Week 10: Iowa vs Northwestern
Game Information
StageWeek 10
Season2026
KickoffSat, Nov 7, 12:00 am
VenueRyan Field
LocationEvanston, IL
SurfaceGrass
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/25 | vs  Vanderbilt | W27-34 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/28/25 | @  Nebraska | W40-16 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | vs  Michigan State | W20-17 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | @  USC | L21-26 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/8/25 | vs  Oregon | L16-18 | College Football Wk 11 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/25 | vs  Central Michigan | W34-7 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/29/25 | @  Illinois | L13-20 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | vs  Minnesota | W38-35 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | vs  Michigan | L22-24 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/7/25 | @ USC | L17-38 | College Football Wk 11 |
Division Standings
FBS — Big Ten Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 117 | 64 | 2-1 | 0-0 | W1 |
 Indiana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 145 | 16 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
 Iowa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 111 | 13 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
 Maryland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 126 | 49 | 1-1 | 1-0 | L1 |
| Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 75 | 54 | 2-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
| Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 82 | 39 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 113 | 52 | 2-1 | 0-0 | W1 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 139 | 35 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
 Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 75 | 25 | 2-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 138 | 30 | 2-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
| Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 149 | 66 | 2-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Penn State | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 127 | 22 | 2-0 | 1-0 | W3 |
 Purdue | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 118 | 109 | 1-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
 Rutgers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 77 | 107 | 0-2 | 0-1 | L3 |
 UCLA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 125 | 72 | 2-0 | 1-0 | W3 |
| USC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 172 | 91 | 3-0 | 1-0 | W4 |
 Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 88 | 40 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
 Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 103 | 60 | 2-0 | 0-1 | W2 |
About the Game
Iowa and Northwestern meet on November 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM EST at Ryan Field in Evanston, IL. The matchup is part of the 2026 college football regular season.
The matchup brings together Iowa at 0-0 and Northwestern at 0-0. This game page follows scoring plays, team statistics, game status and the final result.
For Iowa vs Northwestern, this page covers the scheduled start, in-game updates and final score. College Football scores and schedule page brings together more upcoming games, live scores and final results.
Iowa
1st in Big Ten
VS
Northwestern
1st in Big Ten
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#4
Tradon Bessinger
#9
Hank Brown
#49
Boston Everitt
#16
Ryan Fitzgerald
#10
Jeremy Hecklinski
#54
Matty McLaughlin
#35
Tanner Philpott
#69
Ike Speltz
#3
Jimmy Sullivan
Offensive Line
#60
Lucas Allgeyer
#71
Jack Dotzler
#52
Will Hahn
#63
Josh Janowski
#64
Leighton Jones
#59
Trevor Lauck
#75
Cannon Leonard
#72
Owen Linder
#74
Bodey McCaslin
#53
Michael Myslinski
#77
George Nahas
#79
Carson Nielsen
#68
Will Nolan
#70
Hudson Parliament
#58
Kade Pieper
#78
Gene Riordan
#73
Colin Whitters
#65
Trent Wilson
#61
Cael Winter
Receivers & Backs
#88
Lance Beeghley
#18
Luke Brewer
Jarriett Buie
#80
Michael Burt
#15
O'Lontae Dean
#14
Tony Diaz
#23
Brevin Doll
#17
Alex Eichmann
#7
Dayton Howard
#22
Braeden Jackson
#8
Evan James
#86
Eli Johnson
#5
Nathan McNeil
#85
Thomas Meyer
#28
Kamari Moulton
#83
Jackson Naeve
#89
Isaiah Oliver
#48
Zach Ortwerth
#87
Addison Ostrenga
#1
KJ Parker
#84
Apollo Payne
#21
L.J. Phillips Jr.
#11
Brody Schaffer
#12
Diondre Smith
#82
Dylan Stecker
#6
Xavier Stinson
#2
Reece Vander Zee
#81
DJ Vonnahme
#26
Xavier Williams
#19
Mason Woods
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#37
Brayton Alford
#84
Joseph Anderson
#56
Maddux Borcherding-Johnson
#43
Kahmari Brown
#33
Cam Buffington
#13
Drew Campbell
#40
Chima Chineke
#15
Carson Cooney
#31
Nolan DeLong
#97
Iose Epenesa
#42
David Fason
#99
Brad Fitzgibbon
#51
Luke Gaffney
#10
Burke Gautcher
#96
Bryce Hawthorne
#57
Will Hubert
#95
Lance Ingold
#45
Jack Janda
#32
Sawyer Jezierski
#91
Devan Kennedy
#47
Jack Laughlin
#50
Will Lockhart
#4
Julian Manson
#44
Kenneth Merrieweather
#36
Jayden Montgomery
#88
Emmanuel Olagbaju
#46
Preston Ries
#92
Brice Stevenson
#9
Kasen Thomas
#23
Landyn Van Kekerix
#22
Derek Weisskopf
#12
Billy Weivoda
Defensive Backs
#2
Tyler Brown
#29
Noah Daniel
#19
Kyler Gerardy
#7
Rashad Godfrey Jr.
Cody Haddad
#5
Anthony Hawkins
#16
Ronnie Hill
#20
Ty Hudkins
#1
Darion Jones
#30
Eli Kampman
#8
Deshaun Lee
#6
Zach Lutmer
#34
Drew MacPherson
#14
Alex Mota
#26
Eli Robbins
#18
Xavier Styles
#21
Marcello Vitti
#11
Jacob Wallace
#3
Jaylen Watson
Other
#92
Caden Buhr
#25
Eli Ozick
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#2
Ryan Boe
#60
Evan Boutorwick
Aidan Chiles
#95
Marko Dubak
#92
Nikola Dugandzic
#59
Jack Florentine
#13
Gavin Frakes
#11
Aidan Gray
#4
Nicco Marchiol
#9
Johnny O'Brien
#15
Sean Winton
Offensive Line
#61
David Anchondo
#75
Arkel Anugwom
#64
Anthony Birsa
#67
Jace Borcherding
#78
Trey Boyd
#70
Leighton Burbach
#65
Jackson Carsello
#77
Idrys Cotton
#52
Angelo De Sensi
#60
Hayden Flavin
#50
Owen Fors
#72
Jack Fuchs
#66
Owen Jakubczak
#73
Deuce McGuire
#79
Jacob Miller
#76
Michael O'Connell
#62
Ezomo Oratokhai
#71
Dennis Rahouski
#69
Patrick Schaller
#74
Grant Seagren
#68
Quinn Wicklow
Receivers & Backs
#10
Ricky Ahumaraeze
#22
Daniel Anderson
#80
Braden Blueitt
#3
Frank Covey IV
#84
Luke Dehnicke
#8
Hayden Eligon II
#14
Dube Enongene
#20
Chase Farrell
#87
Carson Grove
#6
Joseph Himon II
#86
Alex Honig
#48
Tyler Kielmeyer
#5
Caleb Komolafe
#43
Noah LaPorte
#18
Camp Magee
#82
Jaden McDuffie
#85
Tom McGlinchey
#36
Sean Morris II
#81
Chris Petrucci
#7
Mar'Kel Porter
#41
Robby Preckel
#11
Keaton Reinke
#12
Marcus Romain
#89
Cam Russell
#27
Gavin Sawchuk
#16
Brennan Saxe
#83
Blake Van Buren
#19
Drew Wagner
#17
Griffin Wilde
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#33
Braydon Brus
#44
Callen Campbell
#57
Nick Costa
#46
Lincoln Creager
#51
Miles Crutchley
#58
Ronald Derrick III
#15
Brendan Flakes
#54
Tyler Gant
#42
Nigel Glover
#92
Mason Green
#96
Jonah Hayes
#56
Tre Hoskins
#88
Migo Jackson
#24
Jamaal Johnson
#50
Qayvier Johnson
#49
Amare Jordan
#53
Tanner Jumpp
#47
Michael Kilbane
#5
Dominic Kirks
#94
Gage LaDere
#98
Landon Lauter
#52
Calvin Lorek
#39
Parker Maiers
#95
Mason Mayne
#2
Kobie McKinzie
#37
Max Mohring
#91
Caden O'Rourke
#99
Troy Regovich
#40
Jason Reynolds II
#55
Dylan Roberts
#34
Payton Roth
#45
Jack Sadowsky V
#32
Matthew Smith
#93
Glory Stephen-Wangboje
#97
Braxton Strong
#90
Jack Trautmann
#38
Josh Veldman
#63
Nick Zalewski
Defensive Backs
#7
Ore Adeyi
#22
Terrion Curry-Hicks
#12
Gabe Davis-Ray
#23
Nate Dawson
#3
Brenden Deasfernandes
#25
Marquet Dorsey Jr.
#6
Robert Fitzgerald
#13
Josh Fussell
Alijah Jones
#16
J.J. Lewis
#26
Jalen Lewis
#35
Sean Martin
#28
Timi Oke
#27
Jack Oyola
#4
Montae Pate
#23
Cole Shivers
#29
Jon Jon Stevens Jr.
#9
Braden Turner
#11
Seth Valeri
#17
Jaden Vaughn
#21
Damon Walters
#31
Tito Williams Jr.
Other
#94
Henry Helms
#90
Jackson Kleather
#98
Noah Sur
Iowa
1st in Big Ten
VS
Northwestern
1st in Big Ten
Passing
52.5
Completion Percentage
58.3
21
Completions
14
2.50
Interception Percentage
0.00
1
Interceptions
0
24
Longest Pass
71
218
Net Passing Yards
273
218.0
Net Passing Yards Per Game
273.0
40
Passing Attempts
24
5.00
Passing Touchdown %
4.20
2
Passing Touchdowns
1
110.2
Passer Rating
167.8
0
Total Sacks
2
0
Sack Yards Lost
11
5.5
Yards Per Pass Attempt
11.4
218
Passing Yards
273
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
1
Team Games Played
1
507.0
Yards Per Game
497.0
40.0
Total Points Per Game
34.0
40
Total Points
34
5
Total Touchdowns
4
218.0
Passing Yards Per Game
273.0
21-40
Comp-Att
14-24
0-0
Sacks-Yards Lost
2-11
Rushing
38
Rushing Attempts
31
289
Rushing Yards
224
7.6
Yards Per Rush Attempt
7.2
50
Long Rushing
80
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
2
Rushing Touchdowns
3
289.0
Rushing Yards Per Game
224.0
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
13
Rushing 1st downs
7
1
Team Games Played
1
507
Total Yards
497
78
Total Offensive Plays
57
40.0
Total Points Per Game
34.0
40
Total Points
34
5
Total Touchdowns
4
Receiving
21
Receptions
14
0
Receiving Targets
0
218
Receiving Yards
273
218
Receiving Yards
273
2
Receiving Touchdowns
1
24
Long Reception
71
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
218.0
Receiving Yards Per Game
273.0
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
110
Receiving Yards After Catch
134
11
Receiving First Downs
12
1
Team Games Played
1
10.4
Yards Per Reception
19.5
40.0
Total Points Per Game
34.0
40
Total Points
34
5
Total Touchdowns
4
Miscellaneous
26
Total 1st downs
19
13
Rushing 1st downs
7
11
Passing 1st downs
12
2
1st downs by penalty
0
6
Third Down Conversions
5
14
Third Down Attempts
12
42.86
3rd down %
41.67
0
Fourth Down Conversions
0
3
First Downs Attempts
0
0.00
4th down %
0.00
7
Total Penalties
9
60
Total Penalty Yards
61
2027
Possession Time Seconds
1551
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
2
Total Takeaways
0
1
Total Giveaways
0
1
Turnover Ratio
0
6-14
3rd down efficiency
5-12
0-3
4th down efficiency
0-0
7-60
Total-Yards
9-61
Defense
30
Solo Tackles
43
56
Assist Tackles
60
86
Total Tackles
103
6
Sacks
2
38
Sack Yards
7
0
Stuffs
0
0
Passes Defended
0
17.0
Average Interception Yards
4.0
0
Long Interception
0
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
0
0
Tackles For Loss
0
1
Team Games Played
1
Defensive Interceptions
1
Interceptions
1
17
Interception Yards
4
0
Interception Touchdowns
0
1-17
INT: Total
1-4
General
0
Fumbles
0
1
Forced Fumbles
0
0
Fumbles Recovered
0
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
1
Games Played
1
0-0
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
Returning
0
Kick Returns
2
0
Kick Return Yards
31
0.0
Yards Per Kick Return
15.5
0
Long Kick Return
16
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
5
Punt Returns
1
124
Punt Return Yards
5
24.8
Yards Per Punt Return
5.0
77
Long Punt Return
5
1
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
1
Team Games Played
1
5-124
Punt: Total
1-5
Kicking
2
Field Goal Made
2
3
Field Goal Attempts
2
66.7
Field Goal Percentage
100.0
45
Long Field Goal Made
38
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
0
1
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
2
1
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
0
1
Field Goal Attempts 50+
0
4
Extra Points Made
4
5
Extra Point Attempts
4
80.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
0
1
Field Goals Made 30-39
2
1
Field Goals Made 40-49
0
0
Field Goals Made 50+
0
10
Total Kicking Points
10
1
Team Games Played
1
38
Touchback Percentage
71
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
2-3
FG: Good-Attempts
2-2
Punting
3
Punts
5
131
Punt Yards
120
49
Long Punt
37
43.7
Gross Average Punt Yards
24.0
43.7
Net Average Punt Yards
24.0
0
Punts Blocked
0
2
Punts Inside 20
0
1
Touchbacks
1
0
Fair Catches
0
0
Punt Returns
0
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
1
Team Games Played
1
3-131
Punt: Total Yards
5-120
Scoring
2
Rushing Touchdowns
3
2
Receiving Touchdowns
1
1
Return Touchdowns
0
5
Total Touchdowns
4
2
Field Goals
2
4
Kick Extra Points
4
0
Total Two Point Conversions
0
40
Total Points
34
40.0
Total Points Per Game
34.0