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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Jon Beutjer's 43-yard touchdown pass to
Kevin Kasper with less than three minutes remaining rallied Iowa to
a 21-16 victory over Michigan State (No. 25 in ESPN/USA Today) and snapped a school record 13-game losing streak on Saturday.
The Hawkeyes, who last won on Sept. 18, 1999, with a 24-0
victory over Northern Illinois, avenged a 49-3 rout by Michigan
State a year ago that started their losing streak.
|  | | Iowa's Kevin Kasper runs in for the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter. |
Iowa (1-5, 1-1 Big Ten) also snapped a skid during which they
lost 20 of 21 games. The victory over the Spartans (3-2, 0-2) was
the first conference victory for the Hawkeyes since a 26-24 triumph
over Northwestern on Oct. 10, 1998.
After Aaron Kampman blocked a 44-yard field goal attempt by
David Schaefer with 6:48 remaining, Beutjer directed the Hawkeyes
on an 84-yard drive into a stiff wind for the winning score.
The redshirt freshman, making his second start, hit Kasper with
a slant-in throw and the Big Ten's leading receiver outran
defenders to the end zone with 2:47 remaining to cap an 11-play
drive.
Iowa's defense, which allowed 466 yards, held Michigan State on
the last two series.
After Kasper's TD reception, quarterback Ryan Van Dyke, who
started after missing the last three games with a bruised right
thumb, led the Spartans to the Iowa 47 but was intercepted by LaVar
Woods with 1:54 remaining.
The Hawkeyes failed to get a first down, and Jason Baker's punt
gave Michigan State the ball at its 42 with 47 seconds left.
Van Dyke, who was 14-of-35 for 180 yards, hit Herb Haygood for
18 yards on a third-and-4 to move the ball to the Iowa 34 with 18
seconds remaining. Van Dyke misfired on his next three passes,
including one intended for Haygood in the back of the end zone as
time expired.
Buetjer, who threw for 380 yards and four touchdowns last week
in a 45-33 loss at Indiana, showed the poise of a veteran for the
second straight week as he completed 17 of 25 passes for 146 yards.
Kahlil Hill also sparked the Hawkeyes with a 90-yard touchdown
on a kickoff return -- his longest since 1998 when he ran one back
88 yards against Central Michigan.
The touchdown came after T.J. Duckett's 31-yard scoring run gave
MSU a 16-7 lead with 1:22 left in the third quarter.
Duckett was nearly unstoppable, rambling for 248 yards on 30
carries.
Iowa drove 75 yards on its first possession to grab a 7-0 lead
on Ladell Betts' 5-yard touchdown run midway through the first
quarter. The Iowa defense forced the Spartans to punt on their
ensuing possession -- the first time this season that an opponent
failed to score against the Hawkeyes on their opening drive.
Michigan State cut the lead to 7-6 when Van Dyke connected with
Ivory McCoy Schaefer on a 2-yard touchdown pass early in the second
quarter _ Schaefer's extra point was blocked -- and opened a 9-7
halftime lead on Schaefer's 23-yard field goal eight seconds before
halftime.
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 Iowa's Kahlil Hill takes a kickoff and weaves his way 90 yards through Michigan State into the end zone.
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Iowa's Aaron Kampman skies high to pick off Ryan Van Dyke.
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Michigan State's T.J. Duckett sets up a touchdown with a 50-yard run.
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