1943 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1943 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–6–1 (0–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPRobert Liddy
Captains
  • Robert Liddy
  • William Barbour
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Purdue + 6 0 0 9 0 0
No. 3 Michigan + 6 0 0 8 1 0
No. 9 Northwestern 5 1 0 6 2 0
Indiana 2 3 1 4 4 2
Minnesota 2 3 0 5 4 0
Illinois 2 4 0 3 7 0
Ohio State 1 4 0 3 6 0
Wisconsin 1 6 0 1 9 0
0 4 1 1 6 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 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 1943 Big Ten football season. In their first year under head coach Slip Madigan, the Hawkeyes compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–4–1 in conference games), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 153 to 83.[1] Iowa ranked No. 34 in the final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1943.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Great Lakes Navy*L 7–21[3]
October 2WisconsinL 5–7
October 9No. 8 Iowa Pre-Flight*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–2510,000[4]
October 16Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 7–7
October 23at No. 4 PurdueL 7–2815,000
November 6Illinois
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 10–1911,000
November 13at MinnesotaL 14–3320,000
November 20at Nebraska*W 33–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1943 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Bluejackets' 3 Brilliant Plays Top Iowa, 21-7". Chicago Sunday Tribune. September 26, 1943. p. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack North (October 10, 1943). "Seahawk Passes Punch Iowa, 25-0". The Des Moines Register. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.