Northwestern at Iowa

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Northwestern beat Iowa 14–⁠10. It was their 80th meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 50–⁠27–⁠3.

AwayNorthwestern9–⁠5 in 2018
14
HomeIowa9–⁠4 in 2018
10

Final at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa CityTV: FOXAttendance 66,493

At kickoff
26°F, overcast, wind 7 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW), 2 km from the stadium, 22 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Ron Snodgrass; umpire Jim Shaw, III; head linesman Ric Hinkamper; line judge Jeff Szink; side judge Bobby Sagers; field judge Jeffrey Noggle; back judge Dominique Pende; center judge EO OliverGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northwestern007714
Iowa037010

Standouts

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Player stats

Northwestern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Clayton Thorson15/3012212
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Isaiah Bowser31165134
Chad Hanaoka218013
Solomon Vault3705
Clayton Thorson5108
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ben Skowronek345132
Isaiah Bowser333012
Cameron Green53009
Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman1808
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Travis Jack Whillock90.500
Paddy Fisher80.500
J.R. Pace70.500
Blake Gallagher7000
Joe Gaziano61.50.50
Sam Miller30.50.50

Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nathan Stanley27/4126910
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Mekhi Sargent102708
Toren Young314011
Ivory Kelly-Martin3903
Ihmir Smith-Marsette1808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ihmir Smith-Marsette490136
T.J. Hockenson789037
Nick Easley853013
Mekhi Sargent319010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jake Gervase10001
Matt Hankins8000
Jack Hockaday7000
Djimon Colbert7000
Amani Hooker6110
Geno Stone6001
Chauncey Golston5110

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

Team stats

NorthwesternIowa
306Total yards333
122Passing yards269
184Rushing yards64
4.1Yards per pass6.6
4.0Yards per rush2.9
19First downs16
7–⁠19Third downs3–⁠13
2–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠1
2Turnovers2
5–⁠40Penalties3–⁠35
31:06Possession28:54
1Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

NorthwesternIowa
40%Success rate33%
−0.04EPA per play−0.18
1.04Explosiveness1.14
0.20Rushing EPA−0.89
−0.38Passing EPA0.16
26%Passing-down success26%
−0.02First-down EPA−0.34
−0.27Second-down EPA0.10
0.08Third-down EPA−0.09
17%Havoc by its defense13%

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 64% to win. Northwestern won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Iowa −11, over/under 45.

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 78%, Northwestern 22%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Iowa end zoneNorthwestern end zoneQ1 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 9 playsQ1 IowaTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 5 playsQ1 IowaPunt, 5 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 7 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 4 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 5 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ2 IowaField goal, 6 playsQ2 NorthwesternEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 NorthwesternInterception, 5 playsQ3 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 IowaMissed FG, 7 playsQ3 NorthwesternInterception, 6 playsQ3 IowaTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 NorthwesternMissed FG, 19 playsQ4 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 NorthwesternTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ4 IowaFumble, 4 playsQ4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ4 IowaFumble, 5 playsQ4 NorthwesternEnd of game, 4 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 NorthwesternPunt, 9 plays, 36 yards
  3. Q1 IowaTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 62 yards
  4. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 5 plays, 22 yards
  5. Q1 IowaPunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  6. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  7. Q2 IowaPunt, 7 plays, 46 yards
  8. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  9. Q2 IowaPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  10. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  11. Q2 IowaField goal, 6 plays, 26 yards
  12. Q2 NorthwesternEnd of half, 3 plays, −7 yards
  13. Q3 NorthwesternInterception, 5 plays, 11 yards
  14. Q3 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  15. Q3 NorthwesternTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  16. Q3 IowaMissed FG, 7 plays, 40 yards
  17. Q3 NorthwesternInterception, 6 plays, 16 yards
  18. Q3 IowaTouchdown, 2 plays, 42 yards
  19. Q3 NorthwesternMissed FG, 19 plays, 55 yards
  20. Q4 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  21. Q4 NorthwesternTouchdown, 4 plays, 46 yards
  22. Q4 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  23. Q4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  24. Q4 IowaFumble, 4 plays, 26 yards
  25. Q4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  26. Q4 IowaFumble, 5 plays, 32 yards
  27. Q4 NorthwesternEnd of game, 4 plays, 12 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 0
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jake Collins kickoff for 61 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 43 yds to the Iowa 47
15:001st & 10 at own 47Mekhi Sargent run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
15:002nd & 7 at the 50Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 4 yds to the Nwest 46
15:003rd & 3 at opp 46Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Noah Fant
15:004th & 3 at opp 46Colten Rastetter punt for 32 yds, downed at the Nwest 14
Northwestern Punt, 9 plays
13:251st & 10 at own 14Isaiah Bowser run for 6 yds to the Nwest 20
13:252nd & 4 at own 20Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 5 yds to the Nwest 25 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at own 25[SG], Thorson, C. pass incomplete to McGowan, Kyric, PENALTY NU illegal shift 5 yards to the NU20, NO PLAY.
13:251st & 15 at own 20Isaiah Bowser run for 4 yds to the Nwest 24
13:252nd & 11 at own 24Clayton Thorson pass complete to Isaiah Bowser for 11 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at own 35Solomon Vault run for 5 yds to the Nwest 40
13:252nd & 5 at own 40Clayton Thorson pass complete to Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman for 8 yds to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down
13:251st & 10 at own 48Solomon Vault run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
13:252nd & 8 at the 50Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
13:253rd & 8 at the 50Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Chad Hanaoka
13:254th & 8 at the 50Jake Collins punt for 42 yds, downed at the Iowa 8
Iowa Turnover on downs, 12 plays
10:071st & 10 at own 8Mekhi Sargent run for 2 yds to the Iowa 10
10:072nd & 8 at own 10Nate Stanley sacked by Joe Gaziano and Samdup Miller for a loss of 4 yards to the Iowa 6
10:073rd & 12 at own 6Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 20 yds to the Iowa 26 for a 1ST down
10:071st & 10 at own 26Nate Stanley pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 12 yds to the Iowa 38 for a 1ST down
10:071st & 10 at own 38Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 8 yds to the Iowa 46
10:072nd & 2 at own 46Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down
10:071st & 10 at opp 49Mekhi Sargent run for 1 yd to the Nwest 48
10:072nd & 9 at opp 48Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 9 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
10:071st & 10 at opp 39Nate Stanley pass incomplete to T.J. Hockenson, broken up by Cameron Ruiz
10:072nd & 10 at opp 39Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 5 yds to the Nwest 34
10:073rd & 5 at opp 34Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Ivory Kelly-Martin
10:074th & 5 at opp 34Nate Stanley run for 4 yds to the Nwest 30
Northwestern Punt, 5 plays
4:531st & 10 at own 30Isaiah Bowser run for 7 yds to the Nwest 37
4:532nd & 3 at own 37Clayton Thorson pass complete to Isaiah Bowser for 12 yds to the Nwest 49 for a 1ST down
4:531st & 10 at own 49Clayton Thorson run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
4:532nd & 9 at the 50Isaiah Bowser run for 2 yds to the Iowa 48
4:533rd & 7 at opp 48Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Chad Hanaoka
4:534th & 7 at opp 48Jake Collins punt for 38 yds
Iowa Punt, 5 plays
2:411st & 10 at own 10Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 5 yds to the Iowa 15
2:412nd & 5 at own 15Nate Stanley pass complete to Noah Fant for no gain to the Iowa 15
2:413rd & 5 at own 15[SG], Stanley,Nate pass incomplete to Fant,Noah, PENALTY NU pass interference (Hartage, Montre) 15 yards to the IOWA30, 1ST DOWN IOWA, NO PLAY.
2:411st & 10 at own 30Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for a loss of 2 yards to the Iowa 28
2:412nd & 12 at own 28Nate Stanley pass complete to Mekhi Sargent for 8 yds to the Iowa 36
2:413rd & 4 at own 36Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Nick Easley
2:414th & 4 at own 36Colten Rastetter punt for 22 yds , Flynn Nagel returns for 3 yds to the Nwest 45
2nd quarter7 drives, then Iowa 3, Northwestern 0
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 45Isaiah Bowser run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
15:002nd & 5 at the 50Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Cameron Green, broken up by Matt Nelson
15:003rd & 5 at the 50Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Cameron Green, broken up by Michael Ojemudia
15:004th & 5 at the 50Jake Collins punt for 43 yds , Kyle Groeneweg returns for 1 yd to the Iowa 8
Iowa Punt, 7 plays
14:181st & 10 at own 8Nate Stanley pass complete to Ivory Kelly-Martin for 8 yds to the Iowa 16
14:182nd & 2 at own 16Ivory Kelly-Martin run for 1 yd to the Iowa 17
14:183rd & 1 at own 17Austin Kelly run for 1 yd to the Iowa 18 for a 1ST down
14:181st & 10 at own 18Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 37 yds to the Nwest 45 for a 1ST down
14:181st & 10 at opp 45Kelly-Martin,I. rush left for no gain to the NU45 (Fisher, Paddy), PENALTY IOWA holding (Jackson,Alaric) 10 yards to the IOWA45, NO PLAY.
14:181st & 20 at own 45Nate Stanley pass incomplete to T.J. Hockenson
11:232nd & 20 at own 45Timeout IOWA, clock 11:23
11:232nd & 20 at own 45Nate Stanley pass complete to Mekhi Sargent for 1 yd to the Iowa 46
11:233rd & 19 at own 46Ihmir Smith-Marsette run for 8 yds to the Nwest 46
11:234th & 11 at opp 46Colten Rastetter punt for 38 yds , Riley Lees returns for no gain to the Nwest 8
Northwestern Punt, 4 plays
9:581st & 10 at own 8Isaiah Bowser run for 15 yds to the Nwest 23 for a 1ST down
9:581st & 10 at own 23Isaiah Bowser run for 2 yds to the Nwest 25
9:582nd & 8 at own 25Clayton Thorson sacked by Amani Hooker for a loss of 6 yards to the Nwest 19
9:583rd & 14 at own 19Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 5 yds to the Nwest 24
9:584th & 9 at own 24Jake Collins punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Iowa 31
Iowa Punt, 5 plays
7:291st & 10 at own 31Toren Young run for 1 yd to the Iowa 32
7:292nd & 9 at own 32Toren Young run for 11 yds to the Iowa 43 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at own 43Toren Young run for 2 yds to the Iowa 45
7:292nd & 8 at own 45Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette
7:293rd & 8 at own 45[SG], Stanley,Nate rush left for 6 yards to the NU49 (Miller, Samdup), PENALTY IOWA holding (Reynolds,Ross) 10 yards to the IOWA35, NO PLAY.
7:293rd & 18 at own 35Mekhi Sargent run for 8 yds to the Iowa 43
7:294th & 10 at own 43Colten Rastetter punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Riley Lees at the Nwest 19
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
4:461st & 10 at own 19Isaiah Bowser run for 4 yds to the Nwest 23
4:462nd & 6 at own 23Isaiah Bowser run for 1 yd to the Nwest 24
4:463rd & 5 at own 24Clayton Thorson sacked by Chauncey Golston for a loss of 7 yards to the Nwest 17
4:464th & 12 at own 17Jake Collins punt for 37 yds, downed at the Iowa 46
Iowa Field goal, 6 plays
2:471st & 10 at own 46Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 9 yds to the Nwest 45
2:472nd & 1 at opp 45Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 13 yds to the Nwest 32 for a 1ST down
2:471st & 10 at opp 32Mekhi Sargent run for 4 yds to the Nwest 28
2:472nd & 6 at opp 28Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette
2:473rd & 6 at opp 28Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Mekhi Sargent
0:564th & 6 at opp 28Miguel Recinos 46 yd FG GOODIowa 3, Northwestern 0
Northwestern End of half, 3 plays
0:561st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 62 yds , Riley Lees return for 10 yds to the Nwest 13
0:561st & 10 at own 13TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 12
0:462nd & 11 at own 12Timeout IOWA, clock 00:46
0:462nd & 11 at own 12TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 9
0:423rd & 14 at own 9Timeout IOWA, clock 00:42
0:423rd & 14 at own 9TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the Nwest 6
3rd quarter7 drives, then Iowa 10, Northwestern 7
Northwestern Interception, 5 plays
15:004th & 17 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 57 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Cameron Green
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 9 yds to the Nwest 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Riley Lees run for 2 yds to the Nwest 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel, broken up by Matt Hankins
15:002nd & 10 at own 36Clayton Thorson pass intercepted Geno Stone return for no gain to the Nwest 42
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
13:501st & 10 at opp 42Nate Stanley run for 6 yds to the Nwest 36
13:502nd & 4 at opp 36Mekhi Sargent run for 2 yds to the Nwest 34
13:503rd & 2 at opp 34Mekhi Sargent run for a loss of 4 yards to the Nwest 38
13:504th & 6 at opp 38Colten Rastetter punt for 38 yds for a touchback
Northwestern Touchdown, 6 plays
11:431st & 10 at own 20Isaiah Bowser run for 2 yds to the Nwest 22
11:432nd & 8 at own 22Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 7 yds to the Nwest 29
11:433rd & 1 at own 29Isaiah Bowser run for 8 yds to the Nwest 37 for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at own 37Clayton Thorson pass complete to Isaiah Bowser for 10 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down
11:431st & 10 at own 47[SG], Thorson, C. pass incomplete to Skowronek, B., PENALTY IOWA pass interference (Hankins,Matt) 15 yards to the IOWA38, 1ST DOWN NU, NO PLAY.
11:431st & 10 at opp 38Clayton Thorson pass complete to Trey Pugh for 4 yds to the Iowa 34
9:192nd & 6 at opp 34Isaiah Bowser run for 34 yds for a TD (Jake Collins KICK)Northwestern 7, Iowa 3
Iowa Missed FG, 7 plays
9:191st & 0 at own 35Jake Collins kickoff for 62 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 37 yds to the Iowa 40
9:191st & 10 at own 40Nate Stanley pass incomplete
9:192nd & 10 at own 40Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 5 yds to the Iowa 45
9:193rd & 5 at own 45Nate Stanley pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 36 yds to the Nwest 19 for a 1ST down
9:191st & 10 at opp 19Tyrone Tracy Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 20
9:192nd & 11 at opp 20Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Noah Fant
9:193rd & 11 at opp 20Nate Stanley pass incomplete
7:034th & 11 at opp 20Miguel Recinos 38 yd FG MISSED
Northwestern Interception, 6 plays
7:031st & 10 at own 20Isaiah Bowser run for 5 yds to the Nwest 25
7:032nd & 5 at own 25Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman
7:033rd & 5 at own 25Clayton Thorson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 30 for a 1ST down
7:031st & 10 at own 30Isaiah Bowser run for 2 yds to the Nwest 32
7:032nd & 8 at own 32Clayton Thorson pass complete to Cameron Green for 4 yds to the Nwest 36
7:033rd & 4 at own 36Clayton Thorson pass intercepted Jake Gervase return for 3 yds to the Nwest 42
Iowa Touchdown, 2 plays
5:031st & 10 at opp 42Nate Stanley pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 14 yds to the Nwest 28 for a 1ST down
4:271st & 10 at opp 28Nate Stanley pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 28 yds for a TD (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 10, Northwestern 7
Northwestern Missed FG, 19 plays
4:271st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 55 yds
4:271st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Bowser run for 5 yds to the Nwest 30
4:272nd & 5 at own 30Isaiah Bowser run for 4 yds to the Nwest 34
4:273rd & 1 at own 34Isaiah Bowser run for 5 yds to the Nwest 39 for a 1ST down
4:271st & 10 at own 39Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 9 yds to the Nwest 48
4:272nd & 1 at own 48Solomon Vault run for no gain to the Nwest 48
4:273rd & 1 at own 48Isaiah Bowser run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:271st & 10 at the 50Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel
4:272nd & 10 at the 50Isaiah Bowser run for 3 yds to the Iowa 47
4:273rd & 7 at opp 47Clayton Thorson run for 8 yds to the Iowa 39 for a 1ST down
4:271st & 10 at opp 39Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Riley Lees
4:272nd & 10 at opp 39Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 4 yds to the Iowa 35
4:273rd & 6 at opp 35Chad Hanaoka run for 5 yds to the Iowa 30
Q4 15:004th & 1 at opp 30Isaiah Bowser run for 2 yds to the Iowa 28 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to Flynn Nagel, broken up by Amani Hooker
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 28Isaiah Bowser run for 12 yds to the Iowa 16 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 16Isaiah Bowser run for 4 yds to the Iowa 12
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at opp 12Clayton Thorson pass complete to Riley Lees for 2 yds to the Iowa 10
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at opp 10[SG], Thorson, C. pass complete to Skowronek, B. for 8 yards to the IOWA2 (Hooker,Amani), PENALTY NU holding (Hance, Blake) 10 yards to the IOWA20, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:003rd & 14 at opp 20Clayton Thorson pass incomplete
Q4 12:264th & 14 at opp 20Jake Collins 38 yd FG MISSED
4th quarter8 drives, then Northwestern 14, Iowa 10
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
12:261st & 10 at own 20Ivory Kelly-Martin run for 2 yds to the Iowa 22
12:262nd & 8 at own 22Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for a loss of 3 yards to the Iowa 19
12:263rd & 11 at own 19Nate Stanley pass complete to Toren Young for 6 yds to the Iowa 25
12:264th & 5 at own 25Colten Rastetter punt for 35 yds , Flynn Nagel returns for 14 yds to the Iowa 46
Northwestern Touchdown, 4 plays
10:261st & 10 at opp 46Isaiah Bowser run for 1 yd to the Iowa 45
10:262nd & 9 at opp 45Clayton Thorson pass incomplete to JJ Jefferson
10:263rd & 9 at opp 45Chad Hanaoka run for 13 yds to the Iowa 32 for a 1ST down
9:271st & 10 at opp 32Clayton Thorson pass complete to Bennett Skowronek for 32 yds for a TD (Jake Collins KICK)Northwestern 14, Iowa 10
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
9:271st & 0 at own 35Jake Collins kickoff for 48 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 20 yds to the Iowa 37
9:271st & 10 at own 37Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Mekhi Sargent, broken up by Jordan Thompson
9:272nd & 10 at own 37Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette
9:273rd & 10 at own 37Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette, broken up by Cameron Ruiz
9:274th & 10 at own 37Colten Rastetter punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Nwest 30 , Riley Lees returns for 8 yds to the Nwest 30
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
8:531st & 10 at own 30Isaiah Bowser run for 9 yds to the Nwest 39
8:532nd & 1 at own 39Isaiah Bowser run for no gain to the Nwest 39
8:533rd & 1 at own 39NORTHWESTERN Penalty, false start (Blake Hance) to the Nwest 34
8:533rd & 6 at own 34Clayton Thorson pass complete to Chad Hanaoka for no gain to the Nwest 34
8:534th & 6 at own 34Jake Collins punt for 41 yds, downed at the Iowa 25
Iowa Fumble, 4 plays
6:161st & 10 at own 25Mekhi Sargent run for 4 yds to the Iowa 29
6:162nd & 6 at own 29Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 10 yds to the Iowa 39 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 10 at own 39Nate Stanley pass complete to Mekhi Sargent for 10 yds to the Iowa 49 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 10 at own 49Mekhi Sargent run for 2 yds to the Nwest 49 Mekhi Sargent fumbled, forced by Cameron Ruiz, recovered by Nwest Travis Whillock
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
4:261st & 10 at own 49Isaiah Bowser run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
4:262nd & 9 at the 50Riley Lees run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 48
3:373rd & 11 at own 48Timeout IOWA, clock 03:37
3:373rd & 11 at own 48Isaiah Bowser run for 8 yds to the Iowa 44
3:374th & 3 at opp 44NORTHWESTERN Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Iowa 49
3:374th & 8 at opp 49Jake Collins punt for 37 yds , Kyle Groeneweg returns for a loss of 2 yards to the Iowa 10
Iowa Fumble, 5 plays
2:411st & 10 at own 10Nate Stanley pass complete to Ivory Kelly-Martin for no gain to the Iowa 10
2:412nd & 10 at own 10Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 14 yds to the Iowa 24 for a 1ST down
2:411st & 10 at own 24Nate Stanley pass complete to Ivory Kelly-Martin for 4 yds to the Iowa 28
2:412nd & 6 at own 28Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 8 yds to the Iowa 36 for a 1ST down
2:411st & 10 at own 36Ivory Kelly-Martin run for 3 yds to the Iowa 42 Ivory Kelly-Martin fumbled, forced by Joe Gaziano, recovered by Nwest Cameron Ruiz
Northwestern End of game, 4 plays
1:341st & 10 at opp 42Isaiah Bowser run for 6 yds to the Iowa 36
1:292nd & 4 at opp 36Timeout IOWA, clock 01:29
1:292nd & 4 at opp 36Isaiah Bowser run for 2 yds to the Iowa 34
1:243rd & 2 at opp 34Timeout IOWA, clock 01:24
1:243rd & 2 at opp 34Isaiah Bowser run for no gain to the Iowa 34
0:354th & 2 at opp 34Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:35
0:354th & 2 at opp 34Isaiah Bowser run for 4 yds to the Iowa 30 for a 1ST down

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.

Iowa leads 55–⁠28–⁠3 in 86 meetings, counting the six 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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