While it wasn’t the blowout start that many fans were hoping for against FCS foe South Dakota State, ultimately, it did wind up in the win column for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
In an unconventional fashion, Iowa topped the Jackrabbits 7-3 to start its season 1-0.
“Just to start out, the first thing I reminded the team is that we’re 1-0. Good to get the win certainly. Certainly didn’t come easy. But just happy to get the win. I saw a lot of good things out there. Clearly a lot of things we have to get better at and work on, and we’ll turn our attention to that tomorrow.
Some really good efforts, I think some good play, and at the end of the day we’ve all got to get better. That’s usually the task in Week 2. I know you talked to some of the players that really performed well. Obviously a really unusual scoring line where you’ve got 3-2-2. I’ve never been around a game like that, but we’ll take it today, and kudos to Tory did a great job. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a punter be so involved in a game, either, so it’s a little unique,” Ferentz said in his opening media remarks of the win.
Even if it’s for some of the bad, this will be one game that Hawkeye fans won’t soon forget. Take a look back at the win through these tremendous still photos.