IOWA CITY, Iowa – For the second straight year and the fourth time since 2018 the University of Iowa football team defeated Nebraska on a walk-off field goal. Drew Stevens connected on a 53-yard field goal as the Hawkeyes defeated the Huskers, 13-10, on Friday night on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium.

Stevens was 2-for-2 connecting from 20 and 53 in the contest.

Jackson Stratton made his second career start at quarterback and connected on 8-of-15 for 115 yards and a touchdown. His 73-yard touchdown pass to Kaleb Johnson tied the game at 10 with 14:44 left in the fourth quarter.

Johnson added 45 yards on the ground on 17 attempts.

Defensively, the Hawkeyes were led by Jay Higgins with 12 tackles (four solo) and Sebastian Castro with 11 tackles (eight solo). Ethan Hurkett added nine tackles with two sacks and three tackles for loss. The Iowa defense forced four fumbles (Castro, Hurkett, Aaron Graves and Max Llewellyn) recovering two.

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