| OPPONENT | Iowa at Nebraska |
| DATE | Friday, Nov. 24 |
| LOCATION | Lincoln, Neb. | Memorial Stadium (85,458) |
| KICKOFF | 11:09 a.m. (CT) |
| TELEVISION | CBS |
| RADIO | Hawkeye Radio Network |
First and 10
- The Hawkeyes clinched the outright Big Ten West Division title with its 15-13 victory over Illinois on Senior Day on Nov. 18. Iowa will play the winner of Saturday’s Ohio State/Michigan game in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 3 in Indianapolis.
- Iowa has won three Big Ten West Division crowns under head coach Kirk Ferentz (2015, 2021, 2023).
- The Hawkeyes are 9-2 overall and 6-2 in Big Ten play. It is the 10th time Iowa has won nine games under Ferentz. Iowa has won 10 or more games seven times under Ferentz.
- Sweet November. Iowa has won 17 of its last 18 games in the month of November, dating back to 2019.
- Woody, Amos & Kirk… Ferentz’s win over Illinois was the 195th of his career, moving him past Michigan’s Bo Schembechler for third place in career wins as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Ferentz only trails Woody Hayes (205) and Amos Alonzo Stagg (199).
- P Tory Taylor is the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time this season after averaging 51.6 yards on eight punts in the win over Illinois. Five Hawkeyes have earned seven Big Ten weekly honors this season — DB Sebastian Castro, DB Cooper DeJean, LB Nick Jackson, Taylor (3) and K Drew Stevens. Iowa has had the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week five times in 2023.
By the Numbers
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P Tory Taylor is the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time this season after averaging 51.6 yards on eight punts in the win over Illinois.
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Iowa’s defense ranks third nationally, giving up 12.4 points per game. The Hawkeyes have allowed two touchdowns over their last 20 quarters, four touchdowns over the past 28 periods and 12 total touchdowns in 2023.
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The Hawkeye defense recorded its third safety on a Joe Evans forced fumble against Illinois. It is the first time since 2018 Iowa has had three safeties in a single season. Iowa’s defense has scored 12 points in 2023.
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QB Deacon Hill has completed 39-of-60 attempts (.650) for 390 yards and two touchdowns over Iowa’s last two games, including a career-high 223 yards against Rutgers. Hill is 5-1 as Iowa’s starting quarterback.
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Iowa has won three Big Ten West Division crowns under head coach Kirk Ferentz (2015, 2021, 2023).
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WR Kaleb Brown has 11 catches for 121 yards and a touchdown over Iowa’s last three games.
B1G WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS
- The Hawkeyes clinched an outright Big Ten West Division title with a 15-13 victory over Illinois on Nov. 18 in Kinnick Stadium. It is the third Big Ten West Division crown in program history and its second in three seasons (2015, 2021, 2023).
- Iowa will play in the Big Ten Championship Game against either Michigan or Ohio State on Dec. 3 in Indianapolis.
9 & COUNTING
- The Hawkeyes notched their ninth victory in the 15-13 Senior Day triumph over Illinois on Nov. 18. It is the 10th time under head coach Kirk Ferentz that Iowa has won at least nine games.
- Iowa has won at least eight games in eight of the last nine years (the team went 6-2 during the COVID season in 2020).
• The Hawkeyes have posted seven 10+ win seasons under Ferentz.
Cornhuskers vs. Hawkeyes
SERIES HISTORY
- Friday’s game is the 54th meeting in the all-time series with Nebraska holding a 30-20-3 advantage. The series began with a 22-0 Iowa victory in 1891.
- The Hawkeyes have won seven of the last eight and eight of the last 10 meetings. Iowa’s 56 points in 2017 are the most in the series’ 54-game history.
- The last five meetings have all been decided by seven points or less.
- The Hawkeyes have won the last five meetings in Lincoln, but the Huskers lead 15-7-1 all-time in games played in Lincoln. Iowa’s 38-17 win in 2013 was its first win at Nebraska since 1943.
- The 1999 Iowa-Nebraska game in Kinnick Stadium marked Kirk Ferentz’s first game as Iowa’s head coach.
- The first 10 games in the series were played in either Omaha (eight games) or Council Bluffs (two games). The series was even at 4-4-2 in those 10 meetings.
SERIES RESULTS
11/25/1891 W 22-0 (N)
11/24/1892 T 10-10 (N)
11/25/1893 L 18-20 (N)
11/29/1894 L 0-36 (N)
11/19/1895 L 0-6 (N)
11/26/1896 T 0-0 (N)
11/28/1896 W 6-0 (N)
11/25/1897 L 0-6 (N)
11/24/1898 W 6-5 (N)
11/4/1899 W 30-0 (N)
10/31/1903 L 6-17 (H)
11/5/1904 L 6-17 (A)
10/31/1908 L 8-11 (H)
10/23/1909 T 6-6 (A)
11/22/1913 L 0-12 (A)
11/21/1914 L 7-16 (H)
11/20/1915 L 7-52 (A)
11/25/1916 L 17-34 (H)
10/13/1917 L 0-47 (A)
10/5/1918 W 12-0 (A)
10/4/1919 W 18-0 (H)
11/22/1930 W 12-7 (H)
11/7/1931 L 0-7 (A)
11/5/1932 L 13-14 (H)
11/25/1933 L 6-7 (A)
10/14/1934 L 13-14 (A)
11/20/1937 L 0-28 (#11) (A)
11/19/1938 L 0-14 (H)
11/9/1940 L 6-14 (#12) (A)
11/22/1941 L 13-14 (A)
9/26/1942 W 27-0 (A)
11/20/1943 W 33-13 (A)
11/4/1944 W 27-6 (H)
11/24/1945 L 6-13 (A)
10/12/1946 W 21-7 (H)
9/22/1979 L 21-24 (#7) (H)
9/20/1980 L 0-57 (#6) (A)
9/12/1981 W 10-7 (#7) (H)
9/11/1982 L 7-42 (#3) (A)
9/4/1999 L 7-42 (#5) (H)
9/23/2000 L 13-42 (#1) (A)
11/25/2011 L 7-20 (#22) (A)
11/23/2012 L 7-13 (#17) (H)
11/29/2013 W 38-17 (A)
11/28/2014 L 34-37 (OT) (H)
11/27/2015 W 28-20 (A)
11/25/2016 W 40-10 (#15) (H)
11/24/2017 W 56-14 (A)
11/23/2018 W 31-28 (H)
11/29/2019 W 27-24 (A)
11/27/2020 W 26-20 (H)
11/26/2021 W 28-21 (A)
11/25/2022 L 17-24 (H)
WOODY, AMOS & KIRK
- Kirk Ferentz, in his 25th season as Iowa’s head football coach and the longest tenured active head coach in college football, won his 195th career game as a member of the Big Ten Conference on Nov. 18 against Illinois. The victory moved Ferentz past Bo Schembechler for third in Big Ten history; he trails only Ohio State’s Woody Hayes (205) and Chicago’s Amos Alonzo Stagg (199).
- Ferentz has 121 Big Ten wins, which also rank third all-time, trailing Hayes (153) and Schembechler (143).
- Ferentz won his 200th career game on Sept. 11 at Iowa State. He is the 27th coach at an FBS institution to reach the 200-career win milestone and the 99th coach across all divisions. Former Hawkeye head coach Hayden Fry finished his career with 236 victories.
