1921 Iowa State

4–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Maury Kent.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 1921, game by game: won vs. Coe 28–3; won vs. Grinnell 21–3; lost at Missouri 14–17; lost vs. Kansas 7–14; lost at Washington St. Louis 0–2; won at Drake 7–0; won vs. Kansas State 7–0; lost vs. Nebraska 3–35+25−32Won 28–3 vs. Coe+25CoeWon 21–3 vs. Grinnell+18GrinnellLost 14–17 at Missouri-3MissouriLost 7–14 vs. Kansas-7KansasLost 0–2 at Washington St. Louis-2Washington St. …Won 7–0 at Drake+7DrakeWon 7–0 vs. Kansas State+7Kansas StateLost 3–35 vs. Nebraska-32Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 35–⁠3; 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
87–⁠74
Coach
Maury Kent
Elo
1490 −15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.1 No. 38 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Polly Wallace

1921 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠07–⁠1
Missouri4–⁠26–⁠2
Kansas State4–⁠25–⁠3
Kansas3–⁠34–⁠3
Drake2–⁠25–⁠2
Iowa State3–⁠44–⁠4
Oklahoma2–⁠35–⁠3
Washington St. Louis2–⁠34–⁠3–⁠1
Grinnell0–⁠42–⁠5

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