Cy-Hawk Game Recap

After seven years and one of the ugliest games of the season so far, the Cy-Hawk trophy returns to Ames after a game filled with turnovers and punts.

The Cyclones hung on to beat the Hawkeyes 10-7. From the opening kick, this game was ugly. The Cyclones began on their own 25 after a touchback from kicker Drew Stevens. The Cyclones proceeded to go three and out, capped off by a sack from John Waggoner. Lukas Van Ness then blocked a punt to set up Iowa at the Cyclones’ sixteen-yard line. Two Leshon Williams runs later, and Iowa led 7-0. After a quick three and out Iowa again had the ball on the 50. But a Spencer Petras fumble was recovered by Will Mcdonald giving Iowa State the ball back with a prime position. They would proceed to drive down the field as the first quarter ended. The Cyclones would get all the way down to the Hawkeyes’ 1-yard line when Jirehl Brock fumbled into the endzone giving Iowa the ball back. Iowa would then punt again and Iowa State would drive down the field and settle for a field goal to make 7-3. The two following drives would end in punts for both teams giving Iowa the ball at their own 15. A deflected Spencer Petras pass would then be intercepted by Colby Reeder giving Iowa State the ball at the Iowa 12, but two plays later Hunter Dekkers would underthrow a pass leading to an Interception by Cooper Dejean. Iowa would then run out the clock to take a 7-3 halftime lead. 

Iowa State would then start the second half on their own 25 and drive all the way to the 50 before a miscommunication would lead to Hunter Dekkers’ second interception of the day. Iowa proceeded to drive all the way to the Cyclones one. Hawkeyes fullback Monte Pottebaum would proceed to fumble as he dove for goalline giving Iowa State the ball at their own one-yard line. What happened next was an Eleven minute 49-second, 99-yard, 21-play drive. Which was capped off by an eight-yard touchdown reception from Cyclones receiver Xavier Hutchinson. The teams would punt the ball several more times before the end of the game until Iowa had a 48-yard field goal attempt to send the game into overtime. Kicker Aaron Blom pulled the kick wide left giving Iowa State their first win over Iowa since 2014. Following the game, many questions arose about the Hawkeye offense who only put up 150 total yards and eleven first downs. Fans placed the blame mainly on Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras. Iowa Head Coach Kirk Ferentz responded, by reaffirming his faith in Petras, “He hasn’t been perfect. Nobody has. We have a lot of moving parts right now on offense, and then we’re shorthanded a little bit at a couple positions. We’ll keep working through it.”

The Hawkeyes will continue their season Saturday against Nevada, The Cyclones will face Ohio.