1938 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1938 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–6–1 (1–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPErwin Prasse
CaptainJack Eicherly
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 1 0 6 2 0
No. 16 Michigan 3 1 1 6 1 1
Purdue 3 1 1 5 1 2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 1 2 4 2 2
Wisconsin 3 2 0 5 3 0
Ohio State 3 2 1 4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0 3 5 0
1 3 1 1 6 1
Indiana 1 4 0 1 6 1
Chicago 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 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 1938 Big Ten football season. In their second and final year under head coach Irl Tubbs, the Hawkeyes compiled a 1–6–1 record (1–3–1 in conference games), finished in eighth place in the Big Ten, and was outscored by a total of 135 to 46.[1]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at UCLA*L 3–2740,000
October 8WisconsinL 13–31
October 15at ChicagoW 27–144,000[2]
October 22Colgate*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
L 0–14
October 29Purdue
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 0–010,000
November 5at No. 12 MinnesotaL 0–2842,000
November 12at IndianaL 3–7
November 19Nebraska*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 0–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1938 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Charles Bartlett (October 16, 1938). "Iowa Defeats Chicago, 27 to 14; First Big 10 Victory Since 1935". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.