Western Michigan 28, Iowa 19

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WMU (4-7)1276328
IOWA (6-6)067619

Final

3:35 PM ET, November 17, 2007
Kinnick Stadium
IOWA CITY, IA

W. Michigan 28, Iowa 19

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Team Stat Comparison
 
1st Downs2219
Total Yards489397
Passing367249
Rushing122148
Penalties5-403-20
3rd Down Conversions7-186-15
4th Down Conversions2-20-1
Turnovers03
Possession33:4226:18
Air/Ground Leaders
Western Michigan Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Hiller26/4536730
Iowa Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Christensen20/3724932
Team0/1000
Western Michigan Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
West30116024
Thompson2607
Iowa Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Young1795024
Christensen1245021
Western Michigan Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
West993132
Simmons690038
Iowa Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Myers659114
Johnson-Koulianos359038
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERWMUIOWA
TD11:36Brandon West 32 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (Pat Failed)
Drive: 5 plays, 62 yds, 1:24
60
FG09:09Mike Jones 30 Yd
Drive: 5 plays, 18 yds, 2:27
90
FG00:00Mike Jones 23 Yd
Drive: 14 plays, 75 yds, 5:16
120
SECOND QUARTERWMUIOWA
TD06:52Anthony Middleton 35 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (Mike Jones Kick)
Drive: 5 plays, 62 yds, 2:11
190
TD01:21Trey Stross 11 Yd Pass From Jake Christensen (Pat Failed)
Drive: 11 plays, 70 yds, 2:28
196
THIRD QUARTERWMUIOWA
TD08:56Tom Busch 3 Yd Pass From Jake Christensen (Daniel Murray Kick)
Drive: 11 plays, 80 yds, 3:37
1913
TD03:33Anthony Middleton 7 Yd Pass From Tim Hiller (Two-Point Conversion Failed)
Drive: 11 plays, 81 yds, 5:23
2513
FOURTH QUARTERWMUIOWA
TD12:14Brandon Myers 3 Yd Pass From Jake Christensen (Pat Failed)
Drive: 7 plays, 83 yds, 2:30
2519
FG01:13Chris Kelly 30 Yd
Drive: 9 plays, 26 yds, 3:54
2819
Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Tim Hiller threw for 367 yards and three touchdowns and Western Michigan stunned Iowa 28-19 on Saturday, putting the Hawkeyes' bowl hopes in jeopardy.

Chris Kelly kicked a 30-yard field goal with 1:13 left and Brandon West added 116 yards rushing and 93 receiving for the Broncos (4-7), who raced out to a 19-0 lead and hung on to snap a three-game losing streak.

Iowa (6-6), one of 10 bowl-eligible Big Ten teams, must now wait and see if it can back into a bid. The Hawkeyes had won three straight to end conference play, but they tied a season-high by allowing 489 yards of total offense to the Broncos.

Western Michigan led 25-19 with 5:11 left when Desman Stephen picked off Iowa quarterback Jake Christensen and returned it to the Iowa 38. The Broncos milked the clock, and Kelly's field goal pushed the lead to nine.

Christensen was 20-of-37 for 249 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions, and Albert Young rushed for 95 yards for Iowa.

The Hawkeyes fell behind 19-0 midway through the second quarter. But they blocked their second field goal of the game early in the third, and later scored on a 3-yard TD reception by Tom Busch to make it 19-13.

Western Michigan responded with a gutsy 81-yard scoring drive that ended when Hiller found Anthony Middleton for a 7-yard TD pass to make it 25-13 late in the third quarter. The Broncos missed the two-point conversion.

Iowa pulled within 25-19 on a 3-yard TD catch by Brandon Myers with 12:14 left. Daniel Murray missed the extra point.

Iowa came out flat and Western Michigan took advantage.

West took a screen pass 32 yards for a touchdown on the Broncos' opening drive. Mike Jones, who missed the extra point, hit field goals of 30 and 23 yards to push the lead to 12-0 by the end of the first quarter.

On fourth-and-1 in Iowa territory, Hiller play-faked and the entire Hawkeyes defense bit. Middleton broke open down the field and his 35-yard catch gave the Broncos a 19-0 lead with 6:52 left in the first half.

Christensen got the Hawkeyes within 19-6 on an 11-yard touchdown pass to Trey Stross late in the second quarter. Iowa blocked Jones' 36-yard field goal try at the end of the half.

The loss caps a miserable week for Iowa.

Three of its players were questioned in connection with an alleged sexual assault in a campus dormitory, according to university police. No arrests have been made and the identities of the players are being withheld.

College Football Scores

Other Scores:

Saturday, November 17th
Ohio State 14 Final
Michigan 3
Northwestern 22 Final
Illinois 41
Purdue 24 Final
Indiana 27
Penn State 31 Final
Michigan State 35
Wisconsin 41 Final
Minnesota 34
Western Michigan 28 Final
Iowa 19