In their most complete and shocking performance of the season, Northwestern (2-3, 1-1 Big Ten) went into Kinnick Stadium on Saturday and beat the Iowa Hawkeyes (3-2, 1-1) by the score of 38-31.
Clayton Thorson and his three touchdowns — all to Austin Carr — as well as Justin Jackson led the way offensively for the Wildcats, who won their first Big Ten game of the season. The offense will get the headlines, but the defense — which sacked Iowa’s C.J. Beathard six times and pressured him all game — played a big role too.
The Wildcats got off to a hot start, holding Iowa to a three-and-out on the first drive of the game after winning the coin toss and choosing to defer.