even accounting for the garbage offenses they've faced, iowa's defense is elite
snowbrag sos-weighted defense ranks:
1 ohio st
2 iowa
3 penn st
4 alabama
5 notre dame
their schedule is lol
#10 penn st L 0-31
#45 rutgers W 22-0
#49 iowa st W 20-13
#56 wisconsin W 15-6
#61 illinois W 15-13
#72 northwestern W 10-7
#74 minnesota L 10-12
#78 utah st W 24-14
#86 purdue W 20-14
#90 michigan st W 26-16
#107 western michigan W 41-10
iowa's sos-weighted offense rank is #115. the difference in ranking between their offense and defense is the largest in FBS by a good margin
largest difference in sos-weighted offense & defense:
off/def rank (difference)
1 iowa 115/2 (113)
2 usc 2/97 (95)
3 utah 103/12 (91)
4 north texas 40/127 (87)
5 georgia tech 21/107 (86)
6 east carolina 126/43 (83)
7 lsu 1/83 (82)
8 ucla 83/7 (76)
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21 kansas 16/75 (59)
in case anyone is curious, here are the most balanced teams (smallest difference between off/def ranks):
1 georgia 8/8 (0)
2t notre dame 6/5 (1)
2t oklahoma 13/14 (1)
2t missouri 23/22 (1)
2t tcu 53/54 (1)
6t michigan 4/6 (2)
6t duke 32/34 (2)
6t kent st 131/129 (2)
9t arizona 28/32 (4)
9t california 77/73 (4)
11t kansas st 25/20 (5)