Illinois Suffers Another Big Ten Football Loss, 30-14
A few Illinois fans remain in the stands late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA football game against Iowa Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign (AP Photo/Bradley Leeb)
Running back Mark Weisman ran for 134 yards and Iowa battered Illinois with 587 yards of offense Saturday in a 30-14 win.
The Hawkeyes (7-3, 4-2 Big Ten) ran for a season-high 304 yards. Quarterback Jake Rudock was 14-21 for 210 yards and two touchdowns before leaving in the fourth quarter with the game in hand.
Early on, Iowa had to scrounge for points. The Hawkeyes took a 2-0 lead on a first-quarter safety and Illinois' defense stopped them three times on fourth down to keep the game close. Iowa led 9-7 at the half.
But Iowa's run game wore Illinois (4-6, 1-5) down and set up 21 second-half points that sealed the game.
Illinois quarterback Wes Lunt played for the first time since breaking his left leg Oct. 4 against Purdue. But he finished a quiet 14-25 for 102 yards and one touchdown.