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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: Howard H. Jones
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1889  <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024
1917 Season Highlights
 Howard H. Jones enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1917 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Cornell (Iowa)  22   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Nebraska  0   47   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Grinnell  0   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Wisconsin  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Great Lakes Navy  14   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. South Dakota  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Northwestern  14   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Iowa State  6   3   W       
 
1917 Season Totals
  Record3-5
  Points Scored91
  Scoring Average11.4
  Points Allowed141
  Defense Average17.6
  Opponents Record19-8
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record0-4
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1917 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 5-2-113440   Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana 5-222559   Ewald O. Jumbo Stiehm
Minnesota 4-116425   Henry Doc Williams
Ohio State 8-0-12926 4-0956  John W. Wilce
Michigan 8-230453 0-11221  Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Northwestern 5-214585   Fred J. Murphy
Wisconsin 4-2-18530   John R. Richards
Iowa 3-591141   Howard H. Jones
Purdue 3-495109   Cleo A. ODonnell

1917 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1917 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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