Iowa pushed Minnesota around at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, and Kirk Ferentz had one last punch in him with his post game comments. The Hawkeyes racked up 235 yards on the ground and the combination of Tyler Goodson and Mekhi Sargent averaged 7.9 yards per carry. During the game, Goodson went over 1000 career yards and tallied his 10th career rushing touchdown.
The Hawkeye offensive line was constantly able to reset the line of scrimmage and move defenders off the ball. On outside zone, running backs were able to wait patiently behind the line and follow their lead as they stretched the field horizontally.