THIRD AND DATA

Week 10 · 2026

#21 Iowa at Northwestern

Sat 11/07/2026 07:30 PMRyan FieldConference

49°Mostly Cloudy5 mph W · 1% chance of rain · 75% humidityNational Weather Service forecast for the kickoff hour, issued 13 hours ago

#21 Iowa

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6–2

Northwestern

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6–2

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

Iowa attacking · vs what Northwestern has allowed

Iowa6 unplaced5 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
T. Diaz20 of 37D. Vonnahme10 of 18A. Ostrenga7 of 10Other33 of 46Unattributed81 of 122
DeepShort
IOWA6.9
NU allowed4.8
IOWA24.4
NU allowed17.1
IOWA7.8
NU allowed8.6
IOWA6.8
NU allowed4.9
IOWA8.1
NU allowed7.6
IOWA5.7
NU allowed6.1
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Northwestern

Northwestern attacking · vs what Iowa has allowed

Northwestern1 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
D. Wagner8 of 15G. Wilde13 of 15L. Dehnicke10 of 13Other20 of 30Unattributed87 of 129
DeepShort
NU19.2
IOWA allowed9.7
NU39.8
IOWA allowed8.7
NU4.4
IOWA allowed10.5
NU7.3
IOWA allowed5.3
NU10.9
IOWA allowed8.2
NU7.2
IOWA allowed5.5
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Iowa

Rushing

Iowa attacking · vs what Northwestern has allowed

Iowa
K. Moulton85X. Williams43L. Phillips34Other86Unattributed5
IOWA6.0
NU allowed6.8
IOWA5.6
NU allowed4.8
IOWA5.0
NU allowed5.4
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Northwestern

Northwestern attacking · vs what Iowa has allowed

Northwestern2 unplaced
C. Komolafe103A. Chiles64G. Sawchuk45Other61Unattributed11
NU6.7
IOWA allowed3.7
NU5.2
IOWA allowed3.6
NU6.3
IOWA allowed2.3
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Iowa

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Iowa

Northwestern 4–6 vs Iowa

  • 2024 · wk 9Northwestern 14 @ Iowa 40
  • 2023 · wk 10Iowa 10 @ Northwestern 7
  • 2022 · wk 9Northwestern 13 @ Iowa 33
  • 2021 · wk 10Iowa 17 @ Northwestern 12
  • 2020 · wk 9Northwestern 21 @ Iowa 20
  • 2019 · wk 9Iowa 20 @ Northwestern 0
  • 2018 · wk 11Northwestern 14 @ Iowa 10
  • 2017 · wk 8Iowa 10 @ Northwestern 17
  • 2016 · wk 5Northwestern 38 @ Iowa 31
  • 2015 · wk 7Iowa 40 @ Northwestern 10

Previous 2 meetings vs. David Braun

Iowa 2–0 vs David Braun

  • 2024 · wk 9Northwestern 14 @ Iowa 40
  • 2023 · wk 10Iowa 10 @ Northwestern 7

Previous 10 meetings vs. Kirk Ferentz

Northwestern 4–6 vs Kirk Ferentz

  • 2024 · wk 9Northwestern 14 @ Iowa 40
  • 2023 · wk 10Iowa 10 @ Northwestern 7
  • 2022 · wk 9Northwestern 13 @ Iowa 33
  • 2021 · wk 10Iowa 17 @ Northwestern 12
  • 2020 · wk 9Northwestern 21 @ Iowa 20
  • 2019 · wk 9Iowa 20 @ Northwestern 0
  • 2018 · wk 11Northwestern 14 @ Iowa 10
  • 2017 · wk 8Iowa 10 @ Northwestern 17
  • 2016 · wk 5Northwestern 38 @ Iowa 31
  • 2015 · wk 7Iowa 40 @ Northwestern 10

Research

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