The #10 Iowa Hawkeyes struck for two first quarter touchdowns and relied on ball control to hold off #9 Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl.
Ricky Stanzi threw two touchdown strikes in the first quarter to build a 14-7 lead for his Iowa Hawkeyes, a lead they would carry into the third quarter when they pushed their lead to 17-7. Stanzi was 17 for 29 for 231 yards with two touchdowns as his Hawkeyes ate up over 32 minutes of the game clock and compiled 405 yards of total offense. Georgia Tech was only able to compile 156 yards of total offense in their 24-14 loss in the Orange Bowl.Just ask Indiana, which saw a 24-14 fourth-quarter lead turn into a 42-24 loss as Iowa's offense scored four touchdowns in the final 13:03. The Hawkeyes put up 35 points against Iowa State and 30 against Michigan. Iowa also averaged 11.6 yards per pass against the celebrated Ohio State defense, with a backup quarterback calling signals, no less