2009 #6 Iowa at Michigan State Highlights

#6 Iowa holds off Michigan State in dramatic fashion to improve to 8-0 for the first time in school history in this classic at a raucous Spartan Stadium.

[@lancerichards7960]

Am I cheering ten years later? Maybe...of course I am!!! Go Hawks!

[@jacquescrusan9500]

I didn't know that Wayne Larivee called for the Big Ten. Super interesting listening to the packers radio announcer call a non-Packers game.

[@charleswoodhouse4136]

that personal foul call was worst ever

[@sammyshellenbarger1425]

I agree, I was there, awful!

[@qwilliams1539]

How exactly is it a terrible call when helmet-to-helmet tackles, which is exactly what it was, are illegal. The personal foul was properly called.

[@wambamit344]

Should have been ejection

[@ryansemrau7058]

I’m a spartan fan and the first thing I said when I saw that was that’s got to be a penalty. Especially looking at it today his ass should’ve been ejected

[@SuperfanDK]

Even though I know what's going to happen, that final drive still gets me nervous every time.

[@AlwaySunnyInKinnick]

This was a team of NFL players being NFL ready. Miss these days

[@MadirdTiger91]

Greatest finish to an Iowa game I've ever watched, just remember freaking out when McNutt caught the slant! Awesome memory!

[@deckard2665]

Great game. I was at a wedding during this game but I remember having to constantly watch the sports ticker on espn at the bar to get the scoring updates while the game was being played, and I was shocked and happy to see the highlights of the win moments later. Yeah I don't live in Iowa and I didn't have the Big Ten Network at the time.

[@LBYINCHINA]

i was in Burger Hall as a freshman watching this game with my roommate. suddenly everybody ram out off their room and screaming and cheering. gosh time needs to slow down!

[@mrbenfer5884]

That boy got knocked out.. I don't want my kids to play football.

[@LedoylinatorCh69]

What a game. Hopefully we get a game just as great this saturday. Go Hawks!! #oniowa

[@heyyy19]

If there's one team in the Big Ten that I really dislike it's Michigan State. I remember how they had so many "injuries" during last year's game when Iowa was marching down the field.

[@brettfinlay7447]

We don't like you either. Your coach is old.

[@sykosocial9]

It’s not that either offenses were bad or played bad, their defenses were just amazing. Great game

[@Ordzo88]

That look of astonishment from Dantonio at the end always gets me. I feel even pain even as a Hawkeye

[@diogenesfinewines]

Probably Stanzi's finest drive of his career. 12:25 Also love the head referee for some reason. He makes me think of a drill sergeant with how angry he makes the calls.

[@derekkline8359]

Was at the game and every fan on both sides including me were talking trash

[@jaquiel5332]

Iowa hawkeyes vs Michigan state Spartans football

[@binsfeldcyhawk]

Nice choice as always...thanks!

[@HockeyTownHooligan5]

I will go to my grave with this, that hit was clean. Total crap call.

[@Rodanguirus]

Yep. The flag was thrown days after the play was over, only when it was apparent he was really hurt.

[@HockeyTownHooligan5]

@@Rodanguirus Exactly

[@Bswaggy]

Would ware still be in the game today

[@woody5551]

IOwa went on to play in the Claim Jumper Bowl

[@chrisbetz73]

Is that what the Orange Bowl was called?

[@heyyy19]

(I don't mind the MSU basketball team though).

[@marclaporte3710]

typical Iowa. Atrocious offense !

[@xhawkeye8717]

Great defense will stop even the best offense!

[@6234bradpitt]

Go Hawks!!

[@wambamit344]

Lot of missed calls against st Targeted by Ware And numerous pass interference by at. And IOWA pinconed st good Go HAWKS

[@jacksonpetz3309]

I was at this game 🥺🥺🥲🥲

[@Tavat]

The greatest ending ever.

[@sammyshellenbarger1425]

Oh and that shitty personal foul call because dude got his ass lit up.

[@qwilliams1539]

The flag was thrown because helmet-to-helmet tackles are a violation of game rules. I'm sorry that you want people going out there trying to kill each other. It's just football.

[@samuelhus2267]

I believe that is a new rule. I may be wrong, but the only foul at that time was leading with the head.

[@qwilliams1539]

Nope, at that time it was any helmet-to-helmet. It was recently changed to leading with head, which would result in targeting.

[@danpals7678]

I'm from Iowa but that looked like a clean hit

[@sammyshellenbarger1425]

Remember how Iowa isn't good at stuff ??and this play is sadly one of their best highlights of all time?

[@deckard2665]

+Sammy Shellenbarger What exactly are you talking about?

[@kristinedickason6235]

Sammy Shellenbarger Iowa is about like MSU, history wise. They are both good teams though look at the schools they have to play year in and year out: OSU, UofM, PSU, and Wisconsin!!! In my opinion, if you can hang with those schools pretty much every year your not bad at all.

[@youtubesucks7384]

Has Iowa ever had an offense?

[@xhawkeye8717]

Have you never not been a troll or a stooge?