Iowa cruises past Terps

No. 19 Hawkeyes win third in a row; Badgers rout Illini.

Nate Stanley threw for 86 yards and a touchdown, and 19th-ranked Iowa pummeled Maryland 23- 0 on Saturday for its third straight victory.

Anthony Nelson added a TD on a fumble recovery for the Hawkeyes ( 6- 1, 3- 1 Big Ten), whose defense held the Terrapins to just 115 yards and seven first downs on a day when wind gusts topped 40 mph in Iowa City.

After settling for two short field goals, Iowa went into halftime ahead 13-0after Stanley found Brandon Smith for a 10-yard TD grab — made with one hand — with eight seconds left in the second quarter. Nelson, a defensive end, made it 23-0 Hawkeyes late in the third quarter by falling on a botched handoff from backup QB Tyrrell Pigrome in the end zone.

Ivory Kelly-Martin ran for 98 yards for Iowa, which had its first shutout since a 28- 0 win at Illinois two years ago. Kasim Hill was 6 of 15 passing for 47 yards and a pick for the Terps (4-3, 2-2).

Wisconsin 49, Illinois 20: Jonathan Taylor rushed for 159 yards and Taiwan Deal ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns as the No. 23 Badgers took advantage of five firsthalf turnovers to rout the visiting Illini.

Wisconsin ( 5- 2, 3- 1 Big Ten), which has won nine straight vs. Illinois (3-4, 1-3), had three interceptions and recovered two fumbles on the way to a 28-10 halftime lead. Alex Hornibrook, coming off an awful outing in a loss at Michigan, threw two TD passes and two interceptions.

Illinois turned Hornibrook’s second interception into a 10yard scoring drive to make it 28-17 in the third quarter, but Wisconsin countered with two TDs to push the lead to 42-17.

Northwestern 18, Rutgers 15: Isaiah Bowser scored on a 5-yard run with 8:12 to play, and the Wildcats (4-3, 4-1 Big Ten) converted two fourthdown plays on the winning drive to beat Rutgers in Piscataway, N. J.

Bowser also scored on a 3-yard run, and Drew Luckenbaugh kicked a 23-yard field goal as the Wildcats won their third straight game by rallying from an eight-point deficit in the third quarter. Clayton Thorson hit Flynn Nagel on a 2-point conversion pass after Bowser’s go-ahead run.

Isaih Pacheco had a 44-yard run for Rutgers ( 1-7, 0- 5), which lost a seventh straight.