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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-

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1889 <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024

1944 Season Highlights

Ed Slip Madigan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1944 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Ohio State	0	34	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Illinois	6	40	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Purdue	7	26	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Indiana	0	32	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Nebraska	27	6	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Wisconsin	7	26	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Minnesota	0	46	L
Sat., Nov. 25	Iowa Pre-Flight	6	30	L	neutral

1944 Season Totals
Record	1-7
Points Scored	53
Scoring Average	6.6
Points Allowed	240
Defense Average	30.0
Opponents Record	36-27
Conference Record	0-6
Home Record	1-2
Away Record	0-4

1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1944 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	7-3	292	79		4-3	119	79	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	5-4-1	273	149		3-3	122	105	Ray Eliot
Minnesota	5-3-1	225	162		3-2-1	134	116	George W. Hauser
Ohio State	9-0	287	79		6-0	153	54	Carroll C. Widdoes
Michigan	8-2	204	91		5-2	137	65	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue	5-5	207	166		4-2	143	87	Cecil Isbell
Wisconsin	3-6	112	180		2-4	66	110	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa	1-7	53	240		0-6	20	204	Ed Slip Madigan
Northwestern	1-7-1	102	160		0-5-1	40	114	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf

1944 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1944 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.