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1934 Iowa

2–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Ossie Solem.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1934, game by game: won vs. South Dakota 34–0; won at Northwestern 20–7; lost at Nebraska 13–14; lost at Iowa State 6–31; lost vs. Minnesota 12–48; tied at Indiana 0–0; lost vs. Purdue 6–13; lost at Ohio State 7–40+34−36Won 34–0 vs. South Dakota+34South DakotaWon 20–7 at Northwestern+13NorthwesternLost 13–14 at Nebraska-1NebraskaLost 6–31 at Iowa State-25Iowa StateLost 12–48 vs. Minnesota-36MinnesotaTied 0–0 at Indiana0IndianaLost 6–13 vs. Purdue-7PurdueLost 7–40 at Ohio State-33Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsSouth DakotaW 34–⁠094%
Oct 6atNorthwesternW 20–⁠744%
Oct 13atNebraskaL 13–⁠1433%
Oct 20atIowa StateL 6–⁠3152%
Oct 28vsMinnesotaL 12–⁠4840%
Nov 3atIndianaT 0–⁠053%
Nov 10vsPurdueL 6–⁠1337%
Nov 24atOhio StateL 7–⁠4017%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 40–⁠7; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
2–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 8th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
98–⁠153
Coach
Ossie Solem
Elo
1449 −59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.1 No. 69 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Russell Fisher
Most valuable player
Richard Crayne

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Jerry FosterOTFH-1; UP-2

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1934 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota5–⁠08–⁠0
Ohio State5–⁠17–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠17–⁠1
Purdue3–⁠15–⁠3
Wisconsin2–⁠34–⁠4
Northwestern2–⁠33–⁠5
Chicago2–⁠44–⁠4
Indiana1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Iowa1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Michigan0–⁠61–⁠7

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