1923 Grinnell

2–⁠6 (1–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Mal Elward.

Schedule and results

Grinnell in 1923, game by game: won at Parsons (Iowa) 7–0; won vs. Washington St. Louis 16–2; lost vs. Cornell (IA) 15–17; lost vs. Drake 0–41; lost vs. Kansas State 7–34; lost vs. Coe 0–17; lost at Iowa State 6–13; lost vs. Creighton 0–14+14−41Won 7–0 at Parsons (Iowa)+7Parsons (Iowa)Won 16–2 vs. Washington St. Louis+14Washington St. …Lost 15–17 vs. Cornell (IA)-2Cornell (IA)Lost 0–41 vs. Drake-41DrakeLost 7–34 vs. Kansas State-27Kansas StateLost 0–17 vs. Coe-17CoeLost 6–13 at Iowa State-7Iowa StateLost 0–14 vs. Creighton-14Creighton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Creighton 14–⁠0; 8th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠3 8th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
51–⁠138
Coach
Mal Elward
Elo
1281 −118 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.9 No. 83 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1923 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠0–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
Kansas3–⁠0–⁠35–⁠0–⁠3
Drake3–⁠15–⁠2
Iowa State3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
Oklahoma2–⁠43–⁠5
Missouri1–⁠3–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3
Grinnell1–⁠32–⁠6
Washington St. Louis1–⁠43–⁠5

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