Game results, contest results, and seaon recap set forth below:
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Game #12: Iowa vs. Nebraska
1. Seven (7) Iowa seniors with 180 combined starts will take the field on defense at Kinnick Stadium one last time on Friday. Will Nebraska generate 150 or more yards of total offense before Halftime?
Yes - Nebraska 1st half total offense = 240 yards
2. In his first 7 starts this season Iowa senior QB Spencer Petras completed 53.1% of his 175 pass attempts in route to a 3-4 record. In his last 4 starts, all wins, Petras has completed 63% of his 100 pass attempts. Will Petras complete 60% or more of his throws against the Huskers?
No = Petras: 1/6 = 16.7%
3. The Hawkeyes allowed 312 rush yards in their narrow 3 point road win over Minnesota last week. This week, Iowa will hold the Cornhuskers under 120 yards rushing..
Yes - Nebraska: 51 total yards rushng
4. Nebraska's last win against Iowa (2014) was a 3 point OT victory. The last 4 games in this series have ended with Iowa wins by a TD or less. Will the margin of victory in this year's contest be 7 points or less?
Yes - 7 point MOV
5. LB Jack Campbell, LB Seth Benson, RC Riley Moss, SS Kaevon Merriweather: at least one of these Iowa seniors will record an INT or a fumble recovery, or both, in their final home game as a Hawkeye.
No - Iowa: one fumble recovery (Logan Klemp)
6. For the season, Iowa has recorded 152 1st downs (avg. 13.8 per game), the fewest among all B10 teams. Nebraska has allowed 258 opponent 1st downs (avg. 23.5 per game), the most in the conference. Will Iowa finish with 17 or more 1st downs in this B10W match-up?
Yes - Iowa: 18 1st downs
7. Iowa senior DE Joe Evans has recorded 18 career QB sacks, most on the team, and leads the team with 6 QB sacks this season. Will Evans add to his QB sack total in his 12th career start on Friday afternoon?
No - Iowa: 2 QB sacks (Noah Shannon, Deonte Craig)
8. At least one Iowa scoring dive will cover 75 or more yards from the starting line of scrimmage.
Yes - Iowa: 75 yard TD drive (Q3) and 90 yard TD scoring drive (Q4)
9. Will Iowa senior WR Nico Ragaini finish with at least 5 receptions and/or a TD catch in his final game at Kinnick Stadium?
Yes - Ragaini: 7 catches for 60 yards,zero TDs
10. Will both teams combine to score 38 or more total points in this contest?
Yes - 41 total combined points (Final Score: Nebraska 24, Iowa 17)
Tie-Breaker>>> predict the total punt yards for Iowa P Torey Taylor: 214
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Its on to bowl prep for the Hawkeyes, destination TBD. Which direction does the program go from here? I feel like that is a question only Gary Barta can directly answer and act upon....or Barbara Wilson if he will not.
The poor performance by the Hawkeyes spilled over into the Y/N contest as 23/26 entries this week scored .500 or below. The high score (7-3) was shared by hwk23 and nu2u and the Game #12 winner is....
Both! The tie-breaker would be no help as both hwk23 and I predicted 180 Torey Taylor punt yards. Co-winners, it was meant to be.
Congratulations to HawkPT for compiling the best overall record to win the hardcore contest. This was a wire to wire win for HawkPT who posted a 10-0 score in Game #1 and never surrendered the lead. MeetTheFerentzes placed 2nd and gets the silver. qrtr, who set a record with four weekly wins this season, takes bronze in the overall race. Tip of the cap to the posters who submitted an entry every week. Results posted below........
Final Hardcore Leaderboard*
80-40 HawkPT
77-43 MeetTheFerentzes
76-44 qrtr
73-47 MapleLeaf_Hawk
70-50 Hawktruck
69-51 Cougar_80
68-52 QChawks
66-54 IaFootball#1
64-56 EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, jdv77
63-57 rfgiowa, nu2u
62-58 KuwaitHawk
*posters who submitted an entry every week
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Here is a recap of all the weekly contest winners this season .......
Game #1 Winner: HawkPT*
Game #2 Winner: GeorgePeeples
Game #3 Winner: HawkPT*
Game #4 Winner: qrtr
Game #5 Winner: Hawktruck
Game #6 Winner: qrtr
Game #7 Winner: qrtr*
Game #8 Winner: Hawkeye_4_Life
Game #9 Winner: OutbackBowl2017
Game #10 Winner: qrtr
Game #11 Winner: towndog1
Game #12 Co-Winners: hwk23, nu2u
*perfect score (10-0)
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Scores for all 26 entries this week follow......,,,,,.
hwk23 and nu2u, (7-3), Co-Winners
MeetTheFerentzes, (6-4)
Cougar_80, (5-5)
qrtr, (5-5)
83Hawk, (5-5)
IaFootball#1, (5-5)
CJ Beat Hard, (5-5)
QChawks, (5-5)
HawkPT, (5-5)
jdv77, (4-6)
MapleLeaf_Hawk, (4-6)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (4-6)
Farleyhawk, (4-6)
Hawktruck, (4-6)
Obviously Oblivious, (4-6)
mazda1, (4-6)
rfgiowa, (3-7)
GeorgePeeples, (3-7)
the24fan, (3-7)
bumper52, (3-7)
smalltownhawkfan 1, (3-7)
Hawk Doggy, (3-7)
KuwaitHawk, (2-8)
Suterman, (2-8)
HawkRugged17, (1-9)
Have a safe and happy Holiday season !!!
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Game #12: Iowa vs. Nebraska
1. Seven (7) Iowa seniors with 180 combined starts will take the field on defense at Kinnick Stadium one last time on Friday. Will Nebraska generate 150 or more yards of total offense before Halftime?
Yes - Nebraska 1st half total offense = 240 yards
2. In his first 7 starts this season Iowa senior QB Spencer Petras completed 53.1% of his 175 pass attempts in route to a 3-4 record. In his last 4 starts, all wins, Petras has completed 63% of his 100 pass attempts. Will Petras complete 60% or more of his throws against the Huskers?
No = Petras: 1/6 = 16.7%
3. The Hawkeyes allowed 312 rush yards in their narrow 3 point road win over Minnesota last week. This week, Iowa will hold the Cornhuskers under 120 yards rushing..
Yes - Nebraska: 51 total yards rushng
4. Nebraska's last win against Iowa (2014) was a 3 point OT victory. The last 4 games in this series have ended with Iowa wins by a TD or less. Will the margin of victory in this year's contest be 7 points or less?
Yes - 7 point MOV
5. LB Jack Campbell, LB Seth Benson, RC Riley Moss, SS Kaevon Merriweather: at least one of these Iowa seniors will record an INT or a fumble recovery, or both, in their final home game as a Hawkeye.
No - Iowa: one fumble recovery (Logan Klemp)
6. For the season, Iowa has recorded 152 1st downs (avg. 13.8 per game), the fewest among all B10 teams. Nebraska has allowed 258 opponent 1st downs (avg. 23.5 per game), the most in the conference. Will Iowa finish with 17 or more 1st downs in this B10W match-up?
Yes - Iowa: 18 1st downs
7. Iowa senior DE Joe Evans has recorded 18 career QB sacks, most on the team, and leads the team with 6 QB sacks this season. Will Evans add to his QB sack total in his 12th career start on Friday afternoon?
No - Iowa: 2 QB sacks (Noah Shannon, Deonte Craig)
8. At least one Iowa scoring dive will cover 75 or more yards from the starting line of scrimmage.
Yes - Iowa: 75 yard TD drive (Q3) and 90 yard TD scoring drive (Q4)
9. Will Iowa senior WR Nico Ragaini finish with at least 5 receptions and/or a TD catch in his final game at Kinnick Stadium?
Yes - Ragaini: 7 catches for 60 yards,zero TDs
10. Will both teams combine to score 38 or more total points in this contest?
Yes - 41 total combined points (Final Score: Nebraska 24, Iowa 17)
Tie-Breaker>>> predict the total punt yards for Iowa P Torey Taylor: 214
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Its on to bowl prep for the Hawkeyes, destination TBD. Which direction does the program go from here? I feel like that is a question only Gary Barta can directly answer and act upon....or Barbara Wilson if he will not.
The poor performance by the Hawkeyes spilled over into the Y/N contest as 23/26 entries this week scored .500 or below. The high score (7-3) was shared by hwk23 and nu2u and the Game #12 winner is....
Both! The tie-breaker would be no help as both hwk23 and I predicted 180 Torey Taylor punt yards. Co-winners, it was meant to be.
Congratulations to HawkPT for compiling the best overall record to win the hardcore contest. This was a wire to wire win for HawkPT who posted a 10-0 score in Game #1 and never surrendered the lead. MeetTheFerentzes placed 2nd and gets the silver. qrtr, who set a record with four weekly wins this season, takes bronze in the overall race. Tip of the cap to the posters who submitted an entry every week. Results posted below........
Final Hardcore Leaderboard*
80-40 HawkPT
77-43 MeetTheFerentzes
76-44 qrtr
73-47 MapleLeaf_Hawk
70-50 Hawktruck
69-51 Cougar_80
68-52 QChawks
66-54 IaFootball#1
64-56 EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, jdv77
63-57 rfgiowa, nu2u
62-58 KuwaitHawk
*posters who submitted an entry every week
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Here is a recap of all the weekly contest winners this season .......
Game #1 Winner: HawkPT*
Game #2 Winner: GeorgePeeples
Game #3 Winner: HawkPT*
Game #4 Winner: qrtr
Game #5 Winner: Hawktruck
Game #6 Winner: qrtr
Game #7 Winner: qrtr*
Game #8 Winner: Hawkeye_4_Life
Game #9 Winner: OutbackBowl2017
Game #10 Winner: qrtr
Game #11 Winner: towndog1
Game #12 Co-Winners: hwk23, nu2u
*perfect score (10-0)
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Scores for all 26 entries this week follow......,,,,,.
hwk23 and nu2u, (7-3), Co-Winners
MeetTheFerentzes, (6-4)
Cougar_80, (5-5)
qrtr, (5-5)
83Hawk, (5-5)
IaFootball#1, (5-5)
CJ Beat Hard, (5-5)
QChawks, (5-5)
HawkPT, (5-5)
jdv77, (4-6)
MapleLeaf_Hawk, (4-6)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (4-6)
Farleyhawk, (4-6)
Hawktruck, (4-6)
Obviously Oblivious, (4-6)
mazda1, (4-6)
rfgiowa, (3-7)
GeorgePeeples, (3-7)
the24fan, (3-7)
bumper52, (3-7)
smalltownhawkfan 1, (3-7)
Hawk Doggy, (3-7)
KuwaitHawk, (2-8)
Suterman, (2-8)
HawkRugged17, (1-9)
Have a safe and happy Holiday season !!!
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