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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -Ricky Stanzi threw three touchdowns passes in his first start, Shonn Greene ran for 130 yards and Iowa pounded FIU 42-0 for its second straight blowout win.
The Hawkeyes, who routed Maine 46-3 last week, looked even better against the Golden Panthers. Stanzi, who got the start over Jake Christensen, was 8-of-10 for 162 yards in less than a half as the Hawkeyes (2-0) racked up 512 yards and led 35-0 at halftime.
Christensen cam on and was 8-of-12 for 99 yards and one touchdown. But it was clear Stanzi has taken the lead in the competition to be Iowa's starter the rest of the season.
FIU (0-2) had no answer for Iowa's defensive front, which stopped the Golden Panthers all day. The Hawkeyes had six sacks, and when they weren't slamming quarterbacks Paul McCall and Wayne Younger to the turf they were stuffing running lanes and forcing both to hurry throws.
Younger came off the bench and was 11-of-20 for 107 yards to lead FIU, which lost for the 25th time in 26 games dating back to 2006. The Golden Panthers have now been outscored 82-10 this season.
The Hawkeyes rolled up 209 yards of total offense and a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.
Iowa scored on its opening drive for the second straight week, after failing to get any points on opening possessions last season. Greene capped that drive with a bruising 11-yard TD run, bouncing off a number of defenders before stretching the ball over the goal line.
Stanzi made it 14-0 with a 59-yard touchdown pass to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos. Stanzi hit Johnson-Koulianos in stride about 40 yards downfield, and Johnson-Koulianos used some nifty footwork to sidestep defenders near the out-of-bounds line and reach the end zone.
Christensen came in for Stanzi and threw a third-down pass into the turf on his first attempt, drawing a chorus of boos from the Kinnick Stadium faithful. That was quickly forgotten, as Paki O'Meara pushed Iowa's lead to 21-0 with a 17-yard TD run late in the first quarter.
Iowa made it 28-0 on a screen pass by Stanzi that Brandon Myers took 23 yards for a touchdown. Stanzi then hit Colin Sandeman for an 8-yard TD pass with 2:49 left in the first half.
Christensen, who played just two series in the first half, got the nod to start the second half. He pushed the lead to 42-0 on a 23-yard TD pass to Sandeman early in the fourth quarter.
Greene, who spent last season at a junior college because of academic trouble, passed the 100-yard mark for the second straight game. Sandeman's touchdown grabs were the first two of his career.
FIU Postgame Notes
Game Captains: Eric Kirchenberg, Carlos Munera, Scott Bryant.
The 42-0 loss was the first time that FIU had been shutout since September 1, 2007 (59-0 at Penn State)?a streak of 12 games.
Announced crowd of 70,585 was the third-largest FIU had ever played before (107,678 at Penn State on 9/1/07 and 90,138 at Alabama on 10/28/06)
Iowa's 59-yard scoring pass from Ricky Stanzi to Derrell Johnson-Koulianos was the first throw for a 50-yard-plus TD since a 69-yarder against Florida Atlantic on 11/24/07 (Rusty Smith to Cortez Gent).
Linebacker Scott Bryant forced fumble in the first quarter was his second in as many games.
FIU allowed 21 points in a first quarter for the first time since giving up 21 points to Middle Tennessee on Sept. 29, 2007.
Marquis Rolle's four pass receptions in the first half were the most by a Golden Panther in a game this season and one more than the sophomore had caught over the first 12 games of his college career (2 in 2007/1 last week at Kansas). Rolle finished with a career-high five catches for 39 yards.
Paul McCall's second quarter pass to T.Y. Hilton for 21 yards was the freshman receiver's first intercollegiate reception.
Before leaving the game with an injury just prior to the half, senior running back Julian Reams picked up 24 rushing yards on the afternoon, giving him 946 on his career.
QB Wayne Younger opens the second half and completes an 18-yard pass to Eric Kirchenberg on his first play. Younger completes 5-of-7 passes (one drop) but the drive stalls at the Iowa 23-yard line.
DL Jonathan Nieves block of an Iowa field goal attempt in the third quarter was the first of his career and first of the season for FIU. The Golden Panthers had two blocked kicks in 2007.
Converted defensive back Alonzo Phillips makes his first career pass reception, good for 12 yards from Younger, with 1:20 to play in the third quarter.
Robert Mitchell's fourth-quarter interception was his first of the season and third of his career (two in 2006). It was the second of the season for FIU.
Younger's fourth-quarter, 22-yard pass completion to WR Jeremy Dickens was FIU's longest play from scrimmage thus far this season.
RB A'mod Ned tied his career high with five pass receptions (set vs. Troy, Dec. 2, 2006). Ned increased his career record for most catches by a running back to 52.
