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NorthDakotaStatePostgameNotes
Sept.17,2016

POSTGAMENOTES
NorthDakotaState(30)defeatedIowa(21),2321,SaturdayatKinnickStadium.ThelosssnappedIowasninegame
homewinningstreak,and14gameregularseasonwinningstreak.

Iowaisnow131alltimeagainstFCSschools.

Iowalostforthefirsttimein15regularseasongameswithC.J.Beathardstartingatquarterback.ItisIowasfirsthome
losswithBeathardstartingatquarterback.

INDIVIDUALSUPERLATIVES
QBC.J.Beathardthrewthreetouchdownsforthesecondstraightgame.Beathardhasfourcareerthreetouchdown
games.Hehas30careertouchdownpasses,theninthmostinschoolhistory.

WRRileyMcCarrons30yardTDreceptionwashissecondcareerTDreceptionandthelongestreceptionofhiscareer.

TEGeorgeKittlehadacareerhigh110receivingyards.Hisfivereceptionsmatchedacareerhigh,andhis51yard
receptioninthesecondquarterwasacareerlong.

WRMattVandeBerghadtwotouchdownreceptionstoday(14,9).Itwashisfirstcareermultitouchdowngame.Hehas
102careerreceptions,tyingTevaunSmithandKarlNoonfor20thalltime.

FSBrandonSnydersfirstquarterinterceptionwashisfirstcareerinterception.

ThreeHawkeyelinebackersledthedefensewith11tacklesBenNiemann,JoseyJewell,BoBower.Niemannand
Bowersetcareerhighsintackles,asdidMattNelson(5).

PRonColuzzipuntedsixtimesforanaverageof45.5yards.Coluzzihasyettoallowareturnin13puntsthisseason.

MISCELLANEOUS
FiveofNDSUssevenfirsthalfdrivesreachedIowaterritory,butnoneresultedinpoints.NDSUreachIowaterritoryfour
timesinthesecondhalf(TD,missedFG,TD,FG).

Instantreplaywasusedtwotimestoday.
1) NDSUawardedafirstdownonfourthandtwo(callwasconfirmed)
2) NDSUfumbleatthethreeyardlineoutofbounds(callwasconfirmed)

Iowawonthetossandelectedtodefer.NDSUreceivedtheopeningkickoff.In18seasonsasIowasheadcoach,KirkFerentz
andtheHawkeyeshaveopenedondefensein44of217games.(2420).TheHawkeyeshavestartedthegameonoffensein173of
217games(10568).

UPNEXT
TheHawkeyesplayatRutgersonSaturday,Sept.24inthe2016BigTenopener.Kickoffisat11a.m.(CT).