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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: Clem Crowe
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Clem Crowe enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Berg Field  14   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Ohio State  0   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Purdue  0   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Indiana  20   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Notre Dame  0   56   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Wisconsin  7   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Illinois  7   48   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Minnesota  20   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Nebraska  6   13   L       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record2-7
  Points Scored74
  Scoring Average8.2
  Points Allowed310
  Defense Average34.4
  Opponents Record43-27
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record0-5
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1945 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Indiana 9-0-127956 5-0-115334  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Minnesota 4-5177155 1-568148  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois 2-6-193104 1-4-16479  Ray Eliot
Michigan 7-318799 5-110636  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Ohio State 7-219471 5-213365  Carroll C. Widdoes
Purdue 7-3198125 3-311599  Cecil Isbell
Northwestern 4-4-1127148 3-3-1102108  Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Wisconsin 3-4-2128128 2-3-18179  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 2-774310 1-554228  Clem Crowe

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 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.