IOWA CITY, Iowa (via Hawkeye Sports.com) – The University of Iowa football team clinched the Big Ten West Division Championship defeating Illinois, 15-13, Saturday night on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium. Deacon Hill was 19-for-29 on passing attempts for 167 yards and a touchdown. Leshon Williams led the team with 54 yards rushing on 16 attempts and Kaleb Johnson had 53 yards on 10 attempts and a touchdown.

Kaleb Brown led the Hawkeyes with 71 yards on seven receptions. Addison Ostrenga had a touchdown reception. Defensively, Jay Higgins led the way with 12 tackles (six solo), Nick Jackson had eight tackles (three solo) and Jermari Harris had eight solo tackles. Joe Evans had a sack in the end-zone for the third Iowa safety of the season.

Iowa out-gained Illinois 281-280 yards and had 114 yards on the ground to Illinois’ 65. The Hawkeyes close out the regular season on Black Friday (Nov. 24th), traveling to Lincoln for a Heroes Game match-up against Nebraska. Game time is 11:09 a.m. (CT) and the game will be televised on CBS.