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2004 Iowa

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2004, game by game: won vs. Kent State 39–7; won vs. Iowa State 17–10; lost at Arizona State 7–44; lost at No. 18 Michigan 17–30; won vs. Michigan State 38–16; won vs. No. 25 Ohio State 33–7; won at Penn State 6–4; won at Illinois 23–13; won vs. Purdue 23–21; won at Minnesota 29–27; won vs. No. 9 Wisconsin 30–7; won vs. No. 13 LSU 30–25+32−37Won 39–7 vs. Kent State+32Kent StateWon 17–10 vs. Iowa State+7Iowa StateLost 7–44 at Arizona State-37Arizona StateLost 17–30 at No. 18 Michigan-13No. 18 MichiganWon 38–16 vs. Michigan State+22Michigan StateWon 33–7 vs. No. 25 Ohio State+26No. 25 Ohio StateWon 6–4 at Penn State+2Penn StateWon 23–13 at Illinois+10IllinoisWon 23–21 vs. Purdue+2PurdueWon 29–27 at Minnesota+2MinnesotaWon 30–7 vs. No. 9 Wisconsin+23No. 9 WisconsinWon 30–25 vs. No. 13 LSU+5No. 13 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsKent StateW 39–⁠784%
Sep 11vsIowa StateW 17–⁠1084%
Sep 18atArizona StateL 7–⁠4462%
Sep 25at18MichiganL 17–⁠3035%
Oct 2vsMichigan StateW 38–⁠1668%
Oct 16vs25Ohio StateW 33–⁠754%
Oct 23atPenn StateW 6–⁠467%
Oct 30atIllinoisW 23–⁠1381%
Nov 6vsPurdueW 23–⁠2161%
Nov 13atMinnesotaW 29–⁠2758%
Nov 20vs9WisconsinW 30–⁠764%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs13LSUCapital One BowlW 30–⁠2543%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 30–⁠25 in the Capital One Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 3: 16
  3. Wk 4: 16
  4. Wk 9: 25
  5. Wk 10: 23
  6. Wk 11: 20
  7. Wk 12: 19
  8. Wk 13: 17
  9. Wk 14: 12
  10. Wk 15: 12
  11. Final: 8

Big Ten champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Michigan

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 8
Points
292–⁠211
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1719 +76 this season
SP+ rating
20.0 No. 12 of 120; offense No. 43, defense No. 5
SRS
12.4 No. 18 of 119 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 114
Offensive coordinator
Ken O’Keefe
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense73rd of 118
  • Defense11th of 118
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1032%1.0373rd of 118
Defense-0.1332%0.9411th of 118
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 372% allowed
Defense-0.1own 303% 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.

Top recruits in the 2004 class

Kyle Williams OLB★★★★★No. 22
Bradley Fletcher CB★★No. 979

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2004 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers15.00.991
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class23.50.879

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2005

The 2005 draft
Rd 2Matt Roth DEMiami Dolphins
Rd 2Jonathan Babineaux DTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Sean Considine DBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Tony Jackson RBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Pete McMahon OTOakland Raiders

All-Big Ten

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Drew TateQBCoaches-1; Media-2
  • Matt RothDLCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Jonathan BabineauxDLCoaches-2; Media-1
  • Chad GreenwayLBCoaches-1; Media-1
  • Abdul HodgeLBCoaches-1; Media-2

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2004 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2004 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa7–⁠110–⁠28
Michigan7–⁠19–⁠314
Wisconsin6–⁠29–⁠317
Northwestern5–⁠36–⁠6
Ohio State4–⁠48–⁠420
Purdue4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠45–⁠7
Minnesota3–⁠57–⁠5
Penn State2–⁠64–⁠7
Illinois1–⁠73–⁠8
Indiana1–⁠73–⁠8

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