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Iowa State

2018 Season Performance

#37
Rank
8-4
Record
76.8
Points
0.662
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #11 West Virginia 30-14
Worst L @ #75 TCU 14-17

Record Splits

Home 6-1
Away 2-3
Conference 6-3
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 3-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#24
#46
#68
#90
#111
Pre
#44
W3
#101
W6
#58
W9
#40
W12
#37
W15
#37

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
2
09/08
L
#55 @ #32 Iowa
3-13
-4.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -2.4
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -4.1
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.9
Total -4.9 pts
3
09/15
L
#79 vs #27 Oklahoma
27-37
-8.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.1 -7.3
Loss Record Modifier
+2.1 -5.2
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -6.8
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -8.0
Total -8.0 pts
4
09/22
W
#101 vs #21 Akron
26-13
+8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.7 6.3
Margin Scaling
+2.1 8.4
Total 8.4 pts
5
09/29
L
#60 @ #75 TCU
14-17
-5.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.8 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -5.0
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -5.6
Total -5.6 pts
6
10/06
W
#82 @ #31 Oklahoma State
48-42
+17.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.3 15.8
Margin Scaling
+1.6 17.4
Total 17.4 pts
7
10/13
W
#58 vs #11 West Virginia
30-14
+24.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+6.1 15.1
Margin Scaling
+4.1 19.3
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 20.8
Recency Weighting
+3.7 24.5
Total 24.5 pts
9
10/27
W
#53 vs #31 Texas Tech
40-31
+11.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.2 9.2
Margin Scaling
+2.5 11.7
Total 11.7 pts
10
11/03
W
#40 @ #94 Kansas
27-3
+14.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.5 10.0
Margin Scaling
+4.2 14.2
Total 14.2 pts
11
11/10
W
#31 vs #66 Baylor
28-14
+12.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.1 10.1
Margin Scaling
+2.5 12.7
Total 12.7 pts
12
11/18
L
#29 @ #21 Texas
10-24
-6.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.6 -4.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -5.3
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.2
Total -6.2 pts
13
11/25
W
#37 vs #81 Kansas State
42-38
+10.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.3 9.3
Margin Scaling
+1.5 10.8
Total 10.8 pts
14
12/01
W
#36 vs FCS Drake
27-24
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
Total
8-4 Record
75.1

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
71-54
Record
57%
Win Rate
#46
Avg Rank
#4
Best Rank
0.689
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#102
2017
#36
2018
#37
2019
#42
2020
#16
2021
#41
2022
#77
2023
#40
2024
#19
2025
#29
2026
#70

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big 12 3-3 (50%) #70 #55 8.2 0.651 -
2025 Big 12 7-4 (64%) #29 #5 92.6 0.703 -
2024 Big 12 10-3 (77%) #19 #9 154.3 0.702 -
2023 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #40 #36 69.1 0.705 -
2022 Big 12 4-8 (33%) #77 #4 13.4 0.706 -
2021 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #41 #29 69.4 0.687 -
2020 Big 12 8-3 (73%) #16 #10 126.4 0.698 -
2019 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #42 #21 55.6 0.693 -
2018 Big 12 8-4 (67%) #37 #29 76.8 0.662 -
2017 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #36 #18 78.9 0.696 -
2016 Big 12 3-9 (25%) #102 #102 -42.3 0.679 -