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Iowa State

B12 · 2020 Season · Final

Pretender +
Record
9–3
0.750 Win %
Conference
2nd
8–2 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

2020 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HSUN10–1L 14–31
5Week 5 · Sep 29TCUH2HB126–4W 37–34
6Week 6 · Oct 6Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB129–2W 37–30
7Week 7 · Oct 13Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB124–6W 31–15
9Week 9 · Oct 27Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB128–3L 21–24
10Week 10 · Nov 3Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB120–9W 52–22
11Week 11 · Nov 10Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB122–7W 38–31
13Week 13 · Nov 24Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB124–6W 45–0
14Week 14 · Dec 1Texas (TEXAS)H2HB127–3W 23–20
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HB126–4W 42–6
2Post-Season Week 2 · Dec 22Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB129–2L 21–27
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 5Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–3W 34–17

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
0.755
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+36
-6+42
  • Oklahoma +9
  • Texas +7
  • TCU +6
  • West Virginia +6
  • Texas Tech +4
  • Kansas State +4
  • Oregon +4
  • Baylor +2
  • Kansas 0
  • Louisiana -1
  • Oklahoma -2
  • Oklahoma State -3

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 #12Better than 92%
Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.750 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#11Post-Season W1#15Post-Season W2#16Post-Season W3#12Post-Season W4#12Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-17
+3
+7
+16
-3
+30
+7
+45
+3
+36
-6
+17

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

Final Rank by Season
#932015#1152016#382017#402018#542019

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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