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1944 Iowa Pre-Flight

10–⁠1, coached by Jack Meagher, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Iowa Pre-Flight in 1944, game by game: lost at Michigan 7–12; won at Minnesota 19–13; won vs. Olathe Navy 45–12; won vs. Second Air Force (Colorado) 12–6; won at No. 7 Purdue 13–6; won vs. Fort Warren 30–0; won at Marquette 26–0; won at Tulsa 47–27; won vs. Bunker Hill Navy 33–7; won at Missouri 51–7; won vs. Iowa 30–6+44−5Lost 7–12 at Michigan-5MichiganWon 19–13 at Minnesota+6MinnesotaWon 45–12 vs. Olathe Navy+33Olathe NavyWon 12–6 vs. Second Air Force (Colorado)+6Second Air Forc…Won 13–6 at No. 7 Purdue+7No. 7 PurdueWon 30–0 vs. Fort Warren+30Fort WarrenWon 26–0 at Marquette+26MarquetteWon 47–27 at Tulsa+20TulsaWon 33–7 vs. Bunker Hill Navy+26Bunker Hill NavyWon 51–7 at Missouri+44MissouriWon 30–6 vs. Iowa+24Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atMichiganL 7–⁠1244%
Sep 23atMinnesotaW 19–⁠1358%
Sep 30vsOlathe NavyW 45–⁠1295%
Oct 7vsSecond Air Force (Colorado)W 12–⁠685%
Oct 14at7PurdueW 13–⁠648%
Oct 22vsFort WarrenW 30–⁠092%
Oct 29atMarquetteW 26–⁠076%
Nov 4atTulsaW 47–⁠2751%
Nov 11vsBunker Hill NavyW 33–⁠797%
Nov 18atMissouriW 51–⁠774%
Nov 25vsIowaW 30–⁠693%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Iowa 30–⁠6; No. 6 in the final AP poll.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 11
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 7
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Final: 6
Record
10–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
No. 6 peak No. 5
Points
313–⁠96
Coach
Jack Meagher
Elo
1749 +102 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
29.3 No. 4 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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