1931 Iowa State
5–3 (3–1 Big Six), coached by George Veenker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri 20–0Oct 24
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vsSimpson (IA) | W 6–0 | 79% |
| Oct 3 | atMorningside | W 20–6 | 65% |
| Oct 9 | atDetroit Mercy | L 0–20 | 30% |
| Oct 24 | vs Missouri | W 20–0 | 52% |
| Oct 31 | at Oklahoma | W 13–12 | 31% |
| Nov 7 | vs Kansas State | W 7–6 | 33% |
| Nov 14 | vs Drake | L 6–7 | 47% |
| Nov 21 | at Nebraska | L 0–23 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 23–0; 2nd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 72–74
- Coach
- George Veenker
- Elo
- 1401 +40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.7 No. 71 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Robert Bowmen
All-Big Six
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
NagelCUP-1- Dick GrefeRBUP-1
Second team
- Harold TempletonEAP-2; UP-2
- Roger BowenQBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1931 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
| Iowa State | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Kansas State | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
 Kansas | 1–3 | 5–5 | |
| Oklahoma | 1–4 | 4–7–1 | |
| Missouri | 1–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.