Just the sixth time ever Iowa will be involved in an AP top 5 matchup

[Ray Kinsella]

#5 Iowa lost to #2 Northwestern 14-10 in 1959
#1 Iowa lost to #3 Minnesota 27-10 in 1960
#5 Iowa beat #3 Ohio State 35-12 one week later
#1 Iowa beat #2 Michigan 12-10 in 1985
#3 Iowa lost to #5 USC 38-17 in the 2003 Orange Bowl

 

[Packer54]

Sooooo.....we are due for a win to even it out! Cool

 

[td77]

That's a crazy stat.

 

[ROCKY MOUNTAIN HAWK]

Interesting

 

[hawktalk2009]

I thought Penn State was in the top 5 when Iowa beat them at the gun a few years back..

Go Hawks!

 

[swihawk]

I thought Penn State was in the top 5 when Iowa beat them at the gun a few years back..

Go Hawks!

2008 and 2009....

2008: #3 Penn State vs. Iowa[edit]
Main article: 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The undefeated Penn State Nittany Lions came into the game ranked #3 in the country with hopes of a BCS national championship. The Hawkeyes, on the other hand, were 5-4 and coming off a tough loss at Illinois. The Hawkeyes jumped out to an early lead following a Penn State fumble on their first drive, but the Nittany Lions would come back to take a 13-7 lead into halftime. With less than four minutes left in the game, and trailing 23-21, Iowa strong safety Tyler Sash intercepted Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark's pass inside Iowa territory. The Hawkeyes drove to within field goal range where kicker Daniel Murray made a 31-yard field goal with :01 left to play. Iowa would go on to win 24-23 and hand Penn State its only regular season loss of the year.


2009 Iowa Football - Iowa Upsets #5 Penn State - YouTube

 

[ANYCHawk]

I thought Penn State was in the top 5 when Iowa beat them at the gun a few years back..

Go Hawks!

They we're, we were not.

 

[swihawk]

The games where we are unranked are the toughest. Not many get wins over a top 5 team in back to back years.

I might also add while we are looking at past games, this is the first time in Iowa football history that a 12-0 Iowa played anyone, ranked or not.

The hawks are pioneering this year.

 

[GPRHAWK]

Wonder gow many times we've beaten a team ranked #5 or higher? That would take some research.