Iowa defeated Northern Iowa 31-23 in their season opener. It was Iowa's 13th win in the last 14 season openers under head coach Kirk Ferentz. The Iowa defense allowed just 25 rushing yards, the fewest since 2003. Senior wide receiver Keenan Martin-Manley caught 3 passes to raise his career total to 130. Jake Budock completed 31 of 41 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa. Iowa will play Ball State next Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
Iowa defeated Northern Iowa 31-23 in their season opener. It was Iowa's 13th win in the last 14 season openers under head coach Kirk Ferentz. The Iowa defense allowed just 25 rushing yards, the fewest since 2003. Senior wide receiver Keenan Martin-Manley caught 3 passes to raise his career total to 130. Jake Budock completed 31 of 41 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa. Iowa will play Ball State next Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
Iowa defeated Northern Iowa 31-23 in their season opener. It was Iowa's 13th win in the last 14 season openers under head coach Kirk Ferentz. The Iowa defense allowed just 25 rushing yards, the fewest since 2003. Senior wide receiver Keenan Martin-Manley caught 3 passes to raise his career total to 130. Jake Budock completed 31 of 41 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa. Iowa will play Ball State next Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
Iowa defeated Northern Iowa 31-23 in their season opener. It was Iowa's 13th win in the last 14 season openers under head coach Kirk Ferentz. The Iowa defense allowed just 25 rushing yards, the fewest since 2003. Senior wide receiver Keenan Martin-Manley caught 3 passes to raise his career total to 130. Jake Budock completed 31 of 41 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa. Iowa will play Ball State next Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
Aug. 30, 2014 Iowa (1-0) defeated Northern Iowa (0-1), 31-23, on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. The win wa Iowa! 1"th in a row a#aint Northern Iowa. The $awkeye are 13-3 in eaon o%ener under Kirk &erent'. The $awkeye im%ro(ed to 10-0 when %)ayin# *NI in a eaon o%ener. Iowa owned a 2-1 ad(anta#e in turno(er mar#in. Northern Iowa reco(ered an Iowa fum+)e. ,- -o -ower interce%ted a %a in the third .uarter and returned it 2 yard. It wa -ower! /rt career interce%tion. $e a)o co))ected hi /rt career ack. 0- 1re# 2a+in recorded hi /rt career interce%tion, returnin# it 13 yard, to end Northern Iowa! /na) dri(e. The Iowa defene a))owed 4ut 25 yard ruhin#. It i the fewet ruhin# yard a))owed +y an Iowa defene ince ho)din# 2inneota to 6 yard in 2003. Senior 78 Ke(onte 2artin-2an)ey cau#ht 3 %ae to raie hi career tota) to 130. $e %aed T0 2ar( 9ook for No. : on Iowa! career rece%tion )it. 8- 2ark 7eiman returned the o%enin# kicko; 50 yard. It wa the /rt kicko; return of hi career. 8- ,eShun 0anie) cored Iowa! /rt touchdown on a 13-yard ruh. It wa 0anie)! /rt career touchdown. 78 Te(aun Smith et u% Iowa! third touchdown with a 35-yard ruh and /nihed it with a "-yard touchdown rece%tion. The ruhin# attem%t wa the /rt of hi career. The touchdown rece%tion with the econd of hi career. 78 0errick 7i))ie! <"-yard rece%tion in the fourth .uarter wa hi /rt career catch. ,- =uinton >)ton recorded a ack on third-and-13 in the fourth .uarter. The ack (-3) wa the /rt of hi career. >)ton /nihed the #ame with a career-hi#h ei#ht tack)e, inc)udin# 2 tack)e for )o (-10). T0 ,oui Trinca-?aat recorded career-hi#h in tack)e (10), ack (2@-5) and tack)e for )o (<@- :). 0- Aordan ,omaB recorded a career-hi#h nine tack)e. =- Aake 8uddock com%)eted 31-for-<1 %ae for 250 yard and two touchdown. The yarda#e tota) i 8udock! hi#het ince the 2013 eaon o%ener, when he threw for 25" yard a#aint Northern I))inoi. 8udock com%)ete %ae to 13 di;erent $awkeye. TC Aake 0u'ey cau#ht a career-hi#h 6 %ae for 3< yard. K 2arha)) Koehn connected from <0 yard on hi /rt career /e)d #oa) attem%t. $e /nihed the day 1-for-2 (mied from 36). $e wa %erfect on four eBtra %oint attem%t. The $awkeye ha(e con(erted on 126 conecuti(e ?>T without a mi or +)ock, and ha(e #one <3 conecuti(e #ame without a mied or +)ocked ?>T, the econd-)on#et treak of any choo) in the nation (I))inoi) enterin# today. Iowa won the to and e)ected to recei(e. In 1" eaon a Iowa! head coach, Kirk &erent' and the $awkeye recei(ed the o%enin# kicko; in 151 of 133 #ame (3:-"2). Iowa ha tarted the #ame on defene in 36 of 133 #ame under &erent' (20-16). Intant re%)ay wa not ued today. Iowa return to action Saturday, Se%t. " at 2D30 %.m. (9T) a#aint -a)) State at Kinnick Stadium.