Iowa stuns Michigan on last-second TD at the Big House

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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 26: Reece Vander Zee #2 of the Iowa Hawkeyes catches the game winning touchdown in front of Smith Snowden #3 of the Michigan Wolverines with no time left to win 20-19 at Michigan Stadium on September 26, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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There's no place like the Big House for last-second drama in college football this season.

The sight of Michigan's controversial Week 1 Hail Mary victory over Western Michigan supplied an electric finish once again Saturday, this time with Iowa shocking the Wolverines on a touchdown catch by Reece Vander Zee on the final play of the game.

The touchdown capped an 11-play, 91-yard drive, as the Hawkeyes clinched their first victory at Michigan Stadium since 2010. As good as the winning score was, the play to set Iowa up with a chance might have been even better.

The Hawkeyes would have run out of time before the final play, however, a Michigan defender went down injured giving them a chance to set up.

The loss will sting a Michigan team that was the dominant side for virtually the entire game. The Wolverines outgained Iowa 429-285 in yardage but could not put the game away in the fourth quarter. Michigan's final two drives combined for only eight plays and 19 yards, taking just 3:27 off the clock.

That left enough time for Hank Brown to take Iowa down the field and deliver one of the biggest victories for the Hawkeyes in recent memory.

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