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1904 Iowa

7–⁠4 (0–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by John Chalmers.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1904, game by game: won vs. Coe 17–0; won vs. Augustana (South Dakota) 33–2; won vs. Cornell (IA) 88–0; won at Drake 17–0; lost at Chicago 0–39; won vs. Northern Iowa 11–5; won vs. Iowa State 10–6; lost at Nebraska 6–17; won vs. Grinnell 69–0; lost at Illinois 0–29; lost vs. Minnesota 0–11+88−39Won 17–0 vs. Coe+17CoeWon 33–2 vs. Augustana (South Dakota)+31Augustana (Sout…Won 88–0 vs. Cornell (IA)+88Cornell (IA)Won 17–0 at Drake+17DrakeLost 0–39 at Chicago-39ChicagoWon 11–5 vs. Northern Iowa+6Northern IowaWon 10–6 vs. Iowa State+4Iowa StateLost 6–17 at Nebraska-11NebraskaWon 69–0 vs. Grinnell+69GrinnellLost 0–29 at Illinois-29IllinoisLost 0–11 vs. Minnesota-11Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsCoeW 17–⁠093%
Sep 27vsAugustana (South Dakota)W 33–⁠291%
Oct 1vsCornell (IA)W 88–⁠090%
Oct 6atDrakeW 17–⁠050%
Oct 15atChicagoL 0–⁠3936%
Oct 22vsNorthern IowaW 11–⁠595%
Oct 29vsIowa StateW 10–⁠661%
Nov 5atNebraskaL 6–⁠1734%
Nov 12vsGrinnellW 69–⁠083%
Nov 19atIllinoisL 0–⁠2940%
Nov 24vsMinnesotaL 0–⁠1131%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 11–⁠0; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
251–⁠109
Coach
John Chalmers
Elo
1543 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.7 No. 44 of 81 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Nyle Jones

1904 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠013–⁠0
Michigan2–⁠010–⁠0
Chicago5–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois3–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern1–⁠28–⁠2
Purdue1–⁠29–⁠3
Indiana0–⁠37–⁠4
Iowa0–⁠37–⁠4
Wisconsin0–⁠35–⁠3

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