1922 Grinnell

3–⁠5 (1–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Mal Elward.

Schedule and results

Grinnell in 1922, game by game: won vs. Parsons (Iowa) 14–0; lost at Missouri 0–23; won vs. Saint Louis 26–0; lost vs. Iowa State 0–7; lost at Coe 0–15; won at Washington St. Louis 16–0; lost at Cornell (IA) 0–3; lost at Drake 0–21+26−23Won 14–0 vs. Parsons (Iowa)+14Parsons (Iowa)Lost 0–23 at Missouri-23MissouriWon 26–0 vs. Saint Louis+26Saint LouisLost 0–7 vs. Iowa State-7Iowa StateLost 0–15 at Coe-15CoeWon 16–0 at Washington St. Louis+16Washington St. …Lost 0–3 at Cornell (IA)-3Cornell (IA)Lost 0–21 at Drake-21Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Drake 21–⁠0; 8th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠3 8th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
56–⁠69
Coach
Mal Elward
Elo
1348 −34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.8 No. 78 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1922 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska5–⁠07–⁠1
Drake4–⁠07–⁠0
Kansas State3–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Missouri4–⁠35–⁠3
Oklahoma1–⁠2–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3
Iowa State2–⁠42–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Grinnell1–⁠33–⁠5
Washington St. Louis0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.