Iowa football had to play a near perfect game on Saturday to upset the Wisconsin Badgers. It didn’t happen and Iowa suffered their third loss of the season, losing to Wisconsin 17-9. Overall the Hawkeyes didn’t play bad, although a couple of costly plays in every department added up and cost them in the end.
With a bye week coming up, the Hawkeyes will have a chance to reflect on their season up to this point and better prepare for a tough matchup against Penn State at home. The Nittany Lions aren’t one of the most feared teams in the Big Ten, although they upset the second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, meaning Iowa will have to play very well to win in Happy Valley.