1938 Iowa
1–6–1 (1–3–1 Western Conference), coached by Irl Tubbs. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Chicago 27–14Oct 15
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at UCLA | L 3–27 | 38% |
| Oct 8 | vs Wisconsin | L 13–31 | 45% |
| Oct 15 | atChicago | W 27–14 | 47% |
| Oct 22 | vs Colgate | L 0–14 | 44% |
| Oct 29 | vs Purdue | T 0–0 | 34% |
| Nov 5 | at 12Minnesota | L 0–28 | 14% |
| Nov 12 | at Indiana | L 3–7 | 34% |
| Nov 19 | vs Nebraska | L 0–14 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 14–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 123rd-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 1938.
- Record
- 1–6–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 8th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 46–135
- Coach
- Irl Tubbs
- Elo
- 1361 −78 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.9 No. 87 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jack Eicherly
- Most valuable player
- Erwin Prasse
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Erwin PrasseEAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 4–1 | 6–2 | 10 |
 Michigan | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 16 |
| Purdue | 3–1–1 | 5–1–2 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
 Northwestern | 2–1–2 | 4–2–2 | 17 |
 Ohio State | 3–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Illinois | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Iowa | 1–3–1 | 1–6–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–4 | 1–6–1 | |
| Chicago | 0–4 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.