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1901 Iowa

6–⁠3 (0–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by Alden Knipe.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1901, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 16–0; won at Drake 6–5; won vs. Iowa State 12–0; lost at Minnesota 0–16; won vs. Coe 11–0; won vs. Knox 23–6; lost vs. Illinois 0–27; won vs. Grinnell 17–11; lost at Michigan 0–50+17−50Won 16–0 vs. Northern Iowa+16Northern IowaWon 6–5 at Drake+1DrakeWon 12–0 vs. Iowa State+12Iowa StateLost 0–16 at Minnesota-16MinnesotaWon 11–0 vs. Coe+11CoeWon 23–6 vs. Knox+17KnoxLost 0–27 vs. Illinois-27IllinoisWon 17–11 vs. Grinnell+6GrinnellLost 0–50 at Michigan-50Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5vsNorthern IowaW 16–⁠096%
Oct 11atDrakeW 6–⁠559%
Oct 18vsIowa StateW 12–⁠083%
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 0–⁠1647%
Oct 30vsCoeW 11–⁠093%
Nov 2vsKnoxW 23–⁠682%
Nov 9vsIllinoisL 0–⁠2767%
Nov 16vsGrinnellW 17–⁠1167%
Nov 28atMichiganL 0–⁠5029%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 50–⁠0; 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
0–⁠3 9th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
85–⁠115
Coach
Alden Knipe
Elo
1561 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.3 No. 32 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Clyde Williams

1901 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan4–⁠011–⁠0
Wisconsin2–⁠09–⁠0
Minnesota3–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠28–⁠2
Northwestern3–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠26–⁠3
Purdue0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Chicago0–⁠4–⁠18–⁠6–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠36–⁠3

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