1940 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
| 1940 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (2–3 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Mike Enich |
| Captain | Mike Enich |
| Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Minnesota $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Northwestern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 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 1940 Big Ten football season. In their second year under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 in conference games), tied for sixth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 98.[1] Iowa was ranked No. 25 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1940.[2]
Tackle Mike Enich was the team captain and was also selected as the team's most valuable player.
The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium (later renamed Kinnick Stadium) in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 5 | South Dakota* | W 46–0 | ||||
| October 12 | Wisconsin |
| W 30–12 | |||
| October 19 | at Indiana | No. 20 | L 6–10 | |||
| October 26 | at No. 6 Minnesota | L 6–34 | 62,992 | [3] | ||
| November 2 | Purdue |
| L 6–21 | 40,000 | [4] | |
| November 9 | at No. 12 Nebraska* | L 6–14 | [5] | |||
| November 16 | at No. 7 Notre Dame* | W 7–0 | 45,960 | |||
| November 23 | Illinois |
| W 18–7 | 19,759 | [6] | |
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References
- ^ "1940 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles Johnson (October 27, 1940). "Gophers Rip Iowa, 34-6". Minneapolis Star Journal. pp. Peach 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bert McGrane (November 3, 1940). "Purdue Rolls Over Iowa, 21-6: Hawks Lack Punch". Des Moines Sunday Register. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Huskers hand Iowa 14 to 6 thumping". The Nebraska State Journal. November 10, 1940. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bert McGrane (November 24, 1940). "Iowa Whips Illinois, 18-7". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.