1908 Iowa State
6–3 (2–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Clyde Williams. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Grinnell 53–0Nov 14
By 53 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vsMorningside | W 18–0 | 93% |
| Oct 3 | vsCoe | W 34–0 | 93% |
| Oct 10 | at Minnesota | L 10–15 | 43% |
| Oct 17 | atCornell (IA) | L 0–6 | 87% |
| Oct 24 | vs South Dakota | W 26–0 | 95% |
| Oct 31 | at Missouri | W 16–0 | 44% |
| Nov 7 | at Nebraska | L 17–23 | 38% |
| Nov 14 | vsGrinnell | W 53–0 | 76% |
| Nov 26 | at Drake | W 12–6 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Drake 12–6; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Photographs from 1908
Haskins field, Drake University, Nov. 26, ’08, Ames 12, Drake 6Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Panoramic photographs, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 2–1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 186–50
- Coach
- Clyde Williams
- Elo
- 1589 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.0 No. 29 of 67 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- E.W. Law
1908 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kansas | 3–0 | 9–0 | |
 Iowa State | 2–1 | 6–3 | |
| Missouri | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
| Nebraska | 1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Drake | 0–2 | 6–2 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–2 | 4–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.