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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.