Game results and contests scores set forth below:
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Game #3: Iowa vs. Nevada
1. The Hawkeyes are a consensus 23 point favorite over Nevada this week. Will the Hawkeyes lead by 11 or more points when the Halftime score is posted in this contest?
Yes - Halftime score: Iowa 17, Nevada 0
2. The Nevada senior RB duo of Toa Taua and Devonte Lee have rushed for 386 yards so far this season, a combined average of 128.7 rush ypg. Will Taua and Lee combine to rush for more than 100 yards vs. Iowa?
No - 64 total combined yards rushing (Tua-31 + Lee-33)
3. All 3 of their previous opponents: New Mexico State (219), Texas State (293), and Incarnate Word (406), have passed for more than 200 yards against Nevada this season. Will Iowa finish with more than 200 yards passing in this match-up?
No - Petras: 185 total yards passing
4. Nevada opponents have converted 20 of 46 (43.5%) 3rd downs thru 3 games. Iowa's conversion rate stands at 25% (7 of 28) so far this season. Will Iowa's offense convert at least 35% on 3rd down vs. the Howling Pack?
Yes - Iowa converted 7/16 on 3rd down = 43.7%
5. Will Oklahoma produce more total yards of offense aganst Nebraska in Lincoln Saturday afteroon than the combined total yards of offense produced by Iowa and Nevada at Kinnick on Saturday night?
Yes - Oklahoma: 580 total yards vs. Nebraska; Iowa + Nevada = 488 total yards
6. No Hawkeye WR has scored a receiving TD since 11/13/21 (vs. Minnesota, 2 TDs, WRs Johnson & Jones from QB Padilla), a span of 6 games. Will an Iowa WR catch a TD pass this week?
Yes - Arland Bruce 21 yard TD catch, Q1
7. Will back-up Iowa QBs Alex Padilla and/or Joe Labas play against Nevada?
No - Padilla & Labas: DNP
8. With 4 QB sacks in the season opener win but just one sack in last week's loss, Iowa's defense will bounce back with at least 3 QB sacks tthis week.
Yes - Iowa: 4 QB sacks (Van Ness-1.5, Graves-1, Craig-1, Waggoner-0.5)
9. Torey Taylor has punted 16 times for 783 total yards thru the first two Iowa games this season. Will Taylor surpass 1,000 cumulative yards punting in the 3rd game of the season?
Yes - Taylor: 7 punts for 327 yards; new season total = 1,110 total punt yards
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 37 total points in this contest?
No - 27 total combined points (Final Score: Iowa 27, Nevada 0)
Tie-Breaker >>> predict the total yards rushing for Iowa RB Gavin Williams: 57
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Petras goes the distance, Kaleb Johnson emerges with 2 long TD runs, and the defense pitches a shutout!. Something to build on, some things to still worry about, Hawk fans.
Just the 3rd week and already we have a repeat winner. Congratulaions to HawkPT for the return to the top ....but get this... he does so in perfect fashion once again - 10-0! There have been same-season repeat winners in the past but repeat perfect winners is a first. Please see HawkPT for your stock picks and lottery numbers.
Six contestant logjam at 8-2 for the runner-up spot so the Tiebreaker (TB=57) was employed to sort it out. Congrats also to EvilMonkeyInTheCloset (TB62) who edged boxahawks (TB67) and other runner-up finalists rfgiowa (TB101), Suterman (TB106), Hawkeye_4_Life (TB116), and MapleLeaf_Hawk (TB157) for 2nd spot.
All 29 scores for the Game #3 contest follow..........
HawkPT, (10-0), Winner
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (8-2), Runner-Up
boxahawks, (8-2)
Suterman, (8-2)
rfgiowa, (8-2)
Hawkeye_4_Life, (8-2)
MapleLeaf_Hawk, (8-2)
Hawks4Life247, (7-3)
Hawktruck, (7-3)
obfuscating, (7-3)
MeetTheFerentes, (7-3)
mill1634, (7-3)
QChawks, (7-3)
83Hawk, (6-4)
bumper52, (6-4)
jimney1974, (6-4)
GeorgePeeples, (6-4)
Smalltownhawkfan 1, (6-4)
nu2u, (6-4)
hwk23, (6-4)
Cougars_80, (6-4)
Obviously Oblivious, (6-4)
the24fan, (6-4)
HawkHeel3, (6-4)
jdv77, (6-4)
IAFootball#1, (6-4)
Nashville_Hawkeye, (5-5)
qrtr, (4-6)
KuwaitHawk, (4-6)
NEXT UP: Rutgers
Enjoy the week ahead!
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Game #3: Iowa vs. Nevada
1. The Hawkeyes are a consensus 23 point favorite over Nevada this week. Will the Hawkeyes lead by 11 or more points when the Halftime score is posted in this contest?
Yes - Halftime score: Iowa 17, Nevada 0
2. The Nevada senior RB duo of Toa Taua and Devonte Lee have rushed for 386 yards so far this season, a combined average of 128.7 rush ypg. Will Taua and Lee combine to rush for more than 100 yards vs. Iowa?
No - 64 total combined yards rushing (Tua-31 + Lee-33)
3. All 3 of their previous opponents: New Mexico State (219), Texas State (293), and Incarnate Word (406), have passed for more than 200 yards against Nevada this season. Will Iowa finish with more than 200 yards passing in this match-up?
No - Petras: 185 total yards passing
4. Nevada opponents have converted 20 of 46 (43.5%) 3rd downs thru 3 games. Iowa's conversion rate stands at 25% (7 of 28) so far this season. Will Iowa's offense convert at least 35% on 3rd down vs. the Howling Pack?
Yes - Iowa converted 7/16 on 3rd down = 43.7%
5. Will Oklahoma produce more total yards of offense aganst Nebraska in Lincoln Saturday afteroon than the combined total yards of offense produced by Iowa and Nevada at Kinnick on Saturday night?
Yes - Oklahoma: 580 total yards vs. Nebraska; Iowa + Nevada = 488 total yards
6. No Hawkeye WR has scored a receiving TD since 11/13/21 (vs. Minnesota, 2 TDs, WRs Johnson & Jones from QB Padilla), a span of 6 games. Will an Iowa WR catch a TD pass this week?
Yes - Arland Bruce 21 yard TD catch, Q1
7. Will back-up Iowa QBs Alex Padilla and/or Joe Labas play against Nevada?
No - Padilla & Labas: DNP
8. With 4 QB sacks in the season opener win but just one sack in last week's loss, Iowa's defense will bounce back with at least 3 QB sacks tthis week.
Yes - Iowa: 4 QB sacks (Van Ness-1.5, Graves-1, Craig-1, Waggoner-0.5)
9. Torey Taylor has punted 16 times for 783 total yards thru the first two Iowa games this season. Will Taylor surpass 1,000 cumulative yards punting in the 3rd game of the season?
Yes - Taylor: 7 punts for 327 yards; new season total = 1,110 total punt yards
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 37 total points in this contest?
No - 27 total combined points (Final Score: Iowa 27, Nevada 0)
Tie-Breaker >>> predict the total yards rushing for Iowa RB Gavin Williams: 57
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Petras goes the distance, Kaleb Johnson emerges with 2 long TD runs, and the defense pitches a shutout!. Something to build on, some things to still worry about, Hawk fans.
Just the 3rd week and already we have a repeat winner. Congratulaions to HawkPT for the return to the top ....but get this... he does so in perfect fashion once again - 10-0! There have been same-season repeat winners in the past but repeat perfect winners is a first. Please see HawkPT for your stock picks and lottery numbers.
Six contestant logjam at 8-2 for the runner-up spot so the Tiebreaker (TB=57) was employed to sort it out. Congrats also to EvilMonkeyInTheCloset (TB62) who edged boxahawks (TB67) and other runner-up finalists rfgiowa (TB101), Suterman (TB106), Hawkeye_4_Life (TB116), and MapleLeaf_Hawk (TB157) for 2nd spot.
All 29 scores for the Game #3 contest follow..........
HawkPT, (10-0), Winner
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (8-2), Runner-Up
boxahawks, (8-2)
Suterman, (8-2)
rfgiowa, (8-2)
Hawkeye_4_Life, (8-2)
MapleLeaf_Hawk, (8-2)
Hawks4Life247, (7-3)
Hawktruck, (7-3)
obfuscating, (7-3)
MeetTheFerentes, (7-3)
mill1634, (7-3)
QChawks, (7-3)
83Hawk, (6-4)
bumper52, (6-4)
jimney1974, (6-4)
GeorgePeeples, (6-4)
Smalltownhawkfan 1, (6-4)
nu2u, (6-4)
hwk23, (6-4)
Cougars_80, (6-4)
Obviously Oblivious, (6-4)
the24fan, (6-4)
HawkHeel3, (6-4)
jdv77, (6-4)
IAFootball#1, (6-4)
Nashville_Hawkeye, (5-5)
qrtr, (4-6)
KuwaitHawk, (4-6)
NEXT UP: Rutgers
Enjoy the week ahead!
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