1921 Iowa
7–0 (5–0 Western Conference), coached by Howard Jones. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 41–0Nov 12
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsKnox | W 52–14 | 91% |
| Oct 8 | vs Notre Dame | W 10–7 | 46% |
| Oct 15 | vs Illinois | W 14–2 | 57% |
| Oct 29 | at Purdue | W 13–6 | 75% |
| Nov 5 | at Minnesota | W 41–7 | 61% |
| Nov 12 | vs Indiana | W 41–0 | 76% |
| Nov 19 | at Northwestern | W 14–0 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northwestern 14–0; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 22nd-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 1921.
National championsa title the school claims
Western Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–0
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 185–36
- Coach
- Howard Jones
- Elo
- 1657 +105 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 26.9 No. 7 of 102 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
4 first teamFirst team
Lester BeldingEBE-1; WE-2
Duke SlaterOTBE-1; CA-1; WE-1; LH-1
Aubrey DevineQBBE-1; CA-1; WE-1; LH-1
Gordon LockeFBBE-1; CA-1; WE-1; LH-1
From Wikipedia’s 1921 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1921 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 5–0 | 7–0 | |
| Chicago | 4–1 | 6–1 | |
 Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–2 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
 Michigan | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–4 | 3–4 | |
| Indiana | 1–2 | 3–4 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 1–6 | |
| Northwestern | 0–5 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.