1900 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football season
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The 1900 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the State University of Iowa ("S.U.I."), now commonly known as the University of Iowa, as a member of the Western Conference during the 1900 Western Conference football season. In their third year under head coach Alden Knipe, the Hawkeyes compiled a 7â0â1 record (2â0â1 in conference games), tied with Minnesota for the Western Conference championship, shut out their first five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 311 to 12.[1][2] This was the Hawkeyes' second consecutive undefeated season and their first season in the Western Conference.
- Alden Knipe (3rd season)
| 1900 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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Western Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 7â0â1 (2â0â1 Western) |
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| Captain | John G. Griffith |
| Home stadium | Iowa Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota + | 3 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 10 | â | 0 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa + | 2 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 7 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | â | 1 | â | 2 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 2 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 9 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | â | 3 | â | 2 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Clyde Williams and tackle Joe Warner received first-team All-Big Ten honors.[3] Williams was later inducted into the Iowa Letterwinners Club Hall of Fame.[4] Fullback John G. Griffith was the team captain.[5]
The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Upper Iowa* | W 57â0 | [6] | ||
| October 6 | Iowa State Normal* |
| W 68â0 | [7] | |
| October 13 | Simpson* |
| W 47â0 | [8] | |
| October 19 | at Iowa State | Cancelled A | |||
| October 26 | Drake* |
| W 26â0 | [9] | |
| November 3 | at Chicago | W 17â0 | [10] | ||
| November 10 | vs. Michigan | W 28â5 | 5,000 | [11][12] | |
| November 17 | Grinnell* |
| W 63â2 | [13] | |
| November 29 | vs. Northwestern | Rock Island, IL | T 5â5 | [14] | |
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Personnel
Players
- James Brockway
- Emett Burrier
- George Coulthard
- Charles Dye
- Willis Edson
- Asher Ely
- John G. Griffith, fullback
- Ernest Little
- Ray Morton
- Frank Siberts
- Joe Warner, tackle
- Bert Watters
- Clyde Williams, quarterback
Coaches and administrators
- Alden Knipe, head coach and director of athletics
- Sam Hobbs, assistant coach
- Fred C. McCutchen, manager
