Big Ten's Greatest Games: 2008

Big Ten's Greatest Games: 2008

July 25, 2008

IOWA CITY, Iowa — As far as sequels go, the second season of the Big Ten Network’s classic football games series receives two thumbs up.

The segment, called “The Big Ten’s Greatest Games,” will televise four contests featuring the University of Iowa, including the Hawkeye’s dramatic 30-25 victory against LSU in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1, 2005. That game will be re-broadcast Tuesday, Sept. 16.

The next game involving Iowa — a 45-34 loss at Indiana in 1988, airs Tuesday, Sept. 30. That is the first of two classic games that feature the Hoosiers edging the Hawkeyes on the gridiron. On Thursday, Oct. 9, the Big Ten Network is showing the 2006 Iowa-Indiana game — a 31-28 win by the Hoosiers which was also played in Bloomington. The fourth and final unforgettable football battle involving Iowa will be aired Thursday, Nov. 6 — the 2002 game between top-10 teams Iowa and Penn State in State College, Pa. The Hawkeyes prevailed, 42-35, in overtime.

Here is a closer look at the classic games involving the Hawkeyes:

Jan. 1, 2005: Iowa 30, LSU 25
This game ended on one of the greatest plays in Iowa history — a pass pattern called “all up” that culminated in a 56-yard touchdown pass from Drew Tate to Warren Holloway as time expired, giving No. 12 Iowa a 30-25 win over No. 13 LSU in the Capital One Bowl. It marked the third consecutive season with 10 or more victories for the Hawkeyes. Running back Marques Simmons gave Iowa a 24-12 lead with 12:48 remaining on a 4-yard scoring run. Tate completed 20 of 32 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns. Ed Hinkel caught 10 passes for 93 yards. Holloway caught four passes for 72 yards. LSU controlled the majority of the game clock — 34:12 to 25:48 — due in part because the Hawkeye ground game picked up just 47 yards on 29 attempts.

Oct. 29, 1988: Indiana 45, Iowa 34
Iowa quarterback Chuck Hartlieb re-wrote the record book by throwing for 558 yards and completing 44 of 60 passes — all Hawkeye records — with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Hartlieb connected on scoring tosses to Deven Harberts, Jon Filloon and Nick Bell. Bell caught a school-record 13 passes in the game and Harberts hauled in 11.

Oct. 14, 2006: Indiana 31, Iowa 28
Iowa couldn’t hold a 21-17 first-half lead. The Hawkeyes were stymied by Indiana receiver James Hardy, who caught three touchdown passes and surpassed 100 yards receiving. Freshman Hoosier quarterback Kellen Lewis accounted for four Indiana touchdowns, leading the Hoosiers to their biggest victory over a ranked opponent since 1987.

Sept. 28, 2002: Iowa 42, Penn State 35 (OT)
Iowa opened a 23-0 lead, then rallied in overtime to defeat No. 12 Penn State 42-35 for its second of nine consecutive victories. The Hawkeyes won against a ranked team on the road for the first time since a 21-20 victory over No. 6 Penn State in 1996. It was also Iowa’s first victory over a ranked team since it knocked off No. 12 Northwestern in 2000. Quarterback Brad Banks threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Ed Hinkel to give the Hawkeyes a 23-0 lead with 6:04 left in the second quarter. The Hawkeyes led 26-7 at halftime. Kicker Nate Kaeding converted a 55-yard field goal. Iowa took a 35-13 lead into the fourth quarter. In overtime, Banks connected with wide receiver C.J. Jones for a 6-yard touchdown on third-and-goal. Penn State failed to convert on a fourth-down screen pass because of quarterback pressure from Jonathan Babineaux.

Click HERE to review the full schedule for the Big Ten Network’s “Greatest Games” series for the 2008 college football season.

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