1 day until kickoff - #1 Marshall Koehn

[Blair Sanderson]

Marshall Koehn
Senior
6-0, 200
Solon, IA (Solon)

Hawk-Item - - Led the Big Ten and ranked eighth nationally in touchback percentage (63.2%) . . . tied for first in Big Ten in PAT percentage (100%), ranked second in touchbacks (43), and seventh in field goal percentage (75%) . . . 52-yard field goal in 24-20 win at Pittsburgh ties as eighth longest in school history.

2014 Honors - - Reggie Roby Special Teams Award, specialist. 2014 - -Handled majority of placement duties throughout the season . . . connected on 12-16 field goals and 38-38 PAT attempts to rank second in scoring with 74 points . . . made 11-12 field goals over final 11 games, with a long of 52 yards . . . ranked among national leaders by averaging 59.5 yards on KO's, with 43 touchbacks . . . handled all kicking duties in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa . . . made 1-2 field goal attempts, connecting from 40 yards on first career attempt and missing from 37 yards . . . made all four PAT attempts and averaged 63.7 yards on kickoffs, with four touchbacks in six kicks . . . saw action in 17-13 win over Ball State, converting 1-3 field goal attempts . . . connected on 26-yard field goal while missing from 35 and 37 yards . . . averaged 65 yards on four KO's vs. BSU, with three touchbacks . . . handled all field goal and kickoff duties in 20-17 loss to Iowa State . . . made only field goal attempt vs. ISU, connecting from 44 yards (career-long) with 4:08 remaining to tie game at 17-17 . . . booted all four KO's into endzone, allowing no returns . . . made only field goal attempt in 24-20 win at Pittsburgh, a career-best 52-yard kick late in the third quarter . . . also recorded a touchback on all five KO's in win at Pitt . . . handled all placements in 24-10 win at Purdue . . . converted 3-3 PAT kicks and only field goal attempt, a 28-yard kick in the second quarter . . . averaged 56.8 yards on five kickoffs, with three touchbacks . . . handled all placements in 45-29 win over Indiana . . . connected from 22 yards on his only field goal attempt vs. Indiana and made all six PAT attempts . . . averaged 60.4 yards on seven KO's, with five touchbacks . . . handled all placements in 38-31 loss at Maryland . . . converted 24-yard field goal in final minutes of fourth quarter on only attempt and made 4-4 PATs . . . successfully executed one of two onside kicks . . . handled all placements in 48-7 win over Northwestern . . . connected on field goals of 48 and 24 yards and made 6-6 PAT attempts . . . averaged 61.3 yards on nine KO's, with four touchbacks . . . handled all placements in 51-14 loss at Minnesota . . . was successful on both PAT kicks and had no field goal attempts, while averaging 53.7 yards on three KO's, with one touchback, at Minnesota . . . handled all placements in 30-14 win at Illinois . . . was successful on 4-4 PAT attempts at Illinois, but only field goal attempt from hit upright and was no good . . . averaged 58.6 yards on five KO's, with two touchbacks . . . handled all placements in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin . . . made only field goal attempt from 26 yards vs. Wisconsin and his only PAT attempt . . . averaged 64.2 yards on five KO's, with four touchbacks . . . handled all placements in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska . . . connected on both field goal attempts vs. Nebraska from 22 and 25 yards, along with making all four PAT attempts . . . booted 25-yard field goal in overtime period to give Iowa a 34-31 advantage . . . averaged 62.8 yards on six KO's, with four touchbacks . . . handled all kickoff and PAT duties (4-4) in 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee, but had no field goal attempts..

2013 - - Saw first action of career in 59-3 win over Western Michigan, converting only PAT attempt and kicking 62 yards on only KO of the game . . . did not see additional game action.

2012 - - Did not see any game action.

2011 - - Redshirted after joining the team as a walk-on.

High school honors - - Named first team all-state as a senior after earning second team honors as a junior . . . first team all-conference as a junior and senior . . . Career - - member of prep football team that won four straight state titles, helping team compile 41-1 record his last three seasons . . . played wide receiver and defensive back in addition to handling all kicking duties . . . made 49-56 PATs and 13-18 field goals, with a long of 48 yards, as a senior . . . averaged 37.8 yards per punt and had 45 touchbacks on 82 kicks . . . had 22 receptions for 298 yards and two touchdowns as a senior, while collecting 47 tackles and seven interceptions

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Other players that wore #1 for Iowa:

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Devine, Aubrey, 1921
Dodge, Tim, 1999,2000,01
Duprey, Mike, 1991
Early, Quinn, 1984,85,86,87
Greiner, Justin, 2007,08,09
Guy, Willie, 1990,93,94,95
Jones, Larry, 1977
Kennon, Mike, 1983
Langford, Ed, 1982
Locke, Gordon, 1922
Miller, G.W., 1923
Murray, Daniel, 2007,08,09
Murray, Shawn, 1998
Neuman, Scott, 1988,89
Rodopoulos, Alexe, 1996,97
Schlicher, Kyle, 2002,03,04,05
Smith, Cameron, 1999
Yambor, Gene, 1979,80

 

[Blair Sanderson]

 

[Blair Sanderson]

This #1 had some great games for the Hawkeyes, including the all-time best performance by a wide receiver with a 10 catches for 256 yards and 4 touchdowns in Iowa's over Northwestern on November 7, 1987.

 

[nu2u]

I still maintain that the PK is the most under-appreciated player on the team.

I mean, Koehn could very well be the difference between 8-4 and 10-2. It is not rare that the PK is called upon the hit a FG to win the game with seconds left to play. Its the same type of pressure a basketball player faces to hit a high stakes game winning shot.... Jordan with a playoff basket at the buzzer. We all remember what Nate Kaeding meant to those early Ferentz teams.

Not to mention the value of touchbacks on KOs in the field position battle.

 

[nu2u]

This #1 had some great games for the Hawkeyes, including the all-time best performance by a wide receiver with a 10 catches for 256 yards and 4 touchdowns in Iowa's over Northwestern on November 7, 1987.

One of my all-time favorite Hawks. Had a decent NFL career also but he got kicked around among teams a little bit.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Other players that wore #1 for Iowa:

--1--
Devine, Aubrey, 1921

Locke, Gordon, 1922

Murray, Daniel, 2007,08,09
Schlicher, Kyle, 2002,03,04,05

Wow, if you were doing a "Greatest by number" list, how could you decide between Devine and Locke? If the Heisman were around when those two had played, Iowa probably would've had more than just one winner.

And as far as kickers go, Murray and Schlicher certainly provided plenty of memorable moments in their time.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

Btw, does Iowa still have that streak of consecutive PATs going? I knew it was a school record, but I thought I remembered hearing that they have the longest current streak in the country.