Nebraska at Iowa - 2022 Matchup Preview

Friday, November 25th 2022 (4:00 PM EST)
Iowa -10.5 (38.0)
Nebraska 24 - Iowa: 17 (Big Ten)

Cornhuskers (4 - 8) (5 - 7 - 0)
Coach Scott Frost (15 - 29)
Avg Score : 29 - 25 (20 - 28 on Road)
'22 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

IOWA is playing their 6th straight game
NEB is playing their 5th straight game
Our Line: -9.5 (SP+ IOWA -14)
Projected Score: NEB: 19 - IOWA: 28 (47)
IOWA Win prob: 76% | Cover: 44%
NEB Travel: 274 miles

Hawkeyes (8 - 5) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach Kirk Ferentz (177 - 110)
Avg Score : 29 - 16 (28 - 14 @ Home)
'22 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
NEB Players
IOWA Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Nebraska's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/27	Nebraska vs Northwestern	-12.0	52.5	L 28 - 31	O	N
Sat 9/3	Nebraska vs North Dakota	-28.5	62.5	W 38 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/10	Nebraska vs Georgia Southern	-23.5	64.0	L 42 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/17	Nebraska vs Oklahoma	+10.5	65.5	L 14 - 49	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/1	Nebraska vs Indiana	-6.5	62.0	W 35 - 21	U	Y
Fri 10/7	Nebraska at Rutgers	-3.0	50.5	W 14 - 13	U	N
Sat 10/15	Nebraska at Purdue	+14.0	56.0	L 37 - 43	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/29	Nebraska vs Illinois	+7.5	50.5	L 9 - 26	U	N
Sat 11/5	Nebraska vs Minnesota	+14.5	44.5	L 13 - 20	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Nebraska at Michigan	+30.5	49.5	L 3 - 34	U	N
Sat 11/19	Nebraska vs Wisconsin	+10.0	40.5	L 14 - 15	U	Y
Fri 11/25	Nebraska at Iowa	+10.5	38.0	W 24 - 17	O	Y

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Predictions for Nebraska's Schedule

Iowa's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/3	Iowa vs South Dakota State	-11.0	42.5	W 7 - 3	U	N
Sat 9/10	Iowa vs Iowa State	-3.5	39.0	L 7 - 10	U	N
Sat 9/17	Iowa vs Nevada	-24.0	39.0	W 27 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/24	Iowa at Rutgers	-7.5	34.5	W 27 - 10	O	Y
Sat 10/1	Iowa vs Michigan	+10.5	42.0	L 14 - 27	U	N
Sat 10/8	Iowa at Illinois	+3.5	36.5	L 6 - 9	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/22	Iowa at Ohio State	+29.5	50.0	L 10 - 54	O	N
Sat 10/29	Iowa vs Northwestern	-11.5	37.0	W 33 - 13	O	Y
Sat 11/5	Iowa at Purdue	+3.5	39.5	W 24 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Iowa vs Wisconsin	-1.0	35.5	W 24 - 10	U	Y
Sat 11/19	Iowa at Minnesota	+2.0	31.5	W 13 - 10	U	Y
Fri 11/25	Iowa vs Nebraska	-10.5	38.0	L 17 - 24	O	N
Sat 12/31	Iowa vs Kentucky	-3.0	31.5	W 21 - 0	U	Y

Important Stats (2021)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NEB	.27	45%	28.7	43%	3.05	181	47%	266	3.97	.19	44%	24.6	45%	44%	2.97	45	1.5	1.1
IOWA	.06	37%	29.3	39%	2.66	124	35%	180	3	.08	38%	16.1	39%	37%	3.91	36.1	1.4	2.4

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NEB		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
IOWA		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2021

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NEB Offense	12	28.7	19.5	44.5%	3.97	1.5	22	448	181	266	4.4	54%	46%	43%	47%	15%	.27
IOWA Defense	14	16.1	13.7	37.7%	3.91	2.4	-	-	-	-	-	48%	52%	39%	37%	16%	.08

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NEB Defense	12	24.6	28.3	44.2%	2.97	1.1	-	-	-	-	-	49%	50%	45%	44%	16%	.19
IOWA Offense	14	29.3	28.3	37.2%	3	1.4	17	304	124	180	3.4	52%	48%	39%	35%	17%	.06

Additional Stats 2021

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Nebraska	12	28:53	21.6	41%	58%	5.3	45	1.5	1.1	5.6	1.7	0	28
Iowa	14	30:05	16.6	34%	31%	4.1	36.1	1.4	2.4	4.8	2.2	5	33.4

Run Game Stats (2022)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NEB Offense	12	54%	43%	40.8	181.2	4.4	31	.2	3.05	63%	10%	1.1
IOWA Defense	14	48%	39%	-	-	-	-	.03	2.75	72%	8%	0.79

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NEB Defense	12	49%	45%	-	-	-	-	.09	2.96	71%	9%	0.82
IOWA Offense	14	52%	39%	36.2	123.6	3.4	18	.04	2.66	70%	12%	0.91

Pass Game Stats (2022)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NEB Offense	12	46%	47%	17.9	28.5	266.4	9.4	14.9	14	11	.37	1.6	28%	30%	.26	5%	2
IOWA Defense	14	52%	37%	-	-	-	-	-	-	25	.15	1.6	34%	29%	.27	8%	2

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NEB Defense	12	50%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	.3	1.5	29%	31%	.35	7%	1.8
IOWA Offense	14	48%	35%	15.9	28.9	180.1	6.2	11.4	12	11	.08	1.6	34%	28%	.2	5%	1.9

Nebraska's Power Ratings
Nebraska's Power Rating: NR
Nebraska's Offense Rating: NR
Nebraska's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating: #24
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Nebraska's 2022 Expected Record: -
Nebraska's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.2 #71
Nebraska's Offense SP+ Rating: 25.5 #74
Nebraska's Defense SP+ Rating: 25.6 #59

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Nebraska: Iowa: 8.85

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Nebraska: -1.2 Iowa: 12.7

Iowa's Power Ratings
Iowa's Power Rating: 8.85 NR
Iowa's Offense Rating: NR
Iowa's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating: #36
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Iowa's 2022 Expected Record: -
Iowa's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 12.7 #26
Iowa's Offense SP+ Rating: 16.0 #118
Iowa's Defense SP+ Rating: 5.1 #2

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Nebraska Scoring
Offense: 28.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 19.5
Defense: 24.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 28.3

Nebraska's 2022 Record
Record: 4 - 8
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 4 - 8
Record on Road: 2 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 0

Projected Score
Iowa 28
Nebraska 19

Projected Total Points: 47

Iowa Scoring
Offense: 29.3 PPG
Offense at Home: 28.3
Defense: 16.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 13.7

Iowa's 2022 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 4 - 9
Record at home: 4 - 3
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	11/28	Nebraska	16	Iowa	40	Iowa -5.5	Iowa	38.5	Over
2024	11/29	Iowa	13	Nebraska	10	Iowa -3.5	Nebraska	41.5	Under
2023	11/24	Nebraska	10	Iowa	13	Nebraska -3	Iowa	25.5	Under
2022	11/25	Iowa	17	Nebraska	24	Iowa -10.5	Nebraska	38.0	Over
2021	11/26	Nebraska	21	Iowa	28	Nebraska -1.5	Iowa	41.0	Over
2020	11/27	Iowa	26	Nebraska	20	Iowa -12.5	Nebraska	53.5	Under
2019	11/29	Nebraska	24	Iowa	27	Iowa -4	Nebraska	46.0	Over
2018	11/23	Iowa	31	Nebraska	28	Iowa -7.5	Nebraska	52.0	Over
2017	11/24	Nebraska	14	Iowa	56	Iowa -5	Iowa	50.5	Over
2016	11/25	Iowa	40	Nebraska	10	Iowa -2.5	Iowa	45.5	Over
2015	11/27	Nebraska	20	Iowa	28	Iowa -2.5	Iowa	57.5	Under
2014	11/28	Iowa	34	Nebraska	37	Iowa -1	Nebraska	53.0	Over
2013	11/29	Nebraska	17	Iowa	38	Nebraska -3	Iowa	0
2012	11/23	Iowa	7	Nebraska	13
2011	11/25	Nebraska	20	Iowa	7
2000	09/22	Nebraska	42	Iowa	13

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Iowa	11	7	8 Overs
Nebraska	5	6	4 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	6 - 10	2 - 11	1 - 8	1 - 3
Road Teams	10 - 6	11 - 2	3 - 1	8 - 1

(#) NEB at (#) IOWA

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	NEB	IOWA
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#71	#26
Perf GradeGrade	#112	#29
OffenseOff	#102	#111
DefenseDef	#107	#1
Spec TeamsST	#88	#16
TalentTal	#24	#36
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Nebraska Injury Report

Iowa Injury Report

Nebraska on Offense


CategoryCat	NEB Off	IOWA Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#102	#1
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#74	#2
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Nebraska Run Game


CategoryCat	NEB Off	IOWA Def
Run GameRun	#82	#5
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#112	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#3

Nebraska Pass Game


CategoryCat	NEB Off	IOWA Def
Pass GamePass	#71	#1
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#134	#49
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Iowa on Offense


CategoryCat	IOWA Off	NEB Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#111	#107
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#118	#59
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Iowa Run Game


CategoryCat	IOWA Off	NEB Def
Run GameRun	#118	#125
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#57	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#52

Iowa Pass Game


CategoryCat	IOWA Off	NEB Def
Pass GamePass	#114	#96
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#131	#46
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
IOWA 5 Year Profile: Consistent Top 25 Contenders
'22 Profile: Down to Average P4

NEB 5 Year Profile: Declining Below Avg P4
'22 Profile: Down to Top G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Kinnick Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 13
Iowa -10.5 (38.0)
Nebraska won at Iowa this year (24-17)

Previous Matchups
Iowa beat Nebraska last year (40-16)
Iowa beat Nebraska in 2024 (13-10)
Iowa beat Nebraska in 2023 (13-10)

NEB's OC Mark Whipple (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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NEB's DC Erik Chinander (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

IOWA's OC Brian Ferentz (in his second season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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IOWA's DC Phil Parker (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD