Iowa gains Big Ten championship game berth
Hawkeyes claim outright West Division title
The Iowa Hawkeyes have clinched a berth into the 2021 Big Ten Football Championship Game and will face East Division champion Michigan in Indianapolis.
Iowa defeated Nebraska, 28-21, on Friday to improve to 10-2 overall and 7-2 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes’ victory, coupled with Minnesota’s 23-13 win over Wisconsin on Saturday, gave Iowa the outright West Division title and a spot in the Big Ten title game for the second time in program history.
Iowa last reached the Big Ten finale in 2015 when they went 12-0 in the regular season with an unblemished 8-0 record in conference play. The Hawkeyes lost to Michigan State, 16-13.
The Big Ten Football Championship Game will be played at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will be televised nationally by FOX. The winner will earn the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy and a chance to play in one of the six bowl games that comprise the College Football Playoff, including the Rose Bowl Game.