IOWA CITY, IOWA - Iowa
built a 25-point halftime lead and went on to defeat ULM 45-17 in
non-conference action Saturday afternoon at Kinnick Stadium. The game wraps up
ULM's challenging non-conference schedule which also featured Florida State and
TCU.
The Hawkeyes (3-1)
had success through the air as they passed for 273 yards on the
afternoon. James Vandenberg completed 21-of-32 pass attempts for 270 yards and
three touchdowns. Marvin McNutt led Iowa with seven catches for 100 yards and
two scores.
The
Warhawks (1-3) gained
a season-high 293 yards passing and finished with 352 yards of total
offense on the afternoon. Kolton Browning completed 16-of-27 attempts
for 131 yards and backup
quarterback Cody Wells completed 13-of-17 attempts for 162 yards.
Browning also led the Warhawks on the ground with 29 yards on eight
carries.
Browning passed Stan
Humphries for seventh place on the all-time completions list (300) and Wendal
Lowrey for the eighth spot in total offense (3,562 yards).
Vandenberg capped a
9-play, 74-drive by the Hawkeyes to open the game with a 1-yard run on 4th-and
goal. ULM responded on the ensuing possession moving 57 yards in 14 plays. Justin Manton's 43-yard field goal pulled the
Warhawks to within four, 7-3.
Vandenberg led the
Hawkeye offense right back down the field and finished the drive with a 13-yard
touchdown toss to McNutt in the corner of the end zone to give Iowa a 14-3
advantage.
After the teams
traded punts, the Hawkeyes hit pay dirt once more on Marcus Coker's 3-yard
plunge pushed the lead to 21-3 early in the second quarter.
ULM forced the game's only turnover with 5:33 left in the 2nd quarter. Isaiah Newsome recovered a fumble forced by
Cameron Blakes at the Iowa 26-yard line.
ULM moved the ball deep into Hawkeye territory, but a Browning pass to
Brent Leonard on 4th down fell incomplete to halt the drive.
Leonard led the
Warhawks with eight catches for 74 yards one week after catching 13 passes at
TCU. Tavarese Maye had seven catches for 53 yards and Anthony McCall hauled in
four passes for 83 yards.
Iowa made the most of
the defensive stop as it covered 80 yards in eight plays to take a 28-3 lead
into the half. Vandenberg found McNutt
in the end zone from 17 yards out with just over two minutes remaining in the second quarter.
The ULM offense
engineered its most effective series of the contest to start the second half. Browning punched the ball in on a 4-yard
quarterback draw to cap a 13-play, 71-yard drive. The touchdown moved ULM within three scores,
28-10, with 9:35 to play in the third quarter.
However, Iowa responded
once again with another touchdown. Coker scored his second touchdown on the
ground, this time on a 2-yard dive, to stretch the lead back to 25 points at
35-10. Coker finished with 113 yards on 18 carries; he is the first player to
rush for over 100 yards against ULM this season.
Wells took over the primary
duties at quarterback late in the third quarter and efficiently moved ULM 76
yards. The drive was aided by a 25-yard completion on fourth down to Anthony
McCall on a broken play. Maye carried
the ball across the goal line from a yard out on an end-around to make the
score 35-17.
Iowa recovered the
subsequent ULM onside kick attempt and needed only three plays to strike for
the final touchdown of the game.
Vandenberg found Keenan Davis wide open in the end zone on a 23-yard
hook up to give the hosts a 42-17 advantage.
The Hawkeyes would add a 23-yard field goal by Mike Meyer in the fourth
quarter for the final points of the day.
ULM will return to
Malone Stadium to host Arkansas State in its Sun Belt Conference opener on Oct.
8 following its first bye week of the season.
SCORING
SUMMARY
Iowa - Vandenberg
1-yard run (Meyer kick), 11:39, 1st 7-0
ULM - Manton 43-yard
field goal, 05:40, 1st 7-3
Iowa - Vandenberg
13-yard pass to McNutt (Meyer kick), 01:39, 1st 14-3
Iowa - Coker 4-yard
run (Meyer kick), 09:32, 2nd 21-3
Iowa - Vandenberg
17-yard pass to McNutt (Meyer kick), 02:07, 2nd 28-3
ULM - Browning 4-yard
run (Manton kick), 09:35, 3rd 28-10
Iowa - Coker 2-yard
run (Meyer kick), 06:47, 3rd 35-10
ULM - Maye 1-yard run
(Manton kick), 01:56, 3rd 35-17
Iowa - Vandenberg
23-yard pass to Davis (Meyer kick), 00:39, 3rd 42-17
Iowa - Meyer 23-yard
field goal, 08:57, 4th 45-17
ULM Game Notes -- Iowa Game
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ULM team captains - WR Brent Leonard, S Nate Brown, P Aaron Munoz
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ULM won the coin toss for the first time this
season; the Warhawks kicked off to open the game for the first time this season
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Darius Prelow extended his team-high consecutive
game started streak (offense & defense) to 18 games
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Justin Manton's 43-yard field goal on ULM's
opening drive of the game was the second of his career and the longest of his
career
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Manton's 43-yard field goal was ULM's longest
since Radi Jabour booted a 43-yard FG against North Texas on Nov. 7, 2009
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ULM has scored on its opening possession of the
game in two straight contests
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ULM has forced a turnover in 25-of-28 games
under defensive coordinator Troy Reffett and in all four games this season
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Kolton Browning moved into seventh place on the
ULM career pass completions list with 300 passing former Super Bowl quarterback
Stan Humphries
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Kolton Browning moved into eighth place on the
ULM career total offense list with 3,562 yards
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Kolton Browning's rushing touchdown in the third
quarter was the fifth of his career and first of the season
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Tavarese Maye's 1-yard touchdown run in the
third quarter was the second of his career and first this season
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ULM scored 14 points in the third quarter
against Iowa; the Warhawks had scored just seven second half points all season
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Jyruss Edwards moved into seventh place on the
ULM career kickoff return list with 1,025 yards
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ULM's 293 passing yards are the most this
season; the previous high was 232 last week at TCU
