. I probably would have signed in blood that evening. I'm glad that we didn't, but at that point there were all kinds of things racing through all of our minds.
-- Kirk Ferentz
Prior to the 2006 Outback Bowl, referencing the loss to Northwestern earlier in the season

DETAILED TEAM STATS

Statistics	Iowa	Florida
Rushing 1st Downs	1	7
Passing 1st Downs	22	16
Penalty 1st Downs	0	3
Total First Downs	23	26
Rushing Attempts	20	42
Rushing Yards	64	169
Rushing TDs	0	0
Yards per Rush	3.2	4.0
Passes Completed	32	25
Passes Attempts	55	40
Pass Completion %	58.2%	62.5%
Passing TDs	3	2
Passing Yards	346	278
Passing Yards per Completion	10.8	11.1
Passing Yards per Attempt	6.3	7.0
Touchdowns	3	2
Total Plays	75	82
% of Rushing Plays	26.7%	51.2%
% of Passing Plays	73.3%	48.8%
Total Offense	410	447
Yards per Play	5.5	5.5
Lost Fumbles	0	1
Interceptions	1	0
Turnovers	1	1
Penalties	8	5
Penalty Yards	60	30
Yards per Penalty	7.5	6.0
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1/2/2006 (2005-2006)
Outback Bowl

Raymond James Stadium [Tampa Bay, Florida]

Raymond James Stadium [Tampa Bay, Florida]

#25 Iowa vs #16 Florida #25 Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs #16 Florida on 1/2/2006 - HawkeyeRecap.com