1926 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1926 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–5 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPNick Kutsch
CaptainPaul Smith
Home stadiumIowa Field
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan + 5 0 0 7 1 0
No. 10 Northwestern + 5 0 0 7 1 0
No. 8 Ohio State 3 1 0 7 1 0
Purdue 2 1 1 5 2 1
Wisconsin 3 2 1 5 2 1
No. 10 Illinois 2 2 0 6 2 0
Minnesota 2 2 0 5 3 0
Indiana 0 4 0 3 5 0
0 5 0 3 5 0
Chicago 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1926 Big Ten football season. In their third year under head coach Burt Ingwersen, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–5 record (0–5 in conference games), tied for last place in the Big Ten, and was outscored by a total of 117 to 113.[1]

The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Colorado State Teachers*W 24–0
October 9North Dakota*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 40–7[2]
October 16at IllinoisL 6–13
October 23at Ohio StateL 6–23
October 30Carroll (WI)*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 21–0
November 6Minnesota
L 0–41
November 13at WisconsinL 10–20
November 20at NorthwesternL 6–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "1926 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Cowboy Kutsch Shines As Iowa Drubs North Dakota". Des Moines Sunday Register. October 10, 1926. pp. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.