1916 Iowa State

5–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Charles Mayser.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 1916, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 19–0; won vs. Highland Park 19–0; won vs. Kansas 13–0; tied at Missouri 0–0; lost at Nebraska 0–3; won at Morningside 7–0; lost vs. Iowa 16–19; won vs. Drake 33–14+19−3Won 19–0 vs. Northern Iowa+19Northern IowaWon 19–0 vs. Highland Park+19Highland ParkWon 13–0 vs. Kansas+13KansasTied 0–0 at Missouri0MissouriLost 0–3 at Nebraska-3NebraskaWon 7–0 at Morningside+7MorningsideLost 16–19 vs. Iowa-3IowaWon 33–14 vs. Drake+19Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsNorthern IowaW 19–⁠095%
Oct 7vsHighland ParkW 19–⁠089%
Oct 14vsKansasW 13–⁠063%
Oct 21atMissouriT 0–⁠053%
Nov 4atNebraskaL 0–⁠327%
Nov 11atMorningsideW 7–⁠085%
Nov 18vsIowaL 16–⁠1968%
Nov 30vsDrakeW 33–⁠1481%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Drake 33–⁠14; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
107–⁠36
Coach
Charles Mayser
Elo
1548 +15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.8 No. 45 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dury Moss

1916 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠16–⁠2
Missouri3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa State2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Kansas State1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Kansas1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Drake1–⁠33–⁠5
Washington St. Louis0–⁠23–⁠3–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.