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Iowa at Northwestern

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Northwestern beat Iowa 17–⁠10 in overtime. It was their 79th meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 50–⁠26–⁠3.

AwayIowa8–⁠5 in 2017
10
HomeNorthwestern10–⁠3 in 2017
17

Final, overtime at Ryan Field, EvanstonTV: ESPN2Attendance 40,036

At kickoff
69°F, clear, wind 11 mph from the south, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Palwaukee Municipal Airport (KPWK), 19 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Don Willard; umpire Jeff Carr; head linesman Bruce Keeling; line judge Patrick Holt; side judge Don Swanson; field judge Ed Rohan; back judge Matthew Edwards; center judge Mike StumbergGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
Iowa0703010
Northwestern0073717

Standouts

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Player stats

Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nathan Stanley19/3322311
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Akrum Wadley2690022
Toren Young2403
Ihmir Smith-Marsette2406
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Matt VandeBerg390061
Nick Easley445026
Noah Fant331117
Toren Young123023
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Bo Bower12000
Ben Niemann11000
Amani Hooker7000
Nathan Bazata61.51.50
Matt Nelson4110
Parker Hesse40.50.50

Northwestern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Clayton Thorson21/3619200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Justin Jackson2593011
Jeremy Larkin73217
Clayton Thorson1323121
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Macan Wilson547017
Ben Skowronek440018
Justin Jackson538023
Flynn Nagel328012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Nate Hall9100
Paddy Fisher9100
Alonzo Mayo70.500
Joe Gaziano6220
Jordan Thompson6000
J.R. Pace0001

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

Team stats

IowaNorthwestern
312Total yards339
223Passing yards192
89Rushing yards147
6.8Yards per pass5.3
2.7Yards per rush3.2
14First downs21
5–⁠17Third downs4–⁠16
1–⁠3Fourth downs3–⁠6
1Turnovers0
6–⁠50Penalties5–⁠40
30:44Possession29:16
3Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

IowaNorthwestern
32%Success rate42%
−0.06EPA per play0.04
1.32Explosiveness0.97
−0.16Rushing EPA0.14
0.00Passing EPA−0.07
30%Passing-down success24%
−0.05First-down EPA−0.03
0.04Second-down EPA0.26
0.09Third-down EPA0.22
13%Havoc by its defense22%

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)

Northwestern 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Northwestern −2.5, over/under 45.5.

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 Northwestern 57%, Iowa 43%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northwestern end zoneIowa end zoneQ1 IowaTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 4 playsQ1 IowaMissed FG, 12 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 5 playsQ1 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 10 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 4 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 4 playsQ2 IowaTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 NorthwesternEnd of half, 1 playQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ3 IowaPunt, 5 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 IowaPunt, 5 playsQ3 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ3 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 NorthwesternField goal, 13 playsQ4 IowaInterception, 3 playsQ4 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 IowaField goal, 11 playsQ4 IowaDefensive TD, 12 plays (Northwestern scores)
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northwestern drives left to right, Iowa right to left.
  1. Q1 IowaTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 47 yards
  2. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  3. Q1 IowaMissed FG, 12 plays, 71 yards
  4. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 5 plays, 11 yards
  5. Q1 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  6. Q2 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 18 yards
  7. Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  8. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 10 plays, 43 yards
  9. Q2 IowaPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  10. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
  11. Q2 IowaTouchdown, 4 plays, 77 yards
  12. Q2 NorthwesternEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  13. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, −48 yards
  14. Q3 IowaPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  15. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 12 plays, 66 yards
  16. Q3 IowaPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  17. Q3 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 52 yards
  18. Q3 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  19. Q4 NorthwesternField goal, 13 plays, 57 yards
  20. Q4 IowaInterception, 3 plays, −31 yards
  21. Q4 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 5 yards
  22. Q4 IowaField goal, 11 plays, 39 yards
  23. Q4 IowaDefensive TD, 12 plays (Northwestern scores), 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 0
Iowa Turnover on downs, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Luke Otto kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to Nick Easley
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Nathan Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 6 yds to the Iowa 31
15:003rd & 4 at own 31Nathan Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 26 yds to the Nwest 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 43Wadley, Akrum rush for 7 yards to the NU36 (Walsh, Brett), PENALTY IOWA holding (Jackson, Alaric) 9 yards to the IOWA48, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 19 at own 48Nathan Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 9 yds to the Nwest 43
15:002nd & 10 at opp 43Akrum Wadley run for 8 yds to the Nwest 35
15:003rd & 2 at opp 35Akrum Wadley run for 1 yd to the Nwest 34
15:004th & 1 at opp 34Akrum Wadley run for 1 yd to the Nwest 33 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 33Akrum Wadley run for 5 yds to the Nwest 28
15:002nd & 5 at opp 28Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to Matt VandeBerg, broken up by Alex Miller
15:003rd & 5 at opp 28Nathan Stanley pass incomplete
15:004th & 5 at opp 28Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to Akrum Wadley, broken up by Nate Hall
Northwestern Punt, 4 plays
10:491st & 10 at own 28Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 11 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
10:491st & 10 at own 39Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 40
10:492nd & 9 at own 40Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 6 yds to the Nwest 46
10:493rd & 3 at own 46Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson, broken up by Joshua Jackson NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive pass interference ( Yards) declined
10:494th & 3 at own 46Hunter Niswander punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Joshua Jackson at the Iowa 10
Iowa Missed FG, 12 plays
9:281st & 10 at own 10Akrum Wadley run for 3 yds to the Iowa 13
9:282nd & 7 at own 13Akrum Wadley run for 22 yds to the Iowa 35 for a 1ST down
9:281st & 10 at own 35Nathan Stanley pass complete to Noah Fant for 17 yds to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down
9:281st & 10 at opp 48Akrum Wadley run for 1 yd to the Nwest 47
9:282nd & 9 at opp 47Nathan Stanley pass complete to Matt VandeBerg for 18 yds to the Nwest 29 for a 1ST down
9:281st & 10 at opp 29Ihmir Smith-Marsette run for 6 yds to the Nwest 23
9:282nd & 4 at opp 23Nathan Stanley pass complete to Akrum Wadley for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 24
9:283rd & 5 at opp 24Akrum Wadley run for 6 yds to the Nwest 18 for a 1ST down
9:281st & 10 at opp 18Toren Young run for 1 yd to the Nwest 17
9:282nd & 9 at opp 17Toren Young run for 3 yds to the Nwest 14
9:283rd & 6 at opp 14Nathan Stanley sacked by Joe Gaziano for a loss of 5 yards to the Nwest 19
3:124th & 11 at opp 19Miguel Recinos 37 yd FG MISSED
Northwestern Punt, 5 plays
3:121st & 10 at own 20Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 21
3:122nd & 9 at own 21Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 10 yds to the Nwest 31 for a 1ST down
3:121st & 10 at own 31Clayton Thorson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 29
3:122nd & 12 at own 29Clayton Thorson pass complete to Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman for 8 yds to the Nwest 37
3:123rd & 4 at own 37Clayton Thorson sacked by Parker Hesse and Nathan Bazata for a loss of 6 yards to the Nwest 31
3:124th & 10 at own 31Hunter Niswander punt for 59 yds, downed at the Iowa 10
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
0:421st & 10 at own 10Akrum Wadley run for 1 yd to the Iowa 11
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 11Akrum Wadley run for 2 yds to the Iowa 13
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at own 13Nathan Stanley pass complete to Brandon Smith for 5 yds to the Iowa 18
Q2 15:004th & 2 at own 18Ryan Gersonde punt for 51 yds , Riley Lees returns for 22 yds to the Iowa 47
2nd quarter7 drives, then Iowa 7, Northwestern 0
Northwestern Turnover on downs, 7 plays
13:221st & 10 at opp 47Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson, broken up by Amani Hooker
13:222nd & 10 at opp 47Justin Jackson run for 6 yds to the Iowa 41
13:223rd & 4 at opp 41Justin Jackson run for 9 yds to the Iowa 32 for a 1ST down
13:221st & 10 at opp 32Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Bennett Skowronek
13:222nd & 10 at opp 32Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Iowa 32
13:223rd & 10 at opp 32Jeremy Larkin run for 3 yds to the Iowa 29
13:224th & 7 at opp 29Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Bennett Skowronek
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
10:591st & 10 at own 29Akrum Wadley run for 1 yd to the Iowa 30
10:592nd & 9 at own 30Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to T.J. Hockenson
10:593rd & 9 at own 30IOWA Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Iowa 25
10:593rd & 14 at own 25Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette
10:594th & 14 at own 25Colten Rastetter punt for 55 yds, downed at the Nwest 20
Northwestern Punt, 10 plays
10:031st & 10 at own 20Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 17 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down
10:031st & 10 at own 37Thorson, C. pass complete to Wilson, Macan for 4 yards to the NU41 (Ward, Kevin), PENALTY NU pass interference (Dickerson, G.) 15 yards to the NU22, NO PLAY.
10:031st & 25 at own 22Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 11 yds to the Nwest 33
10:032nd & 14 at own 33Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 4 yds to the Iowa 37 for a 1ST down IOWA Penalty, personal foul (Nathan Bazata) to the Iowa 48 for a 1ST down
10:031st & 10 at opp 48Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Riley Lees
10:032nd & 10 at opp 48Justin Jackson run for 7 yds to the Iowa 41
10:033rd & 3 at opp 41Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Iowa 39
7:384th & 1 at opp 39Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 07:38
7:384th & 1 at opp 39Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Iowa 36 for a 1ST down
7:381st & 10 at opp 36Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 2 yds to the Iowa 34
7:382nd & 8 at opp 34Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Iowa 32
7:383rd & 6 at opp 32Clayton Thorson run for no gain to the Iowa 32
7:384th & 6 at opp 32NORTHWESTERN Penalty, false start (Rashawn Slater) to the Iowa 37
7:384th & 11 at opp 37Hunter Niswander punt for 37 yds for a touchback
Iowa Punt, 4 plays
5:461st & 10 at own 20Nathan Stanley pass complete to Toren Young for 23 yds to the Iowa 43 for a 1ST down
5:461st & 10 at own 43Akrum Wadley run for a loss of 1 yard to the Iowa 42
5:462nd & 11 at own 42Akrum Wadley run for 1 yd to the Iowa 43
5:463rd & 10 at own 43Nathan Stanley pass complete to Akrum Wadley for a loss of 4 yards to the Iowa 39
5:464th & 14 at own 39Ryan Gersonde punt for 61 yds for a touchback
Northwestern Punt, 4 plays
3:121st & 10 at own 20Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 10 yds to the Nwest 30 for a 1ST down
3:121st & 10 at own 30Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Bennett Skowronek, broken up by Ben Niemann
3:122nd & 10 at own 30Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman, broken up by Joshua Jackson
3:123rd & 10 at own 30Clayton Thorson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 33
2:384th & 7 at own 33Timeout IOWA, clock 02:38
2:384th & 7 at own 33Hunter Niswander punt for 34 yds , Matt VandeBerg returns for no gain to the Iowa 33 IOWA Penalty, Offensive holding (Michael Ojemudia) to the Iowa 23
Iowa Touchdown, 4 plays
2:281st & 10 at own 23Nathan Stanley pass complete to Matt VandeBerg for 61 yds to the Nwest 16 for a 1ST down
2:281st & 10 at opp 16Nathan Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 4 yds to the Nwest 12
2:282nd & 6 at opp 12IOWA Penalty, false start (Tristan Wirfs) to the Nwest 18
1:242nd & 12 at opp 18Timeout IOWA, clock 01:24
1:242nd & 12 at opp 18Nathan Stanley pass complete to Matt VandeBerg for 11 yds to the Nwest 7
0:403rd & 1 at opp 7Nathan Stanley pass complete to Noah Fant for 7 yds for a TD, (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 7, Northwestern 0
Northwestern End of half, 1 play
0:401st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:401st & 10 at own 25TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 24
3rd quarter6 drives, then Tied at 7
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 11 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 55 yds , Riley Lees return for 12 yds to the Nwest 22
14:521st & 10 at own 22Clayton Thorson run for no gain to the Nwest 22
14:522nd & 10 at own 22Clayton Thorson sacked by Matt Nelson for a loss of 5 yards to the Nwest 17
14:523rd & 15 at own 17Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Riley Lees, broken up by Joshua Jackson
14:524th & 15 at own 17Hunter Niswander punt for 80 yds, downed at the Iowa 3
Iowa Punt, 5 plays
13:351st & 10 at own 3Akrum Wadley run for 2 yds to the Iowa 5
13:352nd & 8 at own 5Akrum Wadley run for 8 yds to the Iowa 13 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at own 13Akrum Wadley run for 4 yds to the Iowa 17
13:352nd & 6 at own 17Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to Nick Easley
13:353rd & 6 at own 17Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to Nick Easley
13:354th & 6 at own 17Ryan Gersonde punt for 49 yds, downed at the Nwest 34
Northwestern Touchdown, 12 plays
11:471st & 10 at own 34Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 6 yds to the Nwest 40
11:472nd & 4 at own 40Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at own 45Clayton Thorson pass complete to Garrett Dickerson for 9 yds to the Iowa 46
11:472nd & 1 at opp 46Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Iowa 44 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 44Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson
11:472nd & 10 at opp 44Thorson, C. pass complete to Fessler, C. for 14 yards to the IOWA30 (Gervase, Jake), PENALTY NU holding (North, Brad) 10 yards to the NU46, NO PLAY.
11:472nd & 20 at own 46Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 5 yds to the Iowa 49
11:473rd & 15 at opp 49Clayton Thorson run for 21 yds to the Iowa 28 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 28Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 9 yds to the Iowa 19
11:472nd & 1 at opp 19Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Iowa 17 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 17Jeremy Larkin run for 7 yds to the Iowa 10
11:472nd & 3 at opp 10Jeremy Larkin run for 4 yds to the Iowa 6 for a 1ST down
7:191st & goal at opp 6Jeremy Larkin run for 6 yds for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)Tied at 7
Iowa Punt, 5 plays
7:191st & 0 at own 35Luke Otto kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:191st & 10 at own 25Nathan Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 9 yds to the Iowa 34
7:192nd & 1 at own 34Akrum Wadley run for 6 yds to the Iowa 40 for a 1ST down
7:191st & 10 at own 40Akrum Wadley run for a loss of 3 yards to the Iowa 37
7:192nd & 13 at own 37Ihmir Smith-Marsette run for a loss of 2 yards to the Iowa 35
7:194th & 16 at own 34Ryan Gersonde punt for 50 yds , Riley Lees returns for no gain to the Nwest 16 Riley Lees fumbled, recovered by Nwest Riley Lees NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) to the Nwest 16
Northwestern Turnover on downs, 12 plays
4:321st & 10 at own 16Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Nwest 19
4:322nd & 7 at own 19Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 12 yds to the Nwest 31 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at own 31Justin Jackson run for 8 yds to the Nwest 39
4:322nd & 2 at own 39Justin Jackson run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at the 50Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 6 yds to the Iowa 44
4:322nd & 4 at opp 44Jeremy Larkin run for 3 yds to the Iowa 41
4:323rd & 1 at opp 41Thorson, C. pass incomplete to McGowan, Kyric, PENALTY NU holding (Doles, Tommy) 10 yards to the NU49, NO PLAY.
4:323rd & 11 at own 49Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 9 yds to the Iowa 42
4:324th & 2 at opp 42Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 7 yds to the Iowa 35 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at opp 35Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Justin Jackson
4:322nd & 10 at opp 35Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Iowa 32
4:323rd & 7 at opp 32Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
4:324th & 7 at opp 32Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Riley Lees
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
0:101st & 10 at own 32Nathan Stanley sacked by Joe Gaziano for a loss of 7 yards to the Iowa 25
Q4 15:002nd & 17 at own 25Akrum Wadley run for 2 yds to the Iowa 27
Q4 15:003rd & 15 at own 27Nathan Stanley run for 3 yds to the Iowa 30
Q4 15:004th & 12 at own 30Ryan Gersonde punt for 52 yds , Flynn Nagel returns for 12 yds to the Nwest 30
4th quarter5 drives, then Tied at 10
Northwestern Field goal, 13 plays
13:381st & 10 at own 30Clayton Thorson pass complete to Macan Wilson for 9 yds to the Nwest 39
13:382nd & 1 at own 39Justin Jackson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 41 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at own 41Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 46
13:382nd & 5 at own 46Clayton Thorson run for 11 yds to the Iowa 43 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at opp 43Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 18 yds to the Iowa 25 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at opp 25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for no gain to the Iowa 25
13:382nd & 10 at opp 25Jeremy Larkin run for 7 yds to the Iowa 18
13:383rd & 3 at opp 18Jeremy Larkin run for 2 yds to the Iowa 16
10:264th & 1 at opp 16Timeout IOWA, clock 10:26
10:264th & 1 at opp 16Clayton Thorson run for 1 yd to the Iowa 15 for a 1ST down
10:261st & 10 at opp 15Justin Jackson run for 1 yd to the Iowa 14
10:262nd & 9 at opp 14Justin Jackson run for 5 yds to the Iowa 9
10:263rd & 4 at opp 9Clayton Thorson sacked by Nathan Bazata for a loss of 4 yards to the Iowa 13
8:074th & 8 at opp 13Charlie Kuhbander 30 yd FG GOODNorthwestern 10, Iowa 7
Iowa Interception, 3 plays
8:071st & 0 at own 35Luke Otto kickoff for 61 yds , Ivory Kelly-Martin return for 28 yds to the Iowa 32
8:021st & 10 at own 32Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to Brandon Smith, broken up by Nate Hall
8:022nd & 10 at own 32Akrum Wadley run for 2 yds to the Iowa 34
8:023rd & 8 at own 34Nathan Stanley pass intercepted JR Pace return for 23 yds to the Iowa 35
Northwestern Turnover on downs, 4 plays
7:051st & 10 at opp 35Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Cameron Green, broken up by Sam Brincks
7:052nd & 10 at opp 35Clayton Thorson run for 2 yds to the Iowa 33
7:053rd & 8 at opp 33Justin Jackson run for 3 yds to the Iowa 30
7:054th & 5 at opp 30Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Macan Wilson NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined
Iowa Field goal, 11 plays
5:301st & 10 at own 30Akrum Wadley run for 2 yds to the Iowa 32
5:302nd & 8 at own 32Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to Matt VandeBerg, broken up by Godwin Igwebuike
5:303rd & 8 at own 32Nathan Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 9 yds to the Iowa 41 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at own 41Akrum Wadley run for no gain to the Iowa 41
5:303rd & 3 at own 48Nathan Stanley pass complete to Noah Fant for 7 yds to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 45Nathan Stanley pass complete to Akrum Wadley for 10 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 35Nathan Stanley pass incomplete
5:302nd & 10 at opp 35Akrum Wadley run for 9 yds to the Nwest 26
5:303rd & 1 at opp 26Akrum Wadley run for no gain to the Nwest 26
1:354th & 1 at opp 26Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 01:35
1:354th & 1 at opp 26IOWA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Nwest 31
1:304th & 6 at opp 31Miguel Recinos 48 yd FG GOODTied at 10
Northwestern 14 plays
1:301st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:301st & 10 at own 25Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 29
1:302nd & 6 at own 29Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 33
1:303rd & 2 at own 33Justin Jackson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down
Overtime1st & 10 at opp 25Clayton Thorson run for 1 yd to the Iowa 24
Overtime2nd & 9 at opp 24Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
Overtime3rd & 9 at opp 24Clayton Thorson pass complete to Justin Jackson for 23 yds to the Iowa 1 for a 1ST down
Overtime1st & goal at opp 1Justin Jackson run for no gain to the Iowa 1
Overtime2nd & goal at opp 1Clayton Thorson run for 1 yd for a TD, (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)Northwestern 17, Iowa 10
Overtime1st & 10 at opp 25Akrum Wadley run for 3 yds to the Nwest 22
Overtime2nd & 7 at opp 22Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to Nick Easley
Overtime3rd & 7 at opp 22Akrum Wadley run for 4 yds to the Nwest 18
Overtime4th & 3 at opp 18Timeout IOWA, clock 00:00
Overtime4th & 3 at opp 18Nathan Stanley pass incomplete to Noah Fant

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.

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