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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-26 · by Larry Lage The Associated Press
In a thrilling finish to their Big Ten conference opener, No. 17 Iowa defeated No. 18 Michigan with a touchdown pass on the final play of the game for a 20-19 victory. Hank Brown's 16-yard throw to Reece Vander Zee capped off an impressive 91-yard drive that included crucial penalties against Michigan late in regulation. The win marks Iowa’s first triumph over a ranked Big Ten opponent away from home since 2015, while ending Michigan’s streak of winning after leading at halftime at 47 games.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-27,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Saturday, No. 17 Iowa upset No. 18 Michigan, winning 20-19 in Ann Arbor at Michigan Stadium. Iowa quarterback Hank Brown threw the game-winning touchdown pass with just two seconds left, catching Michigan off guard as they were penalized for unnecessary roughness on a third down play near midfield. The victory marked Iowa's first win over Michigan since 2016 and came after a controversial Week 1 incident where Michigan benefited from an extra second awarded in their win against Western Michigan. With this upset, Iowa improved to 4-0, while Michigan fell to 3-1 in the Big Ten season opener.
Written for “Iowa Beats Michigan” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hank Brown threw a game-ending, 16-yard touchdown pass to Reece Vander Zee to lift No. 17 Iowa to a 20-19 win over No. 18 Michigan on Saturday.
asserted
Brown → throw → Saturday
The Hawkeyes (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) went 91 yards on the final drive — boosted by an unnecessary roughness penalty against Michigan on a third down at midfield.
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Hawkeyes → go → midfield
Brown’s 29-yard pass to Addison Ostrenga set up the final play with 2 seconds on the clock.
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pass → set → clock
Bryce Underwood threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to JJ Buchanan early in the fourth quarter — their second scoring connection of the game — but the Wolverines (3-1, 0-1) could not make enough plays on both sides of the ball to hold on for the win.
uncertain
Wolverines → throw → win
Iowa took its first lead early in the fourth quarter on Brown’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Vander Zee.
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Iowa → take → Zee
Then Underwood dropped back, stepped up, rolled right and threw a long touchdown pass to Buchanan for a 19-14 lead.
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Underwood → drop → lead
His 2-point conversion pass fell incomplete.
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pass → fall → ?
Iowa lined up to go for it on fourth down at the Michigan 28 late in the game and left guard Leighton Jones was flagged for a false start.
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Jones → line → start
Facing a fourth-and-6, coach Kirk Ferentz chose to have Caden Buhr attempt a 51-yard field goal and it was wide right with 2:33 left to play.
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2:33 → face → goal
Iowa’s defense forced Michigan to punt again and its offense took advantage.
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offense → force → advantage
On Underwood’s first touchdown pass to Buchanan, he converted a third-and-7 from the Iowa 18.
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he → convert → 18
The lead didn’t last long because Braeden Jackson, son of former NFL running back Fred Jackson, returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a score.
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Jackson → last → score
The Wolverines went back ahead early in the second quarter on Trey Butkowski’s 41-yard field goal.
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Wolverines → go → goal
Instead of kicking another field goal later in the quarter, Kyle Whittingham went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Iowa 18 and Underwood’s sneak was stopped.
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sneak → kick → 18
Underwood was picked off Deshaun Lee, a former teammate at nearby Belleville High School, at the Iowa 2 early in the third quarter.
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Underwood → pick → quarter
Injury report
Michigan running back Jordan Marshall appeared to aggravate an injury in the second half.
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Marshall → appear → half
Right tackle Blake Frazier left the game in the third quarter, trying to keep weight off his right leg.
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Frazier → leave → leg
Frazier was shifted from left to right tackle to fill in for Andrew Sprague, who missed a second straight game with an injury.
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who → shift → injury
The takeaway
Iowa: The Hawkeyes beat a ranked Big Ten team on the road for the first time since 2015.
asserted
Hawkeyes → beat → 2015
Michigan: The Wolverines had won 47 straight when leading at halftime in what was the longest active streak in FBS.
asserted
what → win → FBS
Up next
Michigan: Plays first road game at Minnesota next Saturday.
asserted
Michigan → play → Minnesota
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