Overview
- Atticus Sappington hit a 39-yard winner with three seconds left to seal an 18-16 road victory, moving Oregon to 8-1 (5-1 Big Ten) and No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings.
- With top targets Dakorien Moore and Kenyon Sadiq out and Gary Bryant Jr. limited, Oregon leaned on 261 rushing yards, including 118 from Noah Whittington, as Dante Moore led a 10-play drive to set up the kick.
- The defense held Iowa to 2.3 yards per carry and forced two fumbles, and special teams delivered as Sappington went 3-for-3 on field goals in what Dan Lanning called an 'old-school Big Ten game.'
- Personnel concerns deepened as right tackle Alex Harkey did not play and linebacker Teitum Tuioti left the game with a right-arm injury, according to reports.
- Postgame tensions flared when, per a reporter on site, some Oregon players celebrated toward Iowa fans and debris, including beer cans, was thrown from the stands.