Iowa vs. Pitt Football !!

IOWA CITY, IA - The University of Iowa has signed a four-game series with the University of Pittsburgh to play football, athletics directors Bob Bowlsby and Jeffrey Long announced Thursday.

The two teams will meet first Sept. 20, 2008, at Pitt. The second and third games will be in Iowa City, Sept. 2, 2011 and Sept. 19, 2015. The final game will be at Pitt, Sept. 17, 2016.

Pitt holds a 2-1 advantage in the series with Iowa, winning 20-0 in 1931 and 26-14 in 1952, the last time these teams met. Iowa won, 34-17, in 1951.

"I spent a great deal of my early years in Pittsburgh and still have many family members in the area," Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz said in a release from the university. "I look forward to playing Pittsburgh and the challenge they'll present."

Iowa's Bowlsby called it a series that "will excite the fans from both schools."

Pitt hired former Chicago Bears/Miami Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt as its head coach in December. The Panthers were 8-4 last year, 4-2 in the Big East, and lost to Utah in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. They have been to a bowl game every year this decade, starting with a loss to Iowa State in the 2000 Insight.com Bowl.

Pitt went 8-5 in 2003, 9-4 in 2002, 7-5 in 2001 and 6-5 in 2000.

The Hawkeyes are coming off their third straight January bowl game, a 30-25 victory over Louisiana State in the Capital One Bowl. Iowa has posted three straight 10-win seasons and is 41-21 this decade, 31-7 the past three seasons.

thanks for info Jarbo

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From the University of Iowa Athletic Department:

Iowa basketball players Greg Brunner and Jeff Horner have been invited by USA Basketball to participate in the tryouts for the 2005 World University Games. The tryouts will take place July 28-August 4 in Colorado Springs, CO.

Players selected for the USA team will depart August 5 for Izmir, Turkey, site of the World University Games. The basketball competition, which will include eight games, will take place Aug. 11-22, with the team returning to the United States Aug. 23.

“This is a great honor for Greg and Jeff,” said Iowa Coach Steve Alford. “To have the chance to represent your country is a great honor. This is one of the biggest opportunities for amateur players, a great event. For six days they will be competing with the best of the best."

Brunner (6-7, 245) is a native of Charles City who will be a senior next season. He led the Hawkeyes in both scoring (14.7) and rebounding (8.3) in 2005, while shooting 51.2% from the field. His career totals include 1,035 points and 676 rebounds. He also is tied for ninth with 84 career blocked shots.

Brunner earned second team all-Big Ten recognition after ranking second in the league in rebounding for the second straight season. He scored in double figures in 28 games and had eight or more rebounds in 21 games while recording 11 double-doubles.

Horner (6-3, 185) is from Mason City and also heading into his senior season. He averaged 14 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game last season. He has scored 1,095 career points and is the only player in Iowa history to collect over 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists.

Horner has led the Hawkeyes in assists for three straight seasons. He was honorable mention all-Big Ten, was a member of the Maui Invitational all-tournament team and was twice named Big Ten Player of the Week during his junior campaign.

Both Horner and Brunner were members of the 2001 United States gold medal winning Olympic Festival team.

The USA team will include 13 players from the 20 who have been invited to the trials. Iowa and Stanford are the only programs with more than one representative invited to the tryouts. And, Iowa is the only state with two former high school players on the list.

Great addition to the non-conference schedule!

Thanks for reporting Jarbo!

-Fishhawk-

Iowa must have run out of MAC teams to play. :howdy:

FairWarning said:

Iowa must have run out of MAC teams to play. :howdy:

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Like the Ben Rothelsberger Miami, Ohio team whos only loss was to Iowa?

-Fish-

Who has more corn, Iowa or Nebraska? (Go Hawks!)arty:

Fishhead said:

Like the Ben Rothelsberger Miami, Ohio team whos only loss was to Iowa?

-Fish-

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More like the Kents, Ball Sts, and Ohios of the world. I do remember that Miami game. very good game.

FairWarning--- The Hawks have a REAL tough game against Iowa State in the 2nd game of year.

This game is a toss-up!

Iowa State underrated at #35 and Iowa overrated at #5

Fish - no bigger Iowa fan than me the two weeks they play Mich and Mich St.

Pitt does open their season vs Notre Dame. Pitts qb lit up the Irish for 5 tds last year. Might be a early-season shootout at Heinz Field. ND has 10 offensive starters back.

FairWarning said:

Fish - no bigger Iowa fan than me the two weeks they play Mich and Mich St.

Pitt does open their season vs Notre Dame. Pitts qb lit up the Irish for 5 tds last year. Might be a early-season shootout at Heinz Field. ND has 10 offensive starters back.

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I won't believe in ND till they do something to show they are a real team, its been all hype and talk the last decade! I think Quinn sux at QB too.