In a very close game, Iowa defeats Minnesota 24-20. This game went back and forth throughout the game. Minnesota took a 10-7 1st quarter lead only to be down by 1 at the half 14-13. Iowa took back the lead 17-13, but Minnesota countered with a TD near the end of the 3rd quarter to make it 20-17. Defense played tough, but Iowa was able to add a final score with about 5 minutes to go to make it 24-20. Minnesota could not convert and Iowa was able to run out the clock. Kaleb Johnson, Iowa RB, had a super game. He rushed the ball 28 times for 281 yards and 2 TD's. He could not be stopped. Coach Taruncheel had this to say, "We could not stop the run game. They were very effective moving the ball down the field and blocking. This was a tough loss, but we will continue to practice and come out fighting. Brosmer did a great job of passing the ball and we did not turn it over once. A couple key drops really hurt us. Hats off to the Iowa coach for a great game."
1st Quarter
Minn - Kesich 36 yd FG
Iowa - Johnson 33 yd run
Minn - Williams 4 yd run
2nd Quarter
Iowa - Johnson 53 yd run
Minn - Kesich 25 yd FG
3rd Quarter
Iowa - Stevens 20 yd FG
Minn - Taylor 1 yd run
4th Quarter
Iowa - Ostrenga 3 yd pass from McNamara
Iowa came out with a specific gameplan in their first conference game, which was also their home opener. They were going to make the Golden Gophers pay for their man to man defense. Iowa came out with 3 man beaters to start the game, and threw an incomplete pass and were sacked twice. So much for that.
The Hawkeyes would then go on to rely heavily on what they always rely on. The running game, and defense. Kaleb Johnson continues to show he was worth all that corn NIL money as he rushed the ball 28 times for 281 yards and 2 TDs. While the defense wasn't able to cause any turnovers, they defnitely played a great game, led by DE Ethan Hurkett's 2 sacks and 4 tackles for loss.
Minnesota played a great game, and were defnitely hard to figure out on offense and defense, word is they are looking for a new scouting director in Iowa City.
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