1938 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

☆ Save On Wikipedia ↗
1938 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–6–1 (1–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPErwin Prasse
CaptainJack Eicherly
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Minnesota $410620
No. 16 Michigan311611
Purdue311512
No. 17 Northwestern212422
Wisconsin320530
Ohio State321431
Illinois230350
Iowa131161
Indiana140161
Chicago040161
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 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 1938 Big Ten football season. In their second and final year under head coach Irl Tubbs, the Hawkeyes compiled a 1–6–1 record (1–3–1 in conference games), finished in eighth place in the Big Ten, and was outscored by a total of 135 to 46.[1]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at UCLA*L 3–2740,000
October 8WisconsindaggerL 13–31
October 15at ChicagoW 27–144,000[2]
October 22Colgate*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, Iowa
L 0–14
October 29Purdue
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 0–010,000
November 5at No. 12 MinnesotaL 0–2842,000
November 12at IndianaL 3–7
November 19Nebraska*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 0–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1938 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. Charles Bartlett (October 16, 1938). "Iowa Defeats Chicago, 27 to 14; First Big 10 Victory Since 1935". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-4 via Newspapers.com.