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11/19/1977 (1977-1978)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  Michigan State Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Michigan State on 11/19/1977 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L     16 - 22 


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Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 43,700

RECAP

After battling back from a 17-0 deficit to get within 22-16 with just over two minutes to go, Iowa's last effort was halted on downs. The MSU defense stopped Iowa's QB Tom McLaughlin to no gain on a fourth-and-one sneak from the Spartan 44-yard line.

The wind played a major factor in the game. MSU had the wind in the 1st quarter, and took advantage of 2 short punts and a fumble to jump to a 17-0 lead. Iowa scored 10 points when it had the wind, and it was a 20-10 Spartan lead at halftime.

Dave Holsclaw booted 3 long FGs from 47, 48 and 51 yards. The 51-yarder broke Nick Quartaro's distance mark of 50 yards. He also broke the school record for most FGs in a season, previously held by AI Schuette and Quartaro with 7. Dean Moore closed out a brilliant career with 10 solo tackles for the game.

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Bob Commings It's been a season of ups and downs for us. We'll go out and get the best players we can. We'll be a very good team next season.
-- Bob Commings
Commings after the season ending loss in 1977 against Michigan State.

Bob Commings The wind was a factor in this game, but the fact is we didn't knock their defense off the ball all day. When our quarterback has to run for his life throughout the game, there is something wrong.
-- Bob Commings


DETAILED TEAM STATS

StatisticsIowaMichigan State
Total First Downs1117
Rushing Attempts3752
Rushing Yards61154
Rushing TDs01
Yards per Rush1.63.0
Passes Completed99
Passes Attempts2122
Pass Completion %42.9%40.9%
Passing TDs11
Passing Yards13382
Passing Yards per Completion14.89.1
Passing Yards per Attempt6.33.7
Touchdowns12
Total Plays5874
% of Rushing Plays63.8%70.3%
% of Passing Plays36.2%29.7%
Total Offense194236
Yards per Play3.33.2
Lost Fumbles11
Interceptions10
Turnovers21
Penalties43
Penalty Yards3921
Yards per Penalty9.87.0
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