1944 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1944 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–7 (0–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Snyder
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1944 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 0 0 9 0 0
No. 8 Michigan 5 2 0 8 2 0
Purdue 4 2 0 5 5 0
Minnesota 3 2 1 5 3 1
Indiana 4 3 0 7 3 0
No. 15 Illinois 3 3 0 5 4 1
Wisconsin 2 4 0 3 6 0
Northwestern 0 5 1 1 7 1
0 6 0 1 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 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 1944 Big Ten football season. In their second and final year under head coach Slip Madigan, the Hawkeyes compiled a 1–7 record (0–6 in conference games), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 240 to 53.[1]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7at Ohio StateL 0–3435,358
October 14at No. 14 IllinoisL 6–40
October 21No. 11 PurdueL 7–2617,000
October 28at No. 17 IndianaL 0–32
November 4Nebraska*W 27–6
November 11at WisconsinL 7–26
November 18MinnesotaL 0–4611,200
November 25No. 7 Iowa Pre-Flight*L 6–302,500[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1944 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Iowa Wilts in 4th, Bows, 30-6". The Des Moines Sunday Register. November 26, 1944. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.