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1944 Iowa State

6–⁠1–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Big Six), coached by Mike Michalske.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 1944, game by game: won vs. Gustavus Adolphus 49–0; won vs. Doane 59–0; won vs. Kansas 25–0; tied at Missouri 21–21; won at Kansas State 14–0; lost vs. Oklahoma 7–12; won at Nebraska 19–6; won vs. Drake 9–0+59−5Won 49–0 vs. Gustavus Adolphus+49Gustavus Adolph…Won 59–0 vs. Doane+59DoaneWon 25–0 vs. Kansas+25KansasTied 21–21 at Missouri0MissouriWon 14–0 at Kansas State+14Kansas StateLost 7–12 vs. Oklahoma-5OklahomaWon 19–6 at Nebraska+13NebraskaWon 9–0 vs. Drake+9Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsGustavus AdolphusW 49–⁠086%
Oct 7vsDoaneW 59–⁠087%
Oct 14vsKansasW 25–⁠067%
Oct 21atMissouriT 21–⁠2144%
Oct 28atKansas StateW 14–⁠073%
Nov 4vsOklahomaL 7–⁠1254%
Nov 11atNebraskaW 19–⁠665%
Nov 18vsDrakeW 9–⁠064%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Drake 9–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Six.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Big Six
AP final
Unranked
Points
203–⁠39
Coach
Mike Michalske
Elo
1525 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.8 No. 45 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Big Six

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Meredith WarnerBAP-2; UP-1
  • Rex WagnerEAP-1; UP-2
  • John FathauerOGAP-1; UP-1
  • Charles WrightOGAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Gene PhelpsBAP-2; UP-2
  • Richard ColeOTAP-2
  • Ken TrommierOTUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1944 Big Six standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Missouri2–⁠1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
Nebraska2–⁠32–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Kansas State1–⁠42–⁠5–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.