1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Western Conference
Record3–4 (2–2 Western)
Head coach
CaptainJames Murphy Sr.
Home stadium Iowa Field
Seasons
←  1910
1912  →
1911 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota $3–0–16–0–1
Chicago 5–1–06–1–0
Wisconsin 2–1–15–1–1
Illinois 2–2–14–2–1
Iowa 2–2–03–4–0
Purdue 1–3–03–4–0
Northwestern 1–4–03–4–0
Indiana 0–3–13–3–1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as a member of the Western Conference during the 1911 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jesse Hawley, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–4 record (2–2 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Western Conference, and were outscored by a total of 53 to 34. [1] [2]

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James Murphy Sr. was the team captain. [3] Center Willis O'Brien was named to the 1911 All-Western college football team. Playing at the tackle position from 1909 to 1911, Archie Alexander was the second African-American to play football at Iowa. (Frank Kinney Holbrook was the first.) [4]

The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 14 Morningside *
W 11–5 [5]
October 21 Cornell (IA) *
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–3 [6]
October 28at Minnesota
L 6–245,000 [7]
November 4at Wisconsin
L 0–12 [8]
November 11at Purdue
W 11–0 [9]
November 18 Iowa State *
L 0–9 [10]
November 25 Northwestern
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 6–0 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

Players

The following 13 players received major varsity letters for their participation on the 1911 football team:

[13]

References

  1. ↑ "1911 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "2022 Iowa Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Iowa. p. 239.
  3. ↑ 2022 Media Guide, p. 220.
  4. ↑ Matt Reisener (February 15, 2021). "How Black Trailblazers Have Shaped the History of Iowa Football for the Better". Hawkeye Football.
  5. ↑ "S. U. I. Showing Is Poor: University Defeats Morningside by Score of Only 11 to 5". The Daily Times. October 16, 1911. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Iowa Hearts Grief-Filled: Like Lead They Lie in Hawkeye Bosoms Today". Iowa City Daily Press. October 23, 1911. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Fred R. Coburn (October 29, 1911). "Slow at the Start, Minnesota Comes Strong, Beating Iowa". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Iowa Defeated by Close Score: Wisconsin Beats Hawkeyes In Hard-Fought Game, 12 to 0". The Register and Leader (Des Moines). November 5, 1911. p. 1 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Purdue Team Again Trailed in Defeat: Outclassed by Iowa Team in Saturday's Game Boilermakers Never Had Chance". The Lafayette Daily Carrier. November 13, 1911. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Iowa Loses the Big Game". Iowa City Daily Press. November 20, 1911. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Iowa "Trims" Evanstonians: Hawkeyes Win Final and Crucial Battle". Iowa City Daily Press. November 27, 1911. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Iowa Football 2013 Media Guide" (PDF). CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Coach Hawley Is Retained By Iowa". The Daily Times. November 29, 1911. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.


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