Show notes
Brion looks at this week's opponent Nebraska and the games played from 1891 through 1919, and the history of Iowa against Oklahoma in basketball.
There have been 53 football games played against Nebraska, and Iowa is 20-30-3 all-time (40%).
Fry was 1-3 all time (25%), with the only win in 1981, and losses in 1979, 1980 and 1982. Ferentz is 8-6 (57%), but lost the first 4 (99, 2000, then 2011 and 2012). He won 8 of the next 10, including 7 in a row from 2015 to 2021.
In 1896, they played twice due to controversy over how the first game ended. From 1903 to 1917, Nebraska was 8-0-1. From 1931 to 1941, they also won 8 straight. There was a big gap between games. They didn't play from 1920 through 1929, then another gap from 1947 to 1978, then again from 1983 to 1998.
A few interesting stories to listen for. The Cornhusker nickname was created after a win over Iowa in 1894. Fans got onto the field in 1896 to stop Iowa from scoring a TD, so the game had to be replayed 2 days later, and Frank Kinney Holbrook scored the winning TD to give Iowa the conference title. One game was impacted by pollution from the UI Power Plant fumes over Iowa Field, and another game was played during the Spanish Flu outbreak.
I also reviewed the history of Iowa vs Oklahoma basketball, as they are scheduled to play this week. Iowa is 3-2 all-time against Oklahoma (60%). The games were played in 1951 and 52, 1958 and 59 and the big one, the Sweet Sixteen matchup that Iowa won on a last-second shot in 1987.
Links from the podcast:
- Nebraska Football Games vs Iowa: https://hawkeyerecap.com/home.asp?sport=Football&opp=Nebraska
- Frank Kinney Holbrook Player Profile: https://hawkeyerecap.com/player.asp?id=850
- Oklahoma Basketball Games vs Iowa: https://hawkeyerecap.com/home.asp?sport=Basketball&opp=Oklahoma
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