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The 1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1941 Big Ten football season. In their third year under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 3–5 record (2–4 in conference games), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 99 to 91.[1] Iowa was ranked No. 51 (out of 681 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1941.[2]

Record3–5 (2–4 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPWilliam Diehl
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1941 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–5 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPWilliam Diehl
CaptainWilliam Diehl
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
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1941 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota $5–0–08–0–0
No. 5 Michigan3–1–16–1–1
No. 13 Ohio State3–1–16–1–1
No. 11 Northwestern4–2–05–3–0
Wisconsin3–3–03–5–0
Iowa2–4–03–5–0
Purdue1–3–02–5–1
Indiana1–3–02–6–0
Illinois0–5–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium (later renamed Kinnick Stadium) in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Drake*W 25–820,000[3]
October 4at MichiganL 0–629,807[4]
October 18at WisconsinL 0–2320,000[5]
October 25at PurdueL 6–722,000[6]
November 1Indianadagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 13–728,000[7]
November 8at IllinoisW 21–014,339[8]
November 15No. 1 Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 13–3443,200[9]
November 22at Nebraska*L 13–1420,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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