Following their close 31-24 defeat at Maryland, the ‘Cats travelled to Kinnick Stadium to face the struggling Iowa Hawkeyes. However, Iowa looked far from the team that was defeated by 44 a week prior, as it scored on its first four possessions and scored over 20 points for the only the second time this year. Northwestern wasn’t able to get into Iowa’s red zone until midway through the third quarter, and by that time the 20-0 deficit felt all but insurmountable. The ‘Cats dropped their seventh straight, 33-13, and the thought of what the Buckeyes will do to this defense a week from now is frightening.