Iowa earns another comeback win, Illinois drops Wolverines

Iowa 42, Indiana 24 – It appeared the No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes overlooked the 4-4 Hoosiers. Indiana built a 21-7 third quarter lead and was poised to break the game open inside Iowa’s five-yard line, but an Indiana pass was deflected several times into the hands of Iowa’s Tyler Sash, who returned the interception 86 yards for an Iowa touchdown, and the Hawkeyes never looked back. Iowa outscored Indiana 35-3 in the second half en route to a 42-24 victory to move to 9-0 and 5-0 in the Big Ten. Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi threw a career-high five interceptions, including four in the third quarter.

Illinois 38, Michigan 13 – U-M wide receiver Roy Roundtree was sprinting 76 yards to the end zone prepared to open U-M’s then-six-point lead against Illinois, but Illinois’ Terry Hawthorne caught Roundtree at the one-yard line. The Illini had a ferocious goal line stand, stopping the Wolverines four times, then drove 99 yards to take the lead. U-M didn’t score the rest of the game, while Illinois scored 31 points in the second half to defeat U-M 38-13. Illinois’ offense, which had struggled all season, tallied more than 500 yards on the Wolverines. U-M, which began the season 4-0, now is 5-4 and 1-4 in the Big Ten.

Ohio State 45, New Mexico State 0 – Ohio State’s offense, which has come under fire in the past few weeks, scored 45 points in the final three quarters against New Mexico State as the Buckeyes (7-2, 4-2) shut out the Aggies 45-0. It was Ohio State’s third shutout of the season. Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor went 11-for-23 passing for 135 yards and one touchdown.

Wisconsin 37, Purdue 0 – Wisconsin was able to get back on the winning track for the first time in four weeks — after back-to-back losses and a bye week — defeating Purdue 37-0. Badgers running back John Clay ran for 123 yards and three touchdowns. The Boilermakers’ offense, which was explosive in Purdue’s last two games, was only able to put up 141 yards on Wisconsin (6-2, 3-2). The Badgers also blocked a punt and returned it nine yards for a touchdown. As a team, the Badgers ran for 266 yards.

Penn State 34, Northwestern 13 – For three quarters, Northwestern held its own against Penn State, and the Wildcats were in position for an upset, but the Nittany Lions’ offense turned on in the fourth quarter, scoring 21 points as Penn State defeated Northwestern 34-13. The teams were tied 13-13 heading into the fourth quarter but Penn State scored three touchdowns in less than four minutes to break away. Early in the final quarter, Penn State scored on a two-yard run. Two minutes later, quarterback Daryll Clark threw a 53-yard touchdown pass, and a little more than a minute after that, Evan Royster broke a 69-yard touchdown run. Northwestern led 10-3 in the second quarter before quarterback Mike Kafka left the game with a leg injury. He had been 14-for-18 for 128 yards.