1929 Iowa State

1–⁠7 (0–⁠5 Big Six), coached by C. Noel Workman.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 1929, game by game: won vs. Grinnell 27–7; lost vs. Missouri 0–19; lost at Marquette 6–14; lost vs. Kansas 0–33; lost at Oklahoma 7–21; lost at Kansas State 2–3; lost vs. Drake 0–7; lost at Nebraska 12–31+20−33Won 27–7 vs. Grinnell+20GrinnellLost 0–19 vs. Missouri-19MissouriLost 6–14 at Marquette-8MarquetteLost 0–33 vs. Kansas-33KansasLost 7–21 at Oklahoma-14OklahomaLost 2–3 at Kansas State-1Kansas StateLost 0–7 vs. Drake-7DrakeLost 12–31 at Nebraska-19Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsGrinnellW 27–⁠763%
Oct 12vsMissouriL 0–⁠1952%
Oct 18atMarquetteL 6–⁠1441%
Oct 26vsKansasL 0–⁠3360%
Nov 2atOklahomaL 7–⁠2124%
Nov 9atKansas StateL 2–⁠334%
Nov 16vsDrakeL 0–⁠735%
Nov 28atNebraskaL 12–⁠3113%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 31–⁠12; 6th in the Big Six.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
1–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠5 6th in Big Six
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
54–⁠135
Coach
C. Noel Workman
Elo
1355 −109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.0 No. 71 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Harry Johnson and Ed Schlenker

1929 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska3–⁠0–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Missouri3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Kansas State3–⁠23–⁠5
Oklahoma2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Kansas2–⁠34–⁠4
Iowa State0–⁠51–⁠7

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