In rain at Kinnick Stadium, No. 9 Oregon beat No. 20 Iowa 18-16, gashing the Big Ten’s No. 1 run defense for 261 rushing yards. After Iowa’s Mark Gronowski punched in a late go-ahead TD, quarterback Dante Moore completed 47 passing yards on the march, setting up Atticus Sappington’s 39-yard winner with three seconds left. Noah Whittington ran for 118 yards, and Oregon held Iowa to 101 yards on 43 carries while averaging 7.2 per rush, the most Iowa has allowed in 11 years. The Ducks moved to 8-1 and, per The Athletic, rose to 94 percent CFP odds.
Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.
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