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Iowa

FBSI · 1899 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
8–0–1
0.944 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
128
1899–2026
All-Time Record
683–557–34
0.549 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1900
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 12 · Top 25: 29
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1

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

1899 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26NORTHERN IOWAUnranked—W 22–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10Chicago (CHICAGO)H2HB1016–0–2T 5–5
8Week 8 · Oct 17WILLIAM PENNUnranked—W 35–0
9Week 9 · Oct 24RUSH MEDICALUnranked—W 17–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1W 5–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7NEBRASKAUnranked—W 30–0
12Week 12 · Nov 14Grinnell (GRINNELL)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1W 16–0
13Week 13 · Nov 21Knox (KNOX)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 35–0
13Regular Season Final · Dec 5Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB103–5–1W 58–0

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
1.021
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
0+19
  • Grinnell +7
  • Iowa State +5
  • Knox +4
  • Illinois +3
  • Chicago 0

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 #3Better than 99%
Win % Place 2ndBetter than 99%

0.944 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#4W14#3Regular Season Final#3Post-Season W1#3Post-Season W3#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
0
+35
+17
+5
+30
+16
+35
+58

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

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