1928 Iowa
6–2 (3–2 Western Conference), coached by Burton Ingwersen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ripon 61–6Oct 20
By 55 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | vs Monmouth | W 26–0 | 88% |
| Oct 13 | atChicago | W 13–0 | 42% |
| Oct 20 | vsRipon | W 61–6 | 91% |
| Oct 27 | vs Minnesota | W 7–6 | 41% |
| Nov 3 | vs South Dakota | W 19–0 | 95% |
| Nov 10 | at Ohio State | W 14–7 | 35% |
| Nov 17 | vs Wisconsin | L 0–13 | 53% |
| Nov 24 | at Michigan | L 7–10 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 10–7; tied for 4th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 6–2
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 4th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 147–42
- Coach
- Burton Ingwersen
- Elo
- 1524 +43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.9 No. 21 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Richard Brown
- Most valuable player
- Willis Glassgow
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Richard BrownCAP-2; WE-1- Willis GlassgowRBAP-1; UP-1; WE-2
Second team
- Vincent SchleusnerOTAP-2; WE-2
- Peter WestraOGAP-2
- Mayes McLainFBAP-2; WE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
| Iowa | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Ohio State | 3–2 | 5–2–1 | |
 Purdue | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
| Michigan | 2–3 | 3–4–1 | |
 Indiana | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.