(WNFL) – Playing without their top two wide receivers and starting tailback, the Wisconsin Badgers struggled mightily on Saturday, losing 28-7 to the Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City, Iowa.
The Badgers rushed for only 76 yards and passed for 169 while Iowa – not exactly a juggernaut against the Badgers defense – rushed for 127 yards and passed for 211.
Nakia Watson led the Badgers in rushing with 29 yards on 13 carries while quarterback Graham Mertz completed 20-of-38 passes for 169 yards. Jack Dunn was the Badgers leading receiver with 5 catches for 55 yards.
Iowa was led by quarterback Spencer Petras who completed 14-of-25 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns. Tyler Goodson rushed for 106 yards on 11 carries which included an 80-yard jaunt that accounted for most of his yards. Ihmir Smith-Marsett caught 7 passes for 140 yards.
The Badgers fell behind 6-0 at halftime of a pair of Keith Duncan field goals.
Iowa went up 14-0 in the third quarter on a 19 pass from Petras to Smith-Marsette.
Nakia Watson cut the deficit in half with a 1-yard run in the third quarter but Iowa retaliated with a Smith-Marsette 53-yard pass from Petras and a Tyler Goodson 80-yard run.
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