Northwestern, Iowa roll to wins

ASSOCIATED PRESS

EVANSTON, Ill. — C.J. Bacher threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score to help Northwestern rebound from its only loss to beat Purdue 48-26 on Saturday, sending the Boilermakers to their fourth straight defeat.

Northwestern (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten) responded after falling to Michigan State last Saturday as Eric Peterman caught a TD pass and threw for another on a wild offensive day at Ryan Field.

Purdue (2-5, 0-3) was hurt by penalties and five turnovers and had difficulty containing Northwestern’s spread offense.

Bacher’s 9-yard TD pass to Tyrell Sutton with 15 seconds left in the second quarter — 54 seconds after Purdue’s Kory Sheets ran in for a 2-yard score — erased any momentum the Boilermakers had hoped to take into the half and gave Northwestern a 24-12 lead.

Iowa 38, Wisconsin 16

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Shonn Greene rushed for a career-high 217 yards and four touchdowns and Iowa pounded reeling Wisconsin, sending the Badgers to their first 0-4 start in the Big Ten since 1996.

Greene had touchdown runs of 52, 34, 34, and 12 yards for the Hawkeyes (5-3, 2-2 Big Ten), who have answered a three-game losing streak with a pair of blowout wins.

He became the first Iowa player to rush for four touchdowns since Tavian Banks did it against Iowa State in 1997. He’s the only player in the country with over 100 yards in his first eight games of the season.