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1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom Farmer
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 1 0 9 1 0
No. 3 Wisconsin 4 1 0 8 1 1
No. 9 Michigan 3 2 0 7 3 0
Illinois 3 2 0 6 4 0
Iowa 3 3 0 6 4 0
No. 19 Minnesota 3 3 0 5 4 0
Indiana 2 2 0 7 3 0
Purdue 1 4 0 1 8 0
Northwestern 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Eddie Anderson's last season during his first stint as head coach for the Hawkeyes, before taking time off to serve in World War II.

Iowa was ranked at No. 26 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Washington University*W 26–78,200–10,000[2][3][4]
September 26Nebraska*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 27–0
October 3Great Lakes Navy*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–258,600[5]
October 10Camp Grant*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 33–169,100[6]
October 17No. 5 IllinoisNo. 19
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 7–1225,600
October 24at IndianaW 14–13
October 31Purdue
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 13–7
November 7No. 2 Wisconsindagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 6–0
November 14at No. 16 MinnesotaNo. 12L 7–2733,000
November 28at No. 9 MichiganL 14–2820,923
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP1912

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Claussen, Gene (September 20, 1942). "Hawkeyes Fail to Impress in 26-7 Opener". The Daily Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. p. 15. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Smith, J. L. (Dixie) (September 20, 1942). "Sophs Shine As Iowa Crushes Bears, 26 to 7". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. 7. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Smith, J. L. (Dixie) (September 20, 1942). "Hawkeyes Crush Bears as Sophs Take Spotlight (continued)". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. 22. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Bert McGrane (October 4, 1942). "Great Lakes Wilts Iowa, 25-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 5–1, 5–9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ C. H. Beukema (October 11, 1942). "Camp Grant Is Beaten, 33-16, by Hawkeyes". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1, 2-8 – via Newspapers.com.