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09/14 21:25 CDT No. 19 Iowa rallies to beat Iowa State, 18-17
No. 19 Iowa rallies to beat Iowa State, 18-17
By LUKE MEREDITH
AP Sports Writer
AMES, Iowa (AP) --- Nate Stanley threw for 201 yards and ran for a score, and
No. 19 Iowa made a big fourth-down stop late in the game, allowing the Hawkeyes
to beat Iowa State 18-17 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win over
the Cyclones.
Keith Duncan kicked four field goals for the Hawkeyes (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten), who
also improved to 4-0 against Iowa State coach Matt Campbell in a game delayed
nearly 3 hours because of lightning.
Trailing 18-17 in the closing minutes, Iowa State drove to the Iowa 34 before a
false start, a slip by quarterback Brock Purdy and an incompletion brought up
fourth-and-13. The Cyclones went for it and, after offsetting penalties led to
a do-over, Purdy overthrew Deshaunte Jones near the end zone.
The Cyclones appeared to get another chance when they forced a quick Iowa punt.
But the ball hit Datrone Young in the back and Iowa's Devonte Young recovered
it, sealing the win for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa State (1-1) opened the scoring on a 51-yard double pass from Purdy to
Jones --- a converted prep quarterback --- to La'Michael Pettway midway through
the first quarter.
The Cyclones then moved ahead 14-6 just 57 seconds into the second half on a
73-yard strike from Purdy to Tarique Milton, who breezed past Iowa's banged-up
secondary.
Iowa's defense stiffened, and Stanley's 1-yard touchdown plunge gave the
Hawkeyes a 15-14 lead with 12:10 left. Connor Assalley's 26-yard field goal
gave Iowa State the lead back with 7:46 to go, but Duncan answered from 39
yards with 4:51 left with what proved to be the game-winning kick.
Purdy finished with 276 yards passing and a touchdown for the Cyclones.
TAKEAWAY
Iowa was on the road against its biggest rival and had to deal with two weather
delays, turning an afternoon kickoff into a primetime affair. Yet the Hawkeyes
still found a way to win, going 10 of 19 on third down and winning the turnover
battle, 2-0.
Iowa State looked much better than it did in its opener two weeks ago, when it
sleepwalked past Northern Iowa 29-26 in triple overtime. But this was yet
another agonizing loss to the Hawkeyes for the Cyclones, who fell 44-41 in
overtime two years ago in Ames.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
The Hawkeyes might not move up that much, but the win was nevertheless
impressive.
UP NEXT
Iowa is off next week before hosting Middle Tennessee on Sept. 28.
Iowa State hosts Louisiana-Monroe next Saturday.
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