Our side
MoneylineIOWA to win
ours 66%
Projected score
21–29
NEB – IOWA
2026-11-27 · 12:00 PM
Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, IA
B1G game
Early season
The books
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Series
Nebraska lead
26–20–1
· 47 meetings since 1899
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
even
18 ranks apart
Nebraska Cornhuskers #93 rush offense
Iowa Hawkeyes #75 run defense
Pass game
edge Iowa Hawkeyes
124 ranks
Nebraska Cornhuskers #146 pass offense
Iowa Hawkeyes #22 pass defense
Run game
edge Iowa Hawkeyes
182 ranks
Iowa Hawkeyes #49 rush offense
Nebraska Cornhuskers #231 run defense
Pass game
edge Nebraska Cornhuskers
45 ranks
Iowa Hawkeyes #131 pass offense
Nebraska Cornhuskers #86 pass defense
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Balanced · 52% run
Ball-control
Iowa Hawkeyes
Run-heavy · 68% run
Ball-control
Dual-threat QB · 41 rush ypg
Matt Rhule · 58-46
Kirk Ferentz · 98-43 · defense-minded
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Nebraska Cornhuskers
RB
Jamal Rule
210 rush yds · 3 TD · 2 rec
#13 RB
WR
Jacory Barney Jr.
13 rec · 175 yds · 2 TD
#35 WR
WR
Kwazi Gilmer
11 rec · 97 yds · 3 TD
#60 WR
RB
Mekhi Nelson
112 rush yds · 1 TD · 4 rec
#49 RB
Iowa Hawkeyes
RB
Kamari Moulton
240 rush yds · 2 TD · 6 rec
#19 RB
WR
Tony Diaz
15 rec · 179 yds · 1 TD
#39 WR
K
Caden Buhr
5 FG · 5 XP · 20 pts
#18 K
LB
Cam Buffington
21 tkl · 1.0 TFL
#113 LB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Nebraska offense vs Iowa defense-3.5 pts
Iowa offense vs Nebraska defense+1.5 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.