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1944 Iowa

1–⁠7 (0–⁠6 Western Conference), coached by Slip Madigan.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1944, game by game: lost at Ohio State 0–34; lost at No. 14 Illinois 6–40; lost vs. No. 11 Purdue 7–26; lost at No. 17 Indiana 0–32; won vs. Nebraska 27–6; lost at Wisconsin 7–26; lost vs. Minnesota 0–46; lost at No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight 6–30+21−46Lost 0–34 at Ohio State-34Ohio StateLost 6–40 at No. 14 Illinois-34No. 14 IllinoisLost 7–26 vs. No. 11 Purdue-19No. 11 PurdueLost 0–32 at No. 17 Indiana-32No. 17 IndianaWon 27–6 vs. Nebraska+21NebraskaLost 7–26 at Wisconsin-19WisconsinLost 0–46 vs. Minnesota-46MinnesotaLost 6–30 at No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight-24No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7atOhio StateL 0–⁠3429%
Oct 14at14IllinoisL 6–⁠4038%
Oct 21vs11PurdueL 7–⁠2632%
Oct 28at17IndianaL 0–⁠3219%
Nov 4vsNebraskaW 27–⁠661%
Nov 11atWisconsinL 7–⁠2643%
Nov 18vsMinnesotaL 0–⁠4637%
Nov 25at7Iowa Pre-FlightL 6–⁠307%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa Pre-Flight 30–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
1–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠6 9th in Western Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
53–⁠240
Coach
Slip Madigan
Elo
1341 −108 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.1 No. 55 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Bob Snyder

Drafted in 1945

The 1945 draft
Rd 3Stan Mohrbacher OGDetroit Lions
Rd 5Forest Masterson CChicago Bears

1944 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State6–⁠09–⁠02
Michigan5–⁠28–⁠28
Purdue4–⁠25–⁠5
Minnesota3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Indiana4–⁠37–⁠3
Illinois3–⁠35–⁠4–⁠115
Wisconsin2–⁠43–⁠6
Northwestern0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Iowa0–⁠61–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.