1919 Iowa
5–2 (2–2 Western Conference), coached by Howard Jones. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Nebraska 18–0Oct 4
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs Nebraska | W 18–0 | 59% |
| Oct 18 | at Illinois | L 7–9 | 34% |
| Oct 25 | at Minnesota | W 9–6 | 35% |
| Nov 1 | vs South Dakota | W 26–13 | 94% |
| Nov 8 | at Northwestern | W 14–7 | 57% |
| Nov 15 | atChicago | L 6–9 | 45% |
| Nov 22 | vs Iowa State | W 10–0 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa State 10–0; 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 55th-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 1919.
- Record
- 5–2
- Conference
- 2–2 6th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 90–44
- Coach
- Howard Jones
- Elo
- 1558 +60 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 21.9 No. 10 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Fred Lohman
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Lester BeldingEECP; FM; INS; MM; VH; WE-1
Duke SlaterOT
Aubrey DevineQBINS; MDN; VH
Guy LohmanFBWE-1
Second team
- Harry HunzelmanOGWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1919 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1919 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 6–1 | 6–1 | |
 Ohio State | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| Chicago | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2 | 4–2–1 | |
| Iowa | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
 Michigan | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
| Northwestern | 1–4 | 2–5 | |
 Indiana | 0–2 | 3–4 | |
 Purdue | 0–3 | 2–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.