1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Michigan State +	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Illinois +	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
No. 15 Wisconsin	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
No. 20 Michigan	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Iowa	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Purdue	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1953 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Forest Evashevski, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	No. 2 Michigan State		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 7–21	47,125
October 3	Washington State*		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 54–12	31,500
October 10	at No. 5 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		L 13–14	49,551
October 17	Wyoming*		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 21–7
October 24	Indiana		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	NBC	W 19–13	50,129
October 31	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)		L 6–10	52,819
November 7	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 26–0	35,000
November 14	No. 15 Minnesota		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		W 27–0	55,355
November 21	at No. 1 Notre Dame*	No. 20	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		T 14–14	56,478
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1953 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL/DL		Bob Commings	So
E	`30`	Bill Fenton
E	`37`	Frank Gilliam	So
C/LB	`52`	Jerry Hilgenberg	Sr
OT	`62`	Calvin Jones	So
QB	`23`	Lou Matykiewicz	Jr
QB	`25`	Jerry Reichow	So
HB	`41`	Eddie Vincent	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`77`	Don Chelf	Sr
OT		Dick Klein	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Main article: 1954 NFL draft

"IOWA 27, GOPHERS 0!". Des Moines Register via newspapers.com. November 15, 1953. p. 21. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
"IRISH RALLY TO TIE IOWA". Des Moines Register. November 22, 1953. p. 25. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
"1954 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 26, 2019.

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