1933 Iowa State

3–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠4 Big Six), coached by George Veenker.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 1933, game by game: won vs. Central (Iowa) 14–0; won at Denver 18–13; lost vs. Nebraska 0–20; lost at Oklahoma 7–19; won vs. Missouri 14–7; lost at Iowa 7–27; lost vs. Kansas State 0–7; lost at Kansas 6–20; tied at Drake 7–7+14−20Won 14–0 vs. Central (Iowa)+14Central (Iowa)Won 18–13 at Denver+5DenverLost 0–20 vs. Nebraska-20NebraskaLost 7–19 at Oklahoma-12OklahomaWon 14–7 vs. Missouri+7MissouriLost 7–27 at Iowa-20IowaLost 0–7 vs. Kansas State-7Kansas StateLost 6–20 at Kansas-14KansasTied 7–7 at Drake0Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsCentral (Iowa)W 14–⁠084%
Sep 29atDenverW 18–⁠1336%
Oct 14vsNebraskaL 0–⁠2034%
Oct 21atOklahomaL 7–⁠1939%
Oct 28vsMissouriW 14–⁠773%
Nov 4atIowaL 7–⁠2739%
Nov 11vsKansas StateL 0–⁠737%
Nov 18atKansasL 6–⁠2033%
Nov 25atDrakeT 7–⁠734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Drake 7–⁠7; 5th in the Big Six.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4 5th in Big Six
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
73–⁠120
Coach
George Veenker
Elo
1380 −49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.5 No. 79 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Magnus Lichter

1933 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska5–⁠08–⁠1
Kansas State4–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Oklahoma3–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Kansas2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Iowa State1–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Missouri0–⁠51–⁠8

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