1943 Iowa Pre-Flight

9–⁠1, coached by Don Faurot, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Iowa Pre-Flight in 1943, game by game: won at Illinois 32–18; won at Ohio State 28–13; won at Iowa State 33–13; won vs. Iowa 25–0; won vs. Missouri 21–6; won vs. Fort Riley 19–2; won at Marquette 46–19; won vs. Camp Grant 28–13; lost at No. 1 Notre Dame 13–14; won at Minnesota 32–0+32−1Won 32–18 at Illinois+14IllinoisWon 28–13 at Ohio State+15Ohio StateWon 33–13 at Iowa State+20Iowa StateWon 25–0 vs. Iowa+25IowaWon 21–6 vs. Missouri+15MissouriWon 19–2 vs. Fort Riley+17Fort RileyWon 46–19 at Marquette+27MarquetteWon 28–13 vs. Camp Grant+15Camp GrantLost 13–14 at No. 1 Notre Dame-1No. 1 Notre DameWon 32–0 at Minnesota+32Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 32–⁠0; No. 2 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 3 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 8
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Final: 2
Record
9–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
277–⁠98
Coach
Don Faurot
Elo
1721 +160 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
26.7 No. 5 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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