Game results and contest scores set forth below:
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Game #8: Iowa vs. Northwestern:
1. Iowa has trailed early in every Big Ten game this season as all four B10 opponents scored before the Hawkeyes put points on the board. Will Iowa be the first team to score points in this contest?
Yes - Drew Stevens 27 yard FG, Q1
2. Will the Wildcats finish with more than 320 yards of total offense aginst the Hawkeye defense?
No - Northwestern: 177 yards of total offense
3. Northwestern has allowed 28.2 ppg over their current 6 game losing streak, including 31 points to Maryland last week. Iowa has not scored more than 20 points since their last win vs. Rutgers in the conference opener. Will Iowa score more than 20 points aginst Northwestern on Homecoming Day?
Yes - Iowa: 33 total points
4. Will the leading rusher in this game be a Hawkeye player?
Yes - Kaleb Johnson, Iowa: 93 yds rushing (Hull, Northwestern: 32 yds)
5. Northwestern opponents have converted 44.1% on 3rd down so far this season, the highest percentage allowed of any B10 team. Iowa is 26.1% on 3rd down this year, the worst converstion rate in the B10. Will the Hawkeyes convert at least 33% on 3rd down in this match-up?
Yes - Iowa 3rd down conversions: 5/11 = 45.5%
6. Will either team hold a lead of 13 or more points at any point in this contest?
Yes - Iowa scored the first 20 points
7. Iowa's offense is averaging 59.4 plays from scrimmage so far this year (B10, 14th). The Hawkeye offense reached 65 or more plays in 3/7 games this season (vs. ISU-79, MI-65, and ILL-66). Will the Hawkeye offense run at least 65 plays from scrimmage vs. the Wildcats?
Yes - Iowa: 65 plays from scrimmage (35 rush + 30 pass)
8. This game will feature at least one of the following (by either team): a blocked punt, a blocked FG, a defensive score, a KO return TD, a punt return TD, or a player ejection.
No - none of the above
9. Iowa PK Drew Stevens scored more than 7 points in the first two games he played but not in any game since. Will Stevens score more than 7 total points this week?
Yes - Stevens: 4/4 FGs + 3/3 PATs = 15 total points
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 37 total points in this contest?
Yes - 46 total points scored (Final Score: Iowa 33, Northwestern 13)
Tie-Breaker:>>> predict the total yards passing for Northwestern: 159
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By Iowa standards, we witnessed a veritable explosion of offense against the Wildcats on Saturday. Almost 400 yards, 24 first downs(!), and zero turnovers. Is this Hawkeye performance an abberation or a breakthough? I'm skeptical but hopeful all the same.
9-1 was the top score this week shared by KuwaitHawk, HawkDoggy, and Hawkeye_4_Life.
The Tie-Breaker (TB = 159) would again decide the matter. Congratulations to Hawkeye_4_Life (TB174) who takes the top spot ahead of Runner-up HawkDoggy (TB192) and KuwaitHawk (TB202).
Updated Hardcore Leaderboard*
56-24 HawkPT
53-27 qrtr, MeetTheFerentzes
52-28 MapleLeaf_Hawk
50-30 Hawktruck
48-32 QChawks, Cougar_80
46-34 IAFootball#1, the24fan, nu2u
44-36 KuwaitHawk
43-37 rfgiowa, EvilMonkeyInTheCloset
41-39 jdv77
* posters who have submitted entries every week
dropped out: Obviously Oblivious
Scores for all 28 entries this week follow..........
Hawkeye_4_Life, (9-1), Winner
HawkDoggy, (9-1), Runner-Up
KuwaitHawk, (9-1)
nu2u, (8-2)
Cougar_80, (8-2)
QChawks, (8-2)
RLMHAWK, (8-2)
GeorgePeeples, (8-2)
rfgiowa, (8-2)
Hawktruck, (8-2)
The Deplorable Sleeping Dog, (8-2)
Farleyhawk, (8-2)
MeetTheFerentzes, (7-3)
the24fan, (7-3)
IAFootball#1, (7-3)
MapleLeaf_Hawk, (6-4)
jberesford, (6-4)
JuiceHawk, (5-5)
qrtr, (5-5)
hwk23, (5-5)
83Hawk, (5-5)
obfuscating, (5-5)
boxahawks, (5-5)
jdv77, (5-5)
HawkPT, (4-6)
HawkRugged17, (2-8)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (2-8)
NEXT UP: Purdue
Happy Halloween!
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Game #8: Iowa vs. Northwestern:
1. Iowa has trailed early in every Big Ten game this season as all four B10 opponents scored before the Hawkeyes put points on the board. Will Iowa be the first team to score points in this contest?
Yes - Drew Stevens 27 yard FG, Q1
2. Will the Wildcats finish with more than 320 yards of total offense aginst the Hawkeye defense?
No - Northwestern: 177 yards of total offense
3. Northwestern has allowed 28.2 ppg over their current 6 game losing streak, including 31 points to Maryland last week. Iowa has not scored more than 20 points since their last win vs. Rutgers in the conference opener. Will Iowa score more than 20 points aginst Northwestern on Homecoming Day?
Yes - Iowa: 33 total points
4. Will the leading rusher in this game be a Hawkeye player?
Yes - Kaleb Johnson, Iowa: 93 yds rushing (Hull, Northwestern: 32 yds)
5. Northwestern opponents have converted 44.1% on 3rd down so far this season, the highest percentage allowed of any B10 team. Iowa is 26.1% on 3rd down this year, the worst converstion rate in the B10. Will the Hawkeyes convert at least 33% on 3rd down in this match-up?
Yes - Iowa 3rd down conversions: 5/11 = 45.5%
6. Will either team hold a lead of 13 or more points at any point in this contest?
Yes - Iowa scored the first 20 points
7. Iowa's offense is averaging 59.4 plays from scrimmage so far this year (B10, 14th). The Hawkeye offense reached 65 or more plays in 3/7 games this season (vs. ISU-79, MI-65, and ILL-66). Will the Hawkeye offense run at least 65 plays from scrimmage vs. the Wildcats?
Yes - Iowa: 65 plays from scrimmage (35 rush + 30 pass)
8. This game will feature at least one of the following (by either team): a blocked punt, a blocked FG, a defensive score, a KO return TD, a punt return TD, or a player ejection.
No - none of the above
9. Iowa PK Drew Stevens scored more than 7 points in the first two games he played but not in any game since. Will Stevens score more than 7 total points this week?
Yes - Stevens: 4/4 FGs + 3/3 PATs = 15 total points
10. Will both teams combine to score at least 37 total points in this contest?
Yes - 46 total points scored (Final Score: Iowa 33, Northwestern 13)
Tie-Breaker:>>> predict the total yards passing for Northwestern: 159
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By Iowa standards, we witnessed a veritable explosion of offense against the Wildcats on Saturday. Almost 400 yards, 24 first downs(!), and zero turnovers. Is this Hawkeye performance an abberation or a breakthough? I'm skeptical but hopeful all the same.
9-1 was the top score this week shared by KuwaitHawk, HawkDoggy, and Hawkeye_4_Life.
The Tie-Breaker (TB = 159) would again decide the matter. Congratulations to Hawkeye_4_Life (TB174) who takes the top spot ahead of Runner-up HawkDoggy (TB192) and KuwaitHawk (TB202).
Updated Hardcore Leaderboard*
56-24 HawkPT
53-27 qrtr, MeetTheFerentzes
52-28 MapleLeaf_Hawk
50-30 Hawktruck
48-32 QChawks, Cougar_80
46-34 IAFootball#1, the24fan, nu2u
44-36 KuwaitHawk
43-37 rfgiowa, EvilMonkeyInTheCloset
41-39 jdv77
* posters who have submitted entries every week
dropped out: Obviously Oblivious
Scores for all 28 entries this week follow..........
Hawkeye_4_Life, (9-1), Winner
HawkDoggy, (9-1), Runner-Up
KuwaitHawk, (9-1)
nu2u, (8-2)
Cougar_80, (8-2)
QChawks, (8-2)
RLMHAWK, (8-2)
GeorgePeeples, (8-2)
rfgiowa, (8-2)
Hawktruck, (8-2)
The Deplorable Sleeping Dog, (8-2)
Farleyhawk, (8-2)
MeetTheFerentzes, (7-3)
the24fan, (7-3)
IAFootball#1, (7-3)
MapleLeaf_Hawk, (6-4)
jberesford, (6-4)
JuiceHawk, (5-5)
qrtr, (5-5)
hwk23, (5-5)
83Hawk, (5-5)
obfuscating, (5-5)
boxahawks, (5-5)
jdv77, (5-5)
HawkPT, (4-6)
HawkRugged17, (2-8)
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset, (2-8)
NEXT UP: Purdue
Happy Halloween!
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