My son sent me this, sorry I can’t post the link. Since 2018 teams that have won a game in FBS with less than 200 yards of total offense in a game is 18-403 .042 win pct. Iowa is 6-7 with that stat a .462 win pct. 6 of the 18 wins. To me that is an amazing stat.
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So, 1/3 of the 18 times that an FBS team won a game with less than 200 total yards over the past 7 season...it was Iowa. I don't whether to laugh or cry.
An even crazier stat….
Since 2001, there have been 90 FBS games where a team got 5 or fewer first downs. Those teams were a combined 0-90. Until last night!
Since 2001, there have been 90 FBS games where a team got 5 or fewer first downs. Those teams were a combined 0-90. Until last night!
Generally if your post title includes the words “must read,” you should include the thing to read. Just a suggestion.
It’s the time of the year to be “Thankful”
Thanks, I should have renamed the thread. I did not know how to post the information from Matt Benson (@mbenson6) in x.com
The 63-point margin of victory is the largest of the Kirk Ferentz era and tied for the 12th-largest in Iowa history. It is tied for the worst in Illinois history (1906 vs. University of Chicago). The Hawkeyes led 7-0 in the first quarter before erupting for 28 points in the second quarter.Nov 18, 2018
Iowa Routs Illinois for 7th Win
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- There was a lot to celebrate Saturday for the University of Iowa football team at Memorial Stadium. The Hawkeyes rolled to their seventh victory of the season, piling up a season-high 35 first-half points in a 63-0 rout of Illinois. The Hawkeyes' defense posted their second...
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Again, that's a credit to the marvelous defense and special teams that Iowa has rolled out. This is what Iowa fans seemingly fail to recognize when they say the defense has taken a step back this year resulting in fewer wins. It's been so good that it has nowhere else to go. It's still very very good. Iowa lost 2 games because it failed to score 20 or more points and some fans blame the defense. Look at the results of games each week. Games where the opponent is held to 20 or less points result in wins probably 90% of the time and yet Iowa lost 2 of them. Those losses were offensive failures, not defensive.
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It is certainly better to have won those games than losing them.
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