Oregon Edges Iowa in Defensive Struggle, 18-16
Oregon defeated Iowa 18-16 in a defensive battle that saw the game swing back and forth throughout. The Ducks scored early with 2 points in the first quarter before Iowa responded with 10 points in the second. Oregon added a field goal in the third, while Iowa managed only 3. The fourth quarter proved decisive, with Oregon outscoring Iowa 3-9 to secure the victory.
Iowa's Mark Gronowski led the passing game with 138 yards, while teammate Kamari Moulton rushed for 87 yards. DJ Vonnahme led receivers with 43 yards, including a crucial 40-yard completion in the fourth quarter that moved the ball deep into Oregon territory.
The game featured several momentum-shifting plays. Oregon's D.Moore had a 49-yard rushing gain in the third quarter that set up scoring opportunities. Iowa's defense forced an interception by D. Lee in the first quarter, preventing an early Oregon score. Despite Iowa's late-game push, including a short Gronowski touchdown run, a failed two-point conversion sealed the outcome. The final margin of 2 points reflected the defensive intensity throughout.
AI-generated recap · Jul 30, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oregon | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
 Iowa | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Oregon | Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 13-21 | 10-18 |
| Pass Yards | 112 | 138 |
| Rush Yards | 261 | 101 |
| Total Yards | 373 | 239 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 3-10 | 5-13 |
| Penalties | 5-57 | 1-1 |
| Possession | 26:40 | 33:20 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
(14:53) Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the IOWA22 (#28 B.Boettcher)
(14:16) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass complete short left to #21 K.Wetjen caught at IOWA16, for 3 yards to the IOWA25 (#28 B.Boettcher)
(13:29) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass incomplete short right to #5 J.Gill thrown to IOWA35
(13:25) #9 R.Dakin punt 27 yards to the OREGON48, out of bounds at OREGON48
(13:16) Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass incomplete short left to #11 J.McClellan thrown to OREGON50
(13:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass incomplete short right to #6 N.Whittington thrown to IOWA46
(13:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass incomplete short middle to #4 M.Benson thrown to IOWA35
(13:03) #46 J.Ferguson-Reynolds punt 52 yards to the IOWA00, Touchback
(12:56) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski rush middle for 4 yards gain to the IOWA24 (#54 J.Mixon)
(12:12) #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 7 yards gain to the IOWA31 (#54 J.Mixon), 1ST DOWN
(11:25) Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 5 yards gain to the IOWA36 (#31 D.Thieneman; #28 B.Boettcher)
(10:47) #28 K.Moulton rush left for 3 yards gain to the IOWA39 (#31 D.Thieneman)
(10:05) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass incomplete short left to #5 J.Gill thrown to IOWA42
(09:55) Iowa rush middle for 39 yards loss to the IOWA00, End Of Play. Oregon SAFETY, clock 09:55 PENALTY IOWA Illegal Bat (#9 R.Dakin) -1 yard from IOWA00 to IOWA20
(09:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush right for 9 yards gain to the OREGON42 (#4 K.Entringer)
(09:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush left for 2 yards gain to the OREGON44 (#49 E.Hurkett; #48 M.Llewellyn), 1ST DOWN
(08:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 6 yards gain to the OREGON50 (#1 X.Nwankpa; #12 J.Rexroth)
(08:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 8 yards gain to the IOWA42 (#4 K.Entringer; #43 K.Sharar), 1ST DOWN
(07:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 D.Hill Jr rush right for 2 yards gain to the IOWA40 (#4 K.Entringer; #48 M.Llewellyn)
(07:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short middle to #2 G.Bryant Jr. caught at IOWA21, for 22 yards to the IOWA18 (#8 D.Lee), 1ST DOWN
(06:54) Shotgun #5 D.Moore rush right for 1 yard loss to the IOWA19 fumbled by #5 D.Moore at IOWA19 recovered by OREGON #5 D.Moore at IOWA19, End Of Play
(06:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Davison rush right for 1 yard gain to the IOWA18 (#95 A.Graves; #43 K.Sharar)
PENALTY OREGON False Start (#78 G.Wilson) 5 yards from IOWA18 to IOWA23. NO PLAY
(05:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass intercepted by #8 D.Lee at IOWA00, Touchback
(05:15) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass incomplete short right to #28 K.Moulton thrown to IOWA21
(05:11) #28 K.Moulton rush right for 3 yards gain to the IOWA23 (#28 B.Boettcher; #54 J.Mixon)
(04:30) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski rush middle for 8 yards gain to the IOWA31 (#21 A.Flowers), 1ST DOWN
(03:47) #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the IOWA36 (#54 J.Mixon)
(03:05) #4 J.Patterson rush right for 5 yards gain to the IOWA41 (#31 D.Thieneman), 1ST DOWN
(02:23) #28 K.Moulton rush right for 4 yards gain to the IOWA45 (#99 T.Green)
(01:44) #11 M.Gronowski sacked for loss of 8 yards to the IOWA37 (#44 T.Tuioti)
(01:01) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass incomplete deep left to #5 J.Gill thrown to OREGON40 QB hurried by #29 A.Porter
(00:48) #9 R.Dakin punt 45 yards to the OREGON18 fair catch by #4 M.Benson at OREGON18
(00:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 7 yards gain to the OREGON25 (#2 T.Hall)
(00:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 3 yards gain to the OREGON28 (#36 J.Montgomery), 1ST DOWN
(15:00) Shotgun #0 J.Davison rush left for 6 yards gain to the OREGON34 (#12 J.Rexroth)
(14:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 D.Hill Jr rush middle for 4 yards gain to the OREGON38 (#1 X.Nwankpa; #36 J.Montgomery), 1ST DOWN
(13:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short right to #9 J.Johnson caught at OREGON36, for 3 yards to the OREGON41 (#1 X.Nwankpa)
(13:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short left to #9 J.Johnson caught at IOWA44, for 21 yards to the IOWA38 (#1 X.Nwankpa), 1ST DOWN
(12:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Davison rush middle for 19 yards gain to the IOWA19 (#1 X.Nwankpa; #6 Z.Lutmer), 1ST DOWN
(11:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 D.Hill Jr rush left for 19 yards gain to the IOWA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:46, 1ST DOWN #36 A.Sappington kick attempt good (H: #46 J.Ferguson-Reynolds, LS: #43 L.Basso)
(11:45) Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 5 yards gain to the IOWA30 (#28 B.Boettcher)
(11:04) #28 K.Moulton rush right for 8 yards gain to the IOWA38 (#54 J.Mixon), 1ST DOWN
(10:19) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski rush middle for 1 yard gain to the IOWA39 (#44 T.Tuioti; #1 B.Alexander)
(09:38) Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 5 yards gain to the IOWA44 (#54 J.Mixon)
(08:58) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski rush middle for 3 yards gain to the IOWA47 (#31 D.Thieneman)
(08:08) #11 M.Gronowski rush middle for 1 yard gain to the IOWA48 (#99 T.Green), 1ST DOWN
(07:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 X.Williams rush right for 2 yards gain to the IOWA50 (#21 A.Flowers; #1 B.Alexander)
(06:56) Shotgun #21 K.Wetjen rush left for 9 yards gain to the OREGON41 (#54 J.Mixon), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
(06:30) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass complete deep left to #5 J.Gill caught at OREGON14, for 38 yards to the OREGON03 (#28 B.Boettcher), 1ST DOWN
(05:45) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass complete short left to #81 D.Vonnahme caught at OREGON03, for 3 yards to the OREGON00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:43 #18 D.Stevens kick attempt good (H: #99 T.Nissen, LS: #45 B.Worrell)
(05:42) No Huddle #5 D.Moore pass incomplete short right to #11 J.McClellan thrown to OREGON39 PENALTY OREGON Pass Interference (#11 J.McClellan) 12 yards from OREGON25 to OREGON13. NO PLAY
(05:07) No Huddle #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 7 yards gain to the OREGON20 (#36 J.Montgomery)
(04:39) No Huddle #5 D.Moore pass complete short left to #9 J.Johnson caught at OREGON20, for 3 yards to the OREGON23 (#1 X.Nwankpa)
(04:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short middle to #9 J.Johnson caught at OREGON22, for 9 yards to the OREGON32 (#1 X.Nwankpa; #43 K.Sharar)
(03:16) #46 J.Ferguson-Reynolds punt 41 yards to the IOWA27, out of bounds at IOWA27
(03:07) Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush right for 2 yards loss to the IOWA25 (#54 J.Mixon; #10 M.Uiagalelei)
(02:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass complete short left to #88 H.Large caught at IOWA28, for 17 yards to the IOWA42 (#44 T.Tuioti), 1ST DOWN
(02:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass incomplete deep left to #2 S.Phillips thrown to OREGON33
(02:10) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski rush middle for 4 yards gain to the IOWA46 (#9 B.Purchase; #31 D.Thieneman)
(02:00) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski sacked for loss of 8 yards to the IOWA38 (#28 B.Boettcher)
(01:51) #9 R.Dakin punt 48 yards to the OREGON14 #4 M.Benson return 6 yards to the OREGON20 (#4 K.Entringer)
(01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 11 yards gain to the OREGON31 (#36 J.Montgomery), 1ST DOWN
(01:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 27 yards gain to the IOWA42 (#43 K.Sharar; #6 Z.Lutmer), 1ST DOWN
(01:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush right for 3 yards gain to the IOWA39 (#43 K.Sharar; #2 T.Hall)
(00:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short right to #6 N.Whittington caught at IOWA35, for 4 yards to the IOWA35, End Of Play
(00:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 4 yards gain to the IOWA31 (#4 K.Entringer), 1ST DOWN
(00:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short right to #14 J.Lowe caught at IOWA28, for 3 yards to the IOWA28, End Of Play
(00:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short left to #6 N.Whittington caught at IOWA30, for 0 yards to the IOWA28 (#43 K.Sharar)
Atticus Sappington 46 Yd Field Goal
(14:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 D.Hill Jr rush left for 2 yards loss to the OREGON23 (#43 K.Sharar)
(14:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush left for 6 yards gain to the OREGON29 (#36 J.Montgomery)
(13:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass incomplete short middle to #11 J.McClellan thrown to OREGON35 broken up by #48 M.Llewellyn
(13:38) #46 J.Ferguson-Reynolds punt 38 yards to the IOWA33 fair catch by #21 K.Wetjen at IOWA33
(13:31) #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 6 yards gain to the IOWA39 (#50 T.Gray)
(12:46) #28 K.Moulton rush right for 3 yards gain to the IOWA42 (#54 J.Mixon)
(12:04) Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 2 yards gain to the IOWA44 (#52 A.Washington; #10 M.Uiagalelei), 1ST DOWN
(11:23) #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 3 yards gain to the IOWA47 (#5 T.Johnson)
(10:43) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski rush left for 6 yards gain to the OREGON47 (#44 T.Tuioti; #31 D.Thieneman)
(10:03) Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the OREGON46 (#54 J.Mixon), 1ST DOWN
(09:16) #11 M.Gronowski pass complete short left to #28 K.Moulton caught at OREGON48, for 1 yard loss to the OREGON47 (#4 B.Finney)
(08:44) #26 X.Williams rush right for 3 yards gain to the OREGON44 (#77 J.Johnson)
(08:01) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass complete short right to #2 S.Phillips caught at OREGON32, for 12 yards to the OREGON32, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY OREGON Personal Foul (#42 A.Breland) 15 yards from OREGON32 to OREGON17, 1ST DOWN
(07:42) #26 X.Williams rush left for 1 yard gain to the OREGON16 (#31 D.Thieneman)
(07:15) #21 K.Wetjen rush left for 2 yards gain to the OREGON14 (#4 B.Finney)
(07:15) #21 K.Wetjen rush left for 3 yards gain to the OREGON13 fumbled by #21 K.Wetjen at OREGON14 forced by #4 B.Finney recovered by OREGON #1 B.Alexander at OREGON13, End Of Play
(05:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Davison rush left for 2 yards gain to the OREGON15 (#48 M.Llewellyn)
(05:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore rush left for 49 yards gain to the IOWA36 (#6 Z.Lutmer), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
(04:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Davison rush middle for 5 yards gain to the IOWA31 (#4 K.Entringer; #2 T.Hall)
(04:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Davison rush middle for 3 yards gain to the IOWA28 (#95 A.Graves; #48 M.Llewellyn)
(03:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore rush middle for 4 yards gain to the IOWA24 (#91 J.Pace), 1ST DOWN
(02:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 1 yard gain to the IOWA23 (#43 K.Sharar)
(02:12) No Huddle #23 D.Hill Jr rush left for 7 yards gain to the IOWA16 (#4 K.Entringer; #49 E.Hurkett)
(01:32) No Huddle #5 D.Moore rush middle for 6 yards loss to the IOWA22, End Of Play
(00:46) #36 A.Sappington field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #46 J.Ferguson-Reynolds, LS: #43 L.Basso), clock 00:44
(00:43) No Huddle #28 K.Moulton rush left for 4 yards gain to the IOWA29 (#1 B.Alexander)
(00:09) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass incomplete deep left to #15 R.Vander Zee thrown to OREGON45 PENALTY OREGON Pass Interference (#7 I.Obidegwu) 15 yards from IOWA29 to IOWA44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
(00:05) #28 K.Moulton rush right for 4 yards gain to the IOWA48 (#44 T.Tuioti)
(15:00) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski rush middle for 7 yards gain to the OREGON45 (#21 A.Flowers), 1ST DOWN
(14:21) Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush left for 1 yard gain to the OREGON44 (#44 T.Tuioti; #29 A.Porter)
(13:37) Shotgun #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 4 yards gain to the OREGON40 (#44 T.Tuioti; #52 A.Washington)
(12:51) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass incomplete short right thrown to OREGON39 QB hurried by #52 A.Washington
(12:43) #18 D.Stevens field goal attempt from 58 yards GOOD (H: #99 T.Nissen, LS: #45 B.Worrell), clock 12:39
(12:38) Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 9 yards gain to the OREGON34 (#4 K.Entringer; #6 Z.Lutmer)
(12:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 8 yards gain to the OREGON42 (#36 J.Montgomery), 1ST DOWN
(11:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 D.Hill Jr rush left for 11 yards gain to the IOWA47 (#4 K.Entringer), 1ST DOWN
(11:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Davison rush middle for 12 yards gain to the IOWA35 (#1 X.Nwankpa; #36 J.Montgomery), 1ST DOWN
(10:19) Shotgun #23 D.Hill Jr rush left for 4 yards gain to the IOWA31 (#43 K.Sharar), out of bounds
(09:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Davison rush middle for 4 yards gain to the IOWA27 (#36 J.Montgomery; #43 K.Sharar)
(09:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore rush left for 0 yards to the IOWA27 (#6 Z.Lutmer) PENALTY OREGON Holding (#83 R.Saleapaga) 10 yards from IOWA27 to IOWA37. NO PLAY
(08:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass incomplete short right to #11 J.McClellan thrown to IOWA25 PENALTY OREGON Ineligible Downfield on Pass declined
(08:41) #46 J.Ferguson-Reynolds punt 30 yards to the IOWA07 fair catch by #21 K.Wetjen at IOWA07
(08:34) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski rush middle for 4 yards gain to the IOWA11 (#54 J.Mixon; #22 J.Canady)
(07:56) #28 K.Moulton rush right for 1 yard gain to the IOWA12 (#52 A.Washington; #28 B.Boettcher)
(07:11) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass complete deep middle to #81 D.Vonnahme caught at IOWA47, for 40 yards to the OREGON48 (#21 A.Flowers), 1ST DOWN
(06:19) #28 K.Moulton rush right for 2 yards gain to the OREGON46 (#54 J.Mixon; #4 B.Finney)
(05:38) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass incomplete deep right to #81 D.Vonnahme thrown to OREGON15
(05:31) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass complete short left to #5 J.Gill caught at OREGON41, for 5 yards to the OREGON41 (#22 J.Canady)
(04:46) Shotgun #11 M.Gronowski pass complete short middle to #15 R.Vander Zee caught at OREGON36, for 15 yards to the OREGON26 (#31 D.Thieneman), 1ST DOWN
(04:04) #28 K.Moulton rush middle for 16 yards gain to the OREGON10 (#54 J.Mixon), 1ST DOWN
(03:23) #28 K.Moulton rush left for 1 yard gain to the OREGON09 (#44 T.Tuioti)
(02:41) #11 M.Gronowski pass complete short left to #88 H.Large caught at OREGON07, for 6 yards to the OREGON03 (#44 T.Tuioti)
(01:55) #11 M.Gronowski pass incomplete short middle to #81 D.Vonnahme thrown to OREGON00 QB hurried by #44 T.Tuioti
Mark Gronowski 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
(01:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 4 yards gain to the OREGON29 (#95 A.Graves; #49 E.Hurkett)
(01:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short middle to #17 C.Perry caught at OREGON33, for 4 yards to the OREGON33 (#6 Z.Lutmer)
(01:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 N.Whittington rush middle for 3 yards gain to the OREGON36 (#49 E.Hurkett; #48 M.Llewellyn), 1ST DOWN
(00:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short middle to #4 M.Benson caught at OREGON40, for 5 yards to the OREGON41 (#2 T.Hall)
(00:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short left to #11 J.McClellan caught at OREGON46, for 8 yards to the OREGON49 (#6 Z.Lutmer), 1ST DOWN
(00:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete deep right to #4 M.Benson caught at IOWA27, for 24 yards to the IOWA27 (#2 T.Hall), 1ST DOWN
(00:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass incomplete short right to #4 M.Benson thrown to IOWA12
(00:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short left to #11 J.McClellan caught at IOWA25, for 6 yards to the IOWA21 (#8 D.Lee)
(00:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass incomplete deep left to #4 M.Benson thrown to IOWA00
Atticus Sappington 39 Yd Field Goal
(00:00) #36 A.Sappington kickoff 37 yards to the IOWA28 #22 D.Weisskopf return 11 yards to the IOWA33 fumbled by #22 D.Weisskopf at IOWA33 forced by #4 B.Finney recovered by OREGON #54 J.Mixon at IOWA39, End Of Play