16 days until kickoff - #16 C.J. Beathard

[Blair Sanderson]

C.J. Beathard, QB
Junior
6-2, 209
Franklin, TN (Battle Ground Academy)

Hawk-Item - - One of two sophomores named to 2014 Leadership Group . . . one of two redshirt freshmen named to 2013 Leadership Group.

2014 - - Saw action nine games, with one start . . . completed 52-92 pass attempts for 645 yards and five touchdowns, with two interceptions . . . also rushed 28 times for 156 yards . . . saw action in 17-13 win over Ball State as offense gained 455 yards total offense . . . completed 2-3 passes for 20 yards vs. BSU, with only incompletion initially ruled a touchdown before being over-turned . . . saw action in 24-20 win at Pittsburgh, taking every offensive snap in the second half in leading rally from 17-7 deficit . . . completed 7-8 passes for 98 yards, with no interceptions . . . completed 62-yard pass on first drive of third quarter that led to touchdown . . . also had two rushing attempts for five yards . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 24-10 win at Purdue . . . completed 17-27 pass attempts for 245 yards and a touchdown, with one interception . . . also ran eight times for 29 yards . . . scoring strike covered 23 yards to give Iowa a 17-10 lead in the third quarter . . . saw action in 45-29 win over Indiana as offense gained 426 yards total offense . . . completed 2-5 pass attempts for nine yards and rushed four times for 28 yards vs. Indiana . . . saw action in 48-7 win over Northwestern as offense gained 483 yarsdsa total offense . . . completed 5-6 passes for 23 yards and rushed three times for 23 yards vs. Northwestern . . . saw action in 51-14 loss at Minnesota . . . completed 3-7 passes for 32 yards and one touchdown at Minnesota, the score coming on a 24-yard completion in the final minute . . . saw action in 30-14 win at Illinois as offense rushed for 304 yards and gained 587 yards total offense . . . completed 3-3 pass attempts for 73 yards and a touchdown at Illinois, with a long of 53 yards . . . scoring strike covered 19-yards for Iowa's final score of the day . . . saw action as holder for placements in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska . . . saw action in 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee . . . completed 13-23 pass attempts for 145 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception . . . also rushed eight times for career-high 82 yards . . . scoring strikes covered 31 and 18 yards.

2013 - - Saw action in five games . . . completed 9-27 pass attempts for 179 yards and one touchdown, with two interceptions . . . also had 13 rushing attempts for 49 yards and two scores . . . did not see action in 30-27 opening loss to Northern Illinois . . . did not see action in 28-14 win over Missouri State . . . did not see action in 27-21 win at Iowa State . . . saw first career action in 59-3 win over Western Michigan as offense gained 446 yards total offense . . . completed 1-3 passes for 54 yards and rushed four times for 30 yards vs. WMU . . . did not see action in 23-7 win at Minnesota . . . did not see action in 26-14 loss to Michigan State . . . did not see action in 34-24 loss at Ohio State . . . did not see action in 17-10 OT win over Northwestern . . . saw action in 28-9 loss to Wisconsin . . . completed 4-15 passes for 70 yards, with one interception . . . saw action in 38-14 win at Purdue as offense rushed for 318 yards and gained 509 yards total offense . . . one rushing attempt for five yards and a touchdown in win at Purdue for first career score . . . did not see action in 24-21 win over Michigan . . . saw action in 38-17 win at Nebraska . . . was 0-2 passing at Nebraska, with one rushing attempt for a four-yard touchdown . . . saw action in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU . . . completed 4-7 pass attempts for 55 yards and one touchdown, with one interception . . . also rushed three times for 11 yards . . . scoring strike covered four-yards in finals minutes to cut deficit to 21-14.

2012 Honors - - Team Leader Award, offense . . . 2012 - - redshirted.

High school honors - - Earned first team all-state honors as a senior . . . runner-up for "Mr. Football Award" in Tennessee as a senior . . . co-captain and starting quarterback for West team in Tennessee state all-star game . . . led quarterbacks in all-star game by completing 14-of-21 attempts for 146 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions . . . named first team all-region and region MVP as a junior and senior . . . named second team all-state as a junior . . . . . . Career - - led state of Tennessee in passing yards, completions and touchdowns as a junior and senior . . . passed for 2,148 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior, completing 64 percent of pass attempts . . . totaled 2,408 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior, completing 58 percent of pass attempts . . . passed for 900 yards and eight touchdowns in five games as a sophomore . . . team advanced to state playoffs three straight years . . . led team to D-II-AA state semifinals as a junior . . . team captain as a senior . . . four-year letterman in both football and baseball.

Personal - - Born 11/16/93 . . . leisure studies-recreation and sport business major . . . member of National Honor Society . . . member of high school Honor Roll and Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honors Scholar) . . . parents are Susan and Casey Beathard . . . high school coaches were Roc Batten and Marty Euverard.

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Also, punter Dillon Kidd.

Dillon Kidd, P
Senior
6-2, 215
Deerfield Beach, FL (North Broward Prep)

Hawk-Item - - Enrolled for spring classes in January, 2014 . . . originally attended Florida State for two years as a walk-on.

2014 - - Shared punting duties throughout the season . . . averaged 38.5 yards on 46 punts, with a long of 55 yards and four punts of at least 50 yards . . . handled all punting duties in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa . . . averaged 36.2 yards on four punts vs. UNI, with a long of 42 yards and one punt inside the 20 . . . handled all punting duties in 17-13 win over Ball State . . . averaged 36.8 yards on five punts vs. BSU, with a long of 48 yards and two punts inside the 20, while allowing BSU no returns . . . handled all punting duties and held for all placements in 20-17 loss to Iowa State . . . averaged 38.2 yards on four punts vs. ISU, with a long of 48 yards . . . three of four punts were inside the 20 and ISU had no returns . . . handled all punting duties and held for placements in 24-20 win at Pittsburgh . . . averaged 39 yards on three punts, with a long of 51 yards . . . one of three punts was inside the 20 and none were returned . . . handled all punting duties in 24-10 win at Purdue . . . averaged 39.7 yards on seven punts at Purdue, with a season-long of 52 yards . . . handled all punting duties in 45-29 win over Indiana . . . averaged 40.9 yards on eight punts vs. Indiana, with a long of 51 yards and three punts inside the 20 . . . shared punting duties in 38-31 loss at Maryland . . . averaged 36.8 yards on four punts, with a long of 47 yards and one inside the 20 . . . saw action in 48-7 win over Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 26-24 loss to No. 14 Wisconsin . . . averaged 35.5 yards on two punts vs. Wisconsin, with a long of 42 yards . . . handled all punting duties in 37-34 overtime loss to Nebraska . . . averaged 44.2 yards on five punts, with a season-long of 55 yards, and one punt inside the 20 . . . also recorded one solo tackle . . . shared punting duties in 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee . . . averaged 32 yards on four punts, with a long of 38 yards.

Junior College - - earned all-conference honors at El Camino Community College in Torrance, Cal., in 2013, averaging 38.2 yards on 50 punts in one season . . . had a season-long of 58 yards, with 18 punts inside the 20 and 12 punts resulting in a fair catch . . . junior college coach was John Featherstone.

High school honors - - Earned All-Broward/Dade County honors as a punter and linebacker . . . Career - - played linebacker as a prep, in addition to his punting duties and holding for placements.

Personal - - Born 6/14/91 in San Diego, Cal. . . . business major . . . parents are Heidi Kidd and John Kidd . . . his father, John, punted in the NFL for 16 seasons with Buffalo, San Diego, Miami and New York Jets . . . brother Garrett is WR at Miami, Fla.

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Here's another pretty good #16 in Hawkeye history.

Chuck Long, QB
Wheaton, IL (Wheaton North HS)

NFL Draft: The Detroit Lions' No. 1 draft pick and the 12th selection overall.

Iowa Items: Holds school marks for yards passing, completions, touchdown passes and total offense in a game, season and career, plus pass attempts in a season and career...The starting QB since the third game of his sophomore season (44 of his last 46 games)...threw for over 200 yards in 27 games during his career and over 100 yards in 42 of the last 45 games...completed over 50 percent of his attempts in 43 of the last 47 contests he has thrown a pass...Career totals: 1,203 attempts (1st in Iowa history), 782 completions (1st), 74 touchdowns (1st) and 10,461 yards (1st)...holds Iowa single-season completion percentage mark (67.1 percent), set in 1984...The Big Ten's all-time leader in passing and total offense...has league records for TD passes in a game, season and career...in NCAA history, he ranks No. 3 in career passing efficiency and sixth in passing yards...has NCAA record with 22 straight completions at Indiana in 1984...a two-time consensus first team all-Big Ten pick...was eligible for NFL draft in the spring of 1985 but came back for a fifth year at Iowa...participated in an anti-drugs campaign sponsored by NCAA and the Fiesta Bowl.

1985 Season: Consensus first team all-America...made first team all-America by AP, UPI, Gannett, Mercedes, Football News, Scripps-Howard, The Sporting News, Walter Camp, Mizlou and Kodak...winner of the Maxwell Trophy, which goes to the College Football Player of the Year as selected by the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia...won the Davey O'Brien Award given to college football's top quarterback as selected by the Fort Worth Club...finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting in the closest race in the history of the award...the Chicago Tribune's Big Ten Most Valuable Player...the Seattle Golden Helmet Club's College Player of the Year, Washington QB Club's College Quarterback of the Year and Football News' College Player of the Year...first team all-Big Ten by AP and UPI...co-MVP of the Big Ten as selected by UPI...a Hawkeye captain...one of 13 honorees as the Roy J. Carver team MVP...played for coach Hayden Fry in the Japan Bowl...completed 260 of 388 (67.0 percent) for 3,297 yards and 27 touchdowns, all school records...threw an 89-yard bomb to Robert Smith at Northwestern, the longest pass in Iowa history...third nationally in passing efficiency (153.0) and eighth in total offense (262.5)...fourth in Big Ten passing efficiency and second in total offense...led the Hawkeyes to game-winning drives in the final quarter three times...completed six of seven passes (61 yards) and scored on a two-yard run (0:27 left) in Iowa's 35-31 victory over Michigan State...drove Iowa the length of the field against both Michigan and Purdue to set up game-winning field goals...completed a school-record 30 passes (39 attempts) for 380 yards vs. the Spartans...hit on 19 of 26 passes for 399 yards at Northwestern...threw five touchdowns vs. Northern Illinois, three at Iowa State, four vs. Michigan State, a Big Ten-record six at Northwestern and four vs. Illinois...had over 300 yards vs. Northwestern (399), Michigan State (380) and UCLA in the Rose Bowl (319)...completed 29 of 37 passes (78.4 percent) vs. UCLA, 30 of 39 (76.9) vs. Michigan State, 22 of 30 vs. Illinois (73.3) and 19 of 26 (73.1) vs. Northwestern...passed for more than 200 yards against Drake (248), Northern Illinois (270), Iowa State (223), Michigan (297), Illinois (289), Purdue (268) and Minnesota (268)...scored on a two-yard bootleg vs. MSU and a four-yard run vs. UCLA in the Rose Bowl...Iowa's Offensive MVP vs. Michigan State, Michigan and Northwestern...CBS-TV, AP and UPI Midwest Player of the Week vs. the Spartans...AP and UPI Midwest Player of the Week against the Wildcats...selected co-UPI Midwest Offensive Player of the Week vs. Illinois.

1984 Season: Finishes seventh in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy...honorable mention all-America by AP and UPI...first team all-Big Ten by AP and UPI...passed for 2,871 yards, completing 216 passes with a 67.1 completion percentage, all school records at the time...finished fifth nationally in passing efficiency...broke NCAA record for most consecutive passes completed when he connected on 22 straight attempts vs. Indiana...topped the Big Ten in passing efficiency and fourth in total offense (24th nationally)...record-breaking performance in the Freedom Bowl vs. Texas...finished with 29 completions in 39 attempts for 461 yards (school record) and six touchdowns (school record)...also ran for 20 yards on seven carries...set an all-time bowl record with six scoring passes vs. the Longhorns...Iowa's offensive MVP vs. Iowa State and Purdue when he had four touchdown passes...Offensive MVP vs. Indiana too...a finalist for the Davey O'Brien quarterback award...at Purdue he threw for 369 yards, completing 17 of 21 passes...his TD scores went 51, 56, 31 and 38 yards...had over 200 yards vs. Iowa State (10-17, 217 yards), Ohio State (22-35, 275), Northwestern (19-28, 263), Indiana (26-30, 227) and Minnesota (15-26, 224)...hurt his knee vs. Wisconsin...played only the second half vs. Michigan State and completed 14 of 17 attempts for 154 yards and brought the Hawkeyes back from a 14-3 deficit...passed for 157 yards at Hawaii on 16 of 25 attempts and two TDs...best rushing game vs. Penn State with 31 yards on 11 carries...scored on short TD runs against Penn State with 31 yards on 11 carries...scored on short TD runs against Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan and Wisconsin.

1983 Season: Ended his second season as a starter with all-Big Ten first team honors (AP and UPI), all-America mention and Iowa's MVP...finished second nationally in passing efficiency with a 160.4 rating...was 11th in NCAA in total offense (240.4 yards/game)...season passing totals were: 265 attempts, 157 completions, 14 touchdowns and 2,601 yards...had season highs against Northwestern with 33 attempts, 23 completions and 420 yards...at Penn State, he connected on 16 of 30 passes for 345 yards and a season-long 77-yard TD bomb to Ronnie Harmon...had over 200 yards passing in eight games -- 276 yards vs. Ohio state, 233 vs. Indiana, 231 at Wisconsin, 224 at Illinois, 216 at Purdue and 204 at Iowa State...season-high of four TD throws at Wisconsin, when he tied his then-school mark of 11 completions in a row...was the only quarterback in the nation to average over 10 yards per pass attempt (10.31 yards)...Iowa's offensive MVP at Penn State (also AP and UPI Big Ten Player of the Week), Ohio State (also CBS-TV Player of the Game) and Northwestern (also AP Midwest and Football News Player of the Week)...started every game except the season finale which he skipped entirely because of an ankle problem...accounted for four TDs against Northwestern and Wisconsin and three at Penn State.

1982 Season: Started the season opener (Nebraska), lost his job the second week (Iowa State) and was the No. 1 signal caller since the third game (at Arizona)...set then-Iowa records for season completion percentage (65.2 percent) and consecutive completions (11, in the Peach Bowl)...set Peach Bowl records for yards passing (304), total offense (306) and tied touchdown passes (three)...connected on nine of 11 attempts (131 yards) against Northwestern, including the last nine in a row...rushed for two scores against both Minnesota and Wisconsin...for the season, he threw for 1,678 yards and ran for an additional 121 yards...accounted for 15 TDs (11 passing and four rushing).

1981 Season: Played a few downs at Northwestern and in the Rose Bowl vs. Washington...completed his only pass for 14 yards against the Wildcats...rushed for 11 yards in the bowl game.

High School: Seven-time letterwinner in football, basketball and baseball...captained football and baseball as a senior...football squad won state 4A title his junior season...first-team all-state quarterback in 1980...played forward in basketball and everything but catcher in baseball...member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born 2/18/63, in Norman, OK...business major.

 

[Blair Sanderson]

More #16's in Iowa history

All-time #16's

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Beutjer, Jon, 1999,2000
Bohnet, Matt, 2001
Braddock, Kevin, 1992,93
Burmeister, Paul, 1989,90,91,92,93
Cilek, Mike, 1967,68,69
Crockett, Robbie, 2001
Dawkins, Ma’Quan, 2003
Ede, Mark, 1995
Edling, Jack, 1938,39
Ely, Howard, 1936
Faske, Jerald, 1948,49,50
Fechter, Russell, 1946
Flood, Bud, 1944
Fry, W.L., 1925
Gardner, Drew, 2006,07,08,09
Harberts, Deven, 1986,87,88
Hauser, Kory, 1995,96,97
Hinderaker, Clint, 2001
Honnold, Brian, 1991
Jarrard, Roy E., 1928
Johnson, Craig, 1971,72,73
Kelsh, M.L., 1927
Knoebel, Ralph, 1954,55
Krause, Paul, 1961,62,63
Leek, William, 1930,31
Lindsay, ?, 1922
Long, Chuck, 1991,92,93,84,85
Manson, Jason, 2002,03,04,05,06
Mauren, Gerald, 1958,59,60
McDowell, Larry, 1964,65
McLaughlin, Greg, 1998,99,2000
Merton, Francis A., 1929
Minnick, Paul, 1921
Olson, Forrest M., 1923,26
Olszta, Daniel, 2004
Phelps, Mike, 1956
Reister, Harold, 1952
Runta, Jerry, 1975,76,78
Sleeper, Colin, 2009
Steverson, Mike, 1978
Suess, Phil, 1979,80
Teyro, George, 1932,33,34
Tiessen, Trent, 1997
Vandenberg, James, 2008,09
Woodard, Ralph, 1947
Wyatt, Rich, 1970