Iowavs.

WyomingPostgameNotes
Sept.2,2017

POSTGAMENOTES
Iowa(10)defeatedWyoming(01),243,SaturdayatKinnickStadium.TheHawkeyesscoredthefinal24pointsofthe
gametowinforthe16thtimein19seasonopenersunderKirkFerentz.

TheHawkeyesheldWyomingtothreepoints,theCowboyslowestpointtotalsincea383losstoSanDiegoStateon
Nov.14,2015.

INDIVIDUALSUPERLATIVES
QBNateStanleyisthe14thquarterbacktostartagameunderKirkFerentz.Those14quarterbacksare95intheirfirst
careerstarts.WinnersincludeRandyReiners,BrandBanks,NathanChandler,DrewTate,JasonManson,Jake
Christiansen,RickyStanzi,C.J.Beathard,andNateStanley.ThosewholosttheirfirststartincludeKyleMcCann,Scott
Mullen,JonBeutjer,JamesVandenberg,andJakeRudock.

QBNateStanleythrewthreetouchdownsinhisfirstcareerstart.Thelastquarterbacktothrowthreetouchdownsinhis
firstcareerstartwasRickyStanzi(3,vs.FloridaAtlanticin2008).Since,1999,theonlyotherquarterbacktothrowthree
ormoretouchdownsinhisfirstcareerstartunderFerentzwasJonBeutjer(4,atIndianain2000).

RBAkrumWadleyrushed24timesfor116yards.Wadleyhas10career100yardrushinggames.

CKeeganRendermadehisfirstcareerstartatcenter.Hehadpreviouslystartedsixgamesatleftguardandonegameat
rightguard.IowasstartingoffensivelineincludedLTAlaricJackson,LGRossReynolds,CRender,RG,SeanWelsh,andRT
IkeBoettger.

TENoahFantcaughtacareerbesttwotouchdownpasses(2,27).

WRNickEasleyhadateamhighfourreceptions,ateamhigh77yards,andatouchdown(45)inhisIowadebut.

LBBenNiemannhadacareerhigh13tackles.LBJoseyJewellrecordedagamehigh14tackles.BoBower(11)andMiles
Taylor(8)bothtiedtheircareerhighs.

IowainterceptedWyomingQBJoshAllentwotimes.CBJoshJacksonandDTBradyRieffbothrecordedtheirfirstcareer
interceptions.

MISCELLANEOUS
Iowausedninefirsttimestarters,sixonoffenseandthreeondefense.
Offense:QBNateStanley,RBJamesButler,LTAlaricJackson,LGRossReynolds,TEJ.J.Hockenson,TENoahFant.
Defense:DLCedrickLattimore,FSJakeGervase,CBMichaelOjemudia.

Iowalostthreefumblestoday.TheHawkeyeslosttwofumblesinallof2016,tyingNevadafortheNCAAlead.

Wyomingwonthetossanddeferredtothesecondhalf.In19seasonsasIowasheadcoach,KirkFerentzandthe
Hawkeyeshaveopenedthegameonoffensein178of228games(10870).Iowahasstartedthegameondefense50
times(2822).

Sixtruefreshmenplayedtoday:WRIhmirSmithMarsette,DBMattHankins,DBGenoStone,RBIvoryKellyMartin,DB
NoahClayberg,andDLA.J.Epenesa

Instantreplaywasusedonetimetoday:
1) Wyomingtouchdownreception(callwasreversed).

UPNEXT
TheHawkeyesplayatIowaStateonSaturday,Sept.9,at11a.m.(CT)JackTriceStadium.Thegamewillbetelevisedon
ESPNorESPN2.