Iowa took another step towards an undefeated regular season and a trip to Indianapolis in early December (it can be more fun than it sounds – I promise) when they held on to beat Indiana. Penn State lost any chance it had of representing the Big Ten East in Indy when they dropped a tight affair at Northwestern. Nebraska knocked off Michigan State late to end any chance of a three-way tie at the top of the East.
Northwestern 23, Penn State 21
It looked like Northwestern was going to run away with one early, as the Wildcats jumped out to a 20-7 halftime lead.