It was far from the high-scoring affair we saw in Iowa City last season, but it was a similar result nonetheless. Northwestern (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) used a tremendous defensive effort to take down Iowa (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) for a much-needed 17-10 win in overtime.
Neither team gave a significantly black and gold-clad crowd at Ryan Field much to cheer for throughout the first thirty minutes on Saturday.
That trend did not align with the rest of the afternoon. After Clayton Thorson’s quarterback sneak gave Northwestern the first score of the overtime period, the defense came up with the biggest play of the 2017 season, turning Iowa over on downs.