Hawkeyes have enough talent to be winning games-see the stats below from Espn.com's Adam Rittenberg:

For years, I was convinced that rushing offense and rushing defense were the two most important indicators of success in college football. Teams that excelled in both areas usually had strong records; those who didn't lingered in the basement of their respective leagues.

Then Iowa came along. The Hawkeyes rank 19th nationally in rushing defense (98.8 ypg) despite facing three top-40 rushers (Javon Ringer, LeSean McCoy and Tyrell Sutton). They also boast the nation's sixth-leading rusher in junior Shonn Greene (137 ypg).

Hawkeyes have been close to winning the majority of games they have lost this season. Hawkeyes rank last in Big Ten for converting red-zone plays to points(19 of 26 for converting red zone plays into points). At the same time-hawks rank 3rd in the big ten for red zone opportunities, and tie for 6th in red zone touchdowns.

The results of poor play calling/coaching in the red zone=losing the last 3 consecutive games by 5 points or less.