The fifth-ranked University of Iowa football team pitched a second-half shutout en route to a 24-14 come-from-behind victory over Colorado State on Saturday afternoon on Duke Slater Field inside Kinnick Stadium.
It is the Hawkeyes’ 10th consecutive and it moves the Hawkeyes to 4-0 heading into at Oct. 1 road game against undefeated Maryland.
Iowa trailed 14-7 at halftime before outscoring the Rams, 17-0, in the second half. Iowa’s defense forced a second-half turnover (which led to the first touchdown) and Colorado State gained just 32 yards (and had one first down in the third quarter) and 90 yards (and three first downs) in the second half.
Junior Jack Campbell had a game-high 18 tackles (seven solo), a fumble recovery and two pass breakups, while junior Seth Benson had 10 tackles, a hurry and 1.5 tackles for loss. Iowa finished with three sacks – by Logan Lee, Lukas Van Ness, and John Waggoner – and had 10 tackles for loss in the game.
Offensively, Iowa finished with 278 yards of total offense (to 250 for Colorado State) with junior Spencer Petras finishing 15-of-23 for 224 yards and two touchdowns (to one interception). Freshman Keagan Johnson had two catches for 92 yards and one touchdown, while junior Sam LaPorta had four catches for 45 yards and one touchdown.
Junior Tyler Goodson had 18 rushes for 57 yards (to go along with four catches for 34 yards). Iowa’s rushing attack finished with 54 yards on 32 attempts.
