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Iowa

B10 · 2012 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
10th
2–6 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

2012 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC12–2W 18–17
3Week 3 · Sep 11Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB126–7L 6–9
4Week 4 · Sep 18NORTHERN IOWAUnranked—W 27–16
5Week 5 · Sep 25Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–6L 31–32
6Week 6 · Oct 2Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–7W 31–13
8Week 8 · Oct 16Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB107–6W 19–16
9Week 9 · Oct 23Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB108–4L 14–38
10Week 10 · Oct 30Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB1010–3L 17–28
11Week 11 · Nov 6Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB104–8L 21–24
12Week 12 · Nov 13Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB106–7L 24–27
13Week 13 · Nov 20Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB108–5L 17–42
14Week 14 · Nov 27Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB1010–4L 7–13

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
4.672
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-44+25
  • Northern Illinois +12
  • Michigan State +7
  • Minnesota +6
  • Northwestern -3
  • Penn State -4
  • Nebraska -4
  • Michigan -5
  • Central Michigan -6
  • Iowa State -7
  • Purdue -7
  • Indiana -8

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 #87Better than 37%
Win % Place 87thBetter than 37%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#87Post-Season W1#87Post-Season W2#87Post-Season W3#87Post-Season W4#87Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+1
-3
+11
-1
+18
+3
-24
-11
-3
-3
-25
-6

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

Final Rank by Season
#702007#272008#102009#332010#562011

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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