Saturday, October 13th, 9:00am PST
TV: ESPN
Bring on Sparty! This Saturday the Hawkeyes travel East Lansing, MI to take on the Spartans of Michigan State in a Big Ten Legends Division showdown. The weather forecast is calling for rain in Seattle, so come on down to Buckley’s on QA and watch what should be a great game. Saturday will mark Iowa's first game against Michigan State in East Lansing since 2009, which provided the thrilling “7 got
6” ending where Ricky Stanzi found Marvin McNutt for a game-winning TD on 4th down to give the Hawks the victory. Here’s the video to relive the moment for yourself:http://youtu.be/
Iowa holds a 22-19-2 advantage in the series and the Hawkeyes have won two of the last three meetings, four of the last six and nine of the last 14, with four of the five losses coming at East Lansing. The home team has also won 11 of the last 13 games.
The Hawks are looking to continue what was a solid performance two weekends ago against Minnesota led by RB Mark Weisman, a dominating offensive line, and a team defensive effort that continues to perform way above expectations. One crazy stat that really shows how great the O-Line has been playing is after allowing six sacks in the season opener, Iowa's offensive line has not surrendered a single sack the last four games.
MSU is coming off a surprisingly close win at Indiana last weekend where they squeaked out a 31-27 victory. This is a pretty similar Spartan team that we’re used to seeing. They have an offense led by the very talented running back Le’Veon Bell, and a stout defense which returns 8 starters from last year. They sure do like that halftime break, MSU has outscored its opponents 74-23 in the second halves of games, including a 45-13 advantage in the fourth quarter. For some further reading on the Spartans, check out the latest 5 things they’ve learned after the last game: http://
One final random fact to leave you with is Iowa defensive coordinator Coach Phil Parker played at Michigan State, earning first team all-Big Ten honors from 1983-85. Parker was a graduate assistant coach when Michigan State won the 1987 league title and defeated Southern Cal (20-18) in the 1988 Rose Bowl. Hope to see you Saturday! Go Hawks!
Iowa holds a 22-19-2 advantage in the series and the Hawkeyes have won two of the last three meetings, four of the last six and nine of the last 14, with four of the five losses coming at East Lansing. The home team has also won 11 of the last 13 games.
The Hawks are looking to continue what was a solid performance two weekends ago against Minnesota led by RB Mark Weisman, a dominating offensive line, and a team defensive effort that continues to perform way above expectations. One crazy stat that really shows how great the O-Line has been playing is after allowing six sacks in the season opener, Iowa's offensive line has not surrendered a single sack the last four games.
MSU is coming off a surprisingly close win at Indiana last weekend where they squeaked out a 31-27 victory. This is a pretty similar Spartan team that we’re used to seeing. They have an offense led by the very talented running back Le’Veon Bell, and a stout defense which returns 8 starters from last year. They sure do like that halftime break, MSU has outscored its opponents 74-23 in the second halves of games, including a 45-13 advantage in the fourth quarter. For some further reading on the Spartans, check out the latest 5 things they’ve learned after the last game: http://
One final random fact to leave you with is Iowa defensive coordinator Coach Phil Parker played at Michigan State, earning first team all-Big Ten honors from 1983-85. Parker was a graduate assistant coach when Michigan State won the 1987 league title and defeated Southern Cal (20-18) in the 1988 Rose Bowl. Hope to see you Saturday! Go Hawks!
