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Iowa

B10 · 1945 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–7
0.222 Win %
Conference
9th
1–5 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

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2BERG FIELDUnranked—W 14–13
7Week 7 · Oct 9Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB107–2L 0–42
8Week 8 · Oct 16Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB107–3L 0–40
9Week 9 · Oct 23Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB109–0–1L 20–52
10Week 10 · Oct 30Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1L 0–56
11Week 11 · Nov 6Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB103–4–2L 7–27
12Week 12 · Nov 13Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–6–1L 7–48
13Week 13 · Nov 20Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–5W 20–19
14Week 14 · Nov 27Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B84–5L 6–13

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
7.007
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-18
-22+4
  • Minnesota +4
  • Indiana 0
  • Ohio State -2
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Purdue -3
  • Wisconsin -4
  • Nebraska -5
  • Illinois -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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 92ndBetter than 34%

0.222 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#95W12#88W13#91W14#91Regular Season Final#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
-42
-40
-32
-56
-20
-41
+1
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#671940#961941#511942#621943#831944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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