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Iowa State

B12 · 2018 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
4th
6–3 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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 11Iowa (IOWA)H2HB109–4L 3–13
4Week 4 · Sep 18Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1212–2L 27–37
5Week 5 · Sep 25Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC4–8W 26–13
6Week 6 · Oct 2TCUH2HB127–6L 14–17
7Week 7 · Oct 9Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB127–6W 48–42
8Week 8 · Oct 16West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HB128–4W 30–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB125–7W 40–31
11Week 11 · Nov 6Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB123–9W 27–3
12Week 12 · Nov 13Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB127–6W 28–14
13Week 13 · Nov 20Texas (TEXAS)H2HB1210–4L 10–24
14Week 14 · Nov 27Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB125–7W 42–38
15Regular Season Final · Dec 4Drake BulldogsUnranked—W 27–24
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC11–2L 26–28

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
1.665
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-18+39
  • West Virginia +8
  • Oklahoma State +7
  • Baylor +7
  • Texas Tech +5
  • Kansas State +5
  • Akron +4
  • Kansas +3
  • Oklahoma -2
  • Washington State -2
  • Iowa -4
  • Texas -4
  • TCU -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 #40Better than 72%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.615 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#37Post-Season W1#35Post-Season W2#36Post-Season W3#41Post-Season W4#40Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-10
-10
+13
-3
+6
+16
+9
+24
+14
-14
+4
+3
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#1022013#1162014#932015#1152016#382017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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