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9/29/1984 (1984-1985)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs Illinois Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Illinois on 9/29/1984 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W 21 - 16

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 66,322
Kickoff Temp: 45° F

RECAP

The Hawkeyes broke the Fighting Illini's 12-game conference winning streak with a 21-16 win inside Kinnick Stadium.

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 7 0 7 7 21

Illinois 3 0 0 13 16

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COACH GAME QUOTES

That was a beautiful victory on national TV. That just goes to show that you've got to have faith and believe. After we had two chances for chip shot field goals and we had passes intercepted, I said, 'Lord, if you let us get down there again we're going to run it.' He must have put his hand on our backs because I haven't seen such beautiful blocking like that in the second haIf in a long time.
-- Hayden Fry

DETAILED TEAM STATS

Statistics Iowa Illinois

Total First Downs 21 21

Rushing Attempts 51 38

Rushing Yards 313 173

Rushing TDs 3 0

Yards per Rush 6.1 4.6

Passes Completed 7 26

Passes Attempts 14 35

Pass Completion % 50% 74.3%

Passing TDs 0 2

Passing Yards 73 230

Passing Yards per Completion 10.4 8.8

Passing Yards per Attempt 5.2 6.6

Touchdowns 3 2

Total Plays 65 73

% of Rushing Plays 78.5% 52.1%

% of Passing Plays 21.5% 47.9%

Total Offense 386 403

Yards per Play 5.9 5.5

Lost Fumbles 0 2

Interceptions 2 0

Turnovers 2 2

Penalties 4 4

Penalty Yards 35 20

Yards per Penalty 8.8 5.0

Possession Time 29:05 30:55

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Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Illinois on 9/29/1984 - HawkeyeRecap.com - Summary of Iowa football and basketball games

2025-2026 FB Record
9 - 4

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

2025-2026 WBB Record
17 - 2
(10 games remaining)

2025-2026 W Record
8 - 3
(12 games remaining)

2025-2026 WW Record
11 - 1
(6 games remaining)

9/29/1984 (1984-1985)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs Illinois Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Illinois on 9/29/1984 - HawkeyeRecap.com