The Final Score: Postgame takeaways

Listen to our postgame podcast as we discuss Iowa's 20-13 win over Iowa State.

Kirk Ferentz’s 200th win was vintage Coach Pragmatic

The Kirk-O-Meter hit 200 Saturday, in much the same way it reached many of his first through 199th college football wins as a head coach.

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Watch Cooper DeJean discuss Iowa's win

For Iowa State, early mistakes overshadow late rally

The litany of miscues that have doomed Iowa State to defeat in six of its last seven Cy-Hawk series games against Iowa once again served as the backdrop in the Cyclones’ 20-13 loss to the Hawkeyes Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium.

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Iowa's Logan Lee describes his blocked field goal

Watch Kirk Ferentz talk about his 200th career win

Game Report: Iowa 20, Iowa State 13

A look at the turning point, numbers and notes from the Hawkeyes' 20-13 win.

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Kirk Ferentz earns 200th win with Iowa-esque victory over Iowa State

As has been the case in many of Kirk Ferentz’s 199 other wins, Iowa’s defense and special teams made up for lesser production on the offensive side of the ball in a 20-13 win over Iowa State.

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Final: Iowa 20, Iowa State 13

Kirk Ferentz gets his 200th career win as Iowa (2-0) takes back the Cy-Hawk Trophy from Iowa State (1-1).

The Hawkeyes (-4) covered the spread.

ISU turns it over on downs

Ethan Hurkett got to Cartevious Norton in the backfield immediately on fourth-and-1 for a 2-yard loss.

That will do it.

Iowa 20, Iowa State 13 (1:08 4th)

On 4th&1 the @HawkeyeFootball defense said NOPE 🔒😤 pic.twitter.com/dvNOFXJxsx

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 9, 2023

Iowa State gets a stop

Kaleb Johnson ran up the middle for 8 yards on second-and-9, but Jacob Ellis brought him down for no gain on third-and-1. Big-time play.

Iowa State has 1:48 to go 69 yards, trailing 20-13.

Touchdown Iowa State: It's not over yet

Jayden Higgins pulled down a 16-yard touchdown pass from Rocco Becht on fourth-and-9.

But Iowa State's clock management on a 14-play, 80-yard drive that took 6:59 was subpar. The Cyclone fans made their feelings about the pace of that possession known and even the broadcast team was imploring ISU to move faster.

Still, the Cyclones converted, and they're still in this game.

Iowa 20, Iowa State 13 (2:53 4th)

WOW 😳

On 4th & 9 @CycloneFB comes up with a HUGE touchdown pic.twitter.com/m3dDFD9ePj

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 9, 2023

ISU still has time

Jaziun Patterson converted a third-and-2 with a 7-yard run, but Iowa couldn't burn too much clock.

Tory Taylor's punt rolled for a 48-yarder to the ISU 20.

Iowa 20, Iowa State 6 (9:52 4th)

ISU makes it a 2-score game

Chase Contreraz's 46-yard field goal cut the Iowa lead to 20-6.

It was an eight-play, 31-yard drive for the Cyclones.

Iowa's secondary forced the field goal with a couple pass breakups, including one off Xavier Nwankpa's helmet. Sebastian Castro got his hand on Rocco Becht's third-and-10 pass.

Iowa 20, Iowa State 6 (13:18 4th)

Iowa misses a big play

Seth Anderson got behind the Iowa State defense but, facing pressure, Cade McNamara overthrew him by a step or two on second-and-14.

Tory Taylor's punt from the Iowa end zone went 47 yards and ISU will take over at its 41.

Iowa 20, Iowa State 3 (0:49 3rd)

ISU goes three-and-out

Not the drive ISU wanted after falling behind by 17, obviously. Bit of a misfire from Rocco Becht on third-and-5 and Jayden Higgins nearly made a great play to pick up the first down. Instead, the Hawkeyes have it back at their 13 after a 57-yard Tyler Perkins punt.

Iowa 20, Iowa State 3 (2:22 3rd)

Iowa gets 3 more

Drew Stevens kicked a 34-yard field goal at the end of an 11-play, 69-yard drive.

Iowa's passing came came alive during that drive. Cade McNamara found four different pass-catchers, including a gain of 14 to Seth Anderson and 23 to Erick All. His third-and-2 pass into the end zone fell incomplete, though.

Iowa 20, Iowa State 3 (3:57 3rd)

Iowa State's first drive: Punt

Rocco Becht converted a third-and-5 with an 11-yard pass to Benjamin Brahmer, but the Iowa defense responded with a TFL, incompletion and forcing a Becht 3-yard scramble on third-and-11.

Iowa gets it back at its 15.

Iowa 17, Iowa State 3 (9:45 3rd)

Iowa starts with a three-and-out

Iowa gained 1 yard on its first drive of the second half.

Iowa State's first third-quarter possession will start at its 30 following Tory Taylor's 44-yard punt.

Iowa 17, Iowa State 3 (12:52 3rd)

A tale of two quarters for the Hawkeyes' offense

First quarter yards per play: 10.8

Second quarter yards per play: 1.9

Half: Iowa 17, Iowa State 3

Not a flawless half for the offense after the FG and TD drives. Castro's pick-6 gives Iowa plenty of breathing room in the second half, though.

Iowa will receive to start the second half.

Iowa State gets on the board

Chase Contreraz kicked a 42-yard field goal to make sure it's not a first-half shutout.

It was an 11-play, 51-yard drive for the Cyclones, highlighed by a pair of completions for third-down conversions.

Iowa 17, Iowa State 3 (0:04 2nd)

Touchdown Iowa: Pick-6

This turnover is a game-changer.

Sebastian Castro stepped in front of Rocco Becht's second-and-15 pass and easily returned it for a 30-yard touchdown.

Iowa 17, Iowa State 0 (4:29 2nd)

Death, taxes and Iowa defensive touchdowns 💪 PICK 6 @HawkeyeFootball pic.twitter.com/wnV6LWDak4

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 9, 2023

Jeremiah Cooper interception

Cade McNamara tried to go deep on third-and-9, but Jeremiah Cooper reached around Nico Ragaini for his third interception of the season.

Fox analyst Brock Huard thought it was pass interference, but there has been a decent amount of contact from both defenses with the ball in the air.

Iowa State gets it back at its 29.

Iowa 10, Iowa State 0 (5:10 2nd)

Another three-and-out

Iowa defensive backs Deshaun Lee and Cooper DeJean with the coverage on back-to-back incomplete passes to force a fourth straight three-and-out in the game.

Tyler Perkins' punt went into the end zone.

Iowa 10, Iowa State 0 (6:37 2nd)

Third-down sack

Big plays for the Iowa State defense to force a three-and-out. 

Tyler Onyedim dropped Kaleb Johnson for no gain on second-and-10, then Beau Freyler sacked Cade McNamara for a 3-yard loss.

Tory Taylor's punt from his end zone was a 53-yarder and Jaylin Noel lost 2 more on the return to the ISU 36.

Iowa 10, Iowa State 0 (7:33 2nd)

Drops hurt Cyclones

Consecutive dropped passes by Jaylin Noel on second-and-3 and third-and-3 lead to an Iowa State punt. 

The Hawkeyes take over at their 12 following a 50-yard Tyler Perkins punt.

Iowa 10, Iowa State 0 (8:59 2nd)

Iowa goes backward

Iowa lost 5 yards on a Kaleb Johnson first-down run — Carson Willich made the stop — and quickly went three-and-out, after burning its second timeout with the play clock winding down.

Iowa State's next drive starts at its 31 after Tory Taylor's 51-yard punt.

Iowa 10, Iowa State 0 (9:49 2nd)

Abu Sama gives ISU a short-lived spark

Freshman running back Abu Sama III picked up a first down for Iowa State with back-to-back runs of 5 and 6 yards, but the Cyclones went no farther.

Cooper DeJean brought down Jaylin Noel for no gain after a third-and-9 completion and the Hawkeyes take over at their 23 after an ISU punt.

Iowa 10, Iowa State 0 (10:51 2nd)

Touchdown Iowa

On their second red-zone trip of the game, the Hawkeyes find the end zone this time.

Jaziun Patterson powered his way into the end zone from 4 yards out for the first touchdown of the game and his first career TD. Drew Stevens' extra point made it 10-0 Hawkeyes.

First career TD for @J4thegreat2 💪#Hawkeyes

pic.twitter.com/13sTFzf1KV

— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) September 9, 2023

Kaleb Johnson picked up 11 yards on the first play of the second quarter to set up first-and-goal.

It was an eight-play, 80-yard drive.

Iowa 10, Iowa State 0 (13:39 2nd)

End 1st: Iowa 3, Iowa State 0

A third-down pass-interference penalty kept Iowa's drive alive. Later, on third-and-2, Cade McNamara found Luke Lachey behind the defense on play-action for a 35-yard gain to the ISU 17.

That ends the opening quarter.

ON TARGET 🎯 @Cademac_12 long to @luke_lachey for the BIG gain! @HawkeyeFootball pic.twitter.com/w0APU67VYJ

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 9, 2023

Big loss for ISU on third-and-1

Cartevious Norton ran into a bunch of bodies on a third-and-1 attempt, eventually resulting in a 4-yard loss via Cooper DeJean and Kyler Fisher.

Tyler Perkins' punt went into the end zone.

Iowa 3, Iowa State 0 (3:19 1st)

Iowa takes the lead

Drew Stevens gives Iowa the lead with a 28-yard field goal.

Iowa's offensive line answered some questions about run blocking on a third-and-1 play. Freshman Jaziun Patterson reeled off a 59-yard run to the ISU 12 to set up the score.

ZOOOOMIN' 🚀 @J4thegreat2 with the wheels for @HawkeyeFootball ! pic.twitter.com/cUkqYDBSoq

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 9, 2023

Cade McNamara's second-down pass to Luke Lachey was broken up by Jeremiah Cooper in the end zone, then his third-down attempt was knocked down at the line of scrimmage by Ikenna Ezeogu.

It was a seven-play, 70-yard drive in all, with Patterson's run obviously accounting for the bulk of that.

Iowa 3, Iowa State 0 (5:56 1st)

ISU field goal blocked

A really promising opening drive for Iowa State ends without points.

Logan Lee blocked Chase Contreraz's 36-yard field-goal attempt.

It was a 15-play, 57-yard drive in which the Cyclones went 3-for-4 on third down. Deshaun Lee broke up a pass in the end zone, then Rocco Becht was pressured and had to throw it away on third-and-7 from the 18.

Iowa 0, ISU 0 (8:40 1st)

FG DENIED! The Hawkeye defense doing what they do best! ❌ 💪 @HawkeyeFootball pic.twitter.com/lmOf2z86II

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 9, 2023

Iowa pregame observations

• QB Cade McNamara is fully participating in padded warmups. He was the only player listed as questionable this week.

• Same first-team offensive line as last week in pregame warmups.

• CB Deshaun Lee is taking first-team reps again this week with Jermari Harris unavailable. Hall and Deasfernandes taking second-team CB reps.

Iowa QB Cade McNamara with a compression sleeve on his right upper leg as he participates in warmups.

Iowa's Noah Shannon and Jermari Harris made the trip with the team to Ames despite not being able to play.

Iowa's pregame availability report

Iowa will again be without starting cornerback Jermari Harris for Saturday’s game against Iowa State. Here is Iowa’s full Big Ten-mandated pregame availability report. First-team players have an asterisk.

OUT

DB Jermari Harris*

DL Chris Reames

WR Jacob Bostick

WR Reese Osgood

DL Noah Shannon*

QUESTIONABLE

QB Cade McNamara*

Cy-Hawk pregame storylines

3 keys for Iowa: Win the turnover battle, effectively use wide receivers and shore up run blocking. Here’s the analysis from John Steppe.

3 keys for ISU: Keep the shine on special teams, banish turnovers and win up front. Here’s the analysis from Rob Gray.

Fun Facts: Iowa hasn’t lost in Ames since 2011. Here are 20 more things to know.

Pick 'Ems: Our score predictions.

How to watch Iowa vs. Iowa State

Kickoff time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)

TV channel: Fox

Live stream: FoxSports.com