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Iowa State

B12 · 2017 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
4th
5–4 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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Northern Iowa PanthersUnranked—W 42–24
3Week 3 · Sep 12Iowa (IOWA)H2HB108–5L 41–44
4Week 4 · Sep 19Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC7–7W 41–14
6Week 6 · Oct 3Texas (TEXAS)H2HB127–6L 7–17
7Week 7 · Oct 10Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1212–2W 38–31
8Week 8 · Oct 17Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB121–11W 45–0
9Week 9 · Oct 24Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB126–7W 31–13
10Week 10 · Oct 31TCUH2HB1211–3W 14–7
11Week 11 · Nov 7West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HB127–6L 16–20
12Week 12 · Nov 14Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB1210–3L 42–49
13Week 13 · Nov 21Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB121–11W 23–13
14Week 14 · Nov 28Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB128–5L 19–20
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND AAC10–3W 21–20

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
1.590
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+23
-25+48
  • Oklahoma +12
  • TCU +11
  • Memphis +10
  • Akron +7
  • Texas Tech +6
  • Kansas +1
  • Baylor +1
  • Oklahoma State -3
  • Iowa -5
  • Kansas State -5
  • Texas -6
  • West Virginia -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 #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42Post-Season W1#42Post-Season W2#44Post-Season W3#38Post-Season W4#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
-3
+27
-10
+7
+45
+18
+7
-4
-7
+10
-1
+1

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

Final Rank by Season
#682012#1022013#1162014#932015#1152016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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