Iowa City
Iowa
5-4
55
FINAL
60
Baton Rouge
LSU
6-3
AI Recap
AI RECAPIn a thrilling Week 10 matchup, Baton Rouge LSU narrowly defeated Iowa City Iowa with a final score of 60-55, keeping their playoff hopes alive. Both teams entered the game with high stakes, but it was LSU that ultimately emerged victorious in a contest overflowing with offensive fireworks.
Leading the charge for Iowa City was quarterback Jalen Milroe, who put on a dazzling display with 366 passing yards and an impressive seven touchdown passes. Marshawn Linch also made significant contributions on the ground, racking up 167 rushing yards, while Baton Rouge's Dont'e Thornton Jr. stole the show in the receiving department with 224 yards, making critical plays that helped secure the win for his team.
Defensively, Baton Rouge relied on a crucial interception from Ronnie Lott, which proved to be a game-changing moment late in the fourth quarter. Although DeMarcus Lawrence of Iowa City was a standout with six total tackles and two sacks, the LSU defense managed to make just enough plays when it counted, allowing them to hold off a late surge from Iowa City and clinch the victory.
Passing
| Player | Pos | ATT | CMP | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Milroe | QB | 30 | 21 | 70% | 366 | 7 | 3 | 111.2 |
| Fernando Mendoza | QB | 12 | 6 | 50% | 329 | 4 | 1 | 100.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Pos | ATT | YDS | YPC | YAC | TD | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Linch | HB | 16 | 167 | 10.4 | 35 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Jalen Milroe | QB | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ashton Jeanty | HB | 10 | 74 | 7.4 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 0 |
| Malik Benson | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tre Tucker | WR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Barner | TE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Arroyo | TE | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Mendoza | QB | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Pos | REC | YDS | YPR | YAC | TD | LNG | DROP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dont'e Thornton Jr | WR | 3 | 224 | 74.7 | 147 | 3 | 89 | 0 |
| Rashid Shaheed | WR | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | 53 | 2 | 65 | 0 |
| Malik Benson | WR | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 26 | 1 | 74 | 0 |
| A.J. Barner | TE | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| Ashton Jeanty | HB | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jake Bobo | WR | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | — | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Marshawn Linch | HB | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Elijah Arroyo | TE | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Cooper Kupp | WR | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brock Bowers | TE | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Defense
| Player | Pos | TKL | SACK | INT | FF | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Lawrence | LEDG | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronnie Lott | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Treydan Stukes | FS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Clark | FS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darien Porter | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Maxx Crosby | LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Witherspoon | CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermod McCoy | CB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakobe Dean | MIKE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Stokes | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drake Thomas | WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Chinn | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrion Arnold | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Finley | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taron Johnson | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Emmanwori | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Segun Olubi | MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Neal | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Love | FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Williams | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Folorunso Fatukasi | DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrice Knight | WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | Pos | FGM | FGA | XPM | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Gay | K | 1 | 1 | 7 | 58 |
| Michael Dickson | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Cole | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Myers | K | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

