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Iowa

2025 Season Performance

#20
Rank
8-4
Record
128.5
Points
0.832
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #34 Nebraska 40-16
Worst L @ #60 Iowa State 13-16

Record Splits

Home 5-2
Away 3-2
Conference 6-3
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 2-4
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#6
#27
#48
#69
#89
Pre
#16
W3
#70
W6
#52
W9
#20
W12
#29
W15
#20

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/30
W
NR vs FCS UAlbany
34-7
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/06
L
#67 @ #60 Iowa State
13-16
-5.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.5 -4.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -4.0
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -4.6
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.4
Total -5.4 pts
3
09/13
W
#79 vs #136 Massachusetts
47-7
+6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 2.8
Margin Scaling
+3.8 6.6
Total 6.6 pts
4
09/20
W
#70 @ #32 Rutgers
38-28
+23.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+3.9 17.4
Margin Scaling
+2.9 20.3
Recency Weighting
+3.7 23.9
Total 23.9 pts
5
09/27
L
#11 vs #4 Indiana
15-20
-4.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+2.1 -3.1
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -4.2
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -4.9
Total -4.9 pts
7
10/11
W
#52 @ #88 Wisconsin
37-0
+27.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+3.5 17.0
Margin Scaling
+6.2 23.2
Recency Weighting
+4.2 27.3
Total 27.3 pts
8
10/18
W
#32 vs #86 Penn State
25-24
+17.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.8 13.8
Margin Scaling
+0.6 14.4
Recency Weighting
+2.6 17.1
Total 17.1 pts
9
10/25
W
#35 vs #29 Minnesota
41-3
+25.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+5.9 14.9
Margin Scaling
+6.3 21.3
Recency Weighting
+3.8 25.1
Total 25.1 pts
11
11/08
L
#24 vs #15 Oregon
16-18
-4.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.9 -3.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -4.0
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.8
Total -4.8 pts
12
11/15
L
#26 @ #9 USC
21-26
-3.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -2.2
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -3.3
Recency Weighting
-0.6 -3.9
Total -3.9 pts
13
11/22
W
#29 vs #114 Michigan State
20-17
+13.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.9 9.9
Margin Scaling
+1.1 11.0
Recency Weighting
+2.0 13.0
Total 13.0 pts
14
11/28
W
#30 @ #34 Nebraska
40-16
+34.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+9.6 23.1
Margin Scaling
+5.8 29.0
Recency Weighting
+5.2 34.2
Total 34.2 pts
Total
8-4 Record
128.2

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 -