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10/18/1980 (1980-1981)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  Northwestern Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Northwestern on 10/18/1980 - HawkeyeRecap.com

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 59,990

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Iowa had 514 yards total offense, most of it from rushing the ball for 380 yards. Phil Blatcher, starting tailback in place of Jeff Brown, picked up 148 yards. Split end Keith Chappelle had 7 catches for 97 yards. Fullback Dean McKillip rushed for 92 yards and scored two touchdowns, and fumbled once while crossing the goal line in the fourth quarter.

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DETAILED TEAM STATS

StatisticsIowaNorthwestern
Total First Downs2415
Rushing Attempts5340
Rushing Yards38076
Rushing TDs10
Yards per Rush7.21.9
Passes Completed1210
Passes Attempts2225
Pass Completion %54.5%40%
Passing TDs20
Passing Yards13492
Passing Yards per Completion11.29.2
Passing Yards per Attempt6.13.7
Touchdowns30
Total Plays7565
% of Rushing Plays70.7%61.5%
% of Passing Plays29.3%38.5%
Total Offense514168
Yards per Play6.92.6
Lost Fumbles20
Interceptions01
Turnovers21
Penalties96
Penalty Yards12447
Yards per Penalty13.87.8
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