Nebraska at Iowa

Saturday, October 12, 1946

Iowa beat Nebraska 21–⁠7. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 17–⁠8–⁠1.

AwayNebraska3–⁠6 in 1946
7
HomeIowa5–⁠4 in 1946
21

FinalHigh 47°F, low 35°F, 0.03 in. of rainAttendance 30,500

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Aroused Iowa Bowls Over Serappy Nebraska, III

    Evening star, October 13, 1946, page 36

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    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.

Nebraska leads 26–⁠20–⁠1 in 47 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Iowa 40, Nebraska 16
2024Iowa 13, Nebraska 10
2023Iowa 13, Nebraska 10
2022Nebraska 24, Iowa 17
2021Iowa 28, Nebraska 21
2020Iowa 26, Nebraska 20

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