1945 Iowa State
4–3–1 (2–2–1 Big Six), coached by Mike Michalske. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Iowa 48–13Sep 29
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Northwestern | L 6–18 | 52% |
| Sep 29 | vs Northern Iowa | W 48–13 | 92% |
| Oct 6 | at Kansas | T 13–13 | 57% |
| Oct 13 | vs Missouri | L 7–13 | 62% |
| Oct 20 | vs Nebraska | W 27–7 | 75% |
| Nov 3 | vs Kansas State | W 40–13 | 83% |
| Nov 10 | at Oklahoma | L 7–14 | 37% |
| Nov 17 | at Drake | W 8–6 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Drake 8–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Six.
In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 4–3–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 3rd in Big Six
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 156–97
- Coach
- Mike Michalske
- Elo
- 1491 −26 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.4 No. 54 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Big Six
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Richard HowardBAP-1; UP-1- Jack FathauerOGAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Gene PhelpsBAP-2; UP-2
- Richard ColeOTAP-2; UP-2
- James RidingCAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1945 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 5–0 | 6–4 | |
| Oklahoma | 4–1 | 5–5 | |
| Iowa State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Nebraska | 2–3 | 4–5 | |
| Kansas | 1–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.