1896 Iowa
0–1, coached by Alfred E. Bull. The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–1–1, over nine games to the one on file here. Share
Schedule and results
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Chicago 6–0; Western Interstate University Football Conference champions.
In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list eight games of Iowa’s 1896 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. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vsDrake | W 32–0 | Iowa’s article |
| Oct 26 | vsKansas | W 6–0 | Iowa’s article, Kansas’s article |
| Nov 4 | vsWilton | W 27–0 | Iowa’s article |
| Nov 9 | atMissouri | W 12–0 | Iowa’s article |
| Nov 14 | atGrinnell | W 15–6 | Iowa’s article |
| Nov 21 | atDes Moines YMCAclub | W 34–0 | Iowa’s article |
| Nov 26 | vsNebraska | T 0–0 | Iowa’s article |
| Nov 28 | vsNebraska | W 6–0 | Iowa’s article |
Western Interstate University Football Conference championsthe conference title
- Record
- 0–1
- Conference
- 2–0–1 first in the Western Interstate University Football Association (Wikipedia)
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 0–6
- Coach
- Alfred E. Bull
- Elo
- 1440 −17 this season
- SP+ rating
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- Recruiting class
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