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1945 Iowa

2–⁠7 (1–⁠5 Western Conference), coached by Clem Crowe.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1945, game by game: won vs. Berg Field 14–13; lost at Ohio State 0–42; lost at No. 15 Purdue 0–40; lost vs. No. 8 Indiana 20–52; lost at No. 2 Notre Dame 0–56; lost vs. Wisconsin 7–27; lost at Illinois 7–48; won vs. Minnesota 20–19; lost at Nebraska 6–13+7−56Won 14–13 vs. Berg Field+1Berg FieldLost 0–42 at Ohio State-42Ohio StateLost 0–40 at No. 15 Purdue-40No. 15 PurdueLost 20–52 vs. No. 8 Indiana-32No. 8 IndianaLost 0–56 at No. 2 Notre Dame-56No. 2 Notre DameLost 7–27 vs. Wisconsin-20WisconsinLost 7–48 at Illinois-41IllinoisWon 20–19 vs. Minnesota+1MinnesotaLost 6–13 at Nebraska-7Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsBerg FieldW 14–⁠1381%
Oct 6atOhio StateL 0–⁠4214%
Oct 13at15PurdueL 0–⁠4018%
Oct 20vs8IndianaL 20–⁠5225%
Oct 27at2Notre DameL 0–⁠568%
Nov 3vsWisconsinL 7–⁠2745%
Nov 10atIllinoisL 7–⁠4826%
Nov 17vsMinnesotaW 20–⁠1928%
Nov 24atNebraskaL 6–⁠1334%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 131st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 8th in Western Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
74–⁠310
Coach
Clem Crowe
Elo
1306 −88 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.0 No. 72 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Arthur Johnson

1945 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Indiana5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠14
Michigan5–⁠17–⁠36
Ohio State5–⁠27–⁠212
Purdue3–⁠37–⁠3
Northwestern3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Illinois1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠54–⁠5
Iowa1–⁠52–⁠7

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