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1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–7 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Lannon
CaptainHomer Harris
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 0 0 6 2 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 1 0 6 2 0
Indiana 3 2 0 5 3 0
Michigan 3 3 0 4 4 0
Northwestern 3 3 0 4 4 0
Purdue 2 2 1 4 3 1
Wisconsin 2 2 1 4 3 1
Illinois 2 3 0 3 3 2
Chicago 0 4 0 1 6 0
Iowa 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1937 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Irl Tubbs' first season as head coach of the Hawkeyes.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Washington*L 0–1418,533
October 9Bradley Tech*W 14–7
October 16at WisconsinL 6–13
October 23Michigan
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 6–712,211[1]
October 30at PurdueL 0–1320,000
November 6No. 14 Minnesotadagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 10–3540,000
November 13No. 17 Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–3
November 20at No. 11 Nebraska*L 0–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 24, 1937). "'M' Nips Iowa, 7–6: Trosko's Kick Snaps Wolves' 2-Year Famine". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.