(RV) Iowa vs. Troy
Sept. 14, 2024 | Iowa City, Iowa | Kinnick Stadium
POSTGAME NOTES
(RV) Iowa (2-1) defeated Troy (0-3), 38-21, Saturday inside Kinnick Stadium.
- The victory is head coach Kirk Ferentz’s 198th win as a member of the Big Ten Conference, moving him one win behind Chicago’s Amos Alonzo Stagg for second place all-time.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Junior Kaleb Johnson recorded his third straight and seventh career 100-yard game, finishing with 173 yards on 25 attempts with two touchdowns.
- He rushed for 100 yards in the first half for a second straight game and for the third time in his career.
- Johnson is the first Hawkeye running back since Jordan Canzeri in 2015 to rush for 100+ yards in three consecutive games.
- His seven career 100 yard games are tied for the 15th-most in program history (Canzeri).
- Johnson had a 5-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and a 33-yard TD run in the fourth – his fifth and sixth touchdowns of the season.
- The six touchdowns are the most by a Hawkeye running back since he had six touchdowns in 2022.
- Johnson two 25+ yard runs – his sixth and seventh this season. He has three touchdown runs of 25+ yards this season.
- The last Hawkeye to have two or more touchdowns in three straight games was LeShun Daniels, Jr., in 2015 (at Indiana, vs. Minnesota, vs. Purdue).
- Redshirt freshman Kamari Moulton had a career-best 29-yard rush in the second quarter and RB Jaziun Patterson had a 39-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
- It was Patterson’s first touchdown of the season and third of his career. He had eight carries for 72 yards in the game in his first action of the season.
- Iowa has nine 25+ yard rushes this season, including four 25+ plus yard touchdowns.
- QB Cade McNamara completed 19-of-23 attempts for 176 yards, completing passes to 10 different players. His 82.6 completion percentage is his highest as a Hawkeye.
- McNamara improves to 19-5 as a starting QB in his collegiate career.
- Back-up QB Brendan Sullivan had a 2-yard touchdown pass to TE Addison Ostrenga in the third quarter. It was Sullivan’s first completion and touchdown as a Hawkeye (11th career touchdown pass).
- TE Addison Ostrenga’s 2-yard touchdown reception was his first of the season (first TD by a Hawkeye tight end) and third of his career.
- Redshirt freshman WR Jarriett Buie (19 yards), senior WR Kaden Wetjen (33 yards) and RB Kamari Moulton (12 yards) had the first receptions of their careers.
- DB Jermari Harris had his second interception of the season (seventh pick of his career) and he returned it 28 yards for a pick 6 in the third quarter.
- DE Ethan Hurkett had a career-high two sacks and two forced fumbles. It was his first sack since 2022 and his first two career forced fumbles.
- DE Brian Allen had a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss.
- Junior Drew Stevens connected on a season-long 42-yard field goal in the second quarter.
- Stevens is 5-for-5 in field goal attempts this season.
- Punter Rhys Dakin had four punts for 197 yards for a 49.3 yard average – the best of his career. He had two punts of 50+ yards and one downed inside the 20.
MISCELLANEOUS
- The Hawkeyes had a Jermari Harris pick six in the third quarter, marking the 17th straight season Iowa has had an interception returned for a touchdown. It is the second-longest active streak in the nation.
- Iowa’s rushing attack churned out 200+ yards for the third consecutive game. The last time the unit had 200+ in three straight games came during the 2013 season (5 straight to open the season).
- Iowa’s 284 yard effort on the ground was the most since 2019. (Middle Tennessee)
- The Hawkeye defense allowed 24 rushing yards – the fewest since allowing 18 yards against Northwestern in 2022.
- The Hawkeyes’ defense forced one turnover against Troy, turning the miscue into seven points.
- Iowa has a 5-2 advantage in turnovers this season.
- It is the 30th consecutive game Iowa’s defense has allowed fewer than 400 yards — the longest active streak nationally.
- Iowa won the toss and elected to defer to the second half. The Hawkeyes have played 318 games under head coach Kirk Ferentz. Iowa has opened the game on offense 233 times (149-84). The Hawkeyes have opened the game on defense 85 times (49-36).
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes return to action Sept. 21, traveling to Minneapolis to face Minnesota in its Big Ten Conference opener. The battle for the Floyd of Rosedale will be televised on NBC beginning at 6:30 p.m. (CT).
