Game results and contest scores set forth below:
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Game #6: Iowa vs. Illinois
1. The Hawkeyes were held scoreless in the 1st Half of last week's game against Michigan. On Satruday, Iowa will score more than ten (10) 1st half points.
No - Halftime Score: Iowa 6 vs. Illinois 6
2. Illinois RB Chase Brown leads the nation in rushing (733 yards); he has rushed for more than 100 total yards in all 5 games this season, including 129 yards vs. Wisconsin last week. Will Chase Brown rush for more than 125 yards against the Hawkeye defense?
Yes - Brown: 146 rush yards on 31 carries
3. Iowa's offense has produced just 67 1st downs so far (13.4 per game), last among all B10 teams. Against B10 opponents, both Rutgers and Michigan, the Hawkeye offense recorded exactly 15 1st downs. Will Iowa finish with more than 15 1st downs in this B10W match-up?
No - Iowa: 13 total 1st downs
4. Illinois native Iowa RB LeShon Williams averages 3.6 ypc on 57 carries thru 5 games. Illinois is holding opponents to a league leading 2.5 ypc. Will Williams rush for at least 3.6 ypc?
Yes - LeShon Williams: 7 rushes for 32 yards = 4.6 ypc
5. Illinois native Iowa TE Sam LaPorta has not caught a TD pass in the last 12 regular season games (since 9/25/21 vs. Colorado State). Will Laporta score a TD in Champaign this week?
No - Laporta: 9 caches for 100 yards, zero TDs
6. Under Ferentz, the Hawkeyes are 153-20 when leading after 3 quarters. Will the Hawkeyes hold a lead at the start of the 4th quarter of this game?
No - start of 4th quarter score: Illinois 9 vs. Iowa 6
7. Illinois is averaging 34:32 in Time of Possession (TOP) thru 5 games. Iowa's average TOP is 27:29 (B10 12th), a difference of more than 7 minutes TOP beween the two teams so far this season. Will Illinois TOP this game exceed Iowa's TOP by more than 4 minutes?
No - Illinois TOP 31:05 - Iowa TOP 28:55 = Illinois + 2:05 TOP
8. At least one Iowa offensive possession will start inside the Illinois 40 yards line.
Yes - ST muffed punt recovery (Campbell) and Def. fumble recovery (Benson)
9. Iowa PK Drew Stevens is a perfect 4/4 on FGAs this season including 2/2 on FGs 40+ yards. Will Stevens make at least one FG of 40+ yards at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night?
No - Stevens 0/1 on 40+ FGA
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 38 total points in this contest?
No - 15 total combined points (Final Score: Illinois 9 vs. Iowa 6)
Tie-Breaker>>> predict the total pass yards for Iowa QB Spencer Petras: 170
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Another great Hawkeye defensive effort squandered away by a bungling and blundering Iowa offense. The Hawks need 3 more wins for bowl eligibility.... looks like a tall climb.
A tie at the top this week between Hawktruck and yours truly nu2u at 8-2. A couple of dropped passes doomed me (TB199) as Hawktruck (TB163) was within horseshoe toss of Spencer Petras' pass total (TB=170) and that earned Hawkruck the Week#6 win. Congrats!
HawkPT wih a Secretariat type lead in the overall contest with MapleLeaf_Hawk, qrtr, and MeetTheFerentzes forming a chase pack as we head into the second half of the schedule. EvilMonkey and the rest of the field might have to go to the whip early.....
Hardcore Leaderboard*
45-15 HawkPT
39-21 MapleLeaf_Hawk
38-22 qrtr, MeetTheFerentzes
35-25 EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, hwk23
34-26 Cougar_80, Hawktruck
33-27 QChawks
32-28 rfgiowa, nu2u, jdv77, IAFootball#1
31-29 Obviously Oblivious, the24fan
28-32 KuwaitHawk
* posters who have submitted entries every week
dropped out: jimney1974, HawkHeel3, GeorgePeeples
Scores for all 28 Game#6 entries follow..........
Hawktruck, (8-2) Winner
nu2u, (8-2), Runner-up
qrtr, (7-3)
MeetTheFerentzes, (7-3)
Hawk_4shur, (6-4)
Farleyhawk,(6-4)
83Hawk, (6-4)
HawkRugged17, (6-4)
rfgiowa, (6-4)
hwk23, (6-4)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (6-4)
HawkPT, (6-4)
jdv77, (5-5)
bumper52, (5-5)
Obviously Oblivious, (5-5)
Suterman, (5-5)
QChawks, (5-5)
KuwaitHawk, (4-6)
MapleLeaf_Hawk, (4-6)
boxahawks, (4-6)
IAFootball#1, (4-6)
HawkDoggy, (4-6)
Cougars_80, (4-6)
Smalltownhawkfan 1, (3-7)
BCRoss89, (3-7)
Hawkeye_4_Life, (3-7)
the24fan, (3-7)
towndog1, (2-8)
Enjoy your Bye week
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Game #6: Iowa vs. Illinois
1. The Hawkeyes were held scoreless in the 1st Half of last week's game against Michigan. On Satruday, Iowa will score more than ten (10) 1st half points.
No - Halftime Score: Iowa 6 vs. Illinois 6
2. Illinois RB Chase Brown leads the nation in rushing (733 yards); he has rushed for more than 100 total yards in all 5 games this season, including 129 yards vs. Wisconsin last week. Will Chase Brown rush for more than 125 yards against the Hawkeye defense?
Yes - Brown: 146 rush yards on 31 carries
3. Iowa's offense has produced just 67 1st downs so far (13.4 per game), last among all B10 teams. Against B10 opponents, both Rutgers and Michigan, the Hawkeye offense recorded exactly 15 1st downs. Will Iowa finish with more than 15 1st downs in this B10W match-up?
No - Iowa: 13 total 1st downs
4. Illinois native Iowa RB LeShon Williams averages 3.6 ypc on 57 carries thru 5 games. Illinois is holding opponents to a league leading 2.5 ypc. Will Williams rush for at least 3.6 ypc?
Yes - LeShon Williams: 7 rushes for 32 yards = 4.6 ypc
5. Illinois native Iowa TE Sam LaPorta has not caught a TD pass in the last 12 regular season games (since 9/25/21 vs. Colorado State). Will Laporta score a TD in Champaign this week?
No - Laporta: 9 caches for 100 yards, zero TDs
6. Under Ferentz, the Hawkeyes are 153-20 when leading after 3 quarters. Will the Hawkeyes hold a lead at the start of the 4th quarter of this game?
No - start of 4th quarter score: Illinois 9 vs. Iowa 6
7. Illinois is averaging 34:32 in Time of Possession (TOP) thru 5 games. Iowa's average TOP is 27:29 (B10 12th), a difference of more than 7 minutes TOP beween the two teams so far this season. Will Illinois TOP this game exceed Iowa's TOP by more than 4 minutes?
No - Illinois TOP 31:05 - Iowa TOP 28:55 = Illinois + 2:05 TOP
8. At least one Iowa offensive possession will start inside the Illinois 40 yards line.
Yes - ST muffed punt recovery (Campbell) and Def. fumble recovery (Benson)
9. Iowa PK Drew Stevens is a perfect 4/4 on FGAs this season including 2/2 on FGs 40+ yards. Will Stevens make at least one FG of 40+ yards at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night?
No - Stevens 0/1 on 40+ FGA
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 38 total points in this contest?
No - 15 total combined points (Final Score: Illinois 9 vs. Iowa 6)
Tie-Breaker>>> predict the total pass yards for Iowa QB Spencer Petras: 170
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Another great Hawkeye defensive effort squandered away by a bungling and blundering Iowa offense. The Hawks need 3 more wins for bowl eligibility.... looks like a tall climb.
A tie at the top this week between Hawktruck and yours truly nu2u at 8-2. A couple of dropped passes doomed me (TB199) as Hawktruck (TB163) was within horseshoe toss of Spencer Petras' pass total (TB=170) and that earned Hawkruck the Week#6 win. Congrats!
HawkPT wih a Secretariat type lead in the overall contest with MapleLeaf_Hawk, qrtr, and MeetTheFerentzes forming a chase pack as we head into the second half of the schedule. EvilMonkey and the rest of the field might have to go to the whip early.....
Hardcore Leaderboard*
45-15 HawkPT
39-21 MapleLeaf_Hawk
38-22 qrtr, MeetTheFerentzes
35-25 EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, hwk23
34-26 Cougar_80, Hawktruck
33-27 QChawks
32-28 rfgiowa, nu2u, jdv77, IAFootball#1
31-29 Obviously Oblivious, the24fan
28-32 KuwaitHawk
* posters who have submitted entries every week
dropped out: jimney1974, HawkHeel3, GeorgePeeples
Scores for all 28 Game#6 entries follow..........
Hawktruck, (8-2) Winner
nu2u, (8-2), Runner-up
qrtr, (7-3)
MeetTheFerentzes, (7-3)
Hawk_4shur, (6-4)
Farleyhawk,(6-4)
83Hawk, (6-4)
HawkRugged17, (6-4)
rfgiowa, (6-4)
hwk23, (6-4)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (6-4)
HawkPT, (6-4)
jdv77, (5-5)
bumper52, (5-5)
Obviously Oblivious, (5-5)
Suterman, (5-5)
QChawks, (5-5)
KuwaitHawk, (4-6)
MapleLeaf_Hawk, (4-6)
boxahawks, (4-6)
IAFootball#1, (4-6)
HawkDoggy, (4-6)
Cougars_80, (4-6)
Smalltownhawkfan 1, (3-7)
BCRoss89, (3-7)
Hawkeye_4_Life, (3-7)
the24fan, (3-7)
towndog1, (2-8)
Enjoy your Bye week
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