The Iowa Hawkeyes celebrate their win over Nebraska. | Twitter/Iowa Hawkeyes
The Iowa Hawkeyes celebrate their win over Nebraska. | Twitter/Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes Football recently won against Nebraska in a come-from-behind victory.
Hawkeye Sports reported that the Hawkeyes won the game against Nebraska 28-21, retaining the possession of the Heroes Trophy.
The Hawkeyes were down by 12 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but rallied and managed to score 19 unanswered points to secure the victory in thrilling fashion, according to NU Athletic Communications.
“It’s a good feeling,” Zach VanValkenburg said, according to Hawkeye Sports. “It was obviously a victory from the jaws of defeat, but we kept fighting. We never lost faith that we were going to come out with a victory.”
The win was Iowa's fourth straight win to finish the regular season and improves the Hawkeyes to 10-2 overall and 7-2 in the Big Ten. The victory also marks the Hawkeyes’ seventh straight win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Following the loss, Nebraska ended the season with a 3-9 record.
Over the last three seasons, the Hawkeyes have won 19 conference games, their best three-year period since 2002-2004 when they won 20 conference games. Iowa has won at least six conference games in three consecutive years for the first time under head coach Kirk Ferentz (19 wins) and have won 10 games or more for the seventh time under Ferentz.
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