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Iowa

B10 · 1952 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–7
0.222 Win %
Conference
8th
2–5 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

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 14–26
7Week 7 · Oct 7Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–7L 13–20
8Week 8 · Oct 14Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–3–2L 14–41
9Week 9 · Oct 21Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB106–3–1L 13–42
10Week 10 · Oct 28Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB106–3W 8–0
11Week 11 · Nov 4Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–3–2L 7–17
12Week 12 · Nov 11Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB104–5L 13–33
13Week 13 · Nov 18Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–6–1W 39–14
14Week 14 · Nov 25Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1L 0–27

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
6.089
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-18
-26+8
  • Ohio State +6
  • Northwestern +2
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Pittsburgh -3
  • Purdue -3
  • Wisconsin -3
  • Minnesota -3
  • Illinois -5
  • Indiana -7

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 #98Better than 29%
Win % Place 102ndBetter than 26%

0.222 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#93W13#94W14#98W15#98Regular Season Final#98Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-12
-7
-27
-29
+8
-10
-20
+25
-27

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

Final Rank by Season
#771947#721948#701949#871950#901951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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