1927 Iowa
4–4 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Burton Ingwersen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wabash 38–0Oct 15
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs Monmouth | W 32–6 | 87% |
| Oct 8 | vs Ohio State | L 6–13 | 44% |
| Oct 15 | vsWabash | W 38–0 | 85% |
| Oct 22 | at Minnesota | L 0–38 | 28% |
| Oct 29 | vsDenver | W 15–0 | 52% |
| Nov 5 | vs Illinois | L 0–14 | 37% |
| Nov 12 | at Wisconsin | W 16–0 | 27% |
| Nov 19 | at Northwestern | L 0–12 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Northwestern 12–0; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 9th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 107–83
- Coach
- Burton Ingwersen
- Elo
- 1471 +12 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.2 No. 58 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Emerson Nelson
- Most valuable player
- Emerson Nelson
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Spike NelsonOTAP-2; CDN-2; HJ-2; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1927 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5–0 | 7–0–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–0–1 | 6–0–2 | |
 Michigan | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
 Purdue | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
| Ohio State | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Iowa | 1–4 | 4–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–4 | 4–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.