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1930 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1930 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPOliver Sansen
CaptainGrover Hidgon
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan + 5 0 0 8 0 1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 0 0 7 1 0
Purdue 4 2 0 6 2 0
Wisconsin 2 2 1 6 2 1
Ohio State 2 2 1 5 2 1
Minnesota 1 3 0 3 4 1
Indiana 1 3 0 2 5 1
Illinois 1 4 0 3 5 0
Iowa 0 1 0 4 4 0
Chicago 0 4 0 2 5 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1930 Big Ten football season. In their sixth year under head coach Burt Ingwersen, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–4 record (0–1 in conference games) and outscored all opponents by a total of 88 to 74.[1] Iowa played only one conference game during the 1930 season as they were banned from the Big Ten Conference in January 1930 during the time the conference scheduled football games, before being reinstated in February.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Bradley Tech*W 38–12[2]
October 4Oklahoma A&M*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–6[3]
October 11Centenary*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 12–19[4]
October 18Purdue
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 0–2018,000[5]
November 1at Detroit*W 7–3[6]
November 8at Marquette*L 0–717,000[7]
November 15Penn State*dagger
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 19–020,000[8]
November 22Nebraska*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 12–712,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1930 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Old Gold men run wild to 38–12 victory". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sooner Ags take to air to defeat Iowa". The Nebraska State Journal. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gents outsmart Iowa, 19–12". The Des Moines Register. October 12, 1930. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purdue races over Hawkeyes". Sioux City Journal. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Iowa comes from behind to beat University of Detroit, 7 to 3: Warrington's run conquers Titans". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Long Marquette Pass Brings 7–0 Win Over Iowa". Chicago Tribune. November 9, 1930. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Iowa outclasses Penn State, 19–0". Sunday News. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hawks whip Cornhuskers, score, 12 to 7". The Capital Times. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.