American college football season
1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 5–4 (2–4 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | |
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MVP | Al Hinton |
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Captain | Bill Van Buren, Wilburn Hollis |
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Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
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The 1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Burns, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | California* | No. 1 | | | W 28–7 | 56,000 | |
October 7 | at USC* | No. 1 | | ABC | W 35–34 | 30,263 | |
October 14 | Indiana | No. 2 | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| | W 27–8 | 56,000 | |
October 21 | Wisconsin | No. 4 | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
| | W 47–15 | 60,150 | |
October 28 | at Purdue | No. 5 | | | L 0–9 | 50,127 | |
November 4 | at No. 5 Ohio State | No. 9 | | | L 13–29 | 83,795 | |
November 11 | No. 5 Minnesota | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
| ABC | L 9–16 | 67,081 | |
November 18 | at Michigan | | | | L 14–23 | 61,925 | [1] |
November 25 | Notre Dame* | | - Iowa Stadium
- Iowa City, IA
| | W 42–21 | 58,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1961 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Tom Moore – Graduate assistant
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
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AP | 1 (22) | 1 (19) | 1 (24) | 2 (11) | 4 (2) | 5 (1) | 9 | RV | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | | | | | 6 | 5 | | | | | | — |
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Game summaries
California
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At USC
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Indiana
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Wisconsin
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Purdue
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At Ohio State
Iowa at Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Hawkeyes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | • Buckeyes | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 29 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 11:07 | OHST | Perdue 55-yard fumble return (kick failed) | OHST 6–0 | | Q2 | 6:35 | OHST | Bryant 18-yard pass from Sparma (kick failed) | OHST 12–0 | | Q3 | 6:18 | IOWA | Szykowny 1-yard run (Szykowny kick) | OHST 12–7 | | Q4 | 14:39 | OHST | Bryant 62-yard pass from Sparma (Van Raaphorst kick) | OHST 19–7 | | Q4 | 8:04 | OHST | Van Raaphorst 24-yard field goal | OHST 22–7 | | Q4 | 1:55 | OHST | Ferguson 13-yard run (Van Raaphorst kick) | OHST 29–7 | | Q4 | :12 | IOWA | Turici 4-yard run (kick failed) | OHST 29–13 | |
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Minnesota
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At Michigan
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Notre Dame
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1962 NFL Draft
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References
- ^ Joe Falls (November 19, 1961). "Big Finishes Win for M, MSU: Wolverines Overhaul Iowa, 23-14". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa 1961 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Hawks Still No. 1 In 2nd AP Ballot" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 3, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Hollis Included on Injured List" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 10, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa 4th in AP Ballot–Michigan State 1st" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 17, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Szykowny Ups Passing Percentage to .682" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 24, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa Ninth in Poll; Spartans Still No. 1" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 31, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Burns Evaluates Ohio State Game; Eyes Strong Gophers" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 7, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Longhorns Remain 1st; Hawks 23rd" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 14, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Burns Says Poor Tackling Hurt Hawkeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 14, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Hawks Praise Jerry Burns Despite Hard-Luck Season" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 28, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com".
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