1928 Grinnell

4–⁠3–⁠1 (1–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Grinnell in 1928, game by game: won vs. William Penn 19–6; lost at Kansas 0–14; won vs. Iowa State 3–0; lost at Drake 7–19; won vs. Marquette 20–13; tied vs. Northern Iowa 0–0; won at Washington St. Louis 7–6; lost vs. Creighton 19–20+13−14Won 19–6 vs. William Penn+13William PennLost 0–14 at Kansas-14KansasWon 3–0 vs. Iowa State+3Iowa StateLost 7–19 at Drake-12DrakeWon 20–13 vs. Marquette+7MarquetteTied 0–0 vs. Northern Iowa0Northern IowaWon 7–6 at Washington St. Louis+1Washington St. …Lost 19–20 vs. Creighton-1Creighton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Creighton 20–⁠19; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
75–⁠78
Coach
—
Elo
1376 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.9 No. 79 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake3–⁠07–⁠1
Creighton2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Grinnell1–⁠24–⁠3–⁠1
Washington St. Louis0–⁠22–⁠5–⁠1
Oklahoma State0–⁠11–⁠7

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