Week 1: HAWKEYE TRANSFERS FUEL HOT STARTThe #25 Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Aggies from Utah State 24-14 at Kinnick Stadium
The 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes swarm the field
Iowa Hawkeye Hall of Fame inductee Eric Steinbach served as the honorary captain
2023 SEASON KICKS OFF
Hawkeye Kaleb Johnson fields the opening kickoff, finds a hole and returns the ball 58 yards
QB Cade McNamara sets up for his first snap as a Hawkeye
On the 2nd play from scrimmage, McNamara finds a wide open Seth Anderson
Hawkeye newcomer WR Seth Anderson hauls in the 36-yard pass from Cade McNamara with just 33 seconds ticked off the clock.
Anderson and WR Diante Vines celebrate the quick score
K Drew Stevens nails the extra point to give the Hawkeyes a fast 7-0 start.
Transfer LB Nick Jackson gets set to make his first start as a Hawkeye
QB Cade McNamara finds fellow Michigan transfer TE Erick All, Jr. on a 3-yard pass resulting in the Hawkeyes 2nd touchdown
LB Jay Higgins had a career high 16 tackles (12 solo and 4 assists)
Xavier Nwankpa picked off his first interception of the season in the 2nd quarter
Coach Kirk Ferentz watches the video replay during an official review.
K Drew Stevens lines up for a FG attempt. Stevens was perfect on the day connecting on a 20-yard FG and 3 PATS
Utah State head coach Blake Anderson
WR Nico Regaini goes up top for the catch and the 1st down
TE Luke Lachey gets the grab on this 31-yard pass from McNamara
Luke Lachey had 7 catches for 73 yards to lead the Hawkeyes
With just over 10 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter, Kaleb Johnson capped off a 10-play, 68-yard drive and dashes into the end zone to extend the Hawkeye lead 24-6.
QB Deacon Hill takes a knee as time expires to preserve the 24-14 victory.
With the win over the Aggies, head coach Kirk Ferentz picks up his 199th career victory.
The Hawkeyes begin the season 1-0 and travel to Ames next Saturday to take on the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium in the annual Cy-Hawk showdown.