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1934 Grinnell

2–⁠7 (0–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Grinnell in 1934, game by game: lost at Michigan State 20–33; lost at Iowa State 6–26; lost vs. Carleton 0–7; lost at Drake 0–8; lost vs. Haskell 0–3; lost at Creighton 6–12; won vs. Northern Iowa 19–12; lost at Coe 0–26; won vs. Cornell (IA) 23–0+23−26Lost 20–33 at Michigan State-13Michigan StateLost 6–26 at Iowa State-20Iowa StateLost 0–7 vs. Carleton-7CarletonLost 0–8 at Drake-8DrakeLost 0–3 vs. Haskell-3HaskellLost 6–12 at Creighton-6CreightonWon 19–12 vs. Northern Iowa+7Northern IowaLost 0–26 at Coe-26CoeWon 23–0 vs. Cornell (IA)+23Cornell (IA)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atMichigan StateL 20–⁠3318%
Oct 6atIowa StateL 6–⁠2629%
Oct 12vsCarletonL 0–⁠770%
Oct 20atDrakeL 0–⁠826%
Oct 26vsHaskellL 0–⁠365%
Nov 3atCreightonL 6–⁠1227%
Nov 10vsNorthern IowaW 19–⁠1273%
Nov 17atCoeL 0–⁠2649%
Nov 24vsCornell (IA)W 23–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cornell (IA) 23–⁠0; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠2 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
74–⁠127
Coach
—
Elo
1241 −95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.4 No. 108 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1934 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington St. Louis1–⁠07–⁠3
Creighton2–⁠12–⁠7
Drake2–⁠23–⁠6–⁠1
Oklahoma State1–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Grinnell0–⁠22–⁠7

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