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10/27/1990 (1990-1991)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

#15 Iowa vs Northwestern #15 Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Northwestern on 10/27/1990 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W 56 - 14

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Head Coach: Hayden Fry
Attendance: 69,501

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Nick Bell rushed 16 times for 136 yards and 3 touchdowns. Tony Stewart added 122 yards on 15 carries as the Hawkeyes rushed for 371 yards.

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Iowa 6 29 14 7 56

Northwestern 0 0 7 7 14

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Statistics Iowa Northwestern

Total First Downs 32 14

Rushing Attempts 62 33

Rushing Yards 371 54

Rushing TDs 6 1

Yards per Rush 6.0 1.6

Passes Completed 13 14

Passes Attempts 15 25

Pass Completion % 86.7% 56%

Passing TDs 2 1

Passing Yards 169 173

Passing Yards per Completion 13.0 12.4

Passing Yards per Attempt 11.3 6.9

Touchdowns 8 2

Total Plays 77 58

% of Rushing Plays 80.5% 56.9%

% of Passing Plays 19.5% 43.1%

Total Offense 540 227

Yards per Play 7.0 3.9

Lost Fumbles 0 0

Interceptions 0 1

Turnovers 0 1

Penalties 3 4

Penalty Yards 27 19

Yards per Penalty 9.0 4.8

Possession Time 33:25 26:35

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9 - 1
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10/27/1990 (1990-1991)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

#15 Iowa vs Northwestern #15 Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Northwestern on 10/27/1990 - HawkeyeRecap.com