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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
W1
#67
W4
#11
W7
#32
W10
#25
W13
#30
W15
#20

Season Breakdown

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Week
Game
Score
Raw
Adj
Diff
1
08/30
W
NR vs FCS UAlbany
34-7
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/06
L
#67 @ #60 Iowa State
13-16
-4.1
-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
-1.3
3
09/13
W
#79 vs #136 Massachusetts
47-7
+6.3
+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
+0.3
4
09/20
W
#70 @ #32 Rutgers
38-28
+39.9
+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
-16.0
5
09/27
L
#11 vs #4 Indiana
15-20
-5.0
-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
+0.0
7
10/11
W
#52 @ #88 Wisconsin
37-0
+22.2
+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
+5.1
8
10/18
W
#32 vs #86 Penn State
25-24
+11.6
+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
+5.4
9
10/25
W
#35 vs #29 Minnesota
41-3
+31.6
+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
-6.5
11
11/08
L
#25 vs #15 Oregon
16-18
-4.8
-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
+0.0
12
11/15
L
#26 @ #9 USC
21-26
-3.6
-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
-0.3
13
11/22
W
#29 vs #114 Michigan State
20-17
+9.9
+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
+3.1
14
11/28
W
#30 @ #34 Nebraska
40-16
+47.5
+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
-13.3
Total
8-4 Record
151.6
128.2
-23.4

All-Time Summary (2016-2025)

10
Seasons
81-37
Record
69%
Win Rate
#15
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.841
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#10
2017
#22
2018
#15
2019
#10
2020
#18
2021
#6
2022
#16
2023
#9
2024
#22
2025
#20

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2025 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #20 #11 128.5 0.832 -
2024 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #22 #17 140.4 0.808 -
2023 Big Ten 10-3 (77%) #9 #4 202.0 0.834 -
2022 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #16 #13 145.4 0.847 -
2021 Big Ten 10-3 (77%) #6 #2 232.6 0.874 -
2020 Big Ten 6-2 (75%) #18 #16 111.0 0.845 -
2019 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #10 #1 197.1 0.832 -
2018 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #15 #6 161.3 0.898 -
2017 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #22 #7 132.0 0.833 -
2016 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #10 #10 175.1 0.807 -