Iowa

B10 · 1974 Season · Final

Season

Failing

Record

3–8

0.273 Win %

Conference

7th

2–6 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

1974 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 17	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–1	L 7–24
5	Week 5 · Sep 24	UCLA H2H	PAC	6–3–2	W 21–10
6	Week 6 · Oct 1	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	10–2	L 0–27
7	Week 7 · Oct 8	USC H2H	PAC	10–1–1	L 3–41
8	Week 8 · Oct 15	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	3–8	W 35–10
9	Week 9 · Oct 22	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	4–7	L 17–23
10	Week 10 · Oct 29	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	6–4–1	W 14–12
11	Week 11 · Nov 5	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	4–6–1	L 14–38
12	Week 12 · Nov 12	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	7–4	L 15–28
13	Week 13 · Nov 19	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	10–2	L 10–35
14	Week 14 · Nov 26	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	7–3–1	L 21–60

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

4.526

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-11

-26+15

UCLA +6
Illinois +6
Northwestern +3
Michigan -1
USC -1
Penn State -2
Ohio State -2
Michigan State -3
Wisconsin -4
Purdue -6
Minnesota -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 #86Better than 38%

Win % Place 103rdBetter than 26%

0.273 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-17

+11

-27

-38

+25

-6

-24

-13

-25

-39

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.