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The 1945 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 1945 Big Ten football season. In their first and only year under head coach Clem Crowe, the Hawkeyes compiled a 2–7 record (1–5 in conference games), tied for last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 310 to 74.[1]

Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Headcoach
MVPArthur Johnson
Quick facts Iowa Hawkeyes football, Conference ...
1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPArthur Johnson
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
 1944
1946 
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1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Indiana $501901
No. 6 Michigan510730
No. 12 Ohio State520720
Northwestern331441
Purdue330730
Wisconsin231342
Illinois141261
Minnesota150450
Iowa150270
  • $ 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 29Bergstrom Field*W 14–1310,000[2][3][4]
October 6at Ohio StateL 0–4249,342
October 13at No. 15 PurdueL 0–4020,000
October 20No. 8 Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 20–5215,800
October 27at No. 2 Notre Dame*L 0–5642,841
November 3Wisconsindagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
L 7–27
November 10at IllinoisL 7–4814,060
November 17Minnesota
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 20–1913,880
November 24at Nebraska*L 6–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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