Nebraska at Iowa
Saturday, October 12, 1946 Share
Iowa beat Nebraska 21–7. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 17–8–1.
FinalHigh 47°F, low 35°F, 0.03 in. of rainAttendance 30,500
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 13, 1946, page 36
Read the text
Aroused Iowa Bowls Over Serappy Nebraska, III IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. IAN erratic and nstless Iowa football team, plagued by hustling, scrappy band Of Huskers, took advantage of the breaks today for 81 to Z victory over Nebraska. The Huskers, highly keyed for their shot at the Big Nine team, rushed into z to 0 first quarter lead, then saw their hopes for an upset spoiled by fumbles and pass interceptions. Iowa starting three substitutes In the backfield, was sent back on its heels by the force of that first Husker charge, but recovered Its poise in the second period.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Iowa 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Nebraska–Iowa gameNebraska leads 26–20–1 in 47 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.
| 2025 | Iowa 40, Nebraska 16 | |
| 2024 | Iowa 13, Nebraska 10 | |
| 2023 | Iowa 13, Nebraska 10 | |
| 2022 | Nebraska 24, Iowa 17 | |
| 2021 | Iowa 28, Nebraska 21 | |
| 2020 | Iowa 26, Nebraska 20 |
Around this game
Nebraska
- Next gameat KansasOct. 19, 1946
- SeasonNebraska in 1946
- ProgramNebraska history and records
Iowa
- Next gameat IndianaOct. 19, 1946
- SeasonIowa in 1946
- ProgramIowa history and records

