1991 Iowa State
3–7–1 (1–5–1 Big Eight), coached by Jim Walden. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Illinois 42–13Sep 7
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 42–13 | 77% |
| Sep 14 | vs 14Iowa | L 10–29 | 41% |
| Sep 21 | at Wisconsin | L 6–7 | 53% |
| Sep 28 | at Rice | W 28–27 | 33% |
| Oct 5 | vs 5Oklahoma | L 8–29 | 28% |
| Oct 19 | at Kansas | L 0–41 | 39% |
| Oct 26 | vs Oklahoma State | T 6–6 | 63% |
| Nov 2 | at Missouri | W 23–22 | 33% |
| Nov 9 | vs Kansas State | L 7–37 | 53% |
| Nov 16 | at 11Nebraska | L 13–38 | 10% |
| Nov 23 | vs 15Colorado | L 14–17 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Colorado 17–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 6th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 157–266
- Coach
- Jim Walden
- Elo
- 1362 −90 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.3 No. 84 of 104; offense No. 97, defense No. 58
- SRS
- −7.0 No. 75 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Robin Ross
All-Big Eight
1 second teamSecond team
Mark DoubravaDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1991 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6–0–1 | 9–2–1 | 15 |
| Colorado | 6–0–1 | 8–3–1 | 20 |
| Oklahoma | 5–2 | 9–3 | 16 |
| Kansas State | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| Kansas | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
| Iowa State | 1–5–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Missouri | 1–6 | 3–7–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 0–6–1 | 0–10–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.