1942 Iowa State
3–6 (1–4 Big Six), coached by Ray Donels, then Mike Michalske (1st season, final 6 games). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 29–6Oct 17
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | atDenver | W 7–0 | 27% |
| Oct 3 | at Nebraska | L 0–26 | 36% |
| Oct 10 | vsMarquette | L 12–34 | 51% |
| Oct 17 | vs Drake | W 29–6 | 57% |
| Oct 24 | at Missouri | L 6–45 | 17% |
| Oct 31 | vs Oklahoma | L 7–14 | 41% |
| Nov 6 | at Villanova | L 7–32 | 29% |
| Nov 14 | vs Kansas | W 20–13 | 60% |
| Nov 21 | at Kansas State | L 6–7 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 5th in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 94–177
- Coach
- Ray Donels, then Mike Michalske (1st season, final 6 games)
- Elo
- 1384 −33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.1 No. 101 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Royal Lohry
All-Big Six
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Paul DarlingB- Royal LohryB
Second team
- LaVerne McGrawOTUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1942 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 4–0–1 | 8–3–1 | |
| Oklahoma | 3–1–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2 | 3–7 | |
| Kansas State | 2–3 | 3–8 | |
| Iowa State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas | 1–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.