Where Iowa football stands in national rankings after Northwestern win
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IOWA CITY — Iowa football rose to No. 15 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, which was released Sunday, Nov. 1.
The Associated Press rankings come out later in the day.
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The Hawkeyes were previously 20th in the Coaches Poll and 21st in the AP Poll.
Iowa checked in at 19th in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season. The next CFP rankings come out on Tuesday.
Iowa is coming off a 24-10 win over Northwestern. Hank Brown accounted for two touchdowns (one rushing and one passing). Braeden Jackson exploded for his second kickoff-return touchdown of the season. Iowa's defense held Northwestern to a season-low 10 points.
The Hawkeyes improved to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten play this season.
Up next, Iowa hosts Purdue on Nov. 14.
The Boilermakers enter the matchup 3-6 overall.
The Boilermakers have losses to Wake Forest, UCLA, Notre Dame, Washington, Penn State and Maryland this season. Their wins came against Indiana State, Minnesota and Illinois.
Iowa and Purdue have played two common opponents so far this season: Minnesota and Washington. Purdue blasted Minnesota 41-13 in West Lafayette, while Iowa fell at Minnesota 13-10. Washington won at Purdue 38-26, while Iowa won at Washington 41-24.
This is the first time that Iowa will play Purdue since Barry Odom took over as the program's head coach.
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