1913 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1913 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Iowa state champion
Conference Western Conference
Record5–2 (2–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainRalph McGinnis
Home stadium Iowa Field
Seasons
←  1912
1914  →
1913 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chicago $7–0–07–0–0
Iowa 2–1–05–2–0
Minnesota 2–1–05–2–0
Purdue 2–1–24–1–2
Illinois 2–2–14–2–1
Wisconsin 1–2–13–3–1
Ohio State 1–2–04–2–1
Indiana 2–4–03–4–0
Northwestern 0–6–01–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1913 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 1913 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jesse Hawley, the Hawkeyes compiled a 5–2 record (2–1 in conference games), tied for second place in the Western Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 310 to 51. [1] [2] With victories over Iowa State Teachers, Cornell (IA), and Iowa State, the Hawkeyes were recognized as the undisputed Iowa football champion.

Contents

Fullback Ralph McGinnis was the team captain. [3] The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4 Iowa State Teachers *
W 45–3
October 6 Cornell (IA) *
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 76–0
October 18at Chicago
L 6–23 [4]
October 25at Northwestern
W 78–6
November 8 Indiana
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 60–0
November 15 Iowa State *Dagger-14-plain.png
W 45–7
November 22at Nebraska *
L 0–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Players

The following 13 players received varsity letters for their performance on the 1913 team:

[5]

References

  1. ↑ "1913 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. ↑ "Maroons Victors After Hard Fight With Iowa, 23 to 6". Chicago Tribune. October 19, 1913. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Award Letters to Thirteen Hawkeyes". The Muscatine Journal. December 5, 1913. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.


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