Complex sentence: The game was the second time in three years for Iowa to face the defending national champion in a bowl game; the Hawkeyes beat Louisiana State University 30-25 in the 2005 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
Split into simpler sentences: The game was the second time in three years for Iowa to face the defending national champion in a bowl game. The Hawkeyes beat Louisiana State University 30-25 in the 2005 Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida.