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2007 Iowa

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2007, game by game: won vs. Northern Illinois 16–3; won vs. Syracuse 35–0; lost at Iowa State 13–15; lost at No. 9 Wisconsin 13–17; lost vs. Indiana 20–38; lost at Penn State 7–27; won vs. No. 18 Illinois 10–6; lost at Purdue 6–31; won vs. Michigan State 34–27; won at Northwestern 28–17; won vs. Minnesota 21–16; lost vs. Western Michigan 19–28+35−25Won 16–3 vs. Northern Illinois+13Northern Illino…Won 35–0 vs. Syracuse+35SyracuseLost 13–15 at Iowa State-2Iowa StateLost 13–17 at No. 9 Wisconsin-4No. 9 WisconsinLost 20–38 vs. Indiana-18IndianaLost 7–27 at Penn State-20Penn StateWon 10–6 vs. No. 18 Illinois+4No. 18 IllinoisLost 6–31 at Purdue-25PurdueWon 34–27 vs. Michigan State+7Michigan StateWon 28–17 at Northwestern+11NorthwesternWon 21–16 vs. Minnesota+5MinnesotaLost 19–28 vs. Western Michigan-9Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNorthern IllinoisW 16–⁠350%
Sep 8vsSyracuseW 35–⁠077%
Sep 15atIowa StateL 13–⁠1567%
Sep 22at9WisconsinL 13–⁠1725%
Sep 29vsIndianaL 20–⁠3869%
Oct 6atPenn StateL 7–⁠2729%
Oct 13vs18IllinoisW 10–⁠654%
Oct 20atPurdueL 6–⁠3131%
Oct 27vsMichigan StateW 34–⁠2750%
Nov 3atNorthwesternW 28–⁠1744%
Nov 10vsMinnesotaW 21–⁠1675%
Nov 17vsWestern MichiganL 19–⁠2872%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 28–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
222–⁠225
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1501 −25 this season
SP+ rating
6.5 No. 50 of 120; offense No. 82, defense No. 15, special teams No. 80
SRS
−2.6 No. 70 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 29
Offensive coordinator
Ken O’Keefe
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Captains
Tom Busch, Mike Humpal, Bryan Mattison, Daniel Olszta and Albert Young
Most valuable player
Mike Humpal and Albert Young
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense86th of 119
  • Defense41st of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0038%0.8786th of 119
Defense0.0238%0.9141st of 119
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 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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 2007 class

Bryan Bulaga OT★★★★No. 64
Christian Ballard SDE★★★★No. 107
Colin Sandeman WR★★★No. 400
Jacody Coleman ILB★★★No. 642
Tyler Sash ATH★★★No. 810

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

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.827
Receivers32.70.810
Offensive line14.00.970
Defensive line32.70.834
Linebackers32.70.805
Defensive backs12.00.779
Athletes and specialists13.00.841
Whole class132.80.828

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 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 3Charles Godfrey CBCarolina Panthers
Rd 4Kenny Iwebema DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 6Mike Humpal OLBPittsburgh Steelers

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Mitch KingDLCoaches-1; Media-2

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠111–⁠25
Michigan6–⁠29–⁠418
Illinois6–⁠29–⁠420
Wisconsin5–⁠39–⁠424
Penn State4–⁠49–⁠4
Iowa4–⁠46–⁠6
Purdue3–⁠58–⁠5
Michigan State3–⁠57–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠57–⁠6
Northwestern3–⁠56–⁠6
Minnesota0–⁠81–⁠11

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