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Northwestern at Iowa

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Northwestern beat Iowa 38–⁠31. It was their 78th meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 50–⁠25–⁠3.

AwayNorthwestern7–⁠6 in 2016
38
HomeIowa8–⁠5 in 2016
31

Final at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa CityTV: ESPNUAttendance 67,047

At kickoff
62°F, overcast, wind 8 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW), 2 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jerry McGinn; umpire Mike Pilarski; head linesman Steve Matarante; line judge D. Gallagher; side judge John Hayes; field judge Tim Maguire; back judge Mike Brown; center judge Mike CarrGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northwestern10714738
Iowa7143731

Standouts

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Player stats

Northwestern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Clayton Thorson18/3016430
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Justin Jackson26171158
Clayton Thorson91115
John Moten IV31005
Solomon Vault2805
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Austin Carr673325
Andrew Scanlan118018
Macan Wilson115015
John Moten IV115015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Anthony Walker10000
Jaylen Prater8000
Godwin Igwebuike7000
Ifeadi Odenigbo5440
Joseph Jones51.510
Xavier Washington5210
Cameron Robbins5100
Trae Williams4001

Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
C.J. Beathard19/2720411
RushingCarYdsTDLong
LeShun Daniels Jr.177219
Akrum Wadley143529
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Riley McCarron878120
Jerminic Smith358046
Jay Scheel226022
George Kittle118018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Josey Jewell161.50.50
Brandon Snyder9000
Bo Bower8000
Miles Taylor6000
Parker Hesse50.50.50

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

NorthwesternIowa
362Total yards283
164Passing yards204
198Rushing yards79
5.5Yards per pass7.6
4.7Yards per rush1.9
20First downs15
6–⁠16Third downs6–⁠16
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
1–⁠5Penalties6–⁠70
28:21Possession31:39
6Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

NorthwesternIowa
42%Success rate41%
0.15EPA per play0.05
0.94Explosiveness1.07
0.00Rushing EPA0.12
0.38Passing EPA0.00
29%Passing-down success29%
−0.09First-down EPA−0.03
0.14Second-down EPA0.09
0.48Third-down EPA0.20
20%Havoc by its defense11%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 72% to win. Northwestern won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Iowa −12, over/under 44.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Iowa 80%, Northwestern 20%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Iowa end zoneNorthwestern end zoneQ1 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 NorthwesternTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 IowaPunt, 11 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ1 IowaTouchdown, 1 playQ1 NorthwesternField goal, 11 playsQ1 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 NorthwesternTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 6 playsQ2 IowaTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 NorthwesternFumble, 2 playsQ2 IowaTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ2 IowaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ3 IowaField goal, 6 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 IowaTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ4 IowaPunt, 7 playsQ4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ4 IowaInterception, 5 playsQ4 NorthwesternEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Iowa drives left to right, Northwestern right to left.
  1. Q1 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  2. Q1 NorthwesternTouchdown, 2 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 IowaPunt, 11 plays, 44 yards
  4. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  5. Q1 IowaTouchdown, 1 play, 5 yards
  6. Q1 NorthwesternField goal, 11 plays, 67 yards
  7. Q1 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −11 yards
  8. Q2 NorthwesternTouchdown, 9 plays, 54 yards
  9. Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  10. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 6 plays, 11 yards
  11. Q2 IowaTouchdown, 7 plays, 55 yards
  12. Q2 NorthwesternFumble, 2 plays, 10 yards
  13. Q2 IowaTouchdown, 4 plays, 35 yards
  14. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  15. Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  16. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  17. Q2 IowaEnd of half, 1 play, 0 yards
  18. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  19. Q3 IowaField goal, 6 plays, 22 yards
  20. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q3 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  22. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 5 plays, 77 yards
  23. Q3 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  24. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 7 plays, 0 yards
  25. Q4 IowaTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  26. Q4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  27. Q4 IowaPunt, 7 plays, 15 yards
  28. Q4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  29. Q4 IowaInterception, 5 plays, 22 yards
  30. Q4 NorthwesternEnd of game, 2 plays, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Northwestern 10, Iowa 7
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Akrum Wadley run for a loss of 2 yards to the Iowa 23
15:002nd & 12 at own 23C.J. Beathard pass complete to Riley McCarron for 5 yds to the Iowa 28
15:003rd & 7 at own 28C.J. Beathard sacked by Joseph Jones for a loss of 10 yards to the Iowa 18
15:004th & 17 at own 18Ron Coluzzi punt for 34 yds , Flynn Nagel returns for 47 yds to the Iowa 5
Northwestern Touchdown, 2 plays
12:561st & goal at opp 5Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Iowa 4
12:202nd & goal at opp 4Clayton Thorson run for 4 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Northwestern 7, Iowa 0
Iowa Punt, 11 plays
12:201st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds , Desmond King return for 21 yds to the Iowa 21
12:201st & 10 at own 21LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 4 yds to the Iowa 25
12:202nd & 6 at own 25C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jerminic Smith for 7 yds to the Iowa 32 for a 1ST down
12:201st & 10 at own 32LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 2 yds to the Iowa 34
12:202nd & 8 at own 34LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 1 yd to the Iowa 35
12:203rd & 7 at own 35C.J. Beathard run for 12 yds to the Iowa 47 for a 1ST down
12:201st & 10 at own 47C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Jerminic Smith, broken up by Joe Gaziano
12:202nd & 10 at own 47Akrum Wadley run for 8 yds to the Nwest 45
12:203rd & 2 at opp 45LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 8 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down
12:201st & 10 at opp 37Akrum Wadley run for no gain to the Nwest 37
12:202nd & 10 at opp 37C.J. Beathard sacked by Xavier Washington for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 45
12:203rd & 18 at opp 45C.J. Beathard pass complete to Derrick Mitchell Jr. for 10 yds to the Nwest 35
12:204th & 8 at opp 35C.J. Beathard punt for 34 yds, downed at the Nwest 1
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
6:081st & 10 at own 1Clayton Thorson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 2
6:082nd & 9 at own 2Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
6:083rd & 9 at own 2Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
6:084th & 9 at own 2Hunter Niswander punt for 35 yds , Desmond King returns for 32 yds to the Nwest 5
Iowa Touchdown, 1 play
5:071st & goal at opp 5Akrum Wadley run for 5 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan KICK)Tied at 7
Northwestern Field goal, 11 plays
5:071st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:071st & 10 at own 25Justin Jackson run for 35 yds to the Iowa 40 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 40Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 5 yds to the Iowa 35
5:072nd & 5 at opp 35Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Iowa 30 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 30Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr, broken up by Ben Niemann
5:072nd & 10 at opp 30Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Iowa 27
5:073rd & 7 at opp 27Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Iowa 23
5:074th & 3 at opp 23Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 7 yds to the Iowa 16 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 16Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 5 yds to the Iowa 11
5:072nd & 5 at opp 11John Moten IV run for 4 yds to the Iowa 7
5:073rd & 1 at opp 7Justin Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Iowa 8
0:504th & 2 at opp 8Jack Mitchell 25 yd FG GOODNorthwestern 10, Iowa 7
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
0:501st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 64 yds , Desmond King return for 27 yds to the Iowa 28
0:501st & 10 at own 28LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 9 yds to the Iowa 37
0:502nd & 1 at own 37Daniels, LeShun rush up middle for 3 yards to the IOWA40 (Walker, Jr. A.;Prater, Jaylen), PENALTY IOWA face mask 15 yards to the IOWA22, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:002nd & 16 at own 22IOWA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Iowa 17
Q2 15:002nd & 21 at own 17C.J. Beathard run for no gain to the Iowa 17
Q2 15:003rd & 21 at own 17C.J. Beathard pass incomplete
Q2 15:004th & 21 at own 17Ron Coluzzi punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Flynn Nagel at the Nwest 46
2nd quarter10 drives, then Iowa 21, Northwestern 17
Northwestern Touchdown, 9 plays
14:081st & 10 at own 46Clayton Thorson pass complete to Andrew Scanlan for 18 yds to the Iowa 36 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at opp 36Solomon Vault run for 3 yds to the Iowa 33
14:082nd & 7 at opp 33Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 6 yds to the Iowa 27
14:083rd & 1 at opp 27Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Iowa 25 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at opp 25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 8 yds to the Iowa 17
14:082nd & 2 at opp 17Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Iowa 15 for a 1ST down
14:081st & 10 at opp 15Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr
14:082nd & 10 at opp 15Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Iowa 11
10:333rd & 6 at opp 11Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 11 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Northwestern 17, Iowa 7
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
10:331st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:331st & 10 at own 25C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to George Kittle
10:332nd & 10 at own 25Akrum Wadley run for 3 yds to the Iowa 28
10:333rd & 7 at own 28C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to George Kittle
10:334th & 7 at own 28Ron Coluzzi punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Flynn Nagel at the Nwest 29
Northwestern Punt, 6 plays
9:321st & 10 at own 29Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 29
9:322nd & 10 at own 29Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr
9:323rd & 10 at own 29Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 15 yds to the Nwest 44 for a 1ST down
9:321st & 10 at own 44Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
9:322nd & 10 at own 44Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 48
9:323rd & 6 at own 48Clayton Thorson sacked by Parker Hesse and Josey Jewell for a loss of 8 yards to the Nwest 40
9:324th & 14 at own 40Hunter Niswander punt for 47 yds , Desmond King returns for 32 yds to the Iowa 45
Iowa Touchdown, 7 plays
7:071st & 10 at own 45LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
7:072nd & 5 at the 50LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 6 yds to the Nwest 44 for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at opp 44C.J. Beathard pass complete to Riley McCarron for 10 yds to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at opp 34LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 5 yds to the Nwest 29
7:072nd & 5 at opp 29LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 1 yd to the Nwest 28
7:073rd & 4 at opp 28C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jay Scheel for 22 yds to the Nwest 6 for a 1ST down
5:021st & goal at opp 6Akrum Wadley run for 6 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan KICK)Northwestern 17, Iowa 14
Northwestern Fumble, 2 plays
5:021st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:021st & 10 at own 25Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 30
5:022nd & 5 at own 30Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 35 Justin Jackson fumbled, forced by Brandon Snyder, recovered by Iowa Matt Nelson
Iowa Touchdown, 4 plays
4:241st & 10 at opp 35C.J. Beathard pass complete to Riley McCarron for 20 yds to the Nwest 15 for a 1ST down
4:241st & 10 at opp 15LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 4 yds to the Nwest 11
4:242nd & 6 at opp 11Akrum Wadley run for a loss of 4 yards to the Nwest 15 Akrum Wadley fumbled, forced by C.J. Robbins, recovered by Iowa Akrum Wadley IOWA Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
2:583rd & 10 at opp 15Timeout IOWA, clock 02:58
2:583rd & 10 at opp 15Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 02:58
2:513rd & 10 at opp 15C.J. Beathard pass complete to Riley McCarron for 15 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan KICK)Iowa 21, Northwestern 17
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
2:511st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:511st & 10 at own 25Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson
2:512nd & 10 at own 25John Moten IV run for 5 yds to the Nwest 30
2:513rd & 5 at own 30Clayton Thorson run for no gain to the Nwest 30
1:294th & 5 at own 30Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 01:29
1:294th & 5 at own 30Hunter Niswander punt for 47 yds , Desmond King returns for 6 yds to the Iowa 36 IOWA Penalty, roughing the kicker ( Yards) declined
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
1:181st & 10 at own 29Akrum Wadley run for 2 yds to the Iowa 31
1:182nd & 8 at own 31C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Jay Scheel, broken up by Joseph Jones
1:183rd & 8 at own 31C.J. Beathard sacked by Ifeadi Odenigbo for a loss of 2 yards to the Iowa 29
0:444th & 10 at own 29Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:44
0:444th & 10 at own 29Ron Coluzzi punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Flynn Nagel at the Nwest 22
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
0:361st & 10 at own 22Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson
0:362nd & 10 at own 22Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Nwest 29
0:253rd & 3 at own 29Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 31
0:253rd & 3 at own 29Timeout IOWA, clock 00:25
0:194th & 1 at own 31Hunter Niswander punt for 43 yds , Desmond King returns for 7 yds to the Iowa 33
0:194th & 1 at own 31Timeout IOWA, clock 00:19
Iowa End of half, 1 play
0:091st & 10 at own 33TEAM run for no gain to the Iowa 33
3rd quarter7 drives, then Northwestern 31, Iowa 24
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 10 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Andrew Scanlan, broken up by Desmond King
15:003rd & 8 at own 27NORTHWESTERN Penalty, false start (Tommy Doles) to the Nwest 22
15:003rd & 13 at own 22Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Austin Carr, broken up by Joshua Jackson
15:004th & 13 at own 22Hunter Niswander punt for 44 yds , Riley McCarron returns for 38 yds to the Nwest 28
Iowa Field goal, 6 plays
14:151st & 10 at opp 28C.J. Beathard pass complete to Ronald Nash for 8 yds to the Nwest 20
14:152nd & 2 at opp 20LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 7 yds to the Nwest 13 for a 1ST down
14:151st & 10 at opp 13LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 3 yds to the Nwest 10
14:152nd & 7 at opp 10Akrum Wadley run for 3 yds to the Nwest 7
14:153rd & 4 at opp 7C.J. Beathard pass complete to Akrum Wadley for 1 yd to the Nwest 6
11:294th & 3 at opp 6Keith Duncan 24 yd FG GOODIowa 24, Northwestern 17
Northwestern Touchdown, 11 plays
11:291st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:291st & 10 at own 25Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 26
11:292nd & 9 at own 26Justin Jackson run for 13 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at own 39Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
11:292nd & 10 at own 39Solomon Vault run for 5 yds to the Nwest 44
11:293rd & 5 at own 44Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 4 yds to the Nwest 48
11:294th & 1 at own 48Clayton Thorson run for 3 yds to the Iowa 49 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at opp 49John Moten IV run for 1 yd to the Iowa 48
11:292nd & 9 at opp 48Clayton Thorson pass complete to John Moten IV for 15 yds to the Iowa 33 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at opp 33[SG], Thorson, C. pass incomplete to Skowronek, Ben, PENALTY IOWA pass interference (Snyder, Brandon) 15 yards to the IOWA18, 1ST DOWN NU, NO PLAY.
11:291st & 10 at opp 18Clayton Thorson pass complete to Solomon Vault for no gain to the Iowa 18
11:292nd & 10 at opp 18Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Iowa 16
6:153rd & 8 at opp 16Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 16 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Tied at 24
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
6:151st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds , Desmond King return for 37 yds to the Iowa 37
6:151st & 10 at own 37IOWA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Iowa 32
6:151st & 15 at own 32C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jerminic Smith for 5 yds to the Iowa 37
6:152nd & 10 at own 37C.J. Beathard pass complete to Riley McCarron for 7 yds to the Iowa 44
6:153rd & 3 at own 44C.J. Beathard sacked by Ifeadi Odenigbo for a loss of 7 yards to the Iowa 37
6:154th & 10 at own 37Ron Coluzzi punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Flynn Nagel at the Nwest 23
Northwestern Touchdown, 5 plays
4:121st & 10 at own 23Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 25
4:122nd & 8 at own 25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Ben Skowronek for 6 yds to the Nwest 31
4:123rd & 2 at own 31Clayton Thorson pass complete to Ben Skowronek for 5 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at own 36Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 6 yds to the Nwest 42
2:072nd & 4 at own 42Justin Jackson run for 58 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Northwestern 31, Iowa 24
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
2:071st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 58 yds , Riley McCarron return for 54 yds to the Nwest 39
2:071st & 10 at opp 39C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Ronald Nash
2:072nd & 10 at opp 39C.J. Beathard pass complete to Riley McCarron for 4 yds to the Nwest 35
2:073rd & 6 at opp 35C.J. Beathard sacked by Ifeadi Odenigbo for a loss of 4 yards to the Nwest 39
2:074th & 10 at opp 39Ron Coluzzi punt for 39 yds for a touchback
Northwestern Touchdown, 7 plays
0:171st & goal at opp 0Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Iowa 22 for a 1ST down IOWA Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the Iowa 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 48Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Iowa 46
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 46Clayton Thorson run for 5 yds to the Iowa 41
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at opp 41Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 4 yds to the Iowa 37 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 37Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 8 yds to the Iowa 29
Q4 15:002nd & 2 at opp 29Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Iowa 25 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:061st & 10 at opp 25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Austin Carr for 25 yds for a TD, (Jack Mitchell KICK)Northwestern 38, Iowa 24
4th quarter6 drives, then Northwestern 38, Iowa 31
Iowa Touchdown, 9 plays
12:061st & 0 at own 35Jack Mitchell kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:061st & 10 at own 25LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 7 yds to the Iowa 32
12:062nd & 3 at own 32LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 2 yds to the Iowa 34
12:063rd & 1 at own 34C.J. Beathard run for 2 yds to the Iowa 36 for a 1ST down
12:061st & 10 at own 36Akrum Wadley run for 2 yds to the Iowa 38
12:062nd & 8 at own 38Akrum Wadley run for 2 yds to the Iowa 40
12:063rd & 6 at own 40C.J. Beathard pass complete to Riley McCarron for 11 yds to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down
12:061st & 10 at opp 49C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jerminic Smith for 46 yds to the Nwest 3 for a 1ST down
12:061st & goal at opp 3LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 2 yds to the Nwest 1
8:102nd & goal at opp 1LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD NORTHWESTERN Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined, (Keith Duncan KICK)Northwestern 38, Iowa 31
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
8:101st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:101st & 10 at own 25Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 28
8:102nd & 7 at own 28Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 32
8:103rd & 3 at own 32Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Garrett Dickerson, broken up by Josey Jewell
8:104th & 3 at own 32Hunter Niswander punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Desmond King at the Iowa 20
Iowa Punt, 7 plays
6:521st & 10 at own 20LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 5 yds to the Iowa 25
6:522nd & 5 at own 25C.J. Beathard pass complete to Riley McCarron for 6 yds to the Iowa 31 for a 1ST down
6:521st & 10 at own 31Akrum Wadley run for 2 yds to the Iowa 33
6:522nd & 8 at own 33Akrum Wadley run for 9 yds to the Iowa 42 for a 1ST down
6:521st & 10 at own 42Akrum Wadley run for a loss of 1 yard to the Iowa 41
6:522nd & 11 at own 41C.J. Beathard pass complete to LeShun Daniels Jr. for 5 yds to the Iowa 46
6:523rd & 6 at own 46C.J. Beathard sacked by Ifeadi Odenigbo for a loss of 11 yards to the Iowa 35 C.J. Beathard fumbled, recovered by Iowa Cole Croston , return for 0 yards
6:524th & 17 at own 35Ron Coluzzi punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Flynn Nagel at the Nwest 20
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
2:351st & 10 at own 20Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 24
2:312nd & 6 at own 24Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 26
2:312nd & 6 at own 24Timeout IOWA, clock 02:31
2:233rd & 4 at own 26Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Nwest 26
2:233rd & 4 at own 26Timeout IOWA, clock 02:23
2:194th & 4 at own 26Hunter Niswander punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Iowa 31
2:194th & 4 at own 26Timeout IOWA, clock 02:19
Iowa Interception, 5 plays
2:111st & 10 at own 31C.J. Beathard pass complete to Derrick Mitchell Jr. for no gain to the Iowa 31
2:112nd & 10 at own 31C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 18 yds to the Iowa 49 for a 1ST down
2:111st & 10 at own 49C.J. Beathard pass complete to Jay Scheel for 4 yds to the Nwest 47
2:112nd & 6 at opp 47C.J. Beathard pass incomplete to Jerminic Smith
1:053rd & 6 at opp 47Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 01:05
1:053rd & 6 at opp 47C.J. Beathard pass intercepted Trae Williams return for no gain to the Nwest 36
Northwestern End of game, 2 plays
0:581st & 10 at own 36TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 35
0:582nd & 11 at own 35TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 34

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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

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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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