Iowa makes a 53-yard field goal as time expires to complete a comeback over Nebraska.
Iowa kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired to beat Nebraska 13-10. The Hawkeyes close the regular season 8-4 while the Huskers are 6-6 headed into bowl season. Nebraska jumped out to a 3-0 lead on its first offensive possesion.
The teams combined for 10 punts in the first half, but NU tacked on a touchdown in the final minute to take a 10-0 lead into the half.The opening drive of the third quarter finished with a missed field goal for the Big Red. Iowa's ensuing possession lasted just five plays, but the punt ended in a scramble in which Vincent Shavers thought the ball had touched a teammate. He attempted to grab the loose ball, which turned into a turnover and Iowa ball at the Nebraska four. The Hawkeyes turned that special teams mistake into three points. After a Nebraska punt, Iowa's Kaleb Johnson took a screen pass 72 yards to the house, tying the game 10-10. But the contest remained close into the final minutes. The Blackshirts forced an Iowa punt with 1:45 left, setting up the Nebraska offense with the ball at its own 20 with two timeouts. Husker QB Dylan Raiola marched the Big Red to the Nebraska 43. On first and 10, Raiola was hit by Max Llewellyn. The ball came lose and Iowa recovered. Iowa ran the ball up the middle with Johnson twice, burning the clock to just three seconds left. Drew Stevens then capped off the comeback with a 53-yard field goal. Iowa gained just 164 yards on the day, including only 49 yards on the ground. Quarterback Jackson Stratton completed 8-of-15 passes for 115 yards and one score. Nebraska tallied 334 yards of offense. Raiola completed 22-of-32 passes for 190 yards. Emmett Johnson ran for 71 of NU's 144 yards on the ground.Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
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