Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

Iowa Hawkeyes Nebraska Cornhuskers
First meeting	November 26, 1891
Latest meeting	November 25, 2016
Next meeting	November 24, 2017
Trophy	Heroes Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	46
All-time series	Nebraska leads, 29–15–3
Largest victory	Nebraska, 57–0 (1980)
Longest win streak	Nebraska, 8 (1931–41)
Current win streak	Iowa, 2 (2015–present)

The Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

History

The two schools met often throughout the 1890s and the first half of the 20th century, but played only six times in the second half. Following Nebraska's move to the Big Ten Conference in 2011, the teams again meet annually. The Heroes Trophy has been awarded to the winner of the game since 2011. Nebraska leads the series 29–15–3.

The proximity of the two teams played an important role in the early days of the rivalry, with exclusive trains running between Iowa City and Lincoln to allow fans to travel.^[1]

Game results

Iowa victories

Nebraska victories

Ties

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 26, 1891	Omaha, NE	Iowa	22–0
2	November 24, 1892	Omaha, NE	Tie	10–10
3	November 30, 1893	Omaha, NE	Nebraska	20–18
4	November 29, 1894	Omaha, NE	Nebraska	36–0
5	November 28, 1895	Omaha, NE	Nebraska	6–0
6	November 26, 1896	Omaha, NE	Tie	0–0
7	November 28, 1896	Omaha, NE	Iowa	6–0
8	November 25, 1897	Council Bluffs, IA	Nebraska	6–0
9	November 24, 1898	Council Bluffs, IA	Iowa	6–5
10	November 4, 1899	Omaha, NE	Iowa	30–0
11	October 31, 1903	Iowa City, IA	Nebraska	17–6
12	November 5, 1904	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	17–12
13	October 31, 1908	Iowa City, IA	Nebraska	11–8
14	October 23, 1909	Lincoln, NE	Tie	6–6
15	November 22, 1913	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	12–0
16	November 21, 1914	Iowa City, IA	Nebraska	16–7
17	November 20, 1915	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	52–7
18	November 25, 1916	Iowa City, IA	Nebraska	34–17
19	October 13, 1917	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	47–0
20	October 5, 1918	Lincoln, NE	Iowa	12–0
21	October 4, 1919	Iowa City, IA	Iowa	18–0
22	November 22, 1930	Iowa City, IA	Iowa	12–7
23	November 7, 1931	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	7–0
24	November 5, 1932	Iowa City, IA	Nebraska	14–13
25	November 25, 1933	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	7–6
26	October 13, 1934	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	14–13
27	November 20, 1937	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	28–0
28	November 19, 1938	Iowa City, IA	Nebraska	14–0
29	November 9, 1940	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	14–6
30	November 22, 1941	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	14–13
31	September 26, 1942	Iowa City, IA	Iowa	27–0
32	November 20, 1943	Lincoln, NE	Iowa	33–13
33	November 4, 1944	Iowa City, IA	Iowa	27–6
34	November 24, 1945	Lincoln, NE	Nebraska	13–6
35	October 10, 1946	Iowa City, IA	Iowa	21–7
36	September 22, 1979	Iowa City, IA	#7 Nebraska	24–21
37	September 20, 1980	Lincoln, NE	#6 Nebraska	57–0
38	September 12, 1981	Iowa City, IA	Iowa	10–7
39	September 11, 1982	Lincoln, NE	#3 Nebraska	42–7
40	September 4, 1999	Iowa City, IA	#5 Nebraska	42–7
41	September 23, 2000	Lincoln, NE	#1 Nebraska	42–13
42	November 25, 2011	Lincoln, NE	#22 Nebraska	20–7
43	November 23, 2012	Iowa City, IA	#17 Nebraska	13–7
44	November 29, 2013	Lincoln, NE	Iowa	38–17
45	November 28, 2014	Iowa City, IA	Nebraska	37–34^OT
46	November 27, 2015	Lincoln, NE	#3 Iowa	28–20
47	November 25, 2016	Iowa City, IA	Iowa	40–10
Series: Nebraska leads 29–15–3

References

1. A Battle Royal Thanksgiving Day, Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, Nebraska) November 12, 1893, page 10 accessed September 12, 2016 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6607276/a_battle_royal_thanksgiving_day_omaha/

External links

• Iowa–Nebraska series history