FINAL SCORE
Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes game details
Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 3:30 PM ET
Kinnick Stadium · Attendance 69,250
Put the final score in perspective.
Iowa finished 26 points ahead. The teams combined for 54 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Northwestern 7, Iowa 12. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Iowa outscored its opponent in 3 and Northwestern in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Northwestern | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
 Iowa | 3 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 40 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 11 | 14 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2-12 | 6-17 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 163 | 355 |
| Passing | 120 | 153 |
| Comp/Att | 15/27 | 16/27 |
| Yards per pass | 4.4 | 5.7 |
| Rushing | 43 | 202 |
| Rushing Attempts | 24 | 39 |
| Yards per rush | 1.8 | 5.2 |
| Penalties | 5-45 | 3-45 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 25:36 | 34:24 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Northwestern Wildcats
passing
| Jack Lausch | 10/19 | 62 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 9.9 |
| Ryan Hilinski | 5/8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
rushing
| Cam Porter | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Joseph Himon II | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 7 |
| Jake Arthurs | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Lausch | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Ryan Hilinski | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Henning | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| AJ Henning | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Thomas Gordon | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Donnie Gray | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Frank Covey IV | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Calvin Johnson II | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Hayden Eligon II | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Joseph Himon II | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Marshall Lang | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jake Arthurs | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cam Porter | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 |
fumbles
defensive
| Mac Uihlein | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Walters | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Soares Jr. | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Turner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Turner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najee Story | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean McLaughlin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Theran Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Kilbane | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Hubbard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Coco Azema | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe DeHaan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Fitzgerald | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braydon Brus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Pate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greyson Metz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.J. Pearson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Fussell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Wrather | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Lang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Reynolds II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Knez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garner Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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interceptions
| Theran Johnson | 1 | 85 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Jake Arthurs | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Drew Wagner | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 72 | 1 |
kicking
| Luke Akers | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Luke Akers | 6 | 281 | 46.8 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Hunter Renner | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Iowa Hawkeyes
passing
| Brendan Sullivan | 9/14 | 80 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 72.3 |
| Cade McNamara | 7/13 | 73 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 17.8 |
rushing
| Kaleb Johnson | 14 | 109 | 7.8 | 3 | 41 |
| Brendan Sullivan | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Kamari Moulton | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Max White | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jaziun Patterson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
| TJ Washington Jr. | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Seth Anderson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Seth Anderson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 42 |
| Johnny Pascuzzi | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 40 |
| Luke Lachey | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Jarriett Buie | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Zach Ortwerth | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Dayton Howard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kaleb Johnson | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jacob Gill | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
fumbles
| Will Hubert | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Jay Higgins IV | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Jackson | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sebastian Castro | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Hurkett | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshaun Lee | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Schulte | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yahya Black | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Graves | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deontae Craig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermari Harris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Lutmer | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Llewellyn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Karson Sharar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Hall Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Elkin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Allen Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Watson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Harrell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Merrieweather | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Gaffney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Wetjen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
interceptions
| Jay Higgins IV | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Quinn Schulte | 1 | 8 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Kaden Wetjen | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 25 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Kaden Wetjen | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 85 | 1 |
kicking
| Drew Stevens | 1/1 | 100.0 | 24 | 5/5 | 8 |
punting
| Rhys Dakin | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:10 | Drew Stevens 24 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 9:31 | Theran Johnson 85 Yd Interception Return (Luke Akers Kick) | 7 – 3 |
| 2 | 7:07 | Max Llewellyn Safety | 7 – 5 |
| 2 | 0:39 | Kaleb Johnson 26 Yd Run (Drew Stevens Kick) | 7 – 12 |
| 3 | 11:18 | Brendan Sullivan 6 Yd Run (Drew Stevens Kick) | 7 – 19 |
| 3 | 8:54 | Kaden Wetjen 85 Yd Punt Return (Drew Stevens Kick) | 7 – 26 |
| 3 | 4:32 | Kaleb Johnson 41 Yd Run (Drew Stevens Kick) | 7 – 33 |
| 3 | 0:27 | Kaleb Johnson 25 Yd Run (Drew Stevens Kick) | 7 – 40 |
| 4 | 6:39 | Drew Wagner 72 Yd Punt Return (Luke Akers Kick) | 14 – 40 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:06 PM UTCData methodology