1942 Iowa
6–4 (3–3 Western Conference), coached by Edward Anderson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 2 Wisconsin 6–0Nov 7
Wisconsin was ranked No. 2, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 26–7 | 71% |
| Sep 26 | vs Nebraska | W 27–0 | 57% |
| Oct 3 | vsGreat Lakes Navy | L 0–25 | 80% |
| Oct 10 | vsCamp Grant | W 33–16 | 86% |
| Oct 17 | vs 5Illinois | L 7–12 | 61% |
| Oct 24 | at Indiana | W 14–13 | 33% |
| Oct 31 | vs Purdue | W 13–7 | 68% |
| Nov 7 | vs 2Wisconsin | W 6–0 | 43% |
| Nov 14 | at 16Minnesota | L 7–27 | 27% |
| Nov 28 | at 9Michigan | L 14–28 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Michigan 28–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 19
- Wk 5: 12
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 12
- Points
- 147–135
- Coach
- Edward Anderson
- Elo
- 1485 −10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.7 No. 46 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Most valuable player
- Tom Farmer
Drafted in 1943
The 1943 draft| Rd 2 | Tom Farmer B | Cleveland Rams |
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
Bill ParkerEUP-2
Tom FarmerRBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1942 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 5–1 | 9–1 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 4–1 | 8–1–1 | 3 |
| Michigan | 3–2 | 7–3 | 9 |
| Illinois | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
| Iowa | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Minnesota | 3–3 | 5–4 | 19 |
| Indiana | 2–2 | 7–3 | |
| Purdue | 1–4 | 1–8 | |
 Northwestern | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.