9/19/2026 (2026-2027)

Kinnick Stadium [Iowa City, Iowa]

#18 Iowa vs Northern Iowa #18 Iowa Hawkeyes Football vs Northern Iowa on 9/19/2026 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W 55 - 0

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Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Attendance: 69,250
Kickoff Temp: 77° F
Start Time: 3:00 PM CST

Official Game Program

Pregame Notes from Sports Information

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Hank Brown started the game at QB, and led the Hawks down the field with a mix of run and pass to take a 7-0 lead on a 2-yard TD run by Nathan McNeil. After forcing a punt, Brown connected with Braeden Jackson on a 24-yard TD pass out of the backfield. Xavier Williams ran 48 yards for a TD, ending the first quarter at 21-0. Addison Ostrenga took a screen pass in for a 14-yard TD reception.Williams added another TD on a 16-yard run, making it 35-0. Brown finished 12-12 passing on the day with 2 TD passes and 153 yards, including 5-for-5 on TD scoring drives.

Jeremy Hecklinski took over as QB, and led the Hawks to a TD drive and a 42-0 halftime lead. Williams added another TD, his 3rd of the day from 37 yards. Jackson added another TD run of 62 yards, his 2nd of the day. It was the second time that Iowa had three 100-yard rushers in one game (1983 vs Minnesota, Owen Gill, Norm Granger and Eddie Phillips).

On defense, the Hawks shutout UNI and held them to only 155 total yards and picked up 2 interceptions (Jacob Wallace and Rashad Godfrey Jr).

UNI coaches wore the number 89 on their hats to honor former UNI and Iowa City City High player Parker Sutherland.

1 2 3 4 F

Iowa 21 21 7 6 55

Northern Iowa 0 0 0 0 0