1913 Iowa

5–⁠2 (2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Jesse Hawley.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1913, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 45–3; won vs. Cornell (IA) 76–0; lost at Chicago 6–23; won at Northwestern 78–6; won vs. Indiana 60–0; won vs. Iowa State 45–7; lost at Nebraska 0–12+76−17Won 45–3 vs. Northern Iowa+42Northern IowaWon 76–0 vs. Cornell (IA)+76Cornell (IA)Lost 6–23 at Chicago-17ChicagoWon 78–6 at Northwestern+72NorthwesternWon 60–0 vs. Indiana+60IndianaWon 45–7 vs. Iowa State+38Iowa StateLost 0–12 at Nebraska-12Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 12–⁠0; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
310–⁠51
Coach
Jesse Hawley
Elo
1566 +64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.7 No. 25 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ralph McGinnis

1913 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago7–⁠07–⁠0
Minnesota2–⁠15–⁠2
Iowa2–⁠15–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠2
Illinois2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana2–⁠43–⁠4
Ohio State1–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern0–⁠61–⁠6

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