1925 Iowa

5–⁠3 (2–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Burton Ingwersen.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1925, game by game: won vs. Arkansas 25–0; won vs. Saint Louis 41–0; won vs. Illinois 12–10; won at Ohio State 15–0; won vs. Wabash 28–7; lost vs. Wisconsin 0–6; lost at Minnesota 0–33; lost at USC 0–18+41−33Won 25–0 vs. Arkansas+25ArkansasWon 41–0 vs. Saint Louis+41Saint LouisWon 12–10 vs. Illinois+2IllinoisWon 15–0 at Ohio State+15Ohio StateWon 28–7 vs. Wabash+21WabashLost 0–6 vs. Wisconsin-6WisconsinLost 0–33 at Minnesota-33MinnesotaLost 0–18 at USC-18USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsArkansasW 25–⁠069%
Oct 10vsSaint LouisW 41–⁠092%
Oct 17vsIllinoisW 12–⁠1064%
Oct 24atOhio StateW 15–⁠059%
Oct 31vsWabashW 28–⁠793%
Nov 7vsWisconsinL 0–⁠674%
Nov 14atMinnesotaL 0–⁠3355%
Nov 21atUSCL 0–⁠1831%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 18–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
121–⁠74
Coach
Burton Ingwersen
Elo
1552 −30 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.4 No. 29 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Hal Griffen
Most valuable player
Donald Graham

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Dick RomeyEAP-2; BE-2; JW; NB-1; WE-3
  • Hal GriffenC
  • Wesley FryRB
  • Nick KutschRB

Second team

  • Paul KraguskiOGUP-2; WE-3
  • John SchirmerQBWE-2

From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1925 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠17–⁠1
Northwestern3–⁠15–⁠3
Wisconsin3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠25–⁠3
Illinois2–⁠25–⁠3
Chicago2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Purdue0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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