1923 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1923 Iowa Hawkeyes football
1923 advertisement for Iowa football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–3 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainGlenn Miller
Home stadiumIowa Field
1923 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois + 5 0 0 8 0 0
Michigan + 4 0 0 8 0 0
Chicago 5 1 0 7 1 0
Minnesota 2 1 1 5 1 1
3 3 0 5 3 0
Indiana 2 2 0 3 4 0
Wisconsin 1 3 1 3 3 1
Ohio State 1 4 0 3 4 1
Purdue 1 4 0 2 5 1
Northwestern 0 6 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1923 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 1923 Big Ten football season. In their eighth and final year under head coach Howard Jones, the Hawkeyes compiled a 5–3 record (3–3 in conference games), finished fifth in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 106 to 50.[1] The season was part of a 20-game winning streak that began on November 6, 1920, and continued until October 20, 1923.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Oklahoma A&M*W 20–0
October 6Knox (IL)*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 44–3
October 13at Purdue
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 7–0
October 20Illinois
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 6–925,000[2]
October 27at Ohio StateW 20–0
November 3Michigan
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 3–917,000
November 17at MinnesotaL 7–2026,000
November 24at NorthwesternW 17–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "1923 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Sec Taylor (October 21, 1923). "Illinois Beats Iowa, 9 to 6: Grange Plays Havoc During Final Period". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.