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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: Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Edward N. Eddie Anderson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. South Dakota  46   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Wisconsin  30   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Indiana  6   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Minnesota  6   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Purdue  6   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Nebraska  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Notre Dame  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Illinois  18   7   W       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record4-4
  Points Scored125
  Scoring Average15.6
  Points Allowed98
  Defense Average12.3
  Opponents Record33-26
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record1-3
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 8-015471 6-012250  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana 3-569100 2-33674  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois 1-771144 0-533105  Robert C. Zuppke
Northwestern 6-217064 4-211064  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Michigan 7-119634 3-19420  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Ohio State 4-499113 3-36285  Francis A. Schmidt
Wisconsin 4-4125134 3-386108  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 4-412598 2-36684  Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Purdue 2-696106 1-45473  Allen H. Mal Elward

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 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.