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Iowa Football: 3 Takeaways from Hawkeyes’ win over Boston College

By Quinn Douglas

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Head coach Kirk Ferentz of the Iowa Hawkeyes holds up the George M. Steinbrenner III Trophy after defeating the Boston College Eagles in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on December 27, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 27-20. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 27: Head coach Kirk Ferentz of the Iowa Hawkeyes holds up the George M. Steinbrenner III Trophy after defeating the Boston College Eagles in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on December 27, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 27-20. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images) /
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Iowa football ended their 6 year bowl skid with a 27-20 win over Boston College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, here were the biggest takeaways.

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The Hawkeyes will have a big positive to build on going into the off-season as they took down Boston College, 27-20 in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. New Jersey native Akrum Wadley took home MVP honors as he rushed for 88 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown along with two catches and 24 yards in the passing game. Wadley also was productive in the kick return game as he returned five kickoffs for a total of 171 yards, including an electrifying 72 yard return.

Iowa finishes the season with an 8-5 record that was anything but normally achieved. The win is surely to give Iowa a confidence boost as they now prepare for the 2018 season, which is sure to be an exciting one in Iowa City. Here’s what we learned from the Hawkeyes win today.

3. Nate Stanley can deliver when needed

For most of the afternoon, Iowa’s pass offense was rather stagnant as quarterback Nate Stanley was seemingly running for his life and was sacked three times along with numerous hurries from the Boston College front. But when needed, Stanley delivered with flying colors.

Stanley hooked up with Nick Easley on this dime of a throw for a 32 yard gain and sparked the Iowa offense from their on out.

Stanley only finished 9-of-15 passing for 99 yards and a touchdown. When able to get passes off, he was very efficient, even bating a couple Boston College defenders to penalties throughout the game. He will be an integral part of Iowa’s success over the next two seasons.

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