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1905 Iowa

8–⁠2 (0–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by John Chalmers.

Iowa, 1905
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1905, game by game: won vs. Coe 27–0; won vs. Monmouth 40–0; lost at Chicago 0–42; lost at Minnesota 0–39; won vs. Northern Iowa 41–5; won vs. Grinnell 46–0; won vs. Des Moines 72–0; won vs. Drake 44–0; won at Iowa State 8–0; won at Saint Louis 31–0+72−42Won 27–0 vs. Coe+27CoeWon 40–0 vs. Monmouth+40MonmouthLost 0–42 at Chicago-42ChicagoLost 0–39 at Minnesota-39MinnesotaWon 41–5 vs. Northern Iowa+36Northern IowaWon 46–0 vs. Grinnell+46GrinnellWon 72–0 vs. Des Moines+72Des MoinesWon 44–0 vs. Drake+44DrakeWon 8–0 at Iowa State+8Iowa StateWon 31–0 at Saint Louis+31Saint Louis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsCoeW 27–⁠092%
Sep 30vsMonmouthW 40–⁠091%
Oct 7atChicagoL 0–⁠4227%
Oct 21atMinnesotaL 0–⁠3920%
Oct 28vsNorthern IowaW 41–⁠594%
Nov 4vsGrinnellW 46–⁠071%
Nov 11vsDes MoinesW 72–⁠089%
Nov 18vsDrakeW 44–⁠062%
Nov 24atIowa StateW 8–⁠042%
Nov 30atSaint LouisW 31–⁠083%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Louis 31–⁠0; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
309–⁠86
Coach
John Chalmers
Elo
1605 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.1 No. 13 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
A. Earle McGowan

1905 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago7–⁠011–⁠0
Michigan2–⁠112–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠110–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠28–⁠2
Indiana0–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠28–⁠2
Northwestern0–⁠28–⁠2–⁠1
Illinois0–⁠35–⁠4

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