Iowa football: Five observations from win over Northwestern

By Andrew Wade | Oct 26, 2019

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 26: Ihmir Smith-Marsette #6 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs the ball after a catch in the game against the Northwestern Wildcats during the third quarter at Ryan Field on October 26, 2019 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

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EVANSTON, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 26: Ihmir Smith-Marsette #6 of the Iowa Hawkeyes runs the ball after a catch in the game against the Northwestern Wildcats during the third quarter at Ryan Field on October 26, 2019 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

The Iowa football team cruised to a 20-0 victory over Northwestern today. Here are our five observations from the Hawkeye’s win.

Well, a win is a win, even if it wasn’t the prettiest. The Iowa football team’s defense got their second shutout of the season against a Big Ten opponent, and Iowa’s offense continued to take steps, albeit tiny steps, in their 20-0 victory over Northwestern.

Furthermore, we at least saw two (arguably three) of the four things we should have been looking for in Evanston and a few young guys stepped up big in this Big Ten road game.

With Wisconsin losing today (as expected) to Ohio State, the Iowa football team is in quite a good position to make a run at the Big Ten West title.

But for now, let’s take a look at a few things we saw from the win over Northwestern and what that means going forward.

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