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1946 Iowa

5–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1946, game by game: won vs. North Dakota State 39–0; won vs. Purdue 16–0; lost at Michigan 7–14; won vs. Nebraska 21–7; won at No. 18 Indiana 13–0; lost vs. No. 2 Notre Dame 6–41; lost vs. No. 11 Illinois 0–7; won at No. 15 Wisconsin 21–7; lost at Minnesota 6–16+39−35Won 39–0 vs. North Dakota State+39North Dakota St…Won 16–0 vs. Purdue+16PurdueLost 7–14 at Michigan-7MichiganWon 21–7 vs. Nebraska+14NebraskaWon 13–0 at No. 18 Indiana+13No. 18 IndianaLost 6–41 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame-35No. 2 Notre DameLost 0–7 vs. No. 11 Illinois-7No. 11 IllinoisWon 21–7 at No. 15 Wisconsin+14No. 15 WisconsinLost 6–16 at Minnesota-10Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsNorth Dakota StateW 39–⁠084%
Sep 28vsPurdueW 16–⁠032%
Oct 5atMichiganL 7–⁠1416%
Oct 12vsNebraskaW 21–⁠757%
Oct 19at18IndianaW 13–⁠021%
Oct 26vs2Notre DameL 6–⁠4132%
Nov 2vs11IllinoisL 0–⁠746%
Nov 9at15WisconsinW 21–⁠729%
Nov 16atMinnesotaL 6–⁠1646%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 16–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 17
  2. Wk 6: 16

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1946.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Western Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
129–⁠92
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1465 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.6 No. 10 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Bill Kay

All-Big Nine

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Earl BanksOGUP-1
  • Dick HoernerFBAP-1; UP-2

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1946 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois6–⁠18–⁠25
Michigan5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠16
Indiana4–⁠26–⁠320
Iowa3–⁠35–⁠4
Minnesota3–⁠45–⁠4
Ohio State2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Wisconsin2–⁠54–⁠5
Purdue0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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