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Iowa’s 2-point conversion drought is almost unbelievable
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Sometimes, there’s a stat in college football that amazes you. Iowa owns one of those stats.
On Saturday, during Iowa’s rivalry matchup with Iowa State in Ames, the Hawkeyes attempted a two-point conversion after a touchdown, hoping to take a three-point lead in a 15-14 game. But Iowa came up short, failing on the conversion.
That failure brought up an interesting stat. The Hawkeyes have not converted a two-point conversion try since 2016. That’s two full seasons since the Hawkeyes have converted a two-point try. The stat was mentioned on FOX’s broadcast.
Two-point conversions aren’t very popular throughout the course of a season. You may only try a handful over the 12-game regular season. But to go through at least 28 games without converting one two-point conversion? That’s pretty crazy.
Iowa might have to start getting a little more creative the next time it tries a two-point conversion
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB