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2013 Iowa

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2013, game by game: lost vs. Northern Illinois 27–30; won vs. Missouri State 28–14; won at Iowa State 27–21; won vs. Western Michigan 59–3; won at Minnesota 23–7; lost vs. Michigan State 14–26; lost at No. 4 Ohio State 24–34; won vs. Northwestern 17–10; lost vs. No. 22 Wisconsin 9–28; won at Purdue 38–14; won vs. Michigan 24–21; won at Nebraska 38–17; lost vs. No. 14 LSU 14–21+56−19Lost 27–30 vs. Northern Illinois-3Northern Illino…Won 28–14 vs. Missouri State+14Missouri StateWon 27–21 at Iowa State+6Iowa StateWon 59–3 vs. Western Michigan+56Western MichiganWon 23–7 at Minnesota+16MinnesotaLost 14–26 vs. Michigan State-12Michigan StateLost 24–34 at No. 4 Ohio State-10No. 4 Ohio StateWon 17–10 vs. Northwestern+7NorthwesternLost 9–28 vs. No. 22 Wisconsin-19No. 22 WisconsinWon 38–14 at Purdue+24PurdueWon 24–21 vs. Michigan+3MichiganWon 38–17 at Nebraska+21NebraskaLost 14–21 vs. No. 14 LSU-7No. 14 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠3038%
Sep 7vsMissouri StateW 28–⁠1484%
Sep 14atIowa StateW 27–⁠2144%
Sep 21vsWestern MichiganW 59–⁠374%
Sep 28atMinnesotaW 23–⁠741%
Oct 5vsMichigan StateL 14–⁠2651%
Oct 19at4Ohio StateL 24–⁠3418%
Oct 26vsNorthwesternW 17–⁠1051%
Nov 2vs22WisconsinL 9–⁠2840%
Nov 9atPurdueW 38–⁠1461%
Nov 23vsMichiganW 24–⁠2144%
Nov 29atNebraskaW 38–⁠1734%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs14LSUOutback BowlL 14–⁠2130%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 21–⁠14 in the Outback Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
342–⁠246
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1589 +108 this season
SP+ rating
17.3 No. 24 of 125; offense No. 58, defense No. 5, special teams No. 60
SRS
7.8 No. 34 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 56
Offensive coordinator
Greg Davis
Defensive coordinator
Phil Parker
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 125
  • Defense11th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted97th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted7th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0343%0.7996th of 125
Defense0.0039%0.8811th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.02 def		43% off
39% def		—97th off
7th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Rudock QB2,383 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Rudock QB18 TD
Rushing yardsMark Weisman RB975 yds
Rushing touchdownsMark Weisman RB8 TD
Receiving yardsKevonte Martin-Manley WR388 yds
Receiving touchdownsC.J. Fiedorowicz TE6 TD
InterceptionsJames Morris LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Jon Wisnieski TE★★★No. 447
Colin Goebel OG★★★No. 487
John Kenny OLB★★★No. 569
Nic Shimonek PRO★★★No. 1102
LeShun Daniels RB★★★No. 1137

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.837
Running backs42.50.805
Receivers22.50.831
Offensive line13.00.871
Linebackers22.50.822
Athletes and specialists13.00.816
Whole class112.60.823

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 2014

The 2014 draft
Rd 3C.J. Fiedorowicz TEHouston Texans
Rd 3Chris Kirksey OLBCleveland Browns
Rd 4Anthony Hitchens OLBDallas Cowboys

Roster 123

The 2013 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2013 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2013 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan State8–⁠013–⁠13
Ohio State8–⁠012–⁠212
Wisconsin6–⁠29–⁠422
Nebraska5–⁠39–⁠4
Iowa5–⁠38–⁠5
Minnesota4–⁠48–⁠5
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan3–⁠57–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠7
Northwestern1–⁠75–⁠7
Illinois1–⁠74–⁠8
Purdue0–⁠81–⁠11

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