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10/30/1976 (1976-1977)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  Northwestern Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Northwestern on 10/30/1976 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W   13 - 10 


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Head Coach: Bob Commings
Attendance: 51,800

RECAP

Rod Sears, who played despite having a temp of 102 degrees, knocked down a Wildcat pass from the Iowa 12-yard line with 45 seconds left to preserve the win. Sears did not participate in pre-game warm ups to maintain some energy, from having the flu. The Wildcats opted for a touchdown attempt instead of a game-tying FG, as an attempt to end their 13-game losing streak.

Iowa fell behind 10-3 after giving up a 93-yard kickoff return, but the defense held a shutout the rest of the game. Iowa took the lead late in the 4th quarter with a Butch Caldwell 3-yard TD run. Caldwell was in the game after starter Tom McLaughlin went down with an injured arm.

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Rod Sears I kind of thought they might go to Yelvington. We had worked on that kind of play - a pick pass - in practice all week. Coach Larry Coyer warned us about it. Northwestern sends the inside man out, the outside man in to pick off the defensive back, and Yelvington was coming in. I had my eye on the ball all the way and just knocked it down.
-- Rod Sears
Sears talking about the game winning play against Northwestern. Sears had played despite a 102 temp.

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DETAILED TEAM STATS

StatisticsIowaNorthwestern
Total First Downs1315
Rushing Attempts5641
Rushing Yards151100
Rushing TDs10
Yards per Rush2.72.4
Passes Completed510
Passes Attempts1321
Pass Completion %38.5%47.6%
Passing TDs00
Passing Yards65137
Passing Yards per Completion13.013.7
Passing Yards per Attempt5.06.5
Touchdowns10
Total Plays6962
% of Rushing Plays81.2%66.1%
% of Passing Plays18.8%33.9%
Total Offense216237
Yards per Play3.13.8
Lost Fumbles11
Interceptions11
Turnovers22
Penalties87
Penalty Yards12697
Yards per Penalty15.813.9
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