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Hawkeyes Ranked 4th in BCS

The University of Iowa football team has moved up two notches to an all-time best fourth spot in the latest BCS weekly poll. The Big Ten leading Hawkeyes are 8-0 following an impressive road victory over Michigan State (15-13) last Saturday. Iowa was sixth in the initial BCS ranking of the season last week.

 

   The Hawkeyes were fifth for three straight weeks in the 2002 BCS Poll. That was the high-water mark for Iowa football until the most recent poll was released Sunday night. Iowas rank in the Associated Press (7th) and the USA Today Coaches Poll (8th) remains unchanged from last week.


Oct 25, 2009, 11:19 PM

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The 15th-ranked Iowa football team is in danger of being remembered more for its finish than its fantastic beginning. The Hawkeyes started the season 9-0 for the first time in school history but have dropped two in a row. They'll try to turn things around in Saturday's finale against Minnesota.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa senior linebacker Pat Angerer is one of five finalists for the annual Bronco Nagurski Trophy for the nation's top defensive player. The Football Writers Association of America announced the list yesterday. Angerer has 119 tackles this season.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Iowa State is looking to hand Missouri its fourth straight home loss on Saturday. The Tigers will be angling for bowl position on senior day against the Cyclones, who are also bowl-eligible.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) -- The United States Hockey League says it will return to Dubuque by adding a team in that city for the 2010-2011 season. The Dubuque Fighting Saints competed in the junior hockey circuit from 1980 to 2001 and won three league championships.

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