- Sep 13, 2002
- 97,052
- 200,985
- 113
This is probably among the biggest reasons for Iowa's record being so good this year compared to last year, IMO.
Came across this in an analysis piece on a different website but wanted to share it here:
Iowa recovered all three fumbles in this game and have now recovered 9 of 17 this year. Over 50%!! Last year Iowa was atrocious at recovering fumbles and only managed to score 35 points off of turnovers. The Hawkeyes have already scored 56 points off of turnovers this year. That is almost a TD more per game and has been one of the biggest differences for Iowa this year.
An extra touchdown a game is HUGE for Iowa - think of how many close games they lost last year!!
Came across this in an analysis piece on a different website but wanted to share it here:
Iowa recovered all three fumbles in this game and have now recovered 9 of 17 this year. Over 50%!! Last year Iowa was atrocious at recovering fumbles and only managed to score 35 points off of turnovers. The Hawkeyes have already scored 56 points off of turnovers this year. That is almost a TD more per game and has been one of the biggest differences for Iowa this year.
An extra touchdown a game is HUGE for Iowa - think of how many close games they lost last year!!
