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Northwestern and Iowa Football: A Budding Rivalry of Epic Proportions
bleacherreport.com - 11/5/2009
Northwestern and Iowa Football: A Budding Rivalry of Epic Proportions
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Legend has it that after a loss to Iowa in one of Gary Barnett's first years with Northwestern, opposing Hawkeyes coach Hayden Fry said to him: "Hope we didn't hurt your guys too bad." For 21 straight games, Iowa owned Northwestern. But on November 11, 1995, that all changed when the Wildcats knocked off the Hawkeyes by a final score of 31-20 . Since that day, NU is 7-5 against Iowa in what has the potential to become one of the more heated rivalries in the Big Ten. In recent years among the ...
Iowa's Five Worst Upsets in All of History
blackheartgoldpants.com - 11/5/2009
Iowa's Five Worst Upsets in All of History
— blackheartgoldpants.com — More photos » by Charlie Neibergall - AP FILE -- This is a Sept. 27, 2008, file... photo showing Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz looking on during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern, in ... (more) Iowa's Five Worst Upsets in All of History

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Kafka on GameDay
blackheartgoldpants.com - 11/4/2009
Kafka on GameDay
— blackheartgoldpants.com — [Well, we can't not bump this.--OPS] ESPN's College GameDay is in Iowa City for the big clash... between the Wildcats of Northwestern and the undefeated Iowa Hawkeyes. C. Fowler: Hello everyone I'm Chris Fowler here alongside Kirk Herbstreit and "The Coach," Lee Corso. We're in Iowa City for ... (more) Kafka on GameDay

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In Defense of Kirk Ferentz and the Dreaded Fact Sheet (With Some Help From an Old Friend)
blackheartgoldpants.com - 11/4/2009
In Defense of Kirk Ferentz and the Dreaded Fact Sheet (With Some Help From an Old Friend)
— blackheartgoldpants.com — by Charlie Neibergall - AP Kirk Ferentz, just preaching to the choir. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) View full... size photo » Okay, okay, okay. We have to talk about this Jenni Carlson ... (more) In Defense of Kirk Ferentz and the Dreaded Fact Sheet ...

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Lake The Posts - Northwestern Football Blog — ... department has gone on the very defensive offensive by posting a "Get the facts" missive about Iowa's season on their website. Despite gracing the regional cover of SI and sending Hawkeye Nation into anti-jinx potions, SI's Andy Staples posits why Iowa will be on the outside looking in IF they run the table. Man, wouldn't it be....oh...don't go there quite yet. The Bleacher Report's Aaron Morse offers a NU-sided slant on how sweet another win in Kinnick would be. See here. Kirk Ferentz has really impressed me in recent weeks with his humble approach to ...

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Iowa vs. Northwestern Preview
bigten-fans.com 11/6/2009 — The Iowa Hawkeyes pulled out another miracle victory, this time at home vs. Indiana. Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi threw 5 interceptions on the day as the dream of an undefeated season was turning into a nightmare.
ESPN NCAA Football Odds: Northwestern vs Iowa
lines-maker.com 11/7/2009 — The Northwestern Wildcats and the Iowa Hawkeyes will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Kinnick Stadium.
Did Anyone Really Buy Into Iowa? — Blak4rest: Sports, Media and Vegas
We surely didn't. We don't buy into anything football-related in the Big Ten. It's still a weak conference. And we believed that Iowa was the worst unbeaten team heading into the weekend before it fell today at home against Northwestern. Iowa, which had used several fourth-quarter rallies to win ...
Quality Play from Demos, Concannon, and the Secondary — Lake The Posts - Northwestern Football Blog
As the weekend continues and we revel in seeing "Northwestern hands Iowa first loss" as "The Lead" on ESPN's crawl (seriously, they could put that on a loop for days and we'd all just smile every 2 minutes), a few game balls to hand out to some quiet heroes of Saturday's road victory: 1. Stefan ...
Iowa’s magic finally runs out — The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog
College football pundits and fans alike have been waiting for this day for weeks: Iowa finally fell. Northwestern topped the No. 6 Hawkeyes 17-10 on Saturday and dashed Iowa’s slim national title hopes. From FOX Sports.com : With that said, there’s no excuse for a loss at home to ...
Video: Ricky Stanzi Facemasked On Injury Play? — SPORTSbyBROOKS
Iowa had its undefeated season ruined today by Northwestern in part because starting Hawkeyes QB Ricky Stanzi injured his ankle in the second quarter. (Facemask penalty would’ve negated Northwestern subsequent touchdown) Video of the play shows Northwestern player Corey Wootton ...
X-ray 'negative' on Stanzi — NBC Sports - College Football Talk
Amidst the rubble of a loss that ruined their perfect season, Iowa received both good and bad news on the injury front.According to head coach Kirk Ferentz, an x-ray performed on the injured ankle of starting quarterback Ricky Stanzi were...
Blog Ten Gameday: Northwestern Hands Iowa Its First Loss — Foul Balls
Northwestern 17 Iowa 10 Final You felt that it would come eventually with the way the Iowa Hawkeyes always seem to be teetering on the edge of disaster every Saturday, but you would have hoped it wouldn’t be due to an injury. After the Hawkeyes jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead on Northwestern ...
Northwestern Gives #8 Iowa First Loss 17-10 — The Sports Bank
By Paul M. Banks All year long, Iowa wasn’t just wining ugly, they were winning HIDEOUSLY. To their immense credit, the un-sexiest 9-0 team in college football history kept winning, despite a starting quarterback, Ricky Stanzi who is to throwing interceptions what cable news is to covering ...
Wildcats shock unbeaten Hawkeyes — NBC Sports - College Football Talk
And then there were six.The ranks of the unbeaten unexpectedly shrunk by one this afternoon as Northwestern stunned Iowa 17-10 in Iowa City.The Hawkeyes had lived a charm life all season, coming back from deficits time and time again, but...
Ricky Stanzi knocked out of Iowa game — Digital Sports Daily
Iowa senior quarterback Ricky Stanzi was left Iowa’s game today against Northwestern in the 3rd with an ankle sprain. Stanzi was replaced by true redshirt James Vandenberg. The Haweye are 9-0 and ranked No. 4 in the BCS standings.
Iowa's Ricky Stanzi Out With Ankle Sprain — FanHouse
by Mark Hasty Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Ricky Stanzi was injured just before halftime of today's game with Northwestern in Iowa City. Stanzi was tackled in his own end zone by Northwestern's Corey Wootton . He sprained his ankle and fumbled the ball. Northwestern recovered the fumble for a ...
Iowa's Ricky Stanzi Out With Ankle Sprain — FanHouse
by Mark Hasty Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Ricky Stanzi was injured just before halftime of today's game with Northwestern in Iowa City. Stanzi was tackled in his own end zone by Northwestern's Corey Wootton . He sprained his ankle and fumbled the ball. Northwestern recovered the fumble for a ...
Iowa Will Have to Go Through Second Half Comeback Routine Sans Starting QB — The Sporting Blog
Hawkeyes QB Ricky Stanzi went down on a hit in the endzone, causing him to cough up the ball to give Northwestern the first of its two first half touchdowns. It was one of four turnovers by Iowa, which puts them in a halftime hole for the eighth time in their nine games this season. Worse ...
Iowa’s Stanzi hurt against Northwestern — The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog
Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi left the Hawkeyes’ game against Northwestern early in the second quarter with an apparent foot injury. Stanzi was hurt when Wildcats’ defender Corey Wootton sacked him in the end zone. He fumbled and Nwest Marshall Thomas recovered the ball in the end zone ...
Hawkeyes down, starting QB injured — NBC Sports - College Football Talk
The fact that Iowa is behind Northwestern 14-10 is not that big of a deal.  The unbeaten Hawkeyes have been coming back all season long.However, during those first nine games when they'd fallen behind, they had quarterback Ricky Stanzi to...
College Football Week 10 Morning Thread — California Golden Blogs
Discuss the morning action here, from College Gameday through the morning games. 9 AM PST/noon PM EST Northwestern at Iowa, ESPN: Wonder how Iowa will find itself down by 10 in the 4th quarter this time. UCF at Texas, FSN HD/CSN California: Texas's remaining schedule--at Baylor, Kansas, ...
CFB Saturday Picks and Live-Comment — Dan Shanoff
Today's Quickie is in the post directly below ( or just click here ). On those days when you don't see any upsets coming? That's when you know the upsets are coming. I've had good luck with my Upset Specials this season, but this week's pick -- Northwestern over Iowa (at Iowa) -- is ...
There's A Game on Saturday? Just Northwestern — Black Heart Gold Pants
More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP Browse more photos » Iowa has one opponent between themselves and a 10-0 season... and that opponent is just Northwestern. Problems? No problems here, nosiree. What ...
Gameday of Gamedays Is Here: Week 10: Iowa — Lake The Posts - Northwestern Football Blog
Northwestern (5-4, 2-3) vs #4 Iowa (9-0, 5-0) GAMEDAY INFO Date: November 7, 2009 Time: 11:02 am ct Location: Kinnick Stadium (70,585) - Iowa City, IA TV: ESPN- PXP Dave Pasch, Color - Chris Spielman & Bob Griese Radio: WGN-720 AM (Dave Eanet & Ted Albrecht), WNUR 89.3 FM Line: Iowa ...
What to Watch – Week 10 — The Bull Gator
I’ve been informed there is a bar with TVs at the wedding I will be at.  There may be a god after all. Northwestern @ Iowa – 12:00 – The Hawkeyes are going to lose a game sooner or later.  You can only win so many close ones.  Odds are it won’t be Northwestern to bring them ...
Top Ten Reasons Why Iowa Will Lose to Northwestern — Black Heart Gold Pants
More photos » by David Banks - AP Browse more photos » 10. The Aristocrats. While most college football teams these days are finding ways to include black in their uniform color scheme , Northwestern ...
Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa 17-10 — Examiner Sports
With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic.
Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa 17-10 — Examiner Sports
No. 8 Iowa finally ran out of time.
Northwestern deals No. 8 Iowa first loss (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News
No. 8 Iowa finally ran out of time. Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass and Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for another score, and Northwestern snapped the Hawkeyes' 13-game winning streak with a 17-10 victory Saturday. It was the first win over a ...
Northwestern upsets No. 8 Iowa 17-10 — The Seattle Times: Sports
No. 8 Iowa finally ran out of time.
Northwestern ends No. 8 Iowa's unbeaten season — SI.com - NCAA Football
There was no miracle comeback this time. Northwestern knocked No. 8 Iowa from the ranks of the unbeaten, scoring 14 unanswered points to beat the Hawkeyes 17-10 in Iowa City.
Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi taken to locker room with injury — ESPN.com - College Football
Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi was taken to the locker room after being hit in the end zone in the second quarter of the No. 8 Hawkeyes' game against Northwestern.
Iowa's Stanzi taken to locker room with injury — FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi was taken to the locker room after being hit in the end zone in the second quarter of the No. 8 Hawkeyes' game against Northwestern. Stanzi was drilled by Corey Wootton, and his fumble was recovered by Marshall Thomas ...
LIVE: Undefeated Iowa takes on Northwestern — FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE FOOTBALL
No. 8 Iowa not looking past Northwestern (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News
Much of the buzz surrounding No. 8 Iowa has been about its resume, and whether the Hawkeyes can truly be considered national title contenders when they keep sneaking past everyone. Throw in a showdown with No. 15 Ohio State in Columbus next week that ...
Conference call: Sparty sliding in Big Ten — Latest Sporting News Articles for College Football
Each week, Sporting News' Matt Hayes ranks the Division I-A conferences and the teams within each league. 3. Big Ten 1. Iowa 2. Penn State 3. Ohio State 4. Wisconsin 5. Minnesota 6. Michigan State 7. Michigan 8. Northwestern 9. ...