Iowa shuts out Northern Iowa as Brown throws two touchdowns

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — Hank Brown completed all 12 of his passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns as Iowa routed Northern Iowa 55-0 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes improved to 3-0, while the Panthers fell to 1-2. Iowa controlled the NCAA Football Bowl Division game from the start, scoring 21 first-quarter points and adding scores in every quarter. Brown, from Nashville, Tennessee, led an efficient passing attack. Northern Iowa quarterback Jaxon Dailey finished 11 of 27 for 91 yards and rushed five times for 3 yards. Jeremy Hecklinski added 65 passing yards for Iowa. Jordan McClom recorded four tackles for the Panthers. Andrew Price, John Powers and Mekhi Toms each recorded five tackles for Northern Iowa, while Calvin Jaworski made 10. Boston Everitt had four punts for 178 yards for Iowa. Logan Gregory punted nine times for 409 yards. The announced attendance at Kinnick Stadium was 69,250.