The Iowa Hawkeyes got back into the win column with a 10-7 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats in week ten. Like the game before in a 12-10 loss to Minnesota, the Hawkeyes were largely devoid of offense, but unlike in their prior outing, Iowa’s offense was able to come up with a big play when it mattered to set up a special teams play that couldn’t be overturned.
As a result, the Hawkeyes sit alone atop the Big Ten West standings with three games remaining. Losses from both Minnesota and Wisconsin in week 10 mean Iowa holds a one game lead with the tiebreaker over the Badgers and the Gophers still poised to head to Columbus next weekend.