1926 Drake
2–6 (1–4 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Ossie Solem. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ole Miss 33–15Oct 23
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at Nebraska | L 0–21 | 35% |
| Oct 8 | at Navy | L 7–24 | 44% |
| Oct 16 | vs Oklahoma | L 0–11 | 53% |
| Oct 23 | vs Ole Miss | W 33–15 | 57% |
| Oct 30 | vs Kansas | W 13–0 | 68% |
| Nov 13 | at Iowa State | L 7–13 | 51% |
| Nov 20 | at Notre Dame | L 0–21 | 16% |
| Nov 27 | atGrinnell | L 0–13 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Grinnell 13–0; 8th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 2–6
- Conference
- 1–4 8th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 60–118
- Coach
- Ossie Solem
- Elo
- 1458 −81 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.4 No. 49 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Missouri Valley
2 second teamSecond team
Chuck DelmegeEAP-2- Chuck EverettRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma State | 3–0–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Nebraska | 5–1 | 6–2 | |
 Missouri | 4–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Grinnell | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Kansas State | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Drake | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–5 | 2–6 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.