Game results and contest scores set forth below:
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Game #11: Iowa vs. Minnesota
1. Iowa has won 7 straight games in this series and In each win, the Hawkeyes were the first team with a lead. Will Iowa be the first team to put points on the scoreboard in this year's contest?
Yes - Drew Stevens 38 yard FG, Q1, Iowa up 3-0
2. Minnesota averages 221.2 rush ypg, 2nd only to Michigan in the B10. Iowa allows an average of only 88.6 rush ypg and held Wisconsin to just 51 yards rushing last week. The Gophers rushed for 189 total yards iin Iowa City last year. Will the Gophers rush for more than 150 yards agaist the Hawks this year?
Yes - Minnesota: 312 yards rushing
3. Iowa QB Spencer Petras has thrown only 5 TD passes this season but has 3 TD passes during the Hawks current 3 game winning streak. Will Petras throw a TD pass this week?
No - Petras: 15/24 for 221 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs
4. Minnesota leads the nation in 3rd down conversions (55.6%). In their three B10 losses, however, the Gophers failed to reach a conversion rate of 35% on 3rd down. Will the Hawkeye defense hold the Gopher offense under 35% on 3rd down conversion atempts at Huntington Bank Stadium?
No - MInnesota converted 7 of 16 on 3rd down = 43.7%
5. Iowa (35.0 ypg) and Minnesota (36.1 ypg) are near the top of the league in fewest penalty yards per game. Will Minnesota finish with more total penalty yards than Iowa on Gopher Senior Day?
No - neither team was assessed a penalty this game
6. Both teams enter this contest on a 3 game winning streak. Over that stretch, Iowa has recorded 50 total 1st downs (16.7 avg.) while the Gopher defense has allowed just 30 total 1st downs (10.0 avg.). Will Iowa finish with a least 13 total 1st downs in this B10 border battle?
Yes - Iowa recorded 13 1st downs
7. The Gophers have 34 total punts for the season so far (2nd fewest, B10). Only Penn State (7) and Illinois (6), have forced more than 5 MN punts. Will the Hawkeyes force 6 or more Gopher punts on Saturday?
No - Minnesota: 3 total punts
8. In an expected defensive battle, will either team score more than 21 points in this game?
No - Iowa won scoring 13 total points
9. Under Ferentz the Hawkeyes are 115-25 (82%) in games with a positive turnover margin (+TOM). The Hawkeyes enter this game with +4 TOM for the season; the Gophers even better at +6 TOM. Will Minnesota commit more turnovers (lost fumbles + INTs) than Iowa in this match-up?
Yes - Minnesota: 2 TOs vs. Iowa: zero TOs
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 34 total points in this contest?
No - 23 total combined points (Final Score: Iowa 13, Minnesota 10)
Tie-Breaker>>> predict the total yards of offense for Iowa: 280.
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Hawks survive Mo Ibrihim on a mission thereby setting up a season finale in Iowa City and an opportunity to repeat as B10W champs. Good news hawk fans, Big Mo will be wearing black and gold on Black Friday's match-up with the Cornhuskers.
Congratulations to towndog1 who scored 8-2 to take this week's Y/N contest win.
MeetTheFerentzes and IAFootball#1 posted 7-3 scores to tie for 2nd. The Hawkeyes were good for 280 yards of offense vs. the Gophers (TB = 280) and that made IAFootball#1 (TB302) Game#11 runner-up ahead of MeetTheFerentzes (TB222) under the Tie-Breaker.
Bullseye award to bumper52 for predicting the exact 280 for Iowa's offense.
HawkPT with a commanding lead in the overall race but an outside shot for an upset as we head to the wire........
Hardcore Leaderboard*
75-35 HawkPT
71-39 qrtr, MeetTheFerentzes
69-41 MapleLeaf_Hawk
66-44 Hawktruck
64-46 Cougar_80
63-47 QChawks
61-49 IAFootball#1
60-50 rfgiowa, EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, jdv77, KuwaitHawk
59-51 the24fan
56-54 nu2u
*posters who have submitted entries every game
Scores for all 29 entries this week follow below......
towndog1, (8-2), Winner
IAFootball#1, (7-3), Runner-Up
MeetTheFerentzes, (7-3)
Obviously Oblivious, (6-4)
rfgiowa, (6-4)
KuwaitHawk, (6-4)
FireBrianFerentz, (6-4)
HawkRugged17, (6-4)
QChawks, (5-5)
jdv77, (5-5)
Smalltownhawkfan 1, (5-5)
nu2u, (5-5)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (5-5)
bumper52, (5-5)
Farleyhawk, (4-6)
HawkHeel3, (4-6)
GeorgePeeples, (4-6)
MapleLeaf_Hawk, (4-6)
BurgHawk87, (4-6)
Hawkeye_4_Life, (4-6)
Suterman, (4-6)
Hawktruck, (4-6)
hwk23, (4-6)
HawkPT, (4-6)
qrtr, (3-7)
83Hawk, (3-7)
HawkDoggy, (3-7)
Cougars_80, (3-7)
the24fan, (2-8)
NEXT UP: Nebraska (Friday)
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Game #11: Iowa vs. Minnesota
1. Iowa has won 7 straight games in this series and In each win, the Hawkeyes were the first team with a lead. Will Iowa be the first team to put points on the scoreboard in this year's contest?
Yes - Drew Stevens 38 yard FG, Q1, Iowa up 3-0
2. Minnesota averages 221.2 rush ypg, 2nd only to Michigan in the B10. Iowa allows an average of only 88.6 rush ypg and held Wisconsin to just 51 yards rushing last week. The Gophers rushed for 189 total yards iin Iowa City last year. Will the Gophers rush for more than 150 yards agaist the Hawks this year?
Yes - Minnesota: 312 yards rushing
3. Iowa QB Spencer Petras has thrown only 5 TD passes this season but has 3 TD passes during the Hawks current 3 game winning streak. Will Petras throw a TD pass this week?
No - Petras: 15/24 for 221 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs
4. Minnesota leads the nation in 3rd down conversions (55.6%). In their three B10 losses, however, the Gophers failed to reach a conversion rate of 35% on 3rd down. Will the Hawkeye defense hold the Gopher offense under 35% on 3rd down conversion atempts at Huntington Bank Stadium?
No - MInnesota converted 7 of 16 on 3rd down = 43.7%
5. Iowa (35.0 ypg) and Minnesota (36.1 ypg) are near the top of the league in fewest penalty yards per game. Will Minnesota finish with more total penalty yards than Iowa on Gopher Senior Day?
No - neither team was assessed a penalty this game
6. Both teams enter this contest on a 3 game winning streak. Over that stretch, Iowa has recorded 50 total 1st downs (16.7 avg.) while the Gopher defense has allowed just 30 total 1st downs (10.0 avg.). Will Iowa finish with a least 13 total 1st downs in this B10 border battle?
Yes - Iowa recorded 13 1st downs
7. The Gophers have 34 total punts for the season so far (2nd fewest, B10). Only Penn State (7) and Illinois (6), have forced more than 5 MN punts. Will the Hawkeyes force 6 or more Gopher punts on Saturday?
No - Minnesota: 3 total punts
8. In an expected defensive battle, will either team score more than 21 points in this game?
No - Iowa won scoring 13 total points
9. Under Ferentz the Hawkeyes are 115-25 (82%) in games with a positive turnover margin (+TOM). The Hawkeyes enter this game with +4 TOM for the season; the Gophers even better at +6 TOM. Will Minnesota commit more turnovers (lost fumbles + INTs) than Iowa in this match-up?
Yes - Minnesota: 2 TOs vs. Iowa: zero TOs
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 34 total points in this contest?
No - 23 total combined points (Final Score: Iowa 13, Minnesota 10)
Tie-Breaker>>> predict the total yards of offense for Iowa: 280.
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Hawks survive Mo Ibrihim on a mission thereby setting up a season finale in Iowa City and an opportunity to repeat as B10W champs. Good news hawk fans, Big Mo will be wearing black and gold on Black Friday's match-up with the Cornhuskers.
Congratulations to towndog1 who scored 8-2 to take this week's Y/N contest win.
MeetTheFerentzes and IAFootball#1 posted 7-3 scores to tie for 2nd. The Hawkeyes were good for 280 yards of offense vs. the Gophers (TB = 280) and that made IAFootball#1 (TB302) Game#11 runner-up ahead of MeetTheFerentzes (TB222) under the Tie-Breaker.
Bullseye award to bumper52 for predicting the exact 280 for Iowa's offense.
HawkPT with a commanding lead in the overall race but an outside shot for an upset as we head to the wire........
Hardcore Leaderboard*
75-35 HawkPT
71-39 qrtr, MeetTheFerentzes
69-41 MapleLeaf_Hawk
66-44 Hawktruck
64-46 Cougar_80
63-47 QChawks
61-49 IAFootball#1
60-50 rfgiowa, EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, jdv77, KuwaitHawk
59-51 the24fan
56-54 nu2u
*posters who have submitted entries every game
Scores for all 29 entries this week follow below......
towndog1, (8-2), Winner
IAFootball#1, (7-3), Runner-Up
MeetTheFerentzes, (7-3)
Obviously Oblivious, (6-4)
rfgiowa, (6-4)
KuwaitHawk, (6-4)
FireBrianFerentz, (6-4)
HawkRugged17, (6-4)
QChawks, (5-5)
jdv77, (5-5)
Smalltownhawkfan 1, (5-5)
nu2u, (5-5)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (5-5)
bumper52, (5-5)
Farleyhawk, (4-6)
HawkHeel3, (4-6)
GeorgePeeples, (4-6)
MapleLeaf_Hawk, (4-6)
BurgHawk87, (4-6)
Hawkeye_4_Life, (4-6)
Suterman, (4-6)
Hawktruck, (4-6)
hwk23, (4-6)
HawkPT, (4-6)
qrtr, (3-7)
83Hawk, (3-7)
HawkDoggy, (3-7)
Cougars_80, (3-7)
the24fan, (2-8)
NEXT UP: Nebraska (Friday)
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