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-
1947 Season Highlights
Edward N. Eddie Anderson enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
1947 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. North Dakota State
59
0
W
Fri., Sep. 26 @
UCLA
7
22
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Illinois
12
35
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Indiana
27
14
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Ohio State
13
13
T
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Notre Dame
0
21
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Purdue
0
21
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Wisconsin
14
46
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Minnesota
13
7
W
1947 Season Totals
Record 3-5
-1
Points Scored 145
Scoring Average 16.1
Points Allowed 179
Defense Average 19.9
Opponents Record 42-26
Conference Record 2-3
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 0-4
-1
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1947 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1947 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
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.