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Both teams expect another physical battle when the rivalry between Nebraska and Iowa is rekindled Friday.
Iowa's George Kittle carries the Heroes Game trophy beside teammates Tyler Kluver, left, and Amani Jones, right, after defeating Nebraska 40-10 in 2016.
On one of his school-record 38 carries against Iowa in 2011, Nebraska’s Rex Burkhead leaps over Hawkeye tacklers, including Shaun Prater from Omaha Central. The Huskers won 20-7.
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2000
Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch passed only 13 times against Iowa in 2000, but came away with 10 completions, 159 yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns in a 42-13 victory.
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1999
Nebraska defender Tony Ortiz scoops up an Iowa fumble during the Huskers' 42-7 win in 1999.
As Nebraska came from behind, so did NU linebacker Brent Williams in his pursuit of Iowa's Dennis Mosley, but look closely and you'll see the arm of another Husker grasping at Mosley's jersey by the chest number. That arm belongs to back Mark LeRoy, and it held Mosley to a 5-yard gain and forced Iowa to punt in a 24-21 NU victory in 1979.
Hermie Rohrig split the Iowa line for the first of Nebraska's two scores in 1938's 14-0 win.
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1932
The top photo shows Nebraska's Boswell downed after an eight-yard gain, while the bottom photo shows NU's Miller running into a pair of Hawkeye defenders during the Huskers' 14-13 win in 1932.
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1914
The 1914 Nebraska football team defeated Iowa 16-7. Rutherford, pictured next to coach Ewald O. "Jumbo" Stiehm, played with a broken shoulder.
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1913
The 1913 Nebraska squad shutout Iowa 12-0. Captain Purdy, in his final game, scored NU's second touchdown on a dive over the goal line.
Sam covers Nebraska football, recruiting, women's basketball and more for The World-Herald. Follow him on Twitter @swmckewonOWH. Email: SMcKewon@owh.com
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