Iowa won 47 games over the last 5 seasons, which is the most wins Iowa has ever had over that amount of time, though 2001-2005's winning percentage was higher. From 2015-2019, Iowa went 47-19 for a .712 winning percentage. Iowa went 45-17 from 01-05, good for a .726 winning percentage. Also notable is that Iowa only played one FCS team between 2001 and 2005 (UNI in '05). Iowa played 3 from '15-19 (Illinois State in 2015, NDSU in 2016, and UNI in 2018). Iowa finished ranked #8 three times between 01 and 05, while Iowa finished 2015 ranked #9, #25 in 2018, and likely somewhere in the top 15 in 2019.
KF by the numbers:
Overall Record: 162-104
Overall Winning Percentage .609
Big Ten Record: 97-76
Conference Winning Percentage .561
Yearly Average: 7.7 - 5
Average Big Ten Record: 4.6 - 3.6
Bowl Record: 9-8
Vs. Ranked teams at time of game: 28-47
Vs. Big Ten East 38-36 all time, 9-8 since 2014
Vs. Big Ten West 59-42 all time, 24-12 since 2014
Vs. ACC 4-0*
Vs. Big East 3-1*
Vs. Big XII 14-14 **
Vs. Mac 18-4
Vs. Pac-12 3-4
Vs. SEC 4-4
Vs. Conference USA 3-0
* 3-1 All time vs. Pitt, who changed from Big East to ACC
** 0-2 against Nebraska while they were in the Big XII
Kirk's record against:
Iowa State 12-9 .571
Illinois 11-3 .786
Indiana 10-5 .666
Maryland 2-1 .666
Michigan 7-6 .538
MSU 7-8 .466
Minnesota 15-6 .714
Nebraska 6-5 .545
Northwestern 9-10 .473
Ohio State 2-8 .200
Penn State 8-8 .500
Purdue 11-6 .647
Rutgers 2-0 1.000
Wisconsin 7-12 .368
Kirk in Overtime 7-5
2000 W @ Penn State
2002 W @ Penn State
2005 L Michigan
2006 W @ Syracuse
2007 W Michigan State
2009 L @ Ohio State
2011 L @ Iowa State
2012 W @ Michigan State
2013 W Northwestern
2014 L Nebraska
2017 W @ Iowa State
2017 L @ Northwestern
Kirk in October 47-32, .595
Kirk in November 42-34, .552
Kirk's record against:
Matt Campbell 4-0
Lovie Smith 4-0
Tom Allen 1-0
Mike Locksley 1-0
Jim Harbaugh 1-1
Mark Dantonio 4-5
PJ Fleck 4-0 (1-0 @ WMU)
Scott Frost 2-0
Pat Fitzgerald 6-8
Ryan Day 0-0
James Franklin 0-4
Jeff Brohm 1-2
Chris Ash 2-0
Paul Chryst 2-4 (1-0 @ Pitt)
8 wins or more since 2015
Alabama
Appalachian State
Boise State
Clemson
Georgia
Iowa
LSU
Memphis
Michigan
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
KF by the numbers:
Overall Record: 162-104
Overall Winning Percentage .609
Big Ten Record: 97-76
Conference Winning Percentage .561
Yearly Average: 7.7 - 5
Average Big Ten Record: 4.6 - 3.6
Bowl Record: 9-8
Vs. Ranked teams at time of game: 28-47
Vs. Big Ten East 38-36 all time, 9-8 since 2014
Vs. Big Ten West 59-42 all time, 24-12 since 2014
Vs. ACC 4-0*
Vs. Big East 3-1*
Vs. Big XII 14-14 **
Vs. Mac 18-4
Vs. Pac-12 3-4
Vs. SEC 4-4
Vs. Conference USA 3-0
* 3-1 All time vs. Pitt, who changed from Big East to ACC
** 0-2 against Nebraska while they were in the Big XII
Kirk's record against:
Iowa State 12-9 .571
Illinois 11-3 .786
Indiana 10-5 .666
Maryland 2-1 .666
Michigan 7-6 .538
MSU 7-8 .466
Minnesota 15-6 .714
Nebraska 6-5 .545
Northwestern 9-10 .473
Ohio State 2-8 .200
Penn State 8-8 .500
Purdue 11-6 .647
Rutgers 2-0 1.000
Wisconsin 7-12 .368
Kirk in Overtime 7-5
2000 W @ Penn State
2002 W @ Penn State
2005 L Michigan
2006 W @ Syracuse
2007 W Michigan State
2009 L @ Ohio State
2011 L @ Iowa State
2012 W @ Michigan State
2013 W Northwestern
2014 L Nebraska
2017 W @ Iowa State
2017 L @ Northwestern
Kirk in October 47-32, .595
Kirk in November 42-34, .552
Kirk's record against:
Matt Campbell 4-0
Lovie Smith 4-0
Tom Allen 1-0
Mike Locksley 1-0
Jim Harbaugh 1-1
Mark Dantonio 4-5
PJ Fleck 4-0 (1-0 @ WMU)
Scott Frost 2-0
Pat Fitzgerald 6-8
Ryan Day 0-0
James Franklin 0-4
Jeff Brohm 1-2
Chris Ash 2-0
Paul Chryst 2-4 (1-0 @ Pitt)
8 wins or more since 2015
Alabama
Appalachian State
Boise State
Clemson
Georgia
Iowa
LSU
Memphis
Michigan
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
