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9/15/1984 (1984-1985)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

#5 Iowa  vs  #12  Penn State  Penn State #5 Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs #12 Penn State on 9/15/1984 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L     17 - 20 


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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 66,145

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The Iowa offense struggled, giving up 4 costly turnovers.

After an early 3-0 lead, Penn State sacked Chuck Long and recovered the fumble on the 4-yard line. The defense held and forced a FG to tie the game at 3-3. An interception set up the Lions 2nd FG to take a 6-3 lead that they would not give up. A late TD before halftime gave the Lions a 13-10 lead at half. A scoreless 3rd quarter was highlighted by good Penn State punting, and a Tom Nichol's 56-yard FG attempt that bounced off the uprights. After trading TDs in the 4th quarter, Robert Smith fumbled after a long punt return. Iowa had the ball with another chance to win, but was stopped going for it on 4th and 1 on the Lions 29-yard line with less than 2 minutes remaining.

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DETAILED TEAM STATS

StatisticsIowaPenn State
Total First Downs2516
Rushing Attempts4647
Rushing Yards180170
Rushing TDs21
Yards per Rush3.93.6
Passes Completed1611
Passes Attempts2727
Pass Completion %59.3%40.7%
Passing TDs01
Passing Yards189157
Passing Yards per Completion11.814.3
Passing Yards per Attempt7.05.8
Touchdowns22
Total Plays7374
% of Rushing Plays63%63.5%
% of Passing Plays37%36.5%
Total Offense369327
Yards per Play5.14.4
Lost Fumbles30
Interceptions12
Turnovers42
Penalties78
Penalty Yards5863
Yards per Penalty8.37.9
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