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Kenny Larabee, KLIN
Mark Gronowski escapes a tackle attempt in the backfield before connecting with DJ Vonnahme on a 43-yard pass play during a third-quarter touchdown drive.

Iowa 40
Nebraska 16

Nov. 28, 2025 • 11:08 a.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE • CBS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Iowa 10 14 9 7 40
Nebraska 10 6 0 0 16 
First quarter
 NEB: Johnson 1 run (Cunanan kick) 10:40
 IOW: Stevens 41 field goal, 8:49
 IOWA: Vonnahme 35 pass from Gronowski (Stevens kick) 5:35
Second quarter
 NEB: Cunanan 29 field goal, 13:53 
 IOW: Moulton 3 run (Stevens kick) 8:13
 NEB: Cunanan 35 field goal, 2:53
 IOW: Gronowski 1 run (Stevens kick) 0:37
Third quarter
 IOW: Safety, fumble into end zone, 11:16
 IOW: Gronowski 6 run (Stevens kick) 4:47
Fourth quarter
 IOW: Moulton 1 run (Stevens kick) 13:40

                      IOWA       NEB
FIRST DOWNS ........... 18        14
  By rushing ........... 9        10
  By passing ........... 7         2
  By penalty ........... 2         2
RUSHES-YDS ........ 46-213    36-231
PASSING-YDS .......... 166        69
  Comp-Att-Int .... 9-16-0    9-24-0
TOTAL OFFENSE ..... 62-379    60-300
Punt Returns-Yds ..... 0-0      2-91
K.O. Returns-Yds .... 3-71      5-75
Punts-Avg ......... 3-50.7    4-32.0
Fumbles-Lost ......... 1-1       3-1
Penalties-Yds ....... 4-45      5-53
Possession Time .... 33:20     26:40
Third-Down Conv. .... 7-12      5-15
Fourth-Down Conv. .... 1-1       2-3

RUSHING
  IOW: Moulton 18-93; Gronowski 13-64; McNeil 8-35; Patterson 2-12; Washington 2-10; Wetjen 2-1; TEAM 1-minus-2.
  NEB: Johnson 29-217; Mozee 2-9; M.Nelson 1-3; Lateef 1-2; Haarberg 2-2; TEAM 1-minus-2.
	
PASSING 
  IOW: Gronowski 9-16-0 166. 
  NEB: Lateef 9-24-0 69.
	
RECEIVING
  IOW: Vonnahme 3-91; Vander Zee 2-53; Phillips 2-12; Howard 1-9; Ortwerth 1-1.
  NEB: Key 3-16; Johnson 2-22; Lindenmeyer 2-20; Hunter 1-6; Barney 1-5.

Attendance: 86,410
Emmett Johnson
Emmett Johnson carries the ball as snow flurries fill the air during the second quarter.

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Hawkeyes roll despite Johnson’s stellar game

After a tightly contested first half, Iowa controlled the final 30 minutes of play and cruised to a 40-16 win in Lincoln.

Not much went right for the Huskers after their second offensive possession. Emmett Johnson ran 70 yards down the right sideline to set up what turned out to be Nebraska’s only touchdown of the game.

Two subsequent forays into the red zone produced field goals instead of touchdowns, and Nebraska trailed 24-16 at the break.

A controversial no-call early in the third quarter didn’t help the Huskers’ cause. Jacory Barney fumbled a punt on a hard hit that appeared to be targeting, resulting in a safety and a 26-16 lead for the Hawkeyes. Iowa followed that up with touchdown drives of 71 and 63 yards to put the game away.

The lion’s share of Nebraska’s 300 yards of offense came courtesy of Johnson. The junior running back rushed for 217 yards and picked up 22 yards on a pair of pass receptions.

Playing through a first-half hamstring injury, freshman quarterback TJ Lateef had a rough outing, completing just 9 of 24 passes for 69 yards. He had no completions during a 32½-minute stretch from late in the first quarter to early in the fourth.

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Dane Key can't get to the ball on a pass by TJ Lateef into the end zone in the second quarter.

Commentary

Stryker

The voices calling for thoughtful, targeted changes on Rhule’s staff should be taken seriously.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax/On SI
Henry

The Blackshirts were eaten up by another quarterback who can make you pay with his legs.

Kaleb Henry
HuskerMax/On SI
Shatel

Progress, thy name is Emmett Johnson. He was the only thing that made sense in a season that finished with more questions than answers

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Callahan

It was a thorough beating in multiple phases of the game.

Sean Callahan *
HuskerOnline
Just

At what point is it not fair to the rest of the offense to have an injured Lateef out there?

Amie Just *
Lincoln Journal Star
Rohr

There’s just nothing on which you can rely with this Nebraska football program right now. Nothing is plug and play.

Nate Rohr
KLIN
Sipple

This stuff felt ridiculous for Husker fans a long time ago, and it somehow just continues.

Steven Sipple *
HuskerOnline
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