![]() ![]() Van Ness said punt blocking was something special teams coordinator Levar Woods stressed in practice. The Hawkeyes didn’t capitalize on their positioning at Iowa State’s 20-yard line after the second blocked punt, as Pottebaum fumbled the ball at the goal line. ![]() Van Ness tied a single-game Iowa record when he blocked his second punt in the third quarter on Saturday. Iowa ran two rushing plays, leading to sophomore running back Leshon Williams’ first collegiate touchdown. The Cyclones went 3-and-out in its first drive, and the punt by Tyler Perkins was blocked by defensive lineman Lukas Van Ness. ![]() Iowa scored on its first drive of the game - which started on Iowa State’s 16-yard line. Van Ness blocks two punts, ties single-game record “It’s just huge to get a touchdown there, it changes the complexion of the game - touchdown for us, but you got to live with what we got.”īoth Iowa and Iowa State turned the ball over on downs at the 2:18 and 0:38 mark of the fourth quarter, respectively. While the play was called a fumble, Iowa thought that Pottebaum crossed the line for a touchdown. The game saw its sixth turnover with about five minutes left in the third quarter, as Hawkeye fullback Monte Pottebaum fumbled the ball on a fullback dive at the goal line. Then, Hawkeye cash Cooper DeJean intercepted a ball from Dekkers in the end zone.ĭekkers threw another interception in the Cyclones’ first drive in the second half, which was picked by Hawkeye cornerback Terry Roberts. Petras was intercepted at Iowa’s 25-yard line by Colby Reeder, which he returned to the Hawkeyes’ 12-yard line. Near the end of the second quarter, Petras and Cyclone QB Hunter Dekkers threw interceptions on two consecutive drives. On the next drive, Iowa State running back Jirehl Brock fumbled the ball at the goal line, which was forced by safety Kaevon Merriweather. Petras fumbled the ball on a sack near the end of the first quarter. The Hawkeyes and Cyclones combined for eight turnovers throughout the game - four in the first half. Neither Iowa nor Iowa State could take care of the ball at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday afternoon. ![]() Hawkeyes, Cyclones combine for eight turnovers Iowa is now 1-1 on the season going into its matchup against Nevada next week. Iowa State, on the other hand, had 313 total yards. The Hawkeye offense generated just 150 yards of total offense - 16 yards less than its 166-yard performance against South Dakota State on Sept. Iowa’s offense continued to struggle, as Hawkeye quarterback Spencer Petras has thrown one touchdown and nine interceptions in his past nine games. Iowa got to the 30-yard line with five seconds left in the game, but kicker Aaron Blom missed the potential game-tying field goal in pouring rain to seal the loss. They they responded when they had to, and that’s that’s what it takes to win football games.” “We had them on the 1, we could’ve made them punt again and get the ball back and who knows, but credit to them. “You’ve got to keep playing,” head coach Kirk Ferentz said. Iowa State wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson, who tormented the Hawkeye secondary all day, scored the Cyclones’ winning touchdown. The Cyclones started on the Hawkeyes’ 1-yard line and marched their way down the field. Iowa State took 11:49 off the clock in its go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, aided by a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on the Iowa defense. ![]()
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