Game notes: Nebraska at Iowa
Friday, November 27, noon ET, Kinnick Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Nebraska (5–2, 2–2 in conference) at Iowa (5–1, 2–1 in conference), Friday, November 27, noon ET, Kinnick Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- For the Heroes Trophy, which Iowa holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 48th meeting; Nebraska leads the series 26–20–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, November 28, 2025: Iowa 40, Nebraska 16.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1899: Iowa 30, Nebraska 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Iowa is 10–11 at home against Nebraska.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Iowa 40–16 (at Nebraska); 2024: Iowa 13–10 (at Iowa); 2023: Iowa 13–10 (at Nebraska); 2022: Nebraska 24–17 (at Iowa); 2021: Iowa 28–21 (at Nebraska).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Nebraska
- Nebraska is 5–2 (2–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 49–21 vs. Ohio; W 56–7 vs. Bowling Green; W 34–7 vs. North Dakota; W 31–13 at Michigan State; W 48–23 vs. Maryland; L 17–20 vs. No. 7 Indiana; L 14–17 at Oregon.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Nebraska has lost two straight, since beating Maryland 48–23 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Nebraska is No. 32 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Nebraska is one of five FBS teams that have led at halftime of every game this season, with Ohio State, SMU, Utah and Virginia Tech.resultsFBS teams ahead at halftime of each game this season, read from the score after every scoring play (four games or more).
- Matt Rhule is 24–21 in his fourth season at Nebraska and 71–64 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Matt Rhule is 0–3 against Iowa.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kwazi Gilmer (WR): 38 catches, 492 yards, 7 TD, No. 8 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Anthony Colandrea (QB): 1,569 passing yards, 14 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Owen Chambliss (LB): 46 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jacory Barney Jr. needs 7 catches to pass Marlon Lucky (135, 2005–08) for eighth on Nebraska’s career receptions list. He has 129 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Nebraska lost to No. 3 Iowa 28–20.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Iowa
- Iowa is 5–1 (2–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 40–0 vs. Northern Illinois; W 16–13 vs. Iowa State; W 55–0 vs. Northern Iowa; W 20–19 at No. 18 Michigan; L 14–31 vs. No. 5 Ohio State; W 41–24 at Washington.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Iowa is No. 16 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Kirk Ferentz is 218–129 in his 28th season at Iowa.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kirk Ferentz is 11–6 against Nebraska.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Kamari Moulton (RB): 519 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hank Brown (QB): 832 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cam Buffington (LB): 52 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Iowa beat Nebraska 26–20.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Kirk Ferentz is 3–0 against Matt Rhule’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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