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Iowa takes back Cy-Hawk trophy with 31-17 win over Iowa State
C.J. Beathard rolled out and found Riley McCarron for a go-ahead 25-yard touchdown pass with 2:14 to play and Iowa scored 21 unanswered points to defeat Iowa State 31-17 Saturday in the annual Cy-Hawk game.
"When it came out of my hand I thought it felt good and it was a great catch," Beathard said in an on-field interview with Fox after the game. "What a way to make your first touchdown catch."
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Desmond King returned a punt 34 yards to midfield, and the Hawkeyes drove 50 yards in seven plays and 3:54 for the winning score.
King then picked off Sam B. Richardson on the next possession, and Jordan Canzeri sealed the win with an eight-yard TD run.
The Hawkeyes (2-0) out-gained the Cyclones (1-1) 475-310, including 260-63 on the ground.
Iowa takes the lead late in the 4th quarter! September 13, 2015
Iowa takes the lead late in the 4th quarter! #IOWAvsISU https://t.co/WiEv2qwUV7
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The win comes a day after former Hawkeye and all-Big Ten safety Tyler Sash's funeral. Sash was found dead Tuesday in Oskaloosa, and Iowa paid tribute to him by replacing the Tigerhawk logo with his No. 9 on one side of their helmets.
Receiver Jerminic Smith, who typically wears No. 9, wore No. 6, and the Hawkeyes set up a special locker with the No. 9 jersey.
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Matt VandeBerg was in the right place at the right time, scooping up a fumble and scoring a touchdown to tie the game at 17 after three quarters.
C.J. Beathard hit Henry Krieger Coble for a 15-yard pass, but heading to the end zone, Krieger Coble had the ball pop free.
Receiver VandeBerg was there to pick it up and tumble into the end zone to tie the game with 10:05 left in the third.
Right place. Right time. Tie game!! September 12, 2015
Right place. Right time. Tie game!! #IOWAvsISU https://t.co/NgIklg8BvF
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports)
In injury news, Iowa defensive end Drew Ott (wrist) and Iowa State defensive tackle Demond Tucker (ankle) left the game and did not return.
Iowa running back LeShun Daniels did not play in the second half after running for 56 yards on seven carries in the first.
A phenomenal 29-yard touchdown grab by Jauan Wesley gave Iowa State a 17-10 lead at halftime.
Richardson completed 12 of 15 first-half passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns in the first half for the Cyclones.
Jauan Wesley scores his first career Touchdown with style! September 12, 2015
Jauan Wesley scores his first career Touchdown with style! #IOWAvsISU https://t.co/Qf0rbSj4xq
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ISU's second touchdown came only 2:12 after Beathard capped a 93-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Tevaun Smith that tied the game at 10.
Beathard had to leap out of the end zone to avoid a safety on a Dale Pierson sack at the beginning of the drive, then scrambled for a 44-yard gain that put the Hawkeyes in business.
Iowa State had punched Iowa in the mouth with a six-play, 75-yard drive in 1:50, taking a 10-3 lead on Sam Richardson's 11-yard pass to Quenton Bundrage.
The Cyclones were out-gaining Iowa 169-51 midway through the second quarter and appeared to be driving after an eight-yard first-down catch from Allen Lazard near midfield.
But a video review changed the spot of the ball and the Cyclones chose to punt, giving Iowa the ball back.
Field goals from Koehn and Iowa State's Cole Netten left the game tied 3-3 after one quarter.
Koehn's 49-yard field goal gave Iowa the first points of the game with 5:44 remaining in the first before Netten answered on the next drive.
Marshall Koehn is now 5-of-6 in FGA over 40 yards in his career. September 12, 2015
Marshall Koehn is now 5-of-6 in FGA over 40 yards in his career. #Hawkeyes
— Gameday Live (@IowaFBLive)
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