Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers Match Player Stats On Oct 03, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Oct 3, 2015

MADISON, Wis. -- Iowa and defensive back Desmond King took advantage of a mistake-prone Wisconsin offense to help the Hawkeyes pull off an upset.

King, a junior from Detroit, had two interceptions as Iowa toppled No. 19 Wisconsin 10-6 on Saturday in the teams' Big Ten Conference opener at Camp Randall Stadium.

Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard had a solid performance in his first full-time season under center for the Hawkeyes. The junior completed 9- of-21 passes for 77 yards and one touchdown.

Beathard threw one interception as the Hawkeyes snapped the Badgers' three-game winning streak in the series between the league rivals.

Meanwhile, Stave completed 21-of-38 passes for 234 yards, with two interceptions and three fumbles.

Senior running back Jordan Canzeri assumed the bulk of the ground work with 26 carries for 125 yards for Iowa.

The Hawkeyes capitalized on a couple of Badgers turnovers to grab the momentum late in the first half.

It started when King intercepted Stave's pass and took the ball 15 yards to Wisconsin's 31-yard line. Two plays later, tight end George Kittle's one-yard touchdown run made it 7-3 with 2:59 left in the second quarter.

Stave succumbed to pressure on the first play of the subsequent series, when Iowa defensive lineman Drew Ott forced a fumble, which was picked up by defensive end Nate Meier and taken to the Badgers' 15-yard line.

But Wisconsin's defense showed its red-zone prowess and held Iowa to a field goal four plays later, a 33-yarder by Marshall Koehn with 1:03 to go in the first half that made it 10-3.

The Badgers got on the board less than four minutes into the game, courtesy of kicker Rafael Gaglianone, who drilled a 46-yard field goal to give Wisconsin a 3-0 lead.

The sophomore's second 46-yarder trimmed Iowa's lead to 10-6 with 3:40 left in the third.

Wisconsin outside linebacker Joe Schobert provided a late chance for a rally with a sack, forced fumble and recovery of Beathard's bobble at the Iowa 27 with 11:02 left in the game.

On the next series, Stave botched a snap on a handoff to running back Taiwan Deal, who couldn't fall on the ball as Iowa defensive end Faith Ekakitie scooped it up.

Wisconsin failed to threaten in its final drive, as dropped passes, penalties and miscommunication ended any chance for the win.

NOTES: Iowa's second-quarter touchdown broke a Badgers' streak. Wisconsin had not allowed a touchdown in 215 minutes, three seconds, going back to the fourth quarter of Wisconsin's loss against Alabama on Sept. 5. ... RT Jacob Maxwell got his first career start at on the offensive line for Wisconsin, subbing for injured Hayden Biegel. Maxwell joined RG Micah Kapoi and LG Michael Deiter, as the Badgers started three redshirt freshmen on the offensive line for the first time since 1997. ... Iowa QB C.J. Beathard entered the Wisconsin game undefeated in five career starts. In his first four games, the junior completed 78-of-110 passes for 962 yards, six touchdowns and one interception for a 68.2 percent pass efficiency rating.