CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1918 Iowa

6–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Howard Jones. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠2, over eight games to the nine on file here.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1918, game by game: lost vs. Great Lakes Navy 0–10; won at Nebraska 12–0; won vs. Coe 27–0; won vs. Cornell (IA) 34–0; lost vs. Illinois 0–19; won vs. Minnesota 6–0; won vs. Iowa State 21–0; won vs. Northwestern 23–7; tied at Camp Dodge 0–0+34−19Lost 0–10 vs. Great Lakes Navy-10Great Lakes NavyWon 12–0 at Nebraska+12NebraskaWon 27–0 vs. Coe+27CoeWon 34–0 vs. Cornell (IA)+34Cornell (IA)Lost 0–19 vs. Illinois-19IllinoisWon 6–0 vs. Minnesota+6MinnesotaWon 21–0 vs. Iowa State+21Iowa StateWon 23–7 vs. Northwestern+16NorthwesternTied 0–0 at Camp Dodge0Camp Dodge
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsGreat Lakes NavyL 0–⁠1082%
Oct 5atNebraskaW 12–⁠018%
Oct 12vsCoeW 27–⁠085%
Oct 19vsCornell (IA)W 34–⁠086%
Nov 2vsIllinoisL 0–⁠1954%
Nov 9vsMinnesotaW 6–⁠029%
Nov 16vsIowa StateW 21–⁠052%
Nov 23vsNorthwesternW 23–⁠755%
Nov 30atCamp DodgeT 0–⁠069%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Camp Dodge 0–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1918.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
123–⁠36
Coach
Howard Jones
Elo
1497 +69 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ronald Reed
Offense
Single-wing

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Robert ReedEHP; WE-1
  • Harry HunzelmanOGWE-1

Second team

  • William S. KellyQBWE-2
  • Fred LohmanFBWE-2

From Wikipedia’s 1918 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1918 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois4–⁠05–⁠2
Michigan2–⁠05–⁠0
Purdue1–⁠03–⁠3
Iowa2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Northwestern1–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠23–⁠3
Indiana0–⁠02–⁠2
Ohio State0–⁠33–⁠3
Chicago0–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1

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