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9/16/1978 (1978-1979)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  Northwestern Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Northwestern on 9/16/1978 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W   20 - 3 


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Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 56,840

RECAP

Iowa used 3 quarterbacks on the day and scored a touchdown on a half back pass from Rod Morton to Brad Reid in the first quarter. Iowa's second touchdown came on a botched punt by Northwestern, Todd Simonsen scooped up the ball and ran it in for the Hawkeye touchdown. Despite only getting 3 first downs, Iowa led 14-3 at the Half. Pete Gales who was subbed in at quarterback led Iowa to it's only real scoring drive on they day in the 3rd quarter. Reid finished off the drive with a touchdown on a reverse from 10 yards out.

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PLAYER GAME QUOTES

Brad Reid This was pretty exciting, I had never scored a touchdown at Iowa before and then I get two today.
-- Brad Reid
Talking about his 2 touchdowns against the Wildcats.

COACH GAME QUOTES

Bob Commings I'm a worry wart, but for some reason I never worried about Northwestern scoring. I just never felt like they could score against our defense
-- Bob Commings

DETAILED TEAM STATS

StatisticsIowaNorthwestern
Total First Downs1310
Rushing Attempts5438
Rushing Yards16731
Rushing TDs10
Yards per Rush3.10.8
Passes Completed313
Passes Attempts937
Pass Completion %33.3%35.1%
Passing TDs10
Passing Yards79158
Passing Yards per Completion26.312.2
Passing Yards per Attempt8.84.3
Touchdowns20
Total Plays6375
% of Rushing Plays85.7%50.7%
% of Passing Plays14.3%49.3%
Total Offense246189
Yards per Play3.92.5
Lost Fumbles52
Interceptions21
Turnovers73
Penalties58
Penalty Yards3581
Yards per Penalty7.010.1
Possession Time

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