Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, October 17
Evanston, Ill.
11 a.m.
Northwestern
5-2 , 1-2
10
vs
40
Iowa (Homecoming)
7-0 , 3-0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Iowa
3
13
14
10
40
Northwestern
0
10
0
0
10
Team Stats
IOWA
NU
Total Yards
492
198
Pass Yards
198
147
Rushing Yards
294
51
Penalty Yards
47
55
1st Downs
24
13
3rd Downs
9
8
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
37:22
22:38
1st Quarter
IOWA 3, NU 0
IOWA - Koehn, Marshall 36 yd field goal 4 plays, 3 yards, TOP 2:05
2nd Quarter
IOWA 9, NU 0
IOWA - Wadley, Akrum 35 yd run (Koehn, Marshall kickfailed), 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:26
IOWA 16, NU 0
IOWA - Wadley, Akrum 4 yd run (Koehn, Marshall kick), 4 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:25
IOWA 16, NU 7
NU - Jones, C. 4 yd pass from Thorson, C. (Mitchell, Jack kick) 12 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:51
IOWA 16, NU 10
NU - Mitchell, Jack 20 yd field goal 8 plays, 22 yards, TOP 3:22
3rd Quarter
IOWA 23, NU 10
IOWA - Wadley, Akrum 2 yd run (Koehn, Marshall kick), 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 6:24
IOWA 30, NU 10
IOWA - Wadley, Akrum 4 yd run (Koehn, Marshall kick), 3 plays, 21 yards, TOP 1:11
4th Quarter
IOWA 33, NU 10
IOWA - Koehn, Marshall 22 yd field goal 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 3:30
IOWA 40, NU 10
IOWA - Mitchell, D. 13 yd run (Koehn, Marshall kick), 4 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:42
Game Leaders
CMP
17
TD
1
YDS
125
INT
1
CMP
3
TD
0
YDS
22
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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Iowa Pulls Away in Second Half to Defeat Northwestern
10/17/2015 2:38:00 PM | Football
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- A strong finish to the first half wasn't able to carry over into the second half as No. 20 Northwestern dropped a 40-10 decision to No. 17 Iowa on Saturday at Ryan Field.
The Wildcats fall to 5-2 overall and 1-2 in Big Ten play, while the Hawkeyes improve to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in league play.
Through the Hawkeyes' first three drives, Iowa was only able to muster two plays for more than three yards. In a quarter that featured five punts and just 110 total yards of offense, the Hawkeyes got on the scoreboard first through a 36-yard field goal from Marshall Koehn.
Lightning struck for Iowa to start the second with sophomore running back Akrum Wadley scampering 35 yards for the game's first touchdown. However, Koehn missed the extra point to keep the Wildcats' deficit at nine.
After Iowa took its lead to 16 through Wadley's second rushing score of the day, the Wildcat offense sparked to life. Starting from their own 24, sophomore running back Justin Jackson and redshirt freshman quarterback Clayton Thorson both ran for first downs, and Miles Shuler hauled in an 11-yard pass to cross over midfield. Mike McHugh beat his man down the field for a 34-yard completion, a career long, and Thorson then found senior Christian Jones for a four-yard touchdown pass to get NU on the board.
On the ensuing Iowa possession, the Wildcats' defense got in on the act. Senior Traveon Henry ripped a Hawkeye pass out of the air, and ran it back 20 yards to the Iowa 25. Eight plays later, Jack Mitchell put a 20-yard field goal through the uprights, pulling the 'Cats to within a score, at 16-10. Iowa would take the six-point advantage into halftime.
Junior outside linebacker Jalen Prater and sophomore cornerback Keith Watkins II paced the Wildcats defensive in the opening half. Through just two quarters, they had seven and five tackles respectively, equaling the career high for the former, and a career high for the latter. The pair finished with 11 and nine tackles respectively.
Despite fighting back to within only six points at the break, Northwestern was unable to carry the momentum into the second half. Iowa stretched its lead to 23-10 midway through the third quarter on a two-yard rush by Wadley and Northwestern fumble on the next play from scrimmage led to a four-yard scoring run three plays later, pushing the Hawkeyes lead to 30-10.
The guests would tack on 10 more points in the fourth quarter to account for the final margin.
Thorson completed 17 of 35 passes in the contest for 125 yards, one touchdown and one interception, but the Wildcats were unable to slow down Iowa's rushing attack.
Northwestern travels to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take on Nebraska next Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.
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