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1911 Iowa

3–⁠4 (2–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Jesse Hawley.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1911, game by game: won at Morningside 11–5; lost at Cornell (IA) 0–3; lost vs. Minnesota 6–24; lost at Wisconsin 0–12; won at Purdue 11–0; lost vs. Iowa State 0–9; won vs. Northwestern 6–0+11−18Won 11–5 at Morningside+6MorningsideLost 0–3 at Cornell (IA)-3Cornell (IA)Lost 6–24 vs. Minnesota-18MinnesotaLost 0–12 at Wisconsin-12WisconsinWon 11–0 at Purdue+11PurdueLost 0–9 vs. Iowa State-9Iowa StateWon 6–0 vs. Northwestern+6Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 14atMorningsideW 11–⁠581%
Oct 21atCornell (IA)L 0–⁠382%
Oct 28vsMinnesotaL 6–⁠2439%
Nov 4atWisconsinL 0–⁠1228%
Nov 11atPurdueW 11–⁠057%
Nov 18vsIowa StateL 0–⁠956%
Nov 25vsNorthwesternW 6–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern 6–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
34–⁠53
Coach
Jesse Hawley
Elo
1477 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.9 No. 25 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Murphy Sr.

1911 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠0–⁠1
Chicago5–⁠16–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Illinois2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠23–⁠4
Purdue1–⁠33–⁠4
Northwestern1–⁠43–⁠4
Indiana0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1

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