1924 Iowa

6–⁠1–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Burton Ingwersen.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1924, game by game: won vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State 43–0; tied vs. Ohio State 0–0; won vs. Lawrence 13–5; won vs. Minnesota 13–0; lost at Illinois 0–36; won vs. Butler 7–0; won at Wisconsin 21–7; won at Michigan 9–2+43−36Won 43–0 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State+43Southeastern Ok…Tied 0–0 vs. Ohio State0Ohio StateWon 13–5 vs. Lawrence+8LawrenceWon 13–0 vs. Minnesota+13MinnesotaLost 0–36 at Illinois-36IllinoisWon 7–0 vs. Butler+7ButlerWon 21–7 at Wisconsin+14WisconsinWon 9–2 at Michigan+7Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 9–⁠2; tied for 2nd in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
106–⁠50
Coach
Burton Ingwersen
Elo
1623 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.4 No. 12 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Leland Parkin
Most valuable player
Leland Parkin

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Lowell OtteEBE-1; BI; DI-2; HC-1; IN-1; LD-2; WE-1
  • John W. HancockOTBE-1; HC-1; IN-1; LD-1; WE-2
  • Leland ParkinQB

Second team

  • Dick RomeyEBE-2
  • Ledrue GallowayOTDI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1924 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1924 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chicago3–⁠0–⁠34–⁠1–⁠3
Illinois3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Michigan4–⁠26–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠25–⁠2
Minnesota1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Ohio State1–⁠3–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3
Indiana1–⁠34–⁠4
Northwestern1–⁠34–⁠4
Wisconsin0–⁠2–⁠22–⁠3–⁠3

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