Week 4 saw the Iowa Hawkeyes venture into Happy Valley to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in a highly-anticipated matchup. The excitement beyond the opening intro scene and the shots of the “Whiteout” did not last much longer for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa fell to the Nittany Lions 31-0 in a game that was ugly from beginning to end. The Hawkeyes’ offense never had any traction on a wet field, although a dry field likely wouldn’t have yielded much of a different outcome anyhow.
There are many things to look at from this game that didn’t turn out well for the Hawkeyes. Aside from a few early plays of success, this game didn’t break well for the Hawkeyes with unlucky bounces and turnovers, and it quickly turned into a very long evening.
That said, let’s take a look at each unit. Here is a report card for the Hawkeyes in their Week 4 loss that has them sitting at 3-1.