Iowa beats Iowa State 13-3 for 4th straight win in series

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The game itself was, at times, outright hideous. Iowa's defense looked gorgeous yet again though, doing more than enough to ensure that the CyHawk trophy stays in Iowa City for another year. Mekhi Sargent scored on a 2-yard TD run with 4:47 left and Iowa beat Iowa State 13-3 on Saturday for the fourth year in a row. Miguel Recinos added a pair of field goals for the Hawkeyes (2-0), whose winning streak over the Cyclones (0-1) is the longest since they took 15 straight from 1983-97. Iowa can thank its defense for that. The Hawkeyes gave up just 188 yards on 56 plays, allowed Iowa State inside their 20-yard line just once and forced five three-and-outs in 11 drives. Iowa has now given up only 10 points through two games. "For our defense to be able to do the things they did, it really speaks highly of them," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said.