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10/20/1979 (1979-1980)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 60,050

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It was the 50th anniversary of the dedication of Kinnick Stadium, however things did not go well for the Hawkeyes that day. In fact the air conditioning and lights were not working in the Iowa loccer room at halftime. They Hawkeyes got off on the wrong foot at the coin toss when they won the toss and were supposed to take the wind, however one of the captains blurted out the wrong call and Iowa took the ball to start the game.

Minnesota's pass offense designed by offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan was very sharp on the day. Minnesota QB, Mark Carlson completed 14 of 17 passes for 230 yards. Marion Barber Jr scored the games first touch down to give Minnesota a 10-0 lead in the 1st quarter.

Iowa was able to answer with a Mosley touch down in the 2nd quarter, but were outmatched in the second half. Unable to stop the Gophers passing game and turning the ball over. Gordy Bohannon, who started at QB lost a fumble on a hard hit on Iowa's first drive, Bohannon was hurt on the play. Phil Suess would replace him after Bohannon threw a costly interception later in the game. Dennis Mosley had 74 rushing yards and a touchdown. His touchdown tied the single season record for touchdowns, and his yards moved him past Ed Podolak for career rushing yards.

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DETAILED TEAM STATS

StatisticsIowaMinnesota
Total First Downs2016
Rushing Attempts4144
Rushing Yards156118
Rushing TDs11
Yards per Rush3.82.7
Passes Completed1214
Passes Attempts2317
Pass Completion %52.2%82.4%
Passing TDs02
Passing Yards178230
Passing Yards per Completion14.816.4
Passing Yards per Attempt7.713.5
Touchdowns13
Total Plays6461
% of Rushing Plays64.1%72.1%
% of Passing Plays35.9%27.9%
Total Offense334348
Yards per Play5.25.7
Lost Fumbles31
Interceptions10
Turnovers41
Penalties68
Penalty Yards7379
Yards per Penalty12.29.9
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