No. 21 Iowa visits Northwestern in Big Ten matchup

No. 21 Iowa (6-2) at Northwestern (6-2), Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. EST.

Opening Line: Northwestern by 1.5. Against the spread: Northwestern 5-3, Iowa 5-3.

How to watch: FOX

Key stats

Northwestern Offense

Overall: 438.1 yards per game (28th in FBS)

Passing: 237.3 yards per game (58th)

Rushing: 200.9 yards per game (24th)

Scoring: 33.6 points per game (34th)

Northwestern Defense

Overall: 374.1 yards per game (84th in FBS)

Passing: 227.4 yards per game (94th)

Rushing: 146.8 yards per game (75th)

Scoring: 18.8 points per game (25th)

Iowa Offense

Overall: 383.6 yards per game (69th in FBS)

Passing: 209.4 yards per game (91st)

Rushing: 174.3 yards per game (48th)

Scoring: 28.3 points per game (70th)

Iowa Defense

Overall: 275.5 yards per game (12th in FBS)

Passing: 196.5 yards per game (42nd)

Rushing: 79 yards per game (4th)

Scoring: 12.5 points per game (4th)

Iowa is 14th in FBS in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert on 31% of third downs.

Iowa is 60th in the FBS with a +1 turnover margin, compared to Northwestern's 5th-ranked +10 margin.

Iowa ranks 21st in the FBS averaging 44.4 penalty yards per game.

Both teams have strong red zone defenses, each allowing opponents to score on 75% of trips to rank 16th in the FBS.

Team leaders

Northwestern

Passing: Aidan Chiles, 1,898 yards, 13 TDs, 1 INT, 68.8 completion percentage

Rushing: Caleb Komolafe, 618 yards on 104 carries, 5 TDs

Receiving: Griffin Wilde, 761 yards on 44 catches, 5 TDs

Iowa

Passing: Hank Brown, 1,190 yards, 8 TDs, 3 INTs, 64.5 completion percentage

Rushing: Kamari Moulton, 541 yards on 86 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Tony Diaz, 461 yards on 33 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

Northwestern fell 34-26 to Oregon on Oct. 31. Chiles passed for 281 yards on 22-of-38 attempts (57.9%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 14 times for 93 yards and one rushing touchdown. Komolafe carried the ball 16 times for 67 yards, adding four receptions for 30 yards. Wilde had five receptions for 146 yards and one touchdown.

Iowa won 30-0 over Wisconsin on Oct. 31. Brown led Iowa with 222 yards on 20-of-24 passing (83.3%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. Xavier Williams carried the ball 20 times for 78 yards, adding two receptions for 23 yards. Diaz had four receptions for 75 yards and one touchdown.

Next game

Northwestern plays at No. 11 Ohio State on Nov. 14. Iowa hosts Purdue on Nov. 14.