Northwestern hands Iowa first loss
Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass and Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another touchdown, and Northwestern snapped No. 8 Iowa's 13-game winning streak with a 17-10 victory on Saturday.
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| Nov. 13 | Northwestern @ Toledo | 7:00p | ||||
| Nov. 13 | Northwestern @ Ohio State | 7:00p | ||||
| Nov. 13 | Northern Illinois @ Northwestern | 8:00p | BigTenNetwork.com | |||
| Nov. 14 | Northwestern @ Illinois | 12:00p | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN Classic | |||
| Nov. 14 | Northwestern @ Penn State | 7:00p | BigTenNetwork.com | |||
| Nov. 18 | Butler @ Northwestern | 8:00p | Big Ten Network | |||
| Nov. 20 | Wisconsin @ Northwestern | 8:00p | ||||
| Nov. 20 | SIU Edwardsville @ Northwestern | 9:30p | BigTenNetwork.com | |||
| Nov. 21 | Wisconsin @ Northwestern | TBA | ||||
| Nov. 21 | Iowa @ Northwestern | 8:00p | ||||
| Nov. 22 | Tennessee State @ Northwestern | 2:00p | BigTenNetwork.com | |||
| Nov. 22 | IPFW @ Northwestern | 4:30p | ||||
| Nov. 24 | Liberty @ Northwestern | 6:30p | BigTenNetwork.com | |||
| Standings | Big Ten | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | W | L | Streak | Points For | Points Against |
| Iowa | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | L1 | 241 | 159 |
| Ohio State | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | W3 | 303 | 112 |
| Penn State | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | L1 | 283 | 108 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | W2 | 266 | 202 |
| Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | W1 | 248 | 233 |
| Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | W1 | 301 | 222 |
| Purdue | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | W1 | 259 | 288 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | L1 | 243 | 270 |
| Illinois | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | W2 | 186 | 239 |
| Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | L3 | 320 | 264 |
| Indiana | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | L3 | 241 | 285 |
| Standings | Big Ten | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | W | L | Streak | Points For | Points Against |
| Michigan State | 15 | 3 | 31 | 7 | L1 | 2737 | 2420 |
| Purdue | 11 | 7 | 27 | 10 | L1 | 2555 | 2212 |
| Illinois | 11 | 7 | 24 | 10 | L2 | 2204 | 1944 |
| Penn State | 10 | 8 | 27 | 11 | W5 | 2545 | 2378 |
| Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 22 | 11 | L2 | 2206 | 2046 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 8 | 20 | 13 | L1 | 2106 | 1948 |
| Minnesota | 9 | 9 | 22 | 11 | L2 | 2189 | 2032 |
| Michigan | 9 | 9 | 21 | 14 | L1 | 2341 | 2213 |
| Northwestern | 8 | 10 | 17 | 14 | L3 | 1967 | 1876 |
| Iowa | 5 | 13 | 15 | 17 | L1 | 1927 | 1908 |
| Indiana | 1 | 17 | 6 | 25 | L10 | 1862 | 2190 |
| Standings | Big Ten | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | W | L | Streak | Points For | Points Against |
| Ohio State | 15 | 3 | 29 | 6 | L1 | 2415 | 2015 |
| Purdue | 13 | 5 | 25 | 11 | L1 | 2345 | 2067 |
| Michigan State | 13 | 5 | 22 | 11 | L1 | 2097 | 1826 |
| Iowa | 13 | 5 | 21 | 11 | L2 | 2176 | 2045 |
| Indiana | 11 | 7 | 21 | 11 | L1 | 2154 | 1958 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 7 | 20 | 12 | L1 | 1994 | 1912 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 12 | 19 | 15 | L1 | 1924 | 1923 |
| Penn State | 6 | 12 | 11 | 18 | L2 | 1855 | 1835 |
| Illinois | 5 | 13 | 10 | 21 | L1 | 1638 | 1842 |
| Michigan | 3 | 15 | 10 | 20 | L8 | 1662 | 1767 |
| Northwestern | 3 | 15 | 7 | 23 | L3 | 1708 | 1930 |
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