Iowa

B10 · 2004 Season · Final

Season

Developing ＋

Record

10–2

0.833 Win %

Conference

1st

7–1 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

2004 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 7	Kent State (KENT STATE)H2H	MAC	5–6	W 39–7
3	Week 3 · Sep 14	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H	B12	7–5	W 17–10
4	Week 4 · Sep 21	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H	PAC	9–3	L 7–44
5	Week 5 · Sep 28	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	9–3	L 17–30
6	Week 6 · Oct 5	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	5–7	W 38–16
8	Week 8 · Oct 19	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	8–4	W 33–7
9	Week 9 · Oct 26	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	B10	4–7	W 6–4
10	Week 10 · Nov 2	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	3–8	W 23–13
11	Week 11 · Nov 9	Purdue (PURDUE)H2H	B10	7–5	W 23–21
12	Week 12 · Nov 16	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2H	B10	7–5	W 29–27
13	Week 13 · Nov 23	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	9–3	W 30–7
4	Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 4	LSU H2H	SEC	9–3	W 30–25

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

1.059

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+58

-6+64

Wisconsin +9
LSU +9
Ohio State +8
Iowa State +7
Purdue +7
Minnesota +7
Kent State +5
Michigan State +5
Penn State +4
Illinois +3
Arizona State -3
Michigan -3

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 #6Better than 96%

Win % Place 8thBetter than 95%

0.833 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+32

-37

-13

+22

+26

+10

+23

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.