Week 13 · Game preview · Fri 12:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Iowa by 5.0
63% to win
Nebraska 37%Iowa 63%
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Nebraska |  Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| #59 | Résumé rank | #20 |
| +16.4#27 | Power rating | +19.4#16 |
| +7.5#33 | Offense | +6.6#38 |
| +10.2#19 | Defense | +11.7#12 |
| -0.2#92 | Special teams | +0.9#34 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Nebraska | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| 30.2#53 | Points per game | 27.8#71 |
| 16.6#17 | Points allowed | 12.2#3 |
| 0.24#33 | Offense EPA/play | 0.21#45 |
| -0.06#20 | Defense EPA/play | -0.08#14 |
| 46.8%#37 | Offense success rate | 47.6%#28 |
| 33.7%#15 | Defense success rate | 32.8%#11 |
| 5.9#61 | Yards per play | 6.0#46 |
| 49.2%#16 | 3rd down | 40.9%#58 |
| 65.5%#23 | Red zone TD rate | 62.3%#61 |
| 17.8%#18 | Havoc created | 16.7%#29 |
| 3.0#43 | Turnover margin | -1.0#73 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Nebraska
Anthony Colandrea#40 QB
1994 pass yds · 13 TD · 6 INT · 508 rush yds
Jamal Rule#13 RB
532 rush yds · 5 TD · 111 rec yds
Williams Nwaneri#145 DL
9 tackles · 3 TFL · 2 sacks
Iowa
Deshaun Lee#50 DB
30 tackles · 0 TFL · 0 sacks · 3 INT
Hank Brown#74 QB
1256 pass yds · 6 TD · 4 INT
Cam Buffington#68 LB
82 tackles · 9 TFL · 3 sacks
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).