1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
American college football season
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The 1911 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 1911 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jesse Hawley, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3â4 record (2â2 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the Western Conference, and were outscored by a total of 53 to 34.[1][2]
- Jesse Hawley (2nd season)
| 1911 Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Western Conference |
| Record | 3â4 (2â2 Western) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | James Murphy Sr. |
| Home stadium | Iowa Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Murphy Sr. was the team captain.[3] Center Willis O'Brien was named to the 1911 All-Western college football team. Playing at the tackle position from 1909 to 1911, Archie Alexander was 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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 14 | Morningside* | W 11â5 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | Cornell (IA)* |
| L 0â3 | [6] | |
| October 28 | at Minnesota | L 6â24 | 5,000 | [7] | |
| November 4 | at Wisconsin | L 0â12 | [8] | ||
| November 11 | at Purdue | W 11â0 | [9] | ||
| November 18 | Iowa State* |
| L 0â9 | [10] | |
| November 25 | Northwestern |
| W 6â0 | [11] | |
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Players
The following 13 players received major varsity letters for their participation on the 1911 football team:
- Archie Alexander, tackle
- Burton Baird, halfback
- George Buckley, end
- Paul Curry, quarterback
- Henry Hanson, guard
- Ralph McGinnis, halfback
- Charles Meloy, quarterback
- Jame Murphy Sr., fullback and captain
- John Ney, tackle
- Willis O'Brien, center
- Walter Penningroth, end/halfback
- Jim Trickey, guard
- Herman Von Lackum, end
