Iowa State Falls on the Road at No. 21 Iowa, 16-13

Saturday, September 12

Iowa City, Iowa

6:30 PM

Iowa State

1-1 , 0-0

Iowa

2-0 , 0-0

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Iowa St.	0	10	3	0	13
Iowa	0	10	0	6	16

Jaylen Raynor attempts a pass vs. Iowa (2026)

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Iowa State Falls on the Road at No. 21 Iowa, 16-13

09.12.2026 | Football

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By: JOHN BOHNENKAMP (AP)

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa State fell in the final seconds at No. 21 Iowa, 16-13, in a tight Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series contest. Hawkeye kicker Caden Buhr connected on a game-winning 42-yard field goal with 0:15 remaining in the game to put Iowa in front, its first lead of the game.

The game ended with a timing question after the Cyclones got the ball to their own 49 after Jaylen Raynor threw a 24-yard pass to Carter Pabst. It appeared time had run out after Pabst had been tackled, but a replay review showed there was one second left. Iowa State, though, was out of timeouts, and by rule there would not have been enough time to get off a snap once the ball was set.

Raynor finished the game 10-of-19 passing for 117 yards and a TD. Aiden Flora accounted for a career-best 89 yards on the ground while tight end Vince Benetti caught his second TD pass of the season.

Iowa (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) started its winning drive on its own 45, moving 31 yards on nine plays. After Xavier Williams was stopped for no gain on third-and-1 at the 24, Buhr came in and, despite a high snap, hit the winner.

It was the third field goal of the game for Buhr, a second-year player who hit one from 32 yards to tie it with 6:22 to play.

Iowa State (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) built a 10-0 lead in the second quarter before Iowa tied it heading into halftime on a 1-yard touchdown run by Hank Brown and a 45-yard field goal from Buhr.

The last nine games in the rivalry have been decided by 10 points or less, and four of the last five have been decided by a field goal or less.

Iowa was able to pull out the win despite struggling to move the ball on the Cyclones for most of the game. The Hawkeyes had a 284-255 edge in offensive yards. Iowa State, which didn't have a starter from last year returning after the hiring of new coach Jimmy Rogers, kept the Hawkeyes out of rhythm on offense.

ISU has rushed for at least 100 yards in 19 consecutive games, including their 138 yards against the Hawkeyes. That is tied for the sixth longest active streak in the FBS and the longest in the Big 12.

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Iowa State returns to Jack Trice Stadium next Saturday, Sept. 19 for its final non-conference game against Bowling Green. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. on ESPNU.

(The AP contributed to this story)