Saturday's game was an old-school, gritty performance from both the No. 9 Oregon Ducks (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) and the No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten), one t

The mistakes that cost Iowa Hawkeyes football, despite its fourth-quarter heroics, vs. Oregon at Kinnick Stadium will hurt for a while.

Hawkeyes were oh, so close to staying in the College Football Playoff picture. Instead, they were 18-16 losers to the mighty Ducks of Oregon, a heartbreaker in a true Big Ten battle of fighters.

Atticus Sappington’s 39-yard field goal with three seconds left shut the door on any more Iowa City magic. No. 9 Oregon escaped with an 18-16 victory to keep its College Football Playoff visions alive, while No. 20 Iowa is forced to swallow another tough outcome when facing the sport’s elite.

No. 9 Oregon puts its nation‑leading road win streak on the line in Kinnick Stadium against No. 20 Iowa this Saturday on CBS

Iowa also enters the day riding an 11-game losing streak against top-25 opponents. But the Hawkeyes are a different team in November. Iowa is 5-1 against ranked opponents in the Kirk Ferentz era and are 18-2 in the month of November over the last five years.

Iowa football is hanging around vs. Oregon, and kicker Drew Stevens just ignited the Kinnick Stadium crowd. Stevens crushed a 58-yard field goal through the rain, shattering his previous career-long (55 yards) to cut the Hawkeyes' deficit to 15-10 early in the fourth quarter.