Despite falling behind 10-0 early in the second quarter, Iowa did not panic as they outscored Purdue 24-0 in the final 40 minutes to win 24-10 on Saturday. C.J. Beathard's first start was full of ups and downs, but he finished with 245 yards on the day.
The game was a slow start offensively for both teams, but the first down for Beathard was his pick six to Frankie Williams. This came right on the heels of a missed field goal by Purdue and provided the Boilermakers with some momentum. It took a while for Beathard to find his groove after the interception, but he would settle down.
Purdue added a 42 yard field goal to take a 10 lead, but it wound end up being all they would score on the day. Iowa responded immediately on their next drive with Mark Weisman's 2 yard touchdown run. The would square the game up at 10 on a drive that saw Beathard look much better.
Beathard went 5 of 9 for 69 yards, as Marshall Koehn hit a 28 yard field goal with to head in to halftime at 10-10.
Iowa had a chance to break the deadlock midway through the third quarter, but C.J. Beathard's pass to Kevonte Martin-Manley was incomplete. However, those two would hookup for a touchdown later in the third quarter. That one came from 23 yards out to give Iowa the 17-10 lead.
Mark Weisman added his second touchdown of the day from 5 yards out with a little over 5 minutes left to make it 24-10. Iowa had a chance to extend the lead further after John Lowdermilk's interception, but their drive ended with Purdue's Sean Robinson breaking up the fourth and goal pass.
C.J. Beathard went 17 of 37 for 245 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also ran for 29 yards on 8 carries. Mark Weisman carried the ball 24 times for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Jordan Canzeri had a solid game with 15 rushes for 63 yards.
Kevonte Martin-Manley was the top receiver for the Hawkeyes with 5 catches for 74 yards and a touchdown. Damond Powell caught 2 passes for 53 yards while Jonathan Parker had 43 yards on 2 catches.
However, the best unit for Iowa was their entire defense. They held Purdue to only 156 yards of total offense. Danny Etling went 11 of 26 for 61 yards and an interception.
Akeem Hunt was the best player for Purdue with 14 carries for 90 yards. He also caught 5 passes for 27 yards. Danny Anthrop had 6 catches for 33 yards in Purdue's lackluster offensive performance.
Iowa (4-1, 1-0) will have a bye next week before facing Indiana on October 11. Purdue (2-3, 0-1) travels to Champaign, Illinois to face the Illinois Fighting Illini next Saturday.