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Nebraska at Iowa

Nov 25, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 13

Away

Nebraska

Big Ten

Final Score

10 - 40

NI

Home

Iowa

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Iowa408
Nebraska217

Passing Yards

Iowa144
Nebraska127

Rushing Yards

Iowa264
Nebraska90

Turnovers

Iowa0
Nebraska0

Game Conditions

Temperature43°F
Wind13 mph W

Humidity

70%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

C.J. Beathard

Iowa

YDS: 144

Rushing

LeShun Daniels Jr.

Iowa

YDS: 158

Receiving

Riley McCarron

Iowa

YDS: 108

Tackles

Michael Rose-Ivey

Nebraska

TOT: 10

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Iowa33:08
Nebraska26:52

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Iowa pulls away from Nebraska 40-10

Blowout

Iowa defeated Nebraska 40-10 in Week 13 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 408-217 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Iowa set the terms early in a game that finished 40-10. Akrum Wadley run for 75 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan PAT BLOCKED) came with {'seconds': 55, 'minutes': 4} left in the first quarter, giving Iowa the first major swing.

Iowa's box score carried the story: 408 total yards, 264 rushing yards, and 144 passing yards. Nebraska finished with 217 total yards, including 90 on the ground and 127 through the air.

Iowa converted 3-13 on third down, went 3-3 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-0, Iowa led 20-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was C.J. Beathard pass complete to Riley McCarron for 77 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Akrum Wadley run for 75 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan PAT BLOCKED) (Iowa led 6-0 over Nebraska).

  • Passing Touchdown

    C.J. Beathard pass complete to Riley McCarron for 77 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan KICK) (Iowa led 13-0 over Nebraska).

  • Field Goal Good

    Drew Brown 35 yd FG GOOD (Nebraska led 3-13 over Iowa).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    LeShun Daniels Jr. run for 4 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan KICK) (Iowa led 20-3 over Nebraska).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Stanley Morgan Jr. for 13 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK) (Nebraska led 10-26 over Iowa).

  • Passing Touchdown

    George Kittle 1 Yd pass from C.J. Beathard (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) (Iowa led 26-3 over Nebraska).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    40-10

    Iowa defeated Nebraska.

  • Total yards

    408-217

    Iowa held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    264

    Iowa averaged 5.6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    144

    Iowa averaged 9.6 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    3-13

    Iowa's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-18

    Nebraska's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticIowaNebraska
Total Yards408217
Passing Yards144127
Rushing Yards26490
First Downs1317
Third Down Efficiency3-135-18
Fourth Down Efficiency3-32-2
Total Penalties (Yards)7-708-57
Turnovers00
Completions / Attempts10-1514-37
Rushing Attempts4731
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs30
Kicking Points44
Possession Time33:0826:52
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)