Iowa defensive drive summaries

[iowajerms]

I went through all the drive summaries of all of Iowa's games and this is what I made up. I figured the opponent's 40 yard line would be a line that seems fair for "good" field position for the other team. These are not counting pick-6s the opponents had. These are drives vs Iowa's defense.

All of opponent's drives

138 drives, 69 punts, 13 FG attempts (11 good, 2 missed), 23 TDs, 18 turnovers, 4 turnovers on downs, 9 end of half/game

Opponents getting ball on Opponent's 40 or further from endzone

116 drives, 64 punts, 7 FG attempts (6 good, 1 missed), 19 TDs, 15 turnovers, 1 turnover on downs, 8 end of half/game

Opponents getting ball on Opponent's 41 or closer to endzone

22 drives, 5 punts, 6 FG attempts (5 good, 1 missed), 4 TDs, 3 turnovers, 3 turnover on downs, 1 end of half

 

[iowajerms]

* 13 of the TDs have came in the 4 losses (12 of those drives 60+ yards)

* 8 TDs, 8 turnovers, and 3 turnover on downs vs B1G opponents.

* Exactly half the drives Iowa's defense faced ended in up in a punt.

* Gave up 194 points in 11 games (17.6 ppg)

* Game with the most drives starting on Opponent's 40 or furthern: Western Michigan and Wisconsin 14

* Game with the most drives starting on Opponent's 41 or closer: Northern Illinois 5

 

[iowajerms]

* Game with the least drives starting on Opponent's 40 or further: Ohio State and Purdue 8

* Game with the least drives starting on Opponent's 41 or closer: Northwestern 0