1940 Iowa State
4–5 (2–3 Big Six), coached by Jim Yeager. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Luther 27–0Sep 21
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vsLuther | W 27–0 | 86% |
| Sep 27 | atDenver | L 7–14 | 33% |
| Oct 5 | vs Kansas | W 7–0 | 61% |
| Oct 11 | atMarquette | L 25–41 | 43% |
| Oct 19 | at Missouri | L 14–30 | 22% |
| Oct 26 | vs Oklahoma | L 7–20 | 32% |
| Nov 9 | vs Drake | W 7–6 | 61% |
| Nov 16 | at Kansas State | W 12–0 | 42% |
| Nov 23 | at 8Nebraska | L 12–21 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 21–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 2–3 4th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 118–132
- Coach
- Jim Yeager
- Elo
- 1440 −11 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.3 No. 92 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Tom Smith
All-Big Six
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Henry WilderB
Second team
- Tom SmithOGAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 5–0 | 8–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| Missouri | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa State | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas State | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| Kansas | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.