1937 Iowa
1–7 (0–5 Western Conference), coached by Irl Tubbs. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bradley 14–7Oct 9
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | at Washington | L 0–14 | 29% |
| Oct 9 | vsBradley | W 14–7 | 89% |
| Oct 16 | at Wisconsin | L 6–13 | 43% |
| Oct 23 | vs Michigan | L 6–7 | 68% |
| Oct 30 | at Purdue | L 0–13 | 33% |
| Nov 6 | vs 14Minnesota | L 10–35 | 29% |
| Nov 13 | vs 17Indiana | L 0–3 | 37% |
| Nov 20 | at 11Nebraska | L 0–28 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 28–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1937.
- Record
- 1–7
- Conference
- 0–5 tied for 9th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 36–120
- Coach
- Irl Tubbs
- Elo
- 1410 −92 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.0 No. 92 of 126 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Homer Harris
- Most valuable player
- Bob Lannon
Drafted in 1938
The 1938 draft| Rd 7 | Bob Lannon E | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Big Ten
2 first teamFirst team
Bob LannonEAP-1; UP-2
Nile KinnickRBAP-2; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1937 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5–0 | 6–2 | 5 |
 Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | 13 |
| Indiana | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Northwestern | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Michigan | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–3 | 3–3–2 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6 | |
| Iowa | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.