1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1941 Big Ten Conference football season. In their third season under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 99 to 91.^[1]

1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–5 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Eddie Anderson (3rd season)
MVP	William Diehl
Captain	William Diehl
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
Seasons ← 1940 1942 →

1941 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Michigan	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
No. 13 Ohio State	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Northwestern	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Iowa	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Purdue	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Indiana	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Iowa was ranked at No. 51 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[2]

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Drake*	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 25–8	20,000	^[3]
October 4	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–6	29,807	^[4]
October 18	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 0–23	20,000	^[5]
October 25	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 6–7	22,000	^[6]
November 1	Indiana	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 13–7	28,000	^[7]
November 8	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 21–0	14,339	^[8]
November 15	No. 1 Minnesota	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 13–34	43,200	^[9]
November 22	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 13–14	20,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1941 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Bert McGrane (September 28, 1941). "Iowa Overpowers Drake, 25-8: Mertes Leads Late Old Gold Power Attack". The Des Moines Register. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
4. John N. Sabo (October 5, 1941). "Kuzma Only Bright Spot as Michigan Defeats Iowa, 6 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Henry J. McCormick (October 19, 1941). "Smashing Badgers Rout Iowa, 23-0". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
6. W. Blaine Patton (October 26, 1941). "Boilermakers Shade Iowa: Take Home-Coming Tilt by 7-to-6 Score". The Indianapolis Star. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Bert McGrane (November 2, 1941). "Iowa Turns On Indiana, 13-7: Green Score Twice". The Des Moines Register – via Newspapers.com.
8. Charles Bartlett (November 9, 1941). "Dad's Day Becomes Farmer's Day As Iowa Routs Illinois, 21 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Bert McGrane (November 16, 1941). "Minnesota Mauls Iowa, 34-13". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. John Bentley (November 23, 1941). "Huskers end victory drouth, 14 to 13!". Sunday Journal and Star. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.