1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 99 to 91.[1]

1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–5 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPWilliam Diehl
CaptainWilliam Diehl
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 0 0 8 0 0
No. 5 Michigan 3 1 1 6 1 1
No. 13 Ohio State 3 1 1 6 1 1
No. 11 Northwestern 4 2 0 5 3 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0 3 5 0
Iowa 2 4 0 3 5 0
Purdue 1 3 0 2 5 1
Indiana 1 3 0 2 6 0
Illinois 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa was ranked at No. 51 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Drake*W 25–820,000[3]
October 4at MichiganL 0–629,807[4]
October 18at WisconsinL 0–2320,000[5]
October 25at PurdueL 6–722,000[6]
November 1Indiana 
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 13–728,000[7]
November 8at IllinoisW 21–014,339[8]
November 15No. 1 Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 13–3443,200[9]
November 22at Nebraska*L 13–1420,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1941 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bert McGrane (September 28, 1941). "Iowa Overpowers Drake, 25-8: Mertes Leads Late Old Gold Power Attack". The Des Moines Register. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ John N. Sabo (October 5, 1941). "Kuzma Only Bright Spot as Michigan Defeats Iowa, 6 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Henry J. McCormick (October 19, 1941). "Smashing Badgers Rout Iowa, 23-0". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ W. Blaine Patton (October 26, 1941). "Boilermakers Shade Iowa: Take Home-Coming Tilt by 7-to-6 Score". The Indianapolis Star. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bert McGrane (November 2, 1941). "Iowa Turns On Indiana, 13-7: Green Score Twice". The Des Moines Register – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Charles Bartlett (November 9, 1941). "Dad's Day Becomes Farmer's Day As Iowa Routs Illinois, 21 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bert McGrane (November 16, 1941). "Minnesota Mauls Iowa, 34-13". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ John Bentley (November 23, 1941). "Huskers end victory drouth, 14 to 13!". Sunday Journal and Star. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.