IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Gophers wore white helmets, white jerseys and white pants for Iowa’s black out-themed game at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday.

A white flag would have been a fitting accessory.

Minnesota couldn’t scream for mercy as the Hawkeyes sprinted out to a 31-0 lead early in the second quarter. The damage was done in Iowa’s runaway 41-3 win at Kinnick Stadium.

“Three hours of bad football,” Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said. “That 100% falls on me. That is unacceptable.”

The Hawkeyes (6-2, 4-1) dominated the Gophers (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) in all three phases of the game, scoring a touchdown in each. “Anything that could go wrong did go wrong on offense, defense and special teams,” Fleck said to KFAN at halftime.

On the opening drive, Iowa marched down the field in nine plays and score

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