Northern Iowa
Relegated
2023 League Coefficient
2023 · 1-7 · 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.
2023 · Schedule & Results
| Wk | Type | Opponent | Conf | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-conf | vs | Bowling Green | L4 National | 17–32 | L |
| 2 | Non-conf | @ | California | L1 National | 20–52 | L |
| 3 | Non-conf | vs | Central Florida | L5 National | 8–31 | L |
| 4 | Non-conf | vs | Fordham | L8 National | 28–17 | W |
| 5 | Conf | vs | Iowa | L2 National | 8–14 | L |
| 6 | Conf | vs | Kansas St | L2 National | 21–50 | L |
| 7 | Conf | @ | Kansas | L2 National | 0–43 | L |
| 8 | Conf | @ | Minnesota | L2 National | 16–31 | L |
| 9 | Conf | @ | Iowa St | L2 National | 5–45 | L |
| 11 | Conf | @ | NW Missouri St | L2 National | 29–10 | W |
| 12 | Conf | @ | Wisconsin | L2 National | 8–39 | L |
| 13 | Conf | @ | South Dakota St | L2 National | 6–46 | L |
Why Northern Iowa was relegated
Northern Iowa finished 8th in L2 National (1-7), relegated from T1 to T2.
- Slipped from 1st to 6th in Week 5.
- Worst loss: 0-43 to Kansas in Week 7 (margin 43).
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 |