Final
12:05 PM ET, August 30, 2008
Kinnick Stadium, IOWA CITY, IA
Top Performers
Passing: J. Christensen (EIU) - 122 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: S. Greene (IOWA) - 22 CAR, 109 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: B. Myers (IOWA) - 4 REC, 43 YDS, 1 TD
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Shonn Greene ran for 109 yards and a touchdown and freshman Jewel Hampton added two late TDs as Iowa defeated Maine 46-3 on Saturday.
Greene, who missed last season due to academic issues at a junior college, scored on a 1-yard plunge on the Hawkeyes' first possession, capping a 69-yard drive, and Iowa was on its way to an easy win.
Freshman Trent Mossbrucker kicked two field goals. Iowa (1-0) rotated Jake Christensen and Ricky Stanzi at quarterback.
The Hawkeyes overpowered the Black Bears (0-1) with 245 yards rushing, including a 19-yard TD run by Hampton on his first career carry.
Iowa led 22-3 at halftime and turned the game into a blowout in a 15-second stretch early in the fourth quarter. Paki O'Meara capped a 10-play-drive with a 1-yard run to make it 32-3, and after an interception by a Pat Angerer, Hampton scored to make it 39-3 with 14:43 left.
Hampton added a 22-yard TD run with 3:29 left, and finished with 68 yards on nine carries.
Jhamal Fluellen ran for 104 yards to lead Maine, which lost its fourth straight to a Football Bowl Subdivision team after winning at Mississippi State 9-7 in 2004. The 43-point loss was Maine's worst in seven meetings against FBS opponents.
Christensen started all 12 games in 2007 and had a tenuous hold on the No. 1 job after fall camp. Stanzi came in after Christensen threw a second-quarter interception, but Christensen bounced back in the second half, helping the Hawkeyes put the game out of reach.
Christensen was 9-of-15 for 122 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. Stanzi was 9-for-14 for 90 yards, playing most of the second quarter and re-entering the game in the fourth quarter.
Iowa's Bradley Fletcher came down with the interception off a tipped ball the first time Maine got the ball, and Christensen found Brandon Myers for a 4-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-0 with 3:37 to go the first quarter.
Christensen was 5-of-9 for 60 yards in the first half. But when he missed, he missed badly -- including an underthrow to Paul Chaney Jr. that Maine picked off at its own 3.
A.J. Edds bailed out Christensen with a safety that made it 16-0 with 12:31 to go in the second quarter, but Stanzi got the call for the rest of the half. He led the Hawkeyes to a pair of field goals to push Iowa's lead to 22-0.
Maine's Bryan Harvey hit a 40-yard field goal as half ended for the Black Bears' only points.
Adam Farkes was 9-of-22 for 83 yards and two interceptions for Maine.
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Team Stat Comparison
| ME | IOWA | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 15 | 27 |
| Total Yards | 220 | 457 |
| Passing | 83 | 212 |
| Rushing | 137 | 245 |
| Penalties | 4-44 | 4-50 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 5-13 | 4-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-1 | 3-4 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:58 | 32:02 |
Passing Leaders
| Maine | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farkes | 9/22 | 83 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | ME | IOWA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 10:09 | Shonn Greene 1 Yd Run (Trent Mossbrucker Kick) Drive: 10 plays, 69 yds, 4:51 | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 03:37 | Brandon Myers 4 Yd Pass From Jake Christensen (Trent Mossbrucker Kick) Drive: 11 plays, 81 yds, 3:50 | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | ME | IOWA | |||
![]() | SF | 12:31 | Adam Farkes Tackled By A.J. Edds In End Zone | 0 | 16 |
![]() | FG | 03:39 | Trent Mossbrucker 35 Yd | 0 | 19 |
![]() | FG | 01:33 | Daniel Murray 44 Yd | 0 | 22 |
![]() | FG | 00:00 | Brian Harvey 40 Yd | 3 | 22 |
| THIRD QUARTER | ME | IOWA | |||
![]() | FG | 06:50 | Trent Mossbrucker 33 Yd | 3 | 25 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | ME | IOWA | |||
![]() | TD | 14:58 | Paki O'Meara 1 Yd Run (Daniel Murray Kick) | 3 | 32 |
![]() | TD | 14:43 | Jewel Hampton 19 Yd Run (Daniel Murray Kick) | 3 | 39 |
![]() | TD | 03:29 | Jewel Hampton 22 Yd Run (Daniel Murray Kick) | 3 | 46 |






