1923 Iowa
5–3 (3–3 Western Conference), coached by Howard Jones. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Knox 44–3Oct 6
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Oklahoma State | W 20–0 | 79% |
| Oct 6 | vsKnox | W 44–3 | 94% |
| Oct 13 | vs Purdue | W 7–0 | 84% |
| Oct 20 | vs Illinois | L 6–9 | 73% |
| Oct 27 | at Ohio State | W 20–0 | 60% |
| Nov 3 | vs Michigan | L 3–9 | 57% |
| Nov 17 | at Minnesota | L 7–20 | 57% |
| Nov 24 | at Northwestern | W 17–14 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Northwestern 17–14; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 124–55
- Coach
- Howard Jones
- Elo
- 1595 −23 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.0 No. 26 of 109 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Glenn Miller
- Offense
- Single-wing
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
John W. HancockEBE; WE-3- Lowell OtteEWE-1
Second team
- Leo KrizOTNB-2; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1923 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1923 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Michigan | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| Chicago | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
| Minnesota | 2–1–1 | 5–1–1 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 5–3 | |
 Indiana | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
 Wisconsin | 1–3–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Ohio State | 1–4 | 3–4–1 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | |
| Northwestern | 0–6 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.