Wk 13 · 2026
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes — Fri, Nov 27
Fri, Nov 27 ·
Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
· CBS
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 88 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
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Ratings differential IOWA by 12.5
#22 Iowa Hawkeyes
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What is at stake
Heroes Game. Black Friday in Iowa City, with each school honoring a citizen hero before kickoff and the trophy going to the winner of a border game that has repeatedly decided a division. They play for the Heroes Trophy. A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Iowa is ranked #22 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Nebraska form
No completed games on record.
Iowa form
No completed games on record.
Nebraska this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Iowa this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Nebraska | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Big Ten | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Illinois Big Ten | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Ohio State Big Ten | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Iowa leads 11–4 · Iowa has won the last 3
15 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.1 points toward Iowa
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-28 | Iowa 40 — 16 Nebraska | at NEB | Iowa |
| 2024 | 2024-11-29 | Nebraska 10 — 13 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2023 | 2023-11-24 | Iowa 13 — 10 Nebraska | at NEB | Iowa |
| 2022 | 2022-11-25 | Nebraska 24 — 17 Iowa | at IOWA | Nebraska |
| 2021 | 2021-11-26 | Iowa 28 — 21 Nebraska | at NEB | Iowa |
| 2020 | 2020-11-27 | Nebraska 20 — 26 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2019 | 2019-11-29 | Iowa 27 — 24 Nebraska | at NEB | Iowa |
| 2018 | 2018-11-23 | Nebraska 28 — 31 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2017 | 2017-11-24 | Iowa 56 — 14 Nebraska | at NEB | Iowa |
| 2016 | 2016-11-25 | Nebraska 10 — 40 Iowa | at IOWA | Iowa |
| 2015 | 2015-11-27 | Iowa 28 — 20 Nebraska | at NEB | Iowa |
| 2014 | 2014-11-28 | Nebraska 37 — 34 Iowa | at IOWA | Nebraska |
| 2013 | 2013-11-29 | Iowa 38 — 17 Nebraska | at NEB | Iowa |
| 2012 | 2012-11-23 | Nebraska 13 — 7 Iowa | at IOWA | Nebraska |
| 2011 | 2011-11-25 | Iowa 7 — 20 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
Nebraska leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Dylan Raiola QB #8 | 181/250, 2000 YDS, 18 TD, 6 INT |
| TJ Lateef QB #14 | 59/95, 722 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Rushing | Emmett Johnson RB #21 | 251 CAR, 1451 YDS, 12 TD |
| Kwinten Ives RB #21 | 16 CAR, 119 YDS, 2 TD | |
| TJ Lateef QB #14 | 27 CAR, 98 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Nyziah Hunter WR #13 | 43 REC, 617 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jacory Barney Jr. WR #2 | 43 REC, 463 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Dane Key WR #18 | 35 REC, 424 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Emmett Johnson RB #21 | 46 REC, 370 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Javin Wright LB #33 | 83 |
| DeShon Singleton S #8 | 70 | |
| Rex Guthrie S #21 | 60 | |
| Sacks | Williams Nwaneri EDGE #96 | 2.5 |
| Dasan McCullough EDGE #22 | 2 | |
| Kade Pietrzak EDGE #93 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | DeShon Singleton S #8 | 2 |
| Javin Wright LB #33 | 1 | |
| Malcolm Hartzog S #15 | 1 |
Iowa leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Mark Gronowski QB #11 | 150/240, 1529 YDS, 8 TD, 6 INT |
| Hank Brown QB #9 | 11/21, 107 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Kamari Moulton RB #28 | 156 CAR, 783 YDS, 4 TD |
| Mark Gronowski QB #11 | 120 CAR, 491 YDS, 15 TD | |
| Jaziun Patterson RB #4 | 57 CAR, 299 YDS | |
| Receiving | DJ Vonnahme TE #81 | 22 REC, 288 YDS, 2 TD |
| Sam Phillips WR #2 | 16 REC, 261 YDS | |
| Jacob Gill WR #5 | 22 REC, 260 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Reece Vander Zee WR #2 | 11 REC, 186 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Karson Sharar LB #43 | 78 |
| Xavier Nwankpa S #1 | 69 | |
| Koen Entringer DB #5 | 69 | |
| Sacks | Ethan Hurkett DL #49 | 6 |
| Max Llewellyn EDGE #48 | 6 | |
| Aaron Graves DT #95 | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Zach Lutmer DB #6 | 3 |
| Deshaun Lee DB #8 | 2 | |
| Aaron Graves DT #95 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.