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The Iowa Hawkeyes football team represents the university of lowa in college football . The Hawkeyes compete in the West division of the Big Ten Conference . Iowa joined the Conference in 1899 and played their first Conference football season in 1900. The Hawkeyes play their home games in lowa at kinnick stadium, with a capacity of 69,250. Iowa is ranked 1st of all college football programs based upon total appearances in the Associated Press poll since it began ranking teams in the 1930s. The Hawkeyes are currently coached by krik ferentz, who is in his 21st season as the head coach and is the longest current 

tenured head coach in NCAA Division I FBS

Swarmcast: Instant Reaction to Iowa's 49-24 win

Iowa put together one of their most dominating performances of the 2019 season on Friday when they beat USC 49-24. 

The Hawkeyes' 49 points scored are the second most scored in a bowl game in school history (55 vs. Texas in 1084 Freedom Bowl). The 49 points scored are the second most allowed by USC this season (56 vs. Oregon).

Iowa recorded its sixth 10-win season since 1999 when Kirk Ferentz was hired. The Hawkeyes have 47 wins over the last five years, the most of any five-year period in program history. Ferentz also recorded his 162nd win as a member of the Big Ten Conference, tying Joe Paterno (162) for fourth all-time in Big Ten Conference history.

HawkeyeInsider's David Eickholt and Sean Bock give their instant reaction to Iowa's 49-24 win over USC. Topics include Ihmir Smith-Marsettes three touchdowns in the 2nd quarter, will AJ Epenesa, Tristan Wirfs or Geno Stone go pro? Plus, we answer your questions. You can listen to the podcast below: 

Couple quick notes:

WR Smith-Marsette’s 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter tied a Holiday Bowl record and is the seventh-longest kickoff return in school history. He is the first player in program history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in a single season (Nebraska, 95 yards). He has two career kickoff returns for a touchdown, tying the school record (Derrell Johnson-Koulianos 2009, 2010; Kahlil Hill 1998, 2000). It is the second longest kickoff return by a Hawkeye in a bowl game. The longest was C.J. Jones (100 yards) in the 2003 Orange Bowl against USC.

Since at least 1970, WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette is the only Hawkeye in program history to score a touchdown via rush, reception, and kickoff return, in a single game. He is the first player since 1998 (Deuce McAllister, Independence Bowl) to score a touchdown via rush, reception, kickoff return.

DE A.J. Epenesa tied an Iowa bowl record and matched his career high with 2.5 sacks today (Babineaux 2005 Capital One; Hodge 2005 Capital One), and raised his season total to 11.5, the most by any Hawkeye since Adrian Clayborn had 11.5 in 2009. Epenesa had a team-high 10.5 sacks in 2018. He is the first Hawkeyes to record double-digit sack totals in consecutive seasons since Matt Roth in 2002-03 (10 in 2002, 12 in 2003).

QB Nate Stanley passed for 213 yards today, raising his season total to 2,951, a new single-season career high and the sixth best single-season total in school history. Stanley finished his career with 8,302 passing yards, second all-time in program history (Chuck Long 10,461). He passed Drew Tate (8,292) today on the all-time list. 

Stanley started his third bowl game (3-0) and became the second quarterback in school history to win three bowl games (Ricky Stanzi, 3-0). He is one of five quarterbacks in program history to start in three bowl games. Chuck Long started four (2-2), and Matt Sherman (2-1), Drew Tate (1-2), and Stanzi (3-0) started three.