1930 Iowa

4–⁠4 (0–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Burton Ingwersen.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1930, game by game: won vs. Bradley 38–12; lost vs. Oklahoma State 0–6; lost vs. Centenary (LA) 12–19; lost vs. Purdue 0–20; won at Detroit Mercy 7–3; lost at Marquette 0–7; won vs. Penn State 19–0; won vs. Nebraska 12–7+26−20Won 38–12 vs. Bradley+26BradleyLost 0–6 vs. Oklahoma State-6Oklahoma StateLost 12–19 vs. Centenary (LA)-7Centenary (LA)Lost 0–20 vs. Purdue-20PurdueWon 7–3 at Detroit Mercy+4Detroit MercyLost 0–7 at Marquette-7MarquetteWon 19–0 vs. Penn State+19Penn StateWon 12–7 vs. Nebraska+5Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 12–⁠7; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠1 tied for 9th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
88–⁠74
Coach
Burton Ingwersen
Elo
1515 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.9 No. 41 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Grover Hidgon
Most valuable player
Oliver Sansen

All-Big Ten

1 second team

Second team

  • Harold ElyOTUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1930 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1930 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Northwestern5–⁠07–⁠1
Purdue4–⁠26–⁠2
Wisconsin2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Ohio State2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Indiana1–⁠32–⁠5–⁠1
Illinois1–⁠43–⁠5
Iowa0–⁠14–⁠4
Chicago0–⁠42–⁠5–⁠2

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