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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. Gross
Home stadiumIowa Field
Seasons← 19081910 →
1909 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri $ 4 0 1 7 0 1
Kansas 3 1 0 8 1 0
Drake 2 1 0 6 1 0
Iowa 1 3 1 2 4 1
Iowa State 0 2 1 4 3 1
Nebraska 0 1 0 3 3 2
Washington University 0 2 0 3 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1909 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota $ 3 0 0 6 1 0
Chicago 4 1 1 4 1 2
Illinois 3 1 0 5 2 0
Wisconsin 2 1 1 3 1 1
Indiana 1 3 0 4 3 0
Northwestern 1 3 0 1 3 1
Iowa 0 1 0 2 4 1
Purdue 0 4 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and the Western Conference during the 1909 college football season. Led by John G. Griffith in his first and only season as head coach, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 2–4–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 in MVC play, placing fourth in the MVC. Iowa was 0–1 against Western Conference opponents, finishing seventh in that conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at MinnesotaL 0–416,000
October 9Cornell (IA)*W 3–0
October 23at NebraskaT 6–6
October 30Missouri
  • Iowa Field
  • Iowa City, IA
L 12–13
November 6at DrakeL 14–175,000
November 13Iowa StateW 16–0
November 20at KansasL 7–20
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Drake Wins Fierce Contest With Iowa". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 7, 1909. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Iowa Goes Down Before Kansas; Only Tigers Left". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 21, 1909. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Iowa Football 2013 Media Guide" (PDF). CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
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