Iowa Dominates Wisconsin With Shutout Victory
Iowa dominated Wisconsin in Week 7, posting a convincing 37-0 shutout victory. The Hawkeyes struck early, scoring 17 points in the first quarter and adding 6, 7, and 7 points in the subsequent quarters to cruise to the win.
Running back Kamari Moulton led Iowa's ground attack with 96 rushing yards. Xavier Williams was particularly explosive, scoring two touchdowns on the ground—a 29-yard scoring run in the third quarter and a 19-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter—both serving as the game's most impactful plays.
Wisconsin's offense struggled throughout, managing just 82 passing yards from Hunter Simmons and 7 receptions for Chris Brooks Jr. The Badgers couldn't find the end zone, failing to capitalize on scoring opportunities and committing critical mistakes, including a fumble by Vinny Anthony II in the third quarter.
Iowa's defense was suffocating, holding Wisconsin scoreless across all four quarters. The Hawkeyes' defensive dominance set the tone early and never relented, making this a decisive conference victory.
AI-generated recap · Aug 9, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iowa | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
 Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Iowa | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 18-25 | 8-21 |
| Pass Yards | 109 | 82 |
| Rush Yards | 210 | 127 |
| Total Yards | 319 | 209 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 5-12 | 5-13 |
| Penalties | 2-10 | 3-35 |
| Possession | 31:15 | 28:45 |
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Play-by-Play
Nathanial Vakos kickoff for 73 yds , Kaden Wetjen return for 23 yds to the IOWA 30
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kaden Wetjen for 2 yds to the IOWA 32
Kamari Moulton run for 5 yds to the IOWA 37
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to DJ Vonnahme
Rhys Dakin punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Tyrell Henry at the WIS 21
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Trech Kekahuna
Trech Kekahuna run for 6 yds to the WIS 27
Wisconsin Penalty, Helping the Runner (-5 Yards) to the WIS 29
Hunter Simmons run for 5 yds to the WIS 34 for a 1ST down
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Jackson Acker
Dilin Jones run for 2 yds to the WIS 36
Hunter Simmons pass complete to Chris Brooks Jr. for 7 yds to the WIS 43
Atticus Bertrams punt for 41 yds , Kaden Wetjen returns for 4 yds to the IOWA 20
Kaden Wetjen run for 10 yds to the IOWA 30 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Jacob Gill for 6 yds to the IOWA 36
Kamari Moulton run for 7 yds to the IOWA 43 for a 1ST down
Nathan McNeil run for 24 yds to the WIS 33 for a 1ST down Wisconsin Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Yards) to the WIS 33 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Hayden Large
Kamari Moulton run for 8 yds to the WIS 25
Kamari Moulton run for 5 yds to the WIS 20 for a 1ST down
Xavier Williams run for 3 yds to the WIS 17
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kaden Wetjen for 3 yds to the WIS 14
Iowa Penalty, Offensive Holding (Mark Gronowski) declined
Drew Stevens 32 yd FG GOOD
Cade Yacamelli run for 2 yds to the WIS 27
Hunter Simmons pass intercepted Bryce Hawthorne return for no gain to the WIS 24
Nathan McNeil run for 4 yds to the WIS 20
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Sam Phillips for 14 yds to the WIS 6 for a 1ST down
Kamari Moulton run for 6 yds for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)
Hunter Simmons pass complete to Tyrell Henry for 16 yds to the WIS 41 for a 1ST down
Hunter Simmons pass intercepted Aaron Graves return for 35 yds to the WIS 1
Mark Gronowski run for 1 yd for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)
Darrion Dupree run for 9 yds to the WIS 34
Darrion Dupree run for no gain to the WIS 34
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Lance Mason
Atticus Bertrams punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the IOWA 39 , Kaden Wetjen returns for 13 yds to the IOWA 39
Mark Gronowski pass intercepted Ricardo Hallman return for no gain to the WIS 37
Darrion Dupree run for 1 yd to the WIS 38
Hunter Simmons run for a loss of 10 yards to the WIS 28 Hunter Simmons fumbled, recovered by IOWA Zach Lutmer
Kamari Moulton run for 1 yd to the WIS 27
Kamari Moulton run for 12 yds to the WIS 15 for a 1ST down
Kamari Moulton run for 5 yds to the WIS 10
Nathan McNeil run for a loss of 1 yard to the WIS 11
Mark Gronowski pass complete to DJ Vonnahme for 7 yds to the WIS 4 for a 1ST down
Xavier Williams run for a loss of 3 yards to the WIS 7
Mark Gronowski run for 1 yd to the WIS 6
Xavier Williams run for no gain to the WIS 6
Drew Stevens 25 yd FG GOOD
PENALTY WIS UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Peterson,Darryl) 15 yards from IOWA35 to IOWA50. NO PLAY.
Drew Stevens kickoff for 27 yds , Gideon Ituka return for 8 yds to the WIS 31
Dilin Jones run for 13 yds to the WIS 44 for a 1ST down
Dilin Jones run for 10 yds to the IOWA 46 for a 1ST down
Dilin Jones run for 4 yds to the IOWA 42
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Vinny Anthony II
Dilin Jones run for 5 yds to the IOWA 37
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Lance Mason
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Dayton Howard
Nathan McNeil run for a loss of 1 yard to the IOWA 36
Mark Gronowski run for 5 yds to the IOWA 41
Rhys Dakin punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jayden Ballard at the WIS 18
Hunter Simmons pass complete to Vinny Anthony II for 8 yds to the WIS 26
Dilin Jones run for 6 yds to the WIS 32 for a 1ST down
Hunter Simmons pass complete to Lance Mason for 29 yds to the IOWA 39 for a 1ST down
Dilin Jones run for a loss of 3 yards to the IOWA 42
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Tucker Ashcraft
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Jayden Ballard
Atticus Bertrams punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Kaden Wetjen at the IOWA 6
Kamari Moulton run for 12 yds to the IOWA 18 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Seth Anderson for 4 yds to the IOWA 22
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kamari Moulton for 16 yds to the IOWA 38 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Reece Vander Zee for 13 yds to the WIS 49 for a 1ST down
Kamari Moulton run for 9 yds to the WIS 40
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Xavier Williams for 6 yds to the WIS 34 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Reece Vander Zee for 5 yds to the WIS 29
Mark Gronowski pass complete to DJ Vonnahme for 3 yds to the WIS 26
(00:03) Shotgun Moulton,Kamari rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WIS22 (Reiger,Mason) PENALTY IOWA Illegal Formation 5 yards from WIS26 to WIS31. NO PLAY.
Drew Stevens 49 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
Dilin Jones run for 5 yds to the WIS 30
Dilin Jones run for 1 yd to the WIS 31
Hunter Simmons pass complete to Dilin Jones for no gain to the WIS 31
Atticus Bertrams punt for 45 yds , Kaden Wetjen returns for 17 yds to the IOWA 41
Kamari Moulton run for 4 yds to the IOWA 45
Kamari Moulton run for 14 yds to the WIS 41 for a 1ST down
Kamari Moulton run for 4 yds to the WIS 37
Xavier Williams run for 8 yds to the WIS 29 for a 1ST down
Xavier Williams run for 29 yds for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)
Drew Stevens kickoff for 65 yds , Vinny Anthony II return for 24 yds to the WIS 24
Dilin Jones run for 8 yds to the WIS 32
Dilin Jones run for 1 yd to the WIS 33
Dilin Jones run for 3 yds to the WIS 36 for a 1ST down
Dilin Jones run for 3 yds to the WIS 39
Dilin Jones run for 3 yds to the WIS 42
Hunter Simmons pass complete to Vinny Anthony II for 5 yds to the WIS 47 for a 1ST down
Vinny Anthony II run for a loss of 9 yards to the WIS 38 Vinny Anthony II fumbled, recovered by WIS Vinny Anthony II
Hunter Simmons pass complete to Cade Yacamelli for 14 yds to the IOWA 48
Cade Yacamelli run for 3 yds to the IOWA 45
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Grant Stec
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Grant Stec
(04:30) Shotgun Gronowski,Mark pass incomplete short middle to Washington Jr.,Terrell thrown to WIS44 PENALTY WIS Pass Interference offsetting IOWA Ineligible Downfield on Pass offsetting. NO PLAY.
Nathan McNeil run for 6 yds to the WIS 49
Nathan McNeil run for 3 yds to the WIS 46
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Hayden Large for 2 yds to the WIS 44 for a 1ST down
Kamari Moulton run for 1 yd to the WIS 43
Mark Gronowski pass complete to DJ Vonnahme for 3 yds to the WIS 40
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kamari Moulton for 1 yd to the WIS 39
PENALTY IOWA Delay Of Game 5 yards from WIS39 to WIS44. NO PLAY.
Rhys Dakin punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Jayden Ballard at the WIS 12
Dilin Jones run for 1 yd to the WIS 13
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Dilin Jones
Hunter Simmons run for 9 yds to the WIS 22 for a 1ST down
Cade Yacamelli run for no gain to the WIS 22
Cade Yacamelli run for 6 yds to the WIS 28
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Jayden Ballard
Atticus Bertrams punt for 18 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WIS 46
Kamari Moulton run for 3 yds to the WIS 43
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to KJ Parker
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kamari Moulton for 12 yds to the WIS 31 for a 1ST down
Xavier Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the WIS 32
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Kaden Wetjen for a loss of 1 yard to the WIS 33
Mark Gronowski pass complete to Reece Vander Zee for 11 yds to the WIS 22
Mark Gronowski run for 2 yds to the WIS 20 for a 1ST down
Mark Gronowski pass incomplete to Reece Vander Zee
Nathan McNeil run for 1 yd to the WIS 19
Xavier Williams run for 19 yds for a TD (Drew Stevens KICK)
Drew Stevens kickoff for 65 yds , Vinny Anthony II return for 20 yds to the WIS 20
Cade Yacamelli run for no gain to the WIS 20
Cade Yacamelli run for 12 yds to the WIS 32 for a 1ST down
Hunter Simmons pass incomplete to Chris Brooks Jr.
Cade Yacamelli run for no gain to the WIS 32
Hunter Simmons pass complete to Vinny Anthony II for 3 yds to the WIS 35
Atticus Bertrams punt for 46 yds
Nathan McNeil run for no gain to the IOWA 19
Nathan McNeil run for 4 yds to the IOWA 23
Jeremy Hecklinski pass complete to Alex Eichmann for 2 yds to the IOWA 25
Rhys Dakin punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WIS 41 , Jayden Ballard returns for 6 yds to the WIS 41
Gideon Ituka run for 3 yds to the WIS 44
Gideon Ituka run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Gideon Ituka run for 5 yds to the IOWA 45 for a 1ST down
Gideon Ituka run for 5 yds to the IOWA 40
Gideon Ituka run for 5 yds to the IOWA 35 for a 1ST down