Alert Top Story Topical COLLEGE FOOTBALL | IOWA The plays that cost Iowa an upset win over Oregon ethan.petrik Nov 9, 2025 Nov 9, 2025 Updated May 15, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — No. 20 Iowa gave up a game-winning field goal with three seconds remaining to lose 18-16 to No. 9 Oregon on Saturday.kAm%96 w2H<6J6D We\b[ c\a q:8 %6?X D4@C65 2 8@\29625 E@F495@H? H:E9 `id` C6>2:?:?8 :? E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C[ 3FE 72:=65 E@ DE@A E96 sF4<D Wg\`[ d\` q:8 %6?X 2D E96J >2C4965 dc J2C5D E@ D6E FA E96 82>6\H:??:?8 D4@C6]k^AmkAmu@==@H:?8 E96 82>6[ x@H2 9625 4@249 z:C< u6C6?EK D2:5 E96 EH@\A@:?E =@DD AC@G65 2E =62DE @?6 @=5 7@@E32== 4=:49é ECF6]k^AmkAm“p== E9@D6 4=:49éD J@F 962C 7@C6G6C :? 7@@E32==[ E96J DE2J 2C@F?5 3642FD6 E96J >62? D@>6E9:?8[” u6C6?EK D2:5] “xE :D 2 82>6 @7 :?496D] s6E2:=D 5@ >2EE6C] p?5[ x E9:?< E92E’D C62==J H92E :E 42>6 5@H? 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3 Burning Questions for Iowa football: What are the Hawkeyes still playing for? With Saturday's loss to Oregon, Iowa looks ahead at its final three games asking what went wrong, what’s left to play for and how close did it…
Kaden Wetjen earns starting role in Iowa offense For the first time this season, Kaden Wetjen is starter on Iowa's offense according to the program's depth chart.
'Going to live with me for the rest of my life,' Iowa's TJ Hall talks Oregon’s game-changing completion Iowa cornerback TJ Hall discussed Oregon's game-winning completion, what he could have done better and what made the pass a difficult one to d…
How does Iowa respond to another close loss, Kirk Ferentz on special teams and a freshman linebacker Iowa owns a minus-10 point combined differential in its three losses this season. Head coach Kirk Ferentz discussed bouncing back from another…
What to watch for as Iowa and USC battle in potentially budding Big Ten rivalry Iowa heads to Los Angeles to take on USC in its second consecutive ranked matchup. The Hawkeyes last faced the Trojans in the 2019 Holiday Bowl.
Why does Iowa struggle on two-point conversions? Iowa owns one of the nation's most efficient red zone offenses in the last two years under Tim Lester, but they Hawkeyes are 0-of-6 on two-poi…
