No. 9 Oregon gets 18-16 win over No. 20 Iowa on field goal with 3 seconds left

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No. 9 Oregon gets 18-16 win over No. 20 Iowa on field goal with 3 seconds left
PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 18: Atticus Sappington #36 of the Oregon Ducks points up after a kick off against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on October 18, 2025 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)
Oregon kicker Atticus Sappington hit three field goals in Oregon's 18-16 win over Iowa. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)
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Atticus Sappington drilled a 39-yard field goal with three seconds left to give No. 9 Oregon an 18-16 win over No. 20 Iowa in the rain in Iowa City.

The Ducks led the entire game until Iowa went on a 93-yard drive that was capped by a 3-yard TD run by QB Mark Gronowski with 1:51 to go. However, the Ducks had two timeouts and easily moved into field goal range on a game-winning drive that had little drama until Sappington lined up for his winning kick.

Oregon got into field goal range on a fantastic throw from QB Dante Moore to Malik Benson. The 22-yard catch put the Ducks at the 27-yard line with 23 seconds to go. Just look at where Moore placed this ball for Benson to make the catch.

Moore threw for 47 yards on the game-winning drive after he had just 65 yards passing before the possession began. Oregon ran the ball 36 times for 261 yards and averaged over 7 yards a carry against Iowa’s defense.

However, Oregon found the end zone just once and needed Sappington to make three field goals.

The Ducks were also playing much of the game without their top three receivers. Freshman Dakorien Moore missed the game after an injury in practice this week and tight end Kenyon Sadiq didn’t play despite dressing out. Gary Bryant Jr., the team’s third-leading receiver behind Moore and Saadiq, was injured on his only catch of the game and didn’t return.

Oh, Oregon has also been without receiver Evan Stewart all season after he suffered a knee injury in spring practice.

The Ducks were three spots lower in the College Football Playoff committee rankings than the post-Week 10 AP Top 25 because of their lack of a big win. Oregon’s overtime win over Penn State appeared to be huge at the time, but the Nittany Lions have lost six straight games and now have an interim coach.

Iowa, meanwhile, wasn’t ranked in the AP poll and was at No. 20 in the CFP rankings. The trip to Iowa City presented the Ducks with a great chance for a ranked win.

And they got it.

It should be enough for Oregon’s playoff hopes to be fairly certain even if the Ducks lose one of their remaining three games. Oregon has games left against Minnesota, No. 19 USC and at No. 23 Washington. With another win over a ranked opponent, 10-2 would likely be plenty for the Ducks to make the playoff field.

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