1938 Iowa State
7–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Six), coached by Jim Yeager. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Luther 32–7Oct 1
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | atDenver | W 14–7 | 28% |
| Oct 1 | vsLuther | W 32–7 | 87% |
| Oct 8 | at Nebraska | W 8–7 | 27% |
| Oct 15 | at Missouri | W 16–13 | 44% |
| Oct 22 | vs Kansas | W 21–7 | 68% |
| Oct 29 | atMarquette | W 7–0 | 53% |
| Nov 5 | vs Drake | W 14–0 | 65% |
| Nov 12 | at Kansas State | T 13–13 | 54% |
| Nov 19 | vs 7Oklahoma | L 0–10 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 10–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 18
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.
- Record
- 7–1–1
- Conference
- 3–1–1 2nd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 18
- Points
- 125–64
- Coach
- Jim Yeager
- Elo
- 1534 +100 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.8 No. 54 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Ed Bock and Everett Kischer
Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 7 | Charlie Heileman E | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Six
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Everett KischerBAP-1- Charles HeilemanEAP-1
- Clyde ShugartOTAP-1
- Ed BockOGAP-1
Second team
- Henry WilderBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0 | 10–1 | 4 |
| Iowa State | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Missouri | 2–3 | 6–3 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 3–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 1–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 3–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.