YEARLY RECORD
Yearly Record| Overall Games | Big Ten Games | |||||||||
| Year | Coach | W-L | Home | Away | Iowa Avg. | Opp. Avg. | W-L | Rank | Iowa Avg. | Opp. Avg. |
| 1902 | Ed Rule | 10-2 | 3-0 | 7-2 | 32.3 | 21.1 | did not compete | |||
| 1903 | Fred Bailey | 4-3 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 22.6 | 11.9 | did not compete | |||
| 1904 | Ed Rule | 6-2 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 23.4 | 25.0 | did not compete | |||
| 1905 | John Chalmers | 6-8 | 3-1 | 3-7 | 24.9 | 27.9 | did not compete | |||
| 1906 | Ed Rule | 11-5 | 6-1 | 5-4 | 36.5 | 21.0 | did not compete | |||
| 1907 | John Griffith | 5-5 | 3-1 | 2-4 | 32.9 | 26.5 | did not compete | |||
| 1908 | Ed Rule | 10-6 | 6-3 | 4-3 | 33.3 | 26.9 | did not compete | |||
| 1909 | John Griffith | 8-7 | 4-1 | 4-6 | 27.1 | 18.2 | 1-5 | 8 | 16.2 | 22.2 |
| 1910 | John Griffith | 11-3 | 6-1 | 5-2 | 24.4 | 13.8 | 2-2 | T5 | 20.0 | 14.8 |
| 1911 | Walter Stewart | 9-4 | 4-1 | 5-3 | 22.8 | 18.6 | 2-2 | T5 | 16.5 | 25.3 |
| 1912 | Walter Stewart | 6-8 | 4-3 | 2-5 | 17.6 | 19.7 | 0-4 | T7 | 11.0 | 33.3 |
| 1913 | Floyd Thomas | 9-13 | 5-3 | 4-10 | 15.9 | 20.7 | 1-5 | 8 | 10.3 | 24.3 |
| 1914 | Maury Kent | 9-7 | 5-3 | 4-4 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 1-5 | 8 | 16.8 | 31.5 |
| 1915 | Maury Kent | 9-8 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 23.6 | 19.7 | 2-6 | 7 | 16.8 | 21.8 |
| 1916 | Maury Kent | 11-4 | 6-2 | 5-2 | 24.6 | 18.9 | 2-4 | 7 | 18.0 | 25.7 |
| 1917 | Maury Kent | 7-9 | 6-3 | 1-6 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 1-8 | 9 | 15.4 | 22.6 |
| 1918 | Maury Kent | 6-8 | 4-4 | 2-4 | 21.8 | 28.1 | 4-6 | 9 | 22.6 | 30.1 |
| 1919 | Edwin Bannick | 8-7 | 5-3 | 3-4 | 22.5 | 22.9 | 4-7 | T7 | 20.7 | 25.3 |
| 1920 | James Ashmore | 9-10 | 6-6 | 3-4 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 6-6 | 6 | 22.7 | 23.8 |
| 1921 | James Ashmore | 9-9 | 6-2 | 3-7 | 23.0 | 19.4 | 6-5 | T6 | 20.2 | 19.7 |
| 1922 | James Ashmore | 11-7 | 6-3 | 5-4 | 25.6 | 20.5 | 5-6 | 5 | 23.9 | 23.0 |
| 1923 | Sam Barry | 13-2 | 8-1 | 5-1 | 27.9 | 18.5 | 11-1 | T1 | 27.8 | 18.8 |
| 1924 | Sam Barry | 7-10 | 5-5 | 2-5 | 23.4 | 26.2 | 4-8 | 9 | 24.3 | 28.3 |
| 1925 | Sam Barry | 6-10 | 4-5 | 2-5 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 5-7 | 7 | 24.6 | 22.9 |
| 1926 | Sam Barry | 12-5 | 9-0 | 3-5 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 8-4 | T1 | 20.8 | 21.4 |
| Year | Coach | W-L | Home | Away | Iowa Avg. | Opp. Avg. | W-L | Rank | Iowa Avg. | Opp. Avg. |
| 1927 | Sam Barry | 9-8 | 6-4 | 3-4 | 28.3 | 26.4 | 7-5 | T4 | 28.3 | 26.8 |
| 1928 | Sam Barry | 6-11 | 4-6 | 2-5 | 29.9 | 33.8 | 3-9 | T7 | 29.8 | 36.9 |
| 1929 | Sam Barry | 9-8 | 7-2 | 2-6 | 29.1 | 28.2 | 5-7 | 7 | 27.6 | 29.8 |
| 1930 | Rollie Williams | 4-13 | 3-7 | 1-6 | 29.1 | 30.1 | did not compete | |||
| 1931 | Rollie Williams | 5-12 | 3-6 | 2-6 | 19.6 | 27.3 | 2-10 | 10 | 19.3 | 30.2 |
| 1932 | Rollie Williams | 5-12 | 2-7 | 3-5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 3-9 | 9 | 28.2 | 30.2 |
| 1933 | Rollie Williams | 15-5 | 9-2 | 6-3 | 33.5 | 26.8 | 8-4 | T3 | 30.3 | 29.9 |
| 1934 | Rollie Williams | 13-6 | 10-1 | 3-5 | 35.8 | 28.4 | 6-6 | T5 | 33.1 | 31.9 |
| 1935 | Rollie Williams | 10-9 | 6-4 | 4-5 | 35.6 | 32.8 | 6-6 | 6 | 34.3 | 33.2 |
| 1936 | Rollie Williams | 9-10 | 6-4 | 3-6 | 31.1 | 31.6 | 5-7 | T6 | 29.4 | 32.1 |
| 1937 | Rollie Williams | 11-9 | 7-4 | 4-5 | 34.5 | 33.9 | 3-9 | T8 | 31.3 | 36.9 |
| 1938 | Rollie Williams | 11-9 | 5-4 | 6-5 | 35.3 | 35.3 | 6-6 | T5 | 34.8 | 34.3 |
| 1939 | Rollie Williams | 8-11 | 7-4 | 1-7 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 3-9 | 10 | 34.8 | 38.3 |
| 1940 | Rollie Williams | 9-12 | 7-3 | 2-9 | 35.9 | 37.5 | 4-8 | 8 | 37.3 | 40.7 |
| 1941 | Rollie Williams | 12-8 | 8-3 | 4-5 | 44.3 | 39.3 | 4-8 | 8 | 43.3 | 44.8 |
| 1942 | Rollie Williams | 12-8 | 8-3 | 4-5 | 47.1 | 43.1 | 10-5 | T2 | 48.1 | 43.2 |
| 1943 | Pops Harrison | 7-10 | 6-4 | 1-6 | 47.5 | 50.2 | 3-9 | 9 | 44.6 | 52.5 |
| 1944 | Pops Harrison | 14-4 | 10-1 | 4-3 | 52.8 | 40.3 | 9-3 | T2 | 50.3 | 42.8 |
| 1945 | Pops Harrison | 17-1 | 11-0 | 6-1 | 57.2 | 39.2 | 11-1 | 1 | 49.3 | 40.4 |
| 1946 | Pops Harrison | 14-4 | 11-1 | 3-3 | 57.4 | 41.6 | 8-4 | T3 | 50.5 | 45.8 |
| 1947 | Pops Harrison | 12-7 | 12-1 | 0-6 | 56.8 | 47.5 | 5-7 | T6 | 54.3 | 52.3 |
| 1948 | Pops Harrison | 15-4 | 12-0 | 3-4 | 56.9 | 47.5 | 8-4 | 2 | 53.6 | 51.0 |
| 1949 | Pops Harrison | 10-10 | 10-3 | 0-7 | 55.1 | 54.9 | 3-9 | 8 | 50.8 | 62.8 |
| 1950 | Pops Harrison | 9-2 | 6-0 | 3-2 | 68.7 | 56.6 | 1-1 | 56.0 | 60.0 | |
| Bucky O'Connor | 6-5 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 59.5 | 59.7 | 5-5 | 5 | 58.4 | 61.1 | |
| Year | Coach | W-L | Home | Away | Iowa Avg. | Opp. Avg. | W-L | Rank | Iowa Avg. | Opp. Avg. |
| 1951 | Rollie Williams | 15-7 | 8-2 | 7-5 | 65.0 | 59.5 | 9-5 | 3 | 65.4 | 58.5 |
| 1952 | Bucky O'Connor | 19-3 | 10-1 | 9-2 | 69.7 | 61.7 | 11-3 | 2 | 72.4 | 64.4 |
| 1953 | Bucky O'Connor | 12-10 | 9-2 | 3-8 | 69.8 | 68.3 | 9-9 | 6 | 69.8 | 70.6 |
| 1954 | Bucky O'Connor | 17-5 | 10-2 | 7-3 | 70.9 | 64.3 | 11-3 | 2 | 73.1 | 65.9 |
| 1955 | Bucky O'Connor | 19-7 | 10-1 | 9-6 | 79.7 | 71.7 | 11-3 | 1 | 81.6 | 74.8 |
| 1956 | Bucky O'Connor | 20-6 | 12-1 | 8-5 | 77.7 | 69.9 | 13-1 | 1 | 80.9 | 69.9 |
| 1957 | Bucky O'Connor | 8-14 | 6-4 | 2-10 | 69.6 | 72.8 | 4-10 | 8 | 70.8 | 73.9 |
| 1958 | Bucky O'Connor | 13-9 | 8-3 | 5-6 | 73.7 | 73.1 | 7-7 | 6 | 74.3 | 75.3 |
| 1959 | Sharm Scheuerman | 10-12 | 7-3 | 3-9 | 75.7 | 76.6 | 7-7 | T5 | 81.3 | 80.3 |
| 1960 | Sharm Scheuerman | 14-10 | 8-3 | 6-7 | 73.0 | 71.0 | 6-8 | T6 | 69.4 | 72.4 |
| 1961 | Sharm Scheuerman | 18-6 | 9-3 | 9-3 | 70.9 | 64.7 | 10-4 | T2 | 66.4 | 61.4 |
| 1962 | Sharm Scheuerman | 13-11 | 9-3 | 4-8 | 70.3 | 67.5 | 7-7 | T4 | 70.8 | 71.5 |
| 1963 | Sharm Scheuerman | 9-15 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 65.7 | 70.3 | 5-9 | 8 | 68.6 | 73.6 |
| 1964 | Sharm Scheuerman | 8-15 | 5-6 | 3-9 | 73.8 | 80.8 | 3-11 | 9 | 73.7 | 85.1 |
| 1965 | Ralph Miller | 14-10 | 8-3 | 6-7 | 83.8 | 78.1 | 8-6 | 5 | 82.9 | 78.6 |
| 1966 | Ralph Miller | 17-7 | 12-0 | 5-7 | 82.5 | 74.6 | 8-6 | T3 | 80.8 | 79.8 |
| 1967 | Ralph Miller | 16-8 | 9-2 | 7-6 | 81.5 | 76.9 | 9-5 | 3 | 84.0 | 79.6 |
| Year | Coach | W-L | Home | Away | Iowa Avg. | Opp. Avg. | W-L | Rank | Iowa Avg. | Opp. Avg. |
| 1968 | Ralph Miller | 16-9 | 10-2 | 6-7 | 75.2 | 71.9 | 10-4 | T1 | 76.6 | 71.6 |
| 1969 | Ralph Miller | 12-12 | 10-2 | 2-10 | 84.4 | 79.9 | 5-9 | T8 | 79.5 | 82.1 |
| 1970 | Ralph Miller | 20-5 | 11-1 | 9-4 | 98.7 | 87.0 | 14-0 | 1 | 102.9 | 90.3 |
| 1971 | Dick Schultz | 9-15 | 6-6 | 3-9 | 81.1 | 82.8 | 4-10 | T7 | 82.9 | 88.2 |
| 1972 | Dick Schultz | 11-13 | 9-3 | 2-10 | 80.0 | 80.7 | 5-9 | T8 | 80.3 | 79.7 |
| 1973 | Dick Schultz | 13-11 | 8-5 | 5-6 | 77.5 | 72.1 | 6-8 | T6 | 77.7 | 77.0 |
| 1974 | Dick Schultz | 8-16 | 7-5 | 1-11 | 73.1 | 81.2 | 5-9 | 7 | 74.1 | 81.7 |
| 1975 | Lute Olson | 10-16 | 7-5 | 3-11 | 73.0 | 80.6 | 7-11 | 7 | 70.6 | 77.8 |
| 1976 | Lute Olson | 19-10 | 10-4 | 9-6 | 82.4 | 79.5 | 9-9 | 5 | 80.7 | 81.8 |
| 1977 | Lute Olson | 20-7 | 12-2 | 8-5 | 80.4 | 75.3 | 12-6 | 4 | 77.4 | 77.3 |
| 1978 | Lute Olson | 12-15 | 8-5 | 4-10 | 74.3 | 73.4 | 5-13 | 8 | 69.1 | 72.9 |
| 1979 | Lute Olson | 20-8 | 11-3 | 9-5 | 77.4 | 66.5 | 13-5 | T1 | 72.9 | 64.2 |
| 1980 | Lute Olson | 23-10 | 11-2 | 12-8 | 73.0 | 65.6 | 10-8 | 4 | 67.9 | 66.6 |
| 1981 | Lute Olson | 21-7 | 12-2 | 9-5 | 74.8 | 64.4 | 13-5 | 2 | 70.2 | 64.8 |
| 1982 | Lute Olson | 21-8 | 12-1 | 9-7 | 65.4 | 58.2 | 12-6 | T2 | 62.4 | 56.7 |
| 1983 | Lute Olson | 22-9 | 11-3 | 11-6 | 69.7 | 62.5 | 11-7 | T2 | 67.1 | 62.6 |
| Year | Coach | W-L | Home | Away | Iowa Avg. | Opp. Avg. | W-L | Rank | Iowa Avg. | Opp. Avg. |
| 1984 | George Raveling | 13-15 | 8-6 | 5-9 | 58.9 | 57.3 | 6-12 | T7 | 54.9 | 56.8 |
| 1985 | George Raveling | 21-11 | 16-3 | 5-8 | 70.2 | 58.8 | 10-8 | 5 | 66.9 | 61.8 |
| 1986 | George Raveling | 20-12 | 11-2 | 9-10 | 73.6 | 65.7 | 10-8 | 6 | 72.7 | 65.9 |
| 1987 | Tom Davis | 30-5 | 13-2 | 17-3 | 87.3 | 74.4 | 14-4 | 3 | 83.4 | 72.8 |
| 1988 | Tom Davis | 24-10 | 14-2 | 10-8 | 93.6 | 81.4 | 12-6 | T3 | 91.2 | 82.1 |
| 1989 | Tom Davis | 23-10 | 15-2 | 8-8 | 89.6 | 81.2 | 10-8 | 4 | 86.6 | 84.4 |
| 1990 | Tom Davis | 12-16 | 11-5 | 1-11 | 75.4 | 80.1 | 4-14 | T8 | 75.6 | 87.1 |
| 1991 | Tom Davis | 21-11 | 13-4 | 8-7 | 76.8 | 72.1 | 9-9 | T5 | 73.2 | 72.9 |
| 1992 | Tom Davis | 19-11 | 13-2 | 6-9 | 81.1 | 72.0 | 10-8 | 5 | 73.9 | 71.9 |
| 1993 | Tom Davis | 23-9 | 15-1 | 8-8 | 78.3 | 65.4 | 11-7 | T3 | 73.7 | 69.6 |
| 1994 | Tom Davis | 11-16 | 9-6 | 2-10 | 83.5 | 81.7 | 5-13 | T10 | 80.6 | 84.5 |
| 1995 | Tom Davis | 21-12 | 13-5 | 8-7 | 83.6 | 74.6 | 9-9 | T7 | 81.3 | 77.3 |
| 1996 | Tom Davis | 23-9 | 14-1 | 9-8 | 79.6 | 67.9 | 11-7 | 4 | 74.1 | 67.6 |
| 1997 | Tom Davis | 22-10 | 14-2 | 8-8 | 72.3 | 63.7 | 12-6 | T2 | 69.7 | 62.2 |
| 1998 | Tom Davis | 20-11 | 11-5 | 9-6 | 80.2 | 67.5 | 9-7 | T5 | 74.4 | 69.8 |
| 1999 | Tom Davis | 20-10 | 11-4 | 9-6 | 73.9 | 70.0 | 9-7 | T3 | 71.9 | 71.1 |
| 2000 | Steve Alford | 14-16 | 9-4 | 5-12 | 68.8 | 71.6 | 6-10 | T7 | 65.1 | 71.1 |
| Totals | 1,300-880 | 811-285 | 489-595 | 629-608 | ||||||