Northern Iowa
Relegated
2021 League Coefficient
2021 · 2-6 · Season Progression
Standings Journey
Tier bands stack T1 (top) through T4 (bottom). Within each band the team's vertical position is its conference rank that week — a team relegated from T1 9th doesn't jump to T2 1st on the chart, it drops down into the next band.
2021 · Schedule & Results
| Wk | Type | Opponent | Conf | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-conf | @ | Toledo | L4 National | 19–25 | L |
| 2 | Non-conf | vs | California | L1 National | 15–24 | L |
| 3 | Non-conf | @ | Mississippi St | L5 National | 20–9 | W |
| 4 | Non-conf | @ | Dartmouth | L8 National | 18–4 | W |
| 5 | Conf | @ | Wisconsin | L2 National | 23–33 | L |
| 7 | Conf | @ | Iowa | L2 National | 0–12 | L |
| 8 | Conf | vs | Kansas St | L2 National | 0–20 | L |
| 9 | Conf | vs | Nebraska | L2 National | 14–17 | L |
| 10 | Conf | vs | Iowa St | L2 National | 19–48 | L |
| 11 | Conf | vs | Kansas | L2 National | 27–13 | W |
| 12 | Conf | vs | North Dakota | L2 National | 34–11 | W |
| 13 | Conf | vs | Missouri | L2 National | 15–17 | L |
Why Northern Iowa was relegated
Northern Iowa finished 7th in L2 National (2-6), relegated from T1 to T2.
- Slipped from 1st to 6th in Week 5.
- Worst loss: 19-48 to Iowa St in Week 10 (margin 29).
Season History
| Season | League | Conference | Tier | W | L | PD | Conf. Rank | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Upper Midwest | L2 Regional (A) | T2 | 4 | 5 | -78 | 6 | relegated |
| 2023 | Upper Midwest | L2 National (A) | T1 | 1 | 7 | -185 | 8 | promoted |
| 2022 | Upper Midwest | L2 Regional (A) | T2 | 6 | 3 | +84 | 4 | relegated |
| 2021 | Upper Midwest | L2 National (A) | T1 | 2 | 6 | -39 | 7 | promoted |
| 2020 | Upper Midwest | L2 Regional (A) | T2 | 8 | 1 | +129 | 2 | relegated |
| 2019 | Upper Midwest | L2 National (A) | T1 | 1 | 7 | -139 | 7 | promoted |
| 2018 | Upper Midwest | L2 Regional (A) | T2 | 8 | 1 | +185 | 2 | new |