Our First Road Game demands a deeper look....

[ICHawk24]

Going by the last five seasons, 2007 to 2011, the winning percentages are:

osu .700
psu .684 (excluded 2010 game vs. indiana in marylan)
msu .600
nw .550
neb .500 (one season)
iowa .450
wisky .450
mich .400
ill .368 (excluded 2010 wrigley game)
purd .250
minn .200
indy .100

 

[ChrisABraden]

Going by the last five seasons, 2007 to 2011, the winning percentages are:

osu .700
psu .684 (excluded 2010 game vs. indiana in marylan)
msu .600
nw .550
neb .500 (one season)
wisky .450
iowa .450
mich .400
ill .368 (excluded 2010 wrigley game)
purd .250
minn .200
indy .100

If these are just in conference road games, which i suspect they are, that is still staggering. add in the fact that Michigan just happen to be at their lowest point in 20+ years. and Iowa would be a game or two away from being in 8th place in road league games. If you were to add EVERY true road game, including non-conference then im sure Iowa drops tremendously. Again too lazy to look up.

 

[hawkfan2679]

If these are just in conference road games, which i suspect they are, that is still staggering. add in the fact that Michigan just happen to be at their lowest point in 20+ years. and Iowa would be a game or two away from being in 8th place in road league games. If you were to add EVERY true road game, including non-conference then im sure Iowa drops tremendously. Again too lazy to look up.

Maybe even more than that for Michigan...didn't their streak of either winning seasons or bowl games end at 35 or something like that during RichRod's tenure?

Combine these depressing stats with our sterling record after bye weeks (3-6 under KF) and it doesn't look good for the road team...

 

[ChrisABraden]

Maybe even more than that for Michigan...didn't their streak of either winning seasons or bowl games end at 35 or something like that during RichRod's tenure?

Combine these depressing stats with our sterling record after bye weeks (3-6 under KF) and it doesn't look good for the road team...

yes, It's not just Ferentz that struggles out of a Bye- but i remember reading last year that the whole league (B1G) struggles out of a BYE when playing B1G opponent following the bye week.

 

[HawkIMalaise]

no doubt, if we would just "mix it up" and "spread it out" and "try sccrraammmbling" with the QB, and recruit better talent....no doubt the recruiting classes would get to '05-'06 level....oh....wait....those 4* classes were busts.....but that's on the coaches too....

Oregon is a great example of a small state...oh wait....Phil Knight.....<Ed Podolak

Some people just can't accept reality....well...that's fine....be miserable.

Goods - I just re-read this....too be clear...I am with you and my sarcasm didn't come through well in the post....

 

[Howler]

2009: (4-1)
ISU 7-6
PSU 11-2
Wisconsin 10-3

How you forgot the road game that saw 2009's most exciting finish (against the team we're playing this weekend, no less) is beyond me. Hell, you could even call that finish the best of the decade for Iowa football.

 

[bitmap]

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How you forgot the road game that saw 2009's most exciting finish (against the team we're playing this weekend, no less) is beyond me. Hell, you could even call that finish the best of the decade for Iowa football./FONT][/COLOR]

Sparty finished 2009 with a loosing record, 6–7 (4–4 Big Ten) , so doesn't deserve mention in this context.

I would put the finish right up there w/ the Capital One bowl. I think the tension was much higher in East Lansing that night. We found out just what kind of QB Stanzi was and just how good McNutt could be in the clutch. The difference to me was Stanzi knew the game was on the line and according to Dolph's commentary Tate didn't know that was going to be the last play of the game.

 

[ICHawk24]

If these are just in conference road games, which i suspect they are, that is still staggering. add in the fact that Michigan just happen to be at their lowest point in 20+ years. and Iowa would be a game or two away from being in 8th place in road league games. If you were to add EVERY true road game, including non-conference then im sure Iowa drops tremendously. Again too lazy to look up.

Its just conference games. Why is it staggering? This stretch contains 5 years, 2007-2011, which most Iowa fans would consider to contain 2 good years and 3 bad years. In that time, we tied for middle of the conference in road winning percentage.

Oh, and throw in the "I'm sure we'd do terrible if you had more data which I'm pulling out of my ***" metric that idiots on the internet love to throw around.

This is true, solid data. Middle in the conference (technically, the median) in a stretch with 3 bad seasons in 5 years. I don't know what else will show you that Iowa isn't a terrible road team.

People believe what they want to believe, facts be damned.

 

[AreWeThereYet]

Iowa's record in Big Ten Road games since 2007.

1 - 3 2011
2 - 2 2010
3 - 1 2009
2 - 2 2008
1 - 3 2007
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9 - 11 = .450

Over all against Big Ten since 2007

4 - 4 2011
4 - 4 2010
6 - 2 2009
5 - 3 2008
4 - 4 2007
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23 - 17 = 0.575

Against Iowa State since 2007
3-3 & 1-2 away

Split stats on away games against Big Ten

First two games against Big Ten
0 - 2 2011 new QB
2 - 0 2010
2 - 0 2009
1 - 1 2008 new QB Stanzi blew out Indiana 45 - 9
0 - 2 2007 new QB
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5 - 5

Last two away games against Big Ten
1 - 1 2011
0 - 2 2010
1 - 1 2009
1 - 1 2008
1 - 1 2007
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4 - 6

Having an experienced QB didn't seem to help toward the end of the season in 2010

 

[vegashawki]

Going by the last five seasons, 2007 to 2011, the winning percentages are:

minn .200
indy .100

Thanks to the Hawkeyes....