2006 Outback Bowl

August 2023 March 2026 2006 Outback Bowl 20th Outback Bowl 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes University of Iowa Florida Gators University of Florida 7–4 Big Ten 8–3 SEC Kirk Ferentz Urban Meyer 25 25 NR 16 18 17 0 7 0 17 7 17 7 0 January 2 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida Barry Anderson (C–USA) 65,881 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone The 2006 Outback Bowl was an American college football bowl game played January 2, 2006, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was the 20th edition of the Outback Bowl and featured the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference, and the Florida Gators from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Florida came into the game under first-year head coach Urban Meyer with an 8–3 record. The Hawkeyes, led by 7th year head coach Kirk Ferentz, came into the game with a 7–4 record. Teams The 2006 Outback Bowl was the third all-time meeting between the two programs. Florida won the 1983 Gator Bowl 14-6 over the Hawkeyes, and Iowa defeated the Gators 37-17 in the 2004 Outback Bowl. Iowa 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Florida 2005 Florida Gators football team Game summary Florida got on the board first, only 2 minutes into the game, when Tremaine McCollum blocked an Iowa punt, and returned it 6 yards for a touchdown. That was the only scoring of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Iowa stopped Florida inside its own five yard line, but Florida got a field goal from kicker Chris Hetland, to go up 10-0. With 1:57 left in the half, and Iowa driving, Iowa quarterback Drew Tate was intercepted by cornerback Vernell Brown, who returned it 60 yards for a touchdown, and a 17-0 lead. Iowa came right back though, as quarterback Drew Tate found wide receiver Clinton Solomon for a 20 yard touchdown pass, to trim the lead to 17-7 with 1:10 to go in the half. It was enough time for Florida however, as Florida scored its first offensive touchdown of the game. Quarterback Chris Leak found wide receiver Dallas Baker for a 24 yard touchdown pass with 1 second left in the half, as Florida took a 24-7 lead into the locker room. With 5:23 left in the third quarter, Florida seemingly put the game away, with a 38 yard touchdown pass from Leak to Baker, to put Florida up 31-7, but Iowa would come back. Early in the fourth quarter, Drew Tate found wide receiver Ed Hinkel for a 4 yard touchdown pass to trim the margin to 31-14. With less than 7 minutes to play, Tate again found Hinkel, this time for a 14 yard touchdown pass, as Iowa drew within 31-21. Iowa stopped Florida once again, and got the ball back. With 1:24 left in the game, Kirk Ferentz decided to kick a field goal, since they were down 2 possessions anyway. Kyle Schlicher kicked a 45 yard field goal, to make it a one possession game. His onside kick attempt was recovered by Iowa, but Iowa was controversially flagged for being offside,CUSA head of officials admits Outback Bowl mistake http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-01-04-outback-officials-mistake_x.htm USA Today January 4, 2006 December 4, 2016 and Florida regained possession on the subsequent attempt. The game was noted for its extremely controversial calls leading to allegations that Florida bribed the officials. Scoring summary IOWA UF 1 13:25 UF Other Blocked punt returned 6 yards for touchdown by Tremaine McCollum, Chris Hetland kick good 0 7 2 9:31 UF 15 53 7:23 FG 21 Chris Hetland 0 10 2 1:57 UF IntTD Vernell Brown 41 Chris Hetland good 0 17 2 1:10 IOWA 5 39 0:37 RecTD Clinton Solomon Drew Tate 20 Kyle Schlicher good 7 17 2 0:01 UF 8 80 1:09 RecTD Dallas Baker Chris Leak 26 Chris Hetland good 7 24 3 5:23 UF 7 80 2:49 RecTD Dallas Baker Chris Leak 38 Chris Hetland good 7 31 4 13:51 IOWA 3 5 0:54 RecTD Ed Hinkel Drew Tate 4 Kyle Schlicher good 14 31 4 6:59 IOWA 9 73 1:46 RecTD Ed Hinkel Drew Tate 13 Kyle Schlicher good 21 31 4 1:24 IOWA 9 41 1:11 FG 45 Kyle Schlicher 24 31 24 31 Source:Box Score @ ESPN.com Team statistics Statistics IOWA UF 1st downs 23 26 Total yards 410 447 Passing yards 346 278 Rushing yards 64 169 Penalties 8-60 0 3rd down conversions 9-18 9-18 4th down conversions 0-0 1-3 Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 24:35 35:25 References External links http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores106/106002/NCAAF163153.htm Category:ReliaQuest Bowl Outback Bowl Outback Bowl Category:21st century in Tampa, Florida Category:Florida Gators football bowl games Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football bowl games Category:January 2006 sports events in the United States