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BOTTOM LINE: Bennett Stirtz and Iowa visit Jeremy Fears Jr. and No. 7 Michigan State in Big Ten play. The Spartans are 4-0 in home games. Michigan State scores 79.7 points and has outscored opponents by 18.1 points per game.
The Huskers stalled out at the Iowa 11, though, and settled for a field goal. The Hawkeyes then went 75 yards on 10 plays for a go-ahead touchdown, with the key play a Mark Gronowski quarterback keeper for 29 yards to the Nebraska 14 on third-and-6.
When Nebraska offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen was at Texas Tech in the 2000s, Iowa football played a certain way. In 2025, that style has not changed. 'It
BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Michigan State plays Iowa in a matchup of Big Ten teams. The Spartans have gone 4-0 at home. Michigan State is second in the Big Ten in team defense, allowing 61.6 points while holding opponents to 38.0% shooting.
BOTTOM LINE: Ole Miss and Iowa play at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California. The Hawkeyes are 5-0 in non-conference play. Iowa averages 9.4 turnovers per game and is 4-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents. The Rebels are 5-0 in non-conference play. Ole Miss is 4-0 against opponents with a winning record.
BOTTOM LINE: Miami (FL) faces No. 19 Iowa in Bay Lake, Orange. Miami (FL) finished 14-15 overall with a 10-1 record in non-conference games during the 2024-25 season. The Hurricanes averaged 69.2 points per game while shooting 44.7% from the field and 30.8% from behind the arc last season.
Iowa State wrestling finally put it all together vs. Iowa, beating the Hawkeyes for the first time in two decades.