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Jeremiah Cooper’s early pick-six sets the defensive tone in Iowa State's 30-9 win over Northern Iowa
AMES, Iowa (AP) Jeremiah Cooper's two first-half interceptions set the tone for Iowa State's 30-9 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday, easing the pressure on a Cyclones offense rocked by suspensions and departures.
Cooper returned his first career interception 58 yards for a touchdown on the fifth play from scrimmage. His second pick set up Chase Contreraz's 56-yard field goal just before halftime, giving Iowa State a 23-0 cushion.
“It's unexplainable,” Cooper said. “My first college interceptions, so this is something I can't even describe. I'm just forever grateful for it.”
The Cyclones were missing several projected starters due to a state gambling investigation, including quarterback Hunter Dekkers, who threw for 3,044 yards and 19 touchdowns last year.
Rocco Becht handled most of the quarterback duties Saturday, completing 10 of 13 passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
“I'm not going to lie. I had some butterflies coming into the stadium,” Becht said. “But this team had my back and I had their back. They put their trust in me to come out here and play today.”
Special teams also provided an early lift. Tyler Perkins' 70-yard punt pinned UNI at the 2-yard line and a 39-yard punt return by Jaylin Noel set up the Cyclones' second touchdown.
“The myth is that we have not been good on special teams, which is a farce,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. “When we've had great specialists, we've been really good. We're a lot better with our wisdom and our age.”
Cooper was the first Iowa State player to have two interceptions in a game since 2018.
Northern Iowa quarterback Theo Day finished 16 of 34 for 164 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
The Cyclones secondary finished with seven pass breakups.
“That was a big emphasis,” Cooper said. “We knew their QB was good. We knew he was going to come and try to throw the ball. We've been working on that all week.”
Day threw just six interceptions last season while earning All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team honors.
“I just thought we played really good team football today,” Campbell said. “The way we have to play to win football games.”
Panthers coach Mark Farley characterized the game as “more of a scrum than a battle.”
“They did a nice job, but it was the interception for a touchdown coming out of the gate. ... The first couple plays went our way and then the interception for a touchdown took the wind out of that.”
TAKEAWAY
Iowa State's defense ranked 18th nationally last season in points allowed (20.2 per game) and the unit looked stout again Saturday. Northern Iowa crossed the 50-yard line just once in the first half, reaching the 44 before Cooper ended the threat with his pick-six. The Panthers gained just 85 yards in the first half, including 39 passing.
MISSING PLAYERS
The Cyclones, in addition to Dekkers, were without offensive lineman Jacob Remsburg, tight end DeShawn Hanika, running back Jirehl Brock and defensive lineman Isaiah Lee. Brock and Lee have left the program.
All five are among the Iowa State athletes who face criminal charges in connection with a state gambling investigation announced in May. They are accused of disguising their identities on mobile sports betting apps because they were NCAA athletes and under the legal betting age of 21 at the time the accounts were set up.
UP NEXT
Iowa State: hosts Iowa in the annual CyHawk Game next Saturday.
Northern Iowa: host Weber State next Saturday.
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T. Edwards
2 RB 72 RuYds, 15 ReYds, 2 RECs |
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R. Becht
3 QB 113 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, 10 RuYds, RuTD |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 18 | 10 |
Rushing | 7 | 4 |
Passing | 9 | 4 |
Penalty | 2 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 3-15 | 2-11 |
4th Down Conv | 2-3 | 1-1 |
Total Net Yards | 279 | 250 |
Total Plays | 72 | 45 |
Avg Gain | 3.9 | 5.6 |
Net Yards Rushing | 106 | 134 |
Rush Attempts | 37 | 27 |
Avg Rush Yards | 2.9 | 5.0 |
Yards Passing | 173 | 116 |
Comp. - Att. | 17-35 | 14-18 |
Yards Per Pass | 3.7 | 6.4 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-52 | 9-81 |
Touchdowns | 1 | 4 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 1 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 2 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 7-44.0 | 8-53.8 |
Return Yards | 12 | 146 |
Punts - Returns | 3-12 | 2-60 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 2-86 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Edwards
2 RB
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T. Edwards | 16 | 72 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H. Bey-Buie
25 RB
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H. Bey-Buie | 11 | 29 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jenkins
26 RB
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J. Jenkins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Day
12 QB
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T. Day | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
L. Wolf
17 WR
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L. Wolf | 5 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ellis-Lahey
16 WR
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J. Ellis-Lahey | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Schnee
23 WR
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S. Schnee | 11 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Pryor
45 TE
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L. Pryor | 4 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Edwards
2 RB
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T. Edwards | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Allen
89 TE
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A. Allen | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hutson
18 WR
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D. Hutson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Buntin
9 WR
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N. Buntin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. McCullough
83 WR
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B. McCullough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Morancy
82 WR
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S. Morancy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Cook
97 K
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M. Cook | 1/1 | 31 | 0/0 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
N. Pettinger
91 P
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N. Pettinger | 7 | 44.0 | 3 | 55 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
S. Schnee
23 WR
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S. Schnee | 1 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
S. Schnee 23 WR
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S. Schnee | 2 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Norton
5 RB
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C. Norton | 11 | 49 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Sama III
24 RB
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A. Sama III | 6 | 40 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Kohl
10 QB
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J. Kohl | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Sanders
6 RB
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E. Sanders | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Becht
3 QB
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R. Becht | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
B. Brahmer
18 TE
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B. Brahmer | 2 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Dean
87 TE
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E. Dean | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Moore
82 TE
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T. Moore | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Higgins
9 WR
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J. Higgins | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Bitter
85 WR
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A. Bitter | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Noel
13 WR
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J. Noel | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G. Burkle
84 TE
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G. Burkle | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Sama III
24 RB
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A. Sama III | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
M. Purchase
5 DB
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M. Purchase | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Bacon
50 LB
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C. Bacon | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Cooper
4 DB
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J. Cooper | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Contreraz
19 K
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C. Contreraz | 1/1 | 56 | 3/4 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
T. Perkins
80 P
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T. Perkins | 8 | 53.8 | 2 | 70 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
M. Purchase
5 DB
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M. Purchase | 1 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Noel 13 WR
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J. Noel | 2 | 30.0 | 39 | 0 |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | NOIOWA 0 | 2:15 | 4 | 31 | INT |
12:45 | NOIOWA 25 | 1:34 | 3 | 8 | Punt |
7:54 | NOIOWA 2 | 2:45 | 3 | 3 | Punt |
1:21 | NOIOWA 25 | 2:16 | 5 | 17 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:00 | NOIOWA 22 | 1:33 | 3 | 0 | Punt |
8:37 | NOIOWA 20 | 1:33 | 3 | 2 | Punt |
6:08 | NOIOWA 20 | 2:29 | 4 | 19 | Punt |
0:48 | NOIOWA 29 | 0:44 | 4 | 13 | INT |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:08 | NOIOWA 25 | 5:49 | 12 | 61 | FG |
4:20 | NOIOWA 12 | 4:32 | 9 | 38 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:25 | NOIOWA 43 | 2:04 | 5 | 57 | TD |
9:54 | NOIOWA 36 | 6:31 | 15 | 59 | Downs |
1:12 | NOIOWA 27 | 1:12 | 3 | -6 | Game |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
11:11 | IOWAST 19 | 3:17 | 4 | 9 | Punt |
5:09 | IOWAST 21 | 3:48 | 7 | 21 | TD |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:05 | IOWAST 11 | 2:05 | 3 | 8 | Punt |
10:27 | IOWAST 47 | 1:50 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
7:04 | IOWAST 35 | 0:56 | 3 | 5 | Punt |
3:39 | IOWAST 29 | 2:51 | 6 | 71 | TD |
0:04 | NOIOWA 38 | 0:04 | 1 | 0 | FG |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | IOWAST 13 | 1:52 | 4 | 87 | TD |
8:03 | IOWAST 30 | 2:59 | 6 | 20 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:48 | IOWAST 14 | 1:23 | 3 | 5 | Punt |
11:30 | IOWAST 21 | 1:27 | 3 | 1 | Punt |
3:23 | IOWAST 5 | 2:11 | 3 | 8 | Punt |
- Interception (4 plays, 31 yards, 2:15 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) K.Shackford kicks 40 yards from ISU 35 to the UNI 25. Fair catch by S.Schnee. |
Penalty | 1 & 10 - IOWAST 25 (15:00 - 1st) T.Day steps back to pass. T.Day pass incomplete intended for S.Morancy. PENALTY on ISU-B.Freyler Defensive Pass Interference 15 yards accepted. No Play. |
+9 YD | 1 & 10 - NOIOWA 40 (14:04 - 1st) A.Dunne pass complete to UNI 40. Catch made by T.Edwards at UNI 40. Gain of 9 yards. Tackled by ISU at UNI 49. |
+4 YD | 2 & 1 - NOIOWA 49 (13:40 - 1st) T.Edwards rushed to ISU 47 for 4 yards. Tackled by ISU at ISU 47. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - IOWAST 47 (13:21 - 1st) T.Edwards rushed to ISU 44 for 3 yards. Tackled by ISU at ISU 44. |
Int | 2 & 7 - IOWAST 44 (13:07 - 1st) T.Day pass INTERCEPTED at ISU 44. Intercepted by J.Cooper at ISU 44. J.Cooper for 56 yards TOUCHDOWN. |
- Punt (3 plays, 8 yards, 1:34 poss)
Result | Play |
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PAT Good | (12:45 - 1st) C.Contreraz extra point is good. |
Kickoff | (12:45 - 1st) K.Shackford kicks 65 yards from ISU 35 to the UNI End Zone. Touchback. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - NOIOWA 25 (12:45 - 1st) T.Day steps back to pass. T.Day pass incomplete intended for S.Schnee. |
+9 YD | 2 & 10 - NOIOWA 25 (12:40 - 1st) T.Edwards rushed to UNI 34 for 9 yards. Tackled by ISU at UNI 34. |
-1 YD | 3 & 1 - NOIOWA 34 (11:57 - 1st) T.Edwards rushed to UNI 33 for -1 yards. Tackled by ISU at UNI 33. |
Punt | 4 & 2 - NOIOWA 33 (11:18 - 1st) N.Pettinger punts 48 yards to ISU 19 Center-UNI. Fair catch by ISU. |
- Punt (4 plays, 9 yards, 3:17 poss)
Result | Play |
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+10 YD | 1 & 10 - IOWAST 19 (11:11 - 1st) C.Norton rushed to ISU 33 for 10 yards. Tackled by UNI at ISU 33. PENALTY on ISU-J.Noel Offensive Holding 10 yards accepted. |
Penalty | 1 & 10 - IOWAST 19 (11:05 - 1st) R.Becht pass complete to ISU 19. Catch made by S.Klotz at ISU 19. Gain of yards. Tackled by UNI at ISU 29. PENALTY on ISU-D.Simmons Offensive Holding 9 yards accepted. No Play. |
+5 YD | 1 & 19 - IOWAST 10 (10:46 - 1st) C.Norton rushed to ISU 15 for 5 yards. Tackled by UNI at ISU 15. |
+4 YD | 2 & 14 - IOWAST 15 (9:39 - 1st) R.Becht pass complete to ISU 15. Catch made by J.Noel at ISU 15. Gain of 4 yards. Tackled by UNI at ISU 19. |
+9 YD | 3 & 10 - IOWAST 19 (8:54 - 1st) R.Becht scrambles to ISU 28 for 9 yards. Tackled by UNI at ISU 28. |
Punt | 4 & 1 - IOWAST 28 (8:04 - 1st) T.Perkins punts 70 yards to UNI 2 Center-ISU. Downed by ISU. |
- Punt (3 plays, 3 yards, 2:45 poss)
Result | Play |
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+3 YD | 1 & 10 - NOIOWA 2 (7:54 - 1st) T.Edwards rushed to UNI 5 for 3 yards. Tackled by ISU at UNI 5. |
Penalty | 2 & 7 - NOIOWA 5 (7:13 - 1st) PENALTY on UNI-UNI False Start 2 yards accepted. No Play. |
+2 YD | 2 & 9 - NOIOWA 3 (6:56 - 1st) T.Edwards rushed to UNI 5 for 2 yards. Tackled by ISU at UNI 5. |
No Gain | 3 & 7 - NOIOWA 5 (6:11 - 1st) T.Day scrambles to UNI 5 for 0 yards. Tackled by ISU at UNI 5. |
Punt | 4 & 7 - NOIOWA 5 (5:27 - 1st) N.Pettinger punts 55 yards to ISU 40 Center-UNI. J.Noel returned punt from the ISU 40. Tackled by UNI at UNI 21. |
- Touchdown (7 plays, 21 yards, 3:48 poss)
Result | Play |
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+4 YD | 1 & 10 - NOIOWA 21 (5:09 - 1st) C.Norton rushed to UNI 17 for 4 yards. Tackled by UNI at UNI 17. |
+2 YD | 2 & 6 - NOIOWA 17 (4:17 - 1st) A.Sama rushed to UNI 15 for 2 yards. Tackled by UNI at UNI 15. |
+9 YD | 3 & 4 - NOIOWA 15 (4:09 - 1st) R.Becht pass complete to UNI 15. Catch made by E.Dean at UNI 15. Gain of 9 yards. Tackled by UNI at UNI 6. |
+3 YD | 1 & Goal - NOIOWA 6 (3:37 - 1st) E.Sanders rushed to UNI 3 for 3 yards. Tackled by UNI at UNI 3. |
+2 YD | 2 & Goal - NOIOWA 3 (2:44 - 1st) E.Sanders rushed to UNI 1 for 2 yards. Tackled by UNI at UNI 1. |
No Gain | 3 & Goal - NOIOWA 1 (2:11 - 1st) E.Sanders rushed to UNI 1 for 0 yards. Tackled by UNI at UNI 1. |
+1 YD | 4 & Goal - NOIOWA 1 (1:31 - 1st) R.Becht rushed to UNI End Zone for 1 yards. R.Becht for 1 yards TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (1:21 - 1st) C.Contreraz extra point is good. |
- Punt (5 plays, 17 yards, 2:16 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (1:21 - 1st) ISU kicks 65 yards from ISU 35 to the UNI End Zone. Touchback. PENALTY on ISU-ISU Offensive Offside 5 yards accepted. |
+9 YD | 1 & 10 - NOIOWA 30 (1:21 - 1st) T.Edwards rushed to UNI 39 for 9 yards. Tackled by ISU at UNI 39. |
+8 YD | 2 & 1 - NOIOWA 39 (0:49 - 1st) T.Edwards rushed to UNI 47 for 8 yards. Tackled by ISU at UNI 47. |
+4 YD | 1 & 10 - NOIOWA 47 (0:15 - 1st) T.Day pass complete to UNI 47. Catch made by D.Hutson at UNI 47. Gain of 4 yards. Tackled by ISU at ISU 49. |
-4 YD | 2 & 6 - IOWAST 49 (15:00 - 2nd) H.Bey-Buie rushed to UNI 47 for -4 yards. Tackled by ISU at UNI 47. |
No Gain | 3 & 10 - NOIOWA 47 (14:22 - 2nd) T.Day steps back to pass. T.Day pass incomplete intended for S.Morancy. |
Punt | 4 & 10 - NOIOWA 47 (14:14 - 2nd) N.Pettinger punts 42 yards to ISU 11 Center-UNI. Downed by UNI. |
- Punt (3 plays, 8 yards, 2:05 poss)
Result | Play |
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No Gain | 1 & 10 - IOWAST 11 (14:05 - 2nd) C.Norton rushed to ISU 11 for 0 yards. Tackled by UNI at ISU 11. |
-1 YD | 2 & 10 - IOWAST 11 (13:27 - 2nd) C.Norton rushed to ISU 10 for -1 yards. Tackled by UNI at ISU 10. |
+9 YD | 3 & 11 - IOWAST 10 (12:49 - 2nd) R.Becht pass complete to ISU 10. Catch made by E.Dean at ISU 10. Gain of 9 yards. Tackled by UNI at ISU 19. |
Punt | 4 & 2 - IOWAST 19 (12:09 - 2nd) T.Perkins punts 59 yards to UNI 22 Center-ISU. UNI returned punt from the UNI 22. Tackled by ISU at UNI 22. |