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Iowa

B10 · 2005 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
7th
5–3 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

2005 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC4–7W 56–0
3Week 3 · Sep 13Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB127–5L 3–23
4Week 4 · Sep 20FCSUnranked—W 45–21
5Week 5 · Sep 27Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–2L 6–31
6Week 6 · Oct 4Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–9W 35–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–6W 34–17
8Week 8 · Oct 18Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB104–7W 38–21
9Week 9 · Oct 25Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB107–5L 20–23
11Week 11 · Nov 8Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–5L 27–28
12Week 12 · Nov 15Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB1010–3W 20–10
13Week 13 · Nov 22Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB107–5W 52–28
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–3L 24–31

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
2.361
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-20+32
  • Wisconsin +10
  • Minnesota +7
  • Purdue +5
  • Ball State +4
  • Indiana +4
  • Illinois +2
  • Ohio State -2
  • Florida -3
  • Iowa State -5
  • Michigan -5
  • Northwestern -5

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 #36Better than 74%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.583 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#30W14#30Regular Season Final#31Post-Season W3#35Post-Season W4#36Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+56
-20
+24
-25
+28
+17
+17
-3
-1
+10
+24
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#862000#422001#72002#122003#62004

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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