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1899 Iowa State

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Joe Meyers.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 1899, game by game: won at Panora 23–0; won at Cornell (IA) 32–0; won vs. Nebraska 33–0; won at Simpson (IA) 18–0; won vs. South Dakota 11–6; lost at Minnesota 0–6; lost at Iowa 0–5; lost at Grinnell 0–15; tied at Northern Iowa 0–0; lost vs. Grinnell 0–6+33−15Won 23–0 at Panora+23PanoraWon 32–0 at Cornell (IA)+32Cornell (IA)Won 33–0 vs. Nebraska+33NebraskaWon 18–0 at Simpson (IA)+18Simpson (IA)Won 11–6 vs. South Dakota+5South DakotaLost 0–6 at Minnesota-6MinnesotaLost 0–5 at Iowa-5IowaLost 0–15 at Grinnell-15GrinnellTied 0–0 at Northern Iowa0Northern IowaLost 0–6 vs. Grinnell-6Grinnell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atPanoraW 23–⁠082%
Sep 30atCornell (IA)W 32–⁠083%
Oct 6vsNebraskaW 33–⁠061%
Oct 11atSimpson (IA)W 18–⁠085%
Oct 14vsSouth DakotaW 11–⁠695%
Oct 21atMinnesotaL 0–⁠655%
Oct 28atIowaL 0–⁠549%
Nov 4atGrinnellL 0–⁠1575%
Nov 11atNorthern IowaT 0–⁠087%
Nov 18vsGrinnellL 0–⁠677%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Grinnell 6–⁠0.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
117–⁠38
Coach
Joe Meyers
Elo
1446 −69 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.0 No. 29 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
C.J. Griffith