In the last iteration of the Heartland Trophy game with divisional hopes on the line, the Iowa Hawkeyes (6-1, 3-1) beat the Wisconsin Badgers (4-2, 2-1), 15-6. The matchup has never been about style points but Iowa found a groove in the run game behind Leshon Williams, his 174 yards, and 2nd quarter touchdown. Playing from ahead continually forced the Badgers to make plays on both sides of the ball.
Iowa got off to an inauspicious start with a productive but non-scoring drive resulted in one of 10 Tory Taylor punts pinned Wisconsin Badgers at the 4.