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Wk 13 · 2026

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes — Fri, Nov 27

Fri, Nov 27 · Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA · CBS

Weather

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Nebraska Cornhuskers
Big Ten · 5-1
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Ratings differential IOWA by 3.9
#20 Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten · 5-1

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 #20 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).

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

Nebraska: +14.8#14
Efficiency margin
Iowa: +16.3#11
Nebraska: 38.5
Offense (pts/100)
Iowa: 37.5
Nebraska: 14.7
Defense (pts/100)
Iowa: 12.1
Nebraska: 72.8
Pace (plays/g)
Iowa: 61.7
Nebraska: 6.32
Yards / play
Iowa: 6.54
Nebraska: 4.86
Yards / play allowed
Iowa: 4.58
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

Nebraska: 39.2
Points / game
Iowa: 31.0
Nebraska: 15.2
Points allowed
Iowa: 14.5
Nebraska: 460
Yards / game
Iowa: 403
Nebraska: 276
Yards allowed
Iowa: 293
Nebraska: 182
Pass yds allowed
Iowa: 209
Nebraska: 95
Rush yds allowed
Iowa: 85
Nebraska: 0.50
Turnovers / game
Iowa: 0.50
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Nebraska form

L 17-20vs IUW 48-23vs MDW 31-13at MSUW 34-7vs UNDW 56-7vs BGSU
2026 season

Iowa form

W 41-24at WASHL 14-31vs OSUW 20-19at MICHW 55-0vs UNIW 16-13vs ISU
2026 season

Nebraska this season

Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Iowa this season

Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
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

OpponentNebraskaIowa
Washington
Big Ten
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewat W 41-24 preview
Illinois
Big Ten
at Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Ohio State
Big Ten
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs L 14-31 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 DateResultSiteWon
20252025-11-28Iowa 40 — 16 Nebraskaat NEBIowa
20242024-11-29Nebraska 10 — 13 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20232023-11-24Iowa 13 — 10 Nebraskaat NEBIowa
20222022-11-25Nebraska 24 — 17 Iowaat IOWANebraska
20212021-11-26Iowa 28 — 21 Nebraskaat NEBIowa
20202020-11-27Nebraska 20 — 26 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20192019-11-29Iowa 27 — 24 Nebraskaat NEBIowa
20182018-11-23Nebraska 28 — 31 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20172017-11-24Iowa 56 — 14 Nebraskaat NEBIowa
20162016-11-25Nebraska 10 — 40 Iowaat IOWAIowa
20152015-11-27Iowa 28 — 20 Nebraskaat NEBIowa
20142014-11-28Nebraska 37 — 34 Iowaat IOWANebraska
20132013-11-29Iowa 38 — 17 Nebraskaat NEBIowa
20122012-11-23Nebraska 13 — 7 Iowaat IOWANebraska
20112011-11-25Iowa 7 — 20 Nebraskaat NEBNebraska

Nebraska leaders 2026 regular season

PassingAnthony Colandrea QB #1094/143, 1142 YDS, 13 TD, 2 INT
TJ Lateef QB #148/11, 82 YDS, 1 TD
RushingJamal Rule RB #2542 CAR, 333 YDS, 5 TD
Mekhi Nelson RB #3556 CAR, 266 YDS, 4 TD
Anthony Colandrea QB #1038 CAR, 249 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingKwazi Gilmer WR #1129 REC, 387 YDS, 6 TD
Jacory Barney Jr. WR #218 REC, 233 YDS, 2 TD
Mekhi Nelson RB #358 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD
Luke Lindenmeyer TE #4412 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesOwen Chambliss LB #3326
Dwayne McDougle III S #2624
Jamir Conn DB #1324
SacksJahsear Whittington DL #442.5
Riley Van Poppel DL #52
Williams Nwaneri EDGE #962
InterceptionsOwen Chambliss LB #331
Dwayne McDougle III S #261
Donovan Jones DB #371
full roster and per-player history

Iowa leaders 2026 regular season

PassingHank Brown QB #978/124, 832 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT
Jeremy Hecklinski QB #1032/51, 410 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
RushingKamari Moulton RB #2876 CAR, 519 YDS, 4 TD
Xavier Williams RB #2620 CAR, 170 YDS, 3 TD
Braeden Jackson RB #2219 CAR, 170 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingTony Diaz WR #1428 REC, 329 YDS, 1 TD
Reece Vander Zee WR #216 REC, 247 YDS, 3 TD
DJ Vonnahme TE #8118 REC, 219 YDS, 2 TD
Addison Ostrenga TE #878 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesCam Buffington LB #3352
Jayden Montgomery LB #3635
Zach Lutmer DB #634
SacksJoseph Anderson DE #843
Preston Ries LB #462.5
Bryce Hawthorne DL #962.5
InterceptionsDeshaun Lee DB #82
Rashad Godfrey Jr. DB #71
Jacob Wallace DB #111
full roster and per-player history
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.