Iowa wins Orange Bowl

Posted on 05 January 2010

Julie Koehn/The Daily Iowan
Julie Koehn/The Daily Iowan
Julie Koehn/The Daily Iowan
Julie Koehn/The Daily Iowan

In the coldest Orange Bowl ever, No. 10 Iowa won its first Bowl Championship Series bowl game since the 1959 Rose Bowl Tuesday night at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.

Thanks in part to a late fourth-quarter touchdown run by true freshman running back Brandon Wegher, Iowa downed No, 9 Georgia Tech, 24-14.

Iowa junior quarterback Ricky Stanzi went 17-for-29 passing, returning to action for the first time since suffering an ankle injury during the regular season against Northwestern on Nov. 7, 2009.

The Hawkeyes tallied two touchdowns in the first quarter to take an immediate 14-0 lead it didn’t relinquish.

Check back later tonight for more coverage from the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl.

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