11/7/1981 (1981-1982)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs Purdue Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Purdue on 11/7/1981 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W 33 - 7

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 60,114

RECAP

Iowa snaps a 20-game losing streak to Purdue. The Hawks got on the board less than two minutes into the game on a Tom Nichol 42-yard field goal. Phil Blatcher scored on a 1-yard run. Gordy Bohannon, on his rebuilt ankle from an injury the year before, gimped into the end zone from 12 yards out. The Hawkeyes led 17-0 after one quarter. And kept pouring it on.

The defense, handed a big lead, became more aggressive as the game wore on, hounding Purdue quarterback Scott Campbell and intercepting him twice. The Hawkeyes recorded seven tackles for loss, two of them by Andre Tippett. In the second quarter, James Erb blocked a Purdue punt and Tracy Crocker recovered it in the end zone.

Bohannon, operating out of the shotgun formation that Fry dubbed "The Bohannon Cannon," added another 7-yard touchdown scamper on a quarterback draw.

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 17 13 3 0 33

Purdue 0 0 0 7 7

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Statistics	Iowa	Purdue
Total First Downs	16	20
Rushing Attempts	42	38
Rushing Yards	193	102
Rushing TDs	3	1
Yards per Rush	4.6	2.7
Passes Completed	9	21
Passes Attempts	18	42
Pass Completion %	50%	50%
Passing TDs	0	0
Passing Yards	136	211
Passing Yards per Completion	15.1	10.0
Passing Yards per Attempt	7.6	5.0
Touchdowns	3	1
Total Plays	60	80
% of Rushing Plays	70%	47.5%
% of Passing Plays	30%	52.5%
Total Offense	329	313
Yards per Play	5.5	3.9
Lost Fumbles	0	0
Interceptions	0	2
Turnovers	0	2
Penalties	5	3
Penalty Yards	49	20
Yards per Penalty	9.8	6.7
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2024-2025 FB Record: 8 - 5

2024-2025 MBB Record: 17 - 16

2024-2025 WBB Record: 23 - 11

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11/7/1981 (1981-1982)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs Purdue Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Purdue on 11/7/1981 - HawkeyeRecap.com