1929 Iowa
4–2–2 (2–2–2 Western Conference), coached by Burton Ingwersen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Carroll (WI) 46–0Sep 29
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsCarroll (WI) | W 46–0 | 90% |
| Oct 6 | vs Monmouth | W 46–0 | 90% |
| Oct 13 | at Ohio State | L 6–7 | 41% |
| Oct 20 | vs Illinois | T 7–7 | 44% |
| Oct 26 | at Wisconsin | W 14–0 | 40% |
| Nov 9 | vs Minnesota | W 9–7 | 43% |
| Nov 16 | at Purdue | L 0–7 | 32% |
| Nov 23 | at Michigan | T 0–0 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Michigan 0–0; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 4–2–2
- Conference
- 2–2–2 tied for 5th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 128–28
- Coach
- Burton Ingwersen
- Elo
- 1559 +43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.4 No. 16 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Willis Glassgow
- Most valuable player
- Willis Glassgow
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Peter WestraOTNEA-1; WE-2- Fred RobertsOGAP-1; UP-1; WE-2
- Willis GlassgowRBAP-1; NEA-1; UP-1; WE-1
Second team
- Oran PapeRBNEA-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1929 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Illinois | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
 Northwestern | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| Iowa | 2–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
| Ohio State | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Michigan | 1–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 7–3 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–4 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.