IOWA CITY, Iowa — The 15th-ranked University of Iowa football team will face Missouri in the 2020 TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 in Nashville, Tennessee. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. (CT) from Nissan Stadium and the game will be televised on ESPN.

“Congratulations to coach Kirk Ferentz and our football student-athletes and the entire staff, for a successful 2020 season and our invitation to the Music City Bowl,” said Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair Gary Barta. “Their success in winning six straight games is a tribute to their dedication to improving from week to week. The focus, togetherness, and willingness to adapt that they have displayed throughout the entire summer and fall has been remarkable. This opportunity to compete in the postseason once again is well deserved.

“We want to thank Scott Ramsey and the Music City Bowl for the invitation to participate and we look forward to our visit to Nashville. To Scott and his staff, we appreciate your commitment to college football and the bowl season during these challenging times.”

MUSIC CITY BOWL TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for the 2020 TransPerfect Music City Bowl are available now at www.musiccitybowl.com.  This bowl season, the Music City Bowl will be following the guidelines under the Nissan Stadium Safe Stadium Plan, which keeps fans safety and health a priority.  With these guidelines, there will be a reduced capacity as well as implementing 100 percent mobile ticketing and parking.

Tickets will only be available through the Music City Bowl website.

IOWA IN POSTSEASON; AT THE MUSIC CITY BOWL
The Hawkeyes will be making their 34th bowl game appearance and their first Music City Bowl appearance.  Iowa enters the game having won three consecutive bowl games for the second time in program history.

IOWA VS. MIZZOU
The Hawkeyes are 6-7 all-time against Missouri.  All but one of the meetings – a 27-24 Iowa victory over the 14th-ranked Tigers in the 2010 Insight Bowl — came between 1892-1910.

Iowa is 6-5 all-time in bowl games against current Southeastern Conference opponents.

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Texas A&M
6. Cincinnati
7. Indiana
8. Oklahoma
9. Coastal Carolina
10. Florida
11. Georgia
12. Iowa State
13. BYU
14. North Carolina
15. Northwestern
16. Louisiana-Lafayette
17. Iowa
18. Miami (FL)
19. San Jose State
20. Texas
21. USC
22. Tulsa
23. Liberty
24. NC State
25. Oregon

See other story for WIC Individual Tourney

Dual Tourney @ Southeast Polk

Atlantic-CAM finished 3rd place. Their lone dual win was over Lewis Central 37-22. Joe Weaver and Kadin Stutzman had 3-0 days for the Trojans. Lewis Central finished 4th.

Mustang Invitational @ Shenandoah 

Atlantic-CAM finished second with 144.5 points. Cale Pulido was a winner at 182.

Carina Birkel was 2nd at the 126-132lb girls weight class. Sophie Barnes of Underwood won that title.

@ CARROLL

Clarinda finished 2-2 on the day. The Cardinals lost to Ames 39-37 and Carroll 40-26, but beat Denison-Schleswig 45-24 and Pocahontas Area 36-33. Denison-Schleswig went 0-4 on the day.

@ NORTH POLK 

Red Oak went 1-3 on the day. The Tigers beat Forest City 36-28 and lost to BLCUW-SH 41-35, Carlisle 49-30 and North Polk 66-14.

@ WAUKEE

Harlan went 2-2 on the day. The Cyclones lost to Waukee 70-6 and Ballard 48-33. The Cyclones beat Ottumwa 43-36 and Sioux City North 43-36. Zane Bendorf went 5-0 for Harlan.

@ CENTRAL DEWITT

Creston/O-M finished third as a team with 162.5 points. The Panthers had two runner-ups: Austin Evans  at 120 and Jackson Kinsella  at 195.

Thunderbird Invitational (Johnson County, NE)

Southwest Iowa’s Kyle Kesterson was a champion at 138. Seth Ettleman (113) and Gabe Johnson (120) got 2nd place.

@ RIDGE VIEW 

Coon Rapids-Bayard was 1-3. They defeated Sioux City West on criteria.

Logan-Magnolia came out on top of the pack at the Western Iowa Conference Individual Tournament on Saturday in Underwood. The Panthers racked up 210 points and had 5 individual champions.

Team Scores

1 Logan-Magnolia 210.0
2 Missouri Valley 203.0
3 Underwood 152.0
4 Treynor 144.0
5 Riverside 135.0
6 AHSTW 121.0
7 Tri Center 78.0
8 Audubon 48.0

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Fiesta Bowl could add another high-scoring game to its history with No. 12 Iowa State scheduled to face No. 25 Oregon on Jan. 2. The Cyclones dropped four spots in the College Football Playoff rankings after losing to Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship game. The Ducks won their second straight Pac-12 championship by beating Southern California. Iowa State has the nation’s leading rusher in Breece Hall, who had 1,436 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy (15) looks to pass as he escapes the tackle of Oklahoma defensive lineman Perrion Winfrey (8) during the second half of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. Oklahoma won 27-21. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

Oregon quarterback Tyler Shough threw for 1,480 yards and 13 touchdowns with five interceptions in six games.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Solomon Young scored 18 points, Jalen Coleman-Lands added 16 and Iowa State beat Jackson State 60-45. The Cyclones ended their four-game losing streak while the Tigers remain winless with their fifth consecutive loss following the cancelation of their first four games due to COVID-19. Coleman-Lands grabbed nine rebounds and Young collared eight. Tristan Jarrett scored 18 points for Jackson State.

Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm directs his team against Jackson State during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney)

Iowa State is scheduled to host Chicago State on Tuesday, which will mark its fifth game in 12 days. The Tigers are scheduled to play at North Alabama on Tuesday. Jackson State’s Jan. 9 contest against Alcorn State will serve as its home opener.