Wildcats 38, Hawkeyes 31
Final · ESPNU · Kinnick Stadium · Attendance 67,047
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 NU | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
 IOWA | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
The Northwestern Wildcats beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 38-31 on Oct 1, 2016 at Kinnick Stadium.
Top performers
Clayton Thorson threw for 164 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Wildcats.
Justin Jackson ran for 171 yards on 26 carries.
C.J. Beathard threw for 204 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Hawkeyes.
LeShun Daniels Jr. ran for 72 yards on 17 carries.
Before and after
- Wildcats · 2016 season · Previous Sep 24, 2016: NEB 24, NU 13 · Next Oct 15, 2016: NU 54, MSU 40
- Hawkeyes · 2016 season · Previous Sep 24, 2016: IOWA 14, RUTG 7 · Next Oct 8, 2016: IOWA 14, MINN 7
Other Wildcats vs Hawkeyes games
| Oct 26, 2024 | NU at IOWA | 14-40 | Regular |
| Nov 4, 2023 | IOWA at NU | 10-7 | Regular |
| Oct 29, 2022 | NU at IOWA | 13-33 | Regular |
| Nov 6, 2021 | IOWA at NU | 17-12 | Regular |
| Oct 31, 2020 | NU at IOWA | 21-20 | Regular |
| Oct 26, 2019 | IOWA at NU | 20-0 | Regular |
