The Iowa football team was clearly the better team throughout Saturday afternoon’s contest at TCF Bank Stadium, and while they did do enough to leave Minneapolis, Minnesota victorious, the game was a lot closer on the scoreboard than it should have been. The Hawkeyes started off strong, but each time they had a chance to pull away, they allowed the Gophers to stay right in the game. Despite some issues closing the game out, it was a generally well-played and well executed game throughout, especially considering the injuries the Iowa football team was dealing with on the defensive side of the ball.