By JAMES ALLAN
hawkeyesports.com
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa football team opened the 2015 season with a dominating 31-14 victory over Illinois State on Saturday afternoon inside Kinnick Stadium.
The Hawkeyes nearly doubled up the Redbirds in total offense, finishing with a 423-231 advantage. Iowa eclipsed the 200-yard mark on the ground, finishing with 202 yards on 43 carries, while finishing with 221 yards through the air.
Iowa’s defense stifled the 2014 FCS runner-up, limiting the Redbirds to 79 yards through the first three quarters. Illinois State scored all 14 of its points in the fourth quarter, where it nearly doubled its offensive output, piling up 152 yards.