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    Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz earns 200th win as Big Ten coach: Can he catch Woody Hayes this year?

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    IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz became the second coach in Big Ten history to reach 200 wins after leading the Hawkeyes to a 40-16 victory against Washington at Kinnick Stadium. The 69-year-old Ferentz tied College Football Hall of Fame coach Amos Alonzo Stagg on Saturday and is now five wins shy of tying Ohio State’s Woody Hayes for the league record.

    After serving as an assistant at Iowa from 1981 to ’89, Ferentz took over for Hayden Fry in 1999 and led Iowa for 26 seasons. The Hawkeyes won just two of his first 20 games, but since then Ferentz has guided the program to five top-10 finishes, a pair of Big Ten championships and three Big Ten West Division titles, twice leading the program to National Coach honors. Year earned. .

    Ferentz, who has compiled a 212-142 record in three seasons as head coach at Maine, has six games remaining in the regular season. The earliest he could match Hayes’ mark would be Nov. 23 at Maryland, and the earliest he could break it would be Nov. 29 at home against Nebraska.

    Iowa is rolling by playing its style of game

    During Ferentz’s tenure, Iowa (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) was best known for its tenacious defense and a power running game. Both appeared against the Huskies (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten), the defending runner-up in the College Football Playoff and playing their first season in the Big Ten. Running back Kaleb Johnson, who now has 956 rushing yards in six games, dominated again, finishing with 166 yards on the ground and three total touchdowns. As a team, the Hawkeyes surpassed the 200-yard mark for the fifth time this season. Meanwhile, Iowa’s defense intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble and stopped Washington on three of its six fourth-down conversion attempts.

    Ferentz’s milestone victories

    September 18, 1999: Northern Illinois, 24-0 (first win)
    November 16, 2002: Minnesota, 45-24 (participation in Big Ten regular season title)
    November 20, 2004: Wisconsin, 30-7 (clinch share of Big Ten regular season title)
    September 2, 2006: Montana, 41-7 (50th Iowa win)
    January 5, 2010: Georgia Tech, 24-14 (Iowa’s first major bowl win since January 1, 1959)
    October 13, 2012: Michigan State, 19-16, double overtime (100th career win)
    November 27, 2015: Nebraska, 28-20 (first undefeated regular season in Iowa since 1922, first Big Ten West title)
    September 1, 2018: Northern Illinois, 33-7 (144th win, passing Hayden Fry for most in Iowa history)
    November 26, 2021: Nebraska, 28-21 (Iowa claims second Big Ten West title)
    November 18, 2023: Illinois, 15-13 (Iowa claims third Big Ten West title)
    October 12, 2024: Washington, 40-16 (200th career Big Ten win)

    (Photo: Jeffrey Becker / Imagn images)

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