Iowa @ Nebraska Game Overview
IOWA vs NEBRecords
IOWA RecordLast 10
| Date | vs | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, '25 |
MSU
|
W 20 - 17 | L -17 | u42.5 |
| Nov 15, '25 |
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USC
|
L 21 - 26 | W 6.5 | u48.5 |
| Nov 08, '25 |
ORE
|
L 16 - 18 | W 4.5 | u41.5 |
| Oct 25, '25 |
MINN
|
W 41 - 3 | W -7.5 | o39.0 |
| Oct 18, '25 |
PSU
|
W 25 - 24 | L -3 | o41.5 |
| Oct 11, '25 |
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WIS
|
W 37 - 0 | W -5.5 | p37.0 |
| Sep 27, '25 |
IU
|
L 15 - 20 | W 9 | u47.5 |
| Sep 19, '25 |
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RUTG
|
W 38 - 28 | W -2 | o46.5 |
| Sep 13, '25 |
MASS
|
W 47 - 7 | W -35 | o44.0 |
| Sep 06, '25 |
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ISU
|
L 13 - 16 | P 3 | u42.5 |
IOWA Next 3 Games
| Date | vs | Last vs | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, '25 |
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VAN
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N/A | -- | -- |
IOWA vs NEB Preview
Last Meeting ( Nov 29, 2024 ) Nebraska 10, Iowa 13
A longstanding rivalry will be renewed Friday afternoon when Nebraska hosts Iowa in a Big Ten Conference game in Lincoln, Neb.
It's the 56th meeting between the Cornhuskers and Hawkeyes, the 15th since Nebraska joined the conference in 2011. Known as the Heroes Game, Iowa has won 10 of 14 meetings as conference foes including the last two, both on walkoff field goals.
Another field goal at the buzzer propelled Iowa (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten) to a 20-17 win over Michigan State last week. Drew Stevens connected from 44 yards to complete a comeback from down 10 in the fourth quarter.
Iowa's past three games have been decided by a combined 10 points, and for the season, the Hawkeyes are 2-4 in one-score games.
"Everybody's tired right now, everybody is sore, it's part of the territory," said coach Kirk Ferentz, who has won 211 games in 27 seasons at Iowa. "It just seems like every year this game is back and forth."
Nebraska (7-4, 4-4) got blown out 37-10 at Penn State in its last game. The Cornhuskers have dropped three of five since a 5-1 start.
"I'd like to win every game we play," third-year coach Matt Rhule said. "We came here with an intention of building a program that will last. We don't want short-term results. We're not where we want to be. We want to be national champions."
Nebraska's Emmett Johnson, a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award (college football's top running back), leads the Big Ten in rushing with 1,234 yards. He has topped the 100-yard mark seven times this season, including the past four, but in two games against Iowa has gained only 98 yards on 29 carries.
The Hawkeyes are fourth in the Big Ten in run defense, allowing 101.6 yards per game.
Freshman quarterback TJ Lateef will be making his third start for Nebraska since Dylan Raiola suffered a season-ending injury. He's completing 70.4 percent of his passes with four touchdowns and no interceptions.
Iowa senior Mark Gronowski, a transfer from South Dakota State, is the winningest quarterback in NCAA history with 56 victories. He's thrown for 1,363 yards with seven TDs and six interceptions with the Hawkeyes.
--Field Level Media
IOWA vs NEBInjury report
Iowa's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X. Williams | RB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 28, '25) | Nov 28, '25 | |
| Williams is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Hawkeyes. | ||||
| J. Buie | WR | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 28, '25) | Nov 28, '25 | |
| Buie is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Hawkeyes. | ||||
| T. Hall | CB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 22, '25) | Nov 22, '25 | |
| Hall is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Hawkeyes. | ||||
| A. Ostrenga | TE | Out - Undisclosed( Sep 09, '25) | Sep 09, '25 | |
| Ostrenga is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Hawkeyes. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
Nebraska's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Johnson | RB | Out - Personal( Dec 05, '25) | Dec 05, '25 | |
| Johnson has declared for the NFL draft and will not take the field for the Cornhuskers. | ||||
| J. Jones | WR | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 28, '25) | Nov 28, '25 | |
| Jones is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Cornhuskers. | ||||
| G. Gottula | OG | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 28, '25) | Nov 28, '25 | |
| Gottula is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Cornhuskers. | ||||
| T. Terry | DL | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 28, '25) | Nov 28, '25 | |
| Terry is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Cornhuskers. | ||||
| J. Marks | OG | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 28, '25) | Nov 28, '25 | |
| Marks is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Cornhuskers. | ||||
| J. Parker | RB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 28, '25) | Nov 28, '25 | |
| Parker is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Cornhuskers. | ||||
| D. Bell | WR | Questionable - Knee( Nov 28, '25) | Nov 28, '25 | |
| Bell is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Cornhuskers. | ||||
| M. Hartzog Jr. | CB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Nov 28, '25) | Nov 28, '25 | |
| Hartzog Jr. is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Cornhuskers. | ||||
| T. Prochazka | OG | Out - Undisclosed( Nov 08, '25) | Nov 08, '25 | |
| Prochazka is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Cornhuskers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| D. Raiola | QB | Out - Leg( Nov 02, '25) | Nov 02, '25 | |
| Raiola is dealing with a broken left fibula and will not take the field for the Cornhuskers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| C. Connealy | DL | Out - Undisclosed( Oct 04, '25) | Oct 04, '25 | |
| Connealy is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Cornhuskers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| N. Fennessy | OG | Out - Undisclosed( Oct 04, '25) | Oct 04, '25 | |
| Fennessy is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Cornhuskers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| M. Simpson | DL | Out - Undisclosed( Oct 04, '25) | Oct 04, '25 | |
| Simpson is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Cornhuskers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| T. Uhlir | LB | Out - Undisclosed( Oct 04, '25) | Oct 04, '25 | |
| Uhlir is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Cornhuskers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| J. Bonner | WR | Out - Undisclosed( Oct 04, '25) | Oct 04, '25 | |
| Bonner is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Cornhuskers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| G. Pyle | OG | Out - Knee( Aug 22, '25) | Aug 22, '25 | |
| Pyle is dealing with a knee injury and will miss the entire 2025 season for the Cornhuskers. | ||||
| B. Hill | CB | Out - Knee( Aug 15, '25) | Aug 15, '25 | |
| Hill is dealing with a knee injury and will not take the field for the Cornhuskers. He will miss the entire 2025 season. | ||||
| G. Stenger | LB | Out - Undisclosed( Aug 15, '25) | Aug 15, '25 | |
| Stenger is battling an undisclosed injury and will not take the field for the Cornhuskers. He will miss the entire 2025 season. | ||||
| M. Markway | TE | Out - Knee( Aug 01, '25) | Aug 01, '25 | |
| Markway suffered a torn ACL and will not take the field for the Cornhuskers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
QB Passing StatsRecent Games
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Gronowski | Nov 22, 2025 | IOWA 20 - MSU 17 | 147 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 6.7 | 1/1 | 116.6 |
| M.Gronowski | Nov 15, 2025 | USC 26 - IOWA 21 | 132 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 6.9 | 1/1 | 128.4 |
| M.Gronowski | Nov 8, 2025 | IOWA 16 - ORE 18 | 138 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 7.7 | 1/0 | 138.3 |
| M.Gronowski | Oct 25, 2025 | IOWA 41 - MINN 3 | 135 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 7.1 | 1/0 | 140.2 |
| J.Hecklinski | Oct 25, 2025 | IOWA 41 - MINN 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6.0 | 0/0 | 150.4 |
| M.Gronowski | Oct 18, 2025 | IOWA 25 - PSU 24 | 68 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 4.3 | 0/1 | 85.7 |
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.Lateef | Nov 22, 2025 | PSU 37 - NEB 10 | 187 | 37 | 21 | 56.8 | 5.1 | 0/0 | 99.2 |
| T.Lateef | Nov 8, 2025 | UCLA 21 - NEB 28 | 205 | 15 | 13 | 86.7 | 13.7 | 3/0 | 267.5 |
| D.Raiola | Nov 1, 2025 | NEB 17 - USC 21 | 91 | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 6.1 | 1/0 | 139.6 |
| T.Lateef | Nov 1, 2025 | NEB 17 - USC 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 1.0 | 0/0 | 79.8 |
| D.Raiola | Oct 25, 2025 | NEB 28 - NW 21 | 141 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 6.4 | 1/1 | 132.5 |
| D.Raiola | Oct 17, 2025 | MINN 24 - NEB 6 | 177 | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 7.1 | 0/0 | 127.5 |
IOWA vs NEB Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 309.4 | (104) | Yards | (20) | 306.3 |
| 5.1 | (105) | Yards/Play | (45) | 5.2 |
| 174.5 | (27) | Rush Yds | (91) | 167.5 |
| 38.3 | (19) | Rush Att | (57) | 34.7 |
| 4.6 | (52) | Yards/Rush | (116) | 4.8 |
| 134.8 | (127) | Pass Yds | (2) | 138.8 |
| 22.5 | (124) | Pass Att | (1) | 24.3 |
| 14.1 | (119) | Comp | (2) | 14.1 |
| 62.5 | (69) | Comp% | (27) | 58.1 |
| 9.6 | (124) | Yards/Comp | (16) | 9.9 |
| 6.0 | (121) | Yards/Att | (12) | 5.7 |
| 119.1 | (104) | QB rating | (14) | 109.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 374.0 |
| 5.6 |
| 154.1 |
| 35.9 |
| 4.3 |
| 220.0 |
| 30.5 |
| 19.0 |
| 62.1 |
| 11.6 |
| 7.2 |
| - |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | (35) | Sacks | (111) | 1.7 |
| 7.5 | (16) | Sack Yds | (--) | 13.9 |
| 0.6 | (51) | Intercepts | (114) | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | (35) | Fumbles | (95) | 0.5 |
| 2.7 | (2) | Penalties | (24) | 4.9 |
| 26.6 | (5) | Penalty Yds | (25) | 41.6 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 2.0 |
| 13.3 |
| 0.8 |
| 0.5 |
| 6.0 |
| 52.8 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.9 | (42) | Score | (50) | 21.5 |
| 8.3 | (28) | 1st Q | (17) | 2.1 |
| 8.7 | (69) | 2nd Q | (59) | 6.4 |
| 3.3 | (125) | 3rd Q | (126) | 8.0 |
| 7.6 | (72) | 4th Q | (34) | 5.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 26.5 |
| 5.8 |
| 8.0 |
| 5.8 |
| 6.7 |
Special Teams
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.2 | (1) | Yards/Punt Ret | (34) | 5.5 |
| 25.9 | (5) | Yards/KO Ret | (95) | 16.1 |
| 25.0 | (13) | FG Att | (29) | 14.0 |
| 19.0 | (20) | FG Made | (34) | 11.0 |
| 76.0 | (71) | FG% | (86) | 78.6 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 9.6 |
| 20.6 |
| 78.0 |
| 59.9 |
| 76.8 |