IOWA CITY, Iowa >> Iowa could use a morale-boosting win on Saturday ahead of their toughest stretch of the season.Perhaps it's not the best time for the Hawkeyes to host Northwestern, which typically gives Iowa all it can handle in Kinnick Stadium. The Wildcats (3-4, 2-2) have split their last six games in Iowa City and have beaten the Hawkeyes in six of their last nine overall meetings.