1932 Iowa

1–⁠7 (0–⁠5 Western Conference), coached by Ossie Solem.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1932, game by game: won vs. Bradley 31–7; lost at Wisconsin 0–34; lost at Indiana 0–12; lost vs. Minnesota 6–21; lost at George Washington 6–21; lost vs. Nebraska 13–14; lost vs. Purdue 0–18; lost at Northwestern 6–44+24−38Won 31–7 vs. Bradley+24BradleyLost 0–34 at Wisconsin-34WisconsinLost 0–12 at Indiana-12IndianaLost 6–21 vs. Minnesota-15MinnesotaLost 6–21 at George Washington-15George Washingt…Lost 13–14 vs. Nebraska-1NebraskaLost 0–18 vs. Purdue-18PurdueLost 6–44 at Northwestern-38Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northwestern 44–⁠6; 10th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 127th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
1–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠5 10th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
62–⁠171
Coach
Ossie Solem
Elo
1327 −108 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.6 No. 85 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Marcus Magnussen
Most valuable player
Joe Laws

1932 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠08–⁠0
Purdue5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Wisconsin4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Ohio State2–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Northwestern2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠35–⁠3
Illinois2–⁠45–⁠4
Indiana1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Chicago1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠51–⁠7

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