Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes got a huge opportunity against the UCLA Bruins on Friday night. Even though it was a tough road game, they had a chance to get a big win and improve to 7-3 on the year.

Unfortunately, Iowa couldn’t get the job done.

When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes ultimately lost by a final score of 20-17. Nothing went right for Iowa and the team looked bad on both sides of the football all game long.

Due to their poor performance, Ferentz spoke harshly about his team after the defeat. He did not hold back in expressing his disappointment about the way the team played flawlessly.

“In football you get what you deserve. And we certainly didn’t play well enough to expect to win tonight, in any category really. Disappointing. Nothing really clicked for us, nothing really looked great.”

He may have been bold with his view of the team, but he’s 100 percent right. The Hawkeyes did absolutely nothing right and deserved to lose.

Offensively, Brendan Sullivan and the offense couldn’t get things going. He completed six of his nine pass attempts for 157 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. He wasn’t terrible, but the two interceptions were a major killer.

Kaleb Johnson also had a very rough game, picking up just 49 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.

Defensively, the team was able to force two interceptions. They limited UCLA to 20 points, but were unable to make key third-down stops all night.

That said, it was a disappointing all-round match that led to a heavy defeat. Iowa fell to 6-4 this season.

Next up, the Hawkeyes hit the road for a game against the Maryland Terrapins on November 23. Hopefully they can come out strong and bounce back with a win after this week’s disappointment.