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9/29/1979 (1979-1980)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa  vs  Iowa State  Iowa State Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Iowa State on 9/29/1979 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W   30 - 14 


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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 60,100
Kickoff Temp: 67° F
Start Time: 1:05 pm CST

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The Hawkeyes, dominating the line of scrimmage both ways, battered Iowa State for 378 yards on the ground and held the Cyclones to a mere 162 by all routes for a decisive 30-14 victory before a crowd of 60,100, tying the second largest gathering ever in Kinnick Stadium. The turning point in the game happened when Iowa's Mario Pace hit ISU full back Victor Mack, and caused a fumble that was recovered by Bobby Stoops. Mack was injured and knocked out of the game on the play. 5 plays later Pete Gales hit Dennis Mosley for a 9 yard touch down pass. to take a 14-7 lead into the half. Iowa then took the ball in the second half and drove the ball 69 yards and scored a touchdown on a Mosely run.

The Iowa fans were so excited they tore both goal posts down before the end of the game. Security was unable to keep fans off the field during the game, as the south end zone goal post were torn down with 1:52 left, and the north end zone goal posts were torn down with :23 seconds remaining. This was Hayden Fry's first win as Iowa coach, and he was handed a piece of the wooden goal post in the post game press conference. Highlights start around 1 minute into the video.

The full game video shows 1st quarter only (poor video quality with no sound), but all 3 quarters are available.

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Hayden Fry I'm not used to seeing goal posts torn down, I really didn't know where those rascals were coming from when they were on the field, and I didn't know what they were going to do....You're damn right, I'm going to take this up to the dressing room right now, and I'm going to smack any player who is not smiling.
-- Hayden Fry
Hayden talking about the fans reaction to the win, and giving him a piece of the wooden goal post.

Hayden Fry I told Donnie I hope he wins every other game this year. I think Iowa should pull for Iowa State except when we play them, and I hope they pull for us. If there is a fine young man in this state who is thinking of going to either Nebraska or Iowa State, I think we should all hope he goes to Iowa State.
-- Hayden Fry


DETAILED TEAM STATS

StatisticsIowaIowa State
Total First Downs2311
Rushing Attempts7038
Rushing Yards378106
Rushing TDs31
Yards per Rush5.42.8
Passes Completed74
Passes Attempts1515
Pass Completion %46.7%26.7%
Passing TDs11
Passing Yards5156
Passing Yards per Completion7.314.0
Passing Yards per Attempt3.43.7
Touchdowns42
Total Plays8553
% of Rushing Plays82.4%71.7%
% of Passing Plays17.6%28.3%
Total Offense429162
Yards per Play5.03.1
Lost Fumbles12
Interceptions21
Turnovers33
Penalties74
Penalty Yards6335
Yards per Penalty9.08.8
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