Iowa ranks 94th or worse in the nation in yards per play (128th out of 133 teams), passing yards per game (131st), yards per pass (132nd), rushing yards per game (100th), yards per carry (94th) and points per game (114th). In last weekend’s 15-6 win over Wisconsin, Iowa somehow did not snap the ball once inside the Wisconsin 20-yard line (the Hawkeyes’ lone touchdown came on an 82-yard run, and they averaged only 2.5 yards on their other 47 rushing attempts). The over-under total for this one is 31.5, a preposterously low number for a major college football game that isn’t going to be affected by lousy weather or key injuries.
The Minnesota-Iowa game is notable if only so we can list all the ways the Hawkeyes’ offense is so very bad.