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Iowa

B10 · 1942 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
5th
3–3 in B10

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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))H2HIND MVC5–5W 26–7
5Week 5 · Sep 29Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B83–7W 27–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6GREAT LAKES NAVYUnranked—L 0–25
7Week 7 · Oct 13CAMP GRANTUnranked—W 33–16
8Week 8 · Oct 20Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–4L 7–12
9Week 9 · Oct 27Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB107–3W 14–13
10Week 10 · Nov 3Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB101–8W 13–7
11Week 11 · Nov 10Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB108–1–1W 6–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB105–4L 7–27
14Week 14 · Dec 1Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB107–3L 14–28

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
3.256
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-11+24
  • Wisconsin +8
  • Indiana +7
  • Washington (missouri) +5
  • Nebraska +3
  • Purdue +1
  • Michigan -3
  • Illinois -4
  • Minnesota -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 #51Better than 64%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.600 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#53W14#51Regular Season Final#50Post-Season W1#50Post-Season W2#51Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
+27
-25
+17
-5
+1
+6
+6
-20
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#1171937#1211938#191939#671940#961941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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