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Iowa Football Team History


Iowa Hawkeyes
University of Iowa
 Iowa City, IA
Founded: 1847
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
Capacity: 70,585
Colors: Gold, Black & White
Coach: Ed Slip Madigan
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024
1943 Season Highlights
 Ed Slip Madigan enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1943 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Great Lakes Navy  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Wisconsin  5   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9   Iowa Pre-Flight  0   25   L    neutral   
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Indiana  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Purdue  7   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Illinois  10   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Minnesota  14   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Nebraska  33   13   W       
 
1943 Season Totals
  Record1-6 -1
  Points Scored83
  Scoring Average10.4
  Points Allowed153
  Defense Average19.1
  Opponents Record24-30
  Conference Record0-4
  Home Record0-2 -1
  Away Record1-3
1943 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1943 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 5-4170184 2-377132  George W. Hauser
Indiana 4-4-2193106 2-3-17365  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 3-7154308 2-4103181  Ray Eliot
Purdue 9-021455 6-015142  Elmer H. Burnham
Michigan 8-130273 6-020732  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern 6-218964 5-117039  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State 3-6149187 1-457134  Paul E. Brown
Wisconsin 1-941282 1-627189  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 1-6-183153 0-4-14394  Ed Slip Madigan

1943 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1943 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.