key es ). ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁Iowa ▁went ▁ 1 2 - 2 ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁season ▁ ▁Rec ruit ing ▁class ▁On ▁National ▁Sign ing ▁Day , ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Haw key es ▁signed ▁ 2 2 ▁players ▁on ▁football ▁scholar ships . ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁Rank ings ▁Enter ing ▁the ▁season , ▁Iowa ▁was ▁un rank ed ▁by ▁both ▁major ▁pol ls . ▁However , ▁the ▁Haw key es ▁would ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁Co aches ▁Pol l ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 5 th - rank ed ▁team ▁before ▁their ▁first ▁game ▁against ▁Miami ▁University . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁ ▁Game ▁summar ies ▁ ▁Miami ▁( OH ) ▁ ▁Source : ▁Box ▁Sc ore ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Future ▁NFL ▁star ▁Ben ▁Ro eth lis berger ▁was ▁intercept ed ▁four ▁times ▁on ▁this ▁opening ▁day ▁victory ▁for ▁the ▁Haw key es . ▁The ▁win ▁would ▁prove ▁more ▁impress ive ▁as ▁the ▁season ▁progress ed ▁as ▁the ▁Red h aw ks ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁last ▁ 1 3 ▁games ▁and ▁were ▁the ▁event ual ▁MAC ▁conference ▁champion . ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁ ▁Source : ▁Box ▁Sc ore ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Nathan ▁Ch and ler ▁and ▁the ▁Iowa ▁off ense ▁were ▁un sto pp able ▁in ▁this ▁one - s ided ▁affair . ▁Future ▁NFL ▁player ▁Se an ▁Cons id ine ▁returned ▁a ▁f umble ▁for ▁a ▁touch down ▁and ▁Ram on ▁O cho a ▁returned ▁a ▁punt