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Iowa State

2025 Season Performance

#29
Rank
7-4
Record
92.6
Points
0.703
SOS

Current Form

W3 streak
HOT
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #67 Iowa 16-13
Worst L @ #80 Colorado 17-24

Record Splits

Home 4-2
Away 3-2
Conference 4-4
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 3-2
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#1
#18
#35
#52
#70
Pre
#28
W3
#17
W6
#33
W9
#46
W12
#42
W15
#29

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/30
W
NR vs #80 South Dakota
55-7
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/06
W
#60 vs #67 Iowa
16-13
+34.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+17.2 26.2
Margin Scaling
+1.4 27.6
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 29.1
Recency Weighting
+5.2 34.4
Total 34.4 pts
3
09/13
W
#5 @ #94 Arkansas State
24-16
+13.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.2 11.2
Margin Scaling
+2.1 13.3
Total 13.3 pts
5
09/27
W
#33 vs #38 Arizona
39-14
+25.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+6.0 15.0
Margin Scaling
+5.3 20.3
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 21.8
Recency Weighting
+3.9 25.7
Total 25.7 pts
6
10/04
L
#11 @ #39 Cincinnati
30-38
-7.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -4.7
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -6.0
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.1
Total -7.1 pts
7
10/11
L
#33 @ #80 Colorado
17-24
-7.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
-0.7 -6.4
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -7.2
Total -7.2 pts
9
10/25
L
#40 vs #10 BYU
27-41
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -7.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.8 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -7.1
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
10
11/01
L
#46 vs #42 Arizona State
19-24
-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
+1.1 -6.8
Margin Scaling
-0.9 -7.7
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -9.1
Total -9.1 pts
11
11/08
W
#54 @ #40 TCU
20-17
+25.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+7.3 20.8
Margin Scaling
+1.2 21.9
Recency Weighting
+3.9 25.9
Total 25.9 pts
13
11/22
W
#42 vs #83 Kansas
38-14
+13.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.5 8.5
Margin Scaling
+4.4 13.0
Total 13.0 pts
14
11/29
W
#35 @ #133 Oklahoma State
20-13
+8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.6 6.9
Margin Scaling
+1.3 8.3
Total 8.3 pts
Total
7-4 Record
88.8

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 -