Week 1 · 2026 · weekly brief

Iowa

2–0 overallBig TenTeam page →

OPEN

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  • 7 invariants failing site-widemart.drive_scoring_matches_result, game.final_but_incomplete, team_season.no_ties, …. These are not yet scoped to a team, so we cannot say whether they touch this one.
  • Game is finalThe provider has marked it complete.
  • Box score complete63 team rows, 640 player rows, 28 drives, 180 plays.
  • Mart is currentRebuilt 2026-09-18 20:24Z.

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vs Northern Illinois

09/05/2026 04:15 PMKinnick Stadium

W 400

Season record

2–0

2 games played

Points for / against

56–13

Season to date

Point margin

+43

Season to date

Opponent context: Northern Illinois — 0–2, Mountain West · Full matchup →

Team box score

Exactly as ingested — no derived column here.

Box score

1234T
NIU00000
IOWA20137040

General

TOPPLAYSYDSPEN-YDS1ST3RD4TH
NIU26:09551207-6173-15 20.0%0-0
IOWA33:51785077-60266-14 42.9%0-3 0.0%

Passing

C/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
NIU13-241134.701
IOWA21-402185.521

Rushing

CARYDSAVGTD
NIU3170.20
IOWA382897.62

Turnovers

TOFUMLOSTINT
NIU2111
IOWA1001

Defense

TCKTFLQB HURSACKSPDINTINT YDSDEF TD
NIU424004100
IOWA3070631171

Returns

KRKR YDSAVGKR TDPRPR YDSAVGPR TD
NIU33511.70
IOWA512424.81

Advanced metrics

⚠ Ingested from the provider, not computed here — anyone with a CFBD key has the same numbers.

Advanced statsNIUIOWA
Overall
Plays5879
Drives1513
PPA per play-0.330.06
Total PPA-19.24.8
Success rate17.2%41.8%
Explosiveness1.371.25
Power success100.0%28.6%
Stuff rate28.0%21.1%
Line yards per rush1.673.29
Line yards42125
Second-level yards per rush0.081.74
Second-level yards266
Open-field yards per rush0.003.16
Open-field yards0120
Standard downs
PPA per play-0.480.01
Success rate18.2%49.1%
Explosiveness0.601.00
Passing downs
PPA per play-0.130.16
Success rate16.0%26.9%
Explosiveness2.532.15
Rushing
PPA per rush-0.400.19
Total PPA-10.07.2
Success rate12.0%42.1%
Explosiveness0.361.41
Passing
PPA per dropback-0.030.09
Total PPA-0.93.5
Success rate23.3%43.6%
Explosiveness1.801.09

Every column is that team’s offense, which is also what the other team’s defense allowed — CFBD reports a defense as the opponent’s offense restated. Bold marks the better number in a row; a higher stuff rate is a worse offense, so it reads the other way.

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