1920 Drake
4–5–1 (1–3–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Mark Banks. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Simpson (IA) 66–0Oct 2
By 66 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | atWilliam Penn | W 54–0 | 72% |
| Oct 2 | vsSimpson (IA) | W 66–0 | 85% |
| Oct 9 | at Illinois | L 0–41 | 23% |
| Oct 16 | at Kansas | L 3–7 | 32% |
| Oct 23 | vs Missouri | L 7–10 | 35% |
| Oct 30 | atGrinnell | T 6–6 | 55% |
| Nov 6 | atWashington St. Louis | W 14–6 | 31% |
| Nov 13 | atCreighton | W 7–0 | 64% |
| Nov 20 | atMorningside | L 6–14 | 76% |
| Nov 25 | at Oklahoma | L 7–44 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 44–7; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 170–128
- Coach
- Mark Banks
- Elo
- 1401 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.0 No. 62 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1920 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 4–0–1 | 6–0–1 | |
| Missouri | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–2 | 5–2–1 | |
 Iowa State | 3–2 | 4–4 | |
 Drake | 1–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 1–4 | 4–4 | |
| Grinnell | 0–2–1 | 3–3–1 | |
 Kansas State | 0–3–1 | 3–3–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.