The Iowa and Stanford football teams, whose programs date to 1889 and 1892, met for the first time today in the 102nd Rose Bowl game. The sixth-ranked Cardinal jumped on the fifth-ranked Hawkeyes on the first play from scrimmage with a 75-yard touchdown strike to Christian McCaffrey. Before Iowa knew it, they were down 21-0 and struggling in the pass game, run game and on special teams.
At halftime, Stanford enjoyed a 35-0 lead and the only questions that remained were how ugly the final score would actually be, and how many records McCaffrey would break.
Stanford won the game 45-16 as the Hawkeyes scored a couple late touchdowns. McCaffrey took home the Offensive Player of the Game as Aziz Shittu grabbed the honor for Defensive Player of the Game. Shittu had 10 tackles -- 3.5 for losses -- and 1.5 sacks.
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Coin toss: Stanford wins and takes the ball.
First quarter:
- 75-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey (Stanford 7 - Iowa 0) 14:49
- Kevin Hogan carries it in for an 8-yard touchdown (Stanford 14 - Iowa 0) 9:13
- Quenton Meeks intercepts a C.J. Beathard pass 66 yards for touchdown (Stanford 21 - Iowa 0) 5:00
Second quarter:
- McCaffrey returns punt 63 yards for touchdown (Stanford 28 - Iowa 0) 14:12
- Michael Rector catches a 31-yard touchdown pass off of a “fake fumble” (Stanford 35 - Iowa 0) 8:22
Third quarter:
- Stanford’s Conrad Ukropina kicks a 31-yard field goal (Stanford 38 - Iowa 0) 11:09
- Marshall Koehn puts Iowa on the board with a 39-yard field goal (Stanford 38 - Iowa 3) 3:36
Fourth quarter:
- C.J. Beathard connects with Matt VandeBerg for a 36-yard touchdown pass - missed extra point (Stanford 38 - Iowa 9) 13:12
- Akrum Wadley catches a swing pass from Beathard for a 31-yard touchdown pass (Stanford 38 - Iowa 16) 2:46
- Rector catches another touchdown pass for Stanford. This one is 42 yards (Stanford 45 - Iowa 16) 1:54
Christian McCaffrey leads Stanford’s rout of Iowa
Christian McCaffrey caught a short pass and sprinted the rest of the way for a 75-yard Stanford touchdown in the first 11 seconds of the Rose Bowl on Friday and Iowa was history.
The Cardinal defeated the Hawkeyes, 45-16, in front of a black-and-gold dominated crowd of 94,268.
Stanford finished the season 12-2 overall while Iowa fell to 12-2.
McCaffrey put on a one-man show as he caught 18 passes for 172 yards, rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown in four carries and returned a punt 63 yards for a touchdown. He finished the game with 368 all-purpose yards.
The Stanford sophomore became the first player in Rose Bowl history to tally more than 100 yards rushing and receiving.
Stanford had a 35-0 lead at halftime and held Iowa scoreless until late in the third quarter when the Hawkeyes finally managed to score on a 39-yard field goal by Marshall Koehn to cut the deficit to 38-3.
Cardinal quarterback Kevin Hogan completed 12 of 21 passes for three touchdowns, with an interception on a tipped pass in the end zone.
Iowa’s C.J. Beathard completed 21 of 33 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns, with an interception that Quenton Meeks returned 66 yards for a touchdown.
Stanford’s defense sacked Beathard seven times.
Heisman recount?
Stanford 38, Iowa 9 -- 13:12 left in the fourth quarter
C.J. Beathard completed a 36-yard pass to Matt VandeBerg and Iowa has its first touchdown of the game.
As the Hawkeyes luck would go, the extra point was no good.
Desmond King set up the scoring drive with a 43-yard punt return.
Akrum Wadley rushed for a yard before Beathard was sacked for a seventh time.
On third and 15, Beathard saw VandeBerg open and made a nice throw for the score.
The drive covered 31 yards in three plays.
Iowa goes nowhere on first drive
Stanford’s defense forced Iowa into a three-and-out possession in the Hawkeyes’ first series.
Iowa came out a bit jumpy and tight end Henry Krieger Coble picked up a false start on the first play.
Jordan Canzeri rushed for three yards in one carry.
Quarterback C.J. Beathard was one of two for five yards.
Stanford in the Rose Bowl Game
The Cardinal’s overall record in the Rose Bowl game is 6-7-1. This is their 15th appearance.
The tie? The 1927 game against Alabama. It ended 7-7. Stanford’s coach was Glenn “Pop” Warner.