IOWA CITY, Iowa — Spencer Petras threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns to Ihmir Smith-Marsette to manual No. 19 Iowa previous No. 25 Wisconsin 28-7 Saturday, the Hawkeyes’ sixth pick in a row.
Iowa (6-2, 6-2 Mammoth Ten) beat the Badgers (2-3, 2-3) for the most critical time since 2015 to reclaim the Heartland Trophy. Hawkeyes avid gamers significant by making snow angels after flurries picked up within the 2nd half and blanketed the sphere in white.
Iowa’s offense got here alive within the 2nd half after every teams struggled within the most critical. Petras stumbled on Smith-Marsette for 19-yard touchdown within the third quarter to provide the Hawkeyes a 14-0 lead.
The Badgers slice it in half after a muffed punt diagram them up at the Iowa 25, with Nakia Watson punching the ball in from the 1.
Iowa took control from there.
Petras linked with Smith-Marsette for a 53-yard touchdown to do it 21-7 dead within the third.
Wisconsin turned into clean in predicament to come wait on within the guts of the fourth quarter when Iowa went three-and-out and Australian punter Tory Taylor, in his first one year playing American football, mishandled the snap and kicked the ball while it turned into on the bottom. That resulted in a penalty for unlawful kicking, developing the Badgers at the Iowa 5.
The Badgers went nowhere on three plays, and Mertz flipped a pass into the kill zone that Jack Campbell intercepted.
It turned into game over on the next play when Tyler Goodson broke an 80-yard touchdown speed to do it 28-7.
Smith-Marsette completed with seven catches for 140 yards, and Goodson had 106 yards rushing.
The Badgers obtained appropriate 225 total yards, 56 on the bottom.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Iowa beat a High 25 opponent for the most critical time this season and is poised to pass up within the poll. Wisconsin will doubtless descend out of the rankings.
THE TAKEAWAY
Iowa: The downfield passing game confirmed up with Petras’ occupation-long 53-yard pass to Smith-Marsette, who additionally had a 38-yard salvage. Petras didn’t throw worthy within the 2nd half, but he turned into effective when he did.
Wisconsin: Wisconsin’s offense continues to fight. It has scored a blended 20 gains in losing its final three video games.
UP NEXT
Wisconsin and Iowa every play Dec. 19 towards Mammoth Ten opponents to be introduced Sunday.
