ISU bowls: Record vs. opponent’s conference

[cyclones500]

Consider this part history and part post-bowl purge/wallowing.

Iowa Stat’s bowl record vs opponent’s conference. League affiliation shown is at the time game was played, (opponent’s current conference in parentheses).

Thank you to @AlaCyclone for correction to G.T. status

ACC: 0-1…N.C. State
American: 1-0 … Memphis
Big East: 1-1 … Pittsburgh (ACC), Rutgers (Big Ten)
Big Ten: 1-0 … Minnesota
Conference USA: 0-1 … Tulsa (American)
Independent: 0-2 .. Georgia Tech (ACC), Notre Dame
Mid-American: 1-0 … Miami-O
Mountain West: 0-1 .. TCU (Big 12)
Pac-12: 0-1 … Washington State
SEC: 0-2 … Alabama, LSU
Southwest: 0-1 … Texas A&M (SEC)
WAC: 0-1 … Boise State (Mountain West)

 

[1100011CS]

Alabama was a W

 

[cyclones500]

Alabama was a W

I know, I know ... I've let that one go. I decided two decades is long enough to seethe about that.

 

[AlaCyclone]

@cyclones500 Georgia Tech was an Independent when Iowa State played them in the Liberty Bowl in 1972. First Iowa State Game I ever remember FWIW! Watched it on TV with my family. Great Game, and I am glad Johnny went for two!

 

[brycy]

I use to think this of Iowa, but does the reputation of traveling well, hurt our overall bowl record? Obviously it does. The last few bowls we are definitely playing teams ranked higher and with better records. As a cheap butt sitting at home I want an opponent we have better odds of beating. Location doesn't matter to me because I will be in my living room.

 

[cyclones500]

@cyclones500 Georgia Tech was an Independent when Iowa State played them in the Liberty Bowl in 1972. First Iowa State Game I ever remember FWIW! Watched it on TV with my family. Great Game, and I am glad Johnny went for two!

That's right! ... Thank you I'll edit the post (that bowl was "before my viewing time" so it figures I'd get the detail wrong). APpreciate it.

 

[AlaCyclone]

That's right! ... Thank you I'll edit the post (that bowl was "before my viewing time" so it figures I'd get the detail wrong). APpreciate it.

De nada! Of Course, TCU is (Big Xii) now too. Doh! Missed that myself on the first go around.

 

[cyclones500]

De nada! Of Course, TCU is (Big Xii) now too. Doh! Missed that myself on the first go around.

Auuggh! I actually thought about TCU when I compiled it, then didn't follow my own rule to list it as current B12. Thanks again!

 

[cyclones500]

I use to think this of Iowa, but does the reputation of traveling well, hurt our overall bowl record? Obviously it does. The last few bowls we are definitely playing teams ranked higher and with better records. As a cheap butt sitting at home I want an opponent we have better odds of beating. Location doesn't matter to me because I will be in my living room.

I think Alamo was fair placement in '18, following the finish of each team within conference, even if WSU was closer to "next rung" bowl level that ISU.

Back further, "better odds" didn't help much vs. Rutgers or Tulsa.

This year, you may have a point. ISU wasn't ready for elevation to CWB vs. a 10-3 P5. The way we faded down the stretch of the season, getting A&M or Utah probably wouldn't have helped much.