Northwestern at Iowa

Saturday, October 3, 1959

No. 2 Northwestern beat No. 5 Iowa 14–⁠10. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 17–⁠9–⁠3.

Away2Northwestern6–⁠3 in 1959
14
Home5Iowa5–⁠4 in 1959
10

FinalAttendance 25,132

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 74% to win. Northwestern won as Elo’s underdog.

Iowa leads 55–⁠28–⁠3 in 86 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Iowa 40, Northwestern 14
2023Iowa 10, Northwestern 7
2022Iowa 33, Northwestern 13
2021Iowa 17, Northwestern 12
2020Northwestern 21, Iowa 20
2019Iowa 20, Northwestern 0

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