0-9 in Last 9 games vs Ranked Opponents (outscored 297-75)

[Franisdaman]

Iowa is now 0-9 in its last 9 games against ranked opponents.

2024
35-7 loss to No. 3 Ohio State
27-24 loss to No. 19 Missouri

2023
31-0 loss to No. 7 Penn State
26-0 loss to No. 2 Michigan
35-0 loss to No. 21 Tennessee

2022
27-14 loss to No. 4 Michigan
54-10 loss to No. 2 Ohio State

2021
42-3 loss to No. 2 Michigan
20-17 loss to No. 22 Kentucky

Outscored 297-75 in 9 consecutive losses against ranked teams.

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[Thunderlips71]

Iowa has been the smartest kid on the short bus for over a decade.

 

[2D_]

We feed off the bottom feeders of the big ten.

Northwestern
Purdue
Rutgers
Maryland
Minnesota
Little debbie
Illinois
Indiana

They're all terrible programs. Illinois and Indiana is having a better years than usual, but they're still a terrible programs. Once we take on anyone better than these bottom feeders, we lose. We trade blows with Wisconsin every decade, and Iowa State is historically poverty.

Kirk never seems to be ready for these OOC opponents, let alone the best teams in the B1G. Changing the OC isn't the only fix we need.

 

[Rose bowl or bust]

Yeah…but we scored some points this time

 

[Hawk-A-Doodle-Doo]

Yeah…but we scored some points this time

 

[SDHawkDoc]

Meh.
At least it was an entertaining game.
They can still be competitive against the lower ranked teams in that 15-25 range. I no longer expect them to give the true top 10 teams a game.

 

[paednoch23]

We feed off the bottom feeders of the big ten.

Not anymore. We ain't going bowling next year. This stubborn old man is going to drive our program into the ground. The game passed him by quite some time ago. This Iowa nice crap about resting our appreciation on his past successes long ago is going to set our program way way back. He needs to be asked to retire tonight. If he says no then write the check. Future depends on it.

 

[Gonzo Bloor]

And all of those 75 points have not come from the offense... we got 17 today.

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[Macbride79]

Will the Iowa media ever ask Kirk about this streak? Don’t count on it.

 

[grayhair81]

Iowa is now 0-9 in its last 9 games against ranked opponents.

2024
35-7 loss to No. 3 Ohio State
27-24 loss to No. 19 Missouri

2023
31-0 loss to No. 7 Penn State
26-0 loss to No. 2 Michigan
35-0 loss to No. 21 Tennessee

2022
27-14 loss to No. 4 Michigan
54-10 loss to No. 2 Ohio State

2021
42-3 loss to No. 2 Michigan
20-17 loss to No. 22 Kentucky

Outscored 297-75 in 9 consecutive losses against ranked teams.

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The real story here is that they have averaged two top 25 opponents per year. Period. Might explain being able to win 8 or even 10 games once in a while.

 

[General Tso]

This is why Iowa football has been lost in so many people. Ranked opponents used to be cause for excitement. Now, you almost expect a beat down

 

[Iron Doc]

Not anymore. We ain't going bowling next year. This stubborn old man is going to drive our program into the ground. The game passed him by quite some time ago. This Iowa nice crap about resting our appreciation on his past successes long ago is going to set our program way way back. He needs to be asked to retire tonight. If he says no then write the check. Future depends on it.

Get rid of Capt Fossil.

 

[obfuscating]

We have to significantly upgrade at WR, QB, and OL to compete.

 

[QChawks]

as the kid say that’s a perfect definition of “mid”

 

[Auger]

Paper tiger that is the Iowa defense. Beat up on a bunch of nobody's but can't flex their muscles against top 25 teams.

I have said for years Iowa plays a weak schedule. We rarely play top 25 teams and when we do it gets ugly. Easy to win 7-8 games a season when you have Iowa's schedule.

 

[Easthawk1062]

Will the Iowa media ever ask Kirk about this streak? Don’t count on it.

 

[IowaHawk1994]

Iowa is now 0-9 in its last 9 games against ranked opponents.

2024
35-7 loss to No. 3 Ohio State
27-24 loss to No. 19 Missouri

2023
31-0 loss to No. 7 Penn State
26-0 loss to No. 2 Michigan
35-0 loss to No. 21 Tennessee

2022
27-14 loss to No. 4 Michigan
54-10 loss to No. 2 Ohio State

2021
42-3 loss to No. 2 Michigan
20-17 loss to No. 22 Kentucky

Outscored 297-75 in 9 consecutive losses against ranked teams.

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Not even competitive vs good teams
Getting drubbed by Oregon, USC, PennSt, Rutgers, Indiana etc etc will be fun

 

[Franisdaman]

at least 3 of the 9 games were somewhat close

 

[Franisdaman]

Paper tiger that is the Iowa defense. Beat up on a bunch of nobody's but can't flex their muscles against top 25 teams.

I have said for years Iowa plays a weak schedule. We rarely play top 25 teams and when we do it gets ugly. Easy to win 7-8 games a season when you have Iowa's schedule.

No more easy 12 game schedules, that's for sure.

In the past:
2: cupcake nonconference
1: Clown U
6: B1G West teams
3: B1G East teams
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12 game schedule
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[SCHawkeye99]

Disregarding the scheduled 'cupcake' wins against FCS Illinois State and Troy, this Iowa team is 6-5 against it's P4 peers this season.

 

[intrepodor]

We have to significantly upgrade at WR, QB, and OL to compete.

Not to mention db backs

 

[WWDMHawkeye]

Yeah. That pretty well sums up the mediocrity of the last 5 years or so. If not for a series of almost embarrassingly weak schedules, KF would be far from his coveted record and Iowa football’s W-L would be awful. Those days are gone in the expanded Big Ten without the security blanket of a terrible Big Ten West. I expect many of us to be a whole lot more apathetic about Iowa football going forward..

 

[JabroniBlvd]

Iowa is average at football and boring to watch. Bad combo to be an Iowa fan. Maybe that Swarm NIL can save the program! LOL

POVERTY.

 

[goodbyebobby]

Chris Doyle's departure coincides perfectly with this timeframe, but that's completely irrelevant to the situation.

 

[Franisdaman]

Not to mention db backs

what the hell happened to the Iowa secondary?

kids should want to play for Phil Parker....at least you'd think....

Man, did we miss Cooper DeJean this year and Harris in this game.....

 

[Iafootballfan]

Looking at that post, not only did we go 0-9 but looks like we also went 0-9 against the Vegas spreads. Not meeting the computer projections either.

 

[Franisdaman]

Make that 32-1. Iowa scored 24 points vs Missouri, who won with 27 points.

Make that 78-5. Iowa led by 10 points (24-14) with 5:19 left in the 3rd Quarter.

After scoring 21 points in the 1st half, Iowa managed just 3 points in the 2nd half.

 

[herk u2]

Iowas last win against a team who scored >21pts was Nov 20th 2021 against Illinois. Iowa doesn't give up >21pts often but when they do they have not been able to win the last few years.

 

[edgar dubois]

Iowa is now 0-9 in its last 9 games against ranked opponents.

2024
35-7 loss to No. 3 Ohio State
27-24 loss to No. 19 Missouri

2023
31-0 loss to No. 7 Penn State
26-0 loss to No. 2 Michigan
35-0 loss to No. 21 Tennessee

2022
27-14 loss to No. 4 Michigan
54-10 loss to No. 2 Ohio State

2021
42-3 loss to No. 2 Michigan
20-17 loss to No. 22 Kentucky

Outscored 297-75 in 9 consecutive losses against ranked teams.

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Time to go…..this…whatever it is strategy is clearly not effective.

 

[iowamike21]

And all of those 75 points have not come from the offense... we got 17 today.

True, but in all fairness, all points count, even 100-yard KO returns. Good teams score points in every way possible. It's not a bad thing for the defense and special teams to put up points, but your observation is correct. Iowa's offense definitely needs to do more to put up points, but that's not the way KF plays. Instead of trying to put the game away with more points, he tries to sit on leads, which often works against Albany, UMass, and the Big Ten West. But most good teams get even more aggressive with a lead. KF always goes into his risk-averse shell. After 26 years, it's ugly and boring. Most teams play to win while KF continues playing not to lose. As the facts demonstrate, you can get away with that against weak opponents. It doesn't work so well against decent opponents.

 

[Gonzo Bloor]

True, but in all fairness, all points count, even 100-yard KO returns. Good teams score points in every way possible. It's not a bad thing for the defense and special teams to put up points, but your observation is correct. Iowa's offense definitely needs to do more to put up points, but that's not the way KF plays. Instead of trying to put the game away with more points, he tries to sit on leads, which often works against Albany, UMass, and the Big Ten West. But most good teams get even more aggressive with a lead. KF always goes into his risk-averse shell. After 26 years, it's ugly and boring. Most teams play to win while KF continues playing not to lose.

Well put.

 

[ghostOfHomer777]

Iowa is now 0-9 in its last 9 games against ranked opponents.

2024
35-7 loss to No. 3 Ohio State
27-24 loss to No. 19 Missouri

2023
31-0 loss to No. 7 Penn State
26-0 loss to No. 2 Michigan
35-0 loss to No. 21 Tennessee

2022
27-14 loss to No. 4 Michigan
54-10 loss to No. 2 Ohio State

2021
42-3 loss to No. 2 Michigan
20-17 loss to No. 22 Kentucky

Outscored 297-75 in 9 consecutive losses against ranked teams.

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I don't know how informative this window of introspection is ... because it also overlaps with a period when we either had a terrible offense ... or we just had QB-issues (or both). I know many don't pay heed much to moral victories ... but this years loss to Missouri wasn't terribly shameful. It certainly was frustrating ... but I think that it also was a reflection of where our defense and QB play was at this year. The loss to Michigan in '22 and the loss to Kentucky in '21 weren't that bad either. Obviously, the rest of the losses were complete dog-shit ... but it's also hard to win when your offense is that anemic.

The biggest surprise to me this year was the mediocrity of our defense. I certainly would not have expected that given the guys who returned. However, it may have been a reflection of a lack of leadership ... along with an illustration that Phil still has plenty of "building" that yet needs to be done in the secondary.