1926 Iowa
3–5 (0–5 Western Conference), coached by Burton Ingwersen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Dakota 40–7Oct 9
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs Northern Colorado | W 24–0 | 91% |
| Oct 9 | vs North Dakota | W 40–7 | 95% |
| Oct 16 | at Illinois | L 6–13 | 35% |
| Oct 23 | at Ohio State | L 6–23 | 41% |
| Oct 30 | vsCarroll (WI) | W 21–0 | 89% |
| Nov 6 | vs Minnesota | L 0–41 | 55% |
| Nov 13 | at Wisconsin | L 10–20 | 32% |
| Nov 20 | vs Northwestern | L 6–13 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Northwestern 13–6; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 0–5 tied for 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 113–117
- Coach
- Burton Ingwersen
- Elo
- 1437 −97 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.8 No. 46 of 96 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Paul Smith
- Most valuable player
- Nick Kutsch
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Spike NelsonOTAP-1; UP-2; BE-1
Second team
- Nick KutschRBAP-2; UP-2; BE-3
From Wikipedia’s 1926 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1926 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
 Michigan | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Ohio State | 3–1 | 7–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
| Minnesota | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 3–5 | |
 Indiana | 0–4 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.