1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record2–5–2 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP Bill Reichardt
Home stadium Iowa Stadium
Seasons
←  1950
1952  →
1951 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Illinois $ 5 –0 –19 –0 –1
Purdue 4 –1 –05 –4 –0
No. 8 Wisconsin 5 –1 –17 –1 –1
Michigan 4 –2 –04 –5 –0
Ohio State 2 –2 –24 –3 –2
Northwestern 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Minnesota 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Indiana 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Iowa 0 –5 –12 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. This season was Leonard Raffensperger's last season as head coach. The team was ranked at No. 69 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Kansas State *
W 16–029,700
October 6at Purdue
L 30–3425,000
October 13 Pittsburgh *
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 34–1735,123 [2]
October 20 Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–2153,050 [3]
October 27at Ohio State
L 21–4767,551
November 3 Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
T 20–2040,000
November 10at No. 2 Illinois
L 13–4056,444
November 17at No. 8 Wisconsin
L 7–3439,788
November 24at Notre Dame *
T 20–2040,685
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Carl Hughes (October 14, 1951). "Hawkeyes Score Three Touchdowns in Final Victory Surge". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 61, section 4. Retrieved July 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Bert McGrane (October 21, 1951). "Record 53,050 See Iowa Bow, 21-0". The Des Moines Register. p. 3S – via Newspapers.com.


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