1941 Iowa
3–5 (2–4 Western Conference), coached by Edward Anderson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois 21–0Nov 8
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs Drake | W 25–8 | 68% |
| Oct 4 | at Michigan | L 0–6 | 26% |
| Oct 18 | at Wisconsin | L 0–23 | 56% |
| Oct 25 | at Purdue | L 6–7 | 39% |
| Nov 1 | vs Indiana | W 13–7 | 59% |
| Nov 8 | at Illinois | W 21–0 | 51% |
| Nov 15 | vs 1Minnesota | L 13–34 | 31% |
| Nov 22 | at Nebraska | L 13–14 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 2–4 6th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 91–99
- Coach
- Edward Anderson
- Elo
- 1493 −11 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.9 No. 49 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- William Diehl
- Most valuable player
- William Diehl
Drafted in 1942
The 1942 draft| Rd 5 | Bill Green B | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
James J. WalkerOTINS-2- Bill DiehlCAP-2; INS-2
From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1941 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | 1 |
| Michigan | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 5 |
 Ohio State | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 13 |
 Northwestern | 4–2 | 5–3 | 11 |
| Wisconsin | 3–3 | 3–5 | |
| Iowa | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
| Purdue | 1–3 | 2–5–1 | |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 2–6 | |
| Illinois | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.