The Wisconsin Badgers will face a stingy defense in a hostile environment on Saturday when they play the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Both teams are overcoming rough starts to the season to reach the 5-4 mark on the season. The Badgers have won three of their last four games, including wins over Maryland (23-10) and Purdue (34-25). The Hawkeyes have discovered their offense, racking up 33 points on Northwestern and 24 points against Purdue in consecutive weeks.

The winner of Saturday's 2:30 p.m. contest will move into second place in the Big Ten West with still an outside chance of playing in the B1G title game if Illinois can falter down the stretch.