1920 Iowa
5–2 (3–2 Western Conference), coached by Howard Jones. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cornell (IA) 63–0Oct 9
By 63 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at Indiana | W 14–7 | 50% |
| Oct 9 | vsCornell (IA) | W 63–0 | 92% |
| Oct 16 | at Illinois | L 3–20 | 37% |
| Oct 23 | atChicago | L 0–10 | 43% |
| Nov 6 | vs Northwestern | W 20–0 | 68% |
| Nov 13 | vs Minnesota | W 28–7 | 67% |
| Nov 20 | at Iowa State | W 14–10 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa State 14–10; 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 47th-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 1920.
- Record
- 5–2
- Conference
- 3–2 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 142–54
- Coach
- Howard Jones
- Elo
- 1579 +40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 15.6 No. 17 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- William Kelly
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Lester BeldingECSM; ECP-2; FM; HJ; MM
Duke SlaterOTEA; ECP-2; EOS; HB; HJ; HMD; WE-1
Aubrey DevineQB
Second team
Glenn DevineRBECP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1920 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1920 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
| Indiana | 3–1 | 5–2 | |
| Illinois | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
| Iowa | 3–2 | 5–2 | |
 Michigan | 2–2 | 5–2 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 3–4 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
 Purdue | 0–4 | 2–5 | |
| Minnesota | 0–6 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.