2007 Recap

2007 Record: 6-6 (4-4)

Oh how the mighty have fallen. It seems like yesterday Iowa was capping off their third straight double-digit-win season with an impressive win over LSU in the Capital One Bowl. That is if 2004 feels like yesterday to you. In 2005 the Hawkeyes slipped to 7-5 and in 2006 they fell to 6-7 failing to live up to their lofty preseason rankings. But hey, everyone goes through rebuilding years. Certainly Ferentz would get things turned around in 2007, wouldn't he? Hello?

To say the 2007 season got off to a disappointing start would be pretty accurate. A less than impressive 16-3 win over Northern Illinois was followed up by a 35-0 win over hapless Syracuse. And then the wheels fell off the season. Narrow losses to bitter rival Iowa State and #9 Wisconsin were followed by demoralizing blowout losses to Indiana and Penn State giving Iowa eight conference losses in a row dating back to 2006 and putting the Hawkeyes at 2-4 in danger of not making a bowl game.

Is week three too early to start thinking about next year?

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