The 1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 99 to 91.[1]
| 1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 3–5 (2–4 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | William Diehl |
| Captain | William Diehl |
| Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iowa was ranked at No. 51 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]
The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Drake* | W 25–8 | 20,000 | [3] | |
| October 4 | at Michigan | L 0–6 | 29,807 | [4] | |
| October 18 | at Wisconsin | L 0–23 | 20,000 | [5] | |
| October 25 | at Purdue | L 6–7 | 22,000 | [6] | |
| November 1 | Indiana |
| W 13–7 | 28,000 | [7] |
| November 8 | at Illinois | W 21–0 | 14,339 | [8] | |
| November 15 | No. 1 Minnesota |
| L 13–34 | 43,200 | [9] |
| November 22 | at Nebraska* | L 13–14 | 20,000 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1941 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 19, 1941). "Smashing Badgers Rout Iowa, 23-0". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bert McGrane (November 2, 1941). "Iowa Turns On Indiana, 13-7: Green Score Twice". The Des Moines Register – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bert McGrane (November 16, 1941). "Minnesota Mauls Iowa, 34-13". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Bentley (November 23, 1941). "Huskers end victory drouth, 14 to 13!". Sunday Journal and Star. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.