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McCaffrey leads Stanford’s win
Iowa Hawkeyes had unbelievable year to be undefeated before losing their first game in the regular season and losing the next one in the Rose Bowl.
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It bothered Shaw enough, though, to send out a letter on twitter in December mentioning Stanford’s won three Pac-12 titles in four years, gone to four New Year’s Day bowls in five seasons and is one of only seven “Power 5” schools to win at least 53 games the past five years. Kirk Ferentz examined his program and made alterations, including switching practices from afternoon to morning.
Iowa did everything right in that ’59 Rose Bowl, jumping on Cal 20-0 by halftime and winning 38-12. It was the second-longest TD pass in Rose Bowl history and the longest play given up all season by the stingy Iowa defense. They looked better after that – Iowa outscored Stanford 16-10 after the break, so wooooo second half champions – but their inability to provide a counterpunch to McCaffrey and the Stanford offense in the first half killed Iowa’s ability to stay in the game. That’s when it happened.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Two resurgent football teams were scheduled to meet at the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, but only one showed up.
At the postgame press conference, McCaffrey said finishing a close second in the Heisman, being snubbed, did not motivate him.
Every year on New Years day there is bowl game in college called Rose Bowl. McCaffrey continued to prove the importance of an all-purpose running back to an offensive attack an set a Rose Bowl record with 358 all-purpose yards and becoming the first player in the game to rush for more than 100 yards and gain more than 100 receiving.
Another Big Ten team had to be chosen as its Rose Bowl Game representative, and the Hawkeyes were that choice. It was a sight that hadn’t been seen in a quarter century, as the program hadn’t been in Pasadena since the 1990 season. In contrast, Iowa had just 51 yards rushing, netting 1.3 ypc. They also struggled in run blocking; Iowa’s running backs picked up 81 yards on 25 carries, a sluggish 3.2 yards per carry, and even that probably overstates their production since it includes several garbage time runs. But by getting into a deep hole, the Hawkeyes weren’t able to maintain a run-heavy game plan. Stanford was just that much better. Coordinator Phil Parker doesn’t take too many chances with blitzes.
Iowa, meanwhile, melted under McCaffrey’s withering offensive pressure. Notably, they had to run the football well, stop the run and play better on special teams. The Cardinal finished with 430 yards with 207 coming on the ground.
WATERLOO | “People, it’s just a game”.
After the blowout win Friday, Stanford coach David Shaw found himself in the same position as Pete Carroll during Southern California’s run of Rose Bowl dominance in the Bowl Championship Series era: wishing there were more games ahead. Iowa also missed a PAT, adding to its woes. Sure, McCaffrey had broken Barry Sanders’ record single-season all-purpose yards record, but Henry carried the load for Alabama, rushing for more than 2,000 yards and 23 scores, 15 more than McCaffrey, while guiding the Crimson Tide to a second-straight appearance in the College Football Playoff.
Stanford was cordial all week and said really nice things about the Hawkeyes.
Stanford relied on its defense to extend its lead to 21-0.
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Junior QB C.J. Beathard finished the game with 239 yards passing and two touchdowns.