1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPArthur Johnson
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Indiana $ 5 0 1 9 0 1
No. 6 Michigan 5 1 0 7 3 0
No. 12 Ohio State 5 2 0 7 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 1 4 4 1
Purdue 3 3 0 7 3 0
Wisconsin 2 3 1 3 4 2
Illinois 1 4 1 2 6 1
Minnesota 1 5 0 4 5 0
Iowa 1 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Clem Crowe's only season as head coach for the Hawkeyes.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Bergstrom Field*W 14–1310,000[1][2][3]
October 6at Ohio StateL 0–4249,342
October 13at No. 15 PurdueL 0–4020,000
October 20No. 8 Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 20–5215,800
October 27at No. 2 Notre Dame*L 0–5642,841
November 3Wisconsindagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 7–27
November 10at IllinoisL 7–4814,060
November 17Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 20–1913,880
November 24at Nebraska*L 6–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ McGrane, Bert (September 30, 1945). "Iowa Shocks Fliers, 14-13". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ McGrane, Bert (September 30, 1945). "Fliers' Boot Fails; Smith, Niles Stars (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6S. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Hawkeyes Take Opener By Kick After Scoring". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.