Iowa
Big Ten · 2–0 · MRI Classic #36
Power+17.4#18 of 138
Résumé+0.74#9 · wins above average
Movement-4down from #14 last week
Best winIowa State (16–13)
Schedule faced-4.4 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+3.3 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 | Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | +41.8 | -1.8 |
| 2 | vs | Iowa State | W 16–13 | +10.3 | -7.3 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs | Northern Iowa FCS | +56.3 | 100% |
| 4 | at | Michigan | +0.6 | 52% |
| 5 | vs | Ohio State | -11.0 | 25% |
| 6 | at | Washington | +0.9 | 52% |
| 8 | at | Minnesota | +14.9 | 82% |
| 9 | vs | Wisconsin | +21.8 | 91% |
| 10 | at | Northwestern | +11.3 | 75% |
| 11 | vs | Purdue | +29.6 | 96% |
Season by season
Best finish: #6 in 2020. 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 75 — 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 | 15 of 136 | 9–4 | 18.96 | Power |
| 2024 | 21 of 134 | 8–5 | 13.89 | Power |
| 2023 | 40 of 133 | 10–4 | 7.11 | Power |
| 2022 | 22 of 131 | 8–5 | 12.38 | Power |
| 2021 | 17 of 130 | 10–4 | 13.55 | Power |
| 2020 | 6 of 128 | 6–2 | 20.78 | Power |
| 2019 | 15 of 130 | 10–3 | 72.94 | MRI |
| 2018 | 12 of 130 | 9–4 | 70.35 | MRI |
| 2017 | 20 of 130 | 7–5 | 65.03 | MRI |
| 2016 | 41 of 128 | 8–5 | 42.86 | MRI |
| 2015 | 23 of 128 | 12–2 | 65.16 | MRI |
| 2014 | 64 of 128 | 7–6 | 23.92 | MRI |
| 2013 | 41 of 126 | 8–5 | 45.68 | MRI |
| 2012 | 75 of 124 | 4–8 | 9.65 | MRI |
| 2011 | 55 of 120 | 7–6 | 28.22 | MRI |
| 2010 | 23 of 120 | 8–5 | 61.88 | MRI |
| 2009 | 17 of 120 | 11–2 | 63.17 | MRI |
| 2008 | 17 of 120 | 9–4 | 65.92 | MRI |
| 2007 | 69 of 120 | 6–6 | 18.92 | MRI |
| 2006 | 60 of 119 | 6–7 | 26.51 | MRI |
| 2005 | 28 of 119 | 7–5 | 55.31 | MRI |
| 2004 | 15 of 117 | 10–2 | 76.94 | MRI |
| 2003 | 17 of 117 | 10–3 | 71.23 | MRI |