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Iowa State

B12 · 2002 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
7–7
0.500 Win %
Conference
7th
4–4 in B12

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
129
1895–2026
All-Time Record
566–679–45
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1944, 2024
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 8 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa State head-to-head · History & Eras

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
1Week 1 · Aug 27Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC9–5L 31–38
2Week 2 · Sep 3Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB122–10W 45–3
3Week 3 · Sep 10FCSUnranked—W 58–6
4Week 4 · Sep 17Iowa (IOWA)H2HB1011–2W 36–31
5Week 5 · Sep 24Troy (TROY)H2HIND FBSI4–8W 42–12
6Week 6 · Oct 1Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB127–7W 36–14
8Week 8 · Oct 15Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB129–5W 31–17
9Week 9 · Oct 22Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1212–2L 3–49
10Week 10 · Oct 29Texas (TEXAS)H2HB1211–2L 10–21
11Week 11 · Nov 5Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB125–7W 42–35
12Week 12 · Nov 12Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB1211–2L 7–58
13Week 13 · Nov 19Colorado (COLORADO)H2HB129–5L 27–41
14Week 14 · Nov 26UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI6–6L 20–37
19Final · Jan 7Boise State (BOISE STATE)H2HIND WAC12–1L 16–34

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.906
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-23+38
  • Iowa +11
  • Texas Tech +9
  • Nebraska +7
  • Missouri +5
  • Troy +4
  • Kansas +2
  • Boise State -1
  • Oklahoma -2
  • Texas -2
  • Kansas State -2
  • Florida State -5
  • Colorado -5
  • UConn -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #51Better than 64%
Win % Place 62ndBetter than 55%

0.500 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#51W15#52Regular Season Final#49Post-Season W2#49Post-Season W3#51Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+42
+52
+5
+30
+22
+14
-46
-11
+7
-51
-14
-17
-18

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1041997#811998#861999#262000#512001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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