No. 21 Iowa visits Northwestern without Wildcats QB Aidan Chiles
The gist
No. 21 Iowa (6-2) plays Northwestern (6-2) at rebuilt Ryan Field on Nov 7, with Wildcats quarterback Aidan Chiles out.
Both Big Ten teams are 3-2 in conference, so the game shapes the league race.
How it unfolded
- Sep 25, 2026Northwestern's only other loss this season was by six points to defending national champion Indiana.
- Oct 31, 2026Iowa beat Wisconsin 30-0 behind Hank Brown's 20-of-24, 222-yard, two-touchdown day; it was Iowa's third shutout of the season.
- Oct 31, 2026Northwestern fell 34-26 to Oregon; Aidan Chiles passed for 281 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score.
Key terms
- Big Ten
- A major U.S. collegiate athletic conference, the oldest in NCAA Division I, originally named for its ten member universities.
- bowl eligible
- In NCAA Division I FBS college football, the standard that makes a team available for selection to postseason bowl games.
- against the spread
- To win a spread bet by beating the point spread set for the game.
Source: Wikipedia