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#16

Iowa

Big Ten · Conf Rank #5 ·
Net Rating +15.0
Strength of Schedule #32
Strength of Record #18
Controlled Pace Bully-Ball Ground Attack (Ball-Secure)Elite Disruptive DefenseHigh-Level Roster
Passing & Rushing Breakdown
Passing
Att 286
Comp % 62.9%#57
Yards 1,888
YPA 6.6
ADOT 8.8
INT 8
Success 40.9%#105
PPA 0.18#88
Color = success rate vs FBS average
Deep Left
16.7%
1 / 6 completionssmall sample
Yards 38
YPC 38.0
Success 16.7%#101
PPA -0.79#124
Deep Middle
33.3%
1 / 3 completionssmall sample
Yards 40
YPC 40.0
Success 33.3%#71
PPA -0.16#103
Deep Right
75.0%
6 / 8 completionssmall sample
Yards 197
YPC 32.8
Success 75.0%#1
PPA 1.61#4
Short Left
75.8%
25 / 33 completions
Yards 222
YPC 8.9
Success 45.5%#59
PPA 0.43#23
Short Middle
68.2%
15 / 22 completions
Yards 183
YPC 12.2
Success 40.9%#116
PPA 0.49#74
Short Right
54.8%
23 / 42 completions
Yards 230
YPC 10.0
Success 42.9%#60
PPA 0.32#26
No recorded location 109 / 172 completions
Yards 978
YPA 5.7
Comp % 63.4%
Success 39.0%
PPA 0.03

114 of 286 pass attempts have a recorded zone; the rest are in the row above.

What do these stats mean?
Success rate
Share of plays that gained enough to keep the offense on schedule (roughly half the needed yards on 1st down, 70% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd/4th).
PPA
Predicted points added per play: how much each play changed the offense's expected points.
ADOT
Average depth of target: how far downfield the average throw travels in the air.
YAC
Yards gained after the catch.
Explosiveness
How big the successful plays are, on average.
Stuff rate
Share of carries stopped at or behind the line of scrimmage.
Line yards
Rushing yards credited to the offensive line rather than the runner.
Second level / open field
Yards gained beyond the line: the second level is roughly 5-10 yards past the line of scrimmage, open field is farther. The bar under each rushing tile shows each source as a share of the three combined.
#12 (rank)
Season rank among FBS teams with meaningful volume in that spot. #1 is best; on Defense Allowed, #1 allowed the least. Ranks are hidden in single-game views.
Small sample
Fewer than 10 plays in a season (3 in a single game). These tiles are dimmed and not colored.
Defense Allowed
Same stats, but for what opponents did against this team. Lower is better there.

Schedule & Results

Week Opponent Result / Prediction vs Prediction
Wk 1
vs UAlbany W 34–7
-22.4
Wk 2
@ Iowa State L 13–16
-4.1
Wk 3
vs Massachusetts W 47–7
+11.3
Wk 4
@ Rutgers W 38–28
+6.1
Wk 5
vs Indiana L 15–20
+5.1
Wk 6
Bye — —
Wk 7
@ Wisconsin W 37–0
+30.3
Wk 8
vs Penn State W 25–24
+5.5
Wk 9
vs Minnesota W 41–3
+27.4
Wk 10
Bye — —
Wk 11
vs Oregon L 16–18
+4.1
Wk 12
@ USC L 21–26
-1.6
Wk 13
vs Michigan State W 20–17
-20.4
Wk 14
@ Nebraska W 40–16
+16.8
Reliaquest Bowl
@ Vanderbilt W 34–27
+5.4