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Iowa vs. Northwestern

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Iowa beat Northwestern 10–⁠7. It was their 85th meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 54–⁠28–⁠3.

Neutral siteIowa10–⁠4 in 2023 (6–⁠4 official)
10
Neutral siteNorthwestern8–⁠5 in 2023
7

Final at Wrigley Field, ChicagoTV: PeacockAttendance 38,000

At kickoff
58°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW), 15 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Ron SnodgrassGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Iowa007310
Northwestern00077

Standouts

Player stats

Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Deacon Hill10/156511
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Leshon Williams2479010
Jaziun Patterson82105
Cooper DeJean1808
Diante Vines1404
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kaleb Brown123023
Addison Ostrenga31517
Hayden Large115015
Diante Vines2908
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jay Higgins12210
Nick Jackson7110
Deontae Craig60.500
Xavier Nwankpa5110
Sebastian Castro5000
Joe Evans4110
Yahya Black2110

Northwestern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brendan Sullivan12/198110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Anthony Tyus III104009
Cam Porter123608
Brendan Sullivan162408
Jack Lausch2603
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryce Kirtz333018
Cam Johnson330114
A.J. Henning41307
Marshall Lang1505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Xander Mueller191.500
Bryce Gallagher8000
Aidan Hubbard61.510
Devin Turner6000
Jaylen Pate4110
Theran Johnson1001

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

Team stats

IowaNorthwestern
169Total yards170
65Passing yards81
104Rushing yards89
4.3Yards per pass4.1
2.5Yards per rush2.2
14First downs12
4–⁠12Third downs6–⁠17
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠2
1Turnovers0
3–⁠30Penalties7–⁠71
30:18Possession29:42
5Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

IowaNorthwestern
41%Success rate33%
−0.17EPA per play−0.09
0.70Explosiveness0.91
−0.08Rushing EPA−0.06
−0.11Passing EPA−0.12
7%Passing-down success26%
−0.02First-down EPA−0.28
−0.30Second-down EPA−0.06
−0.26Third-down EPA0.34
16%Havoc by its defense14%

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 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Iowa −4.5, over/under 30.5.

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 63%, Northwestern 37%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northwestern end zoneIowa end zoneQ1 IowaPunt, 10 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ1 IowaMissed FG, 6 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 6 playsQ2 IowaInterception, 7 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 5 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 5 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ2 IowaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ3 IowaTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 7 playsQ3 IowaPunt, 6 playsQ3 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 18 playsQ4 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 NorthwesternTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 IowaField goal, 7 playsQ4 NorthwesternEnd of game, 4 plays
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 IowaPunt, 10 plays, 37 yards
  2. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  3. Q1 IowaMissed FG, 6 plays, 27 yards
  4. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 6 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q2 IowaInterception, 7 plays, 41 yards
  6. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  7. Q2 IowaPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  8. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  9. Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  11. Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  12. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  13. Q2 IowaEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
  14. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  15. Q3 IowaTouchdown, 7 plays, 25 yards
  16. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 7 plays, 29 yards
  17. Q3 IowaPunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  18. Q3 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 18 plays, 66 yards
  19. Q4 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  20. Q4 NorthwesternTouchdown, 6 plays, 22 yards
  21. Q4 IowaField goal, 7 plays, 37 yards
  22. Q4 NorthwesternEnd of game, 4 plays, 21 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 0
Iowa Punt, 10 plays
14:56Luke Akers kickoff for 65 yds
14:561st & 10 at own 24Leshon Williams run for 4 yds to the IOWA 28
14:562nd & 6 at own 28Leshon Williams run for 4 yds to the IOWA 32
14:563rd & 2 at own 32HILL, Deacon pass to the right incomplete intended for VINES, Diante thrown to the UI32. PENALTY NU Pass Interference on HOLLIS JR., Garnett enforced at the spot of the foul for 3 yards to the UI35 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
14:561st & 10 at own 35Leshon Williams run for 8 yds to the IOWA 43
14:562nd & 2 at own 43Leshon Williams run for 1 yd to the IOWA 44
14:563rd & 1 at own 44Deacon Hill run for 2 yds to the IOWA 46 for a 1ST down
14:561st & 10 at own 46Jaziun Patterson run for 5 yds to the NU 49
14:562nd & 5 at opp 49Jaziun Patterson run for 1 yd to the NU 48
14:563rd & 4 at opp 48HILL, Deacon pass to the left incomplete intended for BROWN, Kaleb thrown to the NU35. PENALTY NU Pass Interference on JOHNSON, Theran enforced at the spot of the foul for 14 yards to the NU34 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY (replay the down).
14:561st & 10 at opp 34Deacon Hill pass complete to Diante Vines for 1 yd to the NU 33
14:562nd & 9 at opp 33Leshon Williams run for 2 yds to the NU 31
14:563rd & 7 at opp 31Deacon Hill sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the NU 39
8:334th & 15 at opp 39Tory Taylor punt for 27 yds
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
8:331st & 10 at own 12Brendan Sullivan pass complete to A.J. Henning for a loss of 1 yard to the NU 11
8:332nd & 11 at own 11Cam Porter run for 3 yds to the NU 14
8:333rd & 8 at own 14Brendan Sullivan sacked by Nick Jackson for a loss of 8 yards to the NU 6
6:214th & 16 at own 6Hunter Renner punt for 52 yds , Cooper DeJean returns for no gain to the IOWA 37
Iowa Missed FG, 6 plays
6:211st & 10 at own 37Deacon Hill pass complete to Hayden Large for 15 yds to the NU 48 for a 1ST down
6:211st & 10 at opp 48Leshon Williams run for no gain to the NU 48
6:212nd & 10 at opp 48HILL, Deacon pass deep to the left incomplete intended for VINES, Diante thrown to the NU15. PENALTY NU Pass Interference on HOLLIS JR., Garnett enforced at the spot of the foul for 14 yards to the NU34 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY (replay the down).
6:211st & 10 at opp 34Leshon Williams run for no gain to the NU 34
6:212nd & 10 at opp 34Leshon Williams run for 2 yds to the NU 32
6:213rd & 8 at opp 32Deacon Hill pass complete to Leshon Williams for a loss of 4 yards to the NU 36
3:014th & 12 at opp 36Drew Stevens 53 yd FG MISSED
Northwestern Punt, 6 plays
3:011st & 10 at own 36Cam Porter run for 8 yds to the NU 44
3:012nd & 2 at own 44Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete
3:013rd & 2 at own 44Cam Porter run for 3 yds to the NU 47 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at own 47Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Marshall Lang for 5 yds to the IOWA 48
3:012nd & 5 at opp 48run for a loss of 17 yards to the NU 35 fumbled, recovered by NU Cam Porter [NHSG] NU rush up the middle for a loss of 17 yards, fumbled at UI48 , recovered by NU PORTER, Cam at the NU35, returned 0 yards to the NU35, End of Play.
3:013rd & 22 at own 35Brendan Sullivan run for 5 yds to the NU 40
0:004th & 17 at own 40Hunter Renner punt for 27 yds
2nd quarter9 drives, then Tied at 0
Iowa Interception, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 33Deacon Hill pass complete to Addison Ostrenga for 6 yds to the IOWA 39
15:002nd & 4 at own 39Jaziun Patterson run for 3 yds to the IOWA 42
15:003rd & 1 at own 42Jaziun Patterson run for 2 yds to the IOWA 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 44Jaziun Patterson run for 3 yds to the IOWA 47
15:002nd & 7 at own 47Deacon Hill pass complete to Diante Vines for 8 yds to the NU 45 for a 1ST down Northwestern Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the NU 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Diante Vines run for 4 yds to the NU 26
11:442nd & 6 at opp 26Deacon Hill pass intercepted, touchback.
Northwestern Punt, 5 plays
11:441st & 10 at own 20Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the NU 26
11:442nd & 4 at own 26Brendan Sullivan run for 7 yds to the NU 33 for a 1ST down
11:441st & 10 at own 33Anthony Tyus III run for 5 yds to the NU 38
11:442nd & 5 at own 38Anthony Tyus III run for 3 yds to the NU 41
11:443rd & 2 at own 41Northwestern Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NU 36
11:443rd & 7 at own 36Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete
9:084th & 7 at own 36Hunter Renner punt for 50 yds
Iowa Punt, 5 plays
9:081st & 10 at own 26Cooper DeJean run for 8 yds to the IOWA 34
9:082nd & 2 at own 34Leshon Williams run for 6 yds to the IOWA 40 for a 1ST down
9:081st & 10 at own 40Leshon Williams run for 3 yds to the IOWA 43
9:082nd & 7 at own 43Deacon Hill pass complete to Leshon Williams for a loss of 1 yard to the IOWA 42
9:083rd & 8 at own 42Deacon Hill pass incomplete
6:224th & 8 at own 42Tory Taylor punt for 46 yds
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
6:221st & 10 at own 12Brendan Sullivan run for no gain to the NU 12
6:222nd & 10 at own 12Cam Porter run for a loss of 1 yard to the NU 11
6:223rd & 11 at own 11Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete
5:004th & 11 at own 11Hunter Renner punt for 35 yds, downed at the NU 46
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
5:001st & 10 at opp 46Deacon Hill sacked by Aidan Hubbard for a loss of 4 yards to the 50 yard line
5:002nd & 14 at the 50Leshon Williams run for 10 yds to the NU 40
5:003rd & 4 at opp 40Deacon Hill pass incomplete
3:324th & 4 at opp 40Tory Taylor punt for 40 yds for a touchback
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
3:321st & 10 at own 20Brendan Sullivan pass complete to A.J. Henning for 4 yds to the NU 24
3:322nd & 6 at own 24Anthony Tyus III run for no gain to the NU 24
3:323rd & 6 at own 24Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete
2:254th & 6 at own 24Luke Akers punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Cooper DeJean at the IOWA 28
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
2:251st & 10 at own 28Leshon Williams run for 1 yd to the IOWA 29
2:252nd & 9 at own 29Leshon Williams run for no gain to the IOWA 29
2:253rd & 9 at own 29Deacon Hill pass incomplete
0:494th & 9 at own 29Tory Taylor punt for 46 yds, downed at the NU 25
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
0:442nd & 14 at own 21Timeout Iowa, clock 00:44
0:441st & 10 at own 25Brendan Sullivan sacked by Yahya Black for a loss of 4 yards to the NU 21
0:294th & 3 at own 32Hunter Renner punt for 39 yds, downed at the IOWA 29
0:213rd & 10 at own 25Timeout Iowa, clock 00:21
0:212nd & 14 at own 21Cam Porter run for 4 yds to the NU 25
0:213rd & 10 at own 25Brendan Sullivan pass complete to A.J. Henning for 7 yds to the NU 32
Iowa End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 29[SG] Kneel down by UI at UI28 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.
3rd quarter5 drives, then Iowa 7, Northwestern 0
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
15:00Drew Stevens kickoff for 59 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Joseph Himon II for no gain to the NU 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25PORTER, Cam rush up the middle for a gain of 4 yards to the NU29 (HIGGINS, Jay;SCHULTE, Quinn). PENALTY NU Holding on GORDON, Thomas enforced 10 yards from the NU25 to the NU15 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
15:002nd & 20 at own 15Brendan Sullivan run for 3 yds to the NU 18
15:003rd & 17 at own 18Cam Porter run for no gain to the NU 18
13:034th & 17 at own 18Hunter Renner punt blocked by Anterio Thompson to the NU 25
Iowa Touchdown, 7 plays
13:031st & 10 at opp 25Deacon Hill pass complete to Addison Ostrenga for 7 yds to the NU 18
13:032nd & 3 at opp 18Leshon Williams run for 4 yds to the NU 14 for a 1ST down
13:031st & 10 at opp 14Leshon Williams run for 5 yds to the NU 9
13:032nd & 5 at opp 9Jaziun Patterson run for 4 yds to the NU 5
13:033rd & 1 at opp 5Deacon Hill run for 1 yd to the NU 4 for a 1ST down
13:031st & goal at opp 4Jaziun Patterson run for 2 yds to the NU 2
9:042nd & goal at opp 2Deacon Hill pass complete to Addison Ostrenga for 2 yds for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)Iowa 7, Northwestern 0
Northwestern Punt, 7 plays
9:04Drew Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:041st & 10 at own 25Brendan Sullivan sacked by Joe Evans for 0 yards to the NU 25
9:042nd & 10 at own 25Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Cam Johnson for 11 yds to the NU 36 for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at own 36Cam Porter run for 4 yds to the NU 40
9:042nd & 6 at own 40Brendan Sullivan run for 8 yds to the NU 48 for a 1ST down
9:041st & 10 at own 48Brendan Sullivan sacked by Jay Higgins for a loss of 2 yards to the NU 46
9:042nd & 12 at own 46Brendan Sullivan run for 8 yds to the IOWA 46
9:043rd & 4 at opp 46Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete
5:004th & 4 at opp 46Hunter Renner punt for 46 yds for a touchback
Iowa Punt, 6 plays
5:001st & 10 at own 20Leshon Williams run for 7 yds to the IOWA 27
5:002nd & 3 at own 27Deacon Hill pass incomplete
5:003rd & 3 at own 27Leshon Williams run for 4 yds to the IOWA 31 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at own 31PATTERSON, Jaziun rush up the middle for a gain of 2 yards to the UI33 (GALLAGHER, Bryce). PENALTY UI Holding on ELSBURY, Tyler enforced 10 yards from the UI31 to the UI21 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
5:001st & 20 at own 21Jaziun Patterson run for 1 yd to the IOWA 22
5:002nd & 19 at own 22Leshon Williams run for 3 yds to the IOWA 25
5:003rd & 16 at own 25Leshon Williams run for 4 yds to the IOWA 29
1:004th & 12 at own 29Tory Taylor punt for 38 yds, downed at the NU 33
Northwestern Turnover on downs, 18 plays
1:001st & 10 at own 33Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete
1:002nd & 10 at own 33Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 9 yds to the NU 42
0:003rd & 1 at own 42Anthony Tyus III run for 4 yds to the NU 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 46Jack Lausch run for 3 yds to the NU 49
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at own 49Jack Lausch run for 3 yds to the IOWA 48
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at opp 48Anthony Tyus III run for 9 yds to the IOWA 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 39Brendan Sullivan sacked by Xavier Nwankpa for 0 yards to the IOWA 39
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 39Anthony Tyus III run for 8 yds to the IOWA 31
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at opp 31Cam Porter run for 6 yds to the IOWA 25 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 25Cam Porter run for 2 yds to the IOWA 23
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 23SULLIVAN, Brendan pass to the right complete for 6 yards to PORTER, Cam caught at the UI23 and advanced to the UI17 (CASTRO, Sebastian). PENALTY NU Holding on EDWARDS, Braeden enforced 10 yards from the UI23 to the UI33 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q4 15:002nd & 18 at opp 33Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Cam Johnson for 14 yds to the IOWA 19
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at opp 19Anthony Tyus III run for 3 yds to the IOWA 16
Q4 15:004th & 1 at opp 16Anthony Tyus III run for 3 yds to the IOWA 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 13Brendan Sullivan run for 1 yd to the IOWA 12
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at opp 12SULLIVAN, Brendan pass up the middle incomplete intended for KIRTZ, Bryce thrown to the UI0. PENALTY UI Pass Interference on DEJEAN, Cooper enforced at the spot of the foul for 10 yards to the UI2 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 2Cam Porter run for 1 yd to the IOWA 1
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 1Brendan Sullivan run for no gain to the IOWA 1
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 1Cam Porter run for no gain to the IOWA 1
Q4 6:364th & goal at opp 1Brendan Sullivan run for no gain to the IOWA 1
4th quarter4 drives, then Iowa 10, Northwestern 7
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
6:361st & 10 at own 1Deacon Hill run for no gain to the IOWA 1
6:362nd & 10 at own 1Deacon Hill run for 2 yds to the IOWA 3
6:363rd & 8 at own 3Leshon Williams run for 5 yds to the IOWA 8
5:154th & 3 at own 8Tory Taylor punt for 37 yds
Northwestern Touchdown, 6 plays
5:151st & 10 at opp 22Anthony Tyus III run for 4 yds to the IOWA 18
5:152nd & 6 at opp 18Anthony Tyus III run for 1 yd to the IOWA 17
5:153rd & 5 at opp 17Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 6 yds to the IOWA 11 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at opp 11Brendan Sullivan run for 7 yds to the IOWA 4
5:152nd & 3 at opp 4Brendan Sullivan run for a loss of 1 yard to the IOWA 5
1:503rd & 4 at opp 5Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Cam Johnson for 5 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)Tied at 7
Iowa Field goal, 7 plays
1:46Luke Akers kickoff for 46 yds
1:461st & 10 at own 28Deacon Hill pass complete to Nico Ragaini for 8 yds to the IOWA 36
1:462nd & 2 at own 36Leshon Williams run for 3 yds to the IOWA 39 for a 1ST down
1:461st & 10 at own 39Deacon Hill pass complete to Kaleb Brown for 23 yds to the NU 38 for a 1ST down
0:292nd & 9 at opp 37Timeout Iowa, clock 00:29
0:291st & 10 at opp 38Leshon Williams run for 1 yd to the NU 37
0:243rd & 7 at opp 35Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:24
0:242nd & 9 at opp 37Leshon Williams run for 2 yds to the NU 35
0:194th & 7 at opp 35Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:19
0:193rd & 7 at opp 35Leshon Williams run for no gain to the NU 35
0:144th & 7 at opp 35Drew Stevens 52 yd FG GOODIowa 10, Northwestern 7
Northwestern End of game, 4 plays
0:14Timeout Iowa, clock 00:14
0:14Drew Stevens kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:141st & 10 at own 25Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Bryce Kirtz for 18 yds to the NU 43 for a 1ST down
0:141st & 10 at own 43Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete
0:013rd & 10 at own 43Timeout Northwestern, clock 00:01
0:012nd & 10 at own 43Brendan Sullivan pass incomplete
0:003rd & 10 at own 43Brendan Sullivan pass complete to A.J. Henning for 3 yds to the NU 46

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

Every Iowa–Northwestern game

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