With their backs against the wall and College Football Playoff hopes on the line in a rainy environment at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the No. 17 USC Tro

After taking a 21-7 lead in the second quarter, Iowa was outscored 19-0 to close the game. The Hawkeyes blew the 14-point cushion on their way to a 26-21 loss to USC, adding to what has been a season defined by frustratingly slim margins.

USC was awful in the first half but majestic in the second half. The Trojans shut out Iowa after halftime and scored 19 straight to win. Our recap:

Iowa football's loss at USC was a tale of two halves. Here are the best and worst moments in the one-score affair.

No. 17 USC kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 26-21 comeback win over No. 21 Iowa at the rain-soaked Coliseum Saturday afternoon.

The USC Trojans overcame an 11-point second half deficit to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes 26-21 under heavy rainfall at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to remain a

The Hawkeyes showed off another trick play against the Trojans, allowing Mark Gronowski to record a receiving touchdown against USC.

The Hawkeyes' offense nearly pulled off another late-game drive, but it was a third-quarter sequence that really was costly in a loss at USC.

Iowa’s offense made its first major mistake of the game late in the third quarter. Gronowski, who was rolling to his right to avoid pressure on third down, tried to hit Jacob Gill. But the pass was broken up and bounded into the hands of a USC defender. That gave the Trojans the ball in Iowa territory trailing by just two.

The Coliseum’s mood was as dark as the halftime sky when Southern California went to the locker room soaked in nonstop rain and trailing Iowa by 11 points. With their postseason hopes under a serious cloud,