1930 Grinnell Pioneers football team

American college football season

1930 Grinnell Pioneers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–4 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach	Lester Watt (4th season)
Home stadium	Ward Field
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Drake +	3	–	0	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma A&M +	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Washington University	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	2	–	2
Grinnell	1	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Creighton	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1930 Grinnell Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Grinnell College during the 1930 college football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Lester Watt, the team compiled a 5–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Iowa Wesleyan*	Ward Field Grinnell, IA	W 19–0		^[1]
October 3	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–6		^[2]
October 10	at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 6–47		^[3]
October 18	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 7–20	17,000	^[4]
October 25	at Carleton*	Northfield, MN	W 14–13		^[5]
October 31	Creighton	Ward Field Grinnell, IA	W 19–2		^[6]
November 8	at Washington University	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 0–6		^[7]
November 14	Cornell (IA)*	Ward Field Grinnell, IA	W 12–3		^[8]
November 21	Iowa State Teachers*	Ward Field Grinnell, IA	W 12–0		^[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^[10]

References

^ "Douglass stars as Grinnell defeats Wesleyan, 19 to 0". The Gazette. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hilltop noses out Grinnell in 4th, 6–0". The Capital Times. October 4, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "University of Detroit eleven runs wild against Grinnell". Detroit Free Press. October 11, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bulldogs overpower Grinnell, 20 To 7". The Des Moines Tribune. October 18, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Flashy Grinnell team noses out Carleton, 14–13". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grinnell wins 19 to 2 to celebrate homecoming". Des Moines Tribune. November 1, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Washington's passes down Pioneers, 6–0". The Des Moines Register. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grinnell rallies in 4th period to beat Cornell". Des Moines Tribune-Capital. November 15, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grinnell scores easy 12–0 victory over Tutor eleven". The Gazette. November 22, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1930 Football Schedule". Grinnell Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

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