Kirk Ferentz, by the numbers

[FlickShagwell]

Shared this on TOS, but I thought I’d let you bums take a peak at it as well:

After each bowl game, I update a spreadsheet I've kept since 2008 on Iowa Football. Here are the numbers for Kirk Ferentz after 25 seasons.

Overall Record: 196-119

Overall Winning Percentage .622

Big Ten Record: 122-87

Conference Winning Percentage .584

Yearly Average: 8-5

Average Big Ten Record: 5 - 3

Against ranked teams: 25-61*

Bowl Record: 10-10

*Teams that FINISHED the season ranked in the AP, Coaches, BCS, or CFP. Not that were ranked at the time of play, ie the 2021 Indiana Hoosiers who were #17 when we played them but finished the season 2-10. Also, I include teams that were ranked in one poll but not in others, ie the 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers who finished the season ranked 25 in the Coaches Poll.

Kirk Ferentz has not beaten a team that finished the season ranked in any poll since November 16th, 2019, when he beat #10 Minnesota in Kinnick.

As an aside, I don't know if we'll ever see a schedule like that 1999 slate featuring 6 teams that finished the season ranked (#2 Nebraska, #7 Michigan State, #11 Penn State, #25 Illinois, #4 Wisconsin, #17 Minnesota) with 3 in the top 7. In 2003, we also faced 6 ranked teams, finishing 4-2 against them: (#10 Miami OH, #18 Purdue, #4 Ohio State, #6 Michigan, #20 Minnesota, #24 Florida - AP poll results)

Kirk's record against:
Iowa State	14-10	.583
Illinois	14-4	.778
Indiana	11-5	.688
Maryland	3-1	.750
Michigan	7-9	.438
MSU	9-8	.529
Minnesota	18-7	.720
Nebraska	9-6	.600
Northwestern	12-11	.522
Ohio State	2-9	.181
Penn State	10-9	.526
Purdue	13-8	.619
Rutgers	4-0	1.000
Wisconsin	10-13	.435

Vs. Big Ten East 46-40 all time, 15-12 since 2014

Vs. Big Ten West 76-49 all time, 35-19 since 2014

Kirk's record against:
Matt Campbell	6-1
Bret Bielema	4-4 (2-3 @ Wisconsin, 2-1 @ Illinois)
Mike Locksley	2-0
Jim Harbaugh	1-4
Harlon Barnett	1-0
PJ Fleck	7-1 (1-0 @ WMU)
Matt Rhule	1-0
David Braun	1-0
Ryan Day	0-1
James Franklin	2-5
Ryan Walters	1-0
Greg Schiano	2-0
Luke Fickell	1-0

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

KF record after a bye week: 10-12

1999 L 3-49 @ MSU

2000 L 21-27 WMU

2001 W 24-18 PSU

2003 L 10-19 @ OSU

2004 W 33-7 OSU

2005 L 27-28 @ NU

2008 L 24-27 @ ILL

2010 W 38-28 @ Mich

2011 L 3-13 @ PSU

2012 W 19-16 @ MSU

2013 L 24-34 @ OSU

2013 W 24-21 Michigan

2014 W 45-29 IU

2015 W 31-15 Mary

2016 L 14-41 @ PSU

2017 L 10-17 @ NU

2018 W 48-31 @ Minn

2019 W 48-3 Middle Tennessee State

2019 L 22-24 @ Wisconsin

2021 L 7-27 @ Wisconsin

2022 L 10-54 @ Ohio State

2023 W 10-7 Northwestern (Wrigley Field)

Kirk in October 52-40, .565

Kirk in November 58-35, .624

 

[ping72]

You keep a spreadsheet on this?? WTF, lol.

 

[FlickShagwell]

You keep a spreadsheet on this?? WTF, lol.

I mean, what the hell kind of fan are you if you don’t? Pussy.

 

[jasonrann]

 

[ping72]

 

[THE_DEVIL]

Ha Ha...SUCK IT PJ!!!!!

 

[B1GDeal]

Let's hear the guesses on what that smells like?

 

[ping72]

Let's hear the guesses on what that smells like?

Chlorine

 

[QChawks]

 

[ThorneStockton]

A few standouts:

- Record vs Northwestern is probably the worst among the teams listed
- Respectable vs Michigan and PSU
- Legacy/program a bit different with a few more wins against Wisconsin
- It has been awhile since we've played an OT game!
- Not sure what to make of the record vs ending top 25, would be curious to see some others

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

I was going to ask on the other site, "who was the last great team we beat".

I think we have crested the curve of being competitive with great teams.

 

[ThorneStockton]

I was going to ask on the other site, "who was the last great team we beat".

I think we have crested the curve of being competitive with great teams.

Yeah, 2016 Michigan, 2017 OSU? It feels like it's been awhile since we've pulled out one of our once classic drag the superior team down into the mud and hang around type wins.

 

[ping72]

Kirk Ferentz has not beaten a team that finished the season ranked in any poll since November 16th, 2019, when he beat #10 Minnesota in Kinnick.

That is pretty crazy. Thanks @FlickShagwell

 

[jasonrann]

Let's hear the guesses on what that smells like?

Pure deliciousness.

 

[mthawkeyes]

Kirk Ferentz has not beaten a team that finished the season ranked in any poll since November 16th, 2019, when he beat #10 Minnesota in Kinnick.

That is pretty crazy. Thanks @FlickShagwell

That 2021 Penn State game was huge at the time, but Penn State faded just as hard as Iowa.

 

[FlickShagwell]

Teams that finished the year ranked by season and Iowa's results against them under KF:

1999 (0-6)
AP 3, Coaches 2 Nebraska L 7-42
AP 7, Coaches 7 @ Michigan State L 3-49
AP 11, Coaches 11 Penn State L 7-31
AP 24, Coaches 25 Illinois L 24-40
AP 4, Coaches 4 @ Wisconsin L 3-41
AP 18, Coaches 17 Minnesota L 21-25

2000 (0-4)
AP 9, Coaches 8 (Arrowhead Stadium) Kansas State L 7-27
AP 25, Coaches 23 Iowa State L 14-24
AP 8, Coaches 7 @ Nebraska L 13-42
AP 23, Coaches 24 Wisconsin L 7-13

2001 (0-1)
AP 20, Coaches 20 Michigan L 26-32

2002 (2-1)
AP 16, Coaches 15 @ Penn State W 42-35
AP 9, Coaches 9 @ Michigan W 34-9
AP 4, Coaches 4 (Orange Bowl) USC L 17-38

2003 (4-2)
AP 10, Coaches 12 Miami OH W 21-3
AP 6, Coaches 7 Michigan W 30-27
AP 4, Coaches 4 @ Ohio State L 10-19
AP 18, Coaches 19 @ Purdue L 14-27
AP 20, Coaches 17 Minnesota W 40-22
AP 24, Coaches 25 (Outback Bowl) Florida W 37-17

2004 (3-2)
AP 19, Coaches 20 @ Arizona State L 7-44
AP 14, Coaches 12 @ Michigan L 17-30
AP 20, Coaches 19 Ohio State W 33-7
AP 17, Coaches 18 Wisconsin W 30-7
AP 16, Coaches 16 (Capitol 1 Bowl) LSU W 30-25

2005 (1-2)
AP 4, Coaches 4 @ Ohio State L 6-31
AP 15, Coaches 15 @ Wisconsin 20-10
AP 12, Coaches 16 (Outback Bowl) Florida L 24-31

2006 (0-4)
AP 2, Coaches 2 Ohio State L 17-38
AP 8, Coaches 9 @ Michigan L 6-20
AP 7, Coaches 5 Wisconsin 21-24
AP 13, Coaches 13 (Alamo Bowl) Texas L 24-26

2007 (0-3)
AP 24, Coaches 21 @ Wisconsin L 13-17
AP NR, Coaches 25 @ Penn State L 7-27
AP 20, Coaches 18 @ Purdue 6-31

2008 (1-1)
AP 24, Coaches 24 @ Michigan State L 13-16
AP 8, Coaches 8 Penn State W 24-23

2009 (3-1)
AP 9, Coaches 8 @ Penn State W 21-10
AP 16, Coaches 16 @ Wisconsin W 20-10
AP 5, Coaches 5 @ Ohio State L 24-27
AP 13, Coaches 13 (Orange Bowl) Georgia Tech W 24-14

2010 (2-2)
AP 7, Coaches 8 Wisconsin L 30-31
AP 14, Coaches 14 Michigan State W 37-6
AP 5, Coaches 5 Ohio State L 17-20
AP 18, Coaches 18 (Insight Bowl) Missouri W 27-24

2011 (1-3)
AP 12, Coaches 9 Michigan W 24-16
AP 11, Coaches 10 Michigan State L 21-37
AP 24, Coaches 24 @ Nebraska L 7-20
AP 16, Coaches 15 (Insight Bowl) Oklahoma L 14-31

2012 (1-3)
AP 22, Coaches 24 (Soldier Field) Northern Illinois W 18-17
AP 17, Coaches 16 @ Northwestern L 17-28
AP 24, Coaches NR @ Michigan L 17-42
AP 25, Coaches 23 Nebraska L 7-13

2013 (1-4)
AP 3, Coaches 3 Michigan State L 14-26
AP 12, Coaches 10 @ Ohio State L 24-34
AP 22, Coaches 21 Wisconsin L 9-28
AP NR, Coaches 25 @ Nebraska W 38-17
AP 14, Coaches 14 (Outback Bowl) LSU L 14-21

2014 (0-1)
AP 13, Coaches 13 L 24-26

2015 (2-2)
AP 21, Coaches 21 @ Wisconsin W 10-6
AP 23, Coaches 22 @ Northwestern W 40-10
AP 6, Coaches 6 (Big Ten Championship) Michigan State L 13-16
AP 3, Coaches 3 (Rose Bowl) Stanford L 16-45

2016 (1-3)
AP 9, Coaches 9 Wisconsin L 9-17
AP 7, Coaches 7 @ Penn State L 14-41
AP 10, Coaches 10 Michigan W 14-13
AP 14, Coaches 13 (Outback Bowl) Florida L 3-30

2017 (1-4)
AP 8, Coaches 8 Penn State L 19-21
AP 15, Coaches 16 @ Michigan State L 10-17
AP 17, Coaches 17 @ Northwestern L 10-17
AP 5, Coaches 5 Ohio State W 55-24
AP 7, Coaches 6 @ Wisconsin 14-38

2018 (1-2)
AP 17, Coaches 17 @ Penn State L 24-30
AP 21, Coaches 19 Northwestern 10-14
AP NR, Coaches 25 (Outback Bowl) Mississippi State W 27-22

2019 (1-3)
AP 18, Coaches 19 @ Michigan L 3-10
AP 9, Coaches 9 Penn State L 12-17
AP 11, Coaches 13 @ Wisconsin L 22-24
AP 10, Coaches 10 Minnesota W 23-19

2020 (0-1)
AP 10, Coaches 10 Northwestern L 20-21

2021 (0-2)
AP 3, Coaches 3 (Big Ten Championship Game) Michigan L 3-42
AP 18, Coaches 15 (Citrus Bowl) Kentucky L 17-20

2022 (0-2)
AP 3, Coaches 3 Michigan L 14-27
AP 4, Coaches 4@ Ohio State L 10-54

2023 (0-3)*
AP 10, Coaches 10 @ Penn State L 0-31
AP 1, Coaches 1 (Big Ten Championship Game) Michigan L 0-26
AP 25, Coaches 23 CFP 21 (Citrus Bowl) Tennessee L 0-35

*Rankings subject to change after next week's National Championship

 

[FlickShagwell]

I was going to ask on the other site, "who was the last great team we beat".

I think we have crested the curve of being competitive with great teams.

I'd say that 2019 Minnesota team wasn't bad. Finished ranked 10th in both polls and went 11-2 that season. Top 10 is pretty great in my book. They beat Penn State who finished #9 and Auburn who finished 14th. Not to mention 11-2 is basically iowa's high water mark.

2019 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Chishawk1425]

That 2021 Penn State game was huge at the time, but Penn State faded just as hard as Iowa.

We broke their QB.

 

[Finance85]

Since 2011, against ranked teams, 8-33

 

[JWolf74]

Worthless spreadsheet without knowing if it hit the over/under and if we covered.

Be better.

 

[EagleHawk]

Counterpoint: how many team that were ranked 15-25 at the end of the season wouldn't have been if they had lost to Iowa, and how many teams ended up as RV because of a loss to Iowa?

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Since 2011, against ranked teams, 8-33

Ouch.

 

[lucas80]

OP hates Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Football, and America.

 

[Greenway4Prez]

We used to pretty much always win a game we shouldn’t, and lose a game we shouldn’t in a given season. Unfortunately we’ve stopped the former but have kept the latter.

 

[damayason]

OP is a hell of an Iowa football fan. Thanks for sharing this.

 

[Colonoscopy]

2 nose holes
2 ear holes
1 pee hole
1 butthole
1 mouth hole

@JWolf74