Iowa State
Big 12 · 1–1 · MRI Classic #82
Power+11.4#30 of 138
Résumé-0.04#89 · wins above average
Movement+5up from #35 last week
Best winSoutheast Missouri State (38–10)
Worst lossIowa (13–16)
Schedule faced-8.7 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+5.1 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Southeast Missouri State FCS | W 38–10 | +50.3 | -22.3 |
| 2 | at | Iowa | L 13–16 | -10.3 | +7.3 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs | Bowling Green | +36.7 | 99% |
| 4 | vs | Utah | -10.8 | 26% |
| 5 | vs | West Virginia | +18.3 | 87% |
| 6 | at | BYU | -12.1 | 23% |
| 8 | at | Arizona | -3.8 | 41% |
| 9 | vs | Oklahoma State | +26.0 | 94% |
| 10 | at | Baylor | +2.8 | 57% |
| 11 | vs | Cincinnati | +9.8 | 72% |
Season by season
Best finish: #12 in 2021. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 of 136 | 8–4 | 10.93 | Power |
| 2024 | 25 of 134 | 11–3 | 12.61 | Power |
| 2023 | 28 of 133 | 7–6 | 10.11 | Power |
| 2022 | 37 of 131 | 4–8 | 8.97 | Power |
| 2021 | 12 of 130 | 7–6 | 16.10 | Power |
| 2020 | 13 of 128 | 9–3 | 17.42 | Power |
| 2019 | 40 of 130 | 7–6 | 37.75 | MRI |
| 2018 | 47 of 130 | 8–5 | 35.26 | MRI |
| 2017 | 37 of 130 | 7–5 | 43.59 | MRI |
| 2016 | 96 of 128 | 3–9 | -11.17 | MRI |
| 2015 | 99 of 128 | 3–9 | -10.20 | MRI |
| 2014 | 121 of 128 | 2–10 | -39.94 | MRI |
| 2013 | 97 of 126 | 3–9 | -12.59 | MRI |
| 2012 | 74 of 124 | 6–7 | 10.80 | MRI |
| 2011 | 86 of 120 | 6–7 | 1.59 | MRI |
| 2010 | 80 of 120 | 5–7 | 5.94 | MRI |
| 2009 | 76 of 120 | 7–6 | 10.29 | MRI |
| 2008 | 109 of 120 | 2–10 | -30.24 | MRI |
| 2007 | 97 of 120 | 3–9 | -10.74 | MRI |
| 2006 | 107 of 119 | 4–8 | -29.55 | MRI |
| 2005 | 27 of 119 | 7–5 | 56.06 | MRI |
| 2004 | 53 of 117 | 7–5 | 31.32 | MRI |
| 2003 | 111 of 117 | 2–10 | -43.50 | MRI |