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1900 Drake

6–⁠3, coached by Charles Best.

Schedule and results

Drake in 1900, game by game: won at Des Moines Baptist 29–0; won vs. Grinnell 6–0; won vs. Northern Iowa 50–0; lost at Nebraska 0–8; lost at Iowa 0–26; won at Simpson (IA) 6–5; won vs. Iowa State 16–0; lost at William Penn 5–6; won vs. Grinnell 17–0+50−26Won 29–0 at Des Moines Baptist+29Des Moines Bapt…Won 6–0 vs. Grinnell+6GrinnellWon 50–0 vs. Northern Iowa+50Northern IowaLost 0–8 at Nebraska-8NebraskaLost 0–26 at Iowa-26IowaWon 6–5 at Simpson (IA)+1Simpson (IA)Won 16–0 vs. Iowa State+16Iowa StateLost 5–6 at William Penn-1William PennWon 17–0 vs. Grinnell+17Grinnell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atDes Moines BaptistW 29–⁠078%
Oct 6vsGrinnellW 6–⁠063%
Oct 13vsNorthern IowaW 50–⁠093%
Oct 20atNebraskaL 0–⁠848%
Oct 26atIowaL 0–⁠2631%
Nov 3atSimpson (IA)W 6–⁠579%
Nov 10vsIowa StateW 16–⁠070%
Nov 17atWilliam PennL 5–⁠682%
Nov 24vsGrinnellW 17–⁠066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Grinnell 17–⁠0.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
129–⁠45
Coach
Charles Best
Elo
1494 +16 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−0.5 No. 19 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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