Iowa at Wisconsin

Saturday, October 27, 1979

Iowa beat Wisconsin 24–⁠13. It was their 57th meeting; after it, Wisconsin led the series 34–⁠22–⁠1.

AwayIowa5–⁠6 in 1979
24
HomeWisconsin4–⁠7 in 1979
13

FinalHigh 49°F, low 24°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 79,026

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wisconsin 58% to win. Iowa won as Elo’s underdog.

Wisconsin leads 49–⁠48–⁠2 in 99 meetings, counting the 42 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Iowa 37, Wisconsin 0
2024Iowa 42, Wisconsin 10
2023Iowa 15, Wisconsin 6
2022Iowa 24, Wisconsin 10
2021Wisconsin 27, Iowa 7
2020Iowa 28, Wisconsin 7

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