The Hawks bolted out to a 23-0 first half lead before Penn State could muster a score. Iowa rode Fred Russell’s quick feet and Brad Banks strong arm to take an early commanding lead. The tide started to turn when myopic officials committed a horrible homer call on a Penn State fumble complete with an Iowa pickup and touchdown run. Replays showed that the men in stripes had made a grievous error. What should have been an Iowa 30-0 lead was whittled down as the Iowa defense finally remitted for a Nittany Lion score. Nate Kaeding added an Iowa record 55-yard field goal for an Iowa halftime lead of 26-7!
Penn State was rejuvenated by their sudden stroke of luck and came out energized after halftime. However, not until after the Hawks had continued scoring to build a 35-13 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Then lightning struck for the Nittany Lions similar to
the late touchdown rallies inspired by Touchdown Jesus at Notre Dame.
During the overtime period, the quickness of CJ Jones prevailed and enabled him to score on a simple look in pass from Brad Banks. The Hawk defense then held on for the win against the 12th ranked Nittany Lions.
Now it's Purdue's passing attack coming to Iowa City to challenge the Norm Parker defense.
Kickoff is at 11 a.m. next Saturday.
Stats
1 2 3 4 OT T
Iowa 17 9 9 0 7 42
PSU 0 7 6 22 0 35
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
Iowa - Td, C.J. Jones 4 yd pass From Brad
Banks (Nate Kaeding Kick),
5:26. Iowa 7-0
Iowa - Fg, Nate Kaeding 47 Yd, 10:09.
Iowa 10-0
Iowa - Td, Fred Russell 20 yd run (Nate
Kaeding Kick), 11:14. Iowa
17-0
Second Quarter
Iowa - Td, Ed Hinkle 22 yd pass From Brad
Banks (Pat Blocked), 8:56.
Iowa 23-0
Penn St - Td, Bryant Johnson 28 yd pass From
Zack Mills (Robbie Gould
Kick), 13:35. Iowa 23-7
Iowa - Fg, Nate Kaeding 55 Yd, 15:00.
Iowa 26-7
Third Quarter
Penn St - Td, Larry Johnson 1 yd run (Pat
Blocked), 4:28. Iowa 26-13
Iowa - Two-Point Defensive Conversion,
D.J. Johnson 99 yd Off A
Blocked Extra Point 4:28. Iowa
28-13
Iowa - Td, Maurice Brown 54 yd pass From
Brad Banks (Nate Kaeding
Kick), 7:57. Iowa 35-13
Fourth Quarter
Penn St - Td, Larry Johnson 36 yd pass From
Zack Mills (Robbie Gould
Kick), 7:47. Iowa 35-20
Penn St - Td, Tony Johnson 44 yd pass From
Zack Mills (Chris Ganter run
For Two-Point Conversion),
11:09. Iowa 35-28
Penn St - Td, Bryant Johnson 8 yd pass From
Zack Mills (Robbie Gould
Kick), 13:40. Iowa 35-35
OT
Iowa - Td, C.J. Jones 6 yd pass From Brad
Banks (Nate Kaeding Kick),
Iowa 42-35
Team Statistics
IOWA PENN ST
First downs 20 25
Rushed-yards 49-209 27-54
Passing yards 261 399
Sacked-yards lost 2-3 3-21
Return yards 90 33
Passes 18-30-2 23-44-2
Punts 7-390 7-423
Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-yards 9-84 4-32
Time of possession 37:00 23:00
Individual Statistics
Rushing
IOWA
Fred Russell 35-142, Brad Banks 8-41, Jermelle Lewis 4-18, Edgar Cervantes 2-8.
PENN ST
Larry Johnson 18-68, Michael Robinson 4-MINUS 2, -Team 1-MINUS 2, Zack Mills 4-MINUS 10.
Passing
IOWA
Brad Banks 18-30-261- 2.
PENN ST
Zack Mills 23-44-399- 2.
Receiving
IOWA
Maurice Brown 4-100, Dallas Clark 4-88, C.
J.
Jones 7-46, Ed Hinkle 2-28, Tony Jackson 1-MINUS 1.
PENN ST
Bryant Johnson 7-132, Tony Johnson 4-111, Larry Johnson 6-93, Casey Williams 4-48, Robbie Gould 1-14, Sean McHugh 1-1.
Attendance
108,247