Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry

Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry
SportFootball
First meetingNovember 26, 1891
Iowa, 20–0
Latest meetingNovember 28, 2025
Iowa, 40–16
Next meetingNovember 27, 2026, Iowa City
TrophyHeroes Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total56
All-time seriesNebraska leads, 30–23–3 (.563)
Trophy seriesIowa leads, 11–4
Largest victoryNebraska, 57–0 (1980)
Longest win streakNebraska, 8 (1931–1941)
Current win streakIowa, 3 (2023–present)
220km
137miles
Nebraska
Iowa
Locations of Iowa and Nebraska

The Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry, also known as the Heroes Game, is an American college football rivalry between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Nebraska Cornhuskers. The game is held annually on Black Friday.