1894 Iowa

0–⁠1–⁠1, coached by Roger Sherman. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠4–⁠1, over nine games to the two on file here.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1894, game by game: tied at Chicago 18–18; lost at Wisconsin 0–44+7−44Tied 18–18 at Chicago0ChicagoLost 0–44 at Wisconsin-44Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 27atChicagoT 18–⁠1867%
Oct 29atWisconsinL 0–⁠4445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 44–⁠0.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list seven games of Iowa’s 1894 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 1vsIowa StateL 8–⁠16Iowa’s article
Oct 13atCornell (IA)W 60–⁠0Iowa’s article
Oct 20atAugustana (IL)W 34–⁠0Iowa’s article
Nov 3vsKansasW 14–⁠12Iowa’s article, Kansas’s articleThe two articles’ scores differ (Kansas’s gives 18–⁠14).
Nov 10vsGrinnellW 6–⁠0Iowa’s article
Nov 19atMissouriL 6–⁠32Iowa’s article
Nov 29vsNebraskaL 0–⁠36Iowa’s article
Record
0–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠2 tied for 3rd in the Western Interstate University Football Association (Wikipedia)
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
18–⁠62
Coach
Roger Sherman
Elo
1463 −37 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
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Captain
Prince Sawyer