1922 Drake
7–0 (4–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Ossie Solem. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi State 48–6Nov 25
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vsCornell (IA) | W 16–0 | 89% |
| Oct 14 | vs Kansas | W 6–0 | 58% |
| Oct 21 | atWashington St. Louis | W 31–7 | 51% |
| Nov 4 | vs Iowa State | W 14–7 | 68% |
| Nov 11 | vs Colorado State | W 19–6 | 57% |
| Nov 18 | vsGrinnell | W 21–0 | 83% |
| Nov 25 | at Mississippi State | W 48–6 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Mississippi State 48–6; tied for first in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 7–0
- Conference
- 4–0 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 155–26
- Coach
- Ossie Solem
- Elo
- 1613 +128 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.5 No. 37 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Bill BoelterRBWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1922 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1922 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nebraska | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Drake | 4–0 | 7–0 | |
 Kansas State | 3–1–2 | 5–1–2 | |
 Missouri | 4–3 | 5–3 | |
 Oklahoma | 1–2–2 | 2–3–3 | |
| Iowa State | 2–4 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Grinnell | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–5–1 | 1–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.