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Second-half safeties lead Iowa past South Dakota State 7-3
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa's defense came up with two second-half safeties, and the Hawkeyes opened the season with a 7-3 win over South Dakota State on Saturday.
Neither team could do much offensively. Iowa finished with 166 yards of offense, while South Dakota State had 120. The two teams combined for more punts (21) than first downs (16).
''Obviously a very unusual scoring line,'' Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. ''You've got 3 (in the first quarter), 2 (in the third quarter), 2 in the fourth. I've never been around a game like that. But we'll take it today.''
Iowa ranked seventh nationally with four defensive touchdowns last season, so the Hawkeyes are used to getting points from that side of the ball. And they needed them on a day when the offense struggled.
''The standard's been set,'' said linebacker Jack Campbell, who recorded one of the safeties and finished with 12 tackles.
The first safety came after Iowa's Tory Taylor had his punt downed at the South Dakota State 1-yard line in the third quarter. One play later, Campbell grabbed running back Isaiah Davis after he took the handoff and brought him down one yard short of getting out of the end zone.
The second safety came in the fourth, when Iowa's Joe Evans sacked quarterback Mark Gronowski in the end zone on a second-and-11 play.
''We're trying to score as much as we can on the defensive side, however we can do it'' said Iowa safety Quinn Schulte.
The Hawkeyes kept South Dakota State pinned in its own territory for most of the game. Ten of Taylor's punts were downed inside the Jackrabbits' 20-yard line, including one at the 2 and the one at the 1.
''Tory did a great job,'' Ferentz said. ''I don't think if I've ever seen a punter so involved in a game either.''
Taylor averaged 47.9 yards per punt.
''Field position was really tough for us,'' South Dakota State coach John Stiegelmeier said. ''It's tough to go out there and mentally think we've got to go 98 yards against this defense.''
Iowa took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on Aaron Blom's 46-yard field goal. The only points for South Dakota State came on Hunter Dustman's 44-yard field goal with 20 seconds left before halftime.
Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras completed 11 of 25 passes for 109 yards. Leshon Williams had 72 rushing yards.
Gronowski was 10 of 26 passing for 87 yards. Davis had 18 carries for 50 yards.
INJURY REPORT
Iowa was without three offensive starters - wide receivers Keagan Johnson and Nico Ragaini, and running back Gavin Williams. All three missed time in preseason camp because of undisclosed injuries. Starting linebacker Jestin Jacobs left the game in the second quarter with an injury and did not return.
South Dakota State tight end Tucker Kraft, a second-team Associated Press FCS All-American last season, was injured after catching a pass in the first quarter and did not return.
THE TAKEAWAY
Iowa had one of the worst offenses in the nation last year despite a 10-win season, finishing 99th in scoring offense and 121st in total offense. Petras' struggles led to plenty of boos from the sellout crowd at Kinnick Stadium, and with in-state rival Iowa State coming in next Saturday, there will be plenty of questions for Ferentz to answer. ''I've still got a lot of confidence in him,'' Ferentz said. ''I think the noise on the outside is probably a lot louder than it is on the inside.''
South Dakota State, which fell to 2-10 all time against FBS teams, struggled to move the ball against Iowa's defense, which was one of the best in the nation last season.
UP NEXT
South Dakota State: Hosts UC Davis next Saturday.
Iowa: Hosts Iowa State next Saturday.
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I. Davis
22 RB 50 RuYds, 32 ReYds, 5 RECs |
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L. Williams
4 RB 72 RuYds, 23 ReYds, 2 RECs |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 6 | 10 |
Rushing | 3 | 6 |
Passing | 3 | 3 |
Penalty | 0 | 1 |
3rd Down Conv | 3-16 | 4-17 |
4th Down Conv | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 127 | 166 |
Total Plays | 57 | 61 |
Avg Gain | 2.2 | 2.7 |
Net Yards Rushing | 40 | 57 |
Rush Attempts | 31 | 36 |
Avg Rush Yards | 1.3 | 1.6 |
Yards Passing | 87 | 109 |
Comp. - Att. | 10-26 | 11-25 |
Yards Per Pass | 2.4 | 3.4 |
Penalties - Yards | 12-67 | 2-15 |
Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 11-41.5 | 10-47.9 |
Return Yards | 25 | 17 |
Punts - Returns | 2-8 | 5-17 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-17 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 2 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
M. Gronowski
11 QB
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M. Gronowski | 10/26 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
I. Davis
22 RB
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I. Davis | 18 | 50 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Johnson
3 RB
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A. Johnson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Voss
1 QB
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R. Voss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Gronowski
11 QB
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M. Gronowski | 10 | -14 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
I. Davis
22 RB
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I. Davis | 8 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Janke
10 WR
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J. Janke | 6 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Wolf
5 WR
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L. Wolf | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Kraft
85 TE
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T. Kraft | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Heins
87 TE
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Z. Heins | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Janke
1 WR
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J. Janke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Johnson
3 RB
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A. Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Bauer
4 WR
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C. Bauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
M. Baloun
93 DT
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M. Baloun | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Winkelman
97 DE
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R. Winkelman | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Bock
32 LB
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A. Bock | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Francl
9 LB
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C. Francl | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
H. Dustman
10 K
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H. Dustman | 1/1 | 44 | 0/0 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
H. Dustman
10 K
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H. Dustman | 11 | 41.5 | 0 | 52 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Feldkamp
8 WR
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T. Feldkamp | 2 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Feldkamp 8 WR
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T. Feldkamp | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Janke 10 WR
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J. Janke | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
S. Petras
7 QB
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S. Petras | 11/25 | 109 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
L. Williams
4 RB
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L. Williams | 24 | 72 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Bruce IV
10 WR
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A. Bruce IV | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Pottebaum
38 FB
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M. Pottebaum | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Johnson
2 RB
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K. Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Petras
7 QB
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S. Petras | 5 | -25 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Bruce IV
10 WR
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A. Bruce IV | 9 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Williams
4 RB
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L. Williams | 3 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. LaPorta
84 TE
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S. LaPorta | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Lachey
85 TE
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L. Lachey | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Pottebaum
38 FB
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M. Pottebaum | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Wick
18 WR
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A. Wick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Evans
13 DE
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J. Evans | 2-0 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Lee
85 DL
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L. Lee | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Campbell
31 LB
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J. Campbell | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Van Ness
91 DL
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L. Van Ness | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
A. Blom
1 K
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A. Blom | 1/2 | 46 | 0/0 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
T. Taylor
9 P
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T. Taylor | 10 | 47.9 | 7 | 57 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
R. Moss
33 DB
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R. Moss | 2 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
A. Bruce IV 10 WR
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A. Bruce IV | 5 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:39 | SDST 3 | 1:39 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
9:31 | SDST 22 | 2:52 | 5 | 26 | Punt |
4:05 | SDST 6 | 1:46 | 3 | 1 | Punt |
1:11 | SDST 17 | 1:24 | 3 | -2 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:33 | SDST 2 | 4:14 | 6 | 7 | Punt |
6:29 | SDST 18 | 1:01 | 3 | 2 | Punt |
3:06 | IOWA 38 | 2:54 | 7 | 11 | FG |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | SDST 19 | 5:01 | 7 | 19 | Punt |
8:30 | SDST 20 | 2:06 | 3 | -1 | Punt |
4:10 | SDST 1 | 0:07 | 1 | -1 | Safety |
0:27 | SDST 7 | 2:05 | 5 | 23 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:38 | SDST 4 | 2:19 | 3 | 0 | Punt |
8:01 | SDST 20 | 1:46 | 3 | -8 | Punt |
4:47 | SDST 8 | 0:49 | 2 | -1 | Safety |
0:37 | SDST 20 | 0:22 | 4 | 6 | Downs |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | IOWA 25 | 2:21 | 6 | 6 | Punt |
11:01 | SDST 27 | 1:30 | 4 | 5 | FG Miss |
6:39 | IOWA 20 | 2:34 | 5 | 19 | Punt |
2:24 | SDST 33 | 1:14 | 4 | 5 | FG |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:48 | IOWA 41 | 2:07 | 4 | 22 | Punt |
8:21 | SDST 49 | 1:51 | 3 | -9 | Punt |
5:28 | IOWA 35 | 2:23 | 6 | 10 | INT |
0:15 | IOWA 25 | 0:10 | 1 | -2 | Half |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
9:59 | IOWA 27 | 1:29 | 3 | 3 | Punt |
6:48 | IOWA 20 | 2:38 | 4 | 30 | Punt |
4:03 | IOWA 36 | 3:36 | 7 | 57 | Fumble |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:22 | IOWA 30 | 0:44 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
10:19 | IOWA 50 | 2:13 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
6:20 | IOWA 44 | 1:33 | 3 | 0 | Punt |
3:58 | IOWA 43 | 3:21 | 6 | 20 | Punt |
0:15 | SDST 26 | 0:15 | 1 | -2 | Game |
- Punt (6 plays, 6 yards, 2:21 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) H.Dustman kicks 65 yards from SDS 35 to the IOW End Zone. Touchback. |
+2 YD | 1 & 10 - IOWA 25 (15:00 - 1st) L.Williams rushed to IOW 27 for 2 yards. Tackled by SDS at IOW 27. |
+6 YD | 2 & 8 - IOWA 27 (14:30 - 1st) S.Petras pass complete to IOW 27. Catch made by A.Bruce at IOW 27. Gain of 6 yards. Tackled by SDS at IOW 33. |
+3 YD | 3 & 2 - IOWA 33 (14:02 - 1st) L.Williams rushed to IOW 36 for 3 yards. Tackled by SDS at IOW 36. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - IOWA 36 (13:41 - 1st) S.Petras steps back to pass. S.Petras pass incomplete intended for A.Bruce. |
No Gain | 2 & 10 - IOWA 36 (13:36 - 1st) S.Petras steps back to pass. S.Petras pass incomplete intended for A.Wick. |
Sack | 3 & 10 - IOWA 36 (13:31 - 1st) S.Petras steps back to pass. S.Petras sacked at IOW 31 for -5 yards (R.Winkelman) |
Punt | 4 & 15 - IOWA 31 (12:51 - 1st) T.Taylor punts 57 yards to SDS 12 Center-L.Elkin. Downed by K.Johnson. |
- Punt (3 plays, 6 yards, 1:39 poss)
Result | Play |
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Penalty | 1 & 10 - SDST 12 (12:39 - 1st) PENALTY on SDS-G.Miller False Start 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
Penalty | 1 & 15 - SDST 7 (12:39 - 1st) PENALTY on SDS-M.McCormick False Start 4 yards accepted. No Play. |
+4 YD | 1 & 18 - SDST 4 (12:39 - 1st) I.Davis rushed to SDS 8 for 4 yards. Tackled by IOW at SDS 8. |
+2 YD | 2 & 14 - SDST 8 (11:55 - 1st) M.Gronowski pass complete to SDS 8. Catch made by I.Davis at SDS 8. Gain of 2 yards. Tackled by IOW at SDS 10. |
No Gain | 3 & 12 - SDST 10 (11:14 - 1st) M.Gronowski steps back to pass. M.Gronowski pass incomplete intended for J.Janke. |
Punt | 4 & 12 - SDST 10 (11:07 - 1st) H.Dustman punts 17 yards to SDS 27 Center-SDS. Out of bounds. |
- Missed FG (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:30 poss)
Result | Play |
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+2 YD | 1 & 10 - SDST 27 (11:00 - 1st) L.Williams rushed to SDS 25 for 2 yards. Tackled by SDS at SDS 25. |
+3 YD | 2 & 8 - SDST 25 (10:31 - 1st) S.Petras pass complete to SDS 25. Catch made by S.LaPorta at SDS 25. Gain of 3 yards. Tackled by SDS at SDS 22. |
No Gain | 3 & 5 - SDST 22 (10:01 - 1st) S.Petras steps back to pass. S.Petras pass incomplete intended for A.Bruce. |
No Good | 4 & 5 - SDST 30 (9:37 - 1st) A.Blom 40 yard field goal attempt is no good Center-L.Elkin Holder-T.Taylor. |
- Punt (5 plays, 26 yards, 2:52 poss)
Result | Play |
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+7 YD | 1 & 10 - SDST 22 (9:30 - 1st) M.Gronowski pass complete to SDS 22. Catch made by T.Kraft at SDS 22. Gain of 7 yards. Tackled by IOW at SDS 29. |
+18 YD | 2 & 3 - SDST 29 (9:13 - 1st) M.Gronowski pass complete to SDS 29. Catch made by L.Wolf at SDS 29. Gain of 18 yards. Tackled by IOW at SDS 47. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - SDST 47 (8:43 - 1st) I.Davis rushed to SDS 47 for 0 yards. Tackled by IOW at SDS 47. |
+1 YD | 2 & 10 - SDST 47 (8:03 - 1st) M.Gronowski rushed to SDS 48 for 1 yards. Tackled by IOW at SDS 48. |
+5 YD | 3 & 9 - SDST 48 (7:20 - 1st) M.Gronowski pass complete to SDS 48. Catch made by I.Davis at SDS 48. Gain of 5 yards. Tackled by IOW at IOW 47. |
Penalty | 4 & 4 - IOWA 47 (6:46 - 1st) PENALTY on SDS-SDS Delay of Game 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
Punt | 4 & 9 - SDST 48 (6:46 - 1st) H.Dustman punts 52 yards to IOW End Zone Center-SDS. Touchback. |
- Punt (5 plays, 19 yards, 2:34 poss)
Result | Play |
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+9 YD | 1 & 10 - IOWA 20 (6:38 - 1st) L.Williams rushed to IOW 29 for 9 yards. Tackled by SDS at IOW 29. |
+5 YD | 2 & 1 - IOWA 29 (6:04 - 1st) L.Williams rushed to IOW 34 for 5 yards. Tackled by SDS at IOW 34. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - IOWA 34 (5:33 - 1st) L.Williams rushed to IOW 34 for 0 yards. Tackled by SDS at IOW 34. |
+5 YD | 2 & 10 - IOWA 34 (4:56 - 1st) L.Williams rushed to IOW 39 for 5 yards. Tackled by SDS at IOW 39. |
No Gain | 3 & 5 - IOWA 39 (4:20 - 1st) S.Petras steps back to pass. S.Petras pass incomplete intended for S.LaPorta. |
Punt | 4 & 5 - IOWA 39 (4:16 - 1st) T.Taylor punts 55 yards to SDS 6 Center-L.Elkin. Downed by T.Roberts. |
- Punt (3 plays, 1 yards, 1:46 poss)
Result | Play |
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+1 YD | 1 & 10 - SDST 6 (4:04 - 1st) A.Johnson rushed to SDS 7 for 1 yards. Tackled by IOW at SDS 7. |
No Gain | 2 & 9 - SDST 7 (3:24 - 1st) M.Gronowski steps back to pass. M.Gronowski pass incomplete intended for Z.Heins. |
No Gain | 3 & 9 - SDST 7 (3:20 - 1st) I.Davis rushed to SDS 7 for 0 yards. Tackled by IOW at SDS 7. |
Punt | 4 & 9 - SDST 7 (2:37 - 1st) H.Dustman punts 35 yards to SDS 42 Center-SDS. A.Bruce returned punt from the SDS 42. Tackled by SDS at SDS 33. |