Results and contest scores set forth below:
_____________________________________________________________Game 1: Northern Illinois at Iowa
1. Will Iowa score a TD on at least one of its first two offensive possessions?
No - Iowa first two possessions: 3 plays, punt
2. NIU's defense held opponents to an average of 120 rush yards per game in 2017, a school record. Will Iowa rush for more than 120 total yards in the season opener?
Yes - Iowa: 209 total yards rushing
3. Iowa's defense recorded more INTs than any other team in 2017 (21). Will the Hawkeye defense start the new season by recording more than one INT at home vs. the Huskies?
No - Iowa: one INT (Hooker)
4. Will Iowa lead NIU by at least 10 points at the start of the 4th Quarter?
Yes - start of Q4: Iowa 17, NIU 0
5. NIU DE Sutton Smith led the nation in QB sacks last season (14 total). Will Smith record more than 1 QB sack at Kinnick this week?
No - Smith: 1 QB sack
6. Iowa's offense recorded 16 total 1st downs vs. Wyoming in the home opener last season. Will the Hawkeyes exceed that total against the Huskies?
Yes - Iowa: 18 total 1st downs
7. In the 9 games he started last year, NIU QB Marcus Childers rushed 131 times, an average of 14.5 rushes per game. Will Childers finish with more rushing attempts than Iowa RB Ivory Kelly-Martin this game?
No - IKM: 16 rushes, Childers: 10 rushes
8. Will Iowa's punter(s) average more than 40.0 yards per punt on Saturday?
Yes - Iowa: 5/215 = 43.0 yards per punt (Rastetter: 4/215 - 53.7 ypp)
9. Will NIU finish this game with more total penalty yards than Iowa?
No - NIU: 7/65 vs. Iowa 8/66
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 49 total points this contest?
No - 40 total points. Final Score: Iowa 33, NIU 7
>>> Tie-Breaker: predict the total passing yards for Iowa QB Nate Stanley 108
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This could be a very good defense Hawk fans. The "A" team pitched a shutout with two key DL out and a LB unit clearly needing improvement. I'm gonna temper my expectations a bit but Coach Parker has the raw materials for something special IMO and, most notably, a potent pass rush ….. something Iowa fans are not particularly accustomed to.
An overflow crowd of 51 Y/N entries to kick start the new season with less than half (22) answering a majority of the questions correctly. One contestant, however, reached near perfection. Congratulations to Dauminator (9-1) who, well, dominated the field.
Two contestants, Obviously Oblivious (8-2) and Pepperman (8-2) tied for the Runner-Up spot. The Tie-Breaker was employed and Pepperman was awarded 2nd place by virtue of his closer prediction to Nate Stanley's unexpectedly low passing yardage (TB = 108)
All contest scores follow...…….
Dauminator, (9-1), Winner
Pepperman, (8-2, TB224), Runner-up
Obviously Oblivious, (8-2, TB249)
hoffhawk, (7-3)
UNIHAWK88, (7-3)
Farleyhawk, (7-3)
JeHo41, (7-3)
soylentgreen66, (7-3)
hwk23, (7-3)
Suterman, (7-3)
NorthDSMHawk, (7-3)
ThamesHawk, (7-3)
BubsFinn, (7-3)*
jdv77, (6-4)
CJ Beat Hard, (6-4)
dadster, (6-4)
mill1634, (6-4)
meatloaf55, (6-4)
Stallman Curse, (6-4)
rfgiowa, (6-4)
desihawk, (6-4)
UltimateHwk, (6-4)
HerKYHoPeFuL, (6-4)
HawkPT, (6-4)
nu2u, (5-5)
hawkandroll, (5-5)
somebody once, (5-5)
JuiceHawk, (5-5)
IAFootball#1, (5-5)
LinnCounty, (5-5)
LBlindHawk, (5-5)
QChawks, (5-5)
bagdropper,(5-5)
jimney 1974, (5-5)
Ralphio, (5-5)
KryptonionHawk, (5-5)
Hawk-I-St8, (5-5)
LAhawkeye, (5-5)
Hawkeye_4_Life, (5-5)
millah_22, (4-6)
20Hawkeye14, (4-6)
UkraineHawk, (4-6)
MeetTheFerentz, (4-6)
qrtr, (4-6)
tdstick, (4-6)
BIG BOY HAWK, (4-6)
Hawkeyeinsoutherncalifornia, (4-6)
Quintana, (4-6)
EvilMonkeyinTheCloset, (4-6)
TouchDownMyPants, (4-6)
KuwaitHawk, (3-7)
*9/10
NEXT-UP: IOWA STATE
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