Northwestern
Iowa
#B1GCats Travel to Iowa for First Road Game of 2016
9/27/2016 12:34:00 PM | Football
| NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL: GAME DAY INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | BROADCAST | LIVE STATS |
| Saturday, October 1 | Iowa | 11 a.m. | Kinnick Stadiu Iowa City, Iowa |
TV: ESPNU RADIO: WGN 720 |
Gameday Central |
| ESPNU: Eamon McAnaney (play-by-play) and John Congemi (analyst) WGN 720: Dave Eanet (play-by-play), Ted Albrecth (analyst), Adam Hoge (sideline) Social: Twitter (@NUFBFamily and @NU_SportsLive) | Instagram (@nufbfamily) | Facebook Game Notes: Northwestern | Iowa | Big Ten |
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Weekly Press Conference
EVANSTON, Ill. — The Northwestern football program will hit the road for the first time this season when it travels to Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, to take on Big Ten West rival Iowa on Saturday.
The Wildcats and Hawkeyes will kick off at 11:01 a.m., CT Saturday on ESPNU and the WatchESPN app with Eamon McAnaney and John Congemi.. As always, the game will also be broadcast on WGN 720 with the voice of the Wildcats Dave Eanet, his partner Ted Albrecth and Adam Hoge on the sideline.
TALE OF THE TAPE
Iowa Notes
FERENTZ CLOSING IN ON ROBERT ZUPPKE, LLOYD CARR
Head coach Kirk Ferentz has 130 wins in all games played as a member of the Big Ten Conference. He ranks eighth in conference history, trailing Illinois' Robert Zuppke, who won 131 games as a member of the Big Ten while coaching at Illinois. Ferentz has 77 Big Ten wins, seventh among the conference's all-time winningest coaches in Big Ten games. Lloyd Carr is sixth with 81 Big Ten victories.
THE LONELY ISLAND
Through four games, DB Desmond King has been targeted 10 times this season, allowing six receptions for 41 yards. The average depth of route ran against King is 4.1 yards. He has allowed eight yards after catch (1.3 yards after catch per reception).
HAWKEYES ON HOMECOMING
Iowa holds a 57-42-5 (.572) record in 104 Homecoming games. Iowa has won five of its last six homecoming games, including a 29-20 win against Illinois last season. Iowa is 17-4 on Homecoming since 1995, and 13-3 since 2000, including winning seven in a row from 2000-06. The Hawkeyes are 7-3 against Northwestern on Homecoming, and 13-4 in Homecoming contests under Kirk Ferentz.
