IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa football team defeated Washington, 40-16, on Saturday afternoon on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium. The victory is head coach Kirk Ferentz’s 200th career win as a member of the Big Ten Conference, moving him into sole possession of second place in league history. He trails only Ohio State’s Woody Hayes’ 205 wins.
Cade McNamara was 8-for-14 for 108 yards and two touchdowns. Kaleb Johnson had two touchdowns on the ground and hauled in one receiving score, he rushed for 166 yards on 21 attempts.
The Hawkeyes scored on all but three drives and were 5-for-5 in the red zone en route to the victory in Washington’s first trip to Iowa City since 1964.
“That is huge,” said McNamara. “That is what we are trying to do every single week. Whether we win or lose we are trying to get better. That is probably the thing that I am most proud of this week, I didn’t feel like there was any lack of intensity or any times where our mistakes really impacted the pace of the game or our momentum.”
Dayton Howard pulled in a touchdown on his first career reception. Luke Lachey had two receptions for 20 yards, Johnson had three receptions for 22 yards.
The Iowa defense tallied up 94 tackles; they were led by Jay Higgins with 14 (five solo), Nick Jackson with 11 (four solo) and Xavier Nwankpa with 10 (four solo). Aaron Graves recorded two sacks and two forced fumbles. Jermari Harris pulled in his third interception of the season.
Drew Stevens connected on 4-of-4 field goals including a long attempt of 51 yards.