The Iowa Hawkeyes finally got things, if not turned around, at least stabilized in week ten as they defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 17-12. It wasn’t pretty, but Iowa got back into the win column after a pair of losses to Purdue and Wisconsin in their two prior outings.
That’s more than can be said for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who entered last week atop the Big Ten West still in control of their own destiny and promptly lost to Illinois 14-6. That came after what had been a solid 4-game winning streak, including a critical win at Purdue.