take a 14–7 lead. Nebraska would answer right back to tie the score at 14–14. Northwestern was able to get a field goal before halftime, taking a 17–14 lead into the break. However, Nebraska would go on to dominate the second half as Northwestern managed just 30 yards of total offense in the second half. Nebraska took a 21–17 lead on an Ameer Abdullah touchdown run. In the fourth quarter, the Nebraska run game got going. The Huskers went up 28–17 on another Ameer Abdullah 1 yard touchdown run, which immediately followed his 50-yard run on 3rd & 1. From there, the Huskers defense stood tall and helped to put the game out of reach. The Huskers would go on to win 38–17. After a mediocre first half, Abdullah finished the game with 146 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns for the Huskers. Justin Jackson continued to prove himself as a great young running back as he finished with 128 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Wildcats, his third consecutive 100 yard game. The Wildcats dropped their second game in a row, dropping them to 3–4, 2–2 before a bye week. It was Northwestern's third consecutive loss against the Huskers after beating them in 2011. Iowa Coming off a bye week, Northwestern traveled to Kinnick Stadium to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes took advantage of great field position and scored in 4 plays to take a 7–0 lead. After consecutive three and outs by Northwestern, Iowa would go up 17–0, thanks to Mark Weisman's second touchdown of the day. After another short drive, Chris Gradone had his punt blocked and returned for a touchdown, giving the Hawkeyes a 24–0 lead with 3 minutes left in the first quarter. From there the Hawkeyes would continue to dominate the Wildcats in every phase of the game. The Hawkeyes would get another touchdown from Mark Weisman, his third of the first half, and Jake Rudock threw a touchdown to Tevaun Smith, giving Iowa a 38–7 halftime advantage. Northwestern's only points of the game came as a result of a short field. This game was thoroughly dominated by the Hawkeyes as they outgained the Wildcats 483–180. Trevor Siemian had a rough game, throwing for just 68 yards on 8/18 passing. The only bright spot for Northwestern was Justin Jackson, who ran for 96 yards on 24 carries and had the lone score for