
Iowa’s last-play win and Wisconsin’s rally lead Saturday afternoon college football
Nineteen verified finals from the afternoon window, with individual recaps for every game.
By Beat Chuck College Football Desk / Published September 26, 2026
Saturday’s afternoon college football window produced two dramatic Big Ten finishes. Iowa went 91 yards in the last 1:46 and won at Michigan on the final play; Wisconsin erased a 17-point deficit and scored the go-ahead touchdown at Penn State with 1:13 remaining. Florida’s ground game drove a 52-28 win over No. 4 Ole Miss, while Georgia turned four Oklahoma turnovers into a 41-13 rout.
This collection covers the 19 verified finals that began in the assigned 3:30–5 p.m. Eastern window. Every link below opens an individual game recap with its own scoring sequence and source record. Games that started later remained outside this window and will be handled at their assigned check.
Late finishes and rallies
- Iowa stuns Michigan 20-19 on Hank Brown's last-play touchdown to Reece Vander Zee — Brown drove Iowa 91 yards in the final 1:46 and found Vander Zee from 16 yards out as time expired in Ann Arbor.
- Wisconsin rallies from 17 down to beat Penn State 24-20 on Jacob Harris touchdown — Colton Joseph hit Harris for a 72-yard score with 1:13 left, completing the Badgers' fourth-quarter comeback in Happy Valley.
- Miami (Ohio) rallies from 14 down to beat UConn 24-21 on Stidham field goal — David McComb threw two touchdowns before leaving injured, and Brady Stidham won it from 33 yards with 1:58 left.
- Marshall beats Gardner-Webb 36-35 on Diaz Nicolas field goal with three seconds left — Carlos Del Rio-Wilson led a 66-yard final drive after Gardner-Webb went ahead on a late fourth-quarter touchdown.
- Buffalo survives Robert Morris 31-28 after late Hautanen field goal — The Bulls rushed for 302 yards but needed a 48-yard fourth-quarter kick and a final stop to hold off the Colonials.
Conference and ranked-team tests
- Chris Cole's 85-yard fumble return helps Georgia rout Oklahoma 41-13 — The No. 2 Bulldogs scored 28 unanswered first-half points, forced four turnovers and held the Sooners to 65 rushing yards in Athens.
- Florida runs past No. 4 Ole Miss 52-28 behind Jadan Baugh’s three touchdowns — The No. 21 Gators rushed for 302 yards, answered two third-quarter Rebel pushes and pulled clear in the fourth.
- Wayshawn Parker scores three times as Utah beats Iowa State 31-17 — The No. 15 Utes built a 24-3 halftime lead, then used Parker’s late touchdown catch to stop a Cyclones rally.
- UCF holds TCU to 33 rushing yards in 21-13 Big 12 win — The Knights overcame a midgame deficit and sealed their conference opener with a late interception.
- Auburn holds off Vanderbilt 21-15 after Nimrod strike and Carlson punt return — The Tigers built a 14-3 halftime lead and ran out the final six minutes after Vanderbilt cut the margin to six.
- Nebraska beats Michigan State 31-13 as Colandrea throws two touchdowns — The Cornhuskers scored 17 second-quarter points and forced three Spartans turnovers in their Big Ten opener.
The rest of the afternoon window
- Conner Weigman throws four touchdowns as Houston beats Georgia Southern 42-28 — Houston answered a second-quarter tie with three straight touchdowns and finished with 441 yards in Statesboro.
- Dan Mahan throws three touchdowns as Duke rolls past William & Mary 62-7 — The Blue Devils piled up 638 yards and held the Tribe to 17 rushing yards in a one-sided afternoon in Durham.
- Maddux Madsen throws three touchdowns as Boise State beats Western Michigan 32-7 — Dylan Riley added 138 rushing yards, and the Boise State defense kept Western Michigan scoreless until the final minute.
- Scottre Humphrey scores twice as New Mexico beats New Mexico State 42-18 — The Lobos ran for 253 yards and broke open the Rio Grande Rivalry with three third-quarter touchdowns in Las Cruces.
- TJ Engleman Jr. scores three times as East Carolina beats N.C. Central 42-9 — The Pirates scored 35 points in the second quarter, including Engleman’s 88-yard run and Ayden Duncanson’s interception return.
- Ohio pulls away from Stonehill 35-7 behind Matt Vezza and 301 rushing yards — The Bobcats broke a 7-7 tie, held the Skyhawks to 124 total yards and finished their nonconference home date with four unanswered touchdowns.
- South Florida scores twice in fourth to escape Bowling Green 14-6 — D.J. Crowther ran for 143 yards, and the Bulls turned a scoreless first three quarters into a road win.
- FIU holds LIU to three points in 20-3 win at Pitbull Stadium — Tyson Carter caught a 48-yard touchdown, and the Panthers controlled the game with 394 yards and nine third-down conversions.
The close games required different answers: Iowa finished a long final drive, Wisconsin struck quickly through the air, Miami (Ohio) completed a 14-point comeback, and Marshall needed a field goal with three seconds left. The larger margins had their own drivers, from Florida’s 302 rushing yards to Duke’s 638 total yards. The linked recaps distinguish those paths game by game instead of flattening the window into one scoreboard.
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