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Iowa

2023 Season Performance

#8
Rank
10-3
Record
206.9
Points
0.871
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W N #52 Northwestern 10-7
Worst L vs #52 Minnesota 10-12

Record Splits

Home 6-1
Away 3-1
Neutral 1-1
Conference 7-3
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 5-1

Rank Progression

#3
#15
#27
#39
#53
Pre
#27
W3
#10
W6
#18
W9
#14
W12
#10
W15
#8

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
W
NR vs #110 Utah State
24-14
+9.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.4 7.6
Margin Scaling
+2.1 9.7
Total 9.7 pts
2
09/09
W
#43 @ #62 Iowa State
20-13
+24.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.8 19.3
Margin Scaling
+1.7 21.0
Recency Weighting
+3.8 24.8
Total 24.8 pts
3
09/16
W
#8 vs #105 Western Michigan
41-10
+10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.8 6.2
Margin Scaling
+4.0 10.2
Total 10.2 pts
4
09/23
L
#10 @ #12 Penn State
0-31
-6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -2.0
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.6
Total -6.6 pts
5
09/30
W
#35 vs #97 Michigan State
26-16
+15.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.2 10.2
Margin Scaling
+2.8 13.0
Recency Weighting
+2.3 15.3
Total 15.3 pts
6
10/07
W
#23 vs #66 Purdue
20-14
+15.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.0 11.0
Margin Scaling
+1.8 12.8
Recency Weighting
+2.3 15.1
Total 15.1 pts
7
10/14
W
#18 @ #13 Wisconsin
15-6
+45.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+21.6 35.1
Margin Scaling
+3.4 38.5
Recency Weighting
+6.9 45.4
Total 45.4 pts
8
10/21
L
#8 vs #52 Minnesota
10-12
-8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.9 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -6.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.9
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -8.2
Total -8.2 pts
10
11/04
W
#14 N #52 Northwestern
10-7
+39.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
+19.3 30.8
Margin Scaling
+1.4 32.1
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 33.6
Recency Weighting
+6.1 39.7
Total 39.7 pts
11
11/11
W
#10 vs #40 Rutgers
22-0
+23.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+5.3 14.3
Margin Scaling
+5.8 20.1
Recency Weighting
+3.6 23.7
Total 23.7 pts
12
11/18
W
#12 vs #31 Illinois
15-13
+16.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.1 13.1
Margin Scaling
+1.3 14.4
Recency Weighting
+2.6 16.9
Total 16.9 pts
13
11/24
W
#10 @ #38 Nebraska
13-10
+23.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.5 19.0
Margin Scaling
+1.3 20.3
Recency Weighting
+3.6 23.9
Total 23.9 pts
14
12/03
L
#9 N #1 Michigan
0-26
-3.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.4 -3.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.4 -1.9
Margin Scaling
-3.3 -5.2
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -3.1
Championship Game
×0.50 -3.1
Total -3.1 pts
Total
10-3 Record
206.9

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 -