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10/4/1997 (1997-1998)

Ohio Stadium [Columbus, OH]

#11 Iowa @ #7 Ohio State #11 Iowa Hawkeyes Football @ #7 Ohio State on 10/4/1997 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L 7 - 23

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 92,536
Start Time: 2:30 PM CST

RECAP

The Buckeyes stifled the Hawkeyes in every phase of the game. They held Tavian Banks to 84 yards on 22 carries, 125 yards beneath his average, and only four rushing first downs. Iowa began the day with averages of 55 points and 568 yards a game, was held to one touchdown and 308 yards. Iowa's only points came on Matt Sherman's 4-yard pass to Austin Wheatley. He completed 18 of 37 passes for 189 yards and one interception. Tony Collins and Tim Dwight, the Iowa punt returners who had averaged 17.8 yards a runback, did not produce a yard today with no kickoff returns. The Hawks had a potential game-tying, 42-yard field-goal attempt blocked in the second quarter.

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 0 0 7 0 7

Ohio State 0 10 6 7 23

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Statistics Iowa Ohio State

Rushing 1st Downs 4 12
Passing 1st Downs 11 7
Penalty 1st Downs 1 0

Total First Downs 16 19

Rushing Attempts 35 45

Rushing Yards 106 238

Rushing TDs 0 2

Yards per Rush 3.0 5.3

Passes Completed 19 13

Passes Attempts 38 32

Pass Completion % 50% 40.6%

Passing TDs 1 1

Passing Yards 202 139

Passing Yards per Completion 10.6 10.7

Passing Yards per Attempt 5.3 4.3

Touchdowns 1 3

Total Plays 73 77

% of Rushing Plays 47.9% 58.4%

% of Passing Plays 52.1% 41.6%

Total Offense 308 377

Yards per Play 4.2 4.9

Lost Fumbles 2 1

Interceptions 1 0

Turnovers 3 1

Penalties 1 4

Penalty Yards 5 30

Yards per Penalty 5.0 7.5

Possession Time 31:19 28:41

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2025-2026 FB Record
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14 - 5
(12 games remaining)

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17 - 2
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2025-2026 W Record
8 - 3
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11 - 1
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10/4/1997 (1997-1998)

Ohio Stadium [Columbus, OH]

Ohio Stadium [Columbus, OH]

#11 Iowa @ #7 Ohio State #11 Iowa Hawkeyes Football @ #7 Ohio State on 10/4/1997 - HawkeyeRecap.com