1951 Iowa
2–5–2 (0–5–1 Western Conference), coached by Leonard Raffensperger. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pittsburgh 34–17Oct 13
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Kansas State | W 16–0 | 80% |
| Oct 6 | at Purdue | L 30–34 | 49% |
| Oct 13 | vs Pittsburgh | W 34–17 | 65% |
| Oct 20 | vs Michigan | L 0–21 | 46% |
| Oct 27 | at Ohio State | L 21–47 | 31% |
| Nov 3 | vs Minnesota | T 20–20 | 59% |
| Nov 10 | at 2Illinois | L 13–40 | 15% |
| Nov 17 | at 8Wisconsin | L 7–34 | 18% |
| Nov 24 | at Notre Dame | T 20–20 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Notre Dame 20–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
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 1951.
- Record
- 2–5–2
- Conference
- 0–5–1 9th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 161–233
- Elo
- 1432 −48 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.9 No. 62 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Most valuable player
- Bill Reichardt
Drafted in 1952
The 1952 draft| Rd 7 | Bill Reichardt B | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Bill ReichardtFBAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5–0–1 | 9–0–1 | 4 |
| Purdue | 4–1 | 5–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 5–1–1 | 7–1–1 | 8 |
| Michigan | 4–2 | 4–5 | |
| Ohio State | 2–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
 Northwestern | 2–4 | 5–4 | |
| Minnesota | 1–4–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Indiana | 1–5 | 2–7 | |
 Iowa | 0–5–1 | 2–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.