Record: 11-2, .846 W-L% (6th of 117) ▪ Rank: 8th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Kirk Ferentz (11-2)
PS/G: 37.2 (7th of 117) ▪ PA/G: 19.7 (24th of 117)
SRS: 15.94 (8th of 117) ▪ SOS: 2.87 (41st of 117)
Bowl Game: Lost Orange Bowl 38-17 versus Southern California
| Pre | 8/26 | 9/2 | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 31, 2002 | Sat | Iowa | Akron | MAC | W | 57 | 21 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 7, 2002 | Sat | Iowa | @ | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 29 | 24 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 14, 2002 | Sat | Iowa | Iowa State | Big 12 | L | 31 | 36 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sep 21, 2002 | Sat | Iowa | Utah State | Ind | W | 48 | 7 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sep 28, 2002 | Sat | Iowa | @ | (12) Penn State | Big Ten | W | 42 | 35 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 6 | Oct 5, 2002 | Sat | (24) Iowa | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 31 | 28 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Oct 12, 2002 | Sat | (17) Iowa | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 44 | 16 | 6 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 8 | Oct 19, 2002 | Sat | (15) Iowa | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 24 | 8 | 7 | 1 | W 5 | |
| 9 | Oct 26, 2002 | Sat | (13) Iowa | @ | (8) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 34 | 9 | 8 | 1 | W 6 | |
| 10 | Nov 2, 2002 | Sat | (9) Iowa | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 20 | 3 | 9 | 1 | W 7 | ||
| 11 | Nov 9, 2002 | Sat | (6) Iowa | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 62 | 10 | 10 | 1 | W 8 | ||
| 12 | Nov 16, 2002 | Sat | (6) Iowa | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 45 | 21 | 11 | 1 | W 9 | |
| 13 | Jan 2, 2003 | Thu | (3) Iowa | N | (5) Southern California | Pac-10 | L | 17 | 38 | 11 | 2 | L 1 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |