The Northwestern Wildcats Football team has officially arrived in the Big Ten.

With their victory against #9 Iowa, the Northwestern Wildcats jumped into 1st place in the Big Ten standings, with a conference record of 6-1, with Wisconsin right behind at 5-1 in conference.

The Hawkeye's got out to a 10-7 lead at halftime, when Coach Taylor completely motivated his team during the half.

"Coach really got us pumped up for the second half. He said that we were holding our own and that it was right there for the taking, so we went out there and took it." said senior-Wide Receiver Carl Fisher.

The Wildcats scored 24 points in the 3rd to the Hawkeye's 0, and 27 overall straight points until the final 2 minutes of the game when the Hawkeye's added a Touchdown to make it closer.

The Wildcats defense carried them throughout the game, causing 6 Turnovers, 4 of them fumbles. Nate Williams had 2 Forced Fumbles and 1 Fumble Recovery, and Jordan Mabin had a pick-6 in the 3rd.

The Wildcats also received a commitment from their #1 target, Offensive Lineman Matt Bednarik.