1930 Grinnell

5–⁠4 (1–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Grinnell in 1930, game by game: won vs. Iowa Wesleyan 19–0; lost vs. Marquette 0–6; lost at Detroit Mercy 6–47; lost at Drake 7–20; won at Carleton 14–13; won vs. Creighton 19–2; lost at Washington St. Louis 0–6; won vs. Cornell (IA) 12–3; won vs. Northern Iowa 12–0+19−41Won 19–0 vs. Iowa Wesleyan+19Iowa WesleyanLost 0–6 vs. Marquette-6MarquetteLost 6–47 at Detroit Mercy-41Detroit MercyLost 7–20 at Drake-13DrakeWon 14–13 at Carleton+1CarletonWon 19–2 vs. Creighton+17CreightonLost 0–6 at Washington St. Louis-6Washington St. …Won 12–3 vs. Cornell (IA)+9Cornell (IA)Won 12–0 vs. Northern Iowa+12Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Iowa 12–⁠0; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠2 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
89–⁠97
Coach
—
Elo
1430 −44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.3 No. 80 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1930 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake3–⁠05–⁠4
Oklahoma State2–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
Grinnell1–⁠25–⁠4
Creighton0–⁠41–⁠7

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