Iowa continued its balanced play with a 20-3 victory over rival Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes out-gained the Badgers 405-215 en route to their sixth straight conference win. It marks the first time in school history that Iowa begins conference play with a perfect 6-0 record.
The Hawkeyes scored 17 unanswered points after Wisconsin tied the contest at three in the second quarter. With 1:03 left in the half, QB Brad Banks hooked up with WR Maurice Brown for a 21-yard touchdown to give Iowa a 10-3 lead at the break.
PK Nate Kaeding connected on a 30-yard field goal, followed by a Banks 23-yard touchdown pass to TE Dallas Clark, to finish the scoring in the third quarter.
Banks led the Iowa offense with 296 yards of total offense. He completed 17-30 passes for a career-high 275 yards and two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also rushed nine times for 21 yards.
WR Maurice Brown pced Iowa's receivers with six receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown. Brown had over 100 receiving yards for the fourth time. TE Dallas Clark caught five passes for 97 yards and a score. RB Jermelle Lewis led Iowa's ground attack with 81 yards on 25 attempts.
Defensively, LB Fred Barr and DB Derek Pagel each collected nine tackles to lead the Hawkeyes. Pagel also recorded his team-leading fourth interception and had a pass deflection. LB Kevin Worthy recorded seven tackles and DE Jonathan Babineaux collected one of Iowa's three sacks and finished with six tackles.