11/6/2021

#22 Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    17 - 12 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

Spencer Petras started the game, but after some poor throws, it was clear his shoulder was still hurting from last week. Alex Padilla took over and went 18 of 28 passes for 172 yards, and Tyler Goodso...more

 

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 10/26/2019

#20 Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    20 - 0 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

The Hawkeyes allowed just 202 yards, and earned its second shutout of the season and fourth since the beginning of last season. Nate Stanley had 179 yards passing with a touchdown, Mekhi Sargent ha...more

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 10/17/2015

#17 Iowa  @  #20 Northwestern  

W    40 - 10 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

#17 Iowa wins at #20 Northwestern 40-10 to stay undefeated. Despite entering the game very banged up, and losing RB Jordan Canzeri early in this one, Iowa dominated the Wildcats. Sophomore Akrum Wadle...more

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 11/1/2014

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    48 - 7 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

Louis Trinca-Pasat collected 3 sacks, and four other Hawkeyes recorded tackles for loss, pushing the Wildcat offense back a total of 56 yards. In total, the defense accounted for 5 sacks and 8 total ...more

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 10/26/2013

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    17 - 10 OT 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

Sophomore Jake Rudock lofted an 8-yard touchdown pass to tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz on the first offensive series in overtime, and the Hawkeye defense got the stop for the win. ...more

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 10/15/2011

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    41 - 31 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

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 11/3/2007

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    28 - 17 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

From 2005-2010, Iowa lost to Northwestern 5 of those 6 years. This is the one year in that span that Hawkeyes beat them. Iowa comes back from 14 points down to defeat Northwestern....more

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 11/9/2002

#6 Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    62 - 10 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

Iowa sent its seniors out in style as it defeated Northwestern 62-10, in their final game at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes dominated the Wildcats offensively, defensively, and on special teams. Iowa h...more

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 11/10/2001

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    59 - 16 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

Just days after a players only meeting in which four Iowa seniors discussed the direction the 4-4 Hawkeyes were heading with just three games remaining, the team exploded for a season high 602 yards i...more

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 11/11/2000

Iowa  vs  #12 Northwestern  

W    27 - 17 

Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz

Iowa ended #18 Northwestern's quest for the Rose Bowl when they upset the Wildcats 27-17 in Kinnick Stadium....more

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 10/10/1998

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    26 - 24 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Hayden Fry's final win of his coaching career came against the Northwestern Wildcats in Kinnick Stadium in 1998. Iowa scored on a safety and a 49-yard pass play to break a 17-17 tie. For the second st...more

 

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 11/12/1994

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    49 - 13 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Redshirt freshman QB Matt Sherman stole the show in his first start, completing 19 of 24 passes for 331 yards. The Hawkeyes' 602 yards of total offense and five turnovers on defense brought back a gli...more

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 11/13/1993

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    23 - 19 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Northwestern QB Steve Schnur was sacked five times for a loss of 27 yards and had eight passes broken up, and Iowa extended its winning streak over Northwestern to 20 games. Iowa QB Paul Burmeister co...more

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 11/14/1992

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    56 - 14 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

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 11/16/1991

#9 Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    24 - 10 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

After a slow start and 10-10 tie at halftime, the Hawks came out motivated and held the Wildcats scoreless in the 2nd half with 5 QB sacks. Mike Saunders rushed for 167 yards and 1 TD. Jim Hartlieb fi...more

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 10/27/1990

#15 Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    56 - 14 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

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....more

 

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 10/28/1989

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    35 - 22 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

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 11/5/1988

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    35 - 10 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Hawks continue dominance of Wildcats in a cold afternoon in Iowa City...more

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 11/7/1987

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    52 - 24 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

It was a record-setting day for the Hawks in a blowout win in Evanston. Quinn Early had a massive game, setting a school and conference record of 256 receiving yards on 10 catches and four touchdowns ...more

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 10/25/1986

#11 Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    27 - 20 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

It was the closest scoring game in the series since 1976, when Iowa squeaked by the Wildcats 13-10. Mark Vlasic hit a 93-yard touchdown pass to Quinn Early, the longest touchdown pass in Iowa history,...more

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 10/26/1985

#1 Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    49 - 10 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

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 10/6/1984

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    31 - 3 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

The Hawkeyes held the Wildcats to 49 yards in total offense, an Iowa school record, beating the previous mark of 67 yards set in 1955 against Kansas State. The Northwestern defense played tough as wel...more

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 10/8/1983

#15 Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    61 - 21 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Iowa faced off against former Iowa player and assistant coach, Denny Green, who came in with a 1-3 record with the only win a 10-8 nail biter at Indiana. That was also the only game that would see the...more

 

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 10/2/1982

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    45 - 7 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

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 10/3/1981

#18 Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    64 - 0 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

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 10/18/1980

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    25 - 3 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Iowa had 514 yards total offense, most of it from rushing the ball for 380 yards. Phil Blatcher, starting tailback in place of Jeff Brown, picked up 148 yards. Split end Keith Chappelle had 7 catches ...more

 

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 10/13/1979

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    58 - 6 

Head Coach: Hayden Fry

Gordy Bohannon got the start, and guided the Hawkeyes to a 35-0 halftime lead. Pete Gales and Phil Suess relieved Bohannon in the 4th quarter when a second wave of scoring ensued for the Hawkeyes. Nor...more

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 9/16/1978

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    20 - 3 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Iowa used 3 quarterbacks on the day and scored a touchdown on a half back pass from Rod Morton to Brad Reid in the first quarter. Iowa's second touchdown came on a botched punt by Northwestern, Todd S...more

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 9/10/1977

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    24 - 0 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Freshman Bob Commings Jr. filled in early in the 3rd quarter for both injured QBs with a pair of touchdown strikes. He completed 5 of 8 passes for 68 yards. The shutout was the first one in 77 game...more

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 10/30/1976

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    13 - 10 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Rod Sears, who played despite having a temp of 102 degrees, knocked down a Wildcat pass from the Iowa 12-yard line with 45 seconds left to preserve the win. Sears did not participate in pre-game warm ...more

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 11/1/1975

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    24 - 21 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

Iowa had opened up the game with a 97-yard opening kick off return for a touchdown by Dave Schick, but the game would come down to the final seconds. After completing only 7 passes in the last 3 games...more

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 10/12/1974

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    35 - 10 

Head Coach: Bob Commings

After spotting NU an early 3-0 lead, Rod Wellington took a short pass and raced for a 52-yard touchdown reception. Leading 7-3, Iowa didn't rest as Andre Jackson jarred the kick returner, separating h...more

 

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 10/14/1972

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    23 - 12 

Head Coach: Frank Lauterbur

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 11/9/1968

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    68 - 34 

Head Coach: Ray Nagel

Iowa established a Big Ten record for total offense with 639 yards (431 rushing), and Ed Podolak rushed for 286 yards (setting Iowa and Big Ten records) and two touchdowns on 17 carries. His performan...more

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 10/1/1960

#8 Iowa  @  #6 Northwestern  

W    42 - 0 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

Hawks jumped out to an early lead, and put the game out of reach quickly. It was the largest conference margin of victory since a 56-0 win over Purdue in 1922. Four long touchdowns were demoralizing t...more

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 10/25/1958

#7 Iowa  vs  #8 Northwestern  

W    26 - 20 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

Iowa hosted No. 8 Northwestern, the third game in five weeks the Hawkeyes had played against a top ten team. It was the first game between two top ten Big Ten teams of the season. Iowa's homecoming ga...more

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 10/26/1957

#3 Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    6 - 0 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

Hawks win an ugly game in Evanston after a snowstorm created muddy weather conditions. Clips from highlights run from 13:29-14:06....more

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 11/15/1952

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    39 - 14 

Head Coach: Forest Evashevski

Iowa's quarterback Burt Britzmann scored one touchdown and passed two touchdown passes in a blistering second half attack which jolted favored Northwestern. Britzmann came into the game when starting ...more

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 10/22/1949

Iowa  vs  #13 Northwestern  

W    28 - 21 

Head Coach: Eddie Anderson

Northwestern was a heavy favorite with a recent win over Michigan, but Iowa's young team was ready for the challenge and upset the defending Rose Bowl champs. With the score tied 21-21 in the 4th quar...more

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 10/6/1934

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    20 - 7 

Head Coach: Ossie Solem

After Northwestern jumped out to a 7-0 lead with an impressive drive through the air, the Hawks settled down, and shutout the Wildcats the rest of the game. Ozzie Simmons led the Hawks with impressi...more

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 9/30/1933

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    7 - 0 

Head Coach: Ossie Solem

Joe Laws ran for a 32-yard TD late in the 4th quarter to lead the Hawks to their first conference win since a 9-7 win over Minnesota in 1929, and first win over Northwestern since 1923. They got reven...more

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 11/24/1923

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    17 - 14 

Head Coach: Howard Jones

The first half was a defensive battle, with minimal scoring. Iowa had kicked a field goal to take a 3-0 lead at half time. Northwestern took advantage of an Iowa fumble on the kickoff to open the 3rd ...more

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 11/25/1922

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    37 - 3 

Head Coach: Howard Jones

The Hawkeyes beat Northwestern 37–3 to complete a second consecutive perfect season at 7–0. Gordon Locke scored four touchdowns for Iowa to match his career record. Locke finished first in the Big...more

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 11/19/1921

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    14 - 0 

Head Coach: Howard Jones

Northwestern had already beaten DePaul, but the Purple had lost their other five games by a combined score of 106–0. The Hawkeyes handed Northwestern their sixth shutout loss of the season, winning ...more

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 11/6/1920

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    20 - 0 

Head Coach: Howard Jones

In a rainy game with muddy field conditions, the Hawks overcame the weather to win convincingly. While most of the game was a punting duel in the middle of the field, and a series of fumbles by both t...more

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 11/8/1919

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    14 - 7 

Head Coach: Howard Jones

Aubrey Devine scored two TDs to help the Hawks defeat the Wildcats. He scored in the 1st quarter on a 15-yard TD run, and again in the 3rd quarter on a 1-yard TD run. Performing well on the day were ...more

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 11/23/1918

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    23 - 7 

Head Coach: Howard Jones

Fred Lohman scored 3 touchdowns on 105 yards rushing on the day. Iowa's captain Ronald Reed, playing his last game at Iowa Field, had a stellar day on defense, intercepting and breaking up several Nor...more

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 10/16/1915

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    9 - 6 

Head Coach: Jesse Hawley

Elwood Davis drop-kicked 3 FGs and played excellent defense to lead the Hawks over the Wildcats. Iowa could have added an insurance score near the goalline, but decided to let time expire. Iowa moved ...more

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 11/7/1914

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    27 - 0 

Head Coach: Jesse Hawley

Iowa survived 3 early 1st quarter fumbles to punch in a touchdown to take a 6-0 lead on Northwestern. Sammy Gross scored on a trick play that is documented in the attached article by jewsinsports.com....more

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 10/25/1913

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    78 - 6 

Head Coach: Jesse Hawley

Northwestern fumbled the opening kickoff and Iowa capitalized by scoring on its 2nd play of the game. Ralph McGinnis scored 5 TDs and Samuel Gross scored 3 TDs. Iowa scored 28 points in the 1st quarte...more

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 11/25/1911

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    6 - 0 

Head Coach: Jesse Hawley

Iowa had 3 touchdowns called back, 2 were because Iowa crossed the line illegally, and the 3rd was called a touchback. Northwestern never got the ball passed the 25 yard line, and Paul Curry finally ...more

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 10/16/1897

Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    12 - 6 

Head Coach: Otto Wagonhurst

William Kelly and Samuel Hobbs had a great day on the ground, leading the Hawkeyes to a 12-6 victory. It was the first meeting all time between Iowa and Northwestern. Northwestern scored first and too...more

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