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1935 Iowa

4–⁠2–⁠2 (1–⁠2–⁠2 Western Conference), coached by Ossie Solem.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1935, game by game: won vs. Bradley 26–0; won vs. South Dakota 47–2; won vs. Colgate 12–6; won at Illinois 19–0; tied vs. Indiana 6–6; lost vs. Minnesota 6–13; lost at Purdue 6–12; tied at Northwestern 0–0+45−7Won 26–0 vs. Bradley+26BradleyWon 47–2 vs. South Dakota+45South DakotaWon 12–6 vs. Colgate+6ColgateWon 19–0 at Illinois+19IllinoisTied 6–6 vs. Indiana0IndianaLost 6–13 vs. Minnesota-7MinnesotaLost 6–12 at Purdue-6PurdueTied 0–0 at Northwestern0Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsBradleyW 26–⁠088%
Oct 5vsSouth DakotaW 47–⁠293%
Oct 12vsColgateW 12–⁠635%
Oct 26atIllinoisW 19–⁠032%
Nov 2vsIndianaT 6–⁠676%
Nov 9vsMinnesotaL 6–⁠1335%
Nov 16atPurdueL 6–⁠1239%
Nov 23atNorthwesternT 0–⁠042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Northwestern 0–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
4–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠2 tied for 6th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
122–⁠39
Coach
Ossie Solem
Elo
1516 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.9 No. 17 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Richard Crayne
Most valuable player
Richard Crayne

Drafted in 1936

The 1936 draft
Rd 1Dick Crayne FBBrooklyn Dodgers

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota5–⁠08–⁠0
Ohio State5–⁠07–⁠1
Purdue3–⁠34–⁠4
Indiana2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Michigan2–⁠34–⁠4
Chicago2–⁠34–⁠4
Iowa1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠43–⁠5
Wisconsin1–⁠41–⁠7

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