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1926 Grinnell

6–⁠1–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Grinnell in 1926, game by game: won at William Penn 20–0; won vs. Simpson (IA) 20–8; won at Marquette 17–2; tied vs. Iowa State 0–0; won vs. Washington St. Louis 7–0; won at Kansas 32–7; lost at Oklahoma State 0–10; won vs. Drake 13–0+25−10Won 20–0 at William Penn+20William PennWon 20–8 vs. Simpson (IA)+12Simpson (IA)Won 17–2 at Marquette+15MarquetteTied 0–0 vs. Iowa State0Iowa StateWon 7–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+7Washington St. …Won 32–7 at Kansas+25KansasLost 0–10 at Oklahoma State-10Oklahoma StateWon 13–0 vs. Drake+13Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atWilliam PennW 20–⁠078%
Oct 2vsSimpson (IA)W 20–⁠887%
Oct 9atMarquetteW 17–⁠276%
Oct 16vsIowa StateT 0–⁠058%
Oct 23vsWashington St. LouisW 7–⁠070%
Nov 6atKansasW 32–⁠754%
Nov 13atOklahoma StateL 0–⁠1058%
Nov 27vsDrakeW 13–⁠059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Drake 13–⁠0; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
109–⁠27
Coach
—
Elo
1508 +62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.4 No. 34 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Missouri Valley

2 first team

First team

  • MartinOT
  • Gordon “Butch” MeeterFBAP-1

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

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma State3–⁠0–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Nebraska5–⁠16–⁠2
Missouri4–⁠15–⁠1–⁠2
Grinnell3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Oklahoma3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Iowa State3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Kansas State2–⁠25–⁠3
Drake1–⁠42–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠52–⁠6
Washington St. Louis0–⁠61–⁠7

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