Saturday, September 22nd, 9:00am kickoff PST
TV: Big Ten Network
Come on down to Buckley’s on Queen Anne this Saturday morning and join the WWIC in watching the Hawkeyes play host to the Chippewas out of Central Michigan. It’s the first early morning (9am) start of the season which means great breakfast food and Hawkeye Bloody Mary’s at Buckley’s! Iowa leads the all-time series 2-0 against Central Michigan as they defeated CMU in 94 & 98, both gam
es were played in Iowa City.
The Hawkeyes are looking to build off their interesting win against UNI. It looks like the offense is starting to come around with a “next man in approach” at running back and passing game where passes are finally completed. For those of you looking forward to seeing more of the hero of last week’s game fullback Mark Weisman, he’s listed as the starting running back this week with the other running backs still dinged up.
The Hawks defense continues to roll. They have yet to give up any points in the 4th quarter this season and have only allowed one second half touchdown in their first three games. The Hawkeyes rank 19th in the country in turnover margin (1.33), 23rd in total defense (294.0), 27th in pass defense (180.0), 28th in takeaways (6), 30th in red zone efficiency defense (.700), 32nd in pass defense efficiency (108.99) and 36th in rushing defense (114.0). Iowa has yielded 46 points through three games, which is the fewest a Hawkeye team has allowed the first three games since 2009 (36).
The Chippewas were off last weekend but started off the season beating Southeast Missouri State (38-27) and then losing to Michigan State (41-7). There’s not a lot of info on CMU out there yet and how they’ll match up with the Hawks, but I’ll post the Gazette’s match-ups later in the week on the event page.
Here’s to hoping the Hawkeyes continue to build momentum before Big Ten play opens up. Hope to see you Saturday and Go Hawks!
The Hawkeyes are looking to build off their interesting win against UNI. It looks like the offense is starting to come around with a “next man in approach” at running back and passing game where passes are finally completed. For those of you looking forward to seeing more of the hero of last week’s game fullback Mark Weisman, he’s listed as the starting running back this week with the other running backs still dinged up.
The Hawks defense continues to roll. They have yet to give up any points in the 4th quarter this season and have only allowed one second half touchdown in their first three games. The Hawkeyes rank 19th in the country in turnover margin (1.33), 23rd in total defense (294.0), 27th in pass defense (180.0), 28th in takeaways (6), 30th in red zone efficiency defense (.700), 32nd in pass defense efficiency (108.99) and 36th in rushing defense (114.0). Iowa has yielded 46 points through three games, which is the fewest a Hawkeye team has allowed the first three games since 2009 (36).
The Chippewas were off last weekend but started off the season beating Southeast Missouri State (38-27) and then losing to Michigan State (41-7). There’s not a lot of info on CMU out there yet and how they’ll match up with the Hawks, but I’ll post the Gazette’s match-ups later in the week on the event page.
Here’s to hoping the Hawkeyes continue to build momentum before Big Ten play opens up. Hope to see you Saturday and Go Hawks!
