On Saturday, the Wildcats marched into Kinnick Stadium, hoping to maintain the early season momentum and show this squad would not have a repeat of last season.
While Northwestern struggled to find its footing early on, spotting Iowa a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, with both touchdowns coming off Northwestern fumbles. After NU once again couldn’t manufacture anything offensively, the Hawkeyes proceeded to march down the field, on a 13-play, 61-yard drive that, after a crucial incompletion on a third-and-goal miss by Iowa QB Spencer Petras, the momentum began to shift.