For most of my life I’ve been told that Iowa, as a developmental program, aways plays its best football in November. I’ve never really been sure if it’s true or not, but it felt like it made sense. Just to be safe I ran the numbers, and, on balance, Ferentz led teams have a 67.4% winning percentage in the month of November dating back to 1999. Here are some other fun facts for you about November’s under Ferentz:
· Iowa has gone 0 for November just thrice (’99, ’06, ’12)
· Iowa has gone undefeated in November 6 times (including 3 of the last 4 seasons)
· In Ferentz’s first 13 seasons the Hawkeyes Nov Winning % was 62.