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Northern Iowa at Iowa

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Iowa beat Northern Iowa 38–⁠14. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 17–⁠0.

AwayNorthern Iowa7–⁠6 in 2018
14
HomeIowa9–⁠4 in 2018
38

Final at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa CityTV: BTNAttendance 69,250

At kickoff
81°F, clear, wind 5 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW), 2 km from the stadium, 22 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Mark Kluczynski; umpire Brad Hudak; head linesman Daniel Richard; line judge Vincent Winters; side judge Matt Kukar; field judge Danny Daniel; back judge Jeff Latkiewicz; center judge Greg BlumGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Iowa0001414
Iowa71417038

Standouts

  • PassingNate Stanley23 of 28, 309 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTIowa
  • RushingMekhi Sargent15 carries, 72 yards, 2 TDIowa
  • ReceivingNick Easley10 catches, 103 yards, 1 TDIowa
  • DefenseDuncan Ferch10 tackles, 1.5 for loss, 1 INTNorthern Iowa

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Player stats

Northern Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Eli Dunne18/2820020
Colton Howell3/102201
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Trevor Allen132707
Marcus Weymiller2503
Colton Howell3203
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jalen Rima140040
Trevor Allen434016
Jaylin James434010
Briley Moore532112
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Chris Kolarevic150.500
Duncan Ferch101.501
A.J. Allen10001
Korby Sander10000
Jared Brinkman5220
Rickey Neal51.510

Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nathan Stanley23/2830921
Peyton Mansell2/32901
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Toren Young1482115
Mekhi Sargent1572211
Henry Geil102407
Kyle Groeneweg111011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Nick Easley10103123
Noah Fant599143
Mekhi Sargent148048
Brandon Smith224016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kristian Welch8000
Jack Hockaday6000
Matt Hankins6000
Parker Hesse5000
Michael Ojemudia5001
Cedrick Lattimore4110
A.J. Epenesa3110
Brady Reiff2110

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

Team stats

Northern IowaIowa
228Total yards545
222Passing yards338
6Rushing yards207
5.8Yards per pass10.9
0.3Yards per rush4.1
14First downs27
6–⁠14Third downs7–⁠15
0–⁠1Fourth downs3–⁠4
2Turnovers2
3–⁠35Penalties10–⁠88
23:26Possession36:34
3Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Northern IowaIowa
35%Success rate56%
−0.30EPA per play0.71
0.71Explosiveness1.80
−0.56Rushing EPA0.48
−0.18Passing EPA0.98
21%Passing-down success50%
−0.54First-down EPA0.28
−0.08Second-down EPA0.94
0.10Third-down EPA1.30
15%Havoc by its defense12%

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 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Iowa −21, over/under 43.5.

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 93%, Northern Iowa 7%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Iowa end zoneNorthern Iowa end zoneQ1 IowaPunt, 6 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 IowaTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Northern IowaPunt, 4 playsQ1 IowaTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt, 9 playsQ2 IowaTouchdown, 14 playsQ2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 IowaInterception, 7 playsQ2 Northern IowaInterception, 1 playQ2 IowaMissed FG, 2 playsQ3 Northern IowaPunt, 3 playsQ3 IowaField goal, 10 playsQ3 Northern IowaFumble, 3 playsQ3 IowaTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Northern IowaMissed FG, 10 playsQ3 IowaTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 14 playsQ4 IowaInterception, 7 playsQ4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 IowaPunt, 4 playsQ4 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 IowaTurnover on downs, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Iowa drives left to right, Northern Iowa right to left.
  1. Q1 IowaPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  2. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, −51 yards
  3. Q1 IowaTouchdown, 10 plays, 92 yards
  4. Q1 Northern IowaPunt, 4 plays, −57 yards
  5. Q1 IowaTouchdown, 12 plays, 68 yards
  6. Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 9 plays, −46 yards
  7. Q2 IowaTouchdown, 14 plays, 67 yards
  8. Q2 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, −38 yards
  9. Q2 IowaInterception, 7 plays, 25 yards
  10. Q2 Northern IowaInterception, 1 play, −44 yards
  11. Q2 IowaMissed FG, 2 plays, 53 yards
  12. Q3 Northern IowaPunt, 3 plays, −48 yards
  13. Q3 IowaField goal, 10 plays, 52 yards
  14. Q3 Northern IowaFumble, 3 plays, −34 yards
  15. Q3 IowaTouchdown, 4 plays, 59 yards
  16. Q3 Northern IowaMissed FG, 10 plays, −3 yards
  17. Q3 IowaTouchdown, 3 plays, 72 yards
  18. Q3 Northern IowaTouchdown, 14 plays, 25 yards
  19. Q4 IowaInterception, 7 plays, 45 yards
  20. Q4 Northern IowaTouchdown, 6 plays, 35 yards
  21. Q4 IowaPunt, 4 plays, −2 yards
  22. Q4 Northern IowaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 6 yards
  23. Q4 IowaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 6 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Iowa 7, Northern Iowa 0
Iowa Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Austin Errthum kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 8 yds to the Iowa 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33Toren Young run for 8 yds to the Iowa 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Toren Young run for 11 yds to the NIowa 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Nate Stanley sacked by Jared Brinkman for a loss of 7 yards to the Iowa 45
15:002nd & 17 at own 45Nate Stanley pass incomplete
15:003rd & 17 at own 45IOWA Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Iowa 40
15:003rd & 22 at own 40Mekhi Sargent run for 6 yds to the Iowa 46
15:004th & 16 at own 46IOWA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Iowa 41
15:004th & 21 at own 41Colten Rastetter punt for 37 yds, downed at the NIowa 22
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
12:181st & 10 at opp 22Marcus Weymiller run for 3 yds to the NIowa 25
12:182nd & 7 at opp 25Marcus Weymiller run for 2 yds to the NIowa 27
12:183rd & 5 at opp 27Colton Howell pass incomplete to Marcus Weymiller
12:184th & 5 at opp 27Michael Kuntz punt for 57 yds , Kyle Groeneweg returns for no gain to the Iowa 27 IOWA Penalty, Offensive holding (8 Yards) to the Iowa 8
Iowa Touchdown, 10 plays
10:461st & 10 at own 8Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the Iowa 13
10:462nd & 5 at own 13Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 12 yds to the Iowa 25 for a 1ST down
10:461st & 10 at own 25Kyle Groeneweg run for 11 yds to the Iowa 36 for a 1ST down
10:461st & 10 at own 36Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the Iowa 41
10:462nd & 5 at own 41Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Nick Easley, broken up by Korby Sander
10:463rd & 5 at own 41Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 7 yds to the Iowa 48 for a 1ST down
10:461st & 10 at own 48Toren Young run for 1 yd to the Iowa 49
10:462nd & 9 at own 49Nate Stanley pass complete to Noah Fant for 43 yds to the NIowa 8 for a 1ST down
10:461st & 8 at own 8Toren Young run for 3 yds to the NIowa 5
6:072nd & 5 at own 5Nate Stanley pass complete to Noah Fant for 5 yds for a TD (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 7, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 4 plays
6:071st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds , Xavior Williams return for 16 yds to the NIowa 16
6:071st & 10 at opp 16Colton Howell pass complete to Jaylin James for 10 yds to the NIowa 26 for a 1ST down
6:071st & 10 at opp 26Trevor Allen run for 1 yd to the NIowa 27
6:072nd & 9 at opp 27Colton Howell pass incomplete
6:073rd & 9 at opp 27Colton Howell pass incomplete
6:074th & 9 at opp 27Zac Kibby punt for 41 yds, downed at the Iowa 32
Iowa Touchdown, 12 plays
4:501st & 10 at own 32Mekhi Sargent run for 7 yds to the Iowa 39
4:502nd & 3 at own 39Mekhi Sargent run for 3 yds to the Iowa 42 IOWA Penalty, illegal block (-15 Yards) to the Iowa 27
4:501st & 10 at own 47Nate Stanley pass complete to Noah Fant for 29 yds to the NIowa 18 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 10 at own 18Mekhi Sargent run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIowa 19
4:502nd & 11 at own 19Toren Young run for 8 yds to the NIowa 11
4:503rd & 3 at own 11Toren Young run for 1 yd to the NIowa 10
4:504th & 2 at own 10Nate Stanley pass complete to Noah Fant for 3 yds to the NIowa 7 for a 1ST down
4:501st & 7 at own 7Mekhi Sargent run for a loss of 3 yards to the NIowa 10
4:502nd & 15 at own 27Nate Stanley pass complete to Max Cooper for 7 yds to the Iowa 34
4:503rd & 8 at own 34Nate Stanley pass complete to Noah Fant for 19 yds to the NIowa 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 10Mekhi Sargent run for 8 yds to the NIowa 2
Q2 14:093rd & 2 at own 2Mekhi Sargent run for 2 yds for a TD (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 14, Northern Iowa 0
2nd quarter6 drives, then Iowa 21, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 9 plays
14:091st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:091st & 10 at opp 25Trevor Allen run for 3 yds to the NIowa 28
14:092nd & 7 at opp 28Trevor Allen run for 4 yds to the NIowa 32
14:093rd & 3 at opp 32Colton Howell run for 3 yds to the NIowa 35 for a 1ST down
14:091st & 10 at opp 35Colton Howell sacked by A.J. Epenesa for a loss of 2 yards to the NIowa 33
14:092nd & 12 at opp 33Colton Howell pass complete to Briley Moore for 2 yds to the NIowa 35
14:093rd & 10 at opp 35Colton Howell pass complete to Jaylin James for 10 yds to the NIowa 45 for a 1ST down
14:091st & 10 at opp 45TEAM run for a loss of 19 yards to the NIowa 26 TEAM fumbled, recovered by NIowa Colton Howell
14:092nd & goal at opp 26Trevor Allen run for 2 yds to the NIowa 28
14:093rd & 27 at opp 28Colton Howell run for 1 yd to the NIowa 29
14:094th & 26 at opp 29Zac Kibby punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Kyle Groeneweg at the Iowa 33
Iowa Touchdown, 14 plays
8:351st & 10 at own 33Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 13 yds to the Iowa 46 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 46Toren Young run for 5 yds to the NIowa 49
8:352nd & 5 at own 49Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Noah Fant, broken up by Chris Kolarevic
8:353rd & 5 at own 49Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 4 yds to the NIowa 45
8:354th & 1 at own 45Brady Ross run for 3 yds to the NIowa 42 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 42Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the NIowa 37
8:352nd & 5 at own 37Mekhi Sargent run for 7 yds to the NIowa 30 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 30Nate Stanley pass complete to Brady Ross for 10 yds to the NIowa 20 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 20Mekhi Sargent run for 2 yds to the NIowa 18
8:352nd & 8 at own 18Toren Young run for 3 yds to the NIowa 15
8:353rd & 5 at own 15Toren Young run for 4 yds to the NIowa 11
8:354th & 1 at own 11Nate Stanley run for 1 yd to the NIowa 10 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 10Toren Young run for no gain to the NIowa 10
2:092nd & 10 at own 10Mekhi Sargent run for 10 yds for a TD (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 21, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
2:091st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 49 yds , Elias Nissen return for 10 yds to the NIowa 45 IOWA Penalty, Defensive offside (Amani Jones) to the NIowa 31
2:091st & 10 at opp 31Colton Howell pass incomplete
2:092nd & 10 at opp 31Colton Howell pass incomplete
2:093rd & 10 at opp 31Colton Howell pass incomplete to Jaylin James, broken up by Amani Hooker
2:094th & 10 at opp 31Zac Kibby punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Iowa 36
Iowa Interception, 7 plays
1:371st & 10 at own 36Nate Stanley run for 3 yds to the Iowa 39
1:372nd & 7 at own 39Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Mekhi Sargent
1:373rd & 7 at own 39Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 8 yds to the Iowa 47 for a 1ST down
1:371st & 10 at own 47Nate Stanley sacked by Jared Brinkman for a loss of 10 yards to the Iowa 37
0:492nd & 20 at own 37Timeout IOWA, clock 00:49
0:492nd & 20 at own 37Nate Stanley pass complete to Brandon Smith for 16 yds to the NIowa 47
0:493rd & 4 at own 47Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 8 yds to the NIowa 39 for a 1ST down
0:381st & 10 at own 39Timeout IOWA, clock 00:38
0:381st & 10 at own 39Nate Stanley pass intercepted A.J. Allen return for 11 yds to the NIowa 28 NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, personal foul (Duncan Ferch) to the NIowa 28
Northern Iowa Interception, 1 play
0:291st & 10 at opp 28Timeout NORTHERN IOWA, clock 00:29
0:291st & 10 at opp 28Colton Howell pass intercepted Michael Ojemudia return for 29 yds to the NIowa 35
Iowa Missed FG, 2 plays
0:121st & 10 at own 35Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 23 yds to the NIowa 12 for a 1ST down
0:051st & 10 at own 12Timeout IOWA, clock 00:05
0:001st & 10 at own 12Miguel Recinos 30 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Rickey Neal Jr. TEAM return for no gain
3rd quarter7 drives, then Iowa 38, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at opp 25Trevor Allen run for 2 yds to the NIowa 27
15:002nd & 8 at opp 27Eli Dunne pass incomplete
15:003rd & 8 at opp 27Eli Dunne pass incomplete to Jaylin James
15:004th & 8 at opp 27Zac Kibby punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Iowa 24 , Kyle Groeneweg returns for a loss of 2 yards to the Iowa 25 IOWA Penalty, illegal block (10 Yards) to the Iowa 24
Iowa Field goal, 10 plays
14:101st & 10 at own 24Nate Stanley pass complete to Brandon Smith for 8 yds to the Iowa 32
14:102nd & 2 at own 32Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 12 yds to the Iowa 44 for a 1ST down
14:101st & 10 at own 44Toren Young run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
14:102nd & 4 at the 50Toren Young run for 3 yds to the NIowa 47
14:103rd & 1 at own 47Nate Stanley run for 2 yds to the NIowa 45 for a 1ST down
14:101st & 10 at own 45Toren Young run for 14 yds to the NIowa 31 for a 1ST down
14:101st & 10 at own 31Nate Stanley pass complete to Toren Young for 2 yds to the NIowa 29
14:102nd & 8 at own 29IOWA Penalty, false start (Tristan Wirfs) to the NIowa 34
14:102nd & 13 at own 34Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 10 yds to the NIowa 24
14:103rd & 3 at own 24Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for no gain to the NIowa 24
9:504th & 3 at own 24Miguel Recinos 42 yd FG GOODIowa 24, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Fumble, 3 plays
9:501st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:501st & 10 at opp 25Eli Dunne pass complete to Trevor Allen for 7 yds to the NIowa 32
9:502nd & 3 at opp 32Trevor Allen run for no gain to the NIowa 32
9:503rd & 3 at opp 32Eli Dunne pass complete to Terrell Carey for 9 yds Terrell Carey fumbled, forced by Jake Gervase, recovered by Iowa Kristian Welch
Iowa Touchdown, 4 plays
8:461st & 10 at own 41Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the NIowa 36
8:462nd & 5 at own 36Nate Stanley run for 11 yds to the NIowa 25 for a 1ST down
8:461st & 10 at own 25Mekhi Sargent run for 11 yds to the NIowa 14 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at own 14Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 14 yds for a TD (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 31, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Missed FG, 10 plays
7:031st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:031st & 10 at opp 25Eli Dunne pass complete to Trevor Allen for 16 yds to the NIowa 41 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at opp 41Eli Dunne pass incomplete to Elias Nissen
7:032nd & 10 at opp 41Trevor Allen run for 2 yds to the NIowa 43
7:033rd & 8 at opp 43Eli Dunne pass complete to Nick Fossey for 21 yds to the Iowa 36 for a 1ST down
5:381st & 10 at opp 36Timeout NORTHERN IOWA, clock 05:38
5:381st & 10 at opp 36Eli Dunne pass complete to Trevor Allen for 5 yds to the Iowa 31
5:382nd & 5 at opp 31Eli Dunne pass complete to Elias Nissen for 8 yds to the Iowa 23 for a 1ST down
5:381st & 10 at opp 23Trevor Allen run for no gain to the Iowa 23
5:382nd & 10 at opp 23Eli Dunne sacked by Cedrick Lattimore for a loss of 5 yards to the Iowa 28
5:383rd & 15 at opp 28Eli Dunne pass incomplete to Nick Fossey
3:204th & 15 at opp 28Austin Errthum 45 yd FG MISSED
Iowa Touchdown, 3 plays
3:201st & 10 at own 28Nate Stanley pass complete to Mekhi Sargent for 48 yds to the NIowa 24 for a 1ST down
3:201st & 10 at own 24Nick Easley run for 9 yds to the NIowa 15
1:592nd & 1 at own 15Toren Young run for 15 yds for a TD (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 38, Northern Iowa 0
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 14 plays
1:591st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:591st & 10 at opp 25Eli Dunne sacked by Brady Reiff for a loss of 4 yards to the NIowa 21
1:592nd & 14 at opp 21Eli Dunne pass complete to Deion McShane for 24 yds to the NIowa 45 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at opp 45Trevor Allen run for 2 yds to the NIowa 47
1:592nd & 8 at opp 47Eli Dunne pass complete to Nick Fossey for 7 yds to the Iowa 46
1:593rd & 1 at opp 46Trevor Allen run for 1 yd to the Iowa 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 45Eli Dunne pass complete to Briley Moore for 12 yds to the Iowa 33 for a 1ST down IOWA Penalty, personal foul (Jack Hockaday) to the Iowa 18 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 18Eli Dunne pass incomplete to Briley Moore
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 18Trevor Allen run for 7 yds to the Iowa 11
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at opp 11Eli Dunne pass complete to Trevor Allen for 6 yds to the Iowa 5 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 5[SG], PENALTY UNI pass interference (James, Jaylin) 15 yards to the IOWA20, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 20Eli Dunne pass incomplete to Jaylin James
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 20Eli Dunne pass complete to Briley Moore for 8 yds to the Iowa 12
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 12[SG], Dunne, Eli pass incomplete to Moore, Briley (Gervase,Jake), PENALTY IOWA pass interference (Gervase,Jake) 10 yards to the IOWA2, 1ST DOWN UNI, NO PLAY.
Q4 12:251st & 0 at opp 2Timeout IOWA, clock 12:25
Q4 12:251st & goal at opp 2NORTHERN IOWA Penalty, false start (Briley Moore) to the Iowa 7
Q4 12:251st & goal at opp 7Trevor Allen run for 1 yd to the Iowa 6
Q4 12:252nd & goal at opp 6Trevor Allen run for 2 yds to the Iowa 4
Q4 11:123rd & goal at opp 4Eli Dunne pass complete to Briley Moore for 4 yds for a TD (Austin Errthum KICK)Iowa 38, Northern Iowa 7
4th quarter5 drives, then Iowa 38, Northern Iowa 14
Iowa Interception, 7 plays
11:121st & 0 at own 35Austin Errthum kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:121st & 10 at own 25Peyton Mansell run for 13 yds to the Iowa 38 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at own 38Henry Geil run for 4 yds to the Iowa 42
11:122nd & 6 at own 42Henry Geil run for no gain to the Iowa 42
11:123rd & 6 at own 42Peyton Mansell pass complete to Tyrone Tracy Jr. for 22 yds to the NIowa 36 for a 1ST down
11:121st & 10 at own 36Henry Geil run for a loss of 1 yard to the NIowa 37
11:122nd & 11 at own 37Henry Geil run for 7 yds to the NIowa 30
11:123rd & 4 at own 30Peyton Mansell pass intercepted Duncan Ferch return for 11 yds to the NIowa 35
Northern Iowa Touchdown, 6 plays
7:391st & 10 at opp 35Eli Dunne pass complete to Briley Moore for 6 yds to the NIowa 41
7:392nd & 4 at opp 41Eli Dunne pass complete to Jaylin James for 6 yds to the NIowa 47 for a 1ST down
7:391st & 10 at opp 47Eli Dunne pass complete to Elias Nissen for 8 yds to the Iowa 45
7:392nd & 2 at opp 45Eli Dunne pass complete to Jalen Rima for 40 yds to the Iowa 5 for a 1ST down
7:391st & goal at opp 5Eli Dunne pass incomplete to Jalen Rima
5:252nd & goal at opp 5Eli Dunne pass complete to Elias Nissen for 5 yds for a TD (Austin Errthum KICK)Iowa 38, Northern Iowa 14
Iowa Punt, 4 plays
5:251st & 0 at own 35Austin Errthum kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:251st & 10 at own 25Henry Geil run for 1 yd to the Iowa 26 IOWA Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Iowa 16
5:251st & 19 at own 16Peyton Mansell pass complete to Nico Ragaini for 7 yds to the Iowa 23
5:252nd & 12 at own 23Peyton Mansell sacked by Rickey Neal Jr. for a loss of 7 yards to the Iowa 16 Peyton Mansell fumbled, , return for 0 yards
5:253rd & 19 at own 16Henry Geil run for 7 yds to the Iowa 23
5:254th & 12 at own 23Colten Rastetter punt for 33 yds , Xavior Williams returns for 5 yds to the NIowa 49
Northern Iowa Turnover on downs, 4 plays
2:531st & 10 at opp 49Eli Dunne pass incomplete to Deion McShane
2:532nd & 10 at opp 49Eli Dunne pass incomplete to Terrell Carey
2:533rd & 10 at opp 49Eli Dunne pass complete to Jaylin James for 8 yds to the Iowa 43
2:224th & 2 at opp 43Timeout NORTHERN IOWA, clock 02:22
2:224th & 2 at opp 43Eli Dunne pass incomplete to Jaylin James
Iowa Turnover on downs, 4 plays
2:171st & 10 at own 43Henry Geil run for 1 yd to the Iowa 44
2:172nd & 9 at own 44Henry Geil run for 5 yds to the Iowa 49
2:173rd & 4 at own 49Henry Geil run for 2 yds to the NIowa 49
2:174th & 2 at own 49Henry Geil run for a loss of 2 yards to the Iowa 49

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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2026Iowa 55, Northern Iowa 0
2018Iowa 38, Northern Iowa 14
2014Iowa 31, Northern Iowa 23
2012Iowa 27, Northern Iowa 16
2009Iowa 17, Northern Iowa 16
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