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Iowa State

B12 · 2023 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
7th
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

2023 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4NORTHERN IOWAUnranked—W 30–9
3Week 3 · Sep 10Iowa (IOWA)H2HB1010–4L 13–20
4Week 4 · Sep 17Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC10–3L 7–10
5Week 5 · Sep 24Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HB1210–4W 34–27
6Week 6 · Oct 1Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1210–3L 20–50
7Week 7 · Oct 8TCUH2HB125–7W 27–14
8Week 8 · Oct 15Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HB123–9W 30–10
10Week 10 · Oct 29Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB123–9W 30–18
11Week 11 · Nov 5Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB129–4L 21–28
12Week 12 · Nov 12BYUH2HB125–7W 45–13
13Week 13 · Nov 19Texas (TEXAS)H2HB1212–2L 16–26
14Week 14 · Nov 26Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB129–4W 42–35
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND AAC10–3L 26–36

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
2.363
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-19+35
  • Oklahoma State +10
  • Kansas State +9
  • TCU +5
  • BYU +5
  • Cincinnati +3
  • Baylor +3
  • Texas -2
  • Ohio -3
  • Oklahoma -3
  • Memphis -3
  • Iowa -4
  • Kansas -4

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 #45Better than 68%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#39Post-Season W1#37Post-Season W2#38Post-Season W3#45Post-Season W4#45Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
-7
-3
+7
-30
+13
+20
+12
-7
+32
-10
+7
-10

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

Final Rank by Season
#402018#542019#122020#512021#962022

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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