IOWA CITY — Iowa football nearly found comeback magic again. Nearly.

On fourth and goal, quarterback Mark Gronowski rushed for a touchdown to give the Hawkeyes the lead with 1:51 remaining in the game. Iowa failed the two-point conversion, meaning the score was 16-15 in the Hawkeyes’ favor.

That meant Iowa's defense had to hold up.

The Hawkeyes weren't able to do it. Oregon moved the ball down the field and set up a field goal by Atticus Sappington, who made the 39-yarder with three seconds left to give the Ducks the two-point win.

With that, Iowa football's three-game winning streak was snapped by Oregon. The Ducks took the game, 18-16.

There were dreary conditions for the Hawkeyes' matchup with the Ducks at Kinnick Stadium as rain consistently came down. Oregon handled the ele

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