1925 Iowa State

4–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Sam Willaman.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 1925, game by game: won vs. Simpson (IA) 28–0; lost at Wisconsin 0–30; won vs. Kansas 20–0; won vs. Washington St. Louis 28–13; lost at Missouri 8–23; tied vs. Grinnell 9–9; won at Drake 7–6; lost vs. Kansas State 7–12+28−30Won 28–0 vs. Simpson (IA)+28Simpson (IA)Lost 0–30 at Wisconsin-30WisconsinWon 20–0 vs. Kansas+20KansasWon 28–13 vs. Washington St. Louis+15Washington St. …Lost 8–23 at Missouri-15MissouriTied 9–9 vs. Grinnell0GrinnellWon 7–6 at Drake+1DrakeLost 7–12 vs. Kansas State-5Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 12–⁠7; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
107–⁠93
Coach
Sam Willaman
Elo
1496 −21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.7 No. 39 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Johnny Behm

All-Missouri Valley

1 first team

First team

  • Johnny BehmQBAP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1925 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri5–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Drake5–⁠25–⁠3
Kansas State3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Iowa State3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Oklahoma3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Nebraska2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Grinnell2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Kansas2–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Washington St. Louis1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Oklahoma State0–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1

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