SR 108 (LSB 6263SS (1) 83)

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 108

BY  DVORSKY and BOLKCOM

A Resolution to celebrate the highlights for the 2009 football season of the University of Iowa football team.

   WHEREAS, the 2009 University of Iowa football team will be remembered as one of the most entertaining, talented, and successful teams in Hawkeye history; and
   WHEREAS, the 11 wins equals the program’s 2002 record for victories in a season; and
   WHEREAS, the regular season win total of 10 was achieved for only the fourth time; and
   WHEREAS, for the first time ever, the Hawkeyes won the first nine games of a season; and
   WHEREAS, Iowa played in a January bowl game for the sixth time in eight years; and
   WHEREAS, Iowa won a Bowl Championship Series-caliber bowl game for the first time since 1959 in beating Georgia Tech in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl 24-14; and
   WHEREAS, the Hawkeyes finished the 2009 season with an 11-2 overall record and a 6-2 Big Ten mark, finishing in a second place tie; and
   WHEREAS, the Hawkeyes have won at least nine games for the fifth time in the last eight years and for the seventh time in school history have won 10 games or more; and
   WHEREAS, the Hawkeyes were ranked seventh in both major polls at the conclusion of the season, the highest final ranking for the program since 1960; and
   WHEREAS, defensive end Adrian Clayborn was named Most Valuable Player of the FedEx Orange Bowl; and
   WHEREAS, Coach Kirk Ferentz was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the third time; and
   WHEREAS, offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga was picked as the Big Ten’s Offensive Lineman of the Year; and
   WHEREAS, All-Big Ten first teamers included Bryan Bulaga (OL), Dace Richardson (OL), Tony Moeaki (TE), Adrian Clayborn (DE), Pat Angerer (LB), Tyler Sash (DB), and Amari Spievey (DB), and five additional Hawkeyes were named to the league’s second unit; and
   WHEREAS, Bryan Bulaga and Pat Angerer were named first-team all-Americans, Tyler Sash was a second team choice, and Adrian Clayborn made the third team; and
   WHEREAS, the Iowa Hawkeyes have earned 70 wins since the start of the 2002 season, which places them at a tie for the 16th highest total in Division I football; and
   WHEREAS, Iowa’s football record in the 2000 decade was 80-45 (.640), a record that ranks as the best decade in Iowa football history, based on total wins; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate congratulates the University of Iowa football team for a stellar season and looks forward to a great season in 2010.