1941 Iowa State
2–6–1 (0–4–1 Big Six), coached by Ray Donels. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 27–0Nov 1
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | atDenver | W 7–6 | 30% |
| Oct 4 | vs Nebraska | L 0–14 | 38% |
| Oct 18 | vs Missouri | L 13–39 | 38% |
| Oct 25 | at Kansas | L 0–13 | 47% |
| Nov 1 | vs South Dakota | W 27–0 | 89% |
| Nov 8 | at Oklahoma | L 0–55 | 18% |
| Nov 15 | at Drake | L 13–14 | 47% |
| Nov 22 | vs Kansas State | T 12–12 | 56% |
| Nov 29 | atMarquette | L 13–20 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Marquette 20–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 2–6–1
- Conference
- 0–4–1 6th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 85–173
- Coach
- Ray Donels
- Elo
- 1375 −85 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.2 No. 93 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- LaVerne “Butch” Lewis
All-Big Six
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From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1941 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 8–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 2–3 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas State | 1–3–1 | 2–5–2 | |
| Iowa State | 0–4–1 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.