Iowa kicker Drew Stevens’ field goal with about five minutes left in the third quarter gave the Hawkeyes its first two-possession lead of Monday's Music City Bowl. Those three points, though, were Iowa’s only scoring play of the second half. Meanwhile, Missouri piled on 13 unanswered points as the Hawkeyes wilted.

Iowa Hawkeyes football vs Missouri Tigers in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30, 2024, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee

Craig first made a 51-yard field goal to cap off the drive that started with Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan’s lone interception of the game. A questionable late hit call on safety Quinn Schulte kept the drive alive (and led to Craig even having the opportunity).