1940 Iowa
4–4 (2–3 Western Conference), coached by Edward Anderson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 Notre Dame 7–0Nov 16
Notre Dame was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs South Dakota | W 46–0 | 94% |
| Oct 12 | vs Wisconsin | W 30–12 | 64% |
| Oct 19 | at Indiana | L 6–10 | 53% |
| Oct 26 | at 6Minnesota | L 6–34 | 28% |
| Nov 2 | vs Purdue | L 6–21 | 56% |
| Nov 9 | at 12Nebraska | L 6–14 | 18% |
| Nov 16 | at 7Notre Dame | W 7–0 | 16% |
| Nov 23 | vs Illinois | W 18–7 | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 18–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 20
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 6th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 20
- Points
- 125–98
- Coach
- Edward Anderson
- Elo
- 1505 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.2 No. 30 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Mike Enich
- Most valuable player
- Mike Enich
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Mike EnichOTAP-2- William C. GreenFBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 6–0 | 8–0 | 1 |
 Michigan | 3–1 | 7–1 | 3 |
 Northwestern | 4–2 | 6–2 | 8 |
 Ohio State | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Iowa | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Indiana | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Illinois | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.