Iowa at Northwestern
Saturday, October 8, 1910 Share
Northwestern beat Iowa 10–5. It was their third meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–1–1.
FinalHigh 69°F, low 49°F
In the newspapers
The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, October 9, 1910
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NORTHWESTERN WINS FROM IOWA PLAYERS Methodist Team Wins by Hard and Aggressive Football Throughout. EVANSTON. H., Oct Northwestern university won from Iowa on Sheppard held today, 10 10 5, in a slashing game OF football. during which the purple play ers recklessly sacrificed themselves to gain victory. Four Northwestern mon Schults. Wandrecht Robbins and Bull were withdrawn from the contest because OF Injuries, Rarely has the Methoodist team shown more aggressive determination than that displayed In todays game. Iowa fought with plenty OF vim and ginger but the Hawkeyes were not quite equal to Northwestern’s daring style OF play. The score was tied. 10 8. at the end OF the first period. Then the marked Improvement that the purple has under gone since the game with Illinois Wesleyan a week ago asserted itself. Ress. a substitute quarterback on the North western team. entered the game at this juncture. He Immediately began series OF reckless rushes that could not be stopped. Rees finally carried the ball over the Iowan goal for the deciding touchdown. His work was sensational at times and places him In line. for rcgular position on the team.

Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], October 9, 1910, page 25
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Iowa / .OSes to Northwestern Purple Plal ers Sacrifice Themselves Recklesslp to Gain Victory Hawki,yes Are 0utclassed. EVANSTON, H.. Oct. s-Northwestern university WA from Iowa on Sheppard field today, , to g. in a smashing game OF football, turing which purple players recSlessly ga Orificed themselves to gain victory -Four Northwestern men-Schultz, Wandrecht, Robbins and Bell--were with drawn from the contest because of injurles Rarely has Methodist team showed more aggressive determination than dis played in today’s game. Iowa fought with plenty of vim and ginger, but the Hawk eyes were not qnite equal to Northwest erns daring style Of play. The scored tied, to 3. at the end Of the first period. Then the marked improvment that the purple has undergone since the game with Illinois Wesleyan a week ago, asserted itself Reese sub quarter back on the Northwestern team entered the game at this juncture. He Immediately be- San series of reckless rushes that could not be stopped. Reese finally carried the ball over the Iowa goal for the deciding touchdown. His work was sensational at times and places him in line for regular position on the team.

The Salt Lake herald-Republican, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 9, 1910, page 12
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NORTHWESTERN WINS GREAT GAME FROM IOWA Evanston, H.. Oct. s.-Northwestern university won from Iowa on Sheppard field today. 10 TO 5, in a slashing game of football, during which the purple players recklessly sacrificed themselves 10 gain victory. Four Northwestern men-Schults, Wandrecht, Robbins and Bull-were Withdrawn from the contest because Of injuries. Rarely has the Methodist team shown more aggressive determination than that dis played in tOday’s game. Iowa fought with plenty of vim and ginger, but the Hawkeyes were not quite equal 10 NOrthWestern’s daring style of play. The score was tied. to 3, at the end OF the first period. Then the marked Improvement that the purpie has undergone since the game with Illinois Wesleyan a week ago asserted itself Rees, q substitute quarterback on the Northwestern team, entered the game al this juncture. He Immediately began a series of reckless rushes that could not be stopped. Rees finally car ried the ball over the lowan goal for the deciding touchdown. His work was sensational at times and places him in line for a regular position on the team.

Ottumwa tri-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, October 11, 1910, page 1
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SATURDAYS FOOTBALL RESULTS Western Games Western Games. Northwestern, 10; Iowa, 5. Creighton, 5: s. Dakota (Mines) 0. Western Reserve, 8; Ohio Yves. leyan, 2. Ohio State, Is; Cincinnati. 0. Marquette, 80; Monmouth, 0. Indiana. 6: Chicago, 0. Beloit, 40; Platteville (Wis.) Nor NAL. O.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Northwestern 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Iowa–Northwestern gameIowa leads 55–28–3 in 86 meetings, counting the 83 since this game.
| 2024 | Iowa 40, Northwestern 14 | |
| 2023 | Iowa 10, Northwestern 7 | |
| 2022 | Iowa 33, Northwestern 13 | |
| 2021 | Iowa 17, Northwestern 12 | |
| 2020 | Northwestern 21, Iowa 20 | |
| 2019 | Iowa 20, Northwestern 0 |
Around this game
Iowa
- Next gameat MissouriOct. 15, 1910
- SeasonIowa in 1910
- ProgramIowa history and records
Northwestern
- Next gameat ChicagoOct. 22, 1910
- SeasonNorthwestern in 1910
- ProgramNorthwestern history and records

