- an unseasoned dish. Anybody overly happy with that victory needs to re-examine their priorities in life. We all know who the better team was.
Iowa's win sort of reminds me of success without honor
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Favored by 3 at home.
Won by 3.
Stormed the field.
These guys are as bad as Pitt. Maybe they should make some commemorative keychains.
Won by 3.
Stormed the field.
These guys are as bad as Pitt. Maybe they should make some commemorative keychains.
Yes, If only there was a way to tell what the best team was in a contest......
You're a genius.
I wouldn't go that far. I easily qualify for Mensa if I wanted to join, but I wouldn't put myself at the genius level. Thanks anyway.
I don't fault anyone for being happy their team won. At the same time, the Iowa fans at the stadium and those posting on this message board have shown themselves to be something quite less than collegial.
You get the W, but your team better improve by leaps and bounds by the time December rolls around.
Oh, they probably already have. They'll be talking about what a great win this was for as long as there's Iowa football.
As I said, it's OK to be happy that you won, but you should also realize that you caught a big break and be a bit more humble about it.
Why all the sour grapes? Injuries are part of the game. CJF and Co. did not have the #2 QB adequately prepared and paid the price for their lack of vision. They won, we lost, get over it.
No sour grapes, but they need to at least have an appreciation for how and why their accomplishment happened. They are talking shit like an NBA team that beat the 95 Chicago Bulls, sans Michael Jordan. I'm not saying SC is in the same universe as MJ as far as a talent, but one can easily argue that the QB position on our team is a very crucial position, and although injuries are indeed part of the game, when we lose our "MJ" early in the 2nd quarter and it takes you the remainder of the game to claw your way back for a win, just show a little appreciation for the circumstances.
“Absolutely destroyed!”
“Lose by 3 TDs!”
You fans are so dramatic and transparently insecure. Love the hyperbole, too.
Being up 17-10 in the 2nd qtr does not a dominating performance make.
“Lose by 3 TDs!”
You fans are so dramatic and transparently insecure. Love the hyperbole, too.
Being up 17-10 in the 2nd qtr does not a dominating performance make.
Iowa fans seemed to treat a lone PSU player (Ellis Brooks) with a ton of respect.
Yes Iowa is mediocre it's very obvious to everyone except Iowa fans. This loss shouldn't hurt PSU much if they win the rest. Can't believe Iowa fans are still flooding this board. Your team won good for you...now go away.
LOL. What else are they gonna do? Say he sucked? Faked the injury that led to his cast? More self congratulations for simply being decent. Sheesh - is this week over yet?
Message board banter isn't any real indicator of the perspective of the overall fanbase. I don't know a single Iowa fan that is confident we'll win out our Big 10 season. I'd expect at least 1 loss - maybe 2 before the championship game. It's extremely difficult to go 12-0 no matter how good you are. Ask Alabama. And Iowa clearly isn't talented enough to overcome a bunch of mistakes against a good team. So unless we play extremely well every game - anything can happen.
And even harder when you're mediocre
I wanted to see Iowa win convincingly, or Penn State win convincingly. This didn't settle anything other than to show we're not an elite program that can win a title with our 3rd-string QB, let alone our 2nd-string QB (who was our 4th-string QB before the portal).
I don't know if you want to keep saying you have lost to a mediocre team twice in a row. We're not amazing - but we ain't mediocre either. Iowa is a solid, well-coached team with a number of players who will play in the NFL.
We've been following this plan for quite some time. Recruit players with upside. Develop them. And then play solid, fundamental football.
Here is the current list of colleges with the most players in the NFL - current as of September. https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2021-09-06/nfl-players-college-2021-rosters
| Alabama | 53 |
| Ohio State | 47 |
| LSU | 46 |
| Georgia | 35 |
| Notre Dame | 34 |
| Clemson | 33 |
| Iowa | 33 |
| Florida | 32 |
| Michigan | 32 |
| Oklahoma | 31 |
| Penn State | 31 |
| Texas | 26 |
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Iowa is a good team with a solid defense, an excellent punter, and a below average offense. The RB is a stud - but, they’re going to struggle against teams who are able to force them to pass. You see what happened playing PSU - short field really let Iowa do very little to get points on the board and forced PSU to burn plays just go get some breathing room. Our best run stuffer got injured and Iowa did just enough to win the game.
I agree. If Iowa gets behind we could be in trouble. We are a tempo/ball control team. Nothing flashy - just fundamentals. PSU is a great team and could run the table if Clifford is back in two weeks. This bump in the road could end up being exactly what was needed to catapult you. But like I mentioned before - going 12-0 is always going to be extremely difficult and a loss early to midseason sometimes isn't such a bad thing. Your destiny is still in front of you.
I wonder if Iowa would have been better off losing this game so that the pressure would have been off. Now the spotlight is on the team and so is the pressure. Iowa not used to this...
But, I think it helps that many are doubting them and claiming they don't deserve to be where they are. Helps the team keep a chip on its shoulder.
Their schedule is such that it probably doesn’t matter much. That said, Purdue has had Iowa’s number lately…maybe the worst team to play after such a big, emotional win.
Info is interesting-
Over the course of the team's history, individual Hawkeye players of exceptional ability have received many accolades. Iowa has had several players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame, Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and Iowa Sports Hall of Fame. Individual Hawkeyes have won many prestigious national awards, including the Outland Trophy, the Davey O'Brien Award, Doak Walker Award, and the Heisman Trophy. 92 Hawkeyes have been named a first-team or second-team All-American, and 22 have been named consensus first-team All-Americans.
The Iowa Hawkeyes have had ten players win the Big Ten Most Valuable Player Award, and 219 Hawks have earned All-Big Ten recognition. Iowa has had 229 NFL draft picks, and several former Hawkeye players have gone on to become NFL head coaches or Division I college head coaches.
Only two numbers have ever been retired by the Hawkeye football program, Nile Kinnick's #24 and Cal Jones' #62. Kinnick won the University of Iowa's only Heisman Trophy in 1939, while Jones was the first African-American to win the Outland Trophy in 1955.
Bowl games
Iowa has appeared in 25 bowl games, including 23 bowl games the past 30 seasons. In bowl games, Iowa has a 14-10-1 record:| Date | Bowl | W/L | Opponent | PF | PA |
| January 1, 1957 | Rose Bowl | W | Oregon State | 35 | 19 |
| January 1, 1959 | Rose Bowl | W | California | 38 | 12 |
| January 1, 1982 | Rose Bowl | L | Washington | 0 | 28 |
| December 31, 1982 | Peach Bowl | W | Tennessee | 28 | 22 |
| December 30, 1983 | Gator Bowl | L | Florida | 6 | 14 |
| December 16, 1984 | Freedom Bowl | W | Texas | 55 | 17 |
| January 1, 1986 | Rose Bowl | L | UCLA | 28 | 45 |
| December 30, 1986 | Holiday Bowl | W | San Diego State | 39 | 38 |
| December 30, 1987 | Holiday Bowl | W | Wyoming | 20 | 19 |
| December 31, 1988 | Peach Bowl | L | North Carolina State | 23 | 28 |
| January 1, 1991 | Rose Bowl | L | Washington | 34 | 46 |
| December 30, 1991 | Holiday Bowl | T | BYU | 13 | 13 |
| December 31, 1993 | Alamo Bowl | L | California | 3 | 37 |
| December 29, 1995 | Sun Bowl | W | Washington | 38 | 18 |
| December 29, 1996 | Alamo Bowl | W | Texas Tech | 27 | 0 |
| December 31, 1997 | Sun Bowl | L | Arizona State | 7 | 17 |
| December 29, 2001 | Alamo Bowl | W | Texas Tech | 19 | 16 |
| January 2, 2003 | Orange Bowl | L | Southern California | 17 | 38 |
| January 1, 2004 | Outback Bowl | W | Florida | 37 | 17 |
| January 1, 2005 | Capital One Bowl | W | LSU | 30 | 25 |
| January 2, 2006 | Outback Bowl | L | Florida | 24 | 31 |
| December 29, 2006 | Alamo Bowl | L | Texas | 24 | 26 |
| January 1, 2009 | Outback Bowl | W | South Carolina | 31 | 10 |
| January 5, 2010 | Orange Bowl | W | Georgia Tech | 24 | 14 |
| December 28, 2010 | Insight Bowl | W | Missouri | 27 | 24 |
| Total | 25 Bowl Games | 14-10-1 | 627 | 574 |
Individual honors
Main article: List of Iowa Hawkeyes football honoreesOver the course of the team's history, individual Hawkeye players of exceptional ability have received many accolades. Iowa has had several players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame, Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and Iowa Sports Hall of Fame. Individual Hawkeyes have won many prestigious national awards, including the Outland Trophy, the Davey O'Brien Award, Doak Walker Award, and the Heisman Trophy. 92 Hawkeyes have been named a first-team or second-team All-American, and 22 have been named consensus first-team All-Americans.
The Iowa Hawkeyes have had ten players win the Big Ten Most Valuable Player Award, and 219 Hawks have earned All-Big Ten recognition. Iowa has had 229 NFL draft picks, and several former Hawkeye players have gone on to become NFL head coaches or Division I college head coaches.
Only two numbers have ever been retired by the Hawkeye football program, Nile Kinnick's #24 and Cal Jones' #62. Kinnick won the University of Iowa's only Heisman Trophy in 1939, while Jones was the first African-American to win the Outland Trophy in 1955.
Either them or Northwestern. Both are dangerous for Iowa. There isn't a team left that can't beat us.
Missing the past decade. We had a rough patch in bowl games after winning the Orange bowl in 2009 --- but have turned it around since 2017.
| 2011 | Insight Bowl | Oklahoma Sooners | Lost | 14-31 |
| 2013 | Outback Bowl | LSU Tigers | Lost | 14-21 |
| 2014 | TaxSlayer Bowl | Tennessee Volunteers | Lost | 28-45 |
| 2015 | Rose Bowl | Stanford Cardinal | Lost | 16-45 |
| 2016 | Outback Bowl | Florida Gators | Lost | 3-30 |
| 2017 | Pinstripe Bowl | Boston College Eagles | Won | 27-20 |
| 2018 | Outback Bowl | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Won | 27-22 |
| 2019 | Holiday Bowl | USC Trojans | Won | 49-24 |
They won a football game , at home, ranked number three by beating the number 4 team fair and square .
Don’t be dramatic, injuries are part of the game ,
Still reminds me of white trash....
What head football coach do you know that has a lawsuit against him by many of his ex players of color?
For the Iowa fans…. Why doesn’t anyone want to join the Big Ten East instead of staying in the ACC’s version of the coastal division? Your biggest game every year is your cross division game against Osu, Psu, Um, or MSu (if you get one at all and it’s usually at home) Why not join and play them all every year? At least you would get the respect of this free board that has been around since 1994. Why not step up and suggest playing in the big boy division? We are all ears ;-) !
What part of Iowa are you from? I'm a Penn State alum and that's my team, but I also follow the Hawkeyes. I wanted something to make me think this wasn't the 2015 Iowa team all over again. That this team was for real. I didn't get that. Sure, they won because we didn't do a good job of managing the backup QB position. But if you're an Iowa fan you can't assume you'll get a QB knockout anytime you need one. Most teams will probably do a better job of having QB2 ready to go.
No one is doubting Iowa is #2. Rather people KNOW that Iowa isn't the #2 the in the nation. If Indiana and ISU were not ridiculously overrated preseason, you're ranking would not be what is right now.
Name me another game of this magnitude (top 5 teams) where the starting QB was playing this well then got knocked out of the game? I can't think of one. It's also rare for our starting QB to get knocked out of a game, even though we've had some seemingly patchwork OLs in recent years. Clifford went down with a leg injury at Ohio State in 2019, but he generally has been durable. This was just totally unexpected which is why I'm so frustrated by it.
Neil Rudel makes a good point, looking at it from another standpoint....Penn State QB depth exposed.
Players get confidence from game experience Levis left because the only way to get on the field was as a FB and never a qb... so here we are.
Even though it will help Iowa, I am pulling for Levis to upset the Dawgs on Saturday.
I know who the best team on the field was -- they just didn't win due to an unfortunate injury.
Never claimed to be great... But, at full strength we are absolutely the better team. Key words are "at full strength"
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