2006 Outback Bowl
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20th Outback Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | January 2, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | Announcers Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2006 Outback Bowl was an American
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
Florida
Game summary
Florida got on the board first, only 2 minutes into the game, when
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,[1] 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
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Team statistics
Statistics[2] | IOWA | UF |
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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
- ^ "CUSA head of officials admits Outback Bowl mistake". USA Today. January 4, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Box Score @ ESPN.com