Look at the box score from this game.
Click on that link and you might feel a little sick to your stomach. Iowa finished with an unspectacular yardage total of just 235. 9 first downs to Iowa State’s 19. 3.9 yards per carry. Under 25 points again. The defense somehow being called on again to shut the door on a final Iowa State possession.
And yet, Iowa was weirdly in control of another game in Jack Trice Stadium. That was weirdly comfortable, despite Iowa State cutting the game to 20-13 and having a final last-gasp drive.