The Iowa Hawkeyes are up to 18th in the latest AP Poll after claiming the latest nail biter in the Cy-Hawk Series. Freshman Caden Buhr connected on a 42-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining as the Hawkeyes edged Iowa State 16-13 in Kinnick Stadium.
It was Buhr’s third field goal of the game and he was hoping to get a chance for a kick on the final drive.
Buhr redshirted last season and says he learned a lot from former Hawkeye kicker Drew Stevens.
Hank Brown has won the quarterback job. He went the distance and finished with 191 yards of passing and rushed for Iowa’s only touchdown.
It was a gritty performance by Brown and the offense, which rallied from a 10-0 first half defense and got the win despite the run game being bottled up by the Cyclone defense.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says they planned to play Jeremy Hecklinski as well but decided to stick with Brown as the game progressed.
It was a tough, hard fought game and Ferentz says the Hawkeyes will experience many more like it in Big Ten play.
Iowa State was limited to just three second half points as the Cyclones had their two game win streak in the series snapped.
That’s ISU coach Jimmy Rogers, who says the Cyclones made too many mistakes in the second half.
