1908 Iowa

2–⁠5 (0–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Mark Catlin.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1908, game by game: won vs. Coe 92–0; lost at Missouri 5–10; won at Morningside 16–0; lost vs. Nebraska 8–11; lost at Illinois 0–22; lost vs. Drake 6–12; lost vs. Kansas 5–10+92−22Won 92–0 vs. Coe+92CoeLost 5–10 at Missouri-5MissouriWon 16–0 at Morningside+16MorningsideLost 8–11 vs. Nebraska-3NebraskaLost 0–22 at Illinois-22IllinoisLost 6–12 vs. Drake-6DrakeLost 5–10 vs. Kansas-5Kansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 10vsCoeW 92–⁠091%
Oct 17atMissouriL 5–⁠1048%
Oct 24atMorningsideW 16–⁠083%
Oct 31vsNebraskaL 8–⁠1150%
Nov 7atIllinoisL 0–⁠2241%
Nov 14vsDrakeL 6–⁠1263%
Nov 21vsKansasL 5–⁠1038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas 10–⁠5; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
2–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠1 tied for 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
132–⁠65
Coach
Mark Catlin
Elo
1453 −79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.5 No. 46 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Carroll N. Kirk

1908 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago5–⁠05–⁠0–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠15–⁠1
Purdue1–⁠34–⁠3
Indiana1–⁠33–⁠4
Minnesota0–⁠23–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern0–⁠22–⁠2
Iowa0–⁠12–⁠5

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