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Season Snapshot 2002 at a glance

2002 Iowa Football

11-2
Overall
8-0
Big Ten
Bowl
Postseason
Lost 17-38 · Orange Bowl
#8
Final AP rank
Kirk Ferentz
Head coach

By the Numbers

Yards per game
424
average total offense per game
Yards allowed per game
355
what the defense gave up on average
Power rating
+15.9
Simple Rating System — #8 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score
62
vs Northwestern on Nov 9
Best defensive game
held them to 3
vs Wisconsin (20-3)
Closest game
3-point win
vs Purdue (31-28)
Biggest win
by 52
vs Northwestern (62-10)

Rankings & Streaks

Final AP rank
#8
end-of-season Associated Press poll
Longest win streak
9
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
6-1
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
5-0
true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #8 Michigan

34 vs 9
at Michigan · Oct 26, 2002
Signature road win against a ranked opponent

Signature Wins

ROAD WIN

Beat #12 Penn State

42 vs 35
at Penn State · Sep 28, 2002
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE

Beat Minnesota

45 vs 21
at Minnesota · Nov 16, 2002
Kept the Floyd of Rosedale — won by 24
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY

Beat Wisconsin

20 vs 3
home vs Wisconsin · Nov 2, 2002
Kept the Heartland Trophy — won by 17

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

ORANGE BOWL (MIAMI, FL)

Lost to USC

17 vs 38
vs USC (neutral) · Jan 2, 2003
Came up short on the season's biggest stage
VS CY-HAWK

Faced Iowa State

31 vs 36
home vs Iowa State · Sep 14, 2002
Trophy game came up just short

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Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM