Iowa 40, Washington 16
It has to be the Hawkeyes most complete win of the season. Kaleb Johnson rushed for 166 yards and 3 TD and caught a TD pass and Iowa led from start to finish and the Hawks got the season back on track after last week’s loss to Ohio St. Johnson now has 956 yards rushing and 12 TDs. Drew Stevens kicked 4 field goals from 37, 46, 25, and 51 yards. Cade McNamara was 8-14 passing for 108 yards and 2 TD. Jay Higgins had 14 tackles and Aaron Graves had 2 sacks. Iowa improves to 4-2, 2-1 while the Huskies fall to 4-2, 2-2. Next up for the Hawkeyes, they visit Michigan St. at 6:30 pm next Saturday, coverage on NBC.
For Kirk Ferentz, it was his 200th career win at Iowa which ranks third all time in Big Ten history — he is only five behind Woody Hayes of Ohio St. for 2nd place on the all time list in the conference.
All Time Big Ten Coaches
- Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago, 232 wins
- Woody Hayes, Ohio St., 205 wins
- Kirk Ferentz, Iowa, 200 wins
- Bo Schembechler, Michigan, 194 wins
- Joe Paterno, Penn St, 162 wins
- Hayden Fry, Iowa, 143
- Henry Williams, Minnesota, 136
- Robert Zuppke, Illinois, 131
- Lloyd Carr, Michigan, 122
- Barry Alvarez, Wisconsin, 118
#13 Central Oklahoma 48, NW Missouri St. 20
The Bearcats 4 game winning streak came to an end as the Bronchos would remain unbeaten. Central Oklahoma quarterback Jett Huff threw for 451 yards and three touchdowns. Huff completed 29-of-40 passes to seven different Broncho receivers. UCO’s Terrill Davis nabbed 15 receptions for a game-high 186 receiving yards.
For Northwest, Chris Ruhnke was 25-48 passing for 306 yards, 1 TD, and 2 INT. Eric Richardson had 5 receptions for 92 yards and 1 TD. The Bearcats were held to just 67 yards rushing. Langden Kitchen had 3 TFL and 1 sack. Shane Frederickson had 11 tackles and Carter Edwards had 10 tackles.
NW Missouri St. falls to 4-3, 4-2 — the Bearcats return home next Saturday for Homecoming, hosting Central Missouri.
#11 Iowa St. 28, West Virginia 16
It was a breakout game for bruising back Carson Hansen. The Sophomore from Lakeville, Minnesota rushed it 20 times for 96 times and 3 TD. QB Rocco Becht got some measure of revenge against the Mountaineers who did not recruit him. Becht had hoped to follow in his father’s footsteps in Morgantown but WVU did not notice him. Becht’s Dad Anthony Becht was inducted during the game in the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame — he played tight end for the Mountaineers from 1996-99 then spent 11 seasons in the NFL and is now a head coach for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the UFL. Rocco was 18-26 passing for 265 yards and 1 TD — a 60 yarder to Jaylin Noel.
Iowa St. improves to 6-0 for the first time since 1938, a team that started 7-0. The Cyclones will host Central Florida at 6:30 pm next Saturday.
