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Big TenHawkeyes

Iowa

18th of 13010–3

Rank

18th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+14.2

90% range 4.7 to 23.8

Offense

30.1

49th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

15.9

6th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

10–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Aug 31 · 7:30 PM ET vs Miami (OH) W 38–14
Rating change+0.8
Wk 2Sep 7 · 12:00 PM ET vs Rutgers W 30–0
Rating change+1.1
Wk 3Sep 14 · 4:00 PM ET at Iowa State W 18–17
Rating change−1.9
Wk 5Sep 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs Middle Tennessee W 48–3
Rating change+2.2
Wk 6Oct 5 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#19 Michigan L 3–10
Rating change−0.1
Wk 7Oct 12 · 7:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#7 Penn State L 12–17
Rating change+0.6
Wk 8Oct 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs Purdue W 26–20
Rating change−1.1
Wk 9Oct 26 · 12:00 PM ET at Northwestern W 20–0
Rating change+0.7
Wk 11Nov 9 · 4:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#8 Wisconsin L 22–24
Rating change+0.6
Wk 12Nov 16 · 4:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#14 Minnesota W 23–19
Rating change−0.2
Wk 13Nov 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs Illinois W 19–10
Rating change−1.4
Wk 14Nov 29 · 2:30 PM ET at Nebraska W 27–24
Rating change0.0
PostDec 27 · 8:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#19 USCSAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL W 49–24
Rating change+2.0

Rating through 2019

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2018Big Ten16 of 13015.534.819.39–4—
2017Big Ten37 of 1308.230.522.38–5—
2016Big Ten38 of 1286.828.521.78–5—
2015Big Ten58 of 1282.528.325.912–2—

Profile

IOWA offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com