The 1942 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 1942 Big Ten football season. In their fourth year under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 135.[1] This was Anderson's last season during his first stint as head coach for the Hawkeyes, as he left the program for military service during World War II. Iowa was ranked at No. 26 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1942.[2]
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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September 19 | Washington University* | | | W 26–7 | 8,200–10,000 | [3][4][5] |
September 26 | Nebraska* | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
| W 27–0 | | |
October 3 | Great Lakes Navy* | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 0–25 | 8,600 | [6] |
October 10 | Camp Grant* | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| W 33–16 | 9,100 | [7] |
October 17 | No. 5 Illinois | No. 19 | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 7–12 | 25,600 | |
October 24 | at Indiana | | | W 14–13 | | |
October 31 | Purdue | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| W 13–7 | | |
November 7 | No. 2 Wisconsin | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
| W 6–0 | | |
November 14 | at No. 16 Minnesota | No. 12 | | L 7–27 | 33,000 | |
November 28 | at No. 9 Michigan | | | L 14–28 | 20,923 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
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AP | 19 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
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References
- ^ "1942 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Claussen, Gene (September 20, 1942). "Hawkeyes Fail to Impress in 26-7 Opener". The Daily Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. p. 15. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Smith, J. L. (Dixie) (September 20, 1942). "Sophs Shine As Iowa Crushes Bears, 26 to 7". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. 7. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Smith, J. L. (Dixie) (September 20, 1942). "Hawkeyes Crush Bears as Sophs Take Spotlight (continued)". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. 22. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Bert McGrane (October 4, 1942). "Great Lakes Wilts Iowa, 25-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 5–1, 5–9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ C. H. Beukema (October 11, 1942). "Camp Grant Is Beaten, 33-16, by Hawkeyes". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1, 2-8 – via Newspapers.com.
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