1931 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
| 1931 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 1–6–1 (0–3–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Oliver Sansen |
| Captain | Oliver Sansen |
| Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Purdue + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northwestern + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1931 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 1931 Big Ten football season. In their eighth and final year under head coach Burt Ingwersen, the Hawkeyes compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–3–1 in conference games), finished ninth in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 131 to 7.[1] They were shut out in seven of eight games and scored only seven points all year for the worst offensive performance in school history.
The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium (later renamed Kinnick Stadium) in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | Pittsburgh* | L 0–20 | 12,000 | [2] | |
| October 10 | vs. Texas A&M* | L 0–29 | [3] | ||
| October 17 | Indiana |
| T 0–0 | 20,000 | [4] |
| October 24 | at Minnesota | L 0–34 | 25,000 | [5] | |
| October 31 | George Washington* |
| W 7–0 | [6] | |
| November 7 | at Nebraska* | L 0–7 | 15,729 | [7][8] | |
| November 14 | at Purdue | L 0–22 | 18,000 | [9] | |
| November 21 | Northwestern |
| L 0–19 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "1931 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "Pitt 20--Iowa 0". Iowa City Press-Citizen. October 3, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Aggies outplay Iowa for 29–0 victory". Austin American-Statesman. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana and Iowa in tie". The Evansville Press. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MacDougall stars as Gophers whip Hawkeyes, 32 to 0". The La Crosse Tribune. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bert McGrane (November 1, 1931). "Iowa's First 1931 Marker Beats Rivals". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornhuskers take Iowa eleven, 7–0". The Billings Gazette. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McBride, Gregg (November 6, 1934). "Saturday Turnout is Likely Top Previous Mark at Nebraska U." The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue crushes Hawkeyes, 22–0". The South Bend Tribune. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa puts up stubborn battle but loses, 19–0". The Richmond Item. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.