1939 Iowa State
2–7 (1–4 Big Six), coached by Jim Yeager. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Coe 19–0Sep 23
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vsCoe | W 19–0 | 89% |
| Sep 29 | atDenver | L 0–6 | 45% |
| Oct 7 | at Kansas | L 0–14 | 54% |
| Oct 14 | vs Nebraska | L 7–10 | 46% |
| Oct 21 | at Drake | L 0–7 | 40% |
| Oct 28 | vs Missouri | L 6–21 | 42% |
| Nov 4 | at 6Oklahoma | L 6–38 | 15% |
| Nov 11 | atMarquette | L 2–21 | 41% |
| Nov 18 | vs Kansas State | W 10–0 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas State 10–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 4th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 50–117
- Coach
- Jim Yeager
- Elo
- 1427 −96 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.6 No. 101 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Marty Boswell
All-Big Six
1 first teamFirst team
Jack WestCAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1939 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 8–2 | 6 |
| Nebraska | 4–1 | 7–1–1 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 6–2–1 | 19 |
| Kansas State | 1–4 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.