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Nebraska at Iowa

Friday, November 23, 2018. Iowa kept the Heroes Trophy

Iowa beat Nebraska 31–⁠28. It was their 40th meeting; after it, Nebraska led the series 25–⁠14–⁠1.

AwayNebraska4–⁠8 in 2018
28
HomeIowa9–⁠4 in 2018
31

Final at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa CityTV: FOXAttendance 65,299

At kickoff
48°F, clear, wind 15 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW), 2 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee John O’Neill; umpire Jeff Carr; head linesman William Sutter; line judge Jeff Meslow; side judge Steve Hassel; field judge Bobby Sagers; back judge Michael Elliott; center judge T.RiepenhoffGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Nebraska7601528
Iowa7147331

Standouts

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Player stats

Nebraska

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Adrian Martinez26/3826021
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Adrian Martinez1776118
Devine Ozigbo1050020
Maurice Washington5904
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Maurice Washington7102135
Stanley Morgan Jr.781022
Jack Stoll437118
Devine Ozigbo319010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Mohamed Barry11100
Dedrick Young II10000
Tyrin Ferguson9000
Antonio Reed6000

Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nathan Stanley16/2715220
Colten Rastetter1/1100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Mekhi Sargent26173132
Toren Young1883119
Nathan Stanley110010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
T.J. Hockenson554025
Brandon Smith236121
Nick Easley42909
Noah Fant112012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jake Gervase10000
Matt Hankins10000
Anthony Nelson8220
Amani Hooker6000
Michael Ojemudia3001
A.J. Epenesa2210

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

NebraskaIowa
400Total yards419
260Passing yards153
140Rushing yards266
6.8Yards per pass5.5
4.2Yards per rush5.9
24First downs25
6–⁠15Third downs7–⁠13
4–⁠4Fourth downs2–⁠3
1Turnovers0
3–⁠35Penalties2–⁠20
25:19Possession34:41
0Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

NebraskaIowa
47%Success rate56%
0.17EPA per play0.26
1.11Explosiveness0.92
0.28Rushing EPA0.25
0.12Passing EPA0.34
24%Passing-down success45%
−0.05First-down EPA0.09
0.09Second-down EPA0.30
0.40Third-down EPA0.63
8%Havoc by its defense15%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Iowa 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Iowa −8.5, over/under 52.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Iowa 72%, Nebraska 28%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Iowa end zoneNebraska end zoneQ1 IowaTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 NebraskaTouchdown, 12 playsQ1 IowaTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 NebraskaField goal, 8 playsQ2 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 NebraskaPunt, 4 playsQ2 IowaTouchdown, 15 playsQ2 NebraskaField goal, 8 playsQ3 NebraskaPunt, 3 playsQ3 IowaTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 NebraskaPunt, 3 playsQ3 IowaTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 NebraskaTouchdown, 14 playsQ4 IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 NebraskaInterception, 8 playsQ4 IowaMissed FG, 5 playsQ4 NebraskaTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 IowaField goal, 9 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Iowa drives left to right, Nebraska right to left.
  1. Q1 IowaTouchdown, 11 plays, 79 yards
  2. Q1 NebraskaTouchdown, 12 plays, 81 yards
  3. Q1 IowaTouchdown, 13 plays, 85 yards
  4. Q2 NebraskaField goal, 8 plays, 65 yards
  5. Q2 IowaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  6. Q2 NebraskaPunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  7. Q2 IowaTouchdown, 15 plays, 85 yards
  8. Q2 NebraskaField goal, 8 plays, 46 yards
  9. Q3 NebraskaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q3 IowaTouchdown, 8 plays, 56 yards
  11. Q3 NebraskaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  12. Q3 IowaTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 39 yards
  13. Q3 NebraskaTouchdown, 14 plays, 98 yards
  14. Q4 IowaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  15. Q4 NebraskaInterception, 8 plays, 25 yards
  16. Q4 IowaMissed FG, 5 plays, 33 yards
  17. Q4 NebraskaTouchdown, 13 plays, 80 yards
  18. Q4 IowaField goal, 9 plays, 41 yards

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Tied at 7
Iowa Touchdown, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Barret Pickering kickoff for 65 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 21 yds to the Iowa 21
15:001st & 10 at own 21Nate Stanley pass complete to Mekhi Sargent for no gain to the Iowa 21
15:002nd & 10 at own 21Toren Young run for 2 yds to the Iowa 23
15:003rd & 8 at own 23Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 25 yds to the Iowa 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the Neb 47
15:002nd & 5 at opp 47Nate Stanley pass complete to Kyle Groeneweg for 10 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 37Toren Young run for 7 yds to the Neb 30
15:002nd & 3 at opp 30Toren Young run for 3 yds to the Neb 27 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 27Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Noah Fant
15:002nd & 10 at opp 27Mekhi Sargent run for 6 yds to the Neb 21
15:003rd & 4 at opp 21Mekhi Sargent run for 6 yds to the Neb 15 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at opp 15Nate Stanley pass complete to Brandon Smith for 15 yds for a TD (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 7, Nebraska 0
Nebraska Touchdown, 12 plays
9:371st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 63 yds , Maurice Washington return for 17 yds to the Neb 19
9:371st & 10 at own 19Adrian Martinez pass complete to Maurice Washington for 11 yds to the Neb 30 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at own 30Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Maurice Washington
9:372nd & 10 at own 30Adrian Martinez pass complete to Devine Ozigbo for 4 yds to the Neb 34
9:373rd & 6 at own 34Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 11 yds to the Neb 45 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at own 45Devine Ozigbo run for 4 yds to the Neb 49
9:372nd & 6 at own 49Adrian Martinez pass complete to Bryan Reimers for 5 yds to the Iowa 46
9:373rd & 1 at opp 46Adrian Martinez run for 4 yds to the Iowa 42 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at opp 42Adrian Martinez run for 18 yds to the Iowa 24 for a 1ST down
9:371st & 10 at opp 24Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Jack Stoll
9:372nd & 10 at opp 24Devine Ozigbo run for 3 yds to the Iowa 21
9:373rd & 7 at opp 21Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 17 yds to the Iowa 4 for a 1ST down
5:551st & goal at opp 4Adrian Martinez pass complete to Jack Stoll for 4 yds for a TD (Barret Pickering KICK)Tied at 7
Iowa Touchdown, 13 plays
5:551st & 0 at own 35Barret Pickering kickoff for 65 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 15 yds to the Iowa 15
5:551st & 10 at own 15Toren Young run for 11 yds to the Iowa 26 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at own 26Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Noah Fant
5:552nd & 10 at own 26Nate Stanley pass complete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette for 8 yds to the Iowa 34
5:553rd & 2 at own 34Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 7 yds to the Iowa 41 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at own 41Nate Stanley pass complete to Noah Fant for 12 yds to the Neb 47 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 47Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the Neb 42
5:552nd & 5 at opp 42Toren Young run for 13 yds to the Neb 29 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 29Toren Young run for 2 yds to the Neb 27
5:552nd & 8 at opp 27Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 9 yds to the Neb 18 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 18Mekhi Sargent run for 9 yds to the Neb 9
5:552nd & 1 at opp 9Mekhi Sargent run for 4 yds to the Neb 5 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 5Toren Young run for 1 yd to the Neb 4
Q2 14:212nd & goal at opp 4Toren Young run for 4 yds for a TD (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 14, Nebraska 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Iowa 21, Nebraska 13
Nebraska Field goal, 8 plays
14:211st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:211st & 10 at own 25Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Kade Warner, broken up by Matt Nelson
14:212nd & 10 at own 25Adrian Martinez pass complete to Maurice Washington for 16 yds to the Neb 41 for a 1ST down
14:211st & 10 at own 41Adrian Martinez pass complete to Jack Stoll for 7 yds to the Neb 48
14:212nd & 3 at own 48Adrian Martinez pass complete to Maurice Washington for 35 yds to the Iowa 17 for a 1ST down
14:211st & 10 at opp 17Maurice Washington run for 3 yds to the Iowa 14
14:212nd & 7 at opp 14Maurice Washington run for a loss of 3 yards to the Iowa 17
14:213rd & 10 at opp 17Adrian Martinez run for 7 yds to the Iowa 10
11:304th & 3 at opp 10Barret Pickering 27 yd FG GOODIowa 14, Nebraska 10
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
11:301st & 0 at own 35Barret Pickering kickoff for 59 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 16 yds to the Iowa 22
11:301st & 10 at own 22Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette
11:302nd & 10 at own 22Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 4 yds to the Iowa 26
11:303rd & 6 at own 26Nate Stanley pass complete to Mekhi Sargent for a loss of 1 yard to the Iowa 25
11:304th & 7 at own 25Colten Rastetter punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Stanley Morgan Jr. at the Neb 40
Nebraska Punt, 4 plays
9:541st & 10 at own 40Devine Ozigbo run for 20 yds to the Iowa 40 for a 1ST down
9:541st & 10 at opp 40Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Devine Ozigbo, broken up by Michael Ojemudia
9:542nd & 10 at opp 40Adrian Martinez sacked by A.J. Epenesa for a loss of 9 yards to the Iowa 49
9:543rd & 19 at opp 49Adrian Martinez sacked by Anthony Nelson for a loss of 4 yards to the Neb 47
9:544th & 23 at own 47Isaac Armstrong punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Kyle Groeneweg at the Iowa 15
Iowa Touchdown, 15 plays
8:011st & 10 at own 15Toren Young run for 3 yds to the Iowa 18
8:012nd & 7 at own 0Toren Young run for no gain to the Iowa 18 NEBRASKA Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting ( Yards) to the Iowa 18
8:013rd & 7 at own 18Nate Stanley run for 10 yds to the Iowa 28 for a 1ST down
8:011st & 10 at own 28Mekhi Sargent run for 2 yds to the Iowa 30
8:012nd & 8 at own 30Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 14 yds to the Iowa 44 for a 1ST down
8:011st & 10 at own 44Mekhi Sargent run for 3 yds to the Iowa 47
8:012nd & 7 at own 47Toren Young run for 8 yds to the Neb 45 for a 1ST down
8:011st & 10 at opp 45Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Brandon Smith
8:012nd & 10 at opp 45Mekhi Sargent run for 7 yds to the Neb 38
3:063rd & 3 at opp 38Timeout IOWA, clock 03:06
3:063rd & 3 at opp 38Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Noah Fant
3:064th & 3 at opp 38Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 6 yds to the Neb 32 for a 1ST down
3:061st & 10 at opp 32Mekhi Sargent run for 7 yds to the Neb 25
3:062nd & 3 at opp 25Toren Young run for 4 yds to the Neb 21 for a 1ST down
3:061st & 10 at opp 21Mekhi Sargent run for 6 yds to the Neb 15
0:452nd & 4 at opp 15Mekhi Sargent run for 15 yds for a TD (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 21, Nebraska 10
Nebraska Field goal, 8 plays
0:451st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:451st & 10 at own 25Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 22 yds to the Neb 47 for a 1ST down
0:451st & 10 at own 47Adrian Martinez pass complete to Kade Warner for 6 yds to the Iowa 47
0:452nd & 4 at opp 47Maurice Washington run for 3 yds to the Iowa 44
0:453rd & 1 at opp 44Adrian Martinez pass complete to Jack Stoll for 8 yds to the Iowa 36 for a 1ST down
0:211st & 10 at opp 36Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 00:21
0:211st & 10 at opp 36Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan Jr.
0:212nd & 10 at opp 36Adrian Martinez pass complete to Maurice Washington for 2 yds to the Iowa 34
0:213rd & 8 at opp 34Adrian Martinez pass complete to Kade Warner for no gain to the Iowa 34
0:054th & 8 at opp 34Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 00:05
0:054th & 8 at opp 34Timeout IOWA, clock 00:05
0:054th & 8 at opp 34IOWA Penalty, offside defense (5 Yards) to the Iowa 29
0:004th & 3 at opp 29Barret Pickering 46 yd FG GOODIowa 21, Nebraska 13
3rd quarter5 drives, then Iowa 28, Nebraska 13
Nebraska Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 58 yds, downed at the Neb 7
15:001st & 10 at own 7Devine Ozigbo run for 1 yd to the Neb 8
15:002nd & 9 at own 8Adrian Martinez sacked by Anthony Nelson for a loss of 5 yards to the Neb 3
15:003rd & 14 at own 3Adrian Martinez pass complete to Devine Ozigbo for 10 yds to the Neb 13
15:004th & 4 at own 13Isaac Armstrong punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Kyle Groeneweg at the Iowa 44
Iowa Touchdown, 8 plays
13:091st & 10 at own 44Mekhi Sargent run for 7 yds to the Neb 49
13:092nd & 3 at opp 49Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the Neb 44 for a 1ST down
13:091st & 10 at opp 44Toren Young run for 3 yds to the Neb 41
13:092nd & 7 at opp 41Toren Young run for 1 yd to the Neb 40
13:093rd & 6 at opp 40Nate Stanley pass complete to Brandon Smith for 21 yds to the Neb 19 for a 1ST down
13:091st & 10 at opp 19Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the Neb 14
13:092nd & 5 at opp 14Mekhi Sargent run for 9 yds to the Neb 5 for a 1ST down
9:131st & goal at opp 5Nate Stanley pass complete to Mekhi Sargent for 5 yds for a TD (Miguel Recinos KICK)Iowa 28, Nebraska 13
Nebraska Punt, 3 plays
9:131st & 0 at own 35Miguel Recinos kickoff for 56 yds , Maurice Washington return for 13 yds to the Neb 48 NEBRASKA Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Neb 12
9:131st & 10 at own 12Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Jack Stoll
9:132nd & 10 at own 12Maurice Washington run for 2 yds to the Neb 14
9:133rd & 8 at own 14Adrian Martinez pass incomplete, broken up by Anthony Nelson
9:134th & 8 at own 14Isaac Armstrong punt for 34 yds , Kyle Groeneweg returns for 7 yds to the Neb 41
Iowa Turnover on downs, 8 plays
8:101st & 10 at opp 41Toren Young run for 19 yds to the Neb 22 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 22Toren Young run for 1 yd to the Neb 21
8:102nd & 9 at opp 21Toren Young run for 3 yds to the Neb 18
8:103rd & 6 at opp 18Nate Stanley pass complete to Nick Easley for 7 yds to the Neb 11 for a 1ST down
8:101st & 10 at opp 11Mekhi Sargent run for 7 yds to the Neb 4
8:102nd & 3 at opp 4Mekhi Sargent run for 1 yd to the Neb 3
8:103rd & 2 at opp 3Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Ihmir Smith-Marsette
8:104th & 2 at opp 3Colten Rastetter pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 1 yd to the Neb 2
Nebraska Touchdown, 14 plays
4:091st & 10 at own 2Devine Ozigbo run for 4 yds to the Neb 6
4:092nd & 6 at own 6Adrian Martinez run for 3 yds to the Neb 9
4:093rd & 3 at own 9Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan Jr., broken up by A.J. Epenesa
4:094th & 3 at own 9Luke Gifford punt for a 1ST down IOWA Penalty, personal foul (Amani Hooker) to the Neb 29 for a 1ST down
4:091st & 10 at own 29Adrian Martinez run for 12 yds to the Neb 41 for a 1ST down
4:091st & 10 at own 41Devine Ozigbo run for 3 yds to the Neb 44
4:092nd & 7 at own 44Adrian Martinez run for 5 yds to the Neb 49
4:093rd & 2 at own 49Devine Ozigbo run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
4:094th & 1 at the 50Adrian Martinez run for 3 yds to the Iowa 47 for a 1ST down
4:091st & 10 at opp 47Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan Jr.
4:092nd & 10 at opp 47Maurice Washington run for 4 yds to the Iowa 43
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at opp 43Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 4 yds to the Iowa 39
Q4 15:004th & 2 at opp 39Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 11 yds to the Iowa 28 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:571st & 10 at opp 28Adrian Martinez pass complete to Maurice Washington for 28 yds for a TD (Barret Pickering KICK)Iowa 28, Nebraska 20
4th quarter5 drives, then Iowa 31, Nebraska 28
Iowa Punt, 3 plays
13:571st & 0 at own 35Barret Pickering kickoff for 59 yds , Ryan Schmidt return for 22 yds to the Iowa 28
13:571st & 10 at own 28Toren Young run for a loss of 2 yards to the Iowa 26
13:572nd & 12 at own 26Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Mekhi Sargent
13:573rd & 12 at own 26Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Nick Easley, broken up by Tyrin Ferguson
13:574th & 12 at own 26Colten Rastetter punt for 38 yds , Stanley Morgan Jr. returns for 1 yd to the Neb 37
Nebraska Interception, 8 plays
12:571st & 10 at own 37Adrian Martinez pass complete to Devine Ozigbo for 5 yds to the Neb 42 NEBRASKA Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Neb 32
12:571st & 15 at own 32Adrian Martinez run for 8 yds to the Neb 40
12:572nd & 7 at own 40Adrian Martinez pass complete to Kade Warner for 8 yds to the Neb 48 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at own 48Adrian Martinez run for a loss of 4 yards to the Neb 44
12:572nd & 14 at own 44Adrian Martinez run for 8 yds to the Iowa 48
12:573rd & 6 at opp 48Devine Ozigbo run for 4 yds to the Iowa 44
12:574th & 2 at opp 44Adrian Martinez run for 6 yds to the Iowa 38 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at opp 38Adrian Martinez pass intercepted Michael Ojemudia return for 9 yds to the Iowa 29 NEBRASKA Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the Iowa 48
Iowa Missed FG, 5 plays
9:271st & 10 at own 48Mekhi Sargent run for 32 yds to the Neb 20 for a 1ST down
9:271st & 10 at opp 20Mekhi Sargent run for 1 yd to the Neb 19
9:272nd & 9 at opp 19Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Brandon Smith
8:033rd & 9 at opp 19Timeout IOWA, clock 08:03
8:033rd & 9 at opp 19Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Noah Fant
7:544th & 9 at opp 19Miguel Recinos 37 yd FG MISSED
Nebraska Touchdown, 13 plays
7:541st & 10 at own 20Adrian Martinez pass complete to Jack Stoll for 18 yds to the Neb 38 for a 1ST down
7:541st & 10 at own 38Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 13 yds to the Iowa 49 for a 1ST down
7:541st & 10 at opp 49Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Stanley Morgan Jr., broken up by Michael Ojemudia
7:542nd & 10 at opp 49Adrian Martinez pass complete to Maurice Washington for 5 yds to the Iowa 44
7:543rd & 5 at opp 44Adrian Martinez pass complete to Maurice Washington for 5 yds to the Iowa 39 for a 1ST down
7:541st & 10 at opp 39Adrian Martinez pass incomplete to Maurice Washington
7:542nd & 10 at opp 39Adrian Martinez run for 14 yds to the Iowa 25 for a 1ST down
7:541st & 10 at opp 25Adrian Martinez run for 7 yds to the Iowa 18
7:542nd & 3 at opp 18Devine Ozigbo run for 3 yds to the Iowa 15 for a 1ST down
7:541st & 10 at opp 15Devine Ozigbo run for 7 yds to the Iowa 8
7:542nd & 3 at opp 8Adrian Martinez pass complete to Kade Warner for 2 yds to the Iowa 6
7:543rd & 1 at opp 6Adrian Martinez pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 3 yds to the Iowa 3 for a 1ST down
3:221st & goal at opp 3Adrian Martinez run for 3 yds for a TD Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 03:22 (Adrian Martinez pass to Kade Warner for Two-Point Conversion)Tied at 28
Iowa Field goal, 9 plays
3:221st & 0 at own 35Barret Pickering kickoff for 56 yds , Ihmir Smith-Marsette return for 27 yds to the Iowa 36
3:221st & 10 at own 36Mekhi Sargent run for 5 yds to the Iowa 41
3:222nd & 5 at own 41Mekhi Sargent run for 4 yds to the Iowa 45
3:223rd & 1 at own 45Mekhi Sargent run for 16 yds to the Neb 39 for a 1ST down
3:221st & 10 at opp 39Mekhi Sargent run for a loss of 1 yard to the Neb 40
3:222nd & 11 at opp 40Nate Stanley pass incomplete to Brandon Smith
3:223rd & 11 at opp 40Mekhi Sargent run for 3 yds to the Neb 37
0:424th & 8 at opp 37Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 00:42
0:424th & 8 at opp 37Timeout IOWA, clock 00:42
0:424th & 8 at opp 37Nate Stanley pass complete to T.J. Hockenson for 10 yds to the Neb 27 for a 1ST down
0:421st & 10 at opp 27Mekhi Sargent run for 4 yds to the Neb 23
0:032nd & 6 at opp 23Timeout IOWA, clock 00:03
0:032nd & 6 at opp 23Timeout NEBRASKA, clock 00:03
0:002nd & 6 at opp 23Miguel Recinos 41 yd FG GOODIowa 31, Nebraska 28

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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

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

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