Cubs' Wrigley Field Transformed in Photos, Videos for Iowa vs. Northwestern Football

Wrigley Field is ready to host Saturday's showdown between Iowa and Northwestern.

The historic baseball field has been transformed into a football field for the matchup between the Big Ten rivals.

Both teams also hyped the matchup on social media with Wrigley-themed banners that include the famous marquee and ivy.

Football used to be a regular event at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Bears played home games at the stadium from 1921 to 1970 before moving to Soldier Field for the 1971 NFL season.

This will mark the third time Northwestern has played at Wrigley Field since 2010. The previous two games, in 2010 and 2021, had to find interesting solutions due to a lack of space on the field.

Despite being known as the Friendly Confines, Wrigley Field hasn't been particularly nice to the hometown Wildcats in their past two games. They are 0-2 and have been outscored 80-41.

Players on the opposing teams in those games had some of the best performances of their career at Wrigley.

The first time Northwestern played at the park was against Illinois on Oct. 27, 1923, four years before William Wrigley renamed the stadium.

Wildcats players Xander Mueller and Jake Arthurs, who were born in nearby Wheaton, Illinois, shared their thoughts about what playing a game at Wrigley Field means to them.

Iowa doesn't have as much experience playing in a baseball stadium as Northwestern, but it's not totally unfamiliar to members of the coaching staff. The Hawkeyes beat Boston College, 27-20, in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 27, 2017.

As is typical for Iowa football, the offense wasn't good in the win over Boston College. Quarterback Nate Stanley went 8-of-15 for 99 yards and one touchdown. The Hawkeyes averaged 2.6 yards per carry on 39 rushing attempts, yet they still found a way to win.

Iowa will be looking to rebound after a disappointing 12-10 loss to Minnesota last week that knocked it out of control of its own destiny in the Big Ten West division.

Northwestern (4-4) has alternated wins and losses each week so far this season. The Wildcats are coming off a 33-27 victory over Maryland on Oct. 28.