Iowa Shuts Out Northern Illinois 40-0 Behind Moulton's 183 Yards
Northern Illinois ran 30 times for 10 yards. Ten. That is the number that explains a 40-0 Iowa win better than any scoring play does.
Iowa meanwhile ran for 289 yards on 38 carries, and Kamari Moulton had 183 of them on 11 carries. Both of his touchdowns came in the first quarter, from 50 yards and from 37 yards, and by then it was 20-0. Tony Diaz had opened the scoring with a 6-yard catch from Hank Brown (the extra point failed, which is why the score went 6-0 and then 13-0). Xavier Williams added an 8-yard touchdown catch from Jeremy Hecklinski, and Caden Buhr kicked field goals of 45 and 34 yards, the second with 0:02 left in the half, for a 33-0 halftime lead.
The last score was a special-teams one: Evan James returned a punt 77 yards with 2:20 left in the third quarter. That made it 40-0, and nobody scored after it. Take away the punt return and Iowa still wins 33-0.
The defense had six sacks, and Northern Illinois finished with 123 total yards (113 passing, 10 rushing) plus an interception and a lost fumble. Iowa threw one interception of its own. Iowa is 1-0 and Northern Illinois is 0-1.
Seven scoring plays, and they came every way there is: two touchdown passes, two long runs, two field goals and the punt return. Iowa had 507 total yards to Northern Illinois's 123, so the scoreboard was being polite.
Fantasy-wise, Moulton produced 30.3 points. Diaz had seven catches for 84 yards and a touchdown for 22.4.