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CFB : ATS Matchup
Friday 1/2/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
IOWA
 
TENNESSEE
+3  

-3  
+135

-155

51
 
28
Final
45

IOWA (7 - 5) vs. TENNESSEE (6 - 6)
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Week 17 Friday, 1/2/2015 3:20 PM
TAXSLAYER BOWL - Everbank Field - Jacksonville, FL
Board OpenLatest
267IOWA5252
268TENNESSEE-2.5-3.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
IOWA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games7-5-1.86-67-528.214.2398.3(5.4)1.724.013.3334.5(5.2)1.2
Road Games3-2+1.93-22-324.69.4391.2(5.4)1.826.617.2334.6(4.9)1.0
Last 3 Games1-2-1.22-12-129.37.3457.0(6.1)2.025.710.0334.3(5.9)0.7
Grass Games2-0+3.12-00-224.08.5365.5(5.2)1.015.013.5295.5(4.4)1.5
IOWA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)28.214.221.431:4340-156(3.9)21-3461.6%242(7.2)74-398(5.4)(14.1)
Opponents Defensive Avg.28.814.92130:1140-184(4.6)19-3357.2%221(6.7)73-405(5.5)(14.1)
Offense Road Games24.69.419.430:0340-162(4)18-3256.5%229(7.1)73-391(5.4)(15.9)
Defense (All Games)24.013.316.028:1737-159(4.3)14-2852.0%176(6.4)65-334(5.2)(13.9)
Opponents Offensive Avg.27.814.519.630:4839-178(4.6)17-3154.8%207(6.6)71-386(5.5)(13.9)
Defense Road Games26.617.218.029:5740-172(4.3)15-2854.3%163(5.8)68-335(4.9)(12.6)

TENNESSEE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games6-6-0.56-65-627.615.7363.0(4.8)1.723.912.2359.9(5.2)1.8
Road Games2-3+0.92-32-322.813.0362.4(4.8)2.432.415.8434.0(6)1.6
Last 3 Games2-1-0.31-22-131.721.0350.7(5)1.320.712.0314.7(4.7)1.7
Grass Games5-5-0.56-45-430.416.9390.3(5)1.523.612.3366.4(5.4)1.9
TENNESSEE - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)27.615.720.829:4739-135(3.4)22-3661.3%228(6.3)75-363(4.8)(13.2)
Opponents Defensive Avg.24.812.719.831:3439-151(3.8)19-3258.0%214(6.6)72-364(5.1)(14.7)
Offense Road Games22.813.020.829:1539-149(3.8)20-3655.5%214(5.9)75-362(4.8)(15.9)
Defense (All Games)23.912.218.429:5540-162(4.1)15-2953.8%198(6.9)69-360(5.2)(15)
Opponents Offensive Avg.29.71619.930:3439-182(4.7)17-3058.1%215(7.2)69-397(5.8)(13.4)
Defense Road Games32.415.821.830:4542-197(4.7)17-3154.9%237(7.7)72-434(6)(13.4)
Average power rating of opponents played: IOWA 31.6,  TENNESSEE 39.8
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
IOWA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/8/2014@ MINNESOTA14-51L-1.5L43O30-8413-26-121359-29110-14-1380
11/15/2014@ ILLINOIS30-14W-5.5W54U55-30417-24-283125-8817-31-1470
11/22/2014WISCONSIN24-26L8.5W49.5O28-10120-30-311142-26611-14-1390
11/28/2014NEBRASKA34-37L-1.5L53.5O50-14219-38-230431-16112-28-2022
1/2/2015*TENNESSEE            

TENNESSEE - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/15/2014KENTUCKY50-16W-11W53O51-21419-29-297034-9413-29-1682
11/22/2014MISSOURI21-29L-5.5L48.5O29-5325-38-226245-18012-25-2300
11/29/2014@ VANDERBILT24-17W-15L50U45-17011-20-92236-12313-30-1493
1/2/2015*IOWA            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
IOWA: This program got back on track last season with eight wins, and now the Hawkeyes look to reach double-digit victories with their four best offensive players returning in RB Mark Weisman (974 rush yds, 8 TD), QB Jake Rudock (6.9 YPA, 18 TD, 13 INT), NFL-ready LT Brandon Scherff and WR Kevonte Martin-Manley (388 rec yds, 5 TD). The 236-pound Weisman is perfect for Kirk Ferentz's power running scheme, while Rudock threw multiple TD passes seven times as a sophomore. Iowa lost All-Conference CB B.J. Lowery and all three starting linebackers, but the cupboard isn't entirely bare on defense with CB Desmond King (69 tackles, 8 PD) and SS John Lowdermilk (78 tackles) starring in the secondary, and 290-pound DT Louis Trinca-Pasat (9 TFL) and 315-pound DT Carl Davis (4 TFL) clogging up the middle.
TENNESSEE: The Vols offense will have a much different look in Butch Jones' second season. They lost all five linemen and have an uninspired competition between QBs Justin Worley (6.3 YPA, 10 TD, 8 INT) and Joshua Dobbs (5.7 YPA, 2 TD, 6 INT). The winner of that battle will have plenty of weapons at receiver, including potential breakout star WR Marquez North (38 rec, 496 yds), top recruit Josh Malone and JUCO transfer Von Pearson. The defense, especially in the secondary, will undergo wholesale changes after opponents ran past them for most of last season. The potential emergence of DE Corey Vereen (13 tackles) would be a big help to the lackluster pass defense. The linebacking corps is solid, led by LB A.J. Johnson (106 tackles, 8.5 TFL).
PREVIEW
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*Iowa-Tennessee Preview* ========================

By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer

Iowa (7-5) at Tennessee (6-6), 3:20 p.m. EDT

Iowa backpedaled into a disappointing postseason destination while Tennessee is thrilled to end a three-season bowl drought.

The Hawkeyes meet the Volunteers in the Taxslayer Bowl on Friday in Jacksonville in a matchup of teams that appear headed in opposite directions.

With a manageable schedule that included a home game against its only ranked opponent and a roster full of returning players including its starting quarterback, top running back and top receiver, Iowa was a popular preseason pick to reach the Big Ten championship game.

The Hawkeyes (7-5) finished fourth in their division, however, dropping four of their final six games and failing to defeat an FBS team with a record over .500.

"I'm not sure unacceptable would the word I would use," said coach Kirk Ferentz, who is 6-5 in bowl games, including 4-2 against current SEC teams. "We're disappointed, certainly, with the outcome of the last two ball games."

While the Hawkeyes are making their 12th bowl appearance in 14 seasons, Tennessee (6-6) is making its first since a 30-27 double-overtime loss to North Carolina in the 2010 Music City Bowl. No current Vols played a snap.

The program is aiming for its first bowl win since a 21-17 victory over Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl following the 2007 season.

"It's our job to continue to educate them on the bowl process," coach Butch Jones said. "There isn't anyone who can really step up in a room who has participated in a bowl who can step up and say, 'This is how you handle yourselves.'"

Tennessee wasn't expected to reach a bowl in the second season of Jones' rebuilding job, facing a schedule with five ranked opponents and getting off to a 3-5 start. The Vols, though, won three of their last four, helping Jones earn a contract extension through 2020.

"It's hard not to be satisfied with that because that was our goal, to be in a bowl game," offensive lineman Kyler Kerbyson said. "But we look at it as we didn't do it in the prettiest way. It wasn't a nine-win, 10-win season. It was a six-win (season). We just got there. That keeps us level-headed and keeps us humble going in."

Iowa is looking to revive a running game that became stagnant as the season wound down, recording 84 yards on 30 carries in a 51-14 loss at Minnesota on Nov. 8. The Hawkeyes bounced back with a season-high 304 yards on the ground in the next week's victory at Illinois, but averaged 3.1 yards per carry over back-to-back season-ending losses to Wisconsin and Nebraska.

Mark Weisman, the team leader with 802 rushing yards, hasn't found the end zone in three games after running for 14 TDs in the first nine.

The Hawkeyes are also looking for a quick start after totaling 29 first-half points in their last four games.

Tennessee pushed its scoring average from 23.9 to 35.0 over its final four games and figures to have a more cohesive running game. Freshman Jalen Hurd, who led the Volunteers with 777 rushing yards, will be back after an upper-body injury limited him to five carries in a 24-17 win over Vanderbilt on Nov. 29.

He'll also be able to run behind center Mack Crowder, who missed the final two games with knee and ankle injuries.

The Vols' 6.4 yards per passing attempt is among the lowest marks in the nation, and they could have a difficult time moving the ball through the air. Quarterback Joshua Dobbs is working with a depleted receiving corps as Marquez North (torn labrum) and Jason Croom (knee) - two of three receivers tied for the team lead with four TDs - are still unable to play.

The Iowa defense needs to do a better job of getting off the field after letting the final four opponents convert 28 of 59 third downs (47.5 percent). The unit held opponents to 31.1 percent in the previous eight contests.

"We know how good of a team we can be when we execute and we don't have missed assignments or errors," safety Jordan Lomax told the school's official website.

These teams have met twice, with Tennessee winning 23-22 in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the 1987 season opener. Iowa beat the Vols 28-22 in the 1982 Peach Bowl.

The Hawkeyes are 14-12-1 in bowls while Tennessee is 25-24.

Game Notes:


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