1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPArthur Johnson
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Indiana $ 5 0 1 9 0 1
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 0 7 3 0
No. 12 Ohio State 5 2 0 7 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 1 4 4 1
Purdue 3 3 0 7 3 0
Wisconsin 2 3 1 3 4 2
Illinois 1 4 1 2 6 1
Minnesota 1 5 0 4 5 0
1 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 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 1945 Big Ten football season. In their first and only year under head coach Clem Crowe, the Hawkeyes compiled a 2–7 record (1–5 in conference games), tied for last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 310 to 74.[1]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Bergstrom Field*W 14–1310,000[2][3][4]
October 6at Ohio StateL 0–4249,342
October 13at No. 15 PurdueL 0–4020,000
October 20No. 8 Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 20–5215,800
October 27at No. 2 Notre Dame*L 0–5642,841
November 3Wisconsin
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 7–27
November 10at IllinoisL 7–4814,060
November 17Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 20–1913,880
November 24at Nebraska*L 6–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1945 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ McGrane, Bert (September 30, 1945). "Iowa Shocks Fliers, 14-13". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ McGrane, Bert (September 30, 1945). "Fliers' Boot Fails; Smith, Niles Stars (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6S. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "Hawkeyes Take Opener By Kick After Scoring". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .