Northwestern at Iowa

Saturday, October 25, 1986

No. 11 Iowa beat Northwestern 27–⁠20. It was their 50th meeting; after it, Iowa led the series 33–⁠14–⁠3.

AwayNorthwestern4–⁠7 in 1986
20
Home11Iowa9–⁠3 in 1986
27

FinalAttendance 67,250

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Iowa leads 55–⁠28–⁠3 in 86 meetings, counting the 36 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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