Kirk Ferentz will have to wait another week to make history in the Big Ten

Iowa falls to No. 16 Iowa State for the second year in a row, and it really is a heartbreaker for the Hawkeyes and head coach Kirk Ferentz. The long-time Iowa coach was on deck to make history today because, with a win, he could become the all-time leading coach in wins in Big Ten history, but he will have to wait another week for that honor.

In a close and hard-fought matchup, Iowa fell 16-13 in the low-scoring, defensive-led game. Iowa had a chance at the end of the game with the ball just below two minutes left in the fourth, but the offense just could not move the ball at all and after taking two sacks and having no timeouts, Iowa ultimately fell to its hated rival.

This was a game of defense as the game had a total of 29 points scored, just like the matchup from a year ago. Offense just simply wasn't there for both teams, but Iowa just can't seem to find an answer on that side of the ball. Quarterback Mark Gronowski only had 83 passing yards with only 13 completions on 24 attempts, but the run game was there a bit more with a total of 131 yards adn the lone touchdown scored for the Hawkeyes.

After trading blows offensively, Iowa State was able to make just enough plays on offense to get into solid enough field goal position for starting kicker Kyle Konrardy to hit a 54-yard go-ahead field goal to give the Cyclones a three-point lead.

Iowa knew if they got into range, they could be able to tie it, but when the offense couldn't get a first down after the kickoff, that was it. Ames is such a tough place to play, but Iowa seemed to find a way to drown out the noise, but couldn't find a way to get through the Iowa State defense.

Iowa will now have to ready itself to face UMass next week as it takes its 1-1 record back to Iowa City and prepares for Big Ten football after that.