University of Iowa seemed to be in control with a four-run lead with four innings left but Oregon battled back for a 9-6 victory Friday night at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City. Wins by Oregon and UCLA forced a three-way tie with the Hawkeyes for first in the Big Ten baseball standings with one game remaining.
A closer look at Iowa’s 20-17 loss to UCLA Friday night at the Rose Bowl. The Bruins beat Hawkeyes at their own game, running the ball and stopping Iowa from running it.
Follow along with The Gazette’s live blog for score updates, highlights and analysis from Friday night’s Iowa football game against UCLA at the Rose Bowl.
UCLA hosts Iowa in a Friday night Big Ten football game at the Rose Bowl. Here’s what you need to know.
The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems for Week 11 of the college football season, including Iowa’s journey to the Rose Bowl and Iowa State’s trip to Arrowhead Stadium.
The combined scores of Iowa’s last four Rose Bowls was Pac-12 teams 164, Iowa 78. None were close. The 102-year-old stadium that UCLA calls home may slightly resemble Kinnick Way, Way West when Iowa plays the Bruins Friday night.
Iowa appears to be the better team on paper in this matchup, but one also would have said that about Rutgers and Nebraska before their losses to the Bruins.
Iowa will be playing its first regular-season game two-plus time zones away since its 2010 loss at Arizona.
Fun Facts about Friday’s Iowa football game against UCLA. The Hawkeyes and Bruins have the same number of wins in California so far this season: Zero.
UCLA — Iowa’s Week 11 opponent — is coming off back-to-back road wins against Rutgers and Nebraska.
As troublesome as games out west have sometimes been for the Hawkeyes historically, all signs point toward Iowa being the better team in its 2024 matchup with UCLA.
Iowa will be playing Friday night football again in 2024.
The Big Ten released its 2024-25 opponent assignments for women’s basketball Tuesday morning. Newcomers USC and UCLA will visit Iowa City. Nebraska is Iowa’s lone double-play.
LSU defeated UCLA 78-69 in an NCAA women’s basketball Sweet 16 game at MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y., on Saturday.
If you thought winning a conference football or basketball championship was hard for Iowa before, wait until the four Pac-12 refugees jump on board.
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