Jackets In College: Adrian Falconer, Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa vs. Illinois State Postgame Notes, Saturday, September 5, 2015, Leesburg High School, 1401 Yellow Jacket Way, Leesburg, Florida 34748, Gerald Lacey, Staff Writer, Carver Heights Quarterback Club
Jackets In College: Adrian Falconer, Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa vs. Illinois State Postgame Notes, Saturday, September 5, 2015, Leesburg High School, 1401 Yellow Jacket Way, Leesburg, Florida 34748, Gerald Lacey, Staff Writer, Carver Heights Quarterback Club
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Jackets In College: Adrian Falconer, Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa vs. Illinois State Postgame Notes, Saturday, September 5, 2015, Leesburg High School, 1401 Yellow Jacket Way, Leesburg, Florida 34748, Gerald Lacey, Staff Writer, Carver Heights Quarterback Club
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Iowa vs. Illinois State Postgame Notes

Iowa (1-0) Illinois State (0-1), 31-14, Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.

By Sports Staff
www.hawkeyesports.com
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2015, 8:43 p.m.

The Hawkeyes have won 14-of-17 season openers under Kirk Ferentz, averaging 35.3 ppg in the 14
wins.

Iowa is 95-29-2 (.762) in home openers.

Iowa's 99-yard scoring drive on its second possession was its first 99-yard scoring drive since 2002 at
Miami (OH).

Freshmen WR Jerminic Smith, WR Adrian Falconer, and OL James Daniels played today. Daniels is
the first true freshman to play offensive line since Bryan Bulaga in 2007.

Iowa finished the game with five sacks, all in the opening half. DE Drew Ott had two sacks. DE Parker
Hesse, DE Nate Meier, and LB Ben Niemann each had one. It was the first career sack for Hesse and
Niemann.

INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES

QB C.J. Beathard improved to 2-0 as a starter. Beathard made his first career start at Kinnick Stadium.
He was 15-of-24 for 211 yards passing and one touchdown. He rushed eight times for 26 yards and
two touchdowns. The eight rushing attempts was a career high.

RB LeShun Daniels set career highs in carries 26, rushing yards 123, and longest rush. His 27-yard
rush on the game's opening drive was a career long. Daniels made his first career start.

WR Matt VandeBerg's nine-yard touchdown in the third quarter was his second career touchdown. He
scored his first touchdown at the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl. His six catches were a career high.

RB Jordan Canzeri had 118 all-purpose yards (28 rushing, 90 receiving). His 90 receiving yards are a
career best. Canzeri ranked second on the team with 752 all-purpose yards in 2014, including 494
yards rushing, 123 yards receiving, and 135 yards in kickoff returns. His 51-yard reception on the final
drive of the first half was a career long.

LB Cole Fisher had a career-high eight tackles in his first career start.

MISCELLANEOUS

Iowa won the toss and elected to receive. In 17 seasons as Iowa's head coach, Kirk Ferentz and the
Hawkeyes received the opening kickoff in 163-201 games (96-67). Iowa has started the game on
defense in 38-of-201 games under Ferentz (20-18).

The Hawkeyes have played 57 consecutive games without a missed or blocked PAT, the longest streak
of any school in the nation. Iowa has converted on 172 consecutive PATs during the streak.

Instant replay was not used today.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes play at Iowa State on Saturday, Sept. 11, at 3:45 p.m. (CT) at Jack Trice Stadium. FOX
will televise the contest.



This article was provided by Gerald Lacey
Gerald Lacey is the senior sports writer covering Leesburg High School Sports for the Carver Heights
Quarterback Club. You can reach him at:
geraldlacey@leesburgyellowjacketsfootball.com
2015 Jackets In College Archives, Adrian Falconer (82), University of Iowa (Photo courtesy of hawkeyes4life) Carver Heights Quarterback Club, Leesburg High School, Leesburg, Florida