CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Up by 9-7 at halftime Saturday at Illinois, Iowa felt like it should have been ahead by much, much more with 294 yards of offense and four long drives.
"There was no drama, really," Hawkeye coach Kirk Ferentz said, referring to his locker room speech at the half. "At some point you've got to dig in and do something. You've got to finish drives."
And that's what the Hawkeyes did, rolling up 21 second half points to put Illinois away 30-14.
Running back Mark Weisman ran for 134 yards on 23 carries and the Hawkeyes (7-3, 4-2 Big Ten) rushed for a season-high 304 yards. Quarterback Jake Rudock added another 210 yards and two touchdowns passing.
"Seeing that 300 number come up there for rushing yards is pretty cool," Weisman said. "It was awesome out there."
Associated Press
