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1931 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1931 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–6–1 (0–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPOliver Sansen
CaptainOliver Sansen
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Purdue + 5 1 0 9 1 0
Michigan + 5 1 0 8 1 1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 1 0 7 1 1
Ohio State 4 2 0 6 3 0
Minnesota 3 2 0 7 3 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0 5 4 1
Indiana 1 4 1 2 5 1
Chicago 1 4 0 2 6 1
Iowa 0 3 1 1 6 1
Illinois 0 6 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa during the 1931 college football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. In their eighth year under head coach Burt Ingwersen, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 1–6–1, with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Pittsburgh*L 0–2012,000[2]
October 10vs. Texas A&M*L 0–29[3]
October 17Indianadagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 0–020,000[4]
October 24at MinnesotaL 0–3425,000[5]
October 31George Washington*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 7–0[6]
November 7at Nebraska*L 0–715,729[7][8]
November 14at PurdueL 0–2218,000[9]
November 21Northwestern
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–19[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1931 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pitt 20--Iowa 0". Iowa City Press-Citizen. October 3, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Aggies outplay Iowa for 29–0 victory". Austin American-Statesman. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Indiana and Iowa in tie". The Evansville Press. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "MacDougall stars as Gophers whip Hawkeyes, 32 to 0". The La Crosse Tribune. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bert McGrane (November 1, 1931). "Iowa's First 1931 Marker Beats Rivals". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cornhuskers take Iowa eleven, 7–0". The Billings Gazette. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ McBride, Gregg (November 6, 1934). "Saturday Turnout is Likely Top Previous Mark at Nebraska U." The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Purdue crushes Hawkeyes, 22–0". The South Bend Tribune. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Iowa puts up stubborn battle but loses, 19–0". The Richmond Item. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.