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1947 Iowa

3–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Western Conference), coached by Edward Anderson.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1947, game by game: won vs. North Dakota State 59–0; lost at UCLA 7–22; lost vs. Illinois 12–35; won vs. Indiana 27–14; tied at Ohio State 13–13; lost at No. 2 Notre Dame 0–21; lost at No. 16 Purdue 0–21; lost at No. 19 Wisconsin 14–46; won vs. No. 20 Minnesota 13–7+59−32Won 59–0 vs. North Dakota State+59North Dakota St…Lost 7–22 at UCLA-15UCLALost 12–35 vs. Illinois-23IllinoisWon 27–14 vs. Indiana+13IndianaTied 13–13 at Ohio State0Ohio StateLost 0–21 at No. 2 Notre Dame-21No. 2 Notre DameLost 0–21 at No. 16 Purdue-21No. 16 PurdueLost 14–46 at No. 19 Wisconsin-32No. 19 WisconsinWon 13–7 vs. No. 20 Minnesota+6No. 20 Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsNorth Dakota StateW 59–⁠092%
Sep 26atUCLAL 7–⁠2229%
Oct 4vsIllinoisL 12–⁠3536%
Oct 11vsIndianaW 27–⁠1436%
Oct 18atOhio StateT 13–⁠1338%
Oct 25at2Notre DameL 0–⁠2116%
Nov 1at16PurdueL 0–⁠2139%
Nov 8at19WisconsinL 14–⁠4629%
Nov 15vs20MinnesotaW 13–⁠740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 6th in Western Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
145–⁠179
Coach
Edward Anderson
Elo
1456 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.7 No. 52 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Most valuable player
Harold Schoener

1947 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠010–⁠02
Wisconsin3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Minnesota3–⁠36–⁠3
Illinois3–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Purdue3–⁠35–⁠4
Indiana2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Northwestern2–⁠43–⁠6
Ohio State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1

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