[Postgame Thread] Iowa Defeats Michigan 20-19

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Iowa	7	0	0	13	20
Michigan	7	3	3	6	19

[u/Schmidtty29]

It’s not an Iowa game unless you look at the box score and think “how the fuck..?”

[u/Marvin_Stanwyck → u/Schmidtty29]

The total yardage looks like a glitch in a video game

[u/Rbespinosa13 → u/Marvin_Stanwyck]

Total yardage doesn’t account for the special teams TD

[u/KirksChewedGum → u/Rbespinosa13]

Or an intercepton at the two yard line.

[u/aye246 → u/KirksChewedGum]

Or Wittingham inexplicably choosing to go for it on 4th down against KF instead of taking the points.

[u/Fullertonjr → u/aye246]

He’s new here. He will eventually learn to always take your points in an Iowa game when you aren’t up by 30.

[u/TheMerryMosquito → u/Fullertonjr]

For real. Some mind numbingly stupid decisions by coaches and players to keep Iowa in the game. Iowa took full advantage kudos to them

[u/-pointless-name- → u/Schmidtty29]

It's been a minute since we've seen a textbook Ferentz upset game like this, after choking them away against Indiana and Oregon last year I wasn't sure it'd ever happen again.

[u/svhelloworld → u/Schmidtty29]

I apologize. I was not familiar with Iowa's game.

[u/KirksChewedGum]

Imagine losing to iowa on a forward pass.

[u/ImagineIfBaconDied → u/KirksChewedGum]

we do it all the fucking time

[u/notanamateur → u/ImagineIfBaconDied]

Yeah but we did it against a real football team

[u/Khaldaan]

AN IOWA OFFENSE DRIVING THE FULL FIELD IN UNDER 2 MINUTES TO GET A WALK OFF TOUCHDOWN

WHAT IS GOING ON

[u/FrostTroll69 → u/Khaldaan]

All hail Iowa, king of the forward pass

[u/Gaudilocks → u/FrostTroll69]

I'll be buying some corn tonight in their honor.

[u/pizzayolo96 → u/Gaudilocks]

I'm filling up with E85!

My car normally takes unleaded but its for the hawks

[u/Whiteout- → u/pizzayolo96]

I’m sure your car will understand

[u/LastKnownNormal → u/Gaudilocks]

Just make sure it's not that fake Nebraskan crap.

[u/snail-the-sage → u/LastKnownNormal]

How can I ensure that I purchase authentic Iowan corn?

[u/Marquee_Ditchwriggle → u/snail-the-sage]

You just buy it out of the back of a pickup truck at the intersection of a backroad an a highway like everyone else silly.

[u/BroadBrazosAvon95 → u/Marquee_Ditchwriggle]

I love how this is a universal constant in America, the only difference in what you buy is where you are in the country. In the south it’s either boiled peanuts or fruit. In the Midwest it’s corn. But every rural county has that one setup at a four way stop in the middle of nowhere that has the best food

[u/Hefty-Combination813 → u/FrostTroll69]

Sounds good to me. Hope you say the same thing next week. :)

[u/Moose4KU → u/Khaldaan]

They've got a very real chance to go 11-1 and make the playoffs (or maybe 12-0 please don't use spooky kinnick magic on us next week)

[u/thatissomeBS → u/Moose4KU]

Is it time to start talking to your kids about an undefeated Iowa?

[u/notanamateur → u/thatissomeBS]

If we win next week 100%

[u/affnn → u/notanamateur]

Even if we win next week that Friday night Washington game is a scheduled loss. Unless UW is way worse than I think.

[u/elgenie → u/Moose4KU]

This team isn't actually good, but it is 4-0.

[u/Mutant-Ninja-Skrtels → u/elgenie]

None of them ever are, but we accept them

[u/kinglallak → u/Mutant-Ninja-Skrtels]

And yet, you will once again play some SEC in a decent bowl game while both teams are 9-3 and ranked around 15-20… and beat them by two touchdowns, with your defense having scored 2 touchdowns.

[u/Tommy05Sox → u/elgenie]

Yeah they can drop a number of games left on the schedule. But it feels REALLY good to have a close game against a ranked opponent go our way after last season.

[u/AlternativeDirt6124 → u/elgenie]

yeah but the fact that the offense marched down the field in the clutch and pulled it off means we're in uncharted territory.

[u/BrotherMichigan → u/Moose4KU]

They may not need the spooky magic for us this year...

[u/TerribleBoard9690 → u/Khaldaan]

PUNTING IS INDEED NOT ALWAYS WINNING

[u/Hawkfania → u/TerribleBoard9690]

Punting won Iowa this game

[u/OdinVonBisbark → u/Hawkfania]

Special teams as a whole (minus the missed fg).

[u/rburp → u/OdinVonBisbark]

was some kinda Ferentzian nightmare for a minute there

Missed FG then his QB has to sling it???

[u/clydefrog678 → u/rburp]

He’ll puke after the postgame tears.

[u/LastKnownNormal → u/TerribleBoard9690]

How dare you spread this BLASPHEMY

[u/TerribleBoard9690 → u/LastKnownNormal]

I'M SORRY PUNTING IS INDEED WINNING 🙇‍♂️

[u/Jay_Par → u/Khaldaan]

We used to be a proper conference

[u/ScarletAndGreyDaze → u/Khaldaan]

This is a reminder to check your voter registration status. It’s a crazy world right now.

[u/Designer_B → u/ScarletAndGreyDaze]

Ugh. A based buckeye is truly the sign of the end times.

[u/ScarletAndGreyDaze → u/Designer_B]

Support your local library.

[u/Designer_B → u/ScarletAndGreyDaze]

Oh and I supposed I should get my pets from a shelter instead of a puppy mill too??

[u/ScarletAndGreyDaze → u/Designer_B]

That’s where I got your mom.

[u/Ryanpadcasey]

That personal foul by #10 was one of the stupidest things I’ve seen a player do since earlier this afternoon 

[u/TheMcWhopper → u/Ryanpadcasey]

What happened

[u/zebbielm12 → u/TheMcWhopper]

Shove out of bounds on what would have been 4th down

[u/xSirLagsalotx → u/TheMcWhopper]

Late hit by Michigan to extend Iowa's last drive

[u/Bikeandcamera → u/Ryanpadcasey]

yep, that is when I knew they were gonna lose the game. that was such a dumb play

[u/GroktheDestroyer]

If you didn't expect Iowa to convert that 91 yard two minute drill you don't know ball!! /s

[u/kojfefe → u/GroktheDestroyer]

I admit I did not have "Iowa wins on TD pass" on my bingo card

[u/Lithium327 → u/kojfefe]

Most Iowa fans didn’t either

[u/miversen33 → u/GroktheDestroyer]

DON'T LOOK AT MY COMMENT HISTORY

[u/Forgot_the_Jacobian]

never thought id see iowa march 91 yards down the field

[u/Poverty_Shoes → u/Forgot_the_Jacobian]

“Iowa had 91 yards of offense”
“Sounds about right”
“No, not for the game, on one drive”

[u/transam96 → u/Poverty_Shoes]

Brian Ferentz conditioned us too well

[u/WalkingOnSunshine_ → u/Forgot_the_Jacobian]

Was joking how they were going 4 yards at a time when they had 70 yards to go still and then all of a sudden they were in the red zone

[u/Efficient_Onion6401 → u/WalkingOnSunshine_]

There was less than two minutes on the clock and they were still trying to run your typical Iowa offense

[u/Kim_Jong_Teemo → u/WalkingOnSunshine_]

Penalties helped, especially that shove after the play

[u/IAstrikeforce → u/Forgot_the_Jacobian]

Without a 91 yard run I’d say it’s was impossible

[u/Windows_66]

CBS just rubbing it in by showing the replay booth after the game already ended.

[u/HawkeyeTen → u/Windows_66]

I cannot stop laughing about this. This is one of the funniest wins we've had in years.

[u/FancyVegetables → u/HawkeyeTen]

Winning the game in 59:58 just to stick it to Michigan.

[u/StillSmellsLikeCLP → u/Windows_66]

That shit was beautiful, textbook dragging of the feet.

Like, should be used in coaching as a good example of what to do.

Good on Iowa, they earned that win and that replay.

[u/miversen33 → u/StillSmellsLikeCLP]

That was an NFL grab too. Both feet inbounds with control. Beautiful

[u/beticanmakeusayblack → u/Windows_66]

“No PAT required” fucking beautiful

[u/Budget-Ocelots → u/Windows_66]

The irony is that the replay booth is using the Hawkeye clock system while reviewing the final play of the Hawkeyes. Both Hawkeyes agreed that the clock hit 0:00, and the game was won with no extra second.

[u/JT_got_the_1st]

That UM player that was called for the obvious and unnecessary unsportsmanlike conduct is going to get reamed out in film this week.

[u/wit_T_user_name → u/JT_got_the_1st]

And he didn’t even do anything funny like throw a shoe.

[u/your-mom-- → u/wit_T_user_name]

Or whip his metaphorical ding dong out and pee everywhere

[u/Undella_Town → u/your-mom--]

tbf that was an all time goated moment to do that then go on and put up 4 more sacks

[u/Bigbysjackingfist → u/Undella_Town]

Bruh, sometimes you gotta whip it out and take 15

[u/gmoneylv → u/JT_got_the_1st]

Send his ass somewhere else. That’s chump bullshit.

[u/MichaelRachel → u/gmoneylv]

Longhorns: Hold my beer (I gotta pee)

[u/Sad_Resolution1860]

The clock giveth and the clock taketh away

[u/prailock → u/Sad_Resolution1860]

Them cutting to the guy wearing a 0:01 shirt after that catch was brilliant

[u/feric51 → u/prailock]

I’m watching the Florida v Miss game and they broke in to show the final catch highlight, and one of the announcers asked, “Think they’ll put another second back on?”

[u/Useful-ldiot → u/feric51]

The moment today before half when they put a second back on the clock. The boos were deafening 😂

[u/BeardoTheBrave → u/feric51]

Him being the same guy who called the "Trouble with the snap" play makes it better for me

[u/PutinsLostBlackBelt → u/prailock]

Was kind of cheering for Michigan, then saw that guy and was like “wait, why tf am I cheering for Michigan.”

[u/TombOfTheRedQueen → u/PutinsLostBlackBelt]

That’s like cheering for Al Qaeda post 9/11

[u/Cowgoon777 → u/TombOfTheRedQueen]

Sean McDermott locker room speech intensifies

[u/California_Stop_King → u/Sad_Resolution1860]

0:02 > 0:01. Cinema

[u/RollWarTideEagle → u/Sad_Resolution1860]

Western Michigan sends its regards.

[u/Rickbox → u/Sad_Resolution1860]

What goes around comes around.

[u/FrostTroll69 → u/Sad_Resolution1860]

1 second at a time

[u/Twall1297]

Iowa fans, have you taken your heart meds yet?

[u/eddie_the_zombie → u/Twall1297]

That's their secret. They're always stressin

[u/GingerStrength → u/eddie_the_zombie]

Always.

[u/rowdyroddysniper → u/Twall1297]

You cannot kill what is already dead.

[u/patriots230 → u/Twall1297]

NOPE

[u/prailock → u/Twall1297]

There's a reason Kinnick is in the shadow of a hospital

[u/mortinmaxwell → u/Twall1297]

I'm going to go mow to calm down

[u/AbsolutelyHung → u/Twall1297]

Buddy, i’ve been through this 100 times.

[u/Driftwoody11]

I never doubted Iowa driving the field with 1:30 on the clock.

[u/Meno80 → u/Driftwoody11]

They thought there was too much time when they got the ball so they ran a 3 yard play that ran 25 seconds off

[u/MichaelRachel]

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT, YOU DON'T LIKE B1G (west) FOOTBALL!

[u/makualla → u/MichaelRachel]

What is dead may never die

[u/Ndotterweich → u/MichaelRachel]

DEFENDING B1G (WEST) CHAMPS!

[u/ttbbbpth]

Can’t think of a better offense to drive 91 yards with 1:46 left

[u/Krelp]

That was the worst-run epic last drive I’ve ever seen, but I’ll take it.

[u/bandofgypsies → u/Krelp]

Par for the course for that game. That was the most excitingly terrible football game i can remember being played in perfect weather.

[u/jkman61494]

Michigan deserved ALL of this and I say this as a fan. Absolutely coward ball with 2:30 left

[u/Snoo-16797 → u/jkman61494]

Nobody, outside of Hank Brown and his mother, thought Iowa could drive 91 yards in 1:40 with 1 TO left. Still don't understand what I just watched

[u/madmax1969 → u/Snoo-16797]

Let’s be real. His mom for sure thought it was over.

[u/laffy_man → u/jkman61494]

Sounds like the Whittingham I remember lmao. He’s a great coach in a lot of ways but his play calling with the lead has always been so so conservative and I would argue lost us many games we should have won.

[u/your-mom-- → u/jkman61494]

In a game where Bryce was cooking, you aren't going to take a shot at icing the game?

[u/cheerl231 → u/your-mom--]

I don't understand running it on 3rd and 5. That was cowardly.

Worst case it's an incomplete pass and it goes to two minute time out

[u/Naldo9911]

White WR named Vander Zee catching a game winner. Doesn’t get more Iowa than that. Besides winning on the road of course

[u/tckilla76 → u/Naldo9911]

Only way it could have been more Iowa was if he were a tight end and not a wide out

[u/NobleSturgeon]

Credit to Iowa. Good coach, good program, good college town, good fan base. Famous for winning games by winning the margins and they did it today.

[u/Gelton → u/NobleSturgeon]

Classy post, We will see you in 13 days out West.

[u/windblown_knight]

Let's all take a second to appreciate that Iowa has Tom Moore on their sideline as a Sr. Offensive Assistant.

He played QB for Iowa in the 1950s

[u/Quiet_Name7824]

That’s just Iowa football baby

[u/Based_McTuddies]

Okay, but can we talk about that personal foul, though? All-time S-Tier boneheadedness.

[u/TheOSUJackal → u/Based_McTuddies]

Throwing your shoe level of boneheadedness

[u/Electronic-Title4194]

Iowa didn't even need an extra second

[u/Relevant_Season4724]

There's something poetic about Iowa winning the game off of 2 tipped balls. The B1G West may no longer be of this earth, but its spirit lives on. Congrats, Iowa.

[u/Past-Discount-52 → u/Relevant_Season4724]

It was spectacularly B10 West

[u/LastKnownNormal]

You may not like it, but this is what peak football looks like.

[u/i_donut_no → u/LastKnownNormal]

I don’t like it.

I FUCKING LOVE IT

[u/ChurchillDownz → u/i_donut_no]

!remindme one week

[u/chriskug]

Broke: 1 second on the clock
Woke: 2 seconds on the clock

[u/texas2089]

As an FSU fan who has watched some absolutely abysmal football the last 3 seasons, I’ve become increasingly attached to the punt, and no team embodies the art of punting more than Iowa so I’ve developed a soft spot for the Hawkeyes. So proud of my punt-loving brothers for getting it done today.

[u/CastleBravo45 → u/texas2089]

Punting is winning, brother.

[u/royalbluehen → u/texas2089]

That one that was down at the 1 was beautiful

[u/Wonderful_Towel_3344]

If you don't like that, you don't like IOWA FOOTBALL

[u/fart_dot_com → u/Wonderful_Towel_3344]

I love Iowa football. Ferentz retiring is unironically going to be so sad for the sport.

[u/PMURITTYBITTYTITTIES]

AS GOD INTENDED

[u/IHaveNeverLeftUtah]

That personal foul ended up costing them big time

[u/corundum9 → u/IHaveNeverLeftUtah]

time would have ran out if it wasn't for the DE being injured, too.

[u/DarthNobody14]

Iowa avenged Western Michigan.

What a final play and game. Incredible back shoulder catch and throw to win the game.

[u/mF-Jonezy → u/DarthNobody14]

Iowa offense with a clutch game winning drive 🤯🤯🤯

[u/BACKCUT-DOWNHILL → u/mF-Jonezy]

Iowa just ran a 90 yard 2 minute drill with almost entirely check downs. Ferentz Master class

[u/Revolver_Oshawott_ → u/DarthNobody14]

Isnt their OC a former WMU HC?

Poetic if true

[u/Bella_431 → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

And former record setting QB

[u/B-Edward-Griffin → u/Revolver_Oshawott_]

Fact check: it’s true.

[u/Jay_Dubbbs → u/DarthNobody14]

Both of those last two throws and catches were just absolutely incredible.

[u/ChangKai-Shrek]

Kirk Ferentz now has half of all Iowa's victories against Michigan all time.

[u/OHSLD]

Iowa is both the worst good football team and the best bad football team

[u/Gajax]

Today I am Iowanian!

[u/marionsunshine]

Called it a week ago. Don't be sad Michigan, be glad you can say it was a big ten team now.

[u/nowagner]

Iowa discovering the forward pass like a caveman discovering fire

[u/WWECreativegenius]

Kirk firentz just keep finding ways to get away with it

[u/lardshark]

I am thoroughly impressed. I genuinely don’t know how they do it. Every single time they have something going for them, they find a way to completely ruin their momentum with the least timely penalty imaginable.

Big play? Penalty. Third down stop? Penalty. Finally get some momentum? Believe it or not, penalty. At this point I’m convinced they could successfully execute a 99-yard touchdown drive during the National Championship, cure a major disease on the sideline, and reunite a lost child with his family, only for some dude to come flying into frame three seconds later and commit an unnecessary roughness penalty 45 yards away from the play.

It’s honestly an art form. Other teams commit penalties by accident. The Michigan Wolverines commit penalties with purpose. With precise timing. With an almost supernatural understanding of the exact moment when a penalty would cause the maximum possible amount of damage.

I’m not even mad anymore. I’m studying this. This level of self-sabotage needs to be preserved and taught to future generations.

[u/ducksekoy123 → u/lardshark]

This is the kind of rant that makes college football special

[u/royalx → u/lardshark]

I had an intern in 2018 who was from South Africa. He decided he wanted to understand American football and said he would watch Michigan (he knew I graduated from Michigan, so less to do with the team and more about corporate politics - I respect it). He came back the following summer as a full time employee. I will never forget him telling me “I have never watched a team where anything that could possibly go wrong, goes wrong. It’s absolutely infuriating to watch your team”. I will forever hold onto that comment as unbiased third party confirmation that Michigan just loves to shoot itself in the dick, or suffer from absolutely insane willy nilly plays.

[u/TheDizzardOfOz]

Universal karma strikes again. Probably one of the worst coaching games I've ever seen. Grats Iowa.

[u/Sergestan]

Michigan's record since 2021 when throwing for UNDER 100 yards: 7-2

Michigan's record in that same time frame when throwing for OVER 300 yards: 2-3

Please join me in my petition to abolish the foward pass

[u/Herky_T_Hawk → u/Sergestan]

Why pass the ball forward when you can punt it?

[u/corndog161]

That dumbass shove out of bounds cost them the game.

[u/New-Presentation5857]

What a clutch final drive by Iowa

[u/delawless]

So, who can tell me when the last time Iowa beat a ranked team on the road during the regular season?

[u/DinoJockeyTebow → u/delawless]

No clue, but I bet it was Penn State

[u/shambooki]

It was only a matter of time until the mistakes cost Michigan a game. Probably won't be the last, either. GG Hawkeyes, that was some serious grit.

[u/Prince-of-Sudan]

On behalf of all the hate watchers,

Thank you, Iowa.

[u/Ok-Today-5824 → u/Prince-of-Sudan]

Is this heaven?

No, this is Iowa.

[u/ChapterThr33 → u/Prince-of-Sudan]

My wife "why are we watching Michigan we hate Michigan"

Me: "because we might be get to watch them lose"

[u/lat3ralus65 → u/ChapterThr33]

My third-favorite team is Whoever Is Playing Michigan This Week

[u/Kruger-Dunning]

This is for all of those asshole Michigan fans wearing 0:01 shirts

[u/xnodesirex → u/Kruger-Dunning]

Iowa needs to make 0:02 shirts

[u/orthros → u/xnodesirex]

hell I'd buy one

[u/Adnarel → u/xnodesirex]

I would buy and wear this shirt.

Note my flair, this is a big deal.

[u/rhododenendron → u/Kruger-Dunning]

The camera shot of that guy with the 0:01 shirt after the TD killed me. Giggling alone in my apartment rn

[u/godzillamegadoomsday → u/Kruger-Dunning]

Iowa needs to print off 0:02 shirts now, rest of the big ten will fund it

[u/idkwhatimbrewin → u/Kruger-Dunning]

I love this for them

[u/lurker2080]

IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER

[u/Appropriate_Bottle44]

The penalties have to stop. Michigan squandered their opportunity to win this game multiple times with dumb shit.

That said, congrats Iowa, go defend your home field next week.

[u/Gingeysaurusrex → u/Appropriate_Bottle44]

Our false starts are a fucking problem

[u/NoSxKats]

Western Michigan sends their regards

[u/HoustonFoReal]

I’m glad we lost because of the dumb penalty. Absolutely pathetic that we do this every single week and it keeps happening. If it takes a loss to finally tell them to control there emotions then I’ll take it. Absolutely coaching malpractice that it shows up in the most critical downs every game.

[u/ghoastlySoldier]

Hey SpongeBob you know what’s funnier than 0:01? 0:02

[u/ImRightShutUp1]

It’s crazy that this team is more undisciplined than Sherone Moore’s teams.

[u/Physical_Entrance212]

THAT FINAL IOWA TOUCHDOWN WAS LEGENDARY

[u/AnotherDimwit]

A well deserved loss you can’t play with fire and keep getting away with it. This team is ass and it finally caught up with them.

[u/lovefist1 → u/AnotherDimwit]

Penalties penalties penalties smh

[u/Accurate_Ball96]

0:02 > 0:01

[u/ZombeySleyor]

This was so unbelievably poetic that I can genuinely start to understand all the people who think football is rigged.

[u/AJB46]

The arrogance to wear a 0:01 shirt lmaoooooo

[u/-RDDTtothemoon- → u/AJB46]

Gonna need a 0:02 one now 

[u/Aragorns-Broken-Toe]

I want to be shady to Michigan but I’m just so happy for Iowa.

[u/yourmomsthr0waway69]

Picked a hell of a week to quit drinking

[u/hawksnest_prez]

IF YOU DONT LOVE THAT YOU DONT LOVE IOWA FOOTBAKL

[u/RoastedDonutz]

All helped because of a dumb personal foul by Michigan on the last drive

[u/Usernameshouldbe3to2]

These fuckers learned how to throw the ball? Who told them about this?

[u/DeusMach1na]

Every Iowa fan must be feeling like a got damn celebrity right now lmao

[u/Mr_IT]

I’m still in shock trying to eat my dinner.

[u/zygodactyl86]

That was about the worst timing possible for that Michigan player to get hurt… no way Iowa gets set in time

[u/cameratoo]

Should the B1G have Iowa and Michigan redo their game in case it was a big fluke?

[u/idkwhatimbrewin]

LMAOOOOOOOOOO

[u/bertmaclynn]

Convinced Whittingham’s teams are amorphous blobs that perfectly match the opposing team.

There will be no blowout wins and no blowout losses. Only blobs of evenly matched defensive football.

[u/ZealousidealScheme85]

Iowa wants WMU

[u/NotASaintDDC]

IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER!

[u/Amonamission]

IF YOU DON’T LOVE IOWA FOOTBALL, YOU DONT LOVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL

[u/Brad-Armpit]

Never a doubt.°

Don't read my post history. 

[u/Ok-Half3342]

That’s a 2009 or 2015 Iowa win…and we’re in the expanded playoff era. I may start to dream