1912 Iowa

4–⁠3 (1–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by Jesse Hawley.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1912, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 35–7; won vs. Cornell (IA) 31–0; lost at Chicago 14–34; lost at Minnesota 7–56; won at Indiana 13–6; won at Iowa State 20–7; lost vs. Wisconsin 10–28+31−49Won 35–7 vs. Northern Iowa+28Northern IowaWon 31–0 vs. Cornell (IA)+31Cornell (IA)Lost 14–34 at Chicago-20ChicagoLost 7–56 at Minnesota-49MinnesotaWon 13–6 at Indiana+7IndianaWon 20–7 at Iowa State+13Iowa StateLost 10–28 vs. Wisconsin-18Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 28–⁠10; 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠3 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
130–⁠138
Coach
Jesse Hawley
Elo
1503 +19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.9 No. 14 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Henry Hanson

1912 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin5–⁠07–⁠0
Chicago6–⁠16–⁠1
Purdue2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠24–⁠3
Northwestern2–⁠32–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa1–⁠34–⁠3
Indiana0–⁠52–⁠5

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