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.