IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) _ It looks like Iowa will go to a quarterback platoon for at least another week.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said Tuesday that Jake Christensen and Ricky Stanzi, who split time during Iowa’s 46-3 win over Maine last week, will likely do the same Saturday against Florida International.

Christensen is listed atop the depth chart, meaning he’s in line for his 14th straight start. But Stanzi, a sophomore who has risen up the depth chart since the end of last season, will get a second chance to wrestle the job away from Christensen.

Christensen and Stanzi put up similar numbers against the Black Bears. Christensen was 9-of-15 passing for 122 yards and one touchdown and one interception. Stanzi went 9-for-14 for 90 yards, playing most of the second quarter and in the fourth, with the game well in hand.

The Hawkeyes (1-0) can afford to give extended looks to both against the Golden Panthers (0-1), who were listed as 27-point underdogs as of Tuesday after being thumped by No. 14 Kansas, 40-10. But with rival Iowa State and a road trip to Pittsburgh looming, this might be the last chance for Christensen and Stanzi to make their case.

“We’ll just see how it pans out. The good news is right now both of them are doing a good job. I make that point especially clear with Jake. I think he’s a better player than he was a year ago,” Ferentz said. “The major difference (is), Rick is a factor now, where a year ago he really wasn’t. “

Christensen, who was unavailable for comment Tuesday because of an academic commitment, made a few ugly throws in the first half against Maine — including an interception deep in Maine territory — that were reminiscent of the inconsistency he showed last season. But he recovered in the second half, leading the Hawkeyes to a pair of third-quarter scoring drives.

For Stanzi, the opener was his first crack at extended playing time. He led Iowa to a pair of field goals in the second quarter, and freshman Jewel Hampton capped two fourth-quarter Stanzi drives with impressive touchdown runs.

“It’s their choice. The only thing you can do is go out there and play and see what happens,” Stanzi said. “It felt good to get out there and actually play and get into a rhythm and have a couple series and go out there and get a feel for what it’s going to be like out there.”

Lost in the discussion over the quarterback job was an impressive start by the defense, which asserted itself against an opponent whose size, speed and athleticism paled in comparison to the Hawkeyes.

Linebacker A.J. Edds, now the veteran leader of a unit that lost stars Mike Humpal and Mike Klinkenborg, was all over the field against Maine. Edds had two tackles for losses, tipped a pass that was picked off by Bradley Fletcher deep in Iowa territory and picked up a safety shortly after Christensen’s interception.

“He works extremely hard, does a lot of good things,” Ferentz said of Edds. “That position’s not a glory position in our defense, but it’s one of those ones (where) it’s like a good defensive tackle. It’s hard to play without them. If you don’t have one of those guys, it becomes glaring.”

Iowa’s secondary also kept Maine at bay. The Black Bears threw for just 83 yards, and 37 of those came on Maine’s first completion.

Perhaps most importantly, Iowa dominated a team everyone expected it to dominate. That wasn’t the case the last time the Hawkeyes played at Kinnick Stadium. They were stunned by Western Michigan 28-19 in the 2007 season finale, with a bowl bid on the line.

“We’ve been involved fairly recently with games where everybody thought we knew what the outcome was going to be and it didn’t turn out that way,” Ferentz said. “We’re not assuming anything. Every opportunity we have is an opportunity to do something well or do something poorly. Hopefully we’ll do it well.”

Tight end Tony Moeaki will likely miss Saturday’s game as he continues he come back from a foot injury. But Moeaki said he’s hoping to be ready for Iowa State on Sept. 13.