1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom Farmer
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Ohio State $5–1–09–1–0
No. 3 Wisconsin4–1–08–1–1
No. 9 Michigan3–2–07–3–0
Illinois3–2–06–4–0
Iowa3–3–06–4–0
No. 19 Minnesota3–3–05–4–0
Indiana2–2–07–3–0
Purdue1–4–01–8–0
Northwestern0–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 Big Ten football season. In their fourth year under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 135.[1] This was Anderson's last season during his first stint as head coach for the Hawkeyes, as he left the program for military service during World War II. Iowa was ranked at No. 26 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1942.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Washington University*
W 26–78,200–10,000[3][4][5]
September 26Nebraska*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 27–0
October 3Great Lakes Navy*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–258,600[6]
October 10Camp Grant*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 33–169,100[7]
October 17No. 5 IllinoisNo. 19
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 7–1225,600
October 24at Indiana
W 14–13
October 31Purdue
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 13–7
November 7No. 2 Wisconsindagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 6–0
November 14at No. 16 MinnesotaNo. 12
L 7–2733,000
November 28at No. 9 Michigan
L 14–2820,923
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP19———12———

References

  1. ↑ "1942 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Claussen, Gene (September 20, 1942). "Hawkeyes Fail to Impress in 26-7 Opener". The Daily Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. p. 15. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ Smith, J. L. (Dixie) (September 20, 1942). "Sophs Shine As Iowa Crushes Bears, 26 to 7". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. 7. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ Smith, J. L. (Dixie) (September 20, 1942). "Hawkeyes Crush Bears as Sophs Take Spotlight (continued)". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. 22. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ Bert McGrane (October 4, 1942). "Great Lakes Wilts Iowa, 25-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 5–1, 5–9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ C. H. Beukema (October 11, 1942). "Camp Grant Is Beaten, 33-16, by Hawkeyes". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1, 2-8 – via Newspapers.com.
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