1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football season
The 1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Eddie Anderson's last season during his first stint as head coach for the Hawkeyes, before taking time off to serve in World War II.
Iowa was ranked at No. 26 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
September 19 | Washington University* | | | W 26–7 | 8,200–10,000 | [2][3][4] |
September 26 | Nebraska* | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
| W 27–0 | | |
October 3 | Great Lakes Navy* | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 0–25 | 8,600 | [5] |
October 10 | Camp Grant* | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| W 33–16 | 9,100 | [6] |
October 17 | No. 5 Illinois | No. 19 | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| L 7–12 | 25,600 | |
October 24 | at Indiana | | | W 14–13 | | |
October 31 | Purdue | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| W 13–7 | | |
November 7 | No. 2 Wisconsin | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
| W 6–0 | | |
November 14 | at No. 16 Minnesota | No. 12 | | L 7–27 | 33,000 | |
November 28 | at No. 9 Michigan | | | L 14–28 | 20,923 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
Rankings
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked | Week |
---|
Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
---|
AP | 19 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
---|
References
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ Bert McGrane (October 4, 1942). "Great Lakes Wilts Iowa, 25-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 5–1, 5–9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ C. H. Beukema (October 11, 1942). "Camp Grant Is Beaten, 33-16, by Hawkeyes". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1, 2-8 – via Newspapers.com.
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championship seasons in bold |
|
|