Iowa Destroys In-State Rival Cyclones, 38-13

IOWA CITY, Iowa--Tavian Banks rushed for a career-high 182 yards and three touchdowns and keyed a 24-point first-half spurt as number 21 Iowa pounded in-state rival Iowa State, 38-13, in their annual meeting.

Banks scored on runs of 89, 13 and 28 yards for Iowa (2-0), which defeated the Cyclones for the 14th straight year and leads the all-time series, 32-12. The Hawkeyes have won the last three meetings by a combined score of 102-32. Iowa State (0-2) has not beaten the Hawkeyes since 1982.

Banks' 182 yards shattered his old mark of 136, set last year against New Mexico State. His 89-yard run also was a career high, eclipsing one of 74 yards in the last Sun Bowl.

On the final snap of the first quarter, Banks took a handoff from Matt Sherman, burst through a hole on the right side, cut back to the middle of the field at his own 40 and ran untouched to open the scoring. It was the fourth-longest run in school history and the longest since a 92-yard run by Royce Mix in 1972.

"At the press conference earlier this week, I said, 'Wouldn't it be something if Tavian did more than the other two backs,'" said Hawkeyes coach Hayden Fry. "When Tavian made that long run, we had two backs in the backfield. He did a wonderful job."

Banks extended the lead to 14-0 under three minutes later with a 13-yard jaunt.

Iowa took a 21-0 lead when Sherman pump-faked right to freeze the defense and then found Damon Gibson on the left side on a 42-yard scoring play with 6:59 left in the first half.

The Hawkeyes capped the spurt with a career-high 54-yard field goal by Brion Hurley on the final play of the half. It was two yards short of the school record set by Tom Nichol in 1983 and Hurley's fourth field goal of 50 yards or more.

"That was a determined effort by our Hawkeye football team," said Fry. "I couldn't believe how well we did in the first half.

Sherman completed 13-of-16 passes for 149 yards and one touchdown. Cyclones quarterback Todd Doxon was 12-for-27 for 125 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Iowa State's Troy Davis, who ran for 2,010 yards last year, scored on a one-yard dive to make it 24-7, but Iowa stormed right back down the field and Tim Dwight burst in from six yards out to restore the 24-point bulge.

"I'm proud of our kids, they didn't quit," said Iowa State coach Dan McCartney, who served as an assistant under Fry. "We have a long way to go yet to close the gap between this program and ours."

Iowa State closed within 31-13 on a six-yard pass from Todd Donzon to Joe Parmentier, but the Cyclones failed to convert a two-point pass attempt. On Iowa's ensuing drive, Banks burst through the left side and raced down the sideline to give Iowa a 38-13 lead with 1:14 to play in the third quarter.

"Tavian Banks? I think he's a great back," added McCartney. "I think Tavian Banks and Sedrick Shaw are two of the best backs in the country. I think you saw three of the best backs in college football this year... two of Iowa's and one of ours."

Davis finished with 20 carries for 152 yards and a touchdown. Sedrick Shaw, Iowa's all-time leading rusher, added 79 yards on 10 carries before leaving with a sore ankle.

"I think Sedrick is going to be OK," added Fry. "He hurt his ankle, but he wanted to go back in there at the end. But we didn't want to take any chances. He's far too valuable for us."

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