The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Heroes Game
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →1 player crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
Nebraska leads the all-time series 26–20–1. They've met 47 times since 1899. Iowa has won the last 3.
Stature & the series, 1899–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
20–26–1
Nebraska leads
streak
3
Iowa in a row
longest run
8
Nebraska
biggest win
57
Nebraska, 1980
first met
1899
47 meetings
biggest crowd
90,830
2015
The coaching duels
Hayden Fry vs Tom Osborne1–3
Kirk Ferentz vs Bo Pelini1–3
Kirk Ferentz vs Scott Frost4–0
Kirk Ferentz vs Mike Riley3–0
Kirk Ferentz vs Matt Rhule3–0
Irl Tubbs vs Biff Jones0–2
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
157–217
Nebraska leads
1st-rounders
22–26
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s2–6
1970s12–48
1980s22–34
1990s20–48
2000s33–41
2010s37–28
2020s31–12
Best picks, either side
1984Irving Fryar Wide ReceiverRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
2004Robert Gallery Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1984Dean Steinkuhler Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2010Ndamukong Suh Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1991Bruce Pickens Defensive BackRd 1, pick 3#3 overall
1991Mike Croel LinebackerRd 1, pick 4#4 overall
1974John Dutton Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
Recent meetings
2025Iowa40–16
2024Iowa13–10
2023Iowa13–10
2022Nebraska24–17
2021Iowa28–21
2020Iowa26–20
2019Iowa27–24
2018Iowa31–28
2017Iowa56–14
2016Iowa40–10
2015Iowa28–20
2014Nebraska37–34
2013Iowa38–17
2012Nebraska13–7