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1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–5 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPWilliam Diehl
CaptainWilliam Diehl
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Michigan 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 13 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Northwestern 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Purdue 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1941 Big Ten football season. In their third year under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 in conference games), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 99 to 91.[1] Iowa was ranked No. 51 (out of 681 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1941.[2]

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium (later renamed Kinnick Stadium) in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Drake*
W 25–820,000[3]
October 4at Michigan
L 0–629,807[4]
October 18at Wisconsin
L 0–2320,000[5]
October 25at Purdue
L 6–722,000[6]
November 1Indianadagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 13–728,000[7]
November 8at Illinois
W 21–014,339[8]
November 15No. 1 Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 13–3443,200[9]
November 22at Nebraska*
L 13–1420,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1941 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bert McGrane (September 28, 1941). "Iowa Overpowers Drake, 25-8: Mertes Leads Late Old Gold Power Attack". The Des Moines Register. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John N. Sabo (October 5, 1941). "Kuzma Only Bright Spot as Michigan Defeats Iowa, 6 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 19, 1941). "Smashing Badgers Rout Iowa, 23-0". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ W. Blaine Patton (October 26, 1941). "Boilermakers Shade Iowa: Take Home-Coming Tilt by 7-to-6 Score". The Indianapolis Star. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bert McGrane (November 2, 1941). "Iowa Turns On Indiana, 13-7: Green Score Twice". The Des Moines Register – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Charles Bartlett (November 9, 1941). "Dad's Day Becomes Farmer's Day As Iowa Routs Illinois, 21 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bert McGrane (November 16, 1941). "Minnesota Mauls Iowa, 34-13". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ John Bentley (November 23, 1941). "Huskers end victory drouth, 14 to 13!". Sunday Journal and Star. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.