VIDEO: Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz, A-Rob, Clayborn, plus Game Report

GAME MVP

Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi. One bad pass aside, Stanzi returned in style for the Hawkeyes. He tossed two touchdown passes and rushed for one key first down midway through the fourth quarter.

Stanzi completed 17 of 29 passes for 231 yards. He missed the last two regular-season games after suffering an ankle injury against Northwestern on Nov. 7.

NAMED MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER

Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa. Clayborn finished with nine tackles, including two sacks.

TURNING POINT

Georgia Tech running back Jonathan Dwyer took a pitch at the Yellow Jackets' 12 and raced backward. He nearly was tackled in the end zone for a safety by Adrian Clayborn. Dwyer barely got the ball over the goal line, but the Yellow Jackets faced second and 21. Georgia Tech reached the 4 before punting.

Iowa scored on its next possession to ice the game.

HE'S ONLY A FRESHMAN?

Iowa true freshman running back Brandon Wegher rushed for 113 yards and the game-deciding touchdown. Wegher has rushed for eight touchdowns this year, breaking the school record for TDs by a freshman.

Wegher broke the record previously held by current red-shirt sophomore Jewel Hampton, who missed this season with a knee injury. Hampton had seven touchdowns last year.

STROSS IS BOSS

Iowa wide receiver Trey Stross came up with one of the biggest catches of his career late in the fourth quarter. With Iowa leading by three points and facing third and 8, Stross found an opening in the middle of the field, Stross settled into it and hauled in a 9-yard pass to give the Hawkeyes a first down at midfield.

Stross, a senior, wasn't expected to play after wearing a knee brace all week leading into the game.

GETTING NUTTY

Iowa wide receiver Marvin McNutt's first-quarter touchdown reception was his eighth of the season, fourth-best in school history. McNutt caught four passes for 21 yards in the game.

BIG TEN BOWL WOES?

Big Ten teams finished 4-3 in bowl games this year. The last time the Big Ten posted a winning bowl record was in 2002, when the league went 5-2. Iowa lost the Orange Bowl that season to Southern California.

The league's top four teams all finished with at least 10 wins. Ohio State, Iowa and Penn State each had 11 wins, while Wisconsin posted 10. Ohio State and Iowa defeated conference champions in Bowl Championship Series games.

The Big Ten had lost its last six BCS bowl games until this season. Iowa had not won a major bowl game since the 1959 Rose Bowl.

ENTER SANDEMAN

Colin Sandeman scored his first touchdown since the second game of the 2008 season on a 21-yard fade route. The Bettendorf junior wide receiver caught that pass against Florida International, which is located in Miami.

FINAL FOUR

Iowa quarterback Rick Stanzi threw his fourth interception for a touchdown this season, when Georgia Tech cornerback Jerrod Tarrant stepped in front of wide receiver Derrell Johnson-Koulianos and returned the pass 40 yards. Stanzi also threw pick-6s against Michigan, Arizona and Arkansas State.

Tarrant has scored four non-offensive touchdowns this year. He's scored on a fumble recovery, interception and two punt returns.