1942 Iowa Pre-Flight

7–⁠3, coached by Bernie Bierman.

Schedule and results

Iowa Pre-Flight in 1942, game by game: won at Kansas 61–0; won at Northwestern 20–12; won at Minnesota 7–6; won at Michigan 26–14; lost at Notre Dame 0–28; won at Indiana 26–6; won at Fort Knox 13–7; won vs. Nebraska 46–0; lost at No. 3 Ohio State 12–41; lost vs. Missouri 0–7+61−29Won 61–0 at Kansas+61KansasWon 20–12 at Northwestern+8NorthwesternWon 7–6 at Minnesota+1MinnesotaWon 26–14 at Michigan+12MichiganLost 0–28 at Notre Dame-28Notre DameWon 26–6 at Indiana+20IndianaWon 13–7 at Fort Knox+6Fort KnoxWon 46–0 vs. Nebraska+46NebraskaLost 12–41 at No. 3 Ohio State-29No. 3 Ohio StateLost 0–7 vs. Missouri-7Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

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

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠121
Coach
Bernie Bierman
Elo
1592 +92 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
15.7 No. 18 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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