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Iowa State

2023 Season Performance

#40
Rank
7-5
Record
69.1
Points
0.705
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #80 Oklahoma State 34-27
Worst L @ #28 Ohio 7-10

Record Splits

Home 3-3
Away 4-2
Conference 6-3
Non-Conf 1-2
Close (7 pts or less) 2-3
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#31
#50
#69
#88
#106
Pre
#53
W3
#96
W6
#67
W9
#42
W12
#54
W15
#40

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
W
NR vs #124 Northern Iowa
30-9
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/09
L
#62 vs #43 Iowa
13-20
-5.7
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
-1.1 -4.8
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.7
Total -5.7 pts
3
09/16
L
#78 @ #28 Ohio
7-10
-6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -6.0
Total -6.0 pts
4
09/23
W
#96 vs #80 Oklahoma State
34-27
+20.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+5.3 14.3
Margin Scaling
+1.8 16.1
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 17.6
Recency Weighting
+3.2 20.8
Total 20.8 pts
5
09/30
L
#69 @ #9 Oklahoma
20-50
-7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.7 -4.3
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -3.3
Margin Scaling
-3.0 -6.3
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.5
Total -7.5 pts
6
10/08
W
#85 vs #58 TCU
27-14
+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
+2.6 11.7
Total 11.7 pts
7
10/14
W
#67 @ #99 Cincinnati
30-10
+13.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.7 9.8
Margin Scaling
+3.2 13.1
Total 13.1 pts
9
10/28
W
#51 @ #96 Baylor
30-18
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.0 9.5
Margin Scaling
+2.3 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
10
11/04
L
#42 vs #27 Kansas
21-28
-9.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.5 -7.9
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -6.9
Margin Scaling
-0.9 -7.7
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -9.1
Total -9.1 pts
11
11/12
W
#58 @ #70 BYU
45-13
+18.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.3 13.8
Margin Scaling
+5.0 18.8
Total 18.8 pts
12
11/19
L
#42 vs #5 Texas
16-26
-7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.2 -7.2
Loss Record Modifier
+2.2 -5.0
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -6.5
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.7
Total -7.7 pts
13
11/26
W
#54 @ #17 Kansas State
42-35
+27.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+7.9 21.4
Margin Scaling
+1.8 23.1
Recency Weighting
+4.2 27.3
Total 27.3 pts
Total
7-5 Record
67.4

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 -