1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–7 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Lannon
CaptainHomer Harris
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 0 0 6 2 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 1 0 6 2 0
Indiana 3 2 0 5 3 0
Michigan 3 3 0 4 4 0
Northwestern 3 3 0 4 4 0
Purdue 2 2 1 4 3 1
Wisconsin 2 2 1 4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0 3 3 2
Chicago 0 4 0 1 6 0
0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 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 1937 Big Ten football season. In their first season under head coach Irl Tubbs, the Hawkeyes compiled a 1–7 record (0–5 in conference games), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and was outscored by a total of 120 to 36.[1]

Homer Harris was the team captain. End Bob Lannon was selected as the most valuable player; he also received first-team honors from th Associated Press on the 1937 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[2] Halfback Nile Kinnick received first-team All-Big Ten honors from th United Press.[3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Washington*L 0–1418,533
October 9Bradley Tech*W 14–7
October 16at WisconsinL 6–13
October 23Michigan
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 6–712,211[4]
October 30at PurdueL 0–1320,000
November 6No. 14 Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 10–3540,000
November 13No. 17 Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–3
November 20at No. 11 Nebraska*L 0–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1937 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Six Schools Get Places on Big Ten Selection". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story). November 23, 1937. p. 20.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Team Named by United Press". The San Bernardino County Sun. November 21, 1937. p. 18.
  4. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 24, 1937). "'M' Nips Iowa, 7–6: Trosko's Kick Snaps Wolves' 2-Year Famine". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.