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Big TenHawkeyes

Iowa

16th of 1369–4

Rank

16th

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+17.4

90% range 7.9 to 26.9

Offense

32.2

30th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

14.8

10th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–4

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 30 · 6:00 PM ET vs UAlbany W 34–7
Rating change−2.0
Wk 2Sep 6 · 12:00 PM ET at Iowa State L 13–16
Rating change−0.5
Wk 3Sep 13 · 7:30 PM ET vs Massachusetts W 47–7
Rating change−1.0
Wk 4Sep 19 · 8:00 PM ET at Rutgers W 38–28
Rating change+1.6
Wk 5Sep 27 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#4 Indiana L 15–20
Rating change+0.2
Wk 7Oct 11 · 7:00 PM ET at Wisconsin W 37–0
Rating change+3.3
Wk 8Oct 18 · 7:00 PM ET vs Penn State W 25–24
Rating change−0.4
Wk 9Oct 25 · 3:30 PM ET vs Minnesota W 41–3
Rating change+3.1
Wk 11Nov 8 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#3 Oregon L 16–18
Rating change−0.3
Wk 12Nov 15 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#14 USC L 21–26
Rating change+0.6
Wk 13Nov 22 · 3:30 PM ET vs Michigan State W 20–17
Rating change−1.6
Wk 14Nov 28 · 12:00 PM ET at Nebraska W 40–16
Rating change+1.2
PostDec 31 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#10 VanderbiltReliaQuest Bowl W 34–27
Rating change+1.8

Rating through 2025

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2024Big Ten41 of 1348.327.018.88–5—
2023Big Ten54 of 1332.318.516.110–4—
2022Big Ten22 of 13110.925.114.38–5—
2021Big Ten40 of 1306.627.120.510–4—
2020Big Ten10 of 12718.234.616.56–2—
2019Big Ten18 of 13014.230.115.910–3—
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