Iowa 40-16 Washington (Oct. 12, 2024) Game Recap

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Kaleb Johnson rushed for 166 yards and scored three touchdowns as Iowa beat Washington 40-16 on Saturday, giving coach Kirk Ferentz his 200th win at Iowa.

Ferentz moved into sole possession of second place on the Big Ten's all-time wins list, five behind Ohio State's Woody Hayes.

Johnson, who entered the game ranked second nationally in rushing yards per game and third in rushing yards per game, had a 6-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to open the scoring for the Hawkeyes (4-2, 2-2). 1 Big Ten). . He caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Cade McNamara in the third quarter and scored on an 8-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Johnson has 12 rushing touchdowns this season.

McNamara also threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Dayton Howard in the fourth quarter, and Drew Stevens added four field goals for the Hawkeyes.

Washington (4-3, 2-2) scored on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Will Rogers III to Denzel Boston that tied the game at 7-0 in the first quarter, then scored with 29 seconds left before halftime 35-yard field goal by Grady Gross. But the Huskies were out most of the second half and were stopped three times on fourth down in the half as they tried to recover.

Washington's backup quarterback Demond Williams Jr. threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Rashid Williams late in the fourth quarter to complete the scoring.

The Huskies outscored the Hawkeyes 393-328.

BIG PICTURE

Washington: The Huskies, playing from home in two time zones, showed no ill effects in the morning kickoff. They opened the game with two 14-play drives, although only one resulted in points. But Johnson was too much for the defense. Washington was also hurt by two turnovers that led to Iowa field goals.

Iowa: The Hawkeyes, playing their first home game in nearly a month, bounced back from last week's 35-7 loss at Ohio State. A blocked field goal by Yahya Black and an interception by Jermari Harris deep in Iowa territory helped prevent two would-be Huskies scoring drives, and Aaron Graves forced a fumble that led to Stevens' first field goal.

NEXT

Washington: October 26th in Indiana

Iowa: Next Saturday at Michigan State.

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