1943 Iowa
1–6–1 (0–4–1 Western Conference), coached by Slip Madigan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Nebraska 33–13Nov 20
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | atGreat Lakes Navy | L 7–21 | 37% |
| Oct 2 | vs Wisconsin | L 5–7 | 53% |
| Oct 9 | at8Iowa Pre-Flight | L 0–25 | 21% |
| Oct 16 | vs Indiana | T 7–7 | 43% |
| Oct 23 | at 4Purdue | L 7–28 | 29% |
| Nov 6 | vs Illinois | L 10–19 | 60% |
| Nov 13 | at Minnesota | L 14–33 | 26% |
| Nov 20 | at Nebraska | W 33–13 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Nebraska 33–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 1–6–1
- Conference
- 0–4–1 9th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 83–153
- Coach
- Slip Madigan
- Elo
- 1423 −67 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.2 No. 39 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Robert Liddy and William Barbour
- Most valuable player
- Robert Liddy
All-Big Ten
2 second teamSecond team
William BarbourEUP-2- Robert LiddyOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1943 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 6–0 | 9–0 | 5 |
 Michigan | 6–0 | 8–1 | 3 |
 Northwestern | 5–1 | 6–2 | 9 |
| Indiana | 2–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
| Minnesota | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| Illinois | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 Ohio State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Iowa | 0–4–1 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.