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Iowa

2020 Season Performance

#14
Rank
6-2
Record
130.2
Points
0.940
SOS

Current Form

W6 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W @ #110 Penn State 41-21
Worst L @ #62 Purdue 20-24

Record Splits

Home 3-1
Away 3-1
Conference 6-2
Non-Conf 0-0
Close (7 pts or less) 1-2

Rank Progression

#8
#34
#60
#86
#110
Pre
#20
W3
#38
W6
#55
W9
#100
W12
#31
W15
#13
W16
#14

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
8
10/24
L
#53 @ #62 Purdue
20-24
-6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.1 -3.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -4.0
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -5.0
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.0
Total -6.0 pts
9
10/31
L
#98 vs #41 Northwestern
20-21
-5.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.5 -3.7
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -4.1
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.0
Total -5.0 pts
10
11/07
W
#100 vs #13 Michigan State
49-7
+21.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.0 11.0
Margin Scaling
+6.5 17.5
Recency Weighting
+3.7 21.1
Total 21.1 pts
11
11/14
W
#39 @ #87 Minnesota
35-7
+31.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+6.4 19.9
Margin Scaling
+5.7 25.6
Recency Weighting
+5.4 31.0
Total 31.0 pts
12
11/21
W
#35 @ #110 Penn State
41-21
+42.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+17.1 30.6
Margin Scaling
+4.7 35.3
Recency Weighting
+7.4 42.8
Total 42.8 pts
13
11/27
W
#31 vs #96 Nebraska
26-20
+17.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.5 12.5
Margin Scaling
+1.9 14.4
Recency Weighting
+3.0 17.4
Total 17.4 pts
14
12/05
W
#23 @ #70 Illinois
35-21
+20.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.2 13.8
Margin Scaling
+2.8 16.6
Recency Weighting
+3.5 20.1
Total 20.1 pts
15
12/12
W
#17 vs #37 Wisconsin
28-7
+31.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+12.7 21.7
Margin Scaling
+4.7 26.3
Recency Weighting
+5.5 31.9
Total 31.9 pts
Total
6-2 Record
153.3

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
86-38
Record
69%
Win Rate
#15
Avg Rank
#2
Best Rank
0.843
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#10
2017
#19
2018
#16
2019
#14
2020
#14
2021
#8
2022
#21
2023
#8
2024
#22
2025
#20
2026
#18

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 5-1 (83%) #18 #7 67.4 0.689 -
2025 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #20 #11 128.5 0.832 -
2024 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #22 #17 141.1 0.808 -
2023 Big Ten 10-3 (77%) #8 #8 206.9 0.871 -
2022 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #21 #10 118.8 0.825 -
2021 Big Ten 10-3 (77%) #8 #2 196.2 0.853 -
2020 Big Ten 6-2 (75%) #14 #13 130.2 0.940 -
2019 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #14 #3 164.7 0.843 -
2018 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #16 #10 143.9 0.877 -
2017 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #19 #7 131.3 0.893 -
2016 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #10 #9 168.7 0.845 -