9/8/1979 (1979-1980)
Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs Indiana Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Indiana on 9/8/1979 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L 26 - 30

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 59,780
Kickoff Temp: 82° F
Start Time: 1:00 PM CST

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Hayden Fry's first game as Hawkeye head coach. He faced off against Indiana head coach Lee Corso. The Hawks jumped to a 26-3 lead at half behind Dennis Mosley's four touchdowns. But the Hawks let Indiana rally from behind, giving up 20 4th quarter points, including a 66-yard game-winning pass to Lonnie Johnson with only 58 seconds to play. Mosley rushed for 142 yards on 20 carries for the Hawks, and quarterback Phil Suess passed for 227 yards and completed 17 of 30 passes.

"I was surprised with the polish Iowa showed with the new coach and new system," Corso agreed. "It wasn't so much against us - they're good'" - Lee Corso

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 13 13 0 0 26

Indiana 0 3 7 20 30

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It was a perfect first half except for a couple of plays. Then we folded our tent. We didn't play defense and we just didn't execute. We did an about-face after performing so well in the first half. I thought the offense and defense were outstanding in the first half. I guess you felt like you saw two completely different ballgames. It was like a nightmare.
-- Hayden Fry

DETAILED TEAM STATS

Statistics	Iowa	Indiana
Total First Downs	22	25
Rushing Attempts	36	49
Rushing Yards	162	143
Rushing TDs	3	2
Yards per Rush	4.5	2.9
Passes Completed	17	19
Passes Attempts	30	28
Pass Completion %	56.7%	67.9%
Passing TDs	1	2
Passing Yards	227	316
Passing Yards per Completion	13.4	16.6
Passing Yards per Attempt	7.6	11.3
Touchdowns	4	4
Total Plays	66	77
% of Rushing Plays	54.5%	63.6%
% of Passing Plays	45.5%	36.4%
Total Offense	389	459
Yards per Play	5.9	6.0
Lost Fumbles	2	0
Interceptions	1	3
Turnovers	3	3
Penalties	8	6
Penalty Yards	87	53
Yards per Penalty	10.9	8.8
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9/8/1979 (1979-1980)
Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa vs Indiana Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Indiana on 9/8/1979 - HawkeyeRecap.com