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Iowa State

B8 · 1938 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
7–1–1
0.833 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–1 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
129
1895–2026
All-Time Record
566–679–45
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1944, 2024
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 8 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa State head-to-head · History & Eras

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY4–4–1W 14–7
6Week 6 · Oct 4LUTHERUnranked—W 32–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B83–5–1W 8–7
8Week 8 · Oct 18Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B86–3W 16–13
9Week 9 · Oct 25Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B83–6W 21–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI1–7W 7–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC5–4–1W 14–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B84–4–1T 13–13
13Week 13 · Nov 22Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B810–1L 0–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.720
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-1+22
  • Missouri +6
  • Drake +5
  • Denver +4
  • Nebraska +3
  • Kansas +3
  • Marquette +1
  • Kansas State 0
  • Oklahoma -1

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #18Better than 88%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.833 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#18Regular Season Final#18Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W2#18Post-Season W3#18Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+25
+1
+3
+14
+7
+14
0
-10

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#921933#671934#961935#781936#1111937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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