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Iowa-Nebraska Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 52/100
- Overtime
- 1
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 46
- Series record
- Iowa 19-26-1 Nebraska
- Tracked years
- 1891-2024
- Trophy
- Heroes Trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
9 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1979Week 4
Nebraska at Iowa
Nebraska 24, Iowa 21
Winner: Nebraska
No. 6 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1981Week 2
Nebraska at Iowa
Nebraska 7, Iowa 10
Winner: Iowa
No. 7 Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1909Week 6
Nebraska at Iowa
Nebraska 6, Iowa 6
Result: Tie
Unranked Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1941Week 10
Iowa at Nebraska
Iowa 13, Nebraska 14
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1934Week 5
Iowa at Nebraska
Iowa 13, Nebraska 14
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1933Week 11
Iowa at Nebraska
Iowa 6, Nebraska 7
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Nebraska · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1932Week 8
Nebraska at Iowa
Nebraska 14, Iowa 13
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1908Week 7
Nebraska at Iowa
Nebraska 11, Iowa 8
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 2000Week 5
Iowa at Nebraska
Iowa 13, Nebraska 42
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa vs. No. 1 Nebraska · 29-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 6/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1930Week 11
Nebraska at Iowa
Nebraska 7, Iowa 12
Winner: Iowa
Unranked Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1945Week 12
Iowa at Nebraska
Iowa 6, Nebraska 13
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Nebraska · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1931Week 9
Iowa at Nebraska
Iowa 0, Nebraska 7
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Nebraska · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1940Week 9
Iowa at Nebraska
Iowa 6, Nebraska 14
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Iowa vs. Unranked Nebraska · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
27
Game score
- 1914Week 10
Nebraska at Iowa
Nebraska 16, Iowa 7
Winner: Nebraska
Unranked Nebraska vs. Unranked Iowa · 9-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
26
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.