1954 Iowa State
3–6 (1–5 Big Seven), coached by Vince Di Francesca. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 35–0Oct 30
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs South Dakota State | W 34–6 | 89% |
| Sep 25 | at Northwestern | L 14–27 | 38% |
| Oct 2 | at Nebraska | L 14–39 | 36% |
| Oct 9 | vs Kansas | W 33–6 | 54% |
| Oct 16 | vs 17Colorado | L 0–20 | 25% |
| Oct 23 | at Missouri | L 14–32 | 25% |
| Oct 30 | vs Drake | W 35–0 | 74% |
| Nov 6 | vs 3Oklahoma | L 0–40 | 13% |
| Nov 13 | at Kansas State | L 7–12 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 12–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 114th-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
- 151–182
- Coach
- Vince Di Francesca
- Elo
- 1365 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.6 No. 80 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Max Burkett and Weldon Thalacker
All-Big Seven
2 second teamSecond team
Max BurkettBAP-2; UP-2- Barney AllemanEUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–0 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| Colorado | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Missouri | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Iowa State | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Kansas | 0–6 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.