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1929 Grinnell

5–⁠1–⁠2 (1–⁠0–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Grinnell in 1929, game by game: won vs. William Penn 13–0; lost at Iowa State 7–27; won at Marquette 9–7; tied at Washington St. Louis 0–0; tied at Drake 6–6; won vs. Northern Iowa 21–6; won at Carleton 27–6; won at Creighton 12–0+21−20Won 13–0 vs. William Penn+13William PennLost 7–27 at Iowa State-20Iowa StateWon 9–7 at Marquette+2MarquetteTied 0–0 at Washington St. Louis0Washington St. …Tied 6–6 at Drake0DrakeWon 21–6 vs. Northern Iowa+15Northern IowaWon 27–6 at Carleton+21CarletonWon 12–0 at Creighton+12Creighton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsWilliam PennW 13–⁠084%
Oct 5atIowa StateL 7–⁠2737%
Oct 12atMarquetteW 9–⁠732%
Oct 19atWashington St. LouisT 0–⁠047%
Oct 26atDrakeT 6–⁠626%
Nov 2vsNorthern IowaW 21–⁠690%
Nov 9atCarletonW 27–⁠673%
Nov 23atCreightonW 12–⁠066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Creighton 12–⁠0; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
5–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠0–⁠2 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
95–⁠52
Coach
—
Elo
1461 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.9 No. 67 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake3–⁠0–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Grinnell1–⁠0–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Oklahoma State1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Washington St. Louis0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Creighton0–⁠32–⁠6

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