“How we play offensively affects our defense, too,” - Kirk Ferentz (post game)
Iowa’s offense and defense started slowly, but eventually turned it around to dominate the final 40 minutes at Illinois.
The first three possessions were about as ugly as it gets for both the offense and the defense. The offense began the day with consecutive 3 and outs totaling 3 yards. On the other end, Illinois scored touchdowns on two of their first three possessions with quarterback Brandon Peters dropping dimes throw-after-throw. It looked like Iowa’s streak of allowing less than 25 points was about to end before halftime.