DYNAMIC ONE OF THE BEST RUSHING TANDEMS IN THE COUNTRY IS LEADING IOWA’S OFFENSE DURING THE TEAM’S FIVE-GAME WIN STREAK. DUO The Daily Iowan PREGAME SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 IOWA VS. WISCONSIN KINNICK STADIUM 2 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 Iowa Starters WR 12 Brandon Smith 6-2 215 SR. TE 84 Sam LaPorta 6-4 249 SO. LT 77 Alaric Jackson 6-6 315 SR. REMEMBER WHEN... LG 73 Cody Ince 6-4 285 SO. C 65 Tyler Linderbaum 6-3 289 SO RG 61 Cole Banwart 6-4 296 SR. RT 79 Jack Plumb 6-7 293 SO. WR 6 Ihmir Smith-Marsette 6-1 179 SR. QB 7 Spencer Petras 6-5 231 SO. RB 15 Tyler Goodson 5-10 200 SO. FB 38 Monte Pottebaum 6-1 244 SO. PK 3 Keith Duncan 5-10 178 SR. LE 57 Chauncey Golston 6-5 270 SR. DT 54 Daviyon Nixon 6-3 305 JR. DT 96 Jack Heflin 6-4 312 SR. RE 97 Zach VanValkenburg 6-4 270 SR. LEO 35 Barrington Wade 6-1 236 SR. MLB 44 Seth Benson 6-0 231 SO. WLB 49 Nick Niemann 6-4 233 SR. LC 8 Matt Hankins 6-0 180 SR. SS 26 Kaevon Merriweather 6-0 205 SO. FS 28 Jack Koerner 6-0 205 JR. RC 33 Riley Moss 6-1 191 JR. P 9 Tory Taylor 6-4 225 FR. Wisconsin Starters LT 71 Cole Van Lanen 6-5 305 SR. LG 67 Jon Dietzen 6-6 319 SR. C 62 Cormac Sampson 6-4 290 SO. RG 60 Logan Bruss 6-5 319 JR. RT 75 Tyler Beach 6-6 310 JR. Nick Loomis/The Daily Iowan WR 7 Danny Davis 6-0 194 SR. Matt Roth sacks Wisconsin quarterback John Stocco for a loss of eight yards in the first quarter of the 2004 football game between Iowa and WR 3 Kendric Pryor 5-11 189 SR. Wisconsin and Kinnick Stadium. TE 84 Jake Ferguson 6-5 245 JR. QB 5 Graham Mertz 6-3 224 FR. The 2004 Iowa football team lost two of its first four two-minute mark in the first half to tie the game. But RB 8 Jalen Berger 6-0 210 FR. games of the season, including its Big Ten opener. But less than a minute of game time later, Tate spun out of a FB 34 Mason Stokke 6-2 240 SR. heading into the final game of the regular season, the hit and delivered a 51-yard pass to Solomon for another PK 19 Collin Larsh 5-10 185 JR. No. 17 Hawkeyes could clinch a share of the Big Ten ti- score to make it 14-7 Hawkeyes at halftime. Tate threw tle by defeating the No. 9 Badgers. Earlier in the day, another touchdown in the third quarter, this time to DE 97 Isaiahh Loudermilk 6-7 287 SR. Ohio State defeated Michigan, meaning Iowa had a shot tight end Scott Chandler. Kicker Kyle Schlicher nailed NT 95 Keeanu Benton 6-4 318 SO. at a conference championship. And it capitalized. Iowa three field goals in the second half as well, and Iowa DE 93 Garrett Rand 6-2 285 SR. defeated Wisconsin, a team that was 9-1 coming into rolled on its way to its second conference crown in three OLB 19 Nick Herbig 6-2 225 FR. the game, 30-7, at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa finished as seasons. Tate finished the game with 186 passing yards, ILB 57 Jack Sanborn 6-2 236 JR. co-champions in the conference with Michigan. Iowa’s three touchdowns, and three interceptions. Defensive- ILB 45 Leo Chenal 6-2 255 SO. win over Wisconsin prevented the Badgers from playing ly, Sean Considine and Jovon Johnson both intercepted OLB 41 Noah Burks 6-2 240 SR. in the Rose Bowl. For a battle between ranked teams, the passes for the Hawkeyes. Iowa finished the 2004 season CB 1 Faion Hicks 5-10 185 JR. game wasn’t particularly close. Iowa opened the scor- on an eight-game win streak, culminating in a last-sec- SS 9 Scott Nelson 6-2 206 JR. ing with a six-yard touchdown pass from quarterback ond victory in the Capital One Bowl. To read more on the FS 25 Eric Burrell 6-0 203 SR. Drew Tate to Clinton Solomon late in the first quarter. 2004 game against Wisconsin, go to page eight for the CB 21 Caesar Williams 6-0 183 SR. Wisconsin responded with its own score just under the DI’s one-on-one interview with Tate. P 38 Andy Vujnovich 6-3 232 JR. Publisher: Design Editor: Business Manager: Jason Brummond Kate Doolittle Debra Plath Executive Editor: Sports Editors: Advertising Director/Circulation: Sarah Watson Austin Hanson, Asst. Isaac Goffin Juli Krause Pregame Editor: Visuals Editors: Production Manager: Robert Read Katie Goodale, Heidi Owen Managing Editor: Assts. Hannah Kinson, Ryan Adams Advertising Sales: Alexandra Skores TV Sports Director: Bev Mrstik Managing Digital Editor: Kade Overton Front design by Kate Doolittle Kelsey Harrell Copy Editors: Katie Ann McCarver, Elijah Helton Front photo by Shivansh Ahuja GOT QUESTIONS FOR THE PREGAME STAFF OR A STORY IDEA FOR A FUTURE ISSUE? STAFF| EMAIL US AT [email protected] The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 - 3 ON THE LINE Matchups Robert Read Austin Hanson Isaac Goffin Chris Werner Kade Overton John Bohnenkamp Jason Brummond PREGAME EDITOR (17-16) SPORTS EDITOR (20-13) ASST. SPORTS EDITOR (18-15) FOOTBALL REPORTER (23-10) DITV SPORTS DIRECTOR (17-16) SPORTS WRITING COACH (22-11) PUBLISHER (23-10) IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA IOWA Wisconsin vs. It’s about time. Time to party like it’s My dad lived in Wisconsin Daviyon Nixon is out for Why stop at five? Hawkeyes finally break Give Keith Duncan all 2015. when the Badgers were Badger blood. through against the the FGs. No. 16 Iowa bad. Badgers. NERBASKA MINNESOTA NEBRASKA MINNESOTA NEBRASKA NEBRASKA NEBRASKA I’m just here for the late The boat still floats. I want Omaha Steaks now! Eh, flip a coin. No fan deserves to be this I guess I have to pick I need a shower after Minnesota vs. timeouts and the sideline sad. someone, so it’s the picking this one. Nebraska clapping. Huskers. MIAMI NORTH CAROLINA MIAMI MIAMI MIAMI MIAMI MIAMI No. 17 North U know it. Michale Jordan > Michael It’s acutally a tough Sam, how well can you Whatever happened to Always tough to play the Hurricane season is not Carolina vs. Irvin. school to get in to. play against the ‘Canes? the turnover chain? Hurricanes at home. quite over. No. 10 Miami Not well enough. OREGON WASHINGTON OREGON WASHINGTON OREGON OREGON OREGON Washington vs. Haven’t watched a Pac-12 How long has it been Haven’t been to either of I’m on the Grey’s Anatomy I forgot the Pac-12 was A good Pac-12 matchup, if Huskies don’t pass the game yet this season. since Pac-12 football these states. binging badwagon. having a season. there is such a thing. Duck test. Oregon mattered? NAVY ARMY ARMY NAVY ARMY NAVY ARMY I LOVE option football. Army runs Kirk Ferentz’s I support America’s Thank you for your Choosing between these A coin-flip game. A rare home game in this Army vs. Navy ideal offense. No passes. Armed Forces. service. teams is like choosing a historic rivalry. favorite parent. 4 - The Daily Iowan - PREGAME - Iowa City, Iowa - Friday, December 11, 2020 Goodson, Sargent bring the lightning, thunder Iowa’s running game has dual weapons of speed and strength in the form of the team’s two star playmakers in the backfield. BY CHRIS WERNER smart, he has a lot of power to him. He’s tre- [email protected] mendously strong and I think that puts fear in teams and individual defenders coming It’s a relationship of balance. down and trying to fit the run. When I go in Tyler Goodson and Mekhi Sargent are a there, if I can lower my shoulder I will. But productive running back combination for knowing that Mekhi has put that fear into a Iowa again this season. defender allows me to know that defender’s Goodson is the shifty speed back, Sargent not going to come as hard if I have a chance provides the power. to break the run.” It’s something that Maurice Goodson, Ty- While Goodson is the primary back in ler’s father, has seen. most situations, in the red zone, Sargent “They’re jelling and meshing together to shines. Thirteen of Sargent’s 63 rushes have become a strong unit,” Maurice said. “They come inside of the opponent’s 20 yard-line have strong chemistry and camaraderie. and seven of those runs have resulted in They’re one unit. touchdowns. “They’re one band, one sound, and they’re In Iowa’s game against Nebraska on Nov. after the same goal.” 27, after Sargent scored on a 2-yard run, That goal? Reviving the rushing attack. Hawkeye radio broadcaster Ed Podolak Goodson and Sargent have complement- called Sargent a “tremendous player inside Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan ed each other exquisitely in the Hawkeye the 10-yard line.” Mekhi Sargent plows into the Michigan State defense on Nov. 7. backfield this season. Although Goodson has It took some time for the Hawkeyes to more than twice as many carries as Sargent start running the ball effectively enough to starting quarterback Spencer Petras and And beginning with the 49-7 win over this year, Sargent has one more touchdown.
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