1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clem Crowe (1st season)
MVP	Arthur Johnson
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
Seasons ←  1944 1946  →

1945 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Indiana $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Michigan	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Illinois	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Iowa	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1945 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Clem Crowe's only season as head coach for the Hawkeyes.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Bergstrom Field *	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 14–13	10,000	[1] [2] [3]
October 6	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–42	49,342
October 13	at No. 15 Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–40	20,000
October 20	No. 8 Indiana	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 20–52	15,800
October 27	at No. 2 Notre Dame *	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 0–56	42,841
November 3	Wisconsin	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 7–27
November 10	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 7–48	14,060
November 17	Minnesota	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	W 20–19	13,880
November 24	at Nebraska *	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 6–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. McGrane, Bert (September 30, 1945). "Iowa Shocks Fliers, 14-13". Des Moines Sunday Register . Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved March 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
2. McGrane, Bert (September 30, 1945). "Fliers' Boot Fails; Smith, Niles Stars (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register . Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6S. Retrieved March 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Hawkeyes Take Opener By Kick After Scoring". Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 2, section 4. Retrieved March 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com .