1897 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1897 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
Record4–4 (0–2 WIUFA)
Head coach
  • Otto Wagonhurst (1st season)
Home stadiumIowa Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 3 0 0 5 1 0
Kansas 2 1 0 8 2 0
Iowa 0 2 0 4 4 0
Missouri 0 2 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 1897 college football season. The team was coached by Otto Wagonhurst, the last coach in Iowa Hawkeyes football history to coach for only one season. The next year, Iowa hired Alden Knipe as the team's head coach.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Wilton*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 22–4
October 16at Northwestern*
  • Sheppard Field
  • Evanston, IL
W 12–6[1]
October 23Chicago Physicians and Surgeons*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–14
October 303:00 p.m.at Kansas
L 0–56[2]
November 5Iowa Agricultural*
L 0–6
November 13at Drake*Des Moines, IAW 16–0
November 20Grinnell*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 16–12
November 253:10 p.m.vs. Nebraska
L 0–6

References

  1. ^ "Purple Is Beaten: Iowa Too Much for the Northwestern Players". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1897. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kansas Was Victor". Lawrence Daily Journal. Lawrence, Kansas. October 30, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved October 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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