1927 Iowa State
4–3–1 (3–2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by C. Noel Workman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Simpson (IA) 26–6Oct 8
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at Nebraska | L 0–6 | 29% |
| Oct 8 | vsSimpson (IA) | W 26–6 | 89% |
| Oct 15 | at Illinois | T 12–12 | 30% |
| Oct 29 | vs Kansas State | W 12–7 | 49% |
| Nov 5 | at Drake | W 7–0 | 49% |
| Nov 11 | vs Missouri | L 6–13 | 43% |
| Nov 19 | vsGrinnell | W 14–0 | 82% |
| Nov 24 | atMarquette | L 0–34 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Marquette 34–0; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 4–3–1
- Conference
- 3–2 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 77–78
- Coach
- C. Noel Workman
- Elo
- 1473 −17 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.3 No. 59 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Walter Weiss
All-Missouri Valley
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Gould AyresCAP-1- WalesQBAP-1
Second team
- Bob FischerOGAP-2
- Harry LindblomRBAP-2
- John MillerFBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1927 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Nebraska | 4–1 | 6–2 | |
 Oklahoma State | 2–1 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa State | 3–2 | 4–3–1 | |
 Kansas | 3–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 2–2–1 | 5–2–2 | |
 Oklahoma | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
| Drake | 1–2 | 3–6 | |
| Grinnell | 0–5 | 0–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.