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2002 Iowa

11–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2002, game by game: won vs. Akron 57–21; won at Miami (OH) 29–24; lost vs. Iowa State 31–36; won vs. Utah State 48–7; won at No. 12 Penn State 42–35; won vs. Purdue 31–28; won vs. Michigan State 44–16; won at Indiana 24–8; won at No. 8 Michigan 34–9; won vs. Wisconsin 20–3; won vs. Northwestern 62–10; won at Minnesota 45–21; lost vs. No. 5 USC 17–38+52−21Won 57–21 vs. Akron+36AkronWon 29–24 at Miami (OH)+5Miami (OH)Lost 31–36 vs. Iowa State-5Iowa StateWon 48–7 vs. Utah State+41Utah StateWon 42–35 at No. 12 Penn State+7No. 12 Penn StateWon 31–28 vs. Purdue+3PurdueWon 44–16 vs. Michigan State+28Michigan StateWon 24–8 at Indiana+16IndianaWon 34–9 at No. 8 Michigan+25No. 8 MichiganWon 20–3 vs. Wisconsin+17WisconsinWon 62–10 vs. Northwestern+52NorthwesternWon 45–21 at Minnesota+24MinnesotaLost 17–38 vs. No. 5 USC-21No. 5 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsAkronW 57–⁠2168%
Sep 7atMiami (OH)W 29–⁠2444%
Sep 14vsIowa StateL 31–⁠3661%
Sep 21vsUtah StateW 48–⁠775%
Sep 28at12Penn StateW 42–⁠3537%
Oct 5vsPurdueW 31–⁠2866%
Oct 12vsMichigan StateW 44–⁠1668%
Oct 19atIndianaW 24–⁠860%
Oct 26at8MichiganW 34–⁠937%
Nov 2vsWisconsinW 20–⁠372%
Nov 9vsNorthwesternW 62–⁠1090%
Nov 16atMinnesotaW 45–⁠2164%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs5USCOrange BowlL 17–⁠3845%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 38–⁠17 in the Orange Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 24
  2. Wk 8: 17
  3. Wk 9: 15
  4. Wk 10: 13
  5. Wk 11: 9
  6. Wk 12: 6
  7. Wk 13: 6
  8. Wk 14: 5
  9. Wk 15: 4
  10. Wk 16: 3
  11. Final: 8

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 2002.

Big Ten champions8–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Ohio State

Heisman voteBrad Banks, second

Led the nationBrad Banks: passer rating (157.1)

Davey O’Brien AwardBrad Banks, QB

John Mackey AwardDallas Clark, TE

Lou Groza AwardNate Kaeding, K

2 consensus All-AmericansDallas Clark, TE; Eric Steinbach, OL

Walter Camp Coach of the YearKirk Ferentz, coach

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 shared first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 3
Points
484–⁠256
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1701 +173 this season
SP+ rating
20.7 No. 13 of 117; offense No. 7, defense No. 31
SRS
18.3 No. 8 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ken O’Keefe
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Captains
Brad Banks, Fred Barr, Colin Cole, Nate Kaeding and Bruce Nelson
Most valuable player
12 players
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 32— allowed
Defense-0.2own 24— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Drafted in 2003

The 2003 draft
Rd 1Dallas Clark TEIndianapolis Colts
Rd 2Eric Steinbach OGCincinnati Bengals
Rd 2Bruce Nelson CCarolina Panthers
Rd 5Derek Pagel DBNew York Jets
Rd 5Ben Sobieski OGBuffalo Bills

All-Big Ten

11 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • David PorterOTMedia-2
  • Grant SteenLBCoaches-2
  • Derek PagelDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2002 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠014–⁠01
Iowa8–⁠011–⁠28
Michigan6–⁠210–⁠39
Penn State5–⁠39–⁠416
Purdue4–⁠47–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠45–⁠7
Minnesota3–⁠58–⁠5
Wisconsin2–⁠68–⁠6
Michigan State2–⁠64–⁠8
Northwestern1–⁠73–⁠9
Indiana1–⁠73–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.