The Iowa football team has begun reaping the rewards of a spectacular 10-2 regular season. Today, seven Hawkeye players were named first team All Big Ten. Also, junior offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga has been named the offensive lineman of the year and head coach Kirk Ferentz, for the third time, is...[details]
2008 (Sophomore): Academic all-Big Ten . . . Made 6-9 field goals and 14-14 PATs during the season . . . ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 32 points . . . listed as first team place kicker following spring practice . . . saw action in 46-3 opening win over Maine . . . made all four kicks, including three PATs and a 44-yard field goal . . . also handled all kickoffs, averaging 66.7 yards on nine kicks . . . had four touchbacks and allowed opponent an average of 14.8 yards on five returns . . . saw action in 42-0 win over Florida International . . . made all three PAT attempts vs. FIU and had no field goal attempts . . . averaged 62.1 yards on seven KO vs. FIU . . . saw action in 17-5 win over Iowa State . . . missed only field goal attempt (50 yards) and was 2-2 on PATs vs. ISU . . . averaged 62 yards on five kickoffs, with one touchback . . . handled all kickoff duties in 21-20 loss at Pittsburgh, averaging 65.6 yards on six kicks, with one touchback . . . made only PAT attempt and missed only field goal attempt (35 yards) at Pitt . . . handled all kickoff duties in 22-17 loss to Northwestern . . . averaged 66.5 yards on four kicks, with one touchback . . . had no field goal or PAT attempts . . . handled all kickoff duties in 16-13 loss at Michigan State . . . averaged 69 yards on three kicks, with one touchback . . . had no field goal or PAT attempts . . . handled all kickoff duties in 45-9 win at Indiana . . . averaged 68 yards on eight kicks, with three touchbacks . . . also had a touchdown-saving tackle on a kickoff return . . . had no PAT or field goal attempts . . . handled all kickoff duties in 38-16 win over Wisconsin . . . averaged 62.7 yards on seven kicks, with one touchback . . . had no PAT or field goal attempts . . . handled all kickoff duties in 27-24 loss at Illinois . . . averaged 68 yards on six kicks, with three touchbacks . . . had no PAT or field goal attempts . . . handled all kickoff and field goal duties in 24-23 win over third-ranked Penn State . . . made only field goal attempt of the game, a 31-yard kick with one second remaining to give Iowa the win, his first field goal attempt since the fourth game of the season . . . also allowed Penn State 58 yards on four kick returns . . . handled all field goal and kickoff duties in 22-17 win over Purdue . . . connected on season-long 45-yard field goal in the third quarter and made only PAT attempt of the game . . . averaged 60.6 yards on five kickoffs, with one touchback . . . handled all field goal and kickoff duties in 55-0 win at Minnesota . . . matched career-best with two field goals at Minnesota, connecting from 35 and 29 yards to give Iowa an early 6-0 advantage . . . averaged 65.7 yards on 10 kickoffs, with one touchback and was also credited with one assisted tackle . . . handled all field goal, PAT and kickoff duties in 31-10 Outback Bowl win over South Carolina . . . made 18-yard field goal vs. South Carolina after missing 45-yard attempt . . . was 4-4 on PAT attempts in bowl win and averaged 64.7 yards on six kickoffs, with no touchbacks.
2007 (Freshman): Named to Freshman all-Big Ten team selected by The Sporting News . . . Academic all-Big Ten . . . Listed as co-first team kicker following spring practice . . .ranked second on the team in scoring with 37 points , hitting 7-10 field goal attempts and 16-18 PATs . . . saw action in opening win over Northern Illinois, averaging 57.5 yards on two kick-offs . . . had no field goal or PAT attempts . . . saw action on kickoffs in win over Syracuse, averaging 61.7 yards on six kicks, with one touchback . . . handled all kickoff duties in loss at Iowa State, averaging 63 yards on four kicks . . . handled all placement duties in loss at Wisconsin . . . connected on two of three field goals, having one attempt being blocked, and was successful on only PAT attempt . . . connected on 41-yard field in the first half to give Iowa a 3-0 advantage with his first career attempt . . . added a 37-yarder in the fourth period to cut deficit to 14-13 . . . averaged 57.2 yards on four kick-offs as well . . . 36-yard field goal attempt in the third period was blocked . . . saw action in loss to Indiana, making only PAT attempt and missing 25-yard field goal attempt . . . also averaged 64.5 yards on two kick-offs . . . saw action in loss at Penn State, making only PAT attempt and attempting no field goals . . . saw action in win over 18th-ranked Illinois, handling all PAT and field goal attempts . . . made 28-yard field goal to tie the score late in the second period and added PAT in third quarter in 10-6 win . . . connected on both field goal attempts in loss at Purdue, converting from 35 yards in the first period and 31 yards in the third period . . . saw action in double OT win over Michigan State, handling all PAT and field goal attempts . . . connected on 43-yard field goal in second period, a career-long at the time . . . gave Iowa a 20-17 advantage with career-best 47 yard field goal in the fourth period before missing from 40 yards . . . made all four PAT attempts in the game, including two in overtime periods . . . handled all PAT attempts in win at Northwestern, as Iowa had no field goal attempts . . . made all four PATs against Northwestern . . . handled all PAT attempts in win over Minnesota, as Iowa had no field goal attempts . . . made all three PATs against Minnesota . . . made one of three PAT attempts in loss to Western Michigan and had no field goal attempts.
2006 (Redshirt): Redshirted after joining team as a walk-on.
Personal: Born 9/28/87 . . . Mechanical Engineering major . . . earned academic all-district and academic all-state recognition . . . parents are Anne and Mike Murray . . . one of nine players from Iowa City on Iowa roster . . . high school coach was Chuck Evans. and Mike Murray . . . high school coach was Chuck Evans.
High school honors: Named to Elite all-state team as a senior . . . first team all-state as a junior and senior after earning second team all-state honors as a sophomore . . . named first team all-Area as a junior and senior . . . first team all-District for three straight seasons after earning honorable mention honors as a freshman . . . holds school record for longest field goal (52) yards and holds school record for career goals (115) in soccer . . . Career - - career totals include 18-28 field goals, 128-135 PATs . . . also scored five touchdowns and had seven interceptions on defense . . . converted 29-30 PATs and 6-9 field goals as a senior . . . four-year football letterman as kicker, punter, wide receiver and defensive back . . . also returned punts . . . earned four letters in soccer as midfielder and defender and also earned one letter in basketball.
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