3 questions Wisconsin football needs to answer against Iowa

Wisconsin football heads to Iowa looking to build on its win over USC. Here are three questions that could determine the outcome.

The line of scrimmage between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker.

The Wisconsin football program has an opportunity to do something it hasn’t accomplished under Luke Fickell: beat Iowa.

The No. 25 Badgers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) are coming off an encouraging 24-7 victory over USC, but Saturday’s trip to Kinnick Stadium presents a different challenge. Kirk Ferentz’s Hawkeyes have won four consecutive meetings in this rivalry, including three against Fickell by a combined score of 94-16.

Wisconsin has won five of its last six games, and there’s reason to believe this team is beginning to establish something that resembles an identity. Whether that translates against an opponent that has consistently exposed the Badgers’ weaknesses remains to be seen.

Here are three questions Wisconsin needs to answer against Iowa.