1930 Drake
5–4 (3–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Ossie Solem. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Creighton 38–6Nov 8
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | at Oregon | L 7–14 | 42% |
| Oct 11 | atMarquette | L 0–12 | 41% |
| Oct 18 | vsGrinnell | W 20–7 | 65% |
| Oct 25 | at Missouri | L 13–14 | 51% |
| Nov 1 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 12–0 | 71% |
| Nov 8 | atCreighton | W 38–6 | 75% |
| Nov 15 | at Notre Dame | L 7–28 | 16% |
| Nov 22 | vs Iowa State | W 20–19 | 81% |
| Nov 29 | at Temple | W 49–20 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Temple 49–20; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
Missouri Valley Conference champions3–0 in the conference, shared with Oklahoma State
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 3–0 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 166–120
- Coach
- Ossie Solem
- Elo
- 1568 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.7 No. 43 of 106 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Lynn King
1930 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Drake | 3–0 | 5–4 | |
 Oklahoma State | 2–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
| Grinnell | 1–2 | 5–4 | |
| Creighton | 0–4 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.