And has averaged precisely a 5-3 record in BXI play, which puts them at 80-48 (.625), or third in the conference. They’ve also got 3 conference titles in those 16 years, which is about Iowa’s pace (5 of 30).

All in all, they’re a lot closer to Iowa than they are to Michigan. Nice find, taotkoks.

Don’t you know, per our betters at jNW, that we only consider Big Ten play/records beginning in 1995?!? Clearly, nothing existed before this time as the football world was apparently an empty void given shape only when Gary Barnett led jNW to their rightful place at the top.

On a serious note, interesting article, great find.

but in the last 30 years, we have had 2 coaches. Penn St. has had one. Are any of the other schools even under five? That helps consistency, one would think.

http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2008/10/alltime_big_ten_standings_and.html

1) Ohio State 99-28-1 0.777
2) Michigan 93-35 0.727
3) Penn State 80-48 0.625
4) Wisconsin 74-51-3 0.590
5) Iowa 65-62-1 0.512
8) Northwestern 54-74 0.422

Penn State is closer to Michigan than Iowa. In fact Iowa is closer to Northwestern than they are to Penn State.

If I recall correctly, with all-time conference records, Iowa is still only behind OSU and Michigan.

Or they could also be behind Minnesota, who were relevant in the years before the Korean War.

Or maybe it was number of Big Ten championships? I don’t recall.

But… yeah. Iowa’s arguably the third best team in the conference historically by some measure or another.