Iowa Football: Hawkeyes up 24-7 at half over Penn State

The Iowa Hawkeyes lead the Penn State Nittany Lions by a score of 24-7 at halftime. Here’s some of the main highlights so far.

Iowa football leads Penn State at halftime on the road at Beaver Stadium. The Hawkeyes fell behind early 7-3, but scored 21 unanswered points to make it 24-7 at the end of 30 minutes.

Kicker Keith Duncan converted a 40-yard field goal for the first score of the game. Shortly after, running back Tyler Goodson scored Iowa’s first touchdown to give the Hawkeyes a 10-7 lead. Goodson now has 10 touchdowns in his last nine games. Running back Mekhi Sargent scored Iowa’s next two touchdowns.

Through two quarters, Iowa’s offense has generated 223 total yards. Quarterback Spencer Petras is 12-of-18 for 140 yards and no touchdowns. Iowa has 83 rushing yards on 17 carries.

The Hawkeye defense has given up 162 yards. The biggest play of the game so far was a fumble recovery by the Hawkeyes early in the second quarter. Iowa’s defense also stopped Penn State on two 4th-down attempts.

Iowa will receive the ball to start the second half. Ricky Stanzi is the last Iowa quarterback to defeat Penn State on the road. A win for the Hawkeyes would snap a six-game losing streak to the Nittany Lions.