12/30/1987 (1987-1988)
Sea World Holiday Bowl

Jack Murphy Stadium [San Diego, California]

#18 Iowa vs Wyoming #18 Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Wyoming on 12/30/1987 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W 20 - 19

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 61,892

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Iowa's defense and special teams scored two touchdowns and FB David Hudson tallied on a short run in the fourth period to rally the Hawkeyes to a 20-19 triumph over Wyoming in the 10th Holiday Bowl. Merton Hanks deflected a second-period punt, the first of his two blocked kicks, and Jay Hess covered it in the end zone for a score. Anthony Wright cut the lead to 19-13 with a 33-yard interception return. Greg Worker's 52-yard FG attempt was blocked by Hanks with 46 seconds left to preserve the victory. Wright, who added six tackles, was Iowa's game MVP. Wyoming had a 12-0 lead before Hess got the Hawkeyes on the scoreboard, but Iowa still trailed 19-7 at halftime before pitching a shutout in the second half.

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Iowa 0 7 0 13 20

Wyoming 12 7 0 0 19

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Statistics	Iowa	Wyoming
Total First Downs	17	19
Rushing Attempts	36	21
Rushing Yards	94	43
Rushing TDs	1	1
Yards per Rush	2.6	2.0
Passes Completed	21	28
Passes Attempts	35	51
Pass Completion %	60%	54.9%
Passing TDs	0	1
Passing Yards	237	332
Passing Yards per Completion	11.3	11.9
Passing Yards per Attempt	6.8	6.5
Touchdowns	1	2
Total Plays	71	72
% of Rushing Plays	50.7%	29.2%
% of Passing Plays	49.3%	70.8%
Total Offense	331	375
Yards per Play	4.7	5.2
Lost Fumbles	1	0
Interceptions	0	1
Turnovers	1	1
Penalties	6	7
Penalty Yards	57	61
Yards per Penalty	9.5	8.7
Possession Time	30:34	29:26

2024-2025 FB Record: 8 - 5

2024-2025 MBB Record: 12 - 7
(13 games remaining)

2024-2025 WBB Record: 12 - 7
(11 games remaining)

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12/30/1987 (1987-1988)
Sea World Holiday Bowl

Jack Murphy Stadium [San Diego, California]

Jack Murphy Stadium [San Diego, California]

#18 Iowa vs Wyoming #18 Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Wyoming on 12/30/1987 - HawkeyeRecap.com