2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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The 2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Kirk Ferentz, the Hawkeyes compiled an 11–2 record (8–0 in conference games), tied for the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 484 to 256. In games against ranked opponents, they defeated No. 12 Penn State and No. 8 Michigan, and lost to No. 5 USC in the 2003 Orange Bowl. The Hawkeyes were ranked No. 8 in the final AP and Coaches polls. Quarterback Brad Banks tallied 2,573 passing yards and 26 passing touchdowns and won the Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football. Banks also finished second in close voting for the Heisman Trophy. Other national awards went to Kirk Ferentz (national coach of the year), kicker Nate Kaeding (Lou Groza Award), and tight...

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