IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa City has been the scene of some terrible losses for Penn State over the past decade.

The Nittany Lions turned that all around with a cathartic thumping of the shell-shocked Hawkeyes.

Bill Belton ran for 103 yards and three touchdowns and surging Penn State throttled Iowa 38-14 on Saturday night for its fifth consecutive win.

Matt McGloin threw for 289 yards and a pair of TDs for the Nittany Lions, who beat the Hawkeyes in Iowa City for the first time in 13 years.

“We haven’t won here since I was in like, second grade,” Penn State defensive lineman Jordan Hill said.

Penn State (5-2, 3-0) took the suspense of this matchup between previously-unbeaten Big Ten teams by storming out to a 24-0 lead at halftime. The Nittany Lions scored again just 27 seconds into the second half to go ahead 31-0.