The Iowa Hawkeyes built a 14-3 halftime lead and held on for a 17-12 win over Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Illinois. Tyler Goodson and Arland Bruce IV ran for the two Iowa scores.

Goodson carried the ball 21 times for 145 yards to lead the offense for Iowa. Alex Padilla replaced Spencer Petras at quarterback and went 18-28 passing for 172 yards.

Northwestern climbed close late with a a 31-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Marty to Evan Hull with 2:21 left in the game. Their two point conversion attempt failed, keeping the margin at 5. The Wildcats got the ball back one last time after forcing an Iowa punt but Dane Belton picked off Marty with 1:44 left to seal the game.

Iowa improves to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Big 10. Next up for the Hawkeyes is a home game against Minnesota.