1929 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1929 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–2–2 (2–2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Burt Ingwersen (6th season)
MVPWillis Glassgow
CaptainWillis Glassgow
Home stadiumIowa Field, Iowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Purdue $ 5 0 0 8 0 0
No. 5 Illinois 3 1 1 6 1 1
Minnesota 3 2 0 6 2 0
Northwestern 3 2 0 6 3 0
Iowa 2 2 2 4 2 2
Ohio State 2 2 1 4 3 1
Michigan 1 3 1 5 3 1
Indiana 1 3 1 2 6 1
Chicago 1 3 0 7 3 0
Wisconsin 1 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1929 college football season. This was the first year Iowa played their home games in Iowa Stadium, which was later renamed Kinnick Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Carroll (WI)*W 46–0
October 5Monmouth (IL)*
W 46–0
October 12at Ohio StateL 6–750,000[1]
October 19Illinoisdagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 7–732,001
October 26at WisconsinW 14–0
November 9Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 9–736,000
November 16at PurdueL 0–726,000
November 23at MichiganT 0–050,619[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Ohio State Defeats Iowa, 7-6, By Blocking Punt Near Goal". The Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. October 13, 1929. p. 33. Retrieved October 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Harry Bullion (November 24, 1929). "Michigan and Iowa Battle to Scoreless Tie in Final Game: Joe Gembis Fails on Place Kick Try". Detroit Free Press. pp. 15, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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