
Wisconsin hasn't scored on Iowa in two years after a 30-0 loss in Iowa City
No. 25 Wisconsin followed last year's 37-0 loss with another shutout at Kinnick Stadium. The Badgers got to the Iowa 1 and came away with nothing, and that was as close as they got.
By RANT Sports Desk / 1 source / Published October 31, 2026
Two meetings, 67 points for Iowa, zero for Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes beat the No. 25 Badgers 30-0 on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium, one year after a 37-0 win in the same rivalry, according to the Associated Press.
This was the 100th meeting between the schools, and Wisconsin came in feeling good after a 24-7 upset of USC. It lasted about one drive. Iowa scored on its opening possession and on six of its first seven, and led 20-0 at halftime.
The one real Wisconsin chance summed up the day. In the second quarter the Badgers got to the Iowa 1, and Abu Sama III was stopped on fourth down. Wisconsin never got that close again.
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Here is the RANT take. Iowa's offense is supposed to be the thing that holds the Hawkeyes back, and Hank Brown went 20 of 24 for 222 yards and two touchdowns against a ranked defense. That is on Wisconsin. Brown hit DJ Vonnahme and Tony Diaz for 4-yard scores, one of them at the end of a 98-yard drive, and Caden Buhr kicked three field goals, including a career-long 54-yarder.
The Wisconsin offense was worse. Colton Joseph completed 5 of 14 passes for 90 yards, lost a fumble that set up a field goal before halftime and was pulled for freshman Ryan Hopkins in the second half. Hopkins threw an interception. The Badgers ran for 52 yards, turned it over three times and held the ball for less than 24 minutes.
Iowa has now won five straight in the series and outscored Wisconsin 148-26 in that stretch, per the AP. It was the Hawkeyes' third shutout of the season. A week after scoring 10 points in a loss at Minnesota, they looked like a team that knows exactly who it is.
Iowa is 6-2 (3-2 Big Ten). Wisconsin is 5-3 (3-2) and has a quarterback question again.
What to watch: Who starts for Wisconsin when Rutgers comes to Madison next Saturday, and whether Iowa's offense keeps this up at Northwestern.
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