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Iowa

B10 · 2017 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
6th
4–5 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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HMWC8–5W 24–3
3Week 3 · Sep 12Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB128–5W 44–41
4Week 4 · Sep 19North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HUSA9–5W 31–14
5Week 5 · Sep 26Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB1011–2L 19–21
6Week 6 · Oct 3Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB1010–3L 10–17
7Week 7 · Oct 10Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–10W 45–16
9Week 9 · Oct 24Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB1010–3L 10–17
10Week 10 · Oct 31Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB105–7W 17–10
11Week 11 · Nov 7Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1012–2W 55–24
12Week 12 · Nov 14Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB1013–1L 14–38
13Week 13 · Nov 21Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB107–6L 15–24
14Week 14 · Nov 28Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB104–8W 56–14
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC7–6W 27–20

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
1.143
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+40
-15+55
  • Ohio State +12
  • North Texas +9
  • Wyoming +8
  • Iowa State +8
  • Boston College +7
  • Minnesota +5
  • Nebraska +4
  • Illinois +2
  • Wisconsin -1
  • Penn State -2
  • Michigan State -3
  • Northwestern -3
  • Purdue -6

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 #29Better than 80%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.615 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#36Post-Season W1#35Post-Season W2#35Post-Season W3#29Post-Season W4#29Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+3
+17
-2
-7
+29
-7
+7
+31
-24
-9
+42
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#872012#392013#772014#142015#482016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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