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Iowa Hawkeyes

2026 season

9th in the Big Ten · 2-2 in the conference

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The Iowa Hawkeyes are 5-2 in 2026, scoring 28.0 and allowing 14.3 points a game. Next: vs Wisconsin Badgers on Oct 31, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

5–2 · avg margin 13.7

+40NIU

+3ISU

+55UNI

+1@MICH

-17OSU

+17@WASH

-3@MINN

IOWA · bars scaled to the biggest margin (55).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiIOWA's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Sack rate?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

1.9%#6

Yards / rush

5.7#9

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

18.6%#9

Rush explosiveness

1.07#23

▼ Weaknesses

Passing-down points added?Points added per play in obvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).

−0.02#131

Explosive pass rate?Dropbacks gaining 20+ yards. All plays.

6.5%#131

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.32#129

Power success?Conversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.

63%#121

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiIOWA's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Rush explosiveness

0.53#1

Explosive rush rate?Rushes of 10+ yards. All plays.

4.3%#1

Points added / rush?Expected points added per rush.

−0.16#5

Yards / rush

2.4#5

▼ Weaknesses

Takeaways / game

0.86#114

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.68#114

Points added / pass?Expected points added per pass play.

+0.30#107

Explosive pass rate?Dropbacks gaining 20+ yards. All plays.

10.0%#76

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

51%

Standard-down share

73%

Plays / game

53

Early-down pass rate

46%

Neutral-script pass rate

51%

Possession / game

28:58

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

+14.6

Rating 2025

+19.7

Talent

723

Returning

34%

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