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Iowa Football Team History

Iowa Hawkeyes

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Founded: 1847
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
Capacity: 70,585
Colors: Gold, Black & White
Coach: Irl I. Tubbs
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024

1937 Season Highlights

Irl I. Tubbs enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1937 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Washington	0	14	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Bradley	14	7	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Wisconsin	6	13	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Michigan	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Purdue	0	13	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Minnesota	10	35	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Indiana	0	3	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Nebraska	0	28	L

1937 Season Totals
Record	1-7
Points Scored	36
Scoring Average	4.5
Points Allowed	120
Defense Average	15.0
Opponents Record	36-18
Conference Record	0-5
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	0-4

1937 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1937 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-2	184	50		5-0	100	22	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana	5-3	72	32		3-2	33	25	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	3-3-2	59	45		1-3	18	39	Robert C. Zuppke
Ohio State	6-2	125	23		4-1	60	10	Francis A. Schmidt
Northwestern	4-4	68	40		3-3	35	33	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Michigan	4-4	54	110		2-3	20	79	Harry G. Kipke
Purdue	4-3-1	83	69		2-2-1	40	41	Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin	4-3-1	103	61		1-2-1	32	40	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa	1-7	36	120		0-5	22	71	Irl I. Tubbs

1937 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1937 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.