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1933 Iowa

5–⁠3 (3–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Ossie Solem.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1933, game by game: won at Northwestern 7–0; won vs. Bradley 38–0; won vs. Wisconsin 26–7; lost at Minnesota 7–19; won vs. Iowa State 27–7; lost at Michigan 6–10; won at Purdue 14–6; lost at Nebraska 6–7+38−12Won 7–0 at Northwestern+7NorthwesternWon 38–0 vs. Bradley+38BradleyWon 26–7 vs. Wisconsin+19WisconsinLost 7–19 at Minnesota-12MinnesotaWon 27–7 vs. Iowa State+20Iowa StateLost 6–10 at Michigan-4MichiganWon 14–6 at Purdue+8PurdueLost 6–7 at Nebraska-1Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7atNorthwesternW 7–⁠023%
Oct 14vsBradleyW 38–⁠084%
Oct 21vsWisconsinW 26–⁠741%
Oct 28atMinnesotaL 7–⁠1930%
Nov 4vsIowa StateW 27–⁠761%
Nov 11atMichiganL 6–⁠1016%
Nov 18atPurdueW 14–⁠615%
Nov 25atNebraskaL 6–⁠722%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 7–⁠6; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 5th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
131–⁠56
Coach
Ossie Solem
Elo
1512 +127 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.1 No. 3 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Tom Moore
Most valuable player
Joe Laws

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Zud SchammelOGAP-1; UP-1; NK-1
  • Joe LawsQB

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1933 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1933 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Ohio State4–⁠17–⁠1
Purdue3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Minnesota2–⁠0–⁠44–⁠0–⁠4
Illinois3–⁠25–⁠3
Iowa3–⁠25–⁠3
Northwestern1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Chicago0–⁠3–⁠23–⁠3–⁠2
Indiana0–⁠3–⁠21–⁠5–⁠2
Wisconsin0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1

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