Kamari Moulton ran for a career-high 208 yards on 26 carries and the Iowa defense held Washington to minus-3 yards rushing as the 20th-ranked Hawkeyes rolled to a 41-24 victory Friday night. Jeremy Hecklinski, starting in place of injured Hawkeyes quarte rback Hank Brown, threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns on 14-of-19 passing. Moulton averaged 8 yards per carry and scored twice against a struggling Huskies defense. Iowa (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) bolted to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter as Caden Buhr nai led field goals of 51 and 27 yards, and Moulton scored on a 56-yard touchdown run. Hecklinski connected with tight end DJ Vonnahme twice in the second quarter for touchdown passes of 20 and 27 yards to make it 27-0. Meanwhile, the Hawkeyes defense domina ted UW early on, forcing punts on each of Washington's first five drives while holding the Huskies (3-3, 0-3) to 95 yards of total offense in the first half.UW totaled 14 yards on 18 plays during its first five drives before finally scoring on a 3 0-yard field goal from Tyler Robles with 1:56 left in the first half. Huskies quarterback Demond Williams Jr. left after taking a hit on that second-quarter drive and went to the locker room for X-rays. He did not return, and Washington coach Jedd Fisch did not have an update after the game. Elijah Brown entered late in the first half and gave the offense a spark, leading an eight-play, 75-yard drive to open the third quarter that ended with a 10-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Chris Lawson. The Ha wkeyes and Huskies each scored another touchdown in the third to make it 34-18 before Moulton scored his second TD on a 3-yard run with 12:06 left in the game. Moulton's performance came one week after he was held to 27 yards on 11 carries against Ohio S tate. - AP College Football
(DS#37 RB) rJr/2028 RB Kamari Moulton, Iowa
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