1936 Iowa
3–4–1 (0–4–1 Western Conference), coached by Ossie Solem. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 20 Temple 25–0Nov 21
Temple was ranked No. 20, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vsCarleton | W 14–0 | 87% |
| Oct 3 | at Northwestern | L 7–18 | 43% |
| Oct 10 | vs South Dakota | W 33–7 | 93% |
| Oct 17 | vs Illinois | T 0–0 | 59% |
| Oct 31 | at Indiana | L 6–13 | 39% |
| Nov 7 | at 2Minnesota | L 0–52 | 18% |
| Nov 14 | vs Purdue | L 0–13 | 47% |
| Nov 21 | at 20Temple | W 25–0 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Temple 25–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 3–4–1
- Conference
- 0–4–1 8th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 85–103
- Coach
- Ossie Solem
- Elo
- 1502 −8 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.8 No. 48 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- John Hild and Ted Osmaloski
- Most valuable player
- Homer Harris
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Homer HarrisEUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1936 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 6–0 | 7–1 | 7 |
| Minnesota | 4–1 | 7–1 | 1 |
 Ohio State | 4–1 | 5–3 | |
| Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Indiana | 3–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Illinois | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–4 | 2–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 0–4–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 0–4 | 2–6 | |
 Michigan | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.