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12/31/2022 (2022-2023)
Transperfect Music City Bowl

Nissan Stadium [Nashville, Tennessee]

Iowa  vs  Kentucky  Kentucky Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Kentucky on 12/31/2022 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W   21 - 0 


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Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 42,312
Kickoff Temp: 59° F
Start Time: 11:00 AM CST

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The Iowa defense was strong again, forcing Kentucky into a bowl-record 10 punts, holding them to 2-18 on third down, and only 185 yards of offense. But more importantly, two pick-6 interceptions for a TD broke open the game in the second quarter, one by Xavier Nwankpa, the other by Cooper DeJean.

Joe Labas got his first start and playing time of his career due to Spencer Petras' injury and the transfer of Alex Padilla. He struggled as expected, but was able to give Iowa a 7-0 lead by connecting multiple times with Luke Lachey and Sam LaPorta early in the 2nd quarter.

It was the first bowl shutout since a 27-0 victory over Texas Tech in 1996. The 10th bowl win at Iowa for Kirk Ferentz ties him for most bowl wins in Big Ten conference history. He was also able to get revenge on last year's loss to former Iowa player and head coach of Kentucky Mark Stoops

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DETAILED TEAM STATS

StatisticsIowaKentucky
Rushing 1st Downs34
Passing 1st Downs76
Penalty 1st Downs00
Total First Downs1010
Rushing Attempts2432
Rushing Yards6768
Rushing TDs00
Yards per Rush2.82.1
Passes Completed1422
Passes Attempts2437
Pass Completion %58.3%59.5%
Passing TDs10
Passing Yards139117
Passing Yards per Completion9.95.3
Passing Yards per Attempt5.83.2
Touchdowns10
Total Plays4869
% of Rushing Plays50%46.4%
% of Passing Plays50%53.6%
Total Offense206185
Yards per Play4.32.7
Lost Fumbles00
Interceptions02
Turnovers02
Penalties23
Penalty Yards1035
Yards per Penalty5.011.7
Possession Time25:4334:17

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