Iowa

B10 · 1973 Season · Final

Season

Rock Bottom

Record

0–11

0.000 Win %

Conference

10th

0–8 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

128

1899–2026

All-Time Record

683–557–34

0.549 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1900

#1 Finishes

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

1973 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 18	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–0–1	L 7–31
5	Week 5 · Sep 25	UCLA H2H	PAC	9–2	L 18–55
6	Week 6 · Oct 2	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	12–0	L 8–27
7	Week 7 · Oct 9	Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H	IND WAC	8–3	L 20–23
8	Week 8 · Oct 16	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	4–7	L 15–31
9	Week 9 · Oct 23	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	7–4	L 23–31
10	Week 10 · Oct 30	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	5–6	L 0–50
11	Week 11 · Nov 6	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	5–6	L 23–48
12	Week 12 · Nov 13	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	4–7	L 7–35
13	Week 13 · Nov 20	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	10–0–1	L 13–55
14	Week 14 · Nov 27	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	5–6	L 6–15

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

7.357

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-41

-41+0

Michigan 0
Penn State 0
Ohio State 0
UCLA -2
Arizona -3
Minnesota -4
Illinois -6
Purdue -6
Michigan State -6
Northwestern -7
Wisconsin -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 #121Better than 12%

Win % Place 125thBetter than 9%

0.000 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-24

-37

-19

-3

-16

-8

-50

-25

-28

-42

-9

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.