1926 Iowa State
4–3–1 (3–3–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by C. Noel Workman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UCLA 20–0Nov 27
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | atWashington St. Louis | W 6–0 | 55% |
| Oct 9 | vs Oklahoma State | L 0–13 | 73% |
| Oct 16 | atGrinnell | T 0–0 | 42% |
| Oct 23 | vs Missouri | L 3–7 | 42% |
| Oct 30 | at Nebraska | L 6–31 | 23% |
| Nov 13 | vs Drake | W 13–7 | 49% |
| Nov 20 | at Kansas State | W 3–2 | 33% |
| Nov 27 | at UCLA | W 20–0 | 87% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat UCLA 20–0; tied for 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 4–3–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 tied for 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 51–60
- Coach
- C. Noel Workman
- Elo
- 1485 −13 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.8 No. 46 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Roland “Bud” Coe
All-Missouri Valley
1 first teamFirst team
Roland CoeEAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State | 3–0–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Nebraska | 5–1 | 6–2 | |
| Missouri | 4–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Grinnell | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
 Oklahoma | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Drake | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
 Kansas | 1–5 | 2–6 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.