Outback Bowl: #18 Mississippi State 22 vs. Iowa 27

[Chieftain2009]

January 1st at Noon on ESPN2.

Thoughts?

[Chieftain2009]

First game up tomorrow. Big Ten vs. SEC. I don't think this is a good matchup for Iowa, but I haven't had a good season guessing bowl games lol. Mississippi State scoring 31 points per game and only giving up 12! Iowa scoring 39 per game and only giving up 17! Two good defenses in this one.

[Chieftain2009]

With all the big games going on today, this one might get lost in the shuffle of everything.

But, Iowa is leading this game 17-6 at halftime.

[Chieftain2009]

Mississippi State inches closer but misses the 2 point conversion. They trail 17-12 with 11:26 left in the 3rd quarter.

[Chieftain2009]

Bulldogs take a 19-17 lead with 11:08 left in the third.

[Chieftain2009]

Iowa gets back in the scoring column with 1:55 left in the 3rd, to take a 24-19 lead.

[Chieftain2009]

Good goal line stand from Iowa. Mississippi State had a first down from the 1, and were held to a field goal. Iowa holds a 24-22 lead with 12:04 left.

[Chieftain2009]

Mississippi State literally drops a TD pass, and it goes right into the hands of Iowa. Now they are driving.

[Chieftain2009]

Iowa extends their lead to 27-22 on a field goal with 5:51 remaining.

[Chieftain2009]

Iowa wins it 27-22!

[FANOSPORTS]

Pretty good defensive game. A lot of clock mismanagement by both teams but Iowa eeks it out and Ferentz has his usual 8-5 or 9-4 season for $6 million a year and Iowa fans are happy.

[Chieftain2009]

Pretty good defensive game. A lot of clock mismanagement by both teams but Iowa eeks it out and Ferentz has his usual 8-5 or 9-4 season for $6 million a year and Iowa fans are happy.

Unless you're one of the blue bloods, consistency is hard to find in college football.

[smurray]

Making up for Penn State going down.

[Bleeding Red]

Pretty good defensive game. A lot of clock mismanagement by both teams but Iowa eeks it out and Ferentz has his usual 8-5 or 9-4 season for $6 million a year and Iowa fans are happy.

Unless you're one of the blue bloods, consistency is hard to find in college football.

It's hard for a coach to keep a job at a tough place to recruit like Iowa. He does it every year with 3 and 4 stars.

To think he has been there 20 years is amazing.