1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1942 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Eddie Anderson (4th season)
MVP	Tom Farmer
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
Seasons ← 1941 1943 →

1942 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Ohio State $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
No. 9 Michigan	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Illinois	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Minnesota	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 Big Ten football season. In their fourth year under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 135.^[1] This was Anderson's last season during his first stint as head coach for the Hawkeyes, as he left the program for military service during World War II. Iowa was ranked at No. 26 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Ratings released in December 1942.^[2]

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium (later renamed Kinnick Stadium) in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Washington University*		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 26–7	8,200–10,000	[3][4][5]
September 26	Nebraska*		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	W 27–0
October 3	Great Lakes Navy*		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–25	8,600	[6]
October 10	Camp Grant*		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 33–16	9,100	[7]
October 17	No. 5 Illinois	No. 19	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 7–12	25,600
October 24	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IA	W 14–13
October 31	Purdue		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 13–7
November 7	No. 2 Wisconsin		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	W 6–0
November 14	at No. 16 Minnesota	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 7–27	33,000
November 28	at No. 9 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–28	20,923
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1942 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Final
AP	19	—	—	—	12	—	—	—

References

1. "1942 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Claussen, Gene (September 20, 1942). "Hawkeyes Fail to Impress in 26-7 Opener". The Daily Nonpareil. Council Bluffs, Iowa. p. 15. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Smith, J. L. (Dixie) (September 20, 1942). "Sophs Shine As Iowa Crushes Bears, 26 to 7". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. 7. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Smith, J. L. (Dixie) (September 20, 1942). "Hawkeyes Crush Bears as Sophs Take Spotlight (continued)". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. 22. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
6. Bert McGrane (October 4, 1942). "Great Lakes Wilts Iowa, 25-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 5–1, 5–9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. C. H. Beukema (October 11, 1942). "Camp Grant Is Beaten, 33-16, by Hawkeyes". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1, 2-8 – via Newspapers.com.