Hawkeyes move from preseason No. 60 to No. 21 in one set of rankings

Just doing some housekeeping.

There is a hunger out there for some numbers I'll have a hard time getting to. If anyone knows where every game is available, preferable all-22 video, online, let me know. I'll break it down. Probably after the bowl.

Don't totally throw away Iowa's shot at the Cap One Bowl. It's a possibility. I think B1G gets two in the BCS no matter what happens this weekend.

One stat that really shows growth, IMO, for the offense is third downs. Last season, Iowa was No. 89 in the country. This year, it finished No. 32. That's incredible growth. (And, IMO, a lot of that is Jake Rudock.)

Last year, Iowa was No. 59 in the nation allowing opponents 5.54 yards a play. This year, it's No. 6 at 4.6. Once again, incredible growth.

From the Team Rankings site (great resource).

-- Iowa was No. 60 in this set of preseason rankings.

-- The same rankings have the Hawkeyes No. 21 today. And the little green arrow is going up.

[naviga:h1 id="h1-title"]Iowa Hawkeyes Stats

Overall Statistics

IOWA Offense

Value (rank)

IOWA Defense

Value (rank)

Points/Game

27.3 (#70)

Opp Points/Game

19.2 (#11)

Yards/Game

380.1 (#81)

Opp Yards/Game

312.8 (#9)

Points/Play

0.380 (#65)

Opp Points/Play

0.279 (#14)

Yards/Play

5.3 (#74)

Opp Yards/Play

4.6 (#6)

3D Conversion %

44.64% (#32)

Opp 3D Conv %

35.71% (#27)

4D Conversion %

35.71% (#110)

Opp 4D Conv %

55.00% (#82)

RZ Scoring %

79.55% (#77)

Opp RZ Scoring %

88.00% (#101)

Rushing Statistics

IOWA Offense

Value (rank)

IOWA Defense

Value (rank)

Rush Play %

58.56% (#23)

Opp Rush Play %

51.85% (#53)

Yards/Rush

4.3 (#66)

Opp Yards/Rush

3.5 (#18)

Rushes/Game

42.0 (#31)

Opp Rushes/Game

35.6 (#25)

Rush Yards/Game

179.0 (#51)

Opp Rush Yards/Game

125.4 (#21)

Passing Statistics

IOWA Offense

Value (rank)

IOWA Defense

Value (rank)

Pass Play %

41.44% (#103)

Opp Pass Play %

48.15% (#73)

Completion %

57.10% (#78)

Opp Completion %

56.81% (#38)

Yards/Pass

7.0 (#74)

Opp Yards/Pass

6.0 (#8)

Passes/Game

28.8 (#93)

Opp Passes/Game

31.4 (#43)

Pass Yards/Game

201.1 (#91)

Opp Pass Yards/Game

187.5 (#10)

Int Thrown %

3.79% (#101)

Opp Int Thrown %

3.19% (#52)

QB Sacked %

3.06% (#10)

Sack %

5.22% (#76)

Kicking Statistics

IOWA Offense

Value (rank)

IOWA Defense

Value (rank)

FG Conversion %

80.00% (#39)

Opp FG Conv %

85.71% (#112)

Turnovers Statistics

IOWA Offense

Value (rank)

IOWA Defense

Value (rank)

TO Margin/Game

-- (#59)

Opp TO Margin/Game

-- (#59)

Giveaways/Game

1.6 (#56)

Takeaways/Game

1.6 (#61)

Takeaways/Game

1.6 (#61)

Giveaways/Game

1.6 (#56)

Int Thrown %

3.79% (#101)

Opp Int Thrown %

3.19% (#52)

Penalties Statistics

IOWA Offense

Value (rank)

IOWA Defense

Value (rank)

Penalties/Play

0.03 (#7)

Opp Penalties/Play

0.03 (#103)

Penalties/Game

3.5 (#4)

Opp Penalties/Game

4.5 (#109)

Penalty Yds/Game

28.6 (#4)

Opp Penalty Yds/Game

40.6 (#98)

Penalty Yds/Pen

8.1 (#29)

Opp Penalty Yds/Pen

8.9 (#40)

Other Statistics

IOWA Offense

Value (rank)

IOWA Defense

Value (rank)

TOP % (net OT)

51.93% (#39)

Opp TOP % (net OT)

48.07% (#39)