1952 Iowa State
3–6 (1–5 Big Seven), coached by Abe Stuber. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 55–7Nov 8
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs South Dakota State | W 57–19 | 93% |
| Sep 27 | at 5Illinois | L 7–33 | 19% |
| Oct 4 | at Nebraska | L 0–16 | 42% |
| Oct 11 | vs 9Kansas | L 0–43 | 30% |
| Oct 18 | vs Colorado | L 12–21 | 34% |
| Oct 25 | at Missouri | L 0–19 | 40% |
| Nov 1 | vs 3Oklahoma | L 0–41 | 14% |
| Nov 8 | vs Drake | W 55–7 | 62% |
| Nov 22 | at Kansas State | W 27–0 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas State 27–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–5 6th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 158–199
- Coach
- Abe Stuber
- Elo
- 1417 −43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.4 No. 72 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Carl Brettschneider and Bill Byrus
All-Big Seven
2 second teamSecond team
Rollie ArnsCAP-2- Bill ByrusOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1952 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 5–0–1 | 8–1–1 | 4 |
| Missouri | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Nebraska | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Kansas | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Colorado | 2–2–2 | 6–2–2 | |
| Iowa State | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas State | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.