1909 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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The 1909 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 both the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and the Western Conference during the 1909 college football season. In their first year under head coach John G. Griffith, the Hawkeyes compiled a 2–4–1 record.[1] They were 1–3–1 in MVC games to finish in fourth place. In the Western Conference, the Hawkeyes played only one conference game, losing to rival Minnesota by a 41–0 score.[2]

ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference, Western Conference
Record2–4–1 (0–1 MVC, 0–1 Western)
Headcoach
CaptainH. R. "Raymond" Gross
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1909 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference, Western Conference
Record2–4–1 (0–1 MVC, 0–1 Western)
Head coach
CaptainH. R. "Raymond" Gross
Home stadiumIowa Field
Seasons
← 1908
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1909 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri $4–0–17–0–1
Kansas3–1–08–1–0
Drake2–1–06–1–0
Iowa1–3–12–4–1
Iowa State0–2–14–3–1
Nebraska0–1–03–3–2
Washington University0–2–03–4–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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1909 Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota $3–0–06–1–0
Chicago4–1–14–1–2
Illinois3–1–05–2–0
Wisconsin2–1–13–1–1
Indiana1–3–04–3–0
Northwestern1–3–01–3–1
Iowa0–1–02–4–1
Purdue0–4–02–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Tackle H.R. "Raymond" Gross was the team captain.[3] In 1909, Archie Alexander became the second African-American to play football at Iowa. (Frank Kinney Holbrook was the first.)[4]

The team played its home games at Iowa Field in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Minnesota
L 0–416,000[2]
October 9Cornell (IA)*
W 3–0[5]
October 23at Nebraska
T 6–6[6]
October 30Missouri
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 12–13[7]
November 6at Drake
L 14–175,000[8]
November 13Iowa State
W 16–0[9]
November 20at Kansas
L 7–20[10][11]
  • *Non-conference game
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Players

  • Archie Alexander, tackle
  • Charles Bell, guard
  • Benjamin Collins, halfback
  • Walter Dyer, halfback
  • James Ehret, tackle/guard
  • Joseph Fee, quarterback
  • H.R. "Raymond" Gross, tackle and captain
  • Thomas Hanlon, end
  • Henry Hanson, guard
  • Charles "Peck" Hazard, fullback
  • Mike Hyland, end
  • Walter Kresensky, end
  • James Murphy Sr., halfback/fullback
  • Willis O'Brien, center
  • Walter Stewart, quarterback

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References

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