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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: Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024
1947 Season Highlights
 Edward N. Eddie Anderson enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Iowa.
 
1947 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. North Dakota State  59   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  @ UCLA  7   22   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Illinois  12   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Indiana  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Ohio State  13   13   T       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Notre Dame  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Purdue  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Wisconsin  14   46   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Minnesota  13   7   W       
 
1947 Season Totals
  Record3-5 -1
  Points Scored145
  Scoring Average16.1
  Points Allowed179
  Defense Average19.9
  Opponents Record42-26
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record0-4 -1
1947 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1947 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-3174127 3-3110108  Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois 5-3-1204102 3-313088  Ray Eliot
Indiana 5-3-1156102 2-3-15090  Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Michigan 10-039453Won  49-06-017240  Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Purdue 5-4205130 3-3108101  Stuart K. Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin 5-3-1171156 3-2-112096  Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa 3-5-1145179 2-3-179136  Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Northwestern 3-6129196 2-483141  Robert W. Bob Voigts
Ohio State 2-6-160150 1-4-14799  Wesley E. Wes Fesler

1947 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1947 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.