1900 Iowa

7–⁠0–⁠1 (2–⁠0–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Alden Knipe.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1900, game by game: won vs. Upper Iowa 57–0; won vs. Northern Iowa 68–0; won vs. Simpson (IA) 47–0; won vs. Drake 26–0; won at Chicago 17–0; won at Michigan 28–5; won vs. Grinnell 63–2; tied at Northwestern 5–5+68Won 57–0 vs. Upper Iowa+57Upper IowaWon 68–0 vs. Northern Iowa+68Northern IowaWon 47–0 vs. Simpson (IA)+47Simpson (IA)Won 26–0 vs. Drake+26DrakeWon 17–0 at Chicago+17ChicagoWon 28–5 at Michigan+23MichiganWon 63–2 vs. Grinnell+61GrinnellTied 5–5 at Northwestern0Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Northwestern 5–⁠5; Western Conference champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Western Conference champions2–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Minnesota

Record
7–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
311–⁠12
Coach
Alden Knipe
Elo
1675 +114 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.1 No. 4 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John G. Griffith

1900 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠2
Iowa2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠18–⁠1
Michigan3–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠1–⁠27–⁠2–⁠3
Chicago2–⁠3–⁠19–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠2
Purdue0–⁠44–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.