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1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–7 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Lannon
CaptainHomer Harris
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Indiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1937 Big Ten football season. In their first season under head coach Irl Tubbs, the Hawkeyes compiled a 1–7 record (0–5 in conference games), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and was outscored by a total of 120 to 36.[1]

Homer Harris was the team captain. End Bob Lannon was selected as the most valuable player; he also received first-team honors from th Associated Press on the 1937 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[2] Halfback Nile Kinnick received first-team All-Big Ten honors from th United Press.[3]

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium (later renamed Kinnick Stadium) in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Washington*
L 0–1418,533
October 9Bradley Tech*
W 14–7
October 16at Wisconsin
L 6–13
October 23Michigan
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 6–712,211[4]
October 30at Purdue
L 0–1320,000
November 6No. 14 Minnesotadagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 10–3540,000
November 13No. 17 Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–3
November 20at No. 11 Nebraska*
L 0–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1937 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Six Schools Get Places on Big Ten Selection". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (AP story). November 23, 1937. p. 20.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Team Named by United Press". The San Bernardino County Sun. November 21, 1937. p. 18.
  4. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 24, 1937). "'M' Nips Iowa, 7–6: Trosko's Kick Snaps Wolves' 2-Year Famine". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.


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