Northwestern at Iowa

Saturday, September 16, 1978

Iowa beat Northwestern 20–⁠3. It was their 42nd meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 25–⁠14–⁠3.

AwayNorthwestern0–⁠10–⁠1 in 1978
3
HomeIowa2–⁠9 in 1978
20

FinalAttendance 56,840

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Iowa leads 55–⁠28–⁠3 in 86 meetings, counting the 44 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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