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1929 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1929 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–2–2 (2–2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPWillis Glassgow
CaptainWillis Glassgow
Home stadiumIowa Field, Iowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Purdue $ 5 0 0 8 0 0
No. 5 Illinois 3 1 1 6 1 1
Minnesota 3 2 0 6 2 0
Northwestern 3 2 0 6 3 0
Iowa 2 2 2 4 2 2
Ohio State 2 2 1 4 3 1
Michigan 1 3 1 5 3 1
Indiana 1 3 1 2 6 1
Chicago 1 3 0 7 3 0
Wisconsin 1 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1929 Big Ten football season. In their sixth year under head coach Burt Ingwersen, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–2–2 record (2–2–2 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Big Ten, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 128 to 28.[1]

This was the first year Iowa played its home games in Iowa Stadium, which was later renamed Kinnick Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Carroll (WI)*W 46–0
October 5Monmouth (IL)*
W 46–0
October 12at Ohio StateL 6–750,000[2]
October 19Illinoisdagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 7–732,001
October 26at WisconsinW 14–0
November 9Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 9–736,000
November 16at PurdueL 0–726,000[3]
November 23at MichiganT 0–050,619[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1929 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Ohio State Defeats Iowa, 7-6, By Blocking Punt Near Goal". The Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. October 13, 1929. p. 33. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Gordon Graham (November 18, 1929). "Purdue, Big Ten Champs: Boilermakers Defeat Powerful Iowa Tea, 7 to 0, Before 26,000". Lafayette Journal and Courier. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Harry Bullion (November 24, 1929). "Michigan and Iowa Battle to Scoreless Tie in Final Game: Joe Gembis Fails on Place Kick Try". Detroit Free Press. pp. 15, 19 – via Newspapers.com.