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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  <-- 1945 <- 1946 -> 1947 --> 2024
1946 Season Highlights
 Edward N. Eddie Anderson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1946 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. North Dakota State  39   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Purdue  16   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Michigan  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Nebraska  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Indiana  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Notre Dame  6   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Illinois  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Wisconsin  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Minnesota  6   16   L       
 
1946 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored129
  Scoring Average14.3
  Points Allowed92
  Defense Average10.2
  Opponents Record42-28
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-2
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1946 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 8-2217105Won  45-146-113358  Ray Eliot
Indiana 6-312995 4-27667  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Minnesota 5-4130114 3-451108  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Michigan 6-2-123373 5-1-116546  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Iowa 5-412992 3-36344  Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Northwestern 4-4-1156136 2-3-18987  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State 4-3-2166170 2-3-1112144  Paul O. Bixler
Wisconsin 4-5140144 2-578137  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Purdue 2-6-197208 0-5-168144  Cecil Isbell

1946 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1946 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.