QUICK RECAP: Iowa Hawkeyes 49, Purdue Boilermakers 35

It wasn’t always pretty, but the Hawkeyes defeated the Boilermakers by a final score of 49-35, and as the subtitle says, it wasn’t that close. A couple of touchdowns surrendered by the second-stringers made this one look a whole lot closer than it really was.

Iowa jumped out to an early 21-0 lead in the first quarter, as CJ Beathard connected with Riley McCarron for a TD and ran one in himself. LeShun Daniels also ran for a touchdown in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Iowa continued to dominate the Boilermakers, driving down the field and letting LeShun Daniels run it in from four yards out. Purdue was quick to respond with a 25-yard TD pass, but on the next drive, Iowa’s Akrum…