2002 Iowa at #12 Penn State Highlights

In this wild game from 2002, Iowa defeated #12 Penn State at Beaver Stadium en route to an undefeated Big Ten season.

[@retrogamerdad9621]

This is something of a lost gem in Hawkeye football history. It's been overshadowed by later games in the system, and later games in that season. But my, what a game.

[@survivrs]

While this is so incredible for us Hawkeye fans, it is so incredibly sad for Penn State that just a year short of a decade later, not just their football program but the Paterno family has been shamed by what Sandusky did to kids. While I would probably feel different if I were from the Penn State family, I felt that Paterno followed what he was supposed to do in reporting what he had been told to the next higher authority and now they've taken his statue and glory from a man who is gone.

[@allengreene9954]

Kirk Ferentz for some reason had Joe Pa's number. Penn State couldn't get it done. 02, 03 and 08. PSU was clearly going to the national title game and Iowa killed those hopes.

[@gardenstatr07]

2009 also. Iowa is Penn State's Kryptonite.

[@Skylicity]

And 2010 lol

[@CoreyT127]

Got em, in 96 too! Tim Dwight!

[@issacray9124]

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[@nicolasjax8684]

@Issac Ray Instablaster :)

[@TheTerminalExpress]

Anybody else notice that at 4:04 they posted the extra point as good?

[@TRuePack1]

Love the male cheerleader's reaction at 3:50 lmao

[@kirkferentzrocks]

Today is the Day before the BIG GAME vs PENN STATE -10-8-21 GO HAWKS, we can DO THIS! HAWKS!

[@blakejameson1114]

This was the B10s introduction to the new Hawkeye era.

[@kirkferentzrocks]

tomorrow is a MASSIVE GAME- 10-8-21

[@firstgenchevelleman]

Freddy was my favorite

[@davidfreesefan23]

Must have been painful for the fans, seeing their team come back like that only to lose in OT

[@NittanyNation22]

This game played a major role in the NCAA adopting instant replay. There are other videos that give replays of the bad calls in this game. The TD at 4:09 wasn't even close.

[@SuperfanDK]

NittanyNation22 Boo-hoo cry me a river Penn State, you're just mad because Joe missed on Hinkel and we got him instead. That was a spectacular CATCH!!!

[@NittanyNation22]

Spectacular yeah, and also out of bounds.

[@CoatCheckDream.]

+NittanyNation22 Remember when SMU got treated worse than PSU and all they did was pay players?

[@CoatCheckDream.]

+NittanyNation22 I'd forgotten how embarrassing it was for Iowa to almost lose this game. Penn State had no business sharing the field with Iowa on that day.

[@krullsk]

haha 3:25 that was a fail play from penn state

[@blakejameson1114]

Lee Corso should have retired back then.

[@MisterMcKinney]

Was Joe Paterno a nice guy?

[@gregmurley1002]

Roaming the sides looking how to cover up little boys running into the locker room. Also the dumbest chant in all of college football. "We are Penn State." Jeez, you think?