Iowa record by year
Since 1894
685-562-35
Win %
.548
Bowl trips
0
Winning seasons
72
Best year
8-0-1 (1899)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 145 | 63 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 381 | 209 | Won ReliaQuest Bowl |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 360 | 232 | Lost TransPerfect Music City Bowl |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 216 | 207 | Lost Cheez-It Citrus Bowl |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 230 | 173 | Won TransPerfect Music City Bowl |
| 2021 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 328 | 269 | Lost Vrbo Citrus Bowl |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 254 | 128 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 335 | 182 | Won SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL |
| 2018 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 405 | 231 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 367 | 259 | Won NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2016 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 324 | 245 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2015 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 433 | 285 | Lost ROSE BOWL GAME PRES. BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 367 | 333 | Lost TAXSLAYER BOWL |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 342 | 246 | Lost OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2012 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 232 | 275 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 358 | 310 | Lost INSIGHT BOWL |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 376 | 221 | Won INSIGHT BOWL |
| 2009 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 301 | 200 | Won FedEx ORANGE BOWL |
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 394 | 169 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 222 | 225 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 310 | 269 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 360 | 240 | Lost Outback Bowl |
| 2004 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 292 | 211 | Won CAPITAL ONE BOWL |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 373 | 210 | Won OUTBACK BOWL |
| 2002 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 484 | 256 | Lost ORANGE BOWL |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 391 | 258 | Won Bowl game |
| 2000 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 203 | 330 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 162 | 347 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 172 | 287 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 411 | 159 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1996 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 339 | 243 | Won Bowl game |
| 1995 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 368 | 259 | Won Bowl game |
| 1994 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 307 | 324 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 214 | 293 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1992 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 243 | 278 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 343 | 179 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1990 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 427 | 288 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1989 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 197 | 278 | No bowl |
| 1988 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .577 | 336 | 233 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1987 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 380 | 250 | Won Bowl game |
| 1986 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 391 | 214 | Won Bowl game |
| 1985 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 440 | 187 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1984 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .654 | 359 | 201 | Won Bowl game |
| 1983 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 380 | 189 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1982 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 229 | 230 | Won Bowl game |
| 1981 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 260 | 157 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1980 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 154 | 238 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 239 | 216 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 125 | 291 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 171 | 229 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 161 | 234 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 182 | 279 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 157 | 308 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 140 | 401 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 109 | 208 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 121 | 379 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 129 | 259 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 255 | 275 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 322 | 289 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | 161 | 277 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 86 | 253 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 94 | 192 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 170 | 209 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 126 | 112 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 127 | 166 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 215 | 162 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 234 | 108 | No bowl |
| 1959 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 233 | 100 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 272 | 146 | Won Bowl game |
| 1957 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 263 | 112 | No bowl |
| 1956 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 219 | 84 | Won Bowl game |
| 1955 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 166 | 173 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 192 | 141 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 187 | 91 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 121 | 220 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 2 | 5 | 2 | .333 | 161 | 233 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 121 | 201 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 184 | 247 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 127 | 142 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 145 | 179 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 129 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 74 | 310 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 53 | 240 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 83 | 153 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 147 | 135 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 91 | 99 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 125 | 98 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 130 | 91 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 46 | 135 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 36 | 120 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 85 | 103 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 122 | 39 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 98 | 153 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 131 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 62 | 171 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 7 | 131 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 88 | 74 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 128 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 147 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 107 | 83 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 113 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 121 | 74 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 106 | 50 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 124 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 208 | 33 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 185 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 142 | 54 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 90 | 44 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 123 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 91 | 141 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 121 | 156 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 92 | 150 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 204 | 36 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 310 | 51 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 130 | 138 | No bowl |
| 1911 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 34 | 53 | No bowl |
| 1910 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 94 | 15 | No bowl |
| 1909 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 58 | 97 | No bowl |
| 1908 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 132 | 65 | No bowl |
| 1907 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 90 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1906 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 45 | 75 | No bowl |
| 1905 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 309 | 86 | No bowl |
| 1904 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 251 | 109 | No bowl |
| 1903 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 171 | 102 | No bowl |
| 1902 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 121 | 238 | No bowl |
| 1901 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 85 | 115 | No bowl |
| 1900 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .938 | 311 | 12 | No bowl |
| 1899 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 223 | 5 | No bowl |
| 1898 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 38 | No bowl |
| 1897 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | 6 | No bowl |
| 1896 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | No bowl |
| 1895 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 24 | No bowl |
| 1894 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 18 | 62 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Iowa records for every season since 1894, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Iowa team page.
Every Iowa season since 1894. Win-loss record, win percentage and how each year ended.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Iowa record since 1894?
Iowa is 685-562-35 since 1894, a .548 win percentage, with 0 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Iowa season since 1894?
Iowa went 8-0-1 in 1899, the best record since 1894.
How many bowl games has Iowa played since 1894?
Iowa has played in the postseason 0 times since 1894.