1897 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1897 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 1897 college football season. The team was coached by Otto Wagonhurst, the last coach in Iowa Hawkeyes football history to coach for only one season. The next year, Iowa hired Alden Knipe as the team's head coach.

1897 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
1897 record4–4 (0–2 WIUFA)
Head coach
Home stadiumIowa Field
1897 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Nebraska $ 3 0 0  5 1 0
Kansas 2 1 0  8 2 0
Iowa 0 2 0  4 4 0
Missouri 0 2 0  5 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
October 2Wilton*W 22–4
October 16at Northwestern*
W 12–6[1]
October 23Physicians & Surgeons*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–14
October 30at KansasL 0–56
November 5Iowa Agricultural*
L 0–6
November 13at Drake*W 16–0
November 20Grinnell*
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
W 16–12
November 253:10 p.m.vs. Nebraska
L 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Purple Is Beaten: Iowa Too Much for the Northwestern Players". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1897. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
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