Iowa-Minnesota: Greene Sets School Mark for Rushing Yards, Hawkeyes Win 55-0

It was a night to forget for the Minnesota Golden Gophers as the Iowa Hawkeyes trounced the home team in their final game at the Metrodome. Iowa improved to 8-4 on the season and with this convincing 55-0 victory, they could be well on their way to the Alamo Bowl come New Year's. The Hawkeye defense stymied the Gopher offense, allowing only six first downs the entire game.  They also held Minnesota to seven total yards of rushing. The same could not be said about the Minnesota defense, which allowed 483 yards of Hawkeye offense, 222 of which was on the ground. Iowa's stellar ground game was led by star running back Shonn Greene, who had 22 carries for 144 yards and two touchdowns on the day. Greene became the first back since Curtis Enis of Penn State to rush for 100 or more yards in every Big Ten contest in a single season. He also broke Tavian Banks' single-season Iowa rushing total with 1,729 yards this year to go along with 17 rushing touchdowns. However, Greene's ... (link)