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Tim Dodge
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Hawk-Item - - Returned to wide receiver for 2001 season after starting nine games as defensive back in 2000 . . . competes for Iowa track team . . . earned track all-America honors as Iowa 4 x 400-meter relay team placed fourth at 1999 NCAA outdoor championships . . . placed second in 100-meter dash and ran anchor leg on 400-meter relay team that won league title at 2001 Big Ten outdoor track and field championships . . . member of 1,600-meter relay team that qualified for 2001 NCAA outdoor championships . . . career best times of 10.49 in 100-meters, 20.98 in 200-meters and 47.02 in 400-meters outdoors . . . indoor bests are 6.52 in 55-meters and 6.83 in 60-meters . . . has best long jump of 23-0 3/4 . . . ran leg on 4 x 100-meter and 4 x 400-meter relay teams that won Big Ten outdoor titles in 1999, along with placing third in both the 200-meter dash and 400-meter dash. 2001 Honors - - Earned Coaches Appreciation Award for special teams . . . 2001 - - saw action in all 12 games . . . game captain vs. Iowa State . . . 13 receptions for 138 yards . . . two catches for 14 yards vs. Miami, along with one punt return for 10 yards . . . one reception for 13 yards at Purdue . . . 21 yards on two receptions at Michigan State . . . blocked a punt at Michigan State to set up an Iowa touchdown in the second quarter . . . 47 yards on two catches vs. Michigan, including 39-yard reception to set up first Iowa touchdown . . . two receptions for 17 yards at Wisconsin . . . eight tackles on special teams . . . one tackle vs. Penn State . . . two tackles at Purdue . . . four tackles at Michigan State . . . one tackle vs. Indiana . . . four catches for 26 yards in Alamo Bowl victory over Texas Tech, along with one tackle on special teams . . . 2000 - - started first nine games at cornerback and played in all 12 games . . . also used on kickoff returns after the first three games . . . recorded 45 tackles, including 32 solo stops and 13 assists . . . recorded four pass break-ups . . . had two interceptions and recovered two fumbles . . . averaged 24.8 yards on 12 KO returns . . . four tackles and a pass break-up vs. Kansas State . . . first career interception against Wildcats came in Iowa endzone to stop a scoring threat . . . second career interception came against Western Michigan . . . four tackles, including one tackle for loss, vs. Iowa State . . . four tackles at Nebraska . . . three KO returns for 87 yards vs. Nebraska, including a long of 41 yards . . . four solo tackles and two assists at Indiana, along with a recovered fumble . . . 112 yards on four KO returns at Indiana, including a best of 47 yards . . . five tackles vs. Michigan State . . . three tackles at Illinois . . . nine tackles and two pass break-ups vs. Ohio State, with seven solo tackles . . . three KO returns for 78 yards vs. Ohio State, including a best of 32 yards . . . three solo tackles and two assists vs. Wisconsin, along with one pass break-up . . . two solo tackles in win at Penn State . . . had one tackle in win over Northwestern and 14 yards on one kickoff return . . . recorded one tackle at Minnesota and recovered a fumbled punt that led to an Iowa touchdown . . . also had one kickoff return for seven yards . . . 1999 Honors - - named special teams co-Most Valuable Player . . . 1999 - - saw action in all 11 games . . . along with seeing action at wide receiver, was a key member of Iowa’s special teams . . . had three receptions for 29 yards . . . averaged 10.5 yards on punt returns and 23.3 yards on kickoff returns . . . recorded nine tackles on punt coverage team . . . returned a blocked punt 10 yards for Iowa’s only score in loss to Nebraska . . . 84 yards on four kickoff returns at Iowa State . . . 86-yard kickoff return at Michigan State set up Iowa’s only score of the day . . . five kickoff returns for 107 yards vs. Penn State . . . 72 yards on two kickoff returns vs. Indiana . . . 97 yards on kickoff returns vs. Illinois . . . three kickoff returns for 74 yards vs. Minnesota . . . 1998 Honors - - offensive scout team MVP vs. Central Michigan . . . 1998 - - saw limited action in final three games of the season but had no statistics . . . 1997 - - redshirted after joining team as a walk-on. High school honors - - All-state selection as junior and senior . . . Career - - won state Class 1A titles in long jump and 200-meters as a senior . . . 200 time of 21.93 was second fastest in all classes . . . set start long jump record of 23-1 at state meet . . . earned Iowa Games title in 100-meters and long jump . . . lettered four years in football, basketball, baseball and track. Personal - - Born 8/7/78 . . . open major . . . Honor Roll student . . . parents are Brenda and Robert Dodge.
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