Final: LSU 21 Iowa 14
After a dominant first half in which LSU gained more than twice Iowa’s total offensive yards, the Tigers took the full four quarters to put the Hawkeyes away with a 21-14 victory.
Iowa got back into the game in the second half with an interception by defensive back John Lowdermilk that was returned to the half yard line. LSU didn’t score again until 2:02 remaining in the fourth quarter, when junior runningback Jeremy Hill led a six-play, 92-yard drive down the field and capped it off with a 37-yard touchdown run.
Hill finished the game with 216 yards on 28 attempts and two touchdowns. Hill became the first LSU runningback to rush for more than 200 yards since Alley Broussard rushed for an LSU-record 250 yards against Ole Miss on Sept. 20, 2004.
LSU freshman quarterback Anthony Jennings finished the game 7-19 passing with the interception to Lowdermilk. Jennings did add the Tigers’ first touchdown of the game on a 3-yard run in the first quarter.
LSU totalled 302 total offensive yards to Iowa’s 233, and the Tigers dominated time of possession, holding the ball for more than nine minutes longer than the Hawkeyes.
The victory is LSU’s first postseason win since the 2011 Cotton Bowl when it defeated Texas A&M 41-24.
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Touchdown Iowa/Failed Onside Kick — LSU 21 Iowa 7 — 1:42 4th Quarter
Iowa isn’t going away quietly, as the Hawkeyes scored another touchdown after a 96-yard kickoff return. But after a failed onside kick on the ensuing kickoff, LSU can kneel the ball down a few times to end it.
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Touchdown LSU — LSU 21 Iowa 7 — 2:02 4th Quarter
On a methodical six-play, 92-yard drive capped off by Jeremy Hill’s 37-yard touchdown run, LSU most likely put the death nail in Iowa’s coffin.
Hill now has 216 yards on 28 attempts and two touchdowns.
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Iowa Fake Punt Failed — LSU 14 Iowa 7 — 9:56 4th Quarter
Still trailing by a touchdown, Iowa tried a fake punt at midfield that failed. The Hawkeyes needed three yards for a first down, but only gained two.
After the turnover on downs, LSU will takeover at its own 44-yard line.
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Iowa Quarterback Injured/Out — LSU 14 Iowa 7
Iowa starting quarterback Jake Rudock was injured and walked limping but under his own power down the tunnel and into the locker room.
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End Third Quarter — LSU 14 Iowa 7
LSU heads into the final quarter of play with a 7-point lead, but the Tigers have looked like a different team in the second half — and not in a good way.
With Anthony Jenning’s pick-six that wasn’t and an improved defensive effort from Iowa, the Hawkeyes have clawed back to within striking distance.
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Touchdown Iowa — LSU 14 Iowa 7 — 5:52 3rd Quarter
Iowa scored its first points of the game with a little help from its defense, as defensive back John Lowdermilk intercepted LSU freshman quarterback Anthony Jennings and returned it seemingly for a touchdown. The play was reviewed, however, and video showed Lowdermilk dropped the ball before entering the end zone.
Iowa maintained possession of the ball because the ball rolled out of bounds without any change of possession. On a third-down rushing attempt from the 1-yard line, runningback Mark Weisman finally punched the ball into the end zone for the Hawkeyes.
The interception was Jenning’s first of the season.
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Iowa Field Goal No Good — LSU 14 Iowa 0 — 8:47 3rd Quarter
After struggling to move the ball in the first half, the Hawkeyes put together their best drive of the game on its first second-half possession, only to have its efforts end in a missed field goal wide right by place kicker Mike Meyer.
The Hawkeyes almost doubled their total yards on the drive.
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Halftime — LSU 14 Iowa 0
In a dominant display in all three facets of the game, LSU leads Iowa 14-0 at halftime. The Tigers have held the Hawkeyes to just 73 total yards and forced a punt or a turnover on every Iowa possession.
The LSU offense, led by junior runningback Jeremy Hill and freshman quarterback Anthony Jennings has felt no effects from the wet and windy field conditions. Hill has already rushed for 102 yards on 16 attempts. Iowa only allowed three 100-yard rushers all season.
LSU began the game with 13 consecutive rushing attempts, but the Tigers looked to Jenning’s arm a little more in the second quarter. The freshman ended the half with 49 yards on 5-12 passing.
Special teams has also come through for the Tigers, as punter Jamie Keehn has pinned two punts inside the Iowa 10-yard line.
Junior defensive end Jermauria Rasco left the game just before the half ended with a leg injury. He was helped off the field by two athletic trainers and was putting no weight on his injured leg.
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Touchdown LSU — LSU 14 Iowa 0 — 7:23 2nd Quarter
LSU sophomore runningback Jeremy Hill continues to be the Tigers’ weapon of choice, as he rushes in from 14 yards out for the Tigers’ second touchdown of the day.
LSU’s drive began when Iowa muffed a punt that was recovered by senior wide receiver James Wright. LSU already has 119 rushing yards, while Iowa has only managed 67 total offensive yards.
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Interception LSU — LSU 7 Iowa 0 — 11:52 2nd Quarter
Freshman cornerback Tre’Davious White intercepted a deep pass from Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock. LSU takes over the ball on its own 7-yard line.
The interception was Tre’Davious White’s second of the season.
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End First Quarter — LSU 7 Iowa 0
After a 73-yard touchdown drive to open the game by the Tigers, LSU and Iowa exchanged punts for the rest of the quarter. LSU ran 13 consecutive rushing plays before attempting a pass that fell incomplete and was nearly intercepted.
LSU will begin the second quarter on its own 39-yard line.
The Tigers ran 22 total plays in the first quarter, with 15 rushing attempts and only seven passing attempts. LSU has 109 total yards to Iowa’s 25, and the Tigers have possessed the ball for almost twice the amount of time Iowa has.
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LSU Touchdown — LSU 7 Iowa 0 — 10:59 1st Quarter
On LSU’s first play from scrimmage, sophomore runningback Jeremy Hill broke a 42-yard run down the sideline.
LSU pounded the ball down the field with eight rushing plays and no pass attempts, before punching in its first touchdown of the day on a 3-yard touchdown run from freshman quarterback Anthony Jennings.

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LSU junior wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (3) leaps over teammate junior tight end Travis Dickson (41) January 1, 2014 during the Tigers' matchup against Iowa in the 2104 Outback Bowl in Raymond James Stadium. The Tigers lead the Hawkeyes 14-0 at halftime.