Iowa at Northwestern

Saturday, October 14, 1972

Iowa beat Northwestern 23–⁠12. It was their 36th meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 20–⁠13–⁠3.

AwayIowa3–⁠7–⁠1 in 1972
23
HomeNorthwestern2–⁠9 in 1972
12

FinalHigh 60°F, low 39°FAttendance 31,149

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northwestern 77% to win. Iowa pulled the upset.

Iowa leads 55–⁠28–⁠3 in 86 meetings, counting the 50 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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