THE RECORDS
Iowa is 6-0, 2-0, with wins over Illinois State (31-14), at Iowa State (31-17), Pittsburgh (27-24), North Texas (62-16), at Wisconsin (10-6), and Illinois (29-20). Northwestern (5-1, 1-1) began the season with five straight wins before a 38-0 loss at Michigan last weekend. The Wildcats have defeated Stanford (16-6), Eastern Illinois (41-0), Duke (19-10), Ball State (24-19) and Minnesota (27-0).
THE SERIES
Iowa holds a 49-24-3 advantage in the series that began with a 12-6 Iowa win in Evanston in 1897. Iowa has won three of the last four meetings, including a 48-7 decision a year ago in Kinnick Stadium.